Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act

Pesticide Availability Biological Evaluations PFAS/PFOS polyfluoroalkyl substances CERCLA EPA Risk Assessments S. 747/H.R. 1517 - The Relief for Farmers PFAS Act MAHA Pesticide Labeling Uniformity

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Pesticide Availability Biological Evaluations PFAS/PFOS polyfluoroalkyl substances CERCLA EPA Risk Assessments S. 747/H.R. 1517 - The Relief for Farmers PFAS Act MAHA Pesticide Labeling Uniformity

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Pesticide Availability Biological Evaluations PFAS/PFOS poly fluoroalkyl substances CERCLA EPA Risk Assessments S. 747/H.R. 1517 - The Relief for Farmers PFAS Act MAHA

Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Pesticide Availability Biological Evaluations PFAS/PFOS poly fluoroalkyl substances CERCLA EPA Risk Assessments S. 747/H.R. 1517 - The Relief for Farmers PFAS Act

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

P.L. 117-58, Inflation Reduction Act; P.L. 117-169, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; H.J. Res. 117, 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 123, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention"; 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.R. 1, Lower Energy Cost Act including provisions on chemical reviews; H.R. 815, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes; H.R. 1158, Elimination of Future Technology Delays Act of 2023; H.R. 1517, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act; H.R. 1633, Reducing Accidents In Locomotives (RAIL) Act; H.R. 1674, 1674 Railway Safety Act of 2023; H.R. 2402, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2023; H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024 (including chemical management provisions Subtitle C, Sections 331-336; H.R. 2811, Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023; H.R. 3716, SPUR Act; H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act; H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act; H.R. 3938, Build It In America Act; H.R. 3953, Debt Ceiling Reform Act; H.R. 4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; H.R. 4194, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024; H.R. 4310, Youth Poisoning Protection Act; H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4470, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023; H.R. 4561, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act; H.R. 4821, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2024; including 518; H.R. 4893, Scientific Integrity Act; H.R. 5009, To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. H.R. 5134, Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act; H.R. 5260, PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act; H.R. 5860, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; H.R. 6053, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; H.R. 6159, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriation and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 6454 Chemical Tax Repeal Act; H.R. 6532, Renewable Chemicals Act; H.R. 6654, Farewell to Foam Act of 2023; H.R. 6805, PFAS Action Act of 2023; H.R. 7194, PFAS Accountability Act; H.R 7284, No IRIS Act; H.R. 7775, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2024; H.R. 7980, End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024; H.R. 8034, Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; H.R. 8092, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024; H.R. 8204, Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act (RENEA) of 2024; H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024; H.R. 8774, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 8996, Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024; H.R. 8997, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024; H. Rept. 118-581, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2025; H.R. 9026, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S.J. Res. 100, A joint 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 "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."; S. 576, Railway Safety Act of 2023; S. 747, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act; S. 844, Assistance for Local Heroes During Train Crises Act; S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act; S. 1069, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2023; S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; S. 1195, Chemical Tax Repeal Act; S. 1427, Agriculture PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1429, Resource Management PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1430, Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1432, Fire Suppression PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1433, Airports PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1449, RESTART Act; S. 1456, SPUR Act; S. 1863, PROVE IT Act; S. 1882, Debt Ceiling Reform Act; S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023; S. 2178, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023; S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024, including Title III, Section 321; S. 2233, Youth Poisoning Protection Act; S. 2283, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023; S. 2337, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act; S. 2499, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023; S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S. 2728, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act; S. 2844, REDUCE Act of 2023; S. 3127, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; S. 3198, Foreign Pollution Fee Act; S. 3512, The Truth in Labeling Act of 2024; S. 3719, Sound Science for Farmers Act; S. 3724, No IRIS Act; S. 3725, PFAS Accountability Act; S. 4194, Protecting Communities form Plastics Act of 2024; S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; S. 4795, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S. 4802, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S. 4884, Fighting Fibers Act of 2024; S. 4921, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025; FY2024 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act, use of advanced materials in infrastructure; Senate amendment to the NDAA to modify section 48D regarding those eligible for the tax credit; FY2025 National Defense Authorization, including use of advanced materials in infrastructure; FY2025 Agriculture Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies; FY2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; FY2025 Department of Energy Appropriations; FY2025 THUD and Energy and Water Appropriations; Unintroduced FY2024 DOE Appropriations; Unintroduced Legislation - 5 Actions for Sustainable Change; Unintroduced Legislation on Agriculture Policies (Farm Bill) on Chemicals Management Issues; Unintroduced Save Our Seas 3.0; Unintroduced Legislation regarding actions for sustainable change; Unintroduced PFAS legislation; Unintroduced Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Research Act; Unintroduced Protecting Communities From Plastics Act; Unintroduced Legislation dealing with plastic pellet management and microplastics; Unintroduced Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act; Unintroduced Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act; Unintroduced House Science Committee Plastic Waste and Recycling Research Legislation; Unintroduced Plastics Health Research Act; 86 Fed. Reg. 50296, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Pyrolysis and Gasification; 87 Fed. Reg. 53556, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Program Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention; 88 Fed. Reg. 27502, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution; 88 Fed. Reg. 39804, SNUR on Certain Chemical Substances (23-2.5e); Automotive Plastics; Basel Convention and Plastic Waste; Biobased Products Procurement and Labeling; Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards; Chemicals Management; Climate policy/carbon emissions reduction; Oversight of Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency on Chemicals Regulation; Ethylene Oxide; Extended Producer Responsibility; Formaldehyde; Food Contact Regulation for recycled materials; Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding instrument for plastic pollution; FTC Green Guides 87 Fed. Reg. 77766; Implementation of the Superfund Tax on Chemicals; IRIS appropriations; Microplastics; National Plastics Strategy; Permitting reform; PFAS; PRIA Implementation; Recycling; Proposed SNUR for Fuels Made Using Plastic Waste Based Feedstocks; TSCA Implementation including new chemicals, 1,3-butadiene, formaldehyde, methylene chloride; United Nations Plastics Agreement and Cumulative Impact Assessments Negotiations

S 658/ H.R.5252 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)Improvement Act, supporting portions of the legislation that promote spending on projects that protect and enhance water quality and direct funding away from polluting projects. S. 747 / H.R.1517 Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, supporting provisions that would assist farmers with land impacted by PFAS contamination. HJR 27, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving "Waters of the United States" rule, opposing the legislation in its entirety. HR 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023, supporting provisions addressing PFAS. S 1853 Headwaters Protection Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 919/ HR 1705 Environmental Justice for All Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR 5983, Clean Water Act of 2023, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR ___ ,PFAS Definition Improvement Act, supporting a broad definition of PFAS S ___/ HR ___ Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S ___/ HR ___ Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act HR 6805 PFAS Action Act S. 2479: Converting Our Waste Sustainably (COWS) Act of 2023, supporting the legislation. H.R.6095, To require the Secretary of Defense to request modifications relating to certain permits issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes. S. 1427- Agriculture PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1433 - Airports PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1432 - Fire Suppression PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1429 - Resource Management PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1430 - Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act HR 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting, opposing the legislation HR 5089, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2023, opposing the legislation. SJR 61/HJR 114, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving DOT greenhouse gas performance measures, opposing the resolutions. H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25 NDAA), supporting provisions that affect PFAS cleanup. H.R. 6095 DOD PFAS Discharge Prevention Act, supporting the legislation. H.R.9794 - Industrial Agriculture Conversion Act of 2024, supporting the legislation in its entirety.

ASKED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: - H.R.4288, the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act, which would reaffirm and strengthen federal law to prevent the emergence of an inconsistent state or local pesticide labels. - S.1427, the Agriculture PFAs Liability Protection Act, which would exempt farming from any PFAS liability. - S.747/H.R.1517, the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, which would authorize USDA to provide grants to state and territories to address PFAS contamination on farms. ASKED TO OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING: - S.269/H.R.5085, the Protect Americas Children from Toxic Pesticides Act, which would modify provisions related to the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides, including by cancelling the registration of organophosphates, neonicotinoids, and paraquat and by creating a process for interested individuals to submit a petition to designate an active ingredient or pesticide as a dangerous pesticide. - EPA's proposed rule (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0133) to protect farm workers from pesticide exposure. OTHER: - Monitored EPA's insecticide strategy (Docket #:EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0299). - Monitored EPA's Workplan to Protect Endangered and Threatened Species from Pesticides. - Monitored EPA's proposed interim decision for mancozeb (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0291) - Advocacy in general to encourage legislators to support pesticide, insecticide, herbicide, etc. labeling that is scientifically sound.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Pesticide Availability Biological Evaluations PFAS/PFOS poly fluoroalkyl substances CERCLA HR 4288 Agriculture Uniform Labeling Act (FIFRA preemption) Rodenticide PID S.747/H.R. 1517- The Relief for Farmers PFAS Act EPA Risk Assesments

Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

P.L. 117-58, Inflation Reduction Act; P.L. 117-169, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; H.J. Res. 117, 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 123, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention"; 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.R. 1, Lower Energy Cost Act including provisions on chemical reviews; H.R. 815, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. Climate policy/carbon emissions reduction; H.R. 1158, Elimination of Future Technology Delays Act of 2023; H.R. 1517, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act; H.R. 1633, Reducing Accidents In Locomotives (RAIL) Act; H.R. 1674, 1674 Railway Safety Act of 2023; H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024 (including chemical management provisions Subtitle C, Sections 331-336; H.R. 2811, Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023; H.R. 3716, SPUR Act; H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act; H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act; H.R. 3938, Build It In America Act; H.R. 3953, Debt Ceiling Reform Act; H.R. 4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; H.R. 4194, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024; H.R. 4310, Youth Poisoning Protection Act; H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4470, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023; H.R. 4561, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act; H.R. 4821, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2024; including 518; H.R. 4893, Scientific Integrity Act; H.R. 5134, Biomanufacturing and Jobs Act; H.R. 5260, PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act; H.R. 5860, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; H.R. 6053, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; H.R. 6159, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriation and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 6454 Chemical Tax Repeal Act; H.R. 6532, Renewable Chemicals Act; H.R. 6654, Farewell to Foam Act of 2023; H.R. 6805, PFAS Action Act of 2023; H.R. 7194, PFAS Accountability Act; H.R 7284, No IRIS Act; H.R. 7775, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2024; H.R. 7980, End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024; H.R. 8034, Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; H.R. 8092, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024; H.R. 8204, Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act (RENEA) of 2024; H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024; H.R. 8774, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 8996, Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024; H.R. 8997, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 9676, Accelerating a Circular Economy for Plastics and Recycling Innovation Act of 2024; H. Rept. 118-581, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2025; H.R. 9026, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S.J. Res. 100, A joint 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 "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."; S. 576, Railway Safety Act of 2023; S. 747, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act; S. 844, Assistance for Local Heroes During Train Crises Act; S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act; S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; S. 1195, Chemical Tax Repeal Act; S. 1427, Agriculture PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1429, Resource Management PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1430, Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1432, Fire Suppression PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1433, Airports PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1449, RESTART Act; S. 1456, SPUR Act; S. 1863, PROVE IT Act; S. 1882, Debt Ceiling Reform Act; S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023; S. 2178, A bill to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024, including Title III, Section 321; S. 2233, Youth Poisoning Protection Act; S. 2283, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023; S. 2337, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act; S. 2499, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023; S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S. 2728, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act; S. 2844, REDUCE Act of 2023; S. 3127, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; S. 3198, Foreign Pollution Fee Act; S. 3512, The Truth in Labeling Act of 2024; S. 3719, Sound Science for Farmers Act; S. 3724, No IRIS Act; S. 3725, PFAS Accountability Act; S. 4194, Protecting Communities form Plastics Act of 2024; S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; S. 4795, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S. 4802, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S. 4884, Fighting Fibers Act of 2024; S. 4921, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025; FY2024 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act, use of advanced materials in infrastructure; FY2025 National Defense Authorization, including use of advanced materials in infrastructure; FY2025 Agriculture Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies; FY2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; FY2025 Department of Energy Appropriations; FY2025 THUD and Energy and Water Appropriations; Unintroduced FY2024 DOE Appropriations; Unintroduced Legislation - 5 Actions for Sustainable Change; Unintroduced Legislation on Agriculture Policies (Farm Bill) on Chemicals Management Issues; Unintroduced Save Our Seas 3.0; Unintroduced Legislation regarding actions for sustainable change; Unintroduced PFAS legislation; Unintroduced Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Research Act; Unintroduced Protecting Communities From Plastics Act; Unintroduced Legislation dealing with plastic pellet management and microplastics; Unintroduced Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act; Unintroduced Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act; Unintroduced House Science Committee Plastic Waste and Recycling Research Legislation; Unintroduced Plastics Health Research Act; 86 Fed. Reg. 50296, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Pyrolysis and Gasification; 87 Fed. Reg. 53556, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Program Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention; 88 Fed. Reg. 27502, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution; 88 Fed. Reg. 39804, SNUR on Certain Chemical Substances (23-2.5e); Automotive Plastics; Basel Convention and Plastic Waste; Biobased Products Procurement and Labeling; Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards; Chemicals Management; Climate policy/carbon emissions reduction; Oversight of Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency on Chemicals Regulation; Ethylene Oxide; Extended Producer Responsibility; Formaldehyde; Food Contact Regulation for recycled materials; Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding instrument for plastic pollution; FTC Green Guides 87 Fed. Reg. 77766; Implementation of the Superfund Tax on Chemicals; IRIS appropriations; Microplastics; National Plastics Strategy; Permitting reform; PFAS; PRIA Implementation; Recycling; Proposed SNUR for Fuels Made Using Plastic Waste Based Feedstocks; TSCA Implementation including new chemicals, 1,3-butadiene, formaldehyde, methylene chloride; United Nations Plastics Agreement and Cumulative Impact Assessments Negotiations

S 658/ H.R.5252 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)Improvement Act, supporting portions of the legislation that promote spending on projects that protect and enhance water quality and direct funding away from polluting projects. S. 747 / H.R.1517 Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, supporting provisions that would assist farmers with land impacted by PFAS contamination. HJR 27, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving "Waters of the United States" rule, opposing the legislation in its entirety. HR 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023, supporting provisions addressing PFAS. S 1853 Headwaters Protection Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 919/ HR 1705 Environmental Justice for All Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR 5983, Clean Water Act of 2023, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR ___ ,PFAS Definition Improvement Act, supporting a broad definition of PFAS S ___/ HR ___ Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S ___/ HR ___ Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act HR 6805 PFAS Action Act S. 2479: Converting Our Waste Sustainably (COWS) Act of 2023, supporting the legislation. H.R.6095, To require the Secretary of Defense to request modifications relating to certain permits issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes. S. 1427- Agriculture PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1433 - Airports PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1432 - Fire Suppression PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1429 - Resource Management PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1430 - Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act HR 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting, opposing the legislation HR 5089, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2023, opposing the legislation. SJR 61/HJR 114, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving DOT greenhouse gas performance measures, opposing the resolutions. H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25 NDAA), supporting provisions that affect PFAS cleanup. H.R. 6095 DOD PFAS Discharge Prevention Act, supporting the legislation. H.R.9794 - Industrial Agriculture Conversion Act of 2024, supporting the legislation in its entirety.

Pesticide Availability Biological Evaluations PFAS/PFOS poly fluoroalkyl substances CERCLA HR 4288 Agriculture Uniform Labeling Act (FIFRA preemption) Vulnerable Species Pilot Program, Herbicide Strategy Rodenticide PID S.747/H.R. 1517- The Relief for Farmers PFAS Act

Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

ASKED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: - H.R.4288, the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act, which would reaffirm and strengthen federal law to prevent the emergence of an inconsistent state or local pesticide labels. - S.1427, the Agriculture PFAs Liability Protection Act, which would exempt farming from any PFAS liability. - S.747/H.R.1517, the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, which would authorize USDA to provide grants to state and territories to address PFAS contamination on farms. ASKED TO OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING: - S.269/H.R.5085, the Protect Americas Children from Toxic Pesticides Act, which would modify provisions related to the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides, including by cancelling the registration of organophosphates, neonicotinoids, and paraquat and by creating a process for interested individuals to submit a petition to designate an active ingredient or pesticide as a dangerous pesticide. - EPA's proposed rule (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0133) to protect farm workers from pesticide exposure. OTHER: - Signed onto coalition letter to ask for a comment extension request on EPA's insecticide strategy (Docket #:EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0299). Asked PFB members to sign onto individual sign on letter to express concerns on EPA's insecticide strategy. Signed onto coalition letter to EPA raising concerns over their insecticide strategy. - Signed onto letter to EPA to ask them to engage with stakeholders to discuss improvements to its Endangered Species Act (ESA) risk assessment process. - Asked PFB members to complete AFBF's advocacy email to their legislator raising concerns of the impacts of PFAS on farms. - Advocacy in general to encourage legislators to support pesticide, insecticide, herbicide, etc. labeling that is scientifically sound.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

P.L. 117-58, Inflation Reduction Act; P.L. 117-169, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; H.J. Res. 117, 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 123, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention"; 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.R. 1, Lower Energy Cost Act including provisions on chemical reviews; H.R. 815, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. Climate policy/carbon emissions reduction; H.R. 1158, Elimination of Future Technology Delays Act of 2023; H.R. 1517, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act; H.R. 1633, Reducing Accidents In Locomotives (RAIL) Act; H.R. 1674, 1674 Railway Safety Act of 2023; H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024 (including chemical management provisions Subtitle C, Sections 331-336; H.R. 2811, Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023; H.R. 3716, SPUR Act; H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act; H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act; H.R. 3938, Build It In America Act; H.R. 3953, Debt Ceiling Reform Act; H.R. 4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; H.R. 4194, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024; H.R. 4310, Youth Poisoning Protection Act; H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4470, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023; H.R. 4561, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act; H.R. 4821, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2024; including 518; H.R. 4893, Scientific Integrity Act; H.R. 5260, PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act; H.R. 5860, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; H.R. 6053, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; H.R. 6159, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriation and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 6454 Chemical Tax Repeal Act; H.R. 6532, Renewable Chemicals Act; H.R. 6654, Farewell to Foam Act of 2023; H.R. 6805, PFAS Action Act of 2023; H.R. 7194, PFAS Accountability Act; H.R 7284, No IRIS Act; H.R. 7775, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2024; H.R. 7980, End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024; H.R. 8034, Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 8070, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; H.R. 8092, Protecting Communities from Plastics Act of 2024; H.R. 8204, Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act (RENEA) of 2024; H.R. 8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024; H.R. 8774, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 8997, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations Act, 2025; H.R. 8998, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H. Rept. 118-581, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS BILL, 2025; H.R. 9026, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S.J. Res. 100, A joint 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 "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."; S. 576, Railway Safety Act of 2023; S. 747, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act; S. 844, Assistance for Local Heroes During Train Crises Act; S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act; S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; S. 1195, Chemical Tax Repeal Act; S. 1427, Agriculture PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1429, Resource Management PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1430, Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1432, Fire Suppression PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1433, Airports PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1449, RESTART Act; S. 1456, SPUR Act; S. 1863, PROVE IT Act; S. 1882, Debt Ceiling Reform Act; S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023; S. 2178, A bill to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024, including Title III, Section 321; S. 2233, Youth Poisoning Protection Act; S. 2283, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023; S. 2337, Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act; S. 2499, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023; S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S. 2728, Reducing Waste in National Parks Act; S. 2844, REDUCE Act of 2023; S. 3127, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; S. 3512, The Truth in Labeling Act of 2024; S. 3719, Sound Science for Farmers Act; S. 3724, No IRIS Act; S. 3725, PFAS Accountability Act; S. 4194, Protecting Communities form Plastics Act of 2024; S. 4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; FY2024 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act, use of advanced materials in infrastructure; FY2025 National Defense Authorization, including use of advanced materials in infrastructure; FY2025 Agriculture Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies; FY2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; FY2025 Department of Energy Appropriations; FY2025 THUD and Energy and Water Appropriations; Unintroduced FY2024 DOE Appropriations; Unintroduced Legislation - 5 Actions for Sustainable Change; Unintroduced Legislation on Agriculture Policies (Farm Bill) on Chemicals Management Issues; Unintroduced Save Our Seas 3.0; Unintroduced legislation regarding actions for sustainable change; Unintroduced PFAS legislation; Unintroduced Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Research Act; Unintroduced Protecting Communities From Plastics Act; Unintroduced legislation dealing with plastic pellet management and microplastics; Unintroduced Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act; Unintroduced Senate Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act; 86 Fed. Reg. 50296, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Pyrolysis and Gasification; 87 Fed. Reg. 53556, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Program Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention; 88 Fed. Reg. 27502, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution; 88 Fed. Reg. 39804, SNUR on Certain Chemical Substances (23-2.5e); Automotive Plastics; Basel Convention and Plastic Waste; Biobased Products Procurement and Labeling; Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards; Chemicals Management; Climate policy/carbon emissions reduction; Oversight of Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency on Chemicals Regulation; Ethylene Oxide; Extended Producer Responsibility; Formaldehyde; Food Contact Regulation for recycled materials; Fourth Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding instrument for plastic pollution; FTC Green Guides 87 Fed. Reg. 77766; Implementation of the Superfund Tax on Chemicals; IRIS appropriations; Microplastics; National Plastics Strategy; Permitting reform; PFAS; PRIA Implementation; Recycling; Proposed SNUR for Fuels Made Using Plastic Waste Based Feedstocks; TSCA Implementation including new chemicals, 1,3-butadiene, formaldehyde, methylene chloride; United Nations Plastics Agreement and Cumulative Impact Assessments Negotiations

S 658/ H.R.5252 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)Improvement Act, supporting portions of the legislation that promote spending on projects that protect and enhance water quality and direct funding away from polluting projects. S. 747 / H.R.1517 Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, supporting provisions that would assist farmers with land impacted by PFAS contamination. HJR 27, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving "Waters of the United States" rule, opposing the legislation in its entirety. HR 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023, supporting provisions addressing PFAS. S 1853 Headwaters Protection Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 919/ HR 1705 Environmental Justice for All Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR 5983, Clean Water Act of 2023, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR ___ ,PFAS Definition Improvement Act, supporting a broad definition of PFAS S ___/ HR ___ Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S ___/ HR ___ Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act HR 6805 PFAS Action Act S. 2479: Converting Our Waste Sustainably (COWS) Act of 2023, supporting the legislation. H.R.6095, To require the Secretary of Defense to request modifications relating to certain permits issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes. S. 1427- Agriculture PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1433 - Airports PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1432 - Fire Suppression PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1429 - Resource Management PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1430 - Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act HR 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting, opposing the legislation HR 5089, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2023, opposing the legislation. SJR 61/HJR 114, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving DOT greenhouse gas performance measures, opposing the resolutions. H.R. 8070, the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25 NDAA), supporting provisions that affect PFAS cleanup. H.R. 6095 DOD PFAS Discharge Prevention Act, supporting the legislation.

ASKED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: - H.R.4288, the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act, which would reaffirm and strengthen federal law to prevent the emergence of an inconsistent state or local pesticide labels. - S.1427, the Agriculture PFAs Liability Protection Act, which would exempt farming from any PFAS liability. - S.747/H.R.1517, the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, which would authorize USDA to provide grants to state and territories to address PFAS contamination on farms. ASKED TO OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING: - S.269/H.R.5085, the Protect Americas Children from Toxic Pesticides Act, which would modify provisions related to the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides, including by cancelling the registration of organophosphates, neonicotinoids, and paraquat and by creating a process for interested individuals to submit a petition to designate an active ingredient or pesticide as a dangerous pesticide. - EPA's proposed rule (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0133) to protect farm workers from pesticide exposure. OTHER: - Encouraged PFB members to complete AFBF's advocacy email to Congress raising concerns of the impacts of PFAS on farms. - Advocacy in general to encourage legislators to support pesticide, insecticide, herbicide, etc. labeling that is scientifically sound.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Pesticide Availability Biological Evaluations PFAS/PFOS poly fluoroalkyl substances CERCLA HR 4288 Agriculture Uniform Labeling Act (FIFRA preemption) Vulnerable Species Pilot Program, Herbicide Strategy Rodenticide PID S.747/H.R. 1517- The Relief for Farmers PFAS Act Existing Stocks Order for Dicamba

Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 658/ H.R.5252 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)Improvement Act, supporting portions of the legislation that promote spending on projects that protect and enhance water quality and direct funding away from polluting projects. S. 747 / H.R.1517 Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, supporting provisions that would assist farmers with land impacted by PFAS contamination. HJR 27, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving "Waters of the United States" rule, opposing the legislation in its entirety. HR 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023, supporting provisions addressing PFAS. S 1853 Headwaters Protection Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 919/ HR 1705 Environmental Justice for All Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR 5983, Clean Water Act of 2023, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR ___ ,PFAS Definition Improvement Act, supporting a broad definition of PFAS S ___/ HR ___ Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S ___/ HR ___ Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act HR 6805 PFAS Action Act S. 2479: Converting Our Waste Sustainably (COWS) Act of 2023, supporting the legislation. H.R.6095, To require the Secretary of Defense to request modifications relating to certain permits issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes. S. 1427- Agriculture PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1433 - Airports PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1432 - Fire Suppression PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1429 - Resource Management PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1430 - Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act HR 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting, opposing the legislation HR 5089, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2023, opposing the legislation. SJR 61/HJR 114, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving DOT greenhouse gas performance measures, opposing the resolutions.

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.

S 658/ H.R.5252 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)Improvement Act, supporting portions of the legislation that promote spending on projects that protect and enhance water quality and direct funding away from polluting projects. S. 747 / H.R.1517 Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, supporting provisions that would assist farmers with land impacted by PFAS contamination. HJR 27, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving "Waters of the United States" rule, opposing the legislation in its entirety. HR 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023, supporting provisions addressing PFAS. S 1853 Headwaters Protection Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 919/ HR 1705 Environmental Justice for All Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR 5983, Clean Water Act of 2023, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR ___ ,PFAS Definition Improvement Act, supporting a broad definition of PFAS S ___/ HR ___ Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S ___/ HR ___ Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act HR 6805 PFAS Action Act S. 2479: Converting Our Waste Sustainably (COWS) Act of 2023, supporting the legislation. H.R.6095, To require the Secretary of Defense to request modifications relating to certain permits issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes. S. 1427- Agriculture PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1433 - Airports PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1432 - Fire Suppression PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1429 - Resource Management PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1430 - Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act HR 7023, Creating Confidence in Clean Water Permitting, opposing the legislation HR 5089, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2023, opposing the legislation. SJR 61/HJR 114, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving DOT greenhouse gas performance measures, opposing the resolutions.

P.L. 117-58, Inflation Reduction Act; P.L. 117-169, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law; H.J. Res 117, Disapproved of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter rule 89 FR 16202 in the federal register; H.J. Res 123, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention"; H.R. 1, Lower Energy Cost Act including provisions on chemical reviews; H.R. 1070, To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide the owner or operator of a critical energy resource facility an interim permit under subtitle C that is subject to final approval by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes. Climate policy/carbon emissions reduction; H.R. 1158, Elimination of Future Technology Delays Act of 2023; H.R. 1517, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act; H.R. 1633, Reducing Accidents In Locomotives (RAIL) Act; H.R. 1674, 1674 Railway Safety Act of 2023; H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024 (including chemical management provisions Subtitle C, Sections 331-336; H.R. 2811, Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023; H.R. 3716, SPUR Act; H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act; H.R. 3935, Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act; H.R. 3938, Build It In America Act; H.R. 3953, Debt Ceiling Reform Act; H.R. 4040, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; H.R. 4310, Youth Poisoning Protection Act; H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; H.R. 4470, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023; H.R. 4821, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2024; including 518; H.R. 5260, PFAS Free Military Purchasing Act; H.R. 5860, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; H.R. 6053, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; H.R. 6159, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriation and Other Extensions Act, 2024; H.R. 6454 Chemical Tax Repeal Act; H.R. 6654, Farewell to Foam Act of 2023; H.R. 6805, PFAS Action Act of 2023; H.R. 7194, PFAS Accountability Act; S. 576, Railway Safety Act of 2023; S. 747, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act; S. 844, Assistance for Local Heroes During Train Crises Act; S. 866, American Innovation and Jobs Act; S. 1189, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act; S. 1194, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; S. 1195, Chemical Tax Repeal Act; S. 1427, Agriculture PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1429, Resource Management PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1430, Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1432, Fire Suppression PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1433, Airports PFAS Liability Protection Act of 2023; S. 1449, RESTART Act; S. 1456, SPUR Act; S. 1863, PROVE IT Act; S. 1882, Debt Ceiling Reform Act; S. 1939, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2023; S. 2178, A bill to extend the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes; S. 2226, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2024, including Title III, Section 321; S. 2233, Youth Poisoning Protection Act; S. 2283, PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2023; S. 2499, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2023; S. 2605, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; S. 2844, REDUCE Act of 2023; S. 3127, Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2023; S. 3719, Sound Science for Farmers Act; S. 3725, PFAS Accountability Act; FY2024 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; FY2024 National Defense Authorization Act, use of advanced materials in infrastructure; FY2025 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations; FY2025 National Defense Authorization, including use of advanced materials in infrastructure; FY2025 National Defense Authorization, including use of advanced materials in infrastructure; FY2025 Agriculture Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies; FY2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; FY2025 Department of Energy Appropriations; FY2025 THUD and Energy and Water Appropriations; Unintroduced FY2024 DOE Appropriations; Unintroduced Legislation - 5 Actions for Sustainable Change; Unintroduced Legislation on Agriculture Policies (Farm Bill) on Chemicals Management Issues; Unintroduced Save Our Seas 3.0; Unintroduced legislation regarding actions for sustainable change; Unintroduced PFAS legislation; Unintroduced Protecting Communities From Plastics Act; Unintroduced legislation dealing with plastic pellet management and microplastics; Unintroduced Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act; 86 Fed. Reg. 50296, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Pyrolysis and Gasification; 87 Fed. Reg. 53556, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Program Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention; 88 Fed. Reg. 27502, Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution; 88 Fed. Reg. 39804, SNUR on Certain Chemical Substances (23-2.5e); Automotive Plastics; Basel Convention and Plastic Waste; Biobased Products Procurement and Labeling; Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards; Chemicals Management; Climate policy/carbon emissions reduction; Oversight of Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency on Chemicals Regulation; Ethylene Oxide; Formaldehyde; Food Contact Regulation for recycled materials; FTC Green Guides 87 Fed. Reg. 77766; Implementation of the Superfund Tax on Chemicals; IRIS appropriations; Microplastics; National Plastics Strategy; Permitting reform; PFAS; PRIA Implementation; Recycling; Proposed SNUR for Fuels Made Using Plastic Waste Based Feedstocks; Third Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop a legally binding instrument for plastic pollution; TSCA Implementation including new chemicals, 1,3-butadiene, formaldehyde, methylene chloride; United Nations Plastics Agreement and Cumulative Impact Assessments Negotiations

ASKED TO SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING: - H.R.4288, the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act, which would reaffirm and strengthen federal law to prevent the emergence of an inconsistent state or local pesticide labels. - S.1427, the Agriculture PFAs Liability Protection Act, which would exempt farming from any PFAS liability. - S.747/H.R.1517, the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, which would authorize USDA to provide grants to state and territories to address PFAS contamination on farms. ASKED TO OPPOSE THE FOLLOWING: - S.269/H.R.5085, the Protect Americas Children from Toxic Pesticides Act, which would modify provisions related to the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides, including by cancelling the registration of organophosphates, neonicotinoids, and paraquat and by creating a process for interested individuals to submit a petition to designate an active ingredient or pesticide as a dangerous pesticide. - EPA's proposed rule (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0133) to protect farm workers from pesticide exposure. OTHER: - Encouraged PFB members to complete AFBF's advocacy email to Congress raising concerns of the impacts of PFAS on farms. - Signed onto letter to House and Senate Approps leadership regarding FIFRA Labeling related to Interior Appropriations Sec. 461. - Signed onto letter to EPA addressing concerns over court's decision on dicamba products. - Signed onto letter to Approps leadership supporting several pesticide-related appropriations asks in the FY25 Interior approps bills. - Signed onto letter to EPA regarding existing stock order on OTT dicamba.

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Pesticide Availability Biological Evaluations PFAS/PFOS poly fluoroalkyl substances CERCLA HR 4288 Agriculture Uniform Labeling Act (FIFRA preemption) Vulnerable Species Pilot Program, Herbicide Strategy Rodenticide PID S.747/H.R. 1517- The Relief for Farmers PFAS Act Existing Stocks Order for Dicamba ANPRM response on treated seed regulation

Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 658/ H.R.5252 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)Improvement Act, supporting portions of the legislation that promote spending on projects that protect and enhance water quality and direct funding away from polluting projects. S. 747 / H.R.1517 Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, supporting provisions that would assist farmers with land impacted by PFAS contamination. HJR 27, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving "Waters of the United States" rule, opposing the legislation in its entirety. HR 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023, supporting provisions addressing PFAS. S 1853 Headwaters Protection Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 919/ HR 1705 Environmental Justice for All Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR 5983, Clean Water Act of 2023, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR ___ ,PFAS Definition Improvement Act, supporting a broad definition of PFAS S ___/ HR ___ Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S ___/ HR ___ Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act HR 6805 PFAS Action Act S. 2479: Converting Our Waste Sustainably (COWS) Act of 2023, supporting the legislation. H.R.6095, To require the Secretary of Defense to request modifications relating to certain permits issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes. S. 1427- Agriculture PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1433 - Airports PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1432 - Fire Suppression PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1429 - Resource Management PFAS Liability Protection Act S.1430 - Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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)

Asked PA House Members to support H.R.4288, the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act by Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-SD-at large) and Jim Costa (D-CA-21). This bill would reaffirm and strengthen federal law to prevent the emergence of an inconsistent state or local pesticide labels. Asked PA House and Senate Members to support S.1427, the Agriculture PFAs Liability Protection Act by Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and John Boozman (R-AR). This bill would exempt farming from any PFAS liability. Asked PA House and Senate Members to oppose S.269/H.R.5085, the Protect Americas Children from Toxic Pesticides Act by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative James McGovern (D-MA). The bill would modify provisions related to the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides, including by cancelling the registration of organophosphates, neonicotinoids, and paraquat and by creating a process for interested individuals to submit a petition to designate an active ingredient or pesticide as a dangerous pesticide. Asked PA House and Senate Members to support and co-sponsor S.747/H.R.1517, the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Jared Golden (D-ME). This bill would authorize USDA to provide grants to state and territories to address PFAS contamination on farms. Asked PA House and Senate Members to oppose EPA's proposed rule (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0133) to protect farm workers from pesticide exposure.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Pesticide Availability Biological Evaluations PFAS/PFOS poly fluoroalkyl substances CERCLA HR 4288 Agriculture Uniform Labeling Act (FIFRA preemption) Vulnerable Species Pilot Program, Herbicide Strategy Rodenticide PID S.747/H.R. 1517- The Relief for Farmers PFAS Act

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 658, EQIP Improvement Act, supporting portions of the legislation that promote spending on projects that protect and enhance water quality and direct funding away from polluting projects. S 747/ HR 1517, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, supporting efforts to reduce PFAS pollution in agriculture. HJR 27, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving "Waters of the United States" rule, opposing the legislation in its entirety.

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Asked PA House Members to support H.R.4288, the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act by Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-SD-at large) and Jim Costa (D-CA-21). This bill would reaffirm and strengthen federal law to prevent the emergence of an inconsistent state or local pesticide labels. Asked PA House and Senate Members to oppose S.269/H.R.5085, the Protect Americas Children from Toxic Pesticides Act by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Representative James McGovern (D-MA). The bill would modify provisions related to the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides, including by cancelling the registration of organophosphates, neonicotinoids, and paraquat and by creating a process for interested individuals to submit a petition to designate an active ingredient or pesticide as a dangerous pesticide. Asked PA House and Senate Members to support and co-sponsor S.747/H.R.1517, the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Jared Golden (D-ME). This bill would authorize USDA to provide grants to state and territories to address PFAS contamination on farms. Asked PA House and Senate Members to oppose EPA's proposed rule (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0133) to protect farm workers from pesticide exposure. Reviewed EPA's draft Herbicide Strategy (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0365), which details how the Agency intends to prevent the impacts of conventional herbicides to listed species and habitats.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S 658, EQIP Improvement Act, supporting portions of the legislation that promote spending on projects that protect and enhance water quality and direct funding away from polluting projects. S 747/ HR 1517, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, supporting efforts to reduce PFAS pollution in agriculture. HJR 27, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving "Waters of the United States" rule, opposing the legislation in its entirety. HR 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023, supporting provisions addressing PFAS. S 1853 Headwaters Protection Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 919/ HR 1705 Environmental Justice for All Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR 5983, Clean Water Act of 2023, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR ___ ,PFAS Definition Improvement Act, supporting a broad definition of PFAS S ___/ HR ___ Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S ___/ HR ___ Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act HR ___ PFAS Action Act S. 2479: Converting Our Waste Sustainably (COWS) Act of 2023, supporting the legislation. S. 747 / H.R.1517 Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, opposing provisions that allow polluters to avoid liability H.R._____ To require the Secretary of Defense to request modifications relating to certain permits issued under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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)

S 658, EQIP Improvement Act, supporting portions of the legislation that promote spending on projects that protect and enhance water quality and direct funding away from polluting projects. S 747/ HR 1517, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, supporting efforts to reduce PFAS pollution in agriculture. HJR 27, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving "Waters of the United States" rule, opposing the legislation in its entirety. HR 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023, supporting provisions addressing PFAS. S 1853 Headwaters Protection Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 919/ HR 1705 Environmental Justice for All Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR ____, Clean Water Act of 2023, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR ___ ,PFAS Definition Improvement Act, supporting a broad definition of PFAS S ___/ HR ___ Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S ___/ HR ___ Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act HR ___ PFAS Action Act

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Pesticide Availability Biological Evaluations PFAS/PFOS poly fluoroalkyl substances CERCLA HR 4288 Agriculture Uniform Labeling Act (FIFRA preemption) Vulnerable Species Pilot Program, Herbicide Strategy Rodenticide PID S.747/H.R. 1517- The Relief for Farmers PFAS Act

Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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)

Asked PA House Members to support H.R.4288, the Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act by Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-SD-at large) and Jim Costa (D-CA-21). This bill would reaffirm and strengthen federal law to prevent the emergence of an inconsistent state or local pesticide labels. Asked PA Senate Members to oppose S.269, the Protect Americas Children from Toxic Pesticides Act by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ). The bill would modify provisions related to the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides, including by cancelling the registration of organophosphates, neonicotinoids, and paraquat and by creating a process for interested individuals to submit a petition to designate an active ingredient or pesticide as a dangerous pesticide. Asked PA House and Senate Members to support and co-sponsor S.747/H.R.1517, the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) and Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Jared Golden (D-ME). This bill would authorize USDA to provide grants to state and territories to address PFAS contamination on farms. Asked PA House and Senate Members to oppose EPA's proposed rule (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0133) to protect farm workers from pesticide exposure. Asked PA House Members to sign onto Representative Chavez-DeRemer's letter regarding EPA's proposed actions (Docket #: #EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0750) against rodenticides.

Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Legislative and administrative outreach and monitoring related to PFAS regulation. H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021. Legislative and administrative monitoring and outreach related to the implementation of S. 1605, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-81) FY2024 Budget and Appropriations process S.466 Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act S.820 Protecting Consumers from PFAS Act H.R.1517 Relief for Farmers hit with PFAS Act S.747 Relief for Farmers hit with PFAS Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S 658, EQIP Improvement Act, supporting portions of the legislation that promote spending on projects that protect and enhance water quality and direct funding away from polluting projects. S 747/ HR 1517, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, supporting efforts to reduce PFAS pollution in agriculture. HJR 27, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving "Waters of the United States" rule, opposing the legislation in its entirety. HR 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023, supporting provisions addressing PFAS. S 1853 Headwaters Protection Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S 919/ HR 1705 Environmental Justice for All Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety HR ____, Clean Water Act of 2023, supporting the legislation in its entirety. HR ___ ,PFAS Definition Improvement Act, supporting a broad definition of PFAS S ___/ HR ___ Clean Water Standards for PFAS Act, supporting the legislation in its entirety S ___/ HR ___ Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act HR ___ PFAS Action Act

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S 658, EQIP Improvement Act, supporting portions of the legislation that promote spending on projects that protect and enhance water quality and direct funding away from polluting projects. S 747/ HR 1517, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, supporting efforts to reduce PFAS pollution in agriculture. HJR 27, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving "Waters of the United States" rule, opposing the legislation in its entirety.

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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.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)

S 658, EQIP Improvement Act, supporting portions of the legislation that promote spending on projects that protect and enhance water quality and direct funding away from polluting projects. S 747/ HR 1517, Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, supporting efforts to reduce PFAS pollution in agriculture. HJR 27, Congressional Review Act resolution disapproving "Waters of the United States" rule, opposing the legislation in its entirety.

Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislative and administrative outreach and monitoring related to PFAS regulation. H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021. Legislative and administrative monitoring and outreach related to the implementation of S. 1605, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (P.L. 117-81) FY2024 Budget and Appropriations process S.466 Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act S.820 Protecting Consumers from PFAS Act H.R.1517 Relief for Farmers hit with PFAS Act S.747 Relief for Farmers hit with PFAS Act

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Asked Senate Members to oppose S.269, the Protect Americas Children from Toxic Pesticides Act by Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ). The bill would modify provisions related to the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides, including by cancelling the registration of organophosphates, neonicotinoids, and paraquat and by creating a process for interested individuals to submit a petition to designate an active ingredient or pesticide as a dangerous pesticide. Signed onto coalition letter to Congress opposing S.269. Asked Senate Members to support and co-sponsor S.747, the Relief for Farmers Hit with PFAS Act, by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME). This bill would authorize USDA to provide grants to state and territories to address PFAS contamination on farms. Asked Congressional Members to oppose EPA's proposed rule (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0133) to protect farm workers from pesticide exposure. Signed on to coalition letter to Congress asking for reauthorization language under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for the 2023 Farm Bill. Submitted comments to EPA opposing their Proposed Interim Decisions (PIDs) for 10 rodenticides (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0750). This would have significant impacts on eliminating the risk of rodent infestation.

Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported