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2026 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R.1267 - Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; H.R.1415 - No IRIS Act of 2025; H.R.3110 - PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2025; H.R.8632 - PFAS Cleanup Act; S.623 - No IRIS Act of 2025; S.4397 - Sound Science Act of 2026; TSCA Risk Evaluation and Risk Assessment; Draft Toxic Substances Control Act Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2026; New chemical process and existing chemical regulatory advocacy.
Client expense: $3,720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R.1267 - Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; H.R.1415 - No IRIS Act of 2025; H.R.3110 - PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2025; S.623 - No IRIS Act of 2025; Draft National Defense Authorization Act for FY27; House Discussion Draft of Modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act; New chemical and existing chemical regulatory advocacy; Senate Discussion Draft of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2026; Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry reproposal and process.
Client expense: $4,430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2026 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to EPA IRIS program and Implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, Public Law: 114-182; N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0236; Formaldehyde, Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0613; Asbestos, Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0736; Methylene Chloride, Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0742; Toxic Substances Control Act Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2026 (Discussion Draft), Supply Chain Impacts. Provisions in the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R. 8998); Section 493, None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to develop, finalize, issue, or use assessments under the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). No IRIS Act of 2025 (S. 623/H.R. 1415 - 119th Congress). Provisions in the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754 - 119th Congress). Sound Science Act of 2026 (S.4397).
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2026 · third_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R.1267 - Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; H.R.1415 - No IRIS Act of 2025; H.R.3110 - PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2025; H.R.8632 - PFAS Cleanup Act; H.R.10737 - To amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 to promote transparency in science, and for other purposes; S.351 - STEWARD Act of 2025; S.4397 - Sound Science Act of 2026; S.623 - No IRIS Act of 2025; S.J.Res.187 - 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 "Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7);" 1,3-Butadiene TSCA Risk Evaluation; Draft legislation on scientific quality and integrity; Draft legislation related to CERCLA; Draft legislation to reauthorize and improve the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA); Legislation related to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) fees and improvements; Procedure for Chemical Risk Evaluation Under TSCA; Toxic Substances Control Act Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2026; TSCA Risk Management.
Client expense: $3,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2026 · third_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
EPA Integrated Risk Information System Draft Assessment of Inorganic Arsenic Toxic Substances Control Act Reauthorization S. 623 / H.R. 1415, No IRIS Act of 2025, All Titles S. 4397, Sound Science Act of 2026, All Titles H.R. 5373 / S. 2811, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025, All Titles
Client expense: $700,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
1. Pesticide re-registration 2. WOTUS - Waters of the U.S. 3. Endangered species and related actions by the EPA 4. S. 623 No IRIS Act of 2025 5. H.R. 1415 No IRIS Act of 2025 6. H.R. 4754 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R.4109 - Recycling and Composting Accountability Act. H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act. H.R.6566 - Recycling Technologies Innovation Act (and related policy efforts). H.R.7502 - Recycled Materials Attribution Act (and related policy efforts). S.351 - STEWARD Act. H.R.6832 - Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act (and related policy efforts). H.R.7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. BASF supports policies that reduce plastic pollution in the environment, including pollution from nanoplastics and microplastics, such as policies that promote recycling and composting and improve recovery and recycling infrastructure, rather than banning or taxing specific products, policies that formally recognize advanced recycling technologies and mass balance accounting as critical to growing the circular economy, eliminating plastic pollution, and protecting the environment, and policies that promote bioattributed and biobased prodcuts and improve the accessibility, usability, and recognition of mass balance accounting methodology. Global Plastics Treaty (no bills). Critical Minerals Recycling (no bills). BASF supports policies that create a pathway for manufacturers to recycle and process critical minerals in the U.S. Implementation and funding of the 2016 reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act [P.L.94-469]. S.623 - No IRIS Act. BASF supports science-based, transparent, and stable regulatory processes, along with increased EPA funding, staffing, and regulatory efficiency to ensure safe, sustainable chemistries reach the market in a timely manner.
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2026 · third_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R.7502 - Recycled Materials Attribution Act (and related policy efforts). H.R.6566 - Recycling Technologies Innovation Act (and related policy efforts). H.R.4109 - Recycling and Composting Accountability Act. H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act. H.R.7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. H.R.6832 - Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act (and related policy efforts). BASF supports policies that reduce plastic pollution in the environment, including pollution from nanoplastics and microplastics, such as policies that promote recycling and composting and improve recovery and recycling infrastructure, rather than banning or taxing specific products, policies that formally recognize advanced recycling technologies and mass balance accounting as critical to growing the circular economy and protecting the environment, and policies that promote bioattributed and biobased products and improve the accessilbity, usability, and recognition of mass balance accounting methodology. Implementation and funding of the 2016 reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act [P.L.94-469]. S.623 - No IRIS Act. BASF supports science-based, transparent, and stable regulatory processes, along with increased EPA funding, staffing, and regulatory efficiency to ensure safe, sustainable chemistries reach the market in a timely manner. H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027. H.R.6500 - Continuing Appropriations and Extension Act of 2027. (As it relates to a short-term extension of the "Cyber Security Information Sharing Act."). BASF supports the protection of our nation's cyber infrastructure via a multi-year, long term reauthorization of the "Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act." S.4380/H.R.9232 - Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act. BASF supports FAA designation of chemical facilities as critical infrastructure, the use of countermeasures against unauthorized drone flights, and policies that strengthen physical security, cybersecurity, and safety across the chemical supply chain. S.351 - STEWARD Act. Clean Air Act Implementation (89 FR 429,32 (HON Rule). BASF supports reconsideration of the 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.
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution and climate change; Issues related to air pollution from stationary and mobile sources; Issues related to the Clean Air Act; Issues related to California Clean Air Act waivers; Issues related to permitting and regulatory reforms; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to agency restructuring; Issues relating to FY26 appropriations; Issues relating to FY27 appropriations; Issues related to implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act; Issues related to appliance efficiency; issues related to prescribed burning; S1072 Stop California from Advancing Regulatory Burden Act; S 77 Early Participation in Regulations Act; S 81 Guidance Clarity Act; HR 77 Midnight Rules Relief Act; HR 471 Fix Our Forests; HJ Res 15/SJ Res 4 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment"; HR 903/S 341 Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act; HR 1449 Energy Resilient Communities Act; S 711 Transportation Freedom Act; HR 1651 To nullify the final rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule"; HR 1415/S 623 No Industrial Restrictions In Secret (No IRIS) Act; HR 2140 DERA Act 2025; S 1072 Stop CARB Act of 2025; HR 2165 Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act; HR 346 Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act; HR 2288 To nullify the final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency titled "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; HR 3889/S 2015 National Prescribed Fire Act; H.Res. 585 Recognizing the threat of extreme weather to childrens health and wellbeing, and expressing the sense of Congress that solutions must be rapidly and equitably developed and deployed to address the unique vulnerabilities and needs of children; HR 4443/S 2298 Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act; S 2340/HR 4515 Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2025; HR 4744/S 2445 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 161 New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act; HR 6387 Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events Act; HR 6409 Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability Act; HR 6398 Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations Act; HR 6373 Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act; H.R. 4214 Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act; HR 4776 SPEED Act; S 3529 Public Health Air Quality Act; S 3007, Diesel Truck Liberation Act; S 237 Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act; Commerce, Justice, Science; HR 5437 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act; H.R. 4626 Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act; H.R. 4758 Homeowner Energy Freedom Act; H.R. 7977 Energy Bills Relief Act; H.R. 7821 Promoting Reduction of Emissions through Landscaping Act; Discussion Draft of Legislation to Modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act ; H.R. 4593 SHOWER Act; H.R. 5184 Affordable HOMES Act; HR 4690, Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act; HR 3194, LOCOMOTIVES Act; HR 6200, ESSENTIAL Act; HR 6250, Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act; HR 7000, Freedom to Fuel Act; HR 8782, PLOW Storms Act; HR 8870, Build America 250 Act; HR 9022, Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill; HR 9243/S 4732, Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act; HR 9453/S 4931, End EPA Abuse Act;HR 9171, Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; HR 9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; HR 9170, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; HR 9317, Buses Utilizing Safety and Environmental Standards Act; HR 9618, Diesel Engine Flexibility Act; S 4404, No Passes for Polluters Act; S 5045, Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act; HR 9019, POWER Act; S 5092, Restoring Affordability in Automobile Manufacturing; S. 5311, Cabin Air Safety Act; S 5215, Cleaner Transportation Access for All; HR 10065, Methane Polluter Accountability Act; S5338, Energy Efficiency Reform Act; HR 10154, Protect America from CARB Act; HJ Res 202, Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles"; HJ Res 211, Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles"; SJ Res 206, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles"; SJ Res 207, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's Advanced Clean Car Program and a Within the Scope Conformation for California's Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments for 2017 and Earlier Model Years"; HJ Res 212, Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Car Program; Reconsideration of a Previous Withdrawal of a Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision"; SJ Res 208, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Car Program; Reconsideration of a Previous Withdrawal of a Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision"; HJ Res 214, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Small Off-Road Engines Regulations; Notice of Decision"; SJ Res 205, 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 "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Small Off-Road Engines Regulations; Notice of Decision; HJ Res 210, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".; SJ Res 209, 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 "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision"; HJ Res 213, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision"; SJ Res 210, 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 "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision"; S. 5653, Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2026 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to ethylene oxide. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to TSCA implementation. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to IRIS program. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to the Congressional Chemistry Caucus. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to PFAS. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to advanced manufacturing R&D. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to sustainability. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to microplastics and plastic waste/marine debris, including Save Our Seas. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to recycling, extended producer responsibility, and design for recycling and circularity. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to the Congressional Recycling Caucus. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to regulatory agenda. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to butadiene. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to D4. H.R. 1415, No IRIS Act of 2025. H.R. 2145, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025. H.R. 4109, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act. H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act). H.R. 4903, Plastic Health Research Act. H.R. 6566, Recycling Technology Innovation Act. H.R. 6832, The Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act of 2025. H.R. 7502, Recycled Materials Attribution Act. S. 351, STEWARD Act of 2025. S. 623, No IRIS Act of 2025.
Client expense: $1,450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2026 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 161, New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act H.R. 278, BROADBAND Leadership Act H.R. 471/S. 1462, Fix Our Forests Act of 2025 H.R. 640/S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act H.R. 804, Rural Small Business Resilience Act of 2025 H.R. 2145, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 H.R. 2288, Common Sense Air Regulations Act H.R. 2308/S. 1246, FEMA Independence Act H.R. 2709, Save our Sequoias Act H.R. 2940, Advancing Water Reuse Act H.R. 3862, Clean Water SRF Parity Act H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act H.R. 3899, Clarifying Federal General Permits Act H.R. 3900, Water Quality Technology Availability Act H.R. 3927, Nationwide Permitting Improvement Act H.R. 3928, Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 4109, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act H.R. 4214, Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act H.R. 4218, Clean Air and Economic Advancement Reform Act H.R. 4357/S. 2260, Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act H.R. 4466, Cultivating Investment in Recycling and Circular Local Economies (CIRCLE) Act of 2025 H.R. 4669, Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025 H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act H.R. 6373, Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act of 2025 H.R. 6387, Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act H.R. 6398, Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED) Tape Act H.R. 6409, Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act H.R. 6832, Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act H.R. 7502, Recycled Materials Attribution Act H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 H.R. 8800, FY 27 National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 9250, Great American Outdoors Act 250 H.R. 9317, Buses Utilizing Safety and Environmental Standards (BUSES) Act H.R. 9497/S. 4949, Water Resources Development Act of 2026 H.R. 9760/S. 5035, National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2026 S. 351, Strategies to Eliminate Water and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act of 2025 S. 623, No IRIS Act of 2025 S. 1323, Facilitating Increased Resilience, Environmental Weatherization and Lowered Liability Act S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S. 3305, Curtailing Litigation Excess and Abuse Reform (CLEAR) Act of 2025 S. 3826, Modernizing Clean Air Permitting Act S.4944, American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026 H.J. Res. 61/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing H.J. Res. 87/S.J. Res. 46, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" H.J. Res. 88/S.J. Res. 45, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" H.J. Res. 89/S.J. Res. 47, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOx Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" H.J. Res. 205, S.J. Res. 207, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's Advanced Clean Car Program and a Within the Scope Conformation for California's Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments for 2017 and Earlier Model Years" H.J. Res. 210, S.J. Res. 210, Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations Waiver, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision" H.J. Res. 211, S.J. Res. 206, Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California's 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles" H.J. Res. 212, S.J. Res. 208, Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Car Program; Reconsideration of a Previous Withdrawal of a Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" S.J. Res. 187, Disapproving EPAs Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7) Discussion draft legislation To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt civil penalties for certain violations of such Act from the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, and for other purposes Discussion draft legislation to reform the Brownfields Program Draft legislation titled Create Expedited Reviews to Transform American Infrastructure Now (CERTAIN) Act - Discussion Draft Draft legislation titled Water Cost Accountability Act Draft legislation titled Safe Drinking Water Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2026 Draft Chemical Research and Development Testbed bill Draft legislation titled Methane Emissions Assessment to Secure the Unions Role in Energy (MEASURE) Act of 2026 Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Environment and Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled the Wildfire Response Improvement Act Draft legislation on PFAS Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Draft legislation to reform the Permitting Councils responsibilities related to assisting federal agencies in the environmental permitting process Draft legislation relating to the reform of NEPA, NHPA and other statutes as part of broader efforts to modernize federal environmental permitting Potential legislation regarding TSCA reform Potential legislation similar to National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1721, the Health H20 Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812, One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2964, Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461/S.3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislative action similar to H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" Potential legislative action similar to H.J.Res. 117/S.J.Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter" Potential legislative action similar to H.Con.Res. 34, expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws Potential legislation similar to S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Potential legislation to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to be awarded during the fiscal year during which an application is submitted Potential resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Federal Good Neighbor Plan for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Notice on Remand of the Record of the Good Neighbor Plan to Respond to Certain Comments. Rescission of Regulatory Determinations and Removal of Related Provisions for Four PFAS Substances (91 Fed. Reg. 29,413, May 20, 2026) Extending the Compliance Deadline for the PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Levels (91 Fed. Reg. 29,425, May 20, 2026) Revisions to Establish the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule for Public Water Systems; EPA-HQ-OW-2023-0469; FRL-10857-03-OW, August 31, 2026 Draft Guidance for Reducing Risk From Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) in Biosolids; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Feedback (EPA-HQ-OW-2026-2509; FRL-13318-01-OW) DPAS Directive: Allocation Order and Additional Requirements for Recoverable Critical Minerals and Material Updated Definition of Waters of the United States; EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0322; RIN 2040-AG44 Proposed Rule regarding Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0585, Compliance Deadline Extension and ANPRM for CWA Section 311 Worst Case Spill Program, (91 Fed. Reg. 10,787, March 5, 2026) Proposed rule: withdrawal of proposed provision, regarding Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0156, EPA Rule on Pyrolysis Clean Air Act Exclusion, (86 Fed. Reg. 50,296, May 24, 2023) Proposed rescission of the hazard index (HI) for select PFAS and extension of the compliance deadline for implementation of the National Primary Drinking Water Standard for PFOA and PFOS Proposed interim guidance for PFAS disposal and destruction Proposed Rule regarding Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-1707, Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans; Amendment Reconsideration, (91 Fed. Reg. 7,415-7,420, February 18, 2026) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, (90 Fed. Reg. 44,591-44,618, September 16, 2025) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards, (90 Fed. Reg. 36,288, EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194, August 1, 2025) Final Rule, Partial Repeal of Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units (91 Fed. Reg. 58,954-59,000, September 17, 2026) Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Rescission of the Greenhouse Gas Findings for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants and Repeal of Regulations for Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under Clean Air Act Section 111 (91 Fed. Reg. 59,002-59,046, September 17, 2026) Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under Subsection (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 72,216-72,312, October 19, 2023) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Final Rule, Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (89 Fed. Reg. 16,202-16,406, March 6, 2024) Final Rule, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (89 Fed. Reg. 17,622-17,692, March 11, 2024) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, November 14, 2022) Final Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (89 Fed. Reg. 16,820-17,227, March 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 18,638-18,754, March 29, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management: Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19,583-19,604, April 3, 2023) Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, (88 Fed. Reg. 29,184-29,446, May 5, 2023) New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 80,682-80,685, November 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65,350-65,356, September 22, 2023) Proposed Rule, Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases from Solid Waste Management Units (89 Fed. Reg. 15,967-15,968, February 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Listing of Specific PFAS as Hazardous Constituents (89 Fed. Reg. 8,606-8,621, February 8, 2024) Final Rule, National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2, (89 Fed. Reg. 35,442-35,577, May 1, 2024) Proposed Rule, Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Request for Information Inventory (TRI) (89 Fed. Reg. 81,776, October 8, 2024) Final Rule, Negative Options Rule, (89 Fed. Reg. 90,476, November 11, 2024) Final Rule, Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements, (89 Fed. Reg. 89,216, November 12, 2024) Proposed Rule, Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), (40 CFR Part 702; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2025-0260; FRL-8529.1-01-OCSPP; RIN 2070-AL27) Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Data Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Change to Submission Period; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549 (December 29, 2025) A Consultation Document on Phase 1 of the Risk Management of PFAS, Excluding Fluoropolymers: Prohibition of the Use of PFAS, not Currently Regulated, in Firefighting Foams (November 25, 2025) Comments on Proposed Revisions to the AIM Act Technology Transition Rule (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0005) (November 21, 2025) Comments on Section 401 State Water Quality Certification Open Docket; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0272 (August 6, 2025) Proposed Methods Update Rule (MUR), MUR 22 (90 Fed. Reg. 6,967-7,037, January 21, 2025) Notice of 2025 Draft List of Critical Minerals (90 Fed. Reg. 41,591 - 41,593, August 26, 2025) Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 16; Proposed Toxics Release Inventory (TRI); Clarification of Toxic Chemicals Due to Automatic Additions of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Under the National Defense Authorization Act (90 Fed. Reg. 5,795-5,798, January 17, 2025) Draft National Recommended Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health for Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid, and Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid (EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0454; FRL 12023-01-OW) (April 29, 2025) Request for Withdrawal and Comments of the Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 2026 Issuance of the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity; EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0481 (May 19, 2025) Proposed Rule, Review of New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Combustion Turbines and Stationary Gas Turbines, (89 Fed. Reg. 101,306-101,356, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units, (90 Fed. Reg. 25,535-25,546, June 17, 2025) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provision implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; reauthorization of Water Resources Development Act (P.L. 118-272); National Environmental Policy Act permitting modernization and CEQ regulatory updates; Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act expansion; Border Water Infrastructure Program; Nationwide Permitting Program reissuance; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers and specifically disposal and destruction; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; Congressional Review Act disapproval of regulations; development of legislation following Supreme Court decision limiting agency regulatory deference; Environmental Protection Agency research office generally; Circular No. A-4, Guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis; Conference of the Parties (COP) 28, 29, and 30; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; water and western water issues; water subcabinet; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; Department of Treasury hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; implementation of the EU Methane Regulations; Endangered Species Act regulations and legislation; General Services Administration (GSA) Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee (GAP FAC) report and letter regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances; U.S. EPA Criteria or Product Category Rules to Support the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials; Natural Capital Accounting guidance; Sustainable Aviation Fuels Blenders Tax Credit and CORSIA voluntary carbon markets; implementation and proposed changes to the Waters of the U.S.; comments on the 2026 UN Water Conference themes; petition to EPA to designate solar panels as universal waste; petition for EPA, OSHA, and OMB to establish a single, consistent federal regulatory framework for worker chemical safety under Section 9 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); principles of TSCA Risk Management under Section 6; meeting and continuing correspondence with House Oversight Majority office on Greenhouse Gas Protocol scope 2 updates & a standard being developed for GHGP by ISO; implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L. 83-212); EUREACH PFAS restrictions/SEAC consultation; FTC Green Guides; Global Plastics Pollution Agreement; Basel Convention implementing legislation; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; Department of Interior Guidance related to emergency permitting procedures; Proposed a Clean Water Act Section 404c Veto, June 18, 2026; Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs); funding for water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Water and Resilience Provisions (IIJA, P.L. 117-58); reauthorization of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act (P.L. 117-58, Title XII, Div. E); implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93 523); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); inefficiencies and delays in the EPA's New Chemicals Program under Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); disaster preparedness and emergency management reform; pre-disaster mitigation and resilience funding
Client expense: $16,480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2026 · third_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Outreach and monitoring related to: -Legislative and administrative action regarding Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform, generally. -Legislative and administrative action regarding No IRIS Act (S. 623/H.R. 1415). -Legislative and administrative action regarding an update to the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (Public Law No: 114-182), generally.
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Issues regarding the regulation of formaldehyde H.R.1415 / S.623 No IRIS Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
US EPA appropriations language related to chemical risk assessments and, towards the same goal, advocacy in support of the No IRIS Act (S.623/H.R.1415).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Environment/Superfund
NFDA works with relevant federal departments/agencies and Congress to support and/or advocate for legislation, rules and regulations that address environmental health and safety issues related to funeral directors and the operation of funeral homes and crematories. Specifically, EPA and OSHA issues affecting funeral service, including issues related to formaldehyde exposure and use in embalming and the EPA TSCA Risk Evaluation. Including support of No IRIS Act of 2025 (S. 623/H.R. 1415):
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 3838, S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, including provisions related to the regulation of PFAS and CERCLA liability waivers. S. 4784, H.R. 8800, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2027, including provisions related to the regulation of PFAS and CERCLA liability waivers. H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, including provisions related to the regulation of PFAS and CERCLA liability waivers. H.R. 9497, Water Resources Development Act of 2026, including provisions related to the regulation of PFAS and CERCLA liability waivers. Discussion Draft of Legislation to Modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act, including provisions related to updating EPA's TSCA review process. H.R. 1267, Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act, including provisions related to CERCLA exemptions for PFAS liability. H.R. 8632, PFAS Cleanup Act, including provisions related to a tax on the manufacturing of PFAS to help fund the cleanup of contamination. H.R. 1415, S. 623, No IRIS Act, including provisions related to the use of assessments generated by the IRIS program. S. 4949, The Water Resources Development Act of 2026, including provisions related to funding for the assessment, monitoring and remediation of PFAS. H.R. 7502, the Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026 (RMAA), including provisions related to establishing a national standard for recycled content claims. H.R. 6832, the Packaging and Claims Knowledge Act of 2025 (PACK Act), including provisions related to establishing a national standard for claims of recyclability. S. 5182, the Tracking Plastic Act, including provisions related to an interagency working group charged with developing recommendations on how to improve the measurement and traceability of post-consumer recycled content in products and the increased use of post-consumer recycled resin. H.R. 9987, the Recycling Infrastructure and Data Accountability Act, including provisions related to an EPA study to examine the feasibility of a national recycling database. Potential Senate legislation directing EPA to regulate PFAS in certain sectors and environmental media, and exemptions to CERCLA liability. Potential Senate legislation to reform TSCA Section 5 requirements for significant new use notices. EPA's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Point Source Category. EPA's Rule on TSCA 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for PFAS Substances. EPA's New Chemical Review process under TSCA, including the process to approve new chemicals, low volume and polymer exemptions from TSCA's pre-manufacture notice requirements. EPA's final rule on National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for six PFAS, including PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, PFHxS and PFBS. EPA's final rule on designations of PFAS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances. EPA's proposed Toxic Substances Control Act risk management rule for Trichloroethylene (TCE), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0642-0026, 88 Fed. Reg. 74,712 (Oct. 31, 2023). EPA's proposed rule on Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act, EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0496, 88 Fed. Reg. 74,292 (Oct. 30, 2023). EPA's final revised risk determination for 1,4-dioxane under the Toxic Substances Control Act, EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0723, 89 Fed. Reg. 89,993 (Nov. 14, 2024). EPA's draft scope of the risk evaluation for vinyl chloride under the Toxic Substances Control Act, EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0448, 90 Fed. Reg. 4,738 (Jan. 16, 2025). EPA Pesticides Registration, Product code DV 5-26762 (Actizone), Reg. No. 4564-27. EPA draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6), EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0946, Apr. 2, 2026, including provisions related to PFAS compounds and microplastics.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2026 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Support reauthorization of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. Support for the No Industrial Restrictions in Secret (NO IRIS) Act (S. 623 / H.R. 1415)
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, White House Office
2026 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to EPA IRIS program and Implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, Public Law: 114-182; N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0236; Formaldehyde, Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0613; Asbestos, Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0736; Methylene Chloride, Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0742; Toxic Substances Control Act Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2026 (Discussion Draft), Supply Chain Impacts. Provisions in the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R. 8998); Section 493, None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to develop, finalize, issue, or use assessments under the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). No IRIS Act of 2025 (S. 623/H.R. 1415 - 119th Congress). Provisions in the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754 - 119th Congress). Sound Science Act of 2026 (S.4397).
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
1. Pesticide re-registration 2. WOTUS - Waters of the U.S. 3. Endangered species and related actions by the EPA 4. S. 623 No IRIS Act of 2025 5. H.R. 1415 No IRIS Act of 2025 6. H.R. 4754 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R.1267 - Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; H.R.1415 - No IRIS Act of 2025; H.R.3110 - PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2025; H.R.8632 - PFAS Cleanup Act; S.623 - No IRIS Act of 2025; S.4397 - Sound Science Act of 2026; TSCA Risk Evaluation and Risk Assessment; Draft Toxic Substances Control Act Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2026; New chemical process and existing chemical regulatory advocacy.
Client expense: $2,570,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
EPA Integrated Risk Information System Draft Assessment of Inorganic Arsenic Toxic Substances Control Act Reauthorization S. 623 / H.R. 1415, No IRIS Act of 2025, All Titles S. 4397, Sound Science Act of 2026, All Titles H.R. 5373 / S. 2811, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2025, All Titles
Client expense: $820,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 161, New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act H.R. 278, BROADBAND Leadership Act H.R. 471/S. 1462, Fix Our Forests Act of 2025 H.R. 640/S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act H.R. 804, Rural Small Business Resilience Act of 2025 H.R. 1897, ESA Amendments Act of 2025 H.R. 2145, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 H.R. 2288, Common Sense Air Regulations Act H.R. 2308/S. 1246, FEMA Independence Act H.R. 2709, Save our Sequoias Act H.R. 2940, Advancing Water Reuse Act H.R. 3617, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 3862, Clean Water SRF Parity Act H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act H.R. 3899, Clarifying Federal General Permits Act H.R. 3900, Water Quality Technology Availability Act H.R. 3927, Nationwide Permitting Improvement Act H.R. 3928, Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 4109, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act H.R. 4214, Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act H.R. 4218, Clean Air and Economic Advancement Reform Act H.R. 4357/S. 2260, Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act H.R. 4466, CIRCLE Act H.R. 4503/S. 3800, ePermit Act H.R. 4669, FEMA Act H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act H.R. 6373, Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act of 2025 H.R. 6387, Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act H.R. 6398, Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED) Tape Act H.R. 6409, Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act H.R. 7502, the Recycled Materials Attribution Act H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 H.R. 7845, Drought Relief Obtained Using Government Help Today Act of 2026 H.R. 8800, FY 27 National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 9250, Great American Outdoors Act 250 H.R. 9317, Buses Utilizing Safety and Environmental Standards (BUSES) Act S. 351, Strategies to Eliminate Water and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act of 2025 S. 623, No IRIS Act of 2025 S. 1323, Facilitating Increased Resilience, Environmental Weatherization and Lowered Liability Act S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S. 3305, Curtailing Litigation Excess and Abuse Reform (CLEAR) Act of 2025 S. 3826, Modernizing Clean Air Permitting Act S. 3967, Futureproofing Local Operations for Water Systems Act H.J. Res. 61/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing H.J. Res. 87/S.J. Res. 46, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" H.J. Res. 88/S.J. Res. 45, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" H.J. Res. 89/S.J. Res. 47, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOx Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" Discussion draft legislation To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt civil penalties for certain violations of such Act from the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, and for other purposes. Discussion draft legislation to reform the Brownfields Program Draft legislation titled Create Expedited Reviews to Transform American Infrastructure Now (CERTAIN) Act - Discussion Draft Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Environment and Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled the Wildfire Response Improvement Act Draft legislation titled The American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act Draft legislation on PFAS Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Draft legislation to reform the Permitting Councils responsibilities related to assisting federal agencies in the environmental permitting process Draft legislation relating to the reform of NEPA, NHPA and other statutes as part of broader efforts to modernize federal environmental permitting Potential legislation regarding TSCA reform Potential legislation similar to National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1721, the Health H20 Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812, One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2964, Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety Act; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461/S. 3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislative action similar to H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" Potential legislative action similar to H.J. Res. 117/S.J. Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter" Potential legislative action similar to H.Con. Res. 34, expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws Potential legislative action similar to S.Con. Res. 14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Potential legislation to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to be awarded during the fiscal year during which an application is submitted Potential resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Federal Good Neighbor Plan for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Notice on Remand of the Record of the Good Neighbor Plan to Respond to Certain Comments. Proposed rescission of the hazard index (HI) for select PFAS and extension of the compliance deadline for implementation of the National Primary Drinking Water Standard for PFOA and PFOS Proposed interim guidance for PFAS disposal and destruction Proposed Rule regarding Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-1707, Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans; Amendment Reconsideration, (91 Fed. Reg. 7,415-7,420, February 18, 2026) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, (90 Fed. Reg. 44,591-44,618, September 16, 2025) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards, (90 Fed. Reg. 36,288, EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194, August 1, 2025) Proposed Rule, Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units (90 Fed. Reg. 25,752-25,781, June 17, 2025) Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669-24,670, May 7, 2021) Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under Subsection (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 72,216-72,312, October 19, 2023) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150 - 27,223, May 19, 2021) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Interim Final Rule, Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations, (90 Fed. Reg. 10,610-10,616, February 25, 2025) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Final Rule, Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (89 Fed. Reg. 16,202-16,406, March 6, 2024) Final Rule, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (89 Fed. Reg. 17,622-17,692, March 11, 2024) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, November 14, 2022) Final Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (89 Fed. Reg. 16,820-17,227, March 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 18,638-18,754, March 29, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management: Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19,583-19,604, April 3, 2023) Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, (88 Fed. Reg. 29,184-29,446, May 5, 2023) New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 80,682-80,685, November 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65,350-65,356, September 22, 2023) Proposed Rule, Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases from Solid Waste Management Units (89 Fed. Reg. 15,967-15,968, February 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Listing of Specific PFAS as Hazardous Constituents (89 Fed. Reg. 8,606-8,621, February 8, 2024) Notice; request for information (RFI), Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, Notice of Inquiry Regarding PFAS in Products; (89 Fed. Reg. 26,887-26,888, April 16, 2024) Final Rule, National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2, (89 Fed. Reg. 35,442-35,577, May 1, 2024) Proposed Rule, Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Request for Information Inventory (TRI) (89 Fed. Reg. 81,776, October 8, 2024) Circularity for Secure and Sustainable Products and Materials: A Draft Strategic Framework Request for Information (EERE T 540.111-02, October 9, 2024) Public Engagement Webinars; Pre-Prioritization and Consideration of Existing Chemical Substances for Future Prioritization Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 68,894-68,896, August 28, 2024) Notice of Availability, Proposed High-Priority Substance Designations Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 60,420-60,424, July 25, 2024) Final Rule, Negative Options Rule, (89 Fed. Reg. 90,476, November 11, 2024) Final Rule, Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements, (89 Fed. Reg. 89,216, November 12, 2024) Proposed Rule, Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), (40 CFR Part 702; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2025-0260; FRL-8529.1-01-OCSPP; RIN 2070-AL27) Extension of Reporting Submission Period; Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Data Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Change to Submission Period; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549 Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Data Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Change to Submission Period; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549 (December 29, 2025) A Consultation Document on Phase 1 of the Risk Management of PFAS, Excluding Fluoropolymers: Prohibition of the Use of PFAS, not Currently Regulated, in Firefighting Foams (November 25, 2025) Comments on Proposed Revisions to the AIM Act Technology Transition Rule (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0005) (November 21, 2025) Comments on Section 401 State Water Quality Certification Open Docket; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0272 (August 6, 2025) Proposed Methods Update Rule (MUR), MUR 22 (90 Fed. Reg. 6,967-7,037, January 21, 2025) Notice of 2025 Draft List of Critical Minerals (90 Fed. Reg. 41,591 - 41,593, August 26, 2025) Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 16 Proposed Rule regarding Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2021-0585, Compliance Deadline Extension and ANPRM for CWA Section 311 Worst Case Spill Program,(91 Fed. Reg 10,787, March 5, 2026) Proposed rule: withdrawal of proposed provision, regarding Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0156, 'EPA Rule on PyrolysisClean Air ActExclusion,(86 Fed. Reg. 50,296, May 24, 2023) Regulatory review; request for public comment Regarding RIN 3084-AB15, Needed Updates to the FTC Green Guides,(89 Fed. Reg. 67,335 - 67,336, August 20, 2024 Notice: solicitation of Input regarding docket number COE-2026-0001 ,U.S. Army Corps Nationwide Permit RFI,(Fed. Reg 12,591 - 12,593, March 16, 2026) Notice of availability; request for comments regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0946, Safe Drinking Water Act Contaminant Candidate List 6, (88 Fed. Reg 10,316 - 10,318, April 18, 2023) Open Federal Advisory Committee meeting.Regarding Docket No. DHS-2025-0712, FEMA ReviewCouncilreport,(90 Fed. Reg. 54,360, November 26, 2025) Proposed Toxics Release Inventory (TRI); Clarification of Toxic Chemicals Due to Automatic Additions of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Under the National Defense Authorization Act (90 Fed. Reg. 5,795-5,798, January 17, 2025) Draft National Recommended Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health for Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid, and Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid (EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0454; FRL 12023-01-OW) (April 29, 2025) Request for Withdrawal and Comments of the Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 2026 Issuance of the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity; EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0481 (May 19, 2025) Notice ID: DODCMRMP05272025, Department of Defense Request for Information; Chemical and Material Risk Management Program (CMRMP) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Market Analysis (June 20, 2025) Proposed Rule, Review of New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Combustion Turbines and Stationary Gas Turbines, (89 Fed. Reg. 101,306-101,356, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units, (90 Fed. Reg. 25,535-25,546, June 17, 2025) Proposed Rule, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat, (90 Fed. Reg. 52,607-52,615, November 21, 2025) Proposed Rule, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat, (90 Fed. Reg. 52,592-52,599, November 21, 2025) Proposed Rule, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation Regulations, (90 Fed. Reg. 52,600-52,607, November 21, 2025) Proposed Rule, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (90 Fed. Reg. 52,587-52,592, November 21, 2025) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provision implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; reauthorization of Water Resources Development Act (P.L. 118-272); National Environmental Policy Act permitting modernization and CEQ regulatory updates; Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act expansion; Border Water Infrastructure Program; Nationwide Permitting Program reissuance; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; Congressional Review Act disapproval of regulations; development of legislation following Supreme Court decision limiting agency regulatory deference; Environmental Protection Agency research office; Circular No. A-4, Guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis; Conference of the Parties (COP) 28, 29, and 30; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; water and western water issues; water subcabinet; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; Department of Treasury hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; implementation of the EU Methane Regulations; Endangered Species Act regulations and legislation; General Services Administration (GSA) Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee (GAP FAC) report and letter regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances; U.S. EPA Criteria or Product Category Rules to Support the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials; Natural Capital Accounting guidance; Sustainable Aviation Fuels Blenders Tax Credit and CORSIA voluntary carbon markets; implementation and proposed changes to the Waters of the U.S.; submitted comments on the RFI for the 2026 UN Water Conference thematic issues request for information; petition to EPA to designate solar panels as universal waste; meeting and continuing correspondence with House Oversight Majority office on Greenhouse Gas Protocol scope 2 updates & a standard being developed for GHGP by ISO; implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L. 83-212) Notice of Objection and Request for Board of Review in relation to the Order Adding a Toxic Substance to Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; FTC Green Guides; Global Plastics Pollution Agreement; Basel Convention implementing legislation; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; Department of Interior Guidance related to emergency permitting procedures; Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs); funding for water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Water and Resilience Provisions (IIJA, P.L. 117-58); inefficiencies and delays in the EPA's New Chemicals Program under Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); reauthorization of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act (P.L. 117-58, Title XII, Div. E); implementation of the Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act (P.L. 117‑316); implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93‑523); implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); disaster preparedness and emergency management reform; pre-disaster mitigation and resilience funding; rural community water assistance programs
Client expense: $16,950,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2026 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to ethylene oxide. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to TSCA implementation. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to IRIS program. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to the Congressional Chemistry Caucus. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to PFAS. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to advanced manufacturing R&D. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to sustainability. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to microplastics and plastic waste/marine debris, including Save Our Seas. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to recycling, extended producer responsibility, and design for recycling and circularity. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to the Congressional Recycling Caucus. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to regulatory agenda. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to butadiene. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to D4. H.R. 1415, No IRIS Act of 2025. H.R. 2145, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025. H.R. 4109, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act. H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act). H.R. 4903, Plastic Health Research Act. H.R. 6566, Recycling Technology Innovation Act. H.R. 6832, The Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act of 2025. H.R. 7502, Recycled Materials Attribution Act. S. 351, STEWARD Act of 2025. S. 623, No IRIS Act of 2025.
Client expense: $1,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2026 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to ethylene oxide. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to TSCA implementation. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to IRIS program. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to the Congressional Chemistry Caucus. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to PFAS. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to advanced manufacturing R&D. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to sustainability. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to microplastics and plastic waste/marine debris, including Save Our Seas. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to recycling, extended producer responsibility, and design for recycling and circularity. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to the Congressional Recycling Caucus. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to regulatory agenda. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to butadiene. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to D4. H.R. 1415, No IRIS Act of 2025. H.R. 2145, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025. H.R. 4109, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act. H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act). H.R. 4903, Plastic Health Research Act. H.R. 6566, Recycling Technology Innovation Act. H.R. 6832, The Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act of 2025. H.R. 7502, Recycled Materials Attribution Act. S. 351, STEWARD Act of 2025. S. 623, No IRIS Act of 2025.
Client expense: $1,050,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2026 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
US EPA appropriations language related to chemical risk assessments and, towards the same goal, advocacy in support of the No IRIS Act (S.623/H.R.1415).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution and climate change; Issues related to air pollution from stationary and mobile sources; Issues related to the Clean Air Act; Issues related to California Clean Air Act waivers; Issues related to permitting and regulatory reforms; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to agency restructuring; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to FY26 appropriations; Issues related to implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act; Issues related to appliance efficiency; issues related to prescribed burning;; S1072 Stop California from Advancing Regulatory Burden Act; H.Con.Res.14 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; S.Con.Res 7 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; S 77 Early Participation in Regulations Act; S 81 Guidance Clarity Act; HR 77 Midnight Rules Relief Act; HR 313 Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act; S 143 Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act; HR 471 Fix Our Forests; HJ Res 15/SJ Res 4 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment"; HR 903/S 341 Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act; S 541 Eliminating Lavish Incentives to Electric Vehicles Act; HR 1449 Energy Resilient Communities Act;; S 711 Transportation Freedom Act; HR 1651 To nullify the final rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule"; HR 1415/S 623 No Industrial Restrictions In Secret (No IRIS) Act; HR 2140 DERA Act 2025; S 1072 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate a waiver under that Act, to eliminate an authorization for States to use new motor vehicle emission and new motor vehicle engine emissions standards identical to standards adopted in California, and for other purposes; HR 2165 Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act; HR 346 Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act; S 990 Freedom to Haul Act; HR 2288 To nullify the final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency titled "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; ; HJ Res 30/SJ Res 14 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020"; S 1166 Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act; HR 4214 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish, concurrently with any final rule establishing or revising a national ambient air quality standard, regulations and guidance for implementing the standard, including information relating to submission and consideration of a preconstruction permit application under the new or revised standard, and for other purposes; HR 3889/S 2015 National Prescribed Fire Act; H.Res. 585 Recognizing the threat of extreme weather to childrens health and wellbeing, and expressing the sense of Congress that solutions must be rapidly and equitably developed and deployed to address the unique vulnerabilities and needs of children; HR 4443/S 2298 Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act; S 2340/HR 4515 Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2025; HR 4744/S 2445 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 161 New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act; HR HR 6387 Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events Act; HR 6409 Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability Act; HR 6398 Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations Act; HR 6373 Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act; H.R. 4214 Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act;; S 2431 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; HR 4754 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; HR 4553 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; HR 4776 SPEED Act; S 3529 Public Health Air Quality Act; S 3007, Diesel Truck Liberation Act; S 237 Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act; Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026; Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act; Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act; Homeowner Energy Freedom Act; Energy Bills Relief Act; Promoting Reduction of Emissions through Landscaping Act; Discussion Draft of Legislation to Modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act ; SHOWER Act; Affordable HOMES Act; HR 4690, Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act; HR 2165, Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act; HR 3194, LOCOMOTIVES Act; HR 6200, ESSENTIAL Act; HR 6250, Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act; HR 7000, Freedom to Fuel Act; HR 8782, PLOW Storms Act; HR 2140, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2025; HR 8870, Build America 250 Act; HR 9022, Fiscal Year 2027 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill; S 4732, Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act; HR 9243, Wildfire Smoke Emergency Declaration Act; HR 9453, End EPA Abuse Act; S 4931, End EPA Abuse Act; HR 9171, Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 207; HR 9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; HR 9170, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; HR 6387, Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events Act; HR 6409, Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability Act; HR 9317, Buses Utilizing Safety and Environmental Standards Act; HR 9618, Diesel Engine Flexibility Act; HR 1346, To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes; S 4404, No Passes for Polluters Act
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2026 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Outreach and monitoring related to: -Legislative and administrative action regarding Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform generally. -Legislative and administrative action regarding advanced recycling, generally. -Legislative and administrative action regarding No IRIS Act (S. 623/H.R. 1415). -Legislative and administrative action regarding chemical management, generally.
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Outreach and monitoring related to: -Legislative and administrative action regarding permitting reform, generally. -Legislative and administrative action regarding Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform generally. -Legislative and administrative action regarding advanced recycling, generally. -Legislative and administrative action regarding the UN Global Plastics Treaty, generally. -Legislative and administrative action regarding No IRIS Act (S. 623/H.R. 1415). -Legislative and administrative action regarding the Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026 (H.R. 7502), generally. -Legislative and administrative action regarding the Recycling Technology Innovation Act of 2026 (H.R. 6566), generally. -Legislative and administrative action regarding an update the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (Public Law No: 114-182), generally. -Legislative and administrative action regarding appropriations related to the Cedar Bayou Dredging Project, generally. -Legislative and administrative action regarding H.R 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act. -Legislative and administrative action regarding automotive recycling opportunities and optimization, generally.
Client expense: $330,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Issues regarding the regulation of formaldehyde H.R.1415 / S.623 No IRIS Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Implementation and funding of the 2016 reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act [P.L.94-469]. S.623 - No IRIS Act. BASF supports science-based, transparent, and stable regulatory processes, along with increased EPA funding, staffing, and regulatory efficiency to ensure safe, sustainable chemistries reach the market in a timely manner. S.351 - STEWARD Act. H.R.4109 - Recycling and Composting Accountability Act. H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act. BASF supports policies that promote recycling and composting and improve recovery and recycling infrastructure, rather than banning or taxing specific products. H.R.4903 - Plastic Health Research Act. BASF supports policies that reduce plastic pollution in the environment, including pollution from nanoplastics and microplastics. H.R.6566 - Recycling Technologies Innovation Act (and related policy efforts). H.R.7502 - Recycled Materials Attribution Act (and related policy efforts). BASF supports policies that formally recognize advanced recycling technologies and mass balance accounting as critical to growing the circular economy, eliminating plastic pollution, and protecting the environment. H.R.7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. BASF supports legislation that promotes bioattributed and biobased products and improves the accessibility, usability, and recognition of mass balance accounting methodology. Global Plastics Treaty (no bills). BASF supports development of a global plastics treaty to eliminate plastic pollution and policies that promote recycling and composting, improve recovery and recycling infrastructure, and reduce environmental pollution from plastics, including nanoplastics and microplastics.
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2026 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R.7502 - Recycled Materials Attribution Act (and related policy efforts). H.R.6566 - Recycling Technologies Innovation Act (and related policy efforts). BASF supports policies that formally recognize advanced recycling technologies and mass balance accounting as critical to growing the circular economy, eliminating plastic pollution, and protecting the environment. H.R.7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. BASF supports legislation that promotes bioattributed and biobased products and improves the accessibility, usability, and recognition of mass balance accounting methodology. Clean Air Act Implementation (89 FR 429,32 (HON Rule). BASF supports reconsideration of the 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.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027. S.1337 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act. BASF supports the protection of our nation's cyber infrastructure via a multi-year, long term reauthorization of the ""Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act."" S.4380/H.R.9232 - Critical Infrastructure Airspace Defense Act. BASF supports FAA designation of chemical facilities as critical infrastructure, the use of countermeasures against unauthorized drone flights, and policies that strengthen physical security, cybersecurity, and safety across the chemical supply chain. S.351 - STEWARD Act. H.R.4109 - Recycling and Composting Accountability Act. H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act. BASF supports policies that promote recycling and composting and improve recovery and recycling infrastructure, rather than banning or taxing specific products. H.R.4903 - Plastic Health Research Act. BASF supports policies that reduce plastic pollution in the environment, including pollution from nanoplastics and microplastics.Implementation and funding of the 2016 reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act [P.L.94-469]. S.623 - No IRIS Act. BASF supports science-based, transparent, and stable regulatory processes, along with increased EPA funding, staffing, and regulatory efficiency to ensure safe, sustainable chemistries reach the market in a timely manner.
Client expense: $340,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), White House Office
2026 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 161, New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act H.R. 278, BROADBAND Leadership Act H.R. 471/S. 1462, Fix Our Forests Act of 2025 H.R. 640/S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act H.R. 804, Rural Small Business Resilience Act of 2025 H.R. 2145, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 H.R. 2288, Common Sense Air Regulations Act H.R. 2308/S. 1246, FEMA Independence Act H.R. 2709, Save our Sequoias Act H.R. 2940, Advancing Water Reuse Act H.R. 3617, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 3862, Clean Water SRF Parity Act H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act H.R. 3899, Clarifying Federal General Permits Act H.R. 3900, Water Quality Technology Availability Act H.R. 3927, Nationwide Permitting Improvement Act H.R. 3928, Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 4109, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act H.R. 4214, Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act H.R. 4218, Clean Air and Economic Advancement Reform Act H.R. 4357/S. 2260, Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act H.R. 4466, CIRCLE Act H.R. 4503, ePermit Act H.R. 4669, FEMA Act H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act H.R. 6373, Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act of 2025 H.R. 6387, Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act H.R. 6398, Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED) Tape Act H.R. 6409, Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 S. 351, Strategies to Eliminate Water and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act of 2025 S. 623, No IRIS Act of 2025 S. 1323, Facilitating Increased Resilience, Environmental Weatherization and Lowered Liability Act S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S. 3305, Curtailing Litigation Excess and Abuse Reform (CLEAR) Act of 2025 S. 3826, Modernizing Clean Air Permitting Act H.J. Res. 61/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing H.J. Res. 87/S.J. Res. 46, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" H.J. Res. 88/S.J. Res. 45, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" H.J. Res. 89/S.J. Res. 47, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOx Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" H.J. Res. 140, Superior National Forest Mineral Withdrawal CRA Resolution Discussion draft legislation To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt civil penalties for certain violations of such Act from the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, and for other purposes Discussion draft legislation to reform the Brownfields Program Draft legislation titled Create Expedited Reviews to Transform American Infrastructure Now (CERTAIN) Act - Discussion Draft Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Environment and Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled the Wildfire Response Improvement Act Draft legislation on PFAS Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Draft legislation to reform the Permitting Councils responsibilities related to assisting federal agencies in the environmental permitting process Draft legislation relating to the reform of NEPA and other statutes as part of broader efforts to modernize federal environmental permitting Draft legislation titled the Recycled Materials Attribution Act (RMAA) Potential legislation regarding the reauthorization of surface transportation programs Potential legislation regarding TSCA reform Potential legislation similar to National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812, One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461/S.3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8030/S. 4134, Drought Relief Obtained Using Government Help Today Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislative action similar to H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" Potential legislative action similar to H.J. Res. 117/S.J. Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter" Potential legislative action similar to H.Con. Res. 34, expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws Potential legislation similar to S.Con. Res. 14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Potential legislation to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to be awarded during the fiscal year during which an application is submitted Potential resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Federal Good Neighbor Plan for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Notice on Remand of the Record of the Good Neighbor Plan to Respond to Certain Comments. Proposed rescission of the hazard index (HI) for select PFAS and extension of the compliance deadline for implementation of the National Primary Drinking Water Standard for PFOA and PFOS Proposed interim guidance for PFAS disposal and destruction Proposed Rule regarding Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-1707, Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans; Amendment Reconsideration, (91 Fed. Reg. 7,415-7,420, February 18, 2026) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, (90 Fed. Reg. 44,591-44,618, September 16, 2025) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards, (90 Fed. Reg. 36,288, EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194, August 1, 2025) Proposed Rule, Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units (90 Fed. Reg. 25,752-25,781, June 17, 2025) Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669-24,670, May 7, 2021) Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under Subsection (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 72,216-72,312, October 19, 2023) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150-27,223, May 19, 2021) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Interim Final Rule, Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations, (90 Fed. Reg. 10,610-10,616, February 25, 2025) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Final Rule, Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (89 Fed. Reg. 16,202-16,406, March 6, 2024) Final Rule, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (89 Fed. Reg. 17,622-17,692, March 11, 2024) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, November 14, 2022) Final Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (89 Fed. Reg. 16,820-17,227, March 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 18,638-18,754, March 29, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management: Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19,583-19,604, April 3, 2023) Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, (88 Fed. Reg. 29,184-29,446, May 5, 2023) New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 80,682-80,685, November 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65,350-65,356, September 22, 2023) Proposed Rule, Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases from Solid Waste Management Units (89 Fed. Reg. 15,967-15,968, February 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Listing of Specific PFAS as Hazardous Constituents (89 Fed. Reg. 8,606-8,621, February 8, 2024) Notice; request for information (RFI), Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, Notice of Inquiry Regarding PFAS in Products; (89 Fed. Reg. 26,887-26,888, April 16, 2024) Final Rule, National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2, (89 Fed. Reg. 35,442-35,577, May 1, 2024) Proposed Rule, Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Request for Information Inventory (TRI) (89 Fed. Reg. 81,776, October 8, 2024) Circularity for Secure and Sustainable Products and Materials: A Draft Strategic Framework Request for Information (EERE T 540.111-02, October 9, 2024) Public Engagement Webinars; Pre-Prioritization and Consideration of Existing Chemical Substances for Future Prioritization Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 68,894-68,896, August 28, 2024) Notice of Availability, Proposed High-Priority Substance Designations Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 60,420-60,424, July 25, 2024) Final Rule, Negative Options Rule, (89 Fed. Reg. 90,476, November 11, 2024) Final Rule, Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements, (89 Fed. Reg. 89,216, November 12, 2024) Proposed Rule, Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), (40 CFR Part 702; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2025-0260; FRL-8529.1-01-OCSPP; RIN 2070-AL27) Extension of Reporting Submission Period; Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Data Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Change to Submission Period; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549 Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Data Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Change to Submission Period; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549 (December 29, 2025) A Consultation Document on Phase 1 of the Risk Management of PFAS, Excluding Fluoropolymers: Prohibition of the Use of PFAS, not Currently Regulated, in Firefighting Foams (November 25, 2025) Comments on Proposed Revisions to the AIM Act Technology Transition Rule (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0005) (November 21, 2025) Comments on Section 401 State Water Quality Certification Open Docket; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0272 (August 6, 2025) Proposed Methods Update Rule (MUR), MUR 22 (90 Fed. Reg. 6,967-7,037, January 21, 2025) Notice of 2025 Draft List of Critical Minerals (90 Fed. Reg. 41,591 - 41,593, August 26, 2025) Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 16 Proposed Toxics Release Inventory (TRI); Clarification of Toxic Chemicals Due to Automatic Additions of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Under the National Defense Authorization Act (90 Fed. Reg. 5,795-5,798, January 17, 2025) Draft National Recommended Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health for Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid, and Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid (EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0454; FRL 12023-01-OW) (April 29, 2025) Request for Withdrawal and Comments of the Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 2026 Issuance of the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity; EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0481 (May 19, 2025) Notice ID: DODCMRMP05272025, Department of Defense Request for Information; Chemical and Material Risk Management Program (CMRMP) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Market Analysis (June 20, 2025) Proposed Rule, Review of New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Combustion Turbines and Stationary Gas Turbines, (89 Fed. Reg. 101,306-101,356, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units, (90 Fed. Reg. 25,535-25,546, June 17, 2025) Proposed Rule, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat, (90 Fed. Reg. 52,607-52,615, November 21, 2025) Proposed Rule, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat, (90 Fed. Reg. 52,592- 52,599, November 21, 2025) Proposed Rule, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation Regulations, (90 Fed. Reg. 52,600-52,607, November 21, 2025) Proposed Rule, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (90 Fed. Reg. 52,587-52,592, November 21, 2025) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provision implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; U.S.-Mexico water policy; energy security and its relationship to national security; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); reauthorization of Water Resources Development Act (P.L. 118-272); National Environmental Policy Act permitting modernization and CEQ regulatory updates; Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act expansion; Canadian plastics consultations; Border Water Infrastructure Program; Nationwide Permitting Program reissuance; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; Congressional Review Act disapproval of regulations; development of legislation following Supreme Court decision limiting agency regulatory deference; Environmental Protection Agency research office generally; Circular No. A-4, Guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis; Conference of the Parties (COP) 28, 29, and 30; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; water and western water issues; water subcabinet; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; Department of Treasury hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; implementation of the EU Methane Regulations; Endangered Species Act regulations and legislation; General Services Administration (GSA) Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee (GAP FAC) report and letter regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances; U.S. EPA Criteria or Product Category Rules to Support the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials; Natural Capital Accounting guidance; Sustainable Aviation Fuels Blenders Tax Credit and CORSIA voluntary carbon markets; implementation and proposed changes to the Waters of the U.S.; comments on the 2026 UN Water Conference themes; petition to EPA to designate solar panels as universal waste; implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L. 83-212); Notice of Objection and Request for Board of Review in relation to the Order Adding a Toxic Substance to Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; EU REACH PFAS consultation; FTC Green Guides; Global Plastics Pollution Agreement; Basel Convention implementing legislation; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; Department of Interior Guidance related to emergency permitting procedures; Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs); funding for water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Water and Resilience Provisions (IIJA, P.L. 117-58); inefficiencies and delays in the EPA's New Chemicals Program under Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); prioritizing new rulemaking to repair the 2024 Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention: Risk Management Program Rule; implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions" (P.L. 119-2); reauthorization of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act (P.L. 117-58, Title XII, Div. E); implementation of the Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act (P.L. 117‑316); implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93‑523); water sector workforce development initiatives; rural community water assistance programs; funding and authorization of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
Client expense: $19,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2026 · second_quarter · Environment/Superfund
NFDA works with relevant federal departments/agencies and Congress to support and/or advocate for legislation, rules and regulations that address environmental health and safety issues related to funeral directors and the operation of funeral homes and crematories. Specifically, EPA and OSHA issues affecting funeral service, including issues related to formaldehyde exposure and use in embalming and the EPA TSCA Risk Evaluation. Including support of No IRIS Act of 2025 (S. 623/H.R. 1415):
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 3838, S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, including provisions related to the regulation of PFAS and CERCLA liability waivers. S. 4784, H.R. 8800, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2027, including provisions related to the regulation of PFAS and CERCLA liability waivers. H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, including provisions related to the regulation of PFAS and CERCLA liability waivers. H.R. 9497, Water Resources Development Act of 2026, including provisions related to the regulation of PFAS and CERCLA liability waivers. Discussion Draft of Legislation to Modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act, including provisions related to updating EPA's TSCA review process. H.R. 1267, Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act, including provisions related to CERCLA exemptions for PFAS liability. H.R. 8632, PFAS Cleanup Act, including provisions related to a tax on the manufacturing of PFAS to help fund the cleanup of contamination. H.R. 1415, S. 623, No IRIS Act, including provisions related to the use of assessments generated by the IRIS program. Potential Senate legislation directing EPA to regulate PFAS in certain sectors and environmental media, and exemptions to CERCLA liability. Potential Senate legislation to reform TSCA Section 5 requirements for significant new use notices. EPA's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Point Source Category. EPA's Rule on TSCA 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for PFAS Substances. EPA's New Chemical Review process under TSCA, including the process to approve new chemicals, low volume and polymer exemptions from TSCA's pre-manufacture notice requirements. EPA's final rule on National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for six PFAS, including PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, PFHxS and PFBS. EPA's final rule on designations of PFAS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances. EPA's proposed Toxic Substances Control Act risk management rule for Trichloroethylene (TCE), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0642-0026, 88 Fed. Reg. 74,712 (Oct. 31, 2023). EPA's proposed rule on Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act, EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0496, 88 Fed. Reg. 74,292 (Oct. 30, 2023). EPA's final revised risk determination for 1,4-dioxane under the Toxic Substances Control Act, EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0723, 89 Fed. Reg. 89,993 (Nov. 14, 2024). EPA's draft scope of the risk evaluation for vinyl chloride under the Toxic Substances Control Act, EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0448, 90 Fed. Reg. 4,738 (Jan. 16, 2025). EPA Pesticides Registration, Product code DV 5-26762 (Actizone), Reg. No. 4564-27. EPA draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6), EPA-HQ-OW-2022-0946, Apr. 2, 2026, including provisions related to PFAS compounds and microplastics.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Outreach and monitoring related to: -Legislative and administrative action regarding Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform. -Legislative and administrative action regarding chemical management, generally. -Legislative and administrative action regarding PFAS restrictions. -Legislative and administrative action regarding No IRIS Act (S. 623/H.R. 1415).
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Support reauthorization of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program. Support for the No Industrial Restrictions in Secret (NO IRIS) Act (S. 623 / H.R. 1415)
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, White House Office
2026 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to EPA IRIS program and Implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, Public Law: 114-182; N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0236; Formaldehyde, Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0613; Asbestos, Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0736; Methylene Chloride, Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0742; Toxic Substances Control Act Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2026 (Discussion Draft), Supply Chain Impacts. Provisions in the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R. 8998); Section 493, None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to develop, finalize, issue, or use assessments under the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). No IRIS Act of 2025 (S. 623/H.R. 1415 - 119th Congress). Provisions in the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754 - 119th Congress).
Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Outreach and monitoring related to: -Legislative and administrative action regarding Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform. -Legislative and administrative action regarding chemical management, generally. -Legislative and administrative action regarding PFAS restrictions. -Legislative and administrative action regarding No IRIS Act (S. 623/H.R. 1415).
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to ethylene oxide. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to TSCA implementation. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to IRIS program. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to the Congressional Chemistry Caucus. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to PFAS. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to advanced manufacturing R&D. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to sustainability. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to microplastics and plastic waste/marine debris, including Save Our Seas. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to recycling, extended producer responsibility, and design for recycling and circularity. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to the Congressional Recycling Caucus. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to regulatory agenda. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to butadiene. Monitor and engage on federal legislation and administrative action related to D4. H.R. 1415, No IRIS Act of 2025. H.R. 2145, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025. H.R. 4109, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act. H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act (SPEED Act). H.R. 4903, Plastic Health Research Act. H.R. 6566, Recycling Technology Innovation Act. H.R. 6832, The Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act of 2025. H.R. 7502, Recycled Materials Attribution Act. S. 351, STEWARD Act of 2025. S. 623, No IRIS Act of 2025.
Client expense: $1,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2026 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
H.R. 161, New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act H.R. 278, BROADBAND Leadership Act H.R. 471/S. 1462, Fix Our Forests Act of 2025 H.R. 640/S. 615, Chemical Tax Repeal Act H.R. 804, Rural Small Business Resilience Act of 2025 H.R. 2145, Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2025 H.R. 2288, Common Sense Air Regulations Act H.R. 2308/S. 1246, FEMA Independence Act H.R. 2709, Save our Sequoias Act H.R. 2940, Advancing Water Reuse Act H.R. 3617, Securing Americas Critical Minerals Supply Act H.R. 3862, Clean Water SRF Parity Act H.R. 3898, Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today (PERMIT) Act H.R. 3899, Clarifying Federal General Permits Act H.R. 3900, Water Quality Technology Availability Act H.R. 3927, Nationwide Permitting Improvement Act H.R. 3928, Improving Water Quality Certifications and American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 4109, Recycling and Composting Accountability Act H.R. 4214, Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act H.R. 4218, Clean Air and Economic Advancement Reform Act H.R. 4357/S. 2260, Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act H.R. 4466, CIRCLE Act H.R. 4503, ePermit Act H.R. 4669, FEMA Act H.R. 4776, Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act H.R. 6373, Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act of 2025 H.R. 6387, Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act H.R. 6398, Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations (RED) Tape Act H.R. 6409, Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability (FENCES) Act H.R. 7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 S. 351, Strategies to Eliminate Water and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act of 2025 S. 623, No IRIS Act of 2025 S. 1323, Facilitating Increased Resilience, Environmental Weatherization and Lowered Liability Act S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S. 3305, Curtailing Litigation Excess and Abuse Reform (CLEAR) Act of 2025 S. 3826, Modernizing Clean Air Permitting Act H.J. Res. 61/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing H.J. Res. 87/S.J. Res. 46, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" H.J. Res. 88/S.J. Res. 45, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" H.J. Res. 89/S.J. Res. 47, 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 "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOx Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision" H.J. Res. 140, Superior National Forest Mineral Withdrawal CRA Resolution Discussion draft legislation To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to exempt civil penalties for certain violations of such Act from the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, and for other purposes Discussion draft legislation to reform the Brownfields Program Draft legislation titled Create Expedited Reviews to Transform American Infrastructure Now (CERTAIN) Act - Discussion Draft Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Environment and Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce, Justice, and Science Agencies Appropriations Draft legislation titled the Wildfire Response Improvement Act Draft legislation on PFAS Draft legislation relating to Establishing a Chief Resilience Officer at the White House and calling for interagency coordination and development of a national resilience strategy Draft legislation relating to increasing the portion of post-disaster funding directed for pre-disaster mitigation purposes, especially in FEMAs Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program Draft legislation relating to promoting incentives, including tax credits for individuals and businesses for pre-disaster mitigation expenses Draft legislation to reform the Permitting Councils responsibilities related to assisting federal agencies in the environmental permitting process Draft legislation relating to the reform of NEPA and other statutes as part of broader efforts to modernize federal environmental permitting Draft legislation titled the Recycled Materials Attribution Act (RMAA) Potential legislation regarding the reauthorization of surface transportation programs Potential legislation regarding TSCA reform Potential legislation similar to National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1812, One Federal Decision Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2467, PFAS Action Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2508, Naturally Offsetting Emissions by Managing and Implementing Tillage Strategies Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2612, Restoring Environments, Soils, Trees, and Operations to develop the Rural Economy (RESTORE) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5689, Resilient Assistance for Mitigation for Environmentally Resilient Infrastructure and Construction by Americans (AMERICA) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6461/S.3531, National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Strategy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8030/S. 4134, Drought Relief Obtained Using Government Help Today Act of 2024 Potential legislation similar to S. 2750, Precision Agriculture Loan Program Act of 2021 Potential legislative action similar to H.J. Res. 27, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Revised Definition of 'Waters of the United States'" Potential legislative action similar to H.J. Res. 117/S.J. Res. 65, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter" Potential legislative action similar to H.Con. Res. 34, expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws Potential legislation similar to S.Con. Res. 14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031 Potential legislation to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require predisaster hazard mitigation assistance to be awarded during the fiscal year during which an application is submitted Potential resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Federal Good Neighbor Plan for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; Notice on Remand of the Record of the Good Neighbor Plan to Respond to Certain Comments. Proposed rescission of the hazard index (HI) for select PFAS and extension of the compliance deadline for implementation of the National Primary Drinking Water Standard for PFOA and PFOS Proposed interim guidance for PFAS disposal and destruction Proposed Rule regarding Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-1707, Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans; Amendment Reconsideration, (91 Fed. Reg. 7,415-7,420, February 18, 2026) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, (90 Fed. Reg. 44,591-44,618, September 16, 2025) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of 2009 Endangerment Finding and Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards, (90 Fed. Reg. 36,288, EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0194, August 1, 2025) Proposed Rule, Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units (90 Fed. Reg. 25,752-25,781, June 17, 2025) Notice of Availability and Request for Comment on Technical Support Document: Social Cost of Carbon, Methane, and Nitrous Oxide Interim Estimates Under Executive Order 13990 (86 Fed. Reg. 24,669-24,670, May 7, 2021) Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under Subsection (h) of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (88 Fed. Reg. 72,216-72,312, October 19, 2023) Proposed Rule on Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Establishing the Allowance Allocation and Trading Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (86 Fed. Reg. 27,150-27,223, May 19, 2021) Proposed Rule, Reconsideration of the 2020 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing Residual Risk and Technology Review; Environmental Protection Agency (87 Fed. Reg. 6,466-6,473, February 4, 2022) Interim Final Rule, Removal of National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations, (90 Fed. Reg. 10,610-10,616, February 25, 2025) Proposed Rule, Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (87 Fed. Reg. 54,415-54,442, September 6, 2022) Final Rule, Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (89 Fed. Reg. 16,202-16,406, March 6, 2024) Final Rule, Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention (89 Fed. Reg. 17,622-17,692, March 11, 2024) TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment (87 Fed. Reg. 72,439-72,441, November 25, 2022) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons Under Subsection (i) the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (87 Fed. Reg. 76,738-76,813, December 15, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312-68,334, November 14, 2022) Final Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources; Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review (89 Fed. Reg. 16,820-17,227, March 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking (88 Fed. Reg. 18,638-18,754, March 29, 2023) Proposed Rule, Bureau of Land Management: Conservation and Landscape Health (88 Fed. Reg. 19,583-19,604, April 3, 2023) Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, (88 Fed. Reg. 29,184-29,446, May 5, 2023) New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units: Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (88 Fed. Reg. 80,682-80,685, November 20, 2023) Proposed Rule, Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects That Are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (88 Fed. Reg. 65,350-65,356, September 22, 2023) Proposed Rule, Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases from Solid Waste Management Units (89 Fed. Reg. 15,967-15,968, February 8, 2024) Proposed Rule, Environmental Protection Agency; Listing of Specific PFAS as Hazardous Constituents (89 Fed. Reg. 8,606-8,621, February 8, 2024) Notice; request for information (RFI), Office of Acquisition Policy, General Services Administration, Notice of Inquiry Regarding PFAS in Products; (89 Fed. Reg. 26,887-26,888, April 16, 2024) Final Rule, National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2, (89 Fed. Reg. 35,442-35,577, May 1, 2024) Proposed Rule, Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Request for Information Inventory (TRI) (89 Fed. Reg. 81,776, October 8, 2024) Circularity for Secure and Sustainable Products and Materials: A Draft Strategic Framework Request for Information (EERE T 540.111-02, October 9, 2024) Public Engagement Webinars; Pre-Prioritization and Consideration of Existing Chemical Substances for Future Prioritization Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 68,894-68,896, August 28, 2024) Notice of Availability, Proposed High-Priority Substance Designations Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 60,420-60,424, July 25, 2024) Final Rule, Negative Options Rule, (89 Fed. Reg. 90,476, November 11, 2024) Final Rule, Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Period Requirements, (89 Fed. Reg. 89,216, November 12, 2024) Proposed Rule, Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), (40 CFR Part 702; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2025-0260; FRL-8529.1-01-OCSPP; RIN 2070-AL27) Extension of Reporting Submission Period; Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Data Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Change to Submission Period; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549 Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Data Reporting and Recordkeeping Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Change to Submission Period; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0549 (December 29, 2025) A Consultation Document on Phase 1 of the Risk Management of PFAS, Excluding Fluoropolymers: Prohibition of the Use of PFAS, not Currently Regulated, in Firefighting Foams (November 25, 2025) Comments on Proposed Revisions to the AIM Act Technology Transition Rule (Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-0005) (November 21, 2025) Comments on Section 401 State Water Quality Certification Open Docket; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0272 (August 6, 2025) Proposed Methods Update Rule (MUR), MUR 22 (90 Fed. Reg. 6,967-7,037, January 21, 2025) Notice of 2025 Draft List of Critical Minerals (90 Fed. Reg. 41,591 - 41,593, August 26, 2025) Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 16 Proposed Toxics Release Inventory (TRI); Clarification of Toxic Chemicals Due to Automatic Additions of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Under the National Defense Authorization Act (90 Fed. Reg. 5,795-5,798, January 17, 2025) Draft National Recommended Ambient Water Quality Criteria for the Protection of Human Health for Perfluorooctanoic Acid, Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid, and Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid (EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0454; FRL 12023-01-OW) (April 29, 2025) Request for Withdrawal and Comments of the Proposed National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 2026 Issuance of the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity; EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0481 (May 19, 2025) Notice ID: DODCMRMP05272025, Department of Defense Request for Information; Chemical and Material Risk Management Program (CMRMP) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Market Analysis (June 20, 2025) Proposed Rule, Review of New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Combustion Turbines and Stationary Gas Turbines, (89 Fed. Reg. 101,306-101,356, December 13, 2024) Proposed Rule, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units, (90 Fed. Reg. 25,535-25,546, June 17, 2025) Proposed Rule, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat, (90 Fed. Reg. 52,607-52,615, November 21, 2025) Proposed Rule, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat, (90 Fed. Reg. 52,592- 52,599, November 21, 2025) Proposed Rule, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Interagency Cooperation Regulations, (90 Fed. Reg. 52,600-52,607, November 21, 2025) Proposed Rule, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (90 Fed. Reg. 52,587-52,592, November 21, 2025) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; EPAs Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, including Good Neighbor Air Quality Standards; implementation of Sections 311, 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); implementation of the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act (P.L. 116-260, Div. S, section 103) including provision implementation of the laws Allocation Rule; implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, P.L. 96-510), including private cleanup cost and designating Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) under CERCLA; U.S.-Mexico water policy; energy security and its relationship to national security; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs); reauthorization of Water Resources Development Act (P.L. 118-272); National Environmental Policy Act permitting modernization and CEQ regulatory updates; Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act expansion; Canadian plastics consultations; Border Water Infrastructure Program; Nationwide Permitting Program reissuance; regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) and fluoropolymers; Executive Order 14057, Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, provisions relating to Procurement and PFAS; Congressional Review Act disapproval of regulations; development of legislation following Supreme Court decision limiting agency regulatory deference; Environmental Protection Agency research office generally; Circular No. A-4, Guidance to Federal agencies on the development of regulatory analysis; Conference of the Parties (COP) 28, 29, and 30; endorsement of scientific experts for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments; water and western water issues; water subcabinet; strategic petroleum reserve; reference dose levels for PFOA and PFOS considered by EPAs Science Advisory Board; budget hearings for the Council on Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency; voluntary carbon offset markets; voluntary methane reductions from agriculture/USDA research on methane reductions from agriculture; Air Quality: Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds-Exclusion of (2E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobut-2-ene (HFO-1336mzz(E)); Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling Grant Program Request for Information; proposed Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule; Department of Treasury hydrogen production tax credit (45V) guidance; implementation of the EU Methane Regulations; Endangered Species Act regulations and legislation; General Services Administration (GSA) Acquisition Policy Federal Advisory Committee (GAP FAC) report and letter regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) substances; U.S. EPA Criteria or Product Category Rules to Support the Label Program for Low Embodied Carbon Construction Materials; Natural Capital Accounting guidance; Sustainable Aviation Fuels Blenders Tax Credit and CORSIA voluntary carbon markets; implementation and proposed changes to the Waters of the U.S.; comments on the 2026 UN Water Conference themes; petition to EPA to designate solar panels as universal waste; implementation of Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (P.L. 83-212); Notice of Objection and Request for Board of Review in relation to the Order Adding a Toxic Substance to Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; EU REACH PFAS consultation; FTC Green Guides; Global Plastics Pollution Agreement; Basel Convention implementing legislation; DoD PFAS Critical Use Report; Chromium VI SAB hearing; methane mitigation from the natural gas value chain; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Broadening Public Engagement in the Federal Regulatory Process, public hearing and comments; Department of Interior Guidance related to emergency permitting procedures; Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds (SRFs); funding for water infrastructure programs authorized in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Water and Resilience Provisions (IIJA, P.L. 117-58); inefficiencies and delays in the EPA's New Chemicals Program under Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); prioritizing new rulemaking to repair the 2024 Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention: Risk Management Program Rule; implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, (P.L. 119-21); Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions" (P.L. 119-2); reauthorization of the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act (P.L. 117-58, Title XII, Div. E); implementation of the Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act (P.L. 117‑316); implementation of the Safe Drinking Water Act (P.L. 93‑523); water sector workforce development initiatives; rural community water assistance programs; funding and authorization of Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
Client expense: $19,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2026 · first_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
EPA Integrated Risk Information System Draft Assessment of Inorganic Arsenic Toxic Substances Control Act Reauthorization S. 623 / H.R. 1415, No IRIS Act of 2025, All Titles
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
1. Pesticide re-registration 2. WOTUS - Waters of the U.S. 3. Endangered species and related actions by the EPA 4. S. 623 No IRIS Act of 2025 5. H.R. 1415 No IRIS Act of 2025 6. H.R. 4754 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
NFDA works with relevant federal departments/agencies and Congress to support and/or advocate for legislation, rules and regulations that address environmental health and safety issues related to funeral directors and the operation of funeral homes and crematories. Specifically, EPA and OSHA issues affecting funeral service, including issues related to formaldehyde exposure and use in embalming and the EPA TSCA Risk Evaluation. Including support of No IRIS Act of 2025 (S. 623/H.R. 1415):
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Clean Air and Water (quality)
Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution and climate change; Issues related to air pollution from stationary and mobile sources; Issues related to the Clean Air Act; Issues related to California Clean Air Act waivers; Issues related to permitting and regulatory reforms; Issues related to infrastructure; Issues related to agency restructuring; Issues relating to FY25 appropriations; Issues relating to FY26 appropriations; Issues related to implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act; Issues related to appliance efficiency; issues related to prescribed burning;; S1072 Stop California from Advancing Regulatory Burden Act; H.Con.Res.14 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; S.Con.Res 7 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034; S 77 Early Participation in Regulations Act; S 81 Guidance Clarity Act; HR 77 Midnight Rules Relief Act; HR 313 Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act; S 143 Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act; HR 471 Fix Our Forests; HJ Res 15/SJ Res 4 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment"; HR 903/S 341 Smoke and Heat Ready Communities Act; S 541 Eliminating Lavish Incentives to Electric Vehicles Act; HR 1449 Energy Resilient Communities Act;; S 711 Transportation Freedom Act; HR 1651 To nullify the final rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule"; HR 1415/S 623 No Industrial Restrictions In Secret (No IRIS) Act; HR 2140 DERA Act 2025; S 1072 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate a waiver under that Act, to eliminate an authorization for States to use new motor vehicle emission and new motor vehicle engine emissions standards identical to standards adopted in California, and for other purposes; HR 2165 Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act; HR 346 Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act; S 990 Freedom to Haul Act; HR 2288 To nullify the final rule of the Environmental Protection Agency titled "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter"; ; HJ Res 30/SJ Res 14 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020"; S 1166 Excess Urban Heat Mitigation Act; HR 4214 To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to publish, concurrently with any final rule establishing or revising a national ambient air quality standard, regulations and guidance for implementing the standard, including information relating to submission and consideration of a preconstruction permit application under the new or revised standard, and for other purposes; HR 3889/S 2015 National Prescribed Fire Act; H.Res. 585 Recognizing the threat of extreme weather to childrens health and wellbeing, and expressing the sense of Congress that solutions must be rapidly and equitably developed and deployed to address the unique vulnerabilities and needs of children; HR 4443/S 2298 Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness, Injury, and Fatality Prevention Act; S 2340/HR 4515 Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2025; HR 4744/S 2445 Community Mental Wellness and Resilience Act; HR 161 New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act; HR HR 6387 Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events Act; HR 6409 Foreign Emissions and Nonattainment Clarification for Economic Stability Act; HR 6398 Reducing and Eliminating Duplicative Environmental Regulations Act; HR 6373 Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act; H.R. 4214 Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act; S 2431 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; HR 4754 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; HR 4553 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; HR 4776 SPEED Act; S 3529 Public Health Air Quality Act; S 3007, Diesel Truck Liberation Act; S 237 Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act; Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026; Protection of Lawful Commerce in Stone Slab Products Act; Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act; Homeowner Energy Freedom Act; Energy Bills Relief Act; Promoting Reduction of Emissions through Landscaping Act; Discussion Draft of Legislation to Modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act; SHOWER Act; Affordable HOMES Act
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), White House Office
2026 · first_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R.1267 - Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act; H.R.1415 - No IRIS Act of 2025; H.R.3110 - PFAS-Free Procurement Act of 2025; S.623 - No IRIS Act of 2025; Draft National Defense Authorization Act for FY27; House Discussion Draft of Modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act; New chemical and existing chemical regulatory advocacy; Senate Discussion Draft of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2026; Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry and Group I & II Polymers and Resins Industry reproposal and process.
Client expense: $3,760,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2026 · first_quarter · Environment/Superfund
Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Bill (no bill number). BASF supports the continued operation of the EnergyStar program, jointly administered by the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. Global Plastics Treaty (no bills). H.R.4903 - Plastic Health Research Act. H.R.6566 - Recycling Technology Innovation Act. H.R.7502 - Recycled Materials Attribution Act. BASF supports development of a global plastics treaty to eliminate plastic pollution and policies that promote recycling and composting, improve recovery and recycling infrastructure, and reduce environmental pollution from plastics, including nanoplastics and microplastics. BASF supports formal recognition of advanced recycling technologies and mass balance accounting as critical tools for growing the circular economy, eliminating plastic pollution, and protecting the environment. BASF supports legislation that promotes bioattributed and biobased products and improves the accessibility, usability, and recognition of mass balance accounting methodology. Implementation and funding of the 2016 reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act [P.L.94-469]. S.623 - No IRIS Act. BASF supports science-based, transparent, and stable regulatory processes, along with increased EPA funding, staffing, and regulatory efficiency to ensure safe, sustainable chemistries reach the market in a timely manner.
Client expense: $1,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2026 · first_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
Implementation and funding of the 2016 reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act [P.L. 94-469]; S.623 - No IRIS Act. BASF supports science-based, transparent, and stable regulatory processes, along with increased EPA funding, staffing, and regulatory efficiency to ensure safe, sustainable chemistries reach the market in a timely manner. H.R.5061 - Counter-UAS Authority, Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act. S.1337 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Extension Act. BASF supports FAA designation of chemical facilities as critical infrastructure, the use of countermeasures against unauthorized drone flights, and policies that strengthen physical security, cybersecurity, and safety across the chemical supply chain. S.351 - STEWARD Act; H.R.4109 - Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; H.R.2145 - Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act. BASF supports policies that promote recycling and composting and improve recovery and recycling infrastructure, rather than banning or taxing specific products. H.R.4903 - Plastic Health Research Act. BASF supports policies that reduce plastic pollution in the environment, including pollution from nanoplastics and microplastics. H.R.6566 - Recycling Technologies Innovation Act (and related policy efforts). H.R.7502 - Recycled Materials Attribution Act (and related policy efforts). BASF supports policies that formally recognize advanced recycling technologies and mass balance accounting as critical to growing the circular economy, eliminating plastic pollution, and protecting the environment. BASF supports legislation that promotes bioattributed and biobased products and improves the accessibility, usability, and recognition of mass balance accounting methodology. Clean Air Act Implementation (89 FR 429,32 (HON Rule). BASF supports reconsideration of the 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.
Client expense: $1,020,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), White House Office
2026 · first_quarter · Chemicals/Chemical Industry
H.R. 3838, S. 2296, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, including provisions related to the regulation of PFAS and CERCLA liability waivers. Potential bills for National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2027, including provisions related to the regulation of PFAS and CERCLA liability waivers. Discussion Draft of Legislation to Modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act, including provisions related to updating EPA's TSCA review process. H.R. 1267, Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act, including provisions related to CERCLA exemptions for PFAS liability. H.R. 1415, S. 623, No IRIS Act, including provisions related to the use of assessments generated by the IRIS program. Potential Senate legislation directing EPA to regulate PFAS in certain sectors and environmental media, and exemptions to CERCLA liability. Potential Senate legislation to reform TSCA Section 5 requirements for significant new use notices. EPA's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for Organic Chemicals, Plastics and Synthetic Fibers Point Source Category. EPA's Rule on TSCA 8(a)(7) Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for PFAS Substances. EPA's New Chemical Review process under TSCA, including the process to approve new chemicals, low volume and polymer exemptions from TSCA's pre-manufacture notice requirements. EPA's final rule on National Primary Drinking Water Regulation for six PFAS, including PFOA, PFOS, PFNA, HFPO-DA, PFHxS and PFBS. EPA's final rule on designations of PFAS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances. EPA's proposed Toxic Substances Control Act risk management rule for Trichloroethylene (TCE), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2020-0642-0026, 88 Fed. Reg. 74,712 (Oct. 31, 2023). EPA's proposed rule on Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act, EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0496, 88 Fed. Reg. 74,292 (Oct. 30, 2023). EPA's final revised risk determination for 1,4-dioxane under the Toxic Substances Control Act, EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0723, 89 Fed. Reg. 89,993 (Nov. 14, 2024). EPA's draft scope of the risk evaluation for vinyl chloride under the Toxic Substances Control Act, EPA-HQ-OPPT-2018-0448, 90 Fed. Reg. 4,738 (Jan. 16, 2025). EPA Pesticides Registration, Product code DV 5-26762 (Actizone), Reg. No. 4564-27.
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
US EPA appropriations language related to chemical risk assessments and, towards the same goal, advocacy in support of the No IRIS Act (S.623/H.R.1415).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2025 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to EPA IRIS program and Implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, Public Law: 114-182; N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0236; Formaldehyde, Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2023-0613; Asbestos, Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0736; Methylene Chloride, Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0742; TSCA Reform Legislation (bill not yet introduced), Supply Chain Impacts. Provisions in the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R. 8998); Section 493, None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to develop, finalize, issue, or use assessments under the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS). No IRIS Act of 2025 (S. 623/H.R. 1415 - 119th Congress). Provisions in the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 4754 - 119th Congress).
Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE