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22
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1
Active Period
2002–2010
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To include B20 biodiesel blends as an alternative fuel for corporate average fuel economy purposes.
2010 · first_quarter · Firm: DARRELL COOVER
The House of Representatives passed climate change legislation, HR 2454 by Energy & Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman [D-CA] & second-ranking Member Edward Markey [D-MA]. The Senate Environment & Public Works Committee reported out of committee S 1733 by Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry [D-MA] & EPW Chairwoman Barbara Boxer [D-CA], which is also a climate change bill. Chairman Kerry has since stepped away from the original legislation & begun drafting a bipartisan climate change bill with Homeland Security Chairman Joe Lieberman [I-CT] & Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC].
Client expense: — · Firm income: $6,000
Matched citations: HR 2454
Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
2010 · first_quarter · Firm: DARRELL COOVER
The House of Representatives passed climate change legislation, HR 2454 by Energy & Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman [D-CA] & second-ranking Member Edward Markey [D-MA]. The Senate Environment & Public Works Committee reported out of committee S 1733 by Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry [D-MA] & EPW Chairwoman Barbara Boxer [D-CA], which is also a climate change bill. Chairman Kerry has since stepped away from the original legislation & begun drafting a bipartisan climate change bill with Homeland Security Chairman Joe Lieberman [I-CT] & Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC].
Client expense: — · Firm income: $6,000
Matched citations: S 1733
To include B20 biodiesel blends as an alternative fuel for corporate average fuel economy purposes.
2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DARRELL COOVER
The House of Representatives passed climate change legislation, HR 2454 by Energy & Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman [D-CA] & second-ranking Member Edward Markey [D-MA]. The Senate Environment & Public Works Committee reported out of committee S 1733 by Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry [D-MA] & EPW Chairwoman Barbara Boxer [D-CA], which is also a climate change bill. Chairman Kerry has since stepped away from the original legislation & begun drafting a bipartisan climate change bill with Homeland Security Chairman Joe Lieberman [I-CT] & Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC].
Client expense: — · Firm income: —
Matched citations: HR 2454
Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DARRELL COOVER
The House of Representatives passed climate change legislation, HR 2454 by Energy & Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman [D-CA] & second-ranking Member Edward Markey [D-MA]. The Senate Environment & Public Works Committee reported out of committee S 1733 by Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry [D-MA] & EPW Chairwoman Barbara Boxer [D-CA], which is also a climate change bill. Chairman Kerry has since stepped away from the original legislation & begun drafting a bipartisan climate change bill with Homeland Security Chairman Joe Lieberman [I-CT] & Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC].
Client expense: — · Firm income: —
Matched citations: S 1733
To include B20 biodiesel blends as an alternative fuel for corporate average fuel economy purposes.
2009 · third_quarter · Firm: DARRELL COOVER
The House of Representatives passed HR 2454 by Energy & Commerce Chairman Waxman [D-CA] & next Ranking Member Edward Markey [D-MA]. The Senate Environment & Public Works committee is considering S 1733 by Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry [D-MA] & EVP Chairwoman Barbara Boxer [D-CA], which is an energy bill without cap-and-trade.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $6,000
Matched citations: HR 2454
Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act
2009 · third_quarter · Firm: DARRELL COOVER
The House of Representatives passed HR 2454 by Energy & Commerce Chairman Waxman [D-CA] & next Ranking Member Edward Markey [D-MA]. The Senate Environment & Public Works committee is considering S 1733 by Foreign Relations Chairman John Kerry [D-MA] & EVP Chairwoman Barbara Boxer [D-CA], which is an energy bill without cap-and-trade.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $6,000
Matched citations: S 1733
To include B20 biodiesel blends as an alternative fuel for corporate average fuel economy purposes.
2009 · second_quarter · Firm: DARRELL COOVER
Energy Tax Legislation - The committee bill was introduced, HR 2454 by House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman -[D-CA] and Rep. Edward Markey [D-MA]. It was passed 219-212 on June 26 by the House of Representatives and now goes to the Senate for committee action. Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel [D-NY] did not hold any hearings on the cap-and-traade portion of the legislation prior to passage.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $6,000
Matched citations: HR 2454
Safe Markets Development Act of 2009
2009 · first_quarter · Firm: DARRELL COOVER
Energy Tax Legislation - Only two bills have been introduced this quarter - HR 1666 by Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] and HR 1683 by Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]. No committee bill has been introduced. However, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman [D-CA] filed a discussion draft, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 on March 31. Legislation establishing a system of carbon cap and trade will be the subject of controversy between Chairman Waxman and House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel [D-NY] over whether it is a tax or a fee.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $6,000
Matched citations: HR 1666
Clean Environment and Stable Energy Market Act of 2009
2009 · first_quarter · Firm: DARRELL COOVER
Energy Tax Legislation - Only two bills have been introduced this quarter - HR 1666 by Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] and HR 1683 by Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]. No committee bill has been introduced. However, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman [D-CA] filed a discussion draft, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 on March 31. Legislation establishing a system of carbon cap and trade will be the subject of controversy between Chairman Waxman and House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel [D-NY] over whether it is a tax or a fee.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $6,000
Matched citations: HR 1683
American Samoa Possession Tax Credit Act of 2003
2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: DARRELL COOVER
Energy Tax Legislation - HR 6049 by Ways and Means Chairman Rangel [D-NY] is a tax extenders bill including extension of expiring or expired energy taxes. The version posed by the House was fully paid for with offsets. The version later passed by the Senate was not fully paid for, and the Republican Senate minority opposed offsets to pay for existing tax laws. The stand-off was solved when the energy tax extenders, an AMT patch and the so-called bailout package were put into HR 1424, an amendment in the nature of a substitute, and approved for the House and Senate and signed into law by the President.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $18,000
Matched citations: HR 1424
American Samoa Possession Tax Credit Act of 2003
2008 · third_quarter · Firm: DARRELL COOVER
Energy Tax Legislation - H.R. 6049 by Ways & Means Chairman Rangel [D-NY] is a tax extenders bill, incluing extension of expiring or expired energy taxes. The version passed by the House was fully paid for with offsets. The version later passed by the Senate was not fully paid for, and the Republican Senate minority opposes offsets to pay for existing tax laws. As this reporting period ended, the energy tax extenders, an AMT patch and the so-called bailout package were put into HR 1424, an amendment in a substitute nature.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $18,000
Matched citations: HR 1424
Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008
2008 · first_quarter · Firm: DARRELL COOVER
Energy Tax Legislation - HR 5351 by Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] was passed by the House of Representatives on February 27th and sent to the Senate. The legislation repeals subsidies for five major oil and gas companies to offset the cost of renewable energy tax incentives. No action has been taken in the Senate.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $18,000
Matched citations: HR 5351
Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005
2006 · year_end · Firm: DARRELL COOVER
Pension Reform - Senate/House Conference on H.R. 2830 by Rep. Boehner [R-OH] and S. 1783 by Sen. Grassley [R-IA] was completed, and the approved bill, H.R. 4, was signed into law by the President as the Pensio Protection Act of 2006.
Client expense: — · Firm income: $72,000
Matched citations: S. 1783
Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006
2006 · year_end · Firm: DARRELL COOVER
Pole Attachments - S 2686 by Sen. Stevens [R-AK], a telecommunications bill, is in the Senate Commerce Committee, where two amendments have been offered but not approved. One by Sen. McCain [R-AZ] originally provided for the same subsidized pole attachment rate as cable companies, but this part of his amendment was dropped, so no opposition was expressed. Another by Sen. Rockefeller [D-WV] would make safety and reliability reforms in addition to preventing an outdated subsidy from being perpetuated and expanded, which our views favored. Pole Attachments
Client expense: — · Firm income: $72,000
Matched citations: S 2686
Source: Senate LDA