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National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023
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Introduced
November 8, 2023
Latest Action
November 8, 2023
Primary Sponsor
Christopher A. CoonsDemocratic(DE)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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2025 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 471, Fix Our Forests Act of 2025 H.R. 640/S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act H.R. 804, Rural Small Business Resilience Act of 2025 S. 623, No IRIS Act of 2025 H.J.Res. 35, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions" Draft legislation titled Chemical Tax Repeal Act Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Environment and Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled the Wildfire Response Improvement Act Draft legislation on PFAS Draft legislation relating to Basel convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Draft legislation to reform the Permitting Councils responsibilities related to assisting federal agencies in the environmental permitting process Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812, One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2989, Save Our Sequoias Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4040/S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6159, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6311/S. 3261, National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461/S.3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7289, No IRIS Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7671, Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7792, Water Data Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8030/S. 4134, Drought Relief Obtained Using Government Help Today Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 Potential legislation similar to S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 3826, Modernizing Clean Air Permitting Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 4367, Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act Potential legislative action similar to H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" Potential legislative action similar to H.J.Res. 117/S.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter" Potential legislative action similar to H.Con.Res. 34, expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws Potential legislation similar to S.Con.Res. 14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Potential legislation to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to be awarded during the fiscal year during which an application is submitted Potential resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Federal Good Neighbor Plan for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards"; Notice on Remand of the Record of the Good Neighbor Plan to Respond to Certain Comments Nomination of Ms. Jessica Kramer to be the Assistant Administrator of U.S. EPA Office of Water Nomination of Lee Zeldin to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nomination of Doug Burgum to be Secretary of the Department of Interior Nomination of Aaron Szabo to be the Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669-24,670, May 7, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150-27,223, May 19, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726-43,811, August 10, 2021) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Final Rule, Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (89 Fed. Reg. 16,202-16,406, March 6, 2024) Final Rule, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (89 Fed. Reg. 17,622-17,692, March 11, 2024) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Notice of Public Meeting: Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) (87 Fed. Reg. 7,412-7,413, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, November 14, 2022) Final Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (89 Fed. Reg. 16,820-17,227, March 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 18,638-18,754, March 29, 2023) Request for Public Comment, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: Request for Public Comment (88 Fed. Reg. 27,502-27,504, May 2, 2023) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Addressing PFAS in the Environment (88 Fed. Reg. 22,399-22,403, April 13, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management: Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19,583-19,604, April 3, 2023) Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, (88 Fed. Reg. 29,184-29,446, May 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Chemical Substances Designated as Inactive on the TSCA Inventory; Significant New Use Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 4,937-4,945 January 26, 2023) Public Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (88 Fed. Reg. 2,093-2,097, January 12, 2023) Notice of Availability and Request for Information; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Consumer Products (88 Fed. Reg. 64,890-64,892, September 20, 2023) Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under Subsection (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 72,216-72,312, October 19, 2023) New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 80,682-80,685, November 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65,350-65,356, September 22, 2023) Proposed Rule, Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases from Solid Waste Management Units (89 Fed. Reg. 15,967-15,968, February 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Listing of Specific PFAS as Hazardous Constituents (89 Fed. Reg. 8,606-8,621, February 8, 2024) Notice; request for information (RFI), Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration; Notice of Inquiry Regarding PFAS in Products; (89 Fed. Reg. 26,887-26,888, April 16, 2024) Final Rule, National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2, (89 Fed. Reg. 35,442-35,577, May 1, 2024) Proposed Rule, Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Request for Information Inventory (TRI) (89 Fed. Reg. 81,776, October 8, 2024) Circularity for Secure and Sustainable Products and Materials: A Draft Strategic Framework Request for Information (EERE T 540.111-02, October 9, 2024) Public Engagement Webinars; Pre-Prioritization and Consideration of Existing Chemical Substances for Future Prioritization Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 68,894-68,896, August 28, 2024) Notice of Availability, Proposed High-Priority Substance Designations Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 60,420-60,424, July 25, 2024) Proposed Rule, 1-Bromopropane (1-BP) Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 65,066-65,122, August 8, 2024) Final Rule, Updates to New Chemicals Regulations Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 102,773, December 18, 2024) Final Rule, Negative Options Rule, (89 Fed. Reg. 90,476, November 11, 2024) Final Rule, Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements, (89 Fed. Reg. 89,216 November 12, 2024) Extension Request for Draft National Recommended Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health for Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid, and Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid (89 Fed. Reg. 105,041-105,043, December 26, 2024) Extension of Reporting Submission Period; Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Data Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Change to Submission Period; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549 Extension request to Methods Update Rule (MUR), 12/27/2024; 21 CFR Part 730 Docket Number FDA-2023-N-4225 Proposed Methods Update Rule (MUR), MUR 22 (90 Fed. Reg. 6,967-7,037, January 21, 2025) Proposed Toxics Release Inventory (TRI); Clarification of Toxic Chemicals Due to Automatic Additions of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Under the National Defense Authorization Act (90 Fed. Reg. 5,795-5,798, January. 17, 2025) Proposed Rule Threatened Species Status with Section 4(d) Rule for Monarch Butterfly and Designation of Critical Habitat (89 Fed. Reg. 100,662-100,716, December 12, 2024) Climate Reporting (Related to Final Rule, SEC; The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, (89 Fed. Reg. 21,668-21,921, March 28, 2024) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; nominations for EPA's Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Peer Review; EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provision implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Section 45V of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169): Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; funding for water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (P.L. 118-159); U.S.-Mexico water policy; definition and implementation of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of and issues related to perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability; provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; Section 301 exclusions for water filters; national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants for existing combustion turbines; Circular No. A-4, Guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis; Ecosystem Services Guidance and Natural Capital Accounting for cost benefit analyses; social cost of greenhouse gases policy; environmental justice; Conference of the Parties (COP) 28, 29, and 30; various deregulatory proposals related to the implementation of the AIM Act; infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) issues; water and western water issues; water subcabinet; small and disadvantaged community water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; carbon border adjustments; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Security Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; Department of Treasury hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; EU Methane Regulations; Department of Energy Greenhouse Gas Supply Chain Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) Framework; General Services Administration (GSA) Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee (GAP FAC) report and letter regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances; U.S. EPA Criteria or Product Category Rules to Support the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials; Natural Capital Accounting guidance; Sustainable Aviation Fuels Blenders Tax Credit and CORSIA voluntary carbon markets; Waters of the U.S. request for information; EU PFAS regulations; implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L. 83-212); Canadian plastics consultations; Health Canada PFAS in drinking water consultation; Canadas State of PFAS Report; EU REACH PFAS consultation; FTC Green Guides; Global Plastics Pollution Agreement; UN water conference; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; proposed regulatory determination for PFHxS, HPFO-DA, GenX chemicals, and PFNA; EPAs proposed maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and proposed maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs); Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs); Water and Resilience Provisions (IIJA, P.L. 117-58); Updated Residential Soil Lead Guidance for CERCLA Sites and RCRA Corrective Action Facilities - Docket No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0644; Basel Convention Act of 2024; Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans [EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0585; FRL-7881-01-OLEM] RIN 2050-AH17; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Proposed Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELG); existing and new chemical regulations; inefficiencies and delays in the EPA's New Chemicals Program under Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); prioritizing new rulemaking to repair the 2024 Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention: Risk Management Program Rule; funding for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); 2025 water policy priorities
Client expense: $19,340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2024 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
P.L. 118-138 - Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023 H.R. 900 - To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements, and for other purposes. H.R. 1306 - Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 1392 - National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2023 H.R. 1540 - National Flood Insurance Program Affordability Act of 2023 H.R. 3525 - Natural Disaster Risk Reinsurance Program Act of 2023 H.R. 4349 - To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 4686 - Flood Insurance Affordability Act H.R. 5473 - Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2023 H.R. 5828 - NFIP Extension Act of 2023 H.R. 5843 - To temporarily extend the National Flood Insurance Program H.R. 5490 - Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act H.R. 6311 - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security (NCARS) Act of 2023 H.R. 6944 - Incorporating National Support for Unprecedented Risks and Emergencies (INSURE) Act H.R. 7462 - Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2023 H.R. 7849 - Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act of 2024 H.R. 8790 - Fix Our Forests Act H.R.9375 - Earthquake Resilience Act H.R. ___ - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program reauthorization H.R. 9723 - National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program reauthorization S. 601 - Flood Insurance Affordability Act S. 602 - Risk Rating 2.0 Transparency Act S. 721 - Flood Insurance Pricing Transparency Act S. 1417 - Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act S. 2108 - Flood Insurance Transparency Act S. 2109 - A bill to ensure that Write Your Own companies can sell private flood insurance products that compete with National Flood Insurance Program products. S. 2110 - Flood Insurance Consumer Choice Act S. 2142 - National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2023 S. 2391 - NFIP Extension Act of 2023 S. 2958 - Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2023 S. 2968 - NFIP Extension through 2023 Act S. 3261 - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security (NCARS) Act of 2023 S. 3606 - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024 S. 4772 - NFIP Extension Act of 2024 S. 5199 - A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes. S. ___ - National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program reauthorization Climate change legislation Disaster mitigation legislation NFIP Reauthorization, Reform, Debt Cancellation, Risk Sharing, and Reinsurance legislation
Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
2024 Farm Bill AMAZON21 Act (H.R.5830 / S.5019) Americas Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act (H.R.7408) Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023 (H.R.2950 / S.1381) Community and Hydropower Improvement Act (S.1521) Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 (S.2043) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.8790) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023 (H.R.3424 / S.2631) Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act of 2023 (H.R.6515 / S.3371) Foundation for International Food Security Act of 2023 (S.3207) Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024 (H.R.7779 / S.2781) Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act (H.R.4045) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.6368 / S.2908) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670 / S. 2226) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024 (H.R.8557 / S.4424) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 (S.1149) Rural Forest Markets Act of 2023 (H.R.5315 / S.3399) S.3261 - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (S.4367) United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2023 (H.R.6727 / H.R.1298) United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024 (S.618) Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R.4596) Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (H.R.8812) WILD Act (H.R.5009 / S.2395) Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024 (S.4705) Privately funded transaction to resolve litigation by other parties affecting a unit of the National Park Service in California (no bill number) Strengthening Lacey Act Enforcement Act of 2023 (no bill number)
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 886, Save our Seas Amendments Act 2.0 H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 H.R. 2670, FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 2925/S. 1281, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act H.R. 2989, Save Our Sequoias Act of 2023 H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act H.R. 3397, Western Economic Security Today Act of 2024 H.R. 4288, Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5089, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2024 H.R. 7008, Judicial Review Timeline Clarity Act H.R. 7013, Confidence in Clean Water Permits Act H.R. 7021, Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act H.R. 7206, Reducing Permitting Uncertainty Act H.R. 7284, No IRIS Act of 2024 H.R. 7650, Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2024 H.R. 7671, Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act H.R. 8030/S. 4134, Drought Relief Obtained Using Government Help Today Act of 2024 H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8204, Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act of 2024 H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 H.R. 8790, Fix Our Forests Act H.R. 8812, Water Resources Development Act of 2024 H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act of 2023 S. 1863, Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act S. 2283, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023 S. 3067, Facilitating Hazard Mitigations Project Act S. 3261, National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act S. 3439, Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act of 2023 S. 3719, Sound Science for Farmers Act of 2024 S. 3826, Modernizing Clean Air Permitting Act of 2024 S. 4367, Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act S. 4927, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.J.Res. 114 / S.J.Res. 61, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" H.J.Res. 117/S.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter" H.J.Res.127/S.J.Res. 72, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors" H.J.Res.161, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry" H.Con.Res. 34, expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Environment and Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, and Science Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled the Wildfire Response Improvement Act Draft legislation to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize brownfields revitalization funding, and for other purposes Draft legislation on disaster supplemental appropriations Draft legislation on PFAS Draft legislation relating to Basel convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Draft legislation to reform the Permitting Councils responsibilities related to assisting federal agencies in the environmental permitting process Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812, One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7792, Water Data Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislative action similar to H.J.Res.91/H.J.Res.27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Revised Definition of Waters of the United States Potential legislative action similar to S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Potential legislation to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to be awarded during the fiscal year during which an application is submitted Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Final Rule, Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (89 Fed. Reg. 16,202-16,406, March 6, 2024) Final Rule, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (89 Fed. Reg. 17,622-17,692, March 11, 2024) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Notice of Public Meeting: Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) (87 Fed. Reg. 7,412-7,413, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, November 14, 2022) Final Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (89 Fed. Reg. 16,820-17,227, March 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 18,638-18,754, March 29, 2023) Request for Public Comment, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: Request for Public Comment (88 Fed. Reg. 27,502-27,504, May 2, 2023) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Addressing PFAS in the Environment (88 Fed. Reg. 22,399-22,403, April 13, 2023) Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles (88 Fed. Reg. 29,184-29,446, May 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Chemical Substances Designated as Inactive on the TSCA Inventory; Significant New Use Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 4,937-4,945 January 26, 2023) Public Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (88 Fed. Reg. 2,093-2,097, January 12, 2023) Notice of Availability and Request for Information; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Consumer Products (88 Fed. Reg. 64,890-64,892, September 20, 2023) Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under Subsection (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 72,216 - 72,312, October 19, 2023) New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 80,682-80,685, November 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases from Solid Waste Management Units (89 Fed. Reg. 15,967-15,968, February 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Listing of Specific PFAS as Hazardous Constituents (89 Fed. Reg. 8,606-8,621, February 8, 2024) Notice; request for information (RFI), Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration; Notice of Inquiry Regarding PFAS in Products (89 Fed. Reg. 26,887-26,888, April 16, 2024) Final Rule, National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 (89 Fed. Reg. 35,442-35,577, May 1, 2024) Proposed Rule, Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Request for Information Inventory (TRI) (89 Fed. Reg. 81,776, October 8, 2024) Circularity for Secure and Sustainable Products and Materials: A Draft Strategic Framework Request for Information (EERE T 540.111-02, October 9, 2024) Public Engagement Webinars; Pre-Prioritization and Consideration of Existing Chemical Substances for Future Prioritization Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg 68,894-68,896, August 28, 2024) Notice of Availability, Proposed High-Priority Substance Designations Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 60,420-60,424, July 25, 2024) Proposed Rule, 1-Bromopropane (1-BP) Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 65,066-65,122, August 08, 2024) Final Rule, Updates to New Chemicals Regulations Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 102,773, December 18, 2024) Final Rule, Negative Options Rule (89 Fed. Reg. 90,476, November 11, 2024) Final Rule, Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements (89 Fed. Reg. 89,216 November 12, 2024) Climate Reporting (Related to Final Rule, SEC; The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors) (89 Fed. Reg. 21,668-21,921, March 28, 2024) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; nominations for EPA's Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Peer Review; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Section 45V of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169): Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; funding for water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); U.S.-Mexico water policy; definition and implementation of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada; Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of and issues related to perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; provisions in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), related to perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS); FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; Section 301 exclusions for water filters; national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants for existing combustion turbines; Circular No. A-4, Guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis; Ecosystem Services Guidance and Natural Capital Accounting for cost benefit analyses; social cost of greenhouse gases policy; environmental justice; Conference of the Parties (COP) 28, 29, and 30; infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; water and western water issues; small and disadvantaged community water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; carbon border adjustments; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Security Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; Department of Treasury hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; EU methane regulations; Department of Energy Greenhouse Gas Supply Chain Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) Framework; General Services Administration (GSA) Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee (GAP FAC) report and letter regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances; U.S. EPA Criteria or Product Category Rules to Support the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials; Natural Capital Accounting guidance; Sustainable Aviation Fuels Blenders Tax Credit and CORSIA voluntary carbon markets; EU PFAS regulations; implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L. 83-212); Canadian plastics consultations; Health Canada PFAS in drinking water consultation; Canadas State of PFAS Report; EU REACH PFAS consultation; FTC Green Guides; Global Plastics Pollution Agreement; UN water conference; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; proposed regulatory determination for PFHxS, HPFO-DA, GenX chemicals, and PFNA; EPAs proposed maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and proposed maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs); Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs); Water and Resilience Provisions (IIJA, P.L. 117-58); Updated Residential Soil Lead Guidance for CERCLA Sites and RCRA Corrective Action Facilities - Docket No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0644; Basel Convention Act of 2024; Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans [EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0585; FRL-7881- 01-OLEM] RIN 2050-AH17; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Proposed Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELG); regulations classifying chemicals as new or existing chemicals
Client expense: $22,410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2024 · fourth_quarter · Natural Resources
RISEE Act of 2023 (S. 373, H.R. 913) WRDA 2024 (H.R. 8812, S. 4367) -- Resilience measures and projects WRDA 2022 (enacted as part of National Defense Authorization Act,, P.L. 117-263) -- implementation Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) -- implementation Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) -- implementation National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 (S. 3261)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2024 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
P.L. 118-138 - Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023 H.R. 900 - To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements, and for other purposes. H.R. 1306 - Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 1392 - National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2023 H.R. 1540 - National Flood Insurance Program Affordability Act of 2023 H.R. 3525 - Natural Disaster Risk Reinsurance Program Act of 2023 H.R. 4349 - To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 4686 - Flood Insurance Affordability Act H.R. 5473 - Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2023 H.R. 5828 - NFIP Extension Act of 2023 H.R. 5843 - To temporarily extend the National Flood Insurance Program H.R. 5490 - Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act H.R. 6311 - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security (NCARS) Act of 2023 H.R. 6944 - Incorporating National Support for Unprecedented Risks and Emergencies (INSURE) Act H.R. 7462 - Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2023 H.R. 7849 - Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act of 2024 H.R. 8790 - Fix Our Forests Act H.R.9375 - Earthquake Resilience Act H.R. ___ - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program reauthorization H.R. 9723 - National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program reauthorization S. 601 - Flood Insurance Affordability Act S. 602 - Risk Rating 2.0 Transparency Act S. 721 - Flood Insurance Pricing Transparency Act S. 1417 - Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act S. 2108 - Flood Insurance Transparency Act S. 2109 - A bill to ensure that Write Your Own companies can sell private flood insurance products that compete with National Flood Insurance Program products. S. 2110 - Flood Insurance Consumer Choice Act S. 2142 - National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2023 S. 2391 - NFIP Extension Act of 2023 S. 2958 - Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2023 S. 2968 - NFIP Extension through 2023 Act S. 3261 - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security (NCARS) Act of 2023 S. 3606 - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024 S. 4772 - NFIP Extension Act of 2024 S. 5199 - A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes. S. ___ - National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program reauthorization Climate change legislation Disaster mitigation legislation NFIP Reauthorization, Reform, Debt Cancellation, Risk Sharing, and Reinsurance legislation
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2024 · fourth_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
-Issues pertaining to federal flood resilience and disaster recovery programs, staffing, and processes, including S. 1528, the Disaster Assistance Simplification Act and H.R. 1796, the Disaster Survivors Fairness Act, and S. 228/H.R. 5934, the Streamlining Federal Grants Act -Issues pertaining to long-term federal disaster recovery programs, including S. 1686, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act, and H.R. 1605, the Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act -Issues pertaining to the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), including Army Corps of Engineers planning and risk assessments as well as Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies (FCCE) budget processes -Issues pertaining to state government planning and preparedness for natural hazards and flooding, including H.R. 10211, the Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resilience (CLEAR) Act -Issues pertaining to federal resilience and adaptation strategy, including S. 3261/H.R. 6311, the National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act -Issues pertaining to Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster recovery programs including H.R. 9610, the Natural Disaster Loan Interest Relief Act, H.R. 9611, the Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act, and H.R. 9609, the Disaster Loan Application Flexibility Act - Issues pertaining to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 5104- National Dam Safety Act Reauthorization S. 3111 - National Dam Safety Act Reauthorization National Levee Safety Program 21st Century Dams Act H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act Resilient America Act Clean Water Act of 2023 (H.R. 5983) Flood Protection and Infrastructure Resilience Act of 2023 (S. 3147) National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 (H.R. 6311) National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 (S. 3261) Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act (H.R. 6492) Wildfire Response Improvement Act (H.R. 7070) Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative Act (H.R. 7289/S. 3754) H.R. 6932- Low-Head Dam Inventory Act H.R. 6931- NDSP Amendment Act S. 4359- National Dam Safety Program Act H.R. 8812- Water Resources Development Act S. 4367- Water Resources Development Act A bill to provide for water conservation, drought operations, and drought resilience at water resources development projects, and for other purposes (S.5439) Creating Opportunities to Advance Shoreline Treatments Act (COAST Act) (H.R.10070)
Client expense: $160,905 · Firm income: Not reported
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 6311/S. 3261 National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act (support) S. 4753 Energy Permitting Reform Act (support)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Planning, preparation, strategy, and development for discussions, meetings, visits, calls, and written communication. ENV RISEE Act ENV A bill (S. 3261) to require the Federal Government to produce a national adaptation and resilience strategy, and for other purposes ENV Climate infrastructure investments ENV Climate Policy: Catchall ENV Fix Our Forests Act
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2024 · third_quarter · Natural Resources
RISEE Act of 2023 (S. 373, H.R. 913) WRDA 2024 (H.R. 8812, S. 4367) -- Resilience measures and projects WRDA 2022 (enacted as part of National Defense Authorization Act,, P.L. 117-263) -- implementation Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) -- implementation Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) -- implementation National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 (S. 3261)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Planning, preparation, strategy, and development for discussions, meetings, visits, calls, and written communication. ENV Climate Policy (catchall) ENV Permitting and Transmission ENV S373 (Whitehouse, Sheldon) RISEE Act ENV S4983 (Markey) Pipeline Accountability, Safety, and Environmental Standards (PASES) Act ENV S3261 (Coons, Collins) A bill to require the Federal Government to produce a national adaptation and resilience strategy and for other purposes
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2024 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 900 - To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements, and for other purposes. H.R. 1306 - Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 1392 - National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2023 H.R. 1540 - National Flood Insurance Program Affordability Act of 2023 H.R. 3525 - Natural Disaster Risk Reinsurance Program Act of 2023 H.R. 4349 - To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 4686 - Flood Insurance Affordability Act H.R. 5473 - Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2023 H.R. 5828 - NFIP Extension Act of 2023 H.R. 5843 - To temporarily extend the National Flood Insurance Program H.R. 5490 - Bolstering Ecosystems Against Coastal Harm Act H.R. 6311 - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security (NCARS) Act of 2023 H.R. 6944 - Incorporating National Support for Unprecedented Risks and Emergencies (INSURE) Act H.R. 7462 - Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2023 H.R. 7849 - Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act of 2024 H.R. 8790 - Fix Our Forests Act H.R.9375 - Earthquake Resilience Act H.R. ___ - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program reauthorization H.R. 9723 - National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program reauthorization S. 601 - Flood Insurance Affordability Act S. 602 - Risk Rating 2.0 Transparency Act S. 721 - Flood Insurance Pricing Transparency Act S. 1417 - Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act S. 2108 - Flood Insurance Transparency Act S. 2109 - A bill to ensure that Write Your Own companies can sell private flood insurance products that compete with National Flood Insurance Program products. S. 2110 - Flood Insurance Consumer Choice Act S. 2142 - National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2023 S. 2391 - NFIP Extension Act of 2023 S. 2958 - Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 2023 S. 2968 - NFIP Extension through 2023 Act S. 3261 - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 S. 3606 - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024 S. 4772 - NFIP Extension Act of 2024 S.5199 - A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes. S. ___ - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security (NCARS) Act S. ___ - National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program reauthorization Climate change legislation Disaster mitigation legislation NFIP Reauthorization, Reform, Debt Cancellation, Risk Sharing, and Reinsurance legislation
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 886, Save our Seas Amendments Act 2.0 H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 H.R. 2670, FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 2925/S. 1281, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act H.R. 2989, Save Our Sequoias Act of 2023 H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act H.R. 3397, Western Economic Security Today Act of 2024 H.R. 4288, Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5089, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2024 H.R. 7008, Judicial Review Timeline Clarity Act H.R. 7013, Confidence in Clean Water Permits Act H.R. 7021, Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act H.R. 7206, Reducing Permitting Uncertainty Act H.R. 7284, No IRIS Act of 2024 H.R. 7650, Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2024 H.R. 8030/S. 4134, Drought Relief Obtained Using Government Help Today Act of 2024 H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8204, Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act of 2024 H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 H.R. 8812, Water Resources Development Act of 2024 H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act of 2023 S. 1863, Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act S. 2283, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023 S. 3067, Facilitating Hazard Mitigations Project Act S. 3261, National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act S. 3439, Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act of 2023 S. 3719, Sound Science for Farmers Act of 2024 S. 3826, Modernizing Clean Air Permitting Act of 2024 S. 4367, Water Resources Development Act S. 4927, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.Res. 114/S.J.Res. 61, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Revised Definition of Waters of the United States H.J.Res. 117/S.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter" H.J.Res. 127/S.J.Res. 72, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors" H.J.Res.161, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry" H.Con.Res. 34, expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Environment and Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, and Science Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled the Wildfire Response Improvement Act Draft legislation to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize brownfields revitalization funding, and for other purposes Draft legislation on PFAS Draft legislation relating to Basel convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Draft legislation to reform the Permitting Councils responsibilities related to assisting federal agencies in the environmental permitting process Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812, One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7792, Water Data Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislative action similar to H.J.Res.91/H.J.Res.27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Revised Definition of Waters of the United States Potential legislation similar to S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Potential legislation to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to be awarded during the fiscal year during which an application is submitted Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669-24,670, May 7, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150-27,223, May 19, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726-43,811, August 10, 2021) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Final Rule, Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (89 Fed. Reg. 16,202-16,406, March 6, 2024) Final Rule, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (89 Fed. Reg. 17,622-17,692, March 11, 2024) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Notice of Public Meeting: Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) (87 Fed. Reg. 7,412-7,413, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, November 14, 2022) Final Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (89 Fed. Reg. 16,820-17,227, March 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 18,638-18,754, March 29, 2023) Request for Public Comment, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: Request for Public Comment (88 Fed. Reg. 27,502-27,504, May 2, 2023) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Addressing PFAS in the Environment (88 Fed. Reg. 22,399-22,403, April 13, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management: Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19,583-19,604, April 3, 2023) Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, (88 Fed. Reg. 29,184-29,446, May 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Chemical Substances Designated as Inactive on the TSCA Inventory; Significant New Use Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 4,937-4,945 January 26, 2023) Public Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (88 Fed. Reg. 2,093-2,097, January 12, 2023) Notice of Availability and Request for Information; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Consumer Products (88 Fed. Reg. 64,890-64,892, September 20, 2023) Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under Subsection (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 72,216 - 72,312, October 19, 2023) New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 80,682-80,685, November 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65,350-65356, September 22, 2023) Proposed Rule, Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases from Solid Waste Management Units (89 Fed. Reg. 15,967-15,968, February 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Listing of Specific PFAS as Hazardous Constituents (89 Fed. Reg. 8,606-8,621, February 8, 2024) Notice; request for information (RFI), Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration; Notice of Inquiry Regarding PFAS in Products; (89 Fed. Reg. 26,887-26,888, April 16, 2024) Final Rule, National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2, (89 Fed. Reg. 35,442-35,577, May 1, 2024) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; nominations for EPA's Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Peer Review; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Section 45V of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169): Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; funding for water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); U.S.- Mexico water policy; issues related to the definition and implementation of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada; Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of and issues related to perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; provisions in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), related to perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS); request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; Section 301 exclusions for water filters; national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants for existing combustion turbines; Circular No. A-4, Guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis; Ecosystem Services Guidance and Natural Capital Accounting for cost benefit analyses; social cost of greenhouse gases policy; environmental justice; Conference of the Parties (COP) 28; infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; water and western water issues; small and disadvantaged community water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; carbon border adjustments; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Security Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; Department of Treasury hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; EU Methane Regulations; Department of Energy Greenhouse Gas Supply Chain Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) Framework; General Services Administration (GSA) Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee (GAP FAC) report and letter regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances; U.S. EPA Criteria or Product Category Rules to Support the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials; Natural Capital Accounting guidance; EU PFAS regulations; implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L. 83-212); Canadian plastics consultations; Health Canada PFAS in drinking water consultation; Canadas State of PFAS Report; EU REACH PFAS consultation; FTC Green Guides; Global Plastics Pollution Agreement; UN water conference; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; priorities for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2024 Farm Bill; proposed regulatory determination for PFHxS, HPFO-DA, GenX chemicals, and PFNA; and EPAs; proposed maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and proposed maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs); Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs); Water and Resilience Provisions (IIJA, P.L. 117-58); Updated Residential Soil Lead Guidance for CERCLA Sites and RCRA Corrective Action Facilities - Docket No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0644; Climate Reporting (Related to Final Rule, SEC; The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, (89 Fed. Reg. 21,668-21,921, March 28, 2024); Basel Convention Act of 2024; Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans [EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0585; FRL-7881- 01-OLEM] RIN 2050-AH17; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; Proposed Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELG); existing and new chemical regulations
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 6311/S. 3261 National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act (support)
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · third_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
-Issues pertaining to federal flood resilience and disaster recovery programs and processes, including S. 1528, the Disaster Assistance Simplification Act and H.R. 1796, the Disaster Survivors Fairness Act, and S. 228/H.R. 5934, the Streamlining Federal Grants Act -Issues pertaining to long-term federal disaster recovery programs, including S. 1686, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act, and H.R. 1605, the Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act -Issues pertaining to the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), including Army Corps of Engineers planning and risk assessments as well as Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies (FCCE) budget processes -Issues pertaining to state government planning and preparedness for natural hazards and flooding, including the Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resilience (CLEAR) Act -Issues pertaining to federal resilience and adaptation strategy, including S. 3261/H.R. 6311, the National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act -Issues pertaining to Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster recovery programs including H.R. 9610, the Natural Disaster Loan Interest Relief Act, H.R. 9611, the Small Business Disaster Damage Fairness Act, and H.R. 9609, the Disaster Loan Application Flexibility Act - Issues pertaining to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2024 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 5104- National Dam Safety Act Reauthorization S. 3111 - National Dam Safety Act Reauthorization National Levee Safety Program 21st Century Dams Act H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act Resilient America Act Clean Water Act of 2023 (H.R. 5983) Flood Protection and Infrastructure Resilience Act of 2023 (S. 3147) National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 (H.R. 6311) National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 (S. 3261) Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act (H.R. 6492) Wildfire Response Improvement Act (H.R. 7070) Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative Act (H.R. 7289/S. 3754) H.R. 6932- Low-Head Dam Inventory Act H.R. 6931- NDSP Amendment Act S. 4359- National Dam Safety Program Act H.R. 8812- Water Resources Development Act S. 4367- Water Resources Development Act
Client expense: $110,981 · Firm income: Not reported
2024 · second_quarter · Natural Resources
RISEE Act of 2023 (S. 373, H.R. 913) WRDA 2024 (H.R. 8812, S. 4367) -- Resilience measures and projects WRDA 2022 (enacted as part of National Defense Authorization Act,, P.L. 117-263) -- implementation Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) -- implementation Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) -- implementation National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 (S. 3261)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2024 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Planning, preparation, strategy, and development for discussions, meetings, visits, calls, and written communication. ENV Climate Policy (catchall) ENV Climate Infrastructure Investments ENV Permitting and Transmission ENV HR6013 Promoting Reduction of Emissions Through Landscaping Equipment Act ENV S373 RISEE Act ENV S3261 A bill to require the Federal Government to produce a national adaptation and resilience strategy and for other purposes
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 6311/S. 3261 National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act (support)
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 886, Save our Seas Amendments Act 2.0 H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 H.R. 2670, FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 2925/S. 1281, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act H.R. 2989, Save Our Sequoias Act of 2023 H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act H.R. 3397, Western Economic Security Today Act of 2024 H.R. 4288, Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5089, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2024 H.R. 7008, Judicial Review Timeline Clarity Act H.R. 7013, Confidence in Clean Water Permits Act H.R. 7021, Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act H.R. 7206, Reducing Permitting Uncertainty Act H.R. 7650, Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2024 H.R. 8030/S. 4134, Drought Relief Obtained Using Government Help Today Act of 2024 H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 H.R. 8204, Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act of 2024 H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023 S. 647, Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S. 648, Hydrogen for Trucks Act of 2023 S. 649, Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act of 2023 S. 1863, Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act S. 2283, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023 S. 3067, Facilitating Hazard Mitigations Project Act S. 3261, National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act S. 3439, Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act of 2023 S. 3719, Sound Science for Farmers Act of 2024 S. 3826, Modernizing Clean Air Permitting Act of 2024 S. 4367, Water Resources Development Act H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" H.Res. 114 / S.J.Res. 61, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure H.J.Res. 117/S.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter" H.J.Res. 127/S.J.Res. 72, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors". H.Con.Res. 34, expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Environment and Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, and Science Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled the Wildfire Response Improvement Act Draft legislation to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize brownfields revitalization funding, and for other purposes Draft legislation on PFAS Draft legislation relating to Basel convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Draft legislation to reform the Permitting Councils responsibilities related to assisting federal agencies in the environmental permitting process Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812, One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7792, Water Data Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislative action similar to H.J.Res.91/H.J.Res.27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Revised Definition of Waters of the United States Potential legislation similar to S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Potential legislation to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to be awarded during the fiscal year during which an application is submitted Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669-24,670, May 7, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Final Rule, Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (89 Fed. Reg. 16,202-16,406, March 6, 2024) Final Rule, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (89 Fed. Reg. 17,622-17,692, March 11, 2024) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Notice of Public Meeting: Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) (87 Fed. Reg. 7,412-7,413, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, November 14, 2022) Final Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (89 Fed. Reg. 16,820-17,227, March 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 18,638-18,754, March 29, 2023) Request for Public Comment, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: Request for Public Comment (88 Fed. Reg. 27,502-27,504, May 2, 2023) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Addressing PFAS in the Environment (88 Fed. Reg. 22,399-22,403, April 13, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management: Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19,583-19,604, April 3, 2023) Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, (88 Fed. Reg. 29,184-29,446, May 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Chemical Substances Designated as Inactive on the TSCA Inventory; Significant New Use Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 4,937-4,945 January 26, 2023) Public Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (88 Fed. Reg. 2,093-2,097, January 12, 2023) Notice of Availability and Request for Information; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Consumer Products (88 Fed. Reg. 64,890-64,892, September 20, 2023) Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under Subsection (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 72,216 - 72,312, October 19, 2023) New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 80,682-80,685, November 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65,350-65,356, September 22, 2023) Proposed Rule, Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases From Solid Waste Management Units (89 Fed. Reg. 15,967-15,968, Feb. 8, 2024) Request for Congressional Review Act for Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (89 Fed. Reg. 17,622-17,692, March 11, 2024) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases from Solid Waste Management Units (89 Fed. Reg. 8,598-8,606, February 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Lime Manufacturing Plants Amendments (89 Fed. Reg. 9,088-9,103, February 9, 2024) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Clarifying the Scope of Applicable Requirements Under State Operating Permit Programs and the Federal Operating Permit Program, Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0401 (89 Fed. Reg 14,015, February 26, 2024) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Listing of Specific PFAS as Hazardous Constituents (89 Fed. Reg. 8,606-8,621, February 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen, Oxides of Sulfur, and Particulate Matter (89 FR 26,620, April 15, 2024) Proposed Rule, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury; Superfund Chemical Taxes (88 Fed. Reg. 18,446-18,471, March 29, 2023) Notice, U.S. EPA Criteria or Product Category Rules to Support the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials; (Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2024-0075) (89 Fed. Reg. 15,868, March 5, 2024) Notice; request for information (RFI), Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration; Notice of Inquiry Regarding PFAS in Products; (89 Fed. Reg. 26,887-26,888, April 16, 2024) Final Rule, National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2, (89 Fed. Reg. 35,442-35,577, May 1, 2024) Climate Reporting (Related to Final Rule, SEC; The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, (89 Fed. Reg. 21,668-21,921, March 28, 2024); Resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 (89 Fed. Reg. 35,442-35,577, May 1, 2024); Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; nominations for EPA's Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Peer Review; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Section 45V of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169): Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; funding for water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); U.S.- Mexico water policy; issues related to the definition and implementation of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; 2024 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada (to USTR); Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; provisions in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), related to perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS); request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; Section 301 exclusions for water filters; national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants for existing combustion turbines; Circular No. A-4, Guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis; Ecosystem Services Guidance and Natural Capital Accounting for cost benefit analyses; social cost of greenhouse gases policy; environmental justice; Conference of the Parties (COP) 28; infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; water and western water issues; small and disadvantaged community water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; carbon border adjustments; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Security Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; Department of Treasury hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; EU Methane Regulations; Department of Energy Greenhouse Gas Supply Chain Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) Framework; General Services Administration (GSA) Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee (GAP FAC) report and letter regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances; U.S. EPA Criteria or Product Category Rules to Support the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials; Natural Capital Accounting guidance; EU PFAS regulations; implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L. 83-212); Canadian plastics consultations; Health Canada PFAS in drinking water consultation; Canadas State of PFAS Report; EU REACH PFAS consultation; FTC Green Guides; Global Plastics Pollution Agreement; UN water conference; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; priorities for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2024 Farm Bill; proposed regulatory determination for PFHxS, HPFO-DA, GenX chemicals, and PFNA; and EPAs; proposed maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and proposed maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs); Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs); Water and Resilience Provisions (IIJA, P.L. 117-58); Updated Residential Soil Lead Guidance for CERCLA Sites and RCRA Corrective Action Facilities - Docket No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0644; Basel Convention Act of 2024; Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans [EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0585; FRL-7881- 01-OLEM] RIN 2050-AH17; Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Formula Funding Program; regulation of and issues related to perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers
2024 · second_quarter · Homeland Security
H.R. 900 - To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow for the consideration of private flood insurance for the purposes of applying continuous coverage requirements, and for other purposes. H.R. 1306 - Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 1392 - National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2023 H.R. 1540 - National Flood Insurance Program Affordability Act of 2023 H.R. 3525 - Natural Disaster Risk Reinsurance Program Act of 2023 H.R. 4349 - To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R. 4686 - Flood Insurance Affordability Act H.R. 5473 - Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2023 H.R. 5828 - NFIP Extension Act of 2023 H.R. 5843 - To temporarily extend the National Flood Insurance Program H.R. 6311 - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 H.R. 6944 - Incorporating National Support for Unprecedented Risks and Emergencies (INSURE) Act H.R. 7462 - Wildfire Insurance Coverage Study Act of 2023 H.R. 7849 - Disaster Resiliency and Coverage Act of 2024 H.R. ___ - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security (NCARS) Act H.R. ___ - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program reauthorization H.R. ___ - National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program reauthorization S. 601 - Flood Insurance Affordability Act S. 602 - Risk Rating 2.0 Transparency Act S. 721 - Flood Insurance Pricing Transparency Act S. 1417 - Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act S. 2108 - Flood Insurance Transparency Act S. 2110 - Flood Insurance Consumer Choice Act S. 2142 - National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2023 S. 2391 - NFIP Extension Act of 2023 S. 2968 - NFIP Extension through 2023 Act S. 3261 - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 S. 3606 - National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2024 S. ___ - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security (NCARS) Act S. ___ - National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program reauthorization Climate change legislation Disaster mitigation legislation NFIP Reauthorization, Reform, Debt Cancellation, Risk Sharing, and Reinsurance legislation
2024 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 5104- National Dam Safety Act Reauthorization S. 3111 - National Dam Safety Act Reauthorization National Levee Safety Program 21st Century Dams Act H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act Resilient America Act Clean Water Act of 2023 (H.R. 5983) Flood Protection and Infrastructure Resilience Act of 2023 (S. 3147) National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 (H.R. 6311) National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 (S. 3261) Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act (H.R. 6492) Wildfire Response Improvement Act (H.R. 7070) Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative Act (H.R. 7289/S. 3754) H.R. 6932- Low-Head Dam Inventory Act H.R. 6931- NDSP Amendment Act S. 4359- National Dam Safety Program Act H.R. 8812- Water Resources Development Act S. 4367- Water Resources Development Act
Client expense: $312,226 · Firm income: Not reported
2024 · first_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
H.R.132 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes. H.R.176 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for attorney fees awarded with respect to certain wildfire damages and to exclude from gross income settlement funds received with respect to such damages. H.R.189 - To require that only two alternatives be considered with respect to certain proposed collaborative forest management activities, and for other purposes. H.R.243 - To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 and the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require producers to establish disaster preparedness plans to be eligible for certain disaster assistance programs, and for other purposes. H.R.259 - To provide for an online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.318 - Protecting Homeowners from Disaster Act of 2023 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on deductions for personal casualty losses. H.R.369 - To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct research on public safety communication coordination standards among wildland firefighters and fire management response officials. H.R.480 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.482 - Western Wildfire Support Act of 2023 H.R.550 - To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to maintain a program that improves wildfire forecasting and detection, and for other purposes. S.116 - A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding, and for other purposes. H.R.600 - To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. H.R.662 - To amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes. S.180 - A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes. S.188 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire, and for other purposes. H.R.868 - To shorten the review period for the Congressional review of termination of certain national emergencies, and for other purposes. H.R.934 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes. S.310 - A bill to establish an advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery relating to debris removal, and for other purposes. H.R.1009 - To require the President develop a national strategy for utilizing microreactors to assist with natural disaster response efforts, and for other purposes. S.479 - A bill to modify the fire management assistance cost share, and for other purposes. S.485 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide hazard mitigation assistance for mitigating and preventing post-wildfire flooding and debris flow, and for other purposes. H.R.1236 - To establish an Outdoor Restoration Fund for restoration and resilience projects, and for other purposes H.R.1242 - To make improvements to the role of the Department of Defense in responding to domestic emergencies, including wildfires. H.R.1331 - To treat Hurricane Ian as a qualified disaster for purposes of determining the tax treatment of certain disaster-related personal casualty losses. S.555 - A bill to improve disaster assistance programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. H.R.1517 / S.747 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to address contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farms, and for other purposes. H.R.1586 - To allow the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use a fire retardant, chemical, or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention activities. H.R.1605 - To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. S.764 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for casualty losses incurred by reason of Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Nicole, and Hurricane Fiona. S.796 - A bill to exempt discharges of fire retardant by Federal land management agencies, State governments, political subdivisions of States, and Tribal governments from the permitting requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, and for other purposes. S.820 - A bill to add the Consumer Product Safety Commission to the list of agencies required to be represented on the PFAS interagency working group. H.R.1796 - To improve individual assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. H.R.2371 - To ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.2505 - To require the Corps of Engineers to notify affected communities before releasing water contaminated with cyanotoxins from flood risk management structures, and for other purposes. H.R.2619 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a lookback rule in the case of certain Federally declared disasters for amounts related to earned income for purposes of determining certain tax credits. H.R.2672/ S 1180 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses, and for other purposes. H.R.2683 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain contributions to local authorities to mitigate the risk of flooding on local property adjacent to medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. S.1284 - A bill to improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather, and for other purposes. H.R.2966/ S 1370 - To reauthorize and limit the pre-disaster mitigation program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. H.R.3192 - To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a registry for certain individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to the environmental release of aqueous film-forming foam on military installations. S.1528 - A bill to streamline the sharing of information among Federal disaster assistance agencies, to expedite the delivery of life-saving assistance to disaster survivors, to speed the recovery of communities from disasters, to protect the security and privacy of information provided by disaster survivors, and for other purposes. H.R.3219 - To provide for a moratorium on evictions from and foreclosures on residences during a major disaster or emergency, and for other purposes. H.R.3275 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to establish a pilot grant program to address damage from mudslides that occur after a wildland fire, and for other purposes. H.R.3296 - To provide that construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency related to a wildfire is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. H.R.3301 - To provide that a project to replace or improve a communications facility following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews, and for other purposes. H.R.3439/ S 1715 - To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire, and for other purposes. H.R.3525 - To establish a Natural Disaster Risk Reinsurance Program, and for other purposes. H.R.3615 - To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a demonstration program for projects that improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires, and for other purposes. H.R.3626 - To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to set training requirements on eligibility for certain emergency management performance grants, and for other purposes. H.R.3655 - To enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters, and for other purposes. S.1686 - A bill to establish a community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide, from the fund, assistance through a community development block grant disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. S.1719 - A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to establish emergency fireshed management areas, and for other purposes. H.R.3777 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes. S.1764 - A bill to improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, and for other purposes. S.1858 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance. H.R.4069 - To increase observations, understanding, and forecasting of coastal flooding and storm surge events, to address weather observation gaps in highly vulnerable areas, and for other purposes. H.R.4070 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the exclusion from gross income of amounts received from state-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs. H.R.4235 - To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a wildfire technology testbed pilot program, and for other purposes. H.R.4247 - To direct the Secretary of the Army to establish a task force on the California snowpack and flood mitigation, and for other purposes. S.2029 - A bill to appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. S.2097 - A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to improve a program that provides livestock disaster assistance, and for other programs. H.R.4295 - To appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. H.R.4296 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to assist primarily low-income individuals in making their homes and property more resilient to the impacts of climate change, and for other purposes. H.R.4305/S 2106 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for disaster mitigation expenditures. H.R.4539/S. 2236 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the temporary limitation on personal casualty losses. H.R.4584 - To improve the Federal effort to reduce wildland fire risks, and for other purposes. H.R.4774 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue guidance on extreme temperature events and resilience goals, and for other purposes. H.R.4866 - To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a program to improve fire weather and fire environment forecasting, detection, and local collaboration, and for other purposes. H.R.4970 - To provide an exclusion from gross income for compensation for expenses and losses resulting from certain wildfires. H.R.5057 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses as a result of a disaster. S.2698 - A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses as a result of a disaster. H.R.5122 - To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the hardening of infrastructure in support of disaster mitigation in the definition of humanitarian and civic assistance. H.R.5201 - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the mitigation of cybersecurity risks by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. H.R.5250 - Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act of 2023 H.R.5343 - Federal Disaster Responsibility Act S.2721 - A bill to appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes. S.2749 - Wildfire Resilient Communities Act S.2779 - A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish an Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, and for other purposes. H.R.5473 - To amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery and relief with respect to the implementation of building codes, and for other purposes. H.R.5574 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar threshold applicable to information reporting with respect to payments for qualified natural disaster expenses. H.R.5599 - To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a cabinet-level independent agency, and for other purposes. S.2845 - A bill to prohibit recipients of disaster recovery relief assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development from penalizing applicants that declined assistance from the Small Business Administration. H.R.5626 - To require rulemaking by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.5795 - To direct the heads of Federal agencies and departments to publish certain data with respect to disaster relief, and for other purposes. H.R.5863 - Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 S.2961 - A bill to ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and requiring equity criteria to be applied to policies and programs, and for other purposes. H.R.5873 - To provide special rules for retirement accounts and personal casualty losses with respect to certain major disasters occurring in 2023. H.R.5940 - To establish a community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide, from the fund, assistance through a community development block grant disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. S.3043 - Natural Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 S.3067 - Facilitating Hazard Mitigation Projects Act S.3071 - Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act H.R.6029 - To provide Medicaid assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency, and for other purposes. H.R.6080/ S 3120 - To require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out research and development to improve the understanding of how the public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings, and for other purposes. H.R.6084 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met. H.R.6093 - To improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's weather research, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data, and for other purposes. H.R.6108 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes. S.3147 - A bill to modify Department of Agriculture programs to improve flood protection and infrastructure resiliency, and for other purposes. H.R.6155 - To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. H.R.6311/ S 3261 - To require the Federal Government to produce a national adaptation and resilience strategy, and for other purposes. H.R.6435 - To ensure that a declaration for a major disaster or emergency is made on a timely basis, rural areas receive assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.6450/ S 3338 - To provide for a National Disaster Safety Board, and for other purposes. H.R.6497 - To amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to improve that Act, and for other purposes. H.R.6567 - To require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a Territorial Disaster Recovery Program to continuously identify, monitor, and address factors and capability gaps that hinder the execution and completion of recovery activities relating to major disasters by eligible entities located in the territories of the United States. H.R.6861 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit against tax for wildfire mitigation expenditures. H.R.6882 - To enhance the Federal Government's planning and preparation for extreme weather and the Federal Government's dissemination of best practices to respond to extreme weather, thereby increasing resilience, improving regional coordination, and mitigating the financial risk to the Federal Government from such extreme weather, and for other purposes. S.3468 - To require rulemaking by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance, and for other purposes. H.R.6994 - To require the reopening of covered recreation sites closed due to a natural disaster, and for other purposes. H.R.6997 - To establish an advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery relating to debris removal, and for other purposes. H.R.7043 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting, and for other purposes. S.3606 - A bill to reauthorize the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, and for other purposes. H.R.7061 - To provide loans and other financial assistance to small businesses affected by the wildfires on Maui, and for other purpose. H.R.7070 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct a review of the criteria for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of certain mitigation projects, and for other purposes. S.3642 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct collaborative research to advance weather models in the United States, and for other purposes. S.3711 - A bill to provide tax relief with respect to certain wildfire relief payments. S.3777 - A bill to require Congress to budget in advance for disasters, and for other purposes. H.R.7568 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance. H.R.7604/ S 3896 - To provide enhanced disaster unemployment assistance to victims of the Hawaii wildfires of 2023, and for other purposes. H.R.7666 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a strategy to increase opportunities to utilize livestock grazing as a means of wildfire risk reduction. H.R.7849 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the President to establish an individual household disaster mitigation program, and for other purposes.
2024 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 886, Save our Seas Amendments Act 2.0 H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 H.R. 2670, FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 2989, Save Our Sequoias Act of 2023 H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act H.R. 4288, Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 5089, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2024 H.R. 7008, Judicial Review Timeline Clarity Act H.R. 7013, Confidence in Clean Water Permits Act H.R. 7021, Water Quality Criteria Development and Transparency Act H.R. 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting Act H.R. 7206, Reducing Permitting Uncertainty Act H.R. 7650, Air Quality Standards Implementation Act of 2024 S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023 S. 647, Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S. 648, Hydrogen for Trucks Act of 2023 S. 649, Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act of 2023 S. 1863, Providing Reliable, Objective, Verifiable Emissions Intensity and Transparency (PROVE IT) Act S. 2283, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023 S. 3067, the Facilitating Hazard Mitigations Project Act S. 3261, the National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act S. 3439, Concrete and Asphalt Innovation Act of 2023 S. 3719, Sound Science for Farmers Act of 2024 S. 3826, Modernizing Clean Air Permitting Act of 2024 H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" H.Res. 114 / S.J.Res. 61, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to "National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measure H.J. Res. 117/S.J. Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter" H.Con.Res. 34, expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws Draft legislation titled the Wildfire Response Improvement Act Draft legislation to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize brownfields revitalization funding, and for other purposes Draft legislation on PFAS Draft legislation relating to Basel convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7792, Water Data Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8183/S. 3742, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislative action similar to H.J.Res.91/H.J.Res.27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of Waters of the United States" Potential legislation similar to S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Potential legislation to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to be awarded during the fiscal year during which an application is submitted Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669-24,670, May 7, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Proposed Rule, Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Designation of Experimental Populations (87 Fed. Reg. 34,625-34,629, June 7, 2022) Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Proposed Rule, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Endangered Species Status for Tricolored Bat (87 Fed. Reg. 56,381-56,393, September 14, 2022) Proposed Rule, National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2, (88 Fed. Reg. 49,924-49,988, July 31, 2023) Final Rule, Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (89 Fed. Reg. 16,202-16,406, March 6, 2024) Final Rule, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (89 Fed. Reg. 17,622-17,692, March 11, 2024) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Notice of Public Meeting: Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) (87 Fed. Reg. 7,412-7,413, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, Nov. 14, 2022) Supplemental Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (87 Fed. Reg. 74,702-74,847, December 6, 2022) Proposed Rule, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 18,638-18,754, March 29, 2023) Request for Public Comment, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: Request for Public Comment (88 Fed. Reg. 27,502-27,504, May 2, 2023) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Addressing PFAS in the Environment (88 Fed. Reg. 22,399-22,403, April 13, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management: Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19,583-19,604, April 3, 2023) Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, (88 Fed. Reg. 29,184-29,446, May 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Chemical Substances Designated as Inactive on the TSCA Inventory; Significant New Use Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 4,937-4,945 January 26, 2023) Public Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (88 Fed. Reg. 2,093-2,097, January 12, 2023) Notice of Availability and Request for Information; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Consumer Products (88 Fed. Reg. 64,890-64,892, September 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Used Drum Management and Reconditioning Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 54,537-54,548, Aug. 11, 2023) Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under Subsection (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 72,216 - 72,312, October 19, 2023) Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 80,682-80,685, November 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65,350-65,356, September 22, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases from Solid Waste Management Units (89 Fed. Reg. 8,598-8,606, February 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Lime Manufacturing Plants Amendments (89 Fed. Reg. 9,088-9,103, February 9, 2024) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; nominations for EPA's Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Peer Review; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Section 45V of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169): Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; funding for water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); U.S.- Mexico water policy; definition of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; 2024 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada (to USTR); Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of and issues related to perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; provisions in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; Section 301 exclusions for water filters; national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants for existing combustion turbines; Circular No. A-4, Guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis; Ecosystem Services Guidance and Natural Capital Accounting for cost benefit analyses; social cost of greenhouse gases policy; environmental justice; Conference of the Parties (COP) 28; infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; water and western water issues; small and disadvantaged community water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; carbon border adjustments; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Strategy Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; Department of Treasury hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; EU Methane Regulations; Department of Energy Greenhouse Gas Supply Chain Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) Framework; EU PFAS regulations; implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L. 83-212); Canadian plastics consultations; Health Canada PFAS in drinking water consultation; Canadas State of PFAS Report; EU REACH PFAS consultation; FTC Green Guides; Global Plastics Pollution Agreement; UN water conference; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; priorities for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2024 Farm Bill; proposed regulatory determination for PFHxS, HPFO-DA, GenX chemicals, and PFNA; and EPAs; proposed maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and proposed maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs); Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs)
2024 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Planning, preparation, strategy, and development for discussions, meetings, visits, calls, and written communication. ENV Climate Policy (catchall) ENV Climate Infrastructure Investments HR6013 (Correa) ENV Promoting Reduction of Emissions Through Landscaping Equipment Act S373 (Whitehouse, Sheldon) ENV RISEE Act S3261 (Coons, Collins) ENV A bill to require the Federal Government to produce a national adaptation and resilience strategy, and for other purposes
Client expense: $220,080 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2024 · first_quarter · Natural Resources
RISEE Act of 2023 (S. 373, H.R. 913) WRDA 2024 (not yet introduced) -- Resilience measures and projects WRDA 2022 (enacted as part of National Defense Authorization Act,, P.L. 117-263) -- implementation Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) -- implementation Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169) -- implementation National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 (S. 3261)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
2024 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 5104- National Dam Safety Act Reauthorization S. 3111 - National Dam Safety Act Reauthorization National Levee Safety Program 21st Century Dams Act H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act Resilient America Act Water Resources Development Act of 2024 Clean Water Act of 2023 (H.R. 5983) Flood Protection and Infrastructure Resilience Act of 2023 (S. 3147) National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 (H.R. 6311) National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 (S. 3261) Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act (H.R. 6492) Wildfire Response Improvement Act (H.R. 7070) Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative Act (H.R. 7289/S. 3754) H.R. 6932- Low-Head Dam Inventory Act H.R. 6931- NDSP Amendment Act
Client expense: $357,573 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 1152, Water Quality Certification and Energy Project Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 1435, Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act H.R. 1577, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews (BUILDER) Act of 2023 H.R. 2670, FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 2989, Save Our Sequoias Act of 2023 H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act H.R. 4288, Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act H.R. 4368/S. 2131, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4394/S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4821/S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 646, Hydrogen for Industry Act of 2023 S. 647, Hydrogen for Ports Act of 2023 S. 648, Hydrogen for Trucks Act of 2023 S. 649, Hydrogen Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2023 S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act of 2023 S. 1863, A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study and submit a report on the greenhouse gas emissions intensity of certain products S. 2283, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023 S. 3067, the Facilitating Hazard Mitigations Project Act S. 3261, the National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" H.Con.Res. 34, expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws S.J.Res. 9, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment S.J.Res. 24, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat" Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Environment and Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Agriculture Appropriations Draft legislation titled the Wildfire Response Improvement Act Draft legislation to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to reauthorize brownfields revitalization funding, and for other purposes Draft legislation on PFAS Draft legislation relating to Basel convention implementing legislation Draft legislation relating to fugitive methane emissions Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2515, Building United States Infrastructure through Limited Delays and Efficient Reviews Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2820/S. 1251, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4309, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022, including provisions related to e-waste export controls and Buy America Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7792, Water Data Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8059/S. 3743, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8168, Save our Sequoias Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8183/S. 3742, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 Potential legislation similar to S. 2377, Energy Infrastructure Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislative action similar to H.J.Res.91/H.J.Res.27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Revised Definition of Waters of the United States Potential legislation similar to S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Potential legislation to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to be awarded during the fiscal year during which an application is submitted Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669 - 24,670, May 7, 2021) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Revised 2023 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards, (86 Fed. Reg. 43,726 - 43,811, August 10, 2021) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Natural Gas Infrastructure Project Reviews (87 Fed. Reg. 14,104-14,142, March 11, 2022) Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities (87 Fed. Reg. 11,548-11,580, March 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Proposed Rule, Fish and Wildlife Service; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Designation of Experimental Populations (87 Fed. Reg. 34,625-34,629, June 7, 2022) Proposed Rule regarding Revised Definition of Waters of the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 69,372-69,450, December 7, 2021) Proposed Rule, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Endangered Species Status for Tricolored Bat (87 Fed. Reg. 56,381-56,393, September 14, 2022) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Notice of Public Meeting: Environmental Justice Considerations for the Development of the Proposed Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) (87 Fed. Reg. 7,412-7,413, February 9, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, November 14, 2022) Supplemental Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (87 Fed. Reg. 74,702-74,847, December 6, 2022) Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (88 Fed. Reg. 5,558-5,719, January 27, 2023) Proposed Rule, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 18,638-18,754, March 29, 2023) Request for Public Comment, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution: Request for Public Comment (88 Fed. Reg. 27,502-27,504, May 2, 2023) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Addressing PFAS in the Environment (88 Fed. Reg. 22,399-22,403, April 13, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management: Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19,583-19,604, April 3, 2023) Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, (88 Fed. Reg. 29,184-29,446, May 5, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Chemical Substances Designated as Inactive on the TSCA Inventory; Significant New Use Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 4,937-4,945 January 26, 2023) Public Comment, Environmental Protection Agency; National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives for Fiscal Years 2024-2027 (88 Fed. Reg. 2,093-2,097, January 12, 2023) Implementation of the Final Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 73,098-73,212, October 24, 2023) Notice of Availability and Request for Information; Consumer Product Safety Commission; Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Consumer Products (88 Fed. Reg. 64,890-64,892, September 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (88 Fed. Reg. 62,025-62,043, September 8, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (88 Fed. Reg. 66,336-66,351, Sept. 27, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Revisions to the Air Emissions Reporting Requirements (88 Fed. Reg. 54,118-54,222, August 9, 2023) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Used Drum Management and Reconditioning Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 54,537-54,548, Aug. 11, 2023) Proposed Rule, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027-2032 and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030-2035 (88 Fed. Reg. 56,128-56,390, August 17, 2023) Proposed Rule, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce; Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary (88 Fed. Reg. 58,123-58,145, August 25, 2023) Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under Subsection (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 72,216 - 72,312, October 19, 2023) Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 80,682-80,685, November 20, 2023) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; nominations for EPA's Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases Peer Review; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provisions implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the STORM Act (P.L. 116-284); implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERLCA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; implementation of the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation of Section 45V of the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169): Credit for Production of Clean Hydrogen; funding for water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); U.S.- Mexico water policy; definition of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards; federal flood risk management standard; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); energy production in the Arctic; 2024 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; toxicity classification of plastics in Canada (to USTR); Department of the Interiors comprehensive review of the federal oil and gas program as called for in Executive Order 14008; deployment of Smart Water Infrastructure Technology; the Border Water Infrastructure Program; inclusion of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) construction codes in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) policy; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; Provisions in the Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); request to extend the public comment period for EPAs upcoming review of MCL research; FERC certification of new interstate gas facilities; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; climate-related financial risk management for large banks; regulations affecting heavy-duty trucks; potential ban on the use of asbestos; Section 301 exclusions for water filters; Section 333 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 conference agreement, relating to procurement of certain products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants for existing combustion turbines; Circular No. A-4, Guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis; social cost of greenhouse gases policy; environmental justice; Conference of the Parties (COP) 28; infrastructure and permitting including the White House Permitting Action Plan; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) issues; water and western water issues; small and disadvantaged community water issues; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; regional roundtable discussions regarding Waters of the United States; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; carbon border adjustments; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Proposed rule to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) under interagency review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Water Strategy Action Plan; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; Department of Treasury hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; EU Methane Regulations; Department of Energy Greenhouse Gas Supply Chain Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) Framework; EU PFAS regulations; implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L. 83-212); Canadian plastics consultations; Health Canada PFAS in drinking water consultation; Canadas State of PFAS Report; EU REACH PFAS consultation; FTC Green Guides; Global Plastics Pollution Agreement; UN water conference; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; priorities for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2024 Farm Bill; proposed regulatory determination for PFHxS, HPFO-DA, GenX chemicals, and PFNA; and EPAs; proposed maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and proposed maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs)
2023 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 250 - Clean Water SRF Parity Act H.R. 1181 -To Amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act S. 3261 National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act of 2023 S.3246 Building Safer Streets Act
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · fourth_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
H.R.132 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes. (Vern Buchanan, R-FL-16) House Version: H.R.1008 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include algal blooms in the definition of a major disaster, and for other purposes. (Byron Donalds, R-FL-19) H.R.176 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for attorney fees awarded with respect to certain wildfire damages and to exclude from gross income settlement funds received with respect to such damages. (Doug LaMalfa, R-CA-1) H.R.189 - To require that only two alternatives be considered with respect to certain proposed collaborative forest management activities, and for other purposes. (Tom McClintock, R-CA-5) H.R.243 - To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 and the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to require producers to establish disaster preparedness plans to be eligible for certain disaster assistance programs, and for other purposes. (Steve Cohen, D-TN-9) H.R.259 - To provide for an online repository for certain reporting requirements for recipients of Federal disaster assistance, and for other purposes. (Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, R-PR-At-large) H.R.318 - Protecting Homeowners from Disaster Act of 2023 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on deductions for personal casualty losses. (Julia Brownley, D-CA-26) H.R.369 - To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to conduct research on public safety communication coordination standards among wildland firefighters and fire management response officials. (Young Kim, R-CA-40) H.R.480 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide flexibility with the cost share for fire management assistance, and for other purposes. (Joe Neguse, D-CO-2) H.R.482 - Western Wildfire Support Act of 2023 (Joe Neguse, D-CO-2) H.R.550 - To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to maintain a program that improves wildfire forecasting and detection, and for other purposes. (Mike Garcia, R-CA-27) S.116 - A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding, and for other purposes. (Marco Rubio, R-FL) H.R.600 - To waive certain provisions in the case of an emergency declaration under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. (Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, R-PR-At large) H.R.662 - To amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes. (Scott Franklin, R-FL-18) S.180 - A bill to amend the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023, to improve disaster relief funding for agricultural producers, and for other purposes. (Rick Scott, R-FL) S.188 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire, and for other purposes. (Dianne Feinstein, D-CA) H.R.868 - To shorten the review period for the Congressional review of termination of certain national emergencies, and for other purposes. (Carlos Gimenez, R-FL-28) H.R.934 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes. (Tom McClintock, R-CA-5) S.310 - A bill to establish an advisory group to encourage and foster collaborative efforts among individuals and entities engaged in disaster recovery relating to debris removal, and for other purposes. (Rick Scott, R-FL) H.R.1009 - To require the President develop a national strategy for utilizing microreactors to assist with natural disaster response efforts, and for other purposes. (Byron Donalds, R-FL-19) S.479 - A bill to modify the fire management assistance cost share, and for other purposes. (Alex Padilla, D-CA) S.485 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide hazard mitigation assistance for mitigating and preventing post-wildfire flooding and debris flow, and for other purposes. (Alex Padilla, D-CA) H.R.1236 - To establish an Outdoor Restoration Fund for restoration and resilience projects, and for other purposes. (Jason Crow, D-CO-6) H.R.1242 - To make improvements to the role of the Department of Defense in responding to domestic emergencies, including wildfires. (John Garamendi, D-CA-8) H.R.1331 - To treat Hurricane Ian as a qualified disaster for purposes of determining the tax treatment of certain disaster-related personal casualty losses. (Greg Steube, R-FL-17) S.555 - A bill to improve disaster assistance programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes. (John Thune, R-SD) S.747 - A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to address contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farms, and for other purposes. (Susan Collins, R-ME) House Version: H.R.1517 - To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to States, territories, and Indian Tribes to address contamination by perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances on farms, and for other purposes. (Chellie Pingree, D-ME-1) H.R.1586 - To allow the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to use a fire retardant, chemical, or water for fire suppression, control, or prevention activities. (Doug LaMalfa, R-CA-1) H.R.1605 - To authorize the President to provide disaster assistance to States and Indian Tribes under a major disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. (David Rouzer, R-NC-7) S.764 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for casualty losses incurred by reason of Hurricane Ian, Hurricane Nicole, and Hurricane Fiona. (Rick Scott, R-FL) S.796 - A bill to exempt discharges of fire retardant by Federal land management agencies, State governments, political subdivisions of States, and Tribal governments from the permitting requirements of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, and for other purposes. (Cynthia Lummis, R-WY) S.820 - A bill to add the Consumer Product Safety Commission to the list of agencies required to be represented on the PFAS interagency working group. (Gary Peters, D-MI) H.R.1796 - To improve individual assistance provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. (Dina Titus, D-NV-1) H.R.2371 - To ensure that older adults and individuals with disabilities are prepared for disasters, and for other purposes. (Debbie Dingell, D-MI-6) H.R.2505 - To require the Corps of Engineers to notify affected communities before releasing water contaminated with cyanotoxins from flood risk management structures, and for other purposes. (Brian Mast, R-FL-21) H.R.2619 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a lookback rule in the case of certain Federally declared disasters for amounts related to earned income for purposes of determining certain tax credits. (Katie Porter, D-CA-47) H.R.2672 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses, and for other purposes. (Neal Dunn, R-FL-2) Senate Version: S.1180 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for the authority to reimburse local governments or electric cooperatives for interest expenses, and for other purposes. (Marco Rubio, R-FL) H.R.2683 - To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain contributions to local authorities to mitigate the risk of flooding on local property adjacent to medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. (Nancy Mace, R-SC-1) S.1284 - A bill to improve forecasting and understanding of tornadoes and other hazardous weather, and for other purposes. (Roger Wicker, R-MS) H.R.2966 - To reauthorize and limit the pre-disaster mitigation program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. (Joseph Morelle, D-NY-25) Senate Version: S.1370 - A bill to reauthorize and limit the pre-disaster mitigation program of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. (Marco Rubio, R-FL) H.R.3192 - To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish and maintain a registry for certain individuals who may have been exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances due to the environmental release of aqueous film-forming foam on military installations. (Chris Pappas, D-NH-1) S.1528 - A bill to streamline the sharing of information among Federal disaster assistance agencies, to expedite the delivery of life-saving assistance to disaster survivors, to speed the recovery of communities from disasters, to protect the security and privacy of information provided by disaster survivors, and for other purposes. (Gary Peters, D-MI) H.R.3219 - To provide for a moratorium on evictions from and foreclosures on residences during a major disaster or emergency, and for other purposes. (Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-FL-20) H.R.3275 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to establish a pilot grant program to address damage from mudslides that occur after a wildland fire, and for other purposes. (Norma Torres, D-CA-35) H.R.3296 - To provide that construction, rebuilding, or hardening of communications facilities following a major disaster or an emergency related to a wildfire is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews. (Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA-5) H.R.3301 - To provide that a project to replace or improve a communications facility following a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President is not subject to requirements to prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews, and for other purposes. (Neal Dunn, R-FL-2) H.R.3439 - To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire, and for other purposes. (Jimmy Panetta, D-CA-19) Senate Version: S.1715 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to select and implement landscape-scale forest restoration projects, to assist communities in increasing their resilience to wildfire, and for other purposes. (Dianne Feinstein, D-CA) H.R.3525 - To establish a Natural Disaster Risk Reinsurance Program, and for other purposes. (Jared Moskowitz, D-FL-23) H.R.3615 - To direct the Secretary of Energy to carry out a demonstration program for projects that improve electric grid resilience with respect to wildfires, and for other purposes. (Norma Torres, D-CA-35) H.R.3626 - To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to set training requirements on eligibility for certain emergency management performance grants, and for other purposes. (Bennie Thompson, D-MS-2) H.R.3655 - To enhance predisaster mitigation to prevent future natural disasters, and for other purposes. (Eric Swalwell, D-CA-14) S.1686 - A bill to establish a community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide, from the fund, assistance through a community development block grant disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. (Brian Schatz, D-HI) S.1719 - A bill to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to establish emergency fireshed management areas, and for other purposes. (Jim Risch, R-ID) H.R.3777 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes. (David Rouzer, R-NC-7) S.1764 - A bill to improve Federal activities relating to wildfires, and for other purposes. (Catherine Cortez Masto, D-NV) S.1858 - A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish a deadline for applying for disaster unemployment assistance. (Gary Peters, D-MI) H.R.4069 - To increase observations, understanding, and forecasting of coastal flooding and storm surge events, to address weather observation gaps in highly vulnerable areas, and for other purposes. (Tom Kean, R-NJ-7) H.R.4070 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the exclusion from gross income of amounts received from state-based catastrophe loss mitigation programs. (Doug LaMalfa, R-CA-1) H.R.4235 - To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to establish a wildfire technology testbed pilot program, and for other purposes. (Young Kim, R-CA-40) H.R.4247 - To direct the Secretary of the Army to establish a task force on the California snowpack and flood mitigation, and for other purposes. (Josh Harder, D-CA-9) S.2029 - A bill to appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. (Marco Rubio, R-FL) S.2097 - A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to improve a program that provides livestock disaster assistance, and for other programs. (John Hoeven, R-ND) H.R.4295 - To appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act. (Jared Moskowitz, D-FL-23) H.R.4296 - To direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a grant program to assist primarily low-income individuals in making their homes and property more resilient to the impacts of climate change, and for other purposes. (Kevin Mullen, D-CA-15) H.R.4305 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for disaster mitigation expenditures. (Maria Elvira Salazar, R-FL-27) Senate Version: S.2106 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against tax for disaster mitigation expenditures. (Michael Bennet, D-CO) H.R.4539 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the temporary limitation on personal casualty losses. (Joe Courtney, D-CT-2) Senate Version: S.2236 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the temporary limitation on personal casualty losses. (Richard Blumenthal, D-CT) H.R.4584 - To improve the Federal effort to reduce wildland fire risks, and for other purposes. (Zoe Lofgren, D-CA-18) H.R.4774 - To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to issue guidance on extreme temperature events and resilience goals, and for other purposes. (Earl Blumenauer, D-OR-3) H.R.4866 - To direct the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to establish a program to improve fire weather and fire environment forecasting, detection, and local collaboration, and for other purposes. (Mike Garcia, R-CA-27) H.R.4970 - To provide an exclusion from gross income for compensation for expenses and losses resulting from certain wildfires. (Doug LaMalfa, R-CA-1) H.R.5057 - To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses as a result of a disaster. (Mike Thompson, D-CA-4) S.2698 - A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a program to provide payments to producers experiencing certain crop losses as a result of a disaster. (Dianne Feinstein, D-CA) H.R.5122 - To amend title 10, United States Code, to include the hardening of infrastructure in support of disaster mitigation in the definition of humanitarian and civic assistance. (Katie Porter, D-CA-47) H.R.5201 - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the mitigation of cybersecurity risks by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. (Bennie Thompson, D-MS-2) H.R.5250 - Flooding Prevention, Assessment, and Restoration Act of 2023 (Donald Davis, D-NC-1) H.R.5343 - Federal Disaster Responsibility Act (Kat Cammack, R-FL-3) S.2721 - A bill to appropriate amounts to carry out the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes. (Rick Scott, R-FL) S.2749 - Wildfire Resilient Communities Act (Jeff Merkley, D-OR) S.2779 - A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish an Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, and for other purposes. (Alex Padilla, D-CA) H.R.5473 - To amend certain laws relating to disaster recovery and relief with respect to the implementation of building codes, and for other purposes. (Chuck Edwards, R-NC-11) H.R.5574 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar threshold applicable to information reporting with respect to payments for qualified natural disaster expenses. (Brittany Pettersen, D-CO-7) H.R.5599 - To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a cabinet-level independent agency, and for other purposes. (Jared Moskowitz, D-FL-23) S.2845 - A bill to prohibit recipients of disaster recovery relief assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development from penalizing applicants that declined assistance from the Small Business Administration. (Marco Rubio, R-FL) H.R.5626 - To require rulemaking by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance, and for other purposes. (Mike Bost, R-IL-12) H.R.5795 - To direct the heads of Federal agencies and departments to publish certain data with respect to disaster relief, and for other purposes. (Byron Donalds, R-FL-19) H.R.5863 - Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 (Greg Steube, R-FL-17) S.2961 - A bill to ensure greater equity in Federal disaster assistance policies and programs by authorizing an equity steering group and equity advisor within the Federal Emergency Management Agency, improving data collection to measure disparate outcomes and participation barriers, and requiring equity criteria to be applied to policies and programs, and for other purposes. (Elizabeth Warren, D-MA) H.R.5873 - To provide special rules for retirement accounts and personal casualty losses with respect to certain major disasters occurring in 2023. (Jill Tokuda, D-HI-2) H.R.5940 - To establish a community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide, from the fund, assistance through a community development block grant disaster recovery program, and for other purposes. (Al Green, D-TX-9) S.3043 - Natural Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 (Mazie Hirono, D-HI) S.3067 - Facilitating Hazard Mitigation Projects Act (Gary Peters, D-MI) S.3071 - Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act (Maggie Hassan, D-NH) H.R.6029 - To provide Medicaid assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency, and for other purposes. (Jimmy Panetta, D-CA-17) H.R.6080 - To require the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out research and development to improve the understanding of how the public receives, interprets, and responds to and values hurricane forecasts and warnings, and for other purposes. (Maxwell Frost, D-FL-10) Senate Version: S.3120 - A bill to provide Medicaid assistance to individuals and families affected by a disaster or emergency, and for other purposes. (Bob Casey, D-PA) H.R.6084 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that unmet needs after a major disaster are met. (Garrett Graves, R-LA-6) H.R.6093 - To improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's weather research, support improvements in weather forecasting and prediction, expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data, and for other purposes. (Frank Lucas, R-OK-3) H.R.6108 - To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster, and for other purposes. (Greg Steube, R-FL-17) S.3147 - A bill to modify Department of Agriculture programs to improve flood protection and infrastructure resiliency, and for other purposes. (Pete Ricketts, R-NE) H.R.6155 - To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on case management personnel turnover of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. (Nick LaLota, R-NY-1) H.R.6311 - To require the Federal Government to produce a national adaptation and resilience strategy, and for other purposes. (Maria Elvira Salazar, F-FL-27) S.3261 - A bill to require the Federal Government to produce a national adaptation and resilience strategy, and for other purposes. (Chris Coons, D-DE) H.R.6435 - To ensure that a declaration for a major disaster or emergency is made on a timely basis, rural areas receive assistance, and for other purposes. (Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA-5) H.R.6450 - To provide for a National Disaster Safety Board, and for other purposes. (Katie Porter, D-CA-47) Senate Version: S.3338 - A bill to provide for a National Disaster Safety Board. (Brian Schatz, D-HI) H.R.6497 - To amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to improve that Act, and for other purposes. (Juan Ciscomani, R-AZ-6) H.R.6567 - To require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a Territorial Disaster Recovery Program to continuously identify, monitor, and address factors and capability gaps that hinder the execution and completion of recovery activities relating to major disasters by eligible entities located in the territories of the United States. (Nydia Velazquez, D-NY-7) H.R.6567 - To require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a Territorial Disaster Recovery Program to continuously identify, monitor, and address factors and capability gaps that hinder the execution and completion of recovery activities relating to major disasters by eligible entities located in the territories of the United States. (Nydia Velazquez, D-NY-7) H.R.6861 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit against tax for wildfire mitigation expenditures. (Kevin Kiley, R-CA-3) H.R.6882 - To enhance the Federal Government's planning and preparation for extreme weather and the Federal Government's dissemination of best practices to respond to extreme weather, thereby increasing resilience, improving regional coordination, and mitigating the financial risk to the Federal Government from such extreme weather, and for other purposes. (Matt Cartwright, D-PA-8) S.3468 - To require rulemaking by the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to address considerations in evaluating the need for public and individual disaster assistance, and for other purposes. (Dick Durbin, D-IL)
2023 · fourth_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 5104- National Dam Safety Act Reauthorization S. 3111 - National Dam Safety Act Reauthorization National Levee Safety Program 21st Century Dams Act H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act Resilient America Act Water Resources Development Act of 2024 Clean Water Act of 2023 (H.R. 5983) Flood Protection and Infrastructure Resilience Act of 2023 (S. 3147) National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 (H.R. 6311) National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 (S. 3261) Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act (H.R. 6492)
Client expense: $164,976 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2023 · fourth_quarter · Disaster Planning/Emergencies
- Issues pertaining to disaster resilience and recovery program process reform, generally and including S. 1528, the Disaster Assistance Simplification Act, H.R. 1796, the Disaster Survivors Fairness Act, and S. 1858, the Disaster Assistance Deadlines Alignment Act. - Issues pertaining to long-term disaster recovery programs, including the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program and S. 1686, the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act. - Issues pertaining to state government planning and preparedness for natural hazards and flooding, including the Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resilience (CLEAR) Act. - Issues pertaining to the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) and the Army Corps of Engineers, generally, and including planning and risk assessments as well as Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies (FCCE) budget processes. - Issues pertaining to federal resilience and adaptation strategy, including S. 3261/H.R. 6311, the National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act, and S. 3338/H.R. 6450, the Disaster Learning and Life Saving Act of 2023.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Republican |
| SC |
| Lisa Murkowski | Republican | AK |
| Michael F. Bennet | Democratic | CO |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Tim Kaine | Democratic | VA |
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
Client expense: $14,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $13,930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $23,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $19,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE