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Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS · Firm: VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
Encouraged Members of Congress to support H.R. 3819, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015, to extend the Positive Train Control (PTC) deadline.
Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS · Firm: VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
S.146, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009; lobbied against motion to proceed
Specific issues are shown only where the LDA source assigned them to this lobbyist. Targets apply to the associated filing.
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2016 · first_quarter · Q1
Briefed Members, congressional staff and committee/professional staff on railroad mergers, and the role of the United States Congress and the Surface Transportation Board in such proceedings.
Filing targets: SENATE
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2016 · first_quarter · Q1
Source: Senate LDA
Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009
Client: NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION · Firm: VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
S.146, Railroad Antitrust Enforcment Act of 2009; lobbied against motion to proceed
Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009
Client: NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION · Firm: VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
Lobbied against the motion to proceed on S.146, The Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 Lobby legislation, executive orders, etc. that affect the railroad industry
Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009
Client: NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION · Firm: VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
Lobbied against the motion to proceed on S.146, The Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 Lobby legislation, executive orders, etc. that affect the railroad industry
S.2827; A Bill to Repeal a Requirment with Respect to the Procurement and Acquisition of Altermative Fuels; entire bill S.879; No Oil Producing & Exporting Cartels Act of 2007; entire bill H.R.2264; No Oil Producing & Exporting Cartels Act of 2007; entire bill S.3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008; provisions relating to price gouging and NOPEC
Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety Act
Client: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS · Firm: VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
H.R.6707; Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety Act; lobbied to prevent tne bill from being placed on the suspension calendar.
Children's Chemical Risk Reduction Act of 2007
Client: EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION · Firm: VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
S.2275; The Feinstein Amendment (to S.2663; The Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act); lobbied against the portion of the bill to ban phthalates in favor of alternative plasticizers that have weaker safety records.
A bill to repeal a requirement with respect to the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels.
Client: EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION · Firm: VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
S.2827; A Bill to Repeal a Requirment with Respect to the Procurement and Acquisition of Altermative Fuels; entire bill S.879; No Oil Producing & Exporting Cartels Act of 2007; entire bill H.R.2264; No Oil Producing & Exporting Cartels Act of 2007; entire bill S.3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008; provisions relating to price gouging and NOPEC
Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008
Client: EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION · Firm: VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
S.2827; A Bill to Repeal a Requirment with Respect to the Procurement and Acquisition of Altermative Fuels; entire bill S.879; No Oil Producing & Exporting Cartels Act of 2007; entire bill H.R.2264; No Oil Producing & Exporting Cartels Act of 2007; entire bill S.3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008; provisions relating to price gouging and NOPEC
Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008
Client: EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION · Firm: VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
S.3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008; provision relating to windfall profit taxes S.3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008; tax provision relating to gas & oil specifically those relating to domestic manufacturing tax credits and foreign oil & gas extraction income and foreign oil-related income
No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2007
Client: EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION · Firm: VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
S.2827; A Bill to Repeal a Requirment with Respect to the Procurement and Acquisition of Altermative Fuels; entire bill S.879; No Oil Producing & Exporting Cartels Act of 2007; entire bill H.R.2264; No Oil Producing & Exporting Cartels Act of 2007; entire bill S.3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008; provisions relating to price gouging and NOPEC
Briefed Members, congressional staff and committee/professional staff on railroad mergers, and the role of the United States Congress and the Surface Transportation Board in such proceedings.
Filing targets: SENATE
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2015 · third_quarter · Q3
Encouraged Members of Congress to support H.R. 3819, the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015, to extend the Positive Train Control (PTC) deadline.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2010 · second_quarter · Q2
Lobbied for the extension of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Creift (VEETC) which is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2010. This tax creidt was originally created by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 and is the primary Federal tax incentive for the use of Ethanol.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2009 · second_quarter · 2A
S.146, Railroad Antitrust Enforcment Act of 2009; lobbied against motion to proceed
Filing targets: SENATE
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2009 · second_quarter · Q2
S.146, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009; lobbied against motion to proceed
Filing targets: SENATE
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2009 · second_quarter · RR
Lobbied against the motion to proceed on S.146, The Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 Lobby legislation, executive orders, etc. that affect the railroad industry
Lobbied against the motion to proceed on S.146, The Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 Lobby legislation, executive orders, etc. that affect the railroad industry
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2008 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Federak Regulation: lobbied to have the Railroad Tank Car Safety Regulation promulgated.
Filing targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP)
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2008 · fourth_quarter · Q4
No specific bill; no specific legislation; sought clarification of President Bush's stance on ethanol as a "favorable" alternative fuel.
Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2008 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R.6707; Taking Responsible Action for Community Safety Act; lobbied to prevent tne bill from being placed on the suspension calendar.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2008 · third_quarter · Q3
No specific bill; no specific legislation; sought clarification on President Bush's stance on ethanol as a "favorable" alternative fuel.
Filing targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP)
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2008 · second_quarter · Q2
S.3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008; provision relating to windfall profit taxes S.3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008; tax provision relating to gas & oil specifically those relating to domestic manufacturing tax credits and foreign oil & gas extraction income and foreign oil-related income
S.2827; A Bill to Repeal a Requirment with Respect to the Procurement and Acquisition of Altermative Fuels; entire bill S.879; No Oil Producing & Exporting Cartels Act of 2007; entire bill H.R.2264; No Oil Producing & Exporting Cartels Act of 2007; entire bill S.3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008; provisions relating to price gouging and NOPEC
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2008 · second_quarter · Q2
No specific bill; no specific legislation; sought clarification on President Bush's stance on ethanol as a "favorable" alternative fuel.
Filing targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Treasury, Dept of
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2008 · second_quarter · Q2
Executive regulation proposed by the Surface Transportatio Board to Amend the Design Standards for Pressurized Railroad Tank Cars.
Filing targets: Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2008 · first_quarter · Q1
S.2275; The Feinstein Amendment (to S.2663; The Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act); lobbied against the portion of the bill to ban phthalates in favor of alternative plasticizers that have weaker safety records.
H.R.6; Senate version of Energy Bill (Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection & Energy Efficiency Act of 2007; portion dealing with the repeal of the Section 199 manufacturing tax credit; H.R.6; Senate version of Energy Bill (Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection & Energy Efficiency Act; the FOGEI/FORI (foreign tax credits) provision that would impact the use of foreign tax credits for petrochemicals, power and some financial income remains.
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2008 · first_quarter · Q1
No specific bill; no specific legislation; lobbied for a favorable clarification of the Internal Revenue's re-classification of ethanol producers which seekd to appreciate the value of ehtanol production investments.
Filing targets: Treasury, Dept of
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION via VALIS ASSOCIATES, LLC
2007 · year_end · YY
H.R.6; Renewable Fuel, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007; lobbied for an expanded renewable fuel standard
Filing targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE