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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
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NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 · third_quarter · Q3
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) FY27 Appropriations: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8845) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9310) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9022) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8595) -FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number]
Source: Senate LDA
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
Colorado River Basin Water Security and Infrastructure Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439)
Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (H.R.6500) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Effort to transfer lingering parcels of Joliet Training Arsenal in Illinois to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, operated by the Forest Service.
Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) REPI Incentives bill (HR 1083)
Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) FY27 Appropriations: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8845) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9310) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9022) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8595) -FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number]
Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 8845) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R. 8800) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Permitting reform [no bill number] Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number]
Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 8845) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R. 8800) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Permitting reform [no bill number] Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number]
Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
Improving Access to Small Business Information Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
Improving Access to Small Business Information Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
Roadless Area Conservation Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 8845) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R. 8800) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Permitting reform [no bill number] Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number]
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Ohio River Restoration Program Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (H.R.6500) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Effort to transfer lingering parcels of Joliet Training Arsenal in Illinois to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, operated by the Forest Service.
Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (H.R.6500) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Effort to transfer lingering parcels of Joliet Training Arsenal in Illinois to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, operated by the Forest Service.
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) FY27 Appropriations: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8845) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9310) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9022) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8595) -FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number]
America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (H.R.6500) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Effort to transfer lingering parcels of Joliet Training Arsenal in Illinois to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, operated by the Forest Service.
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 8845) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R. 8800) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Permitting reform [no bill number] Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number]
Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) FY27 Appropriations: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8845) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9310) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9022) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8595) -FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number]
Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) FY27 Appropriations: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8845) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9310) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9022) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8595) -FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number]
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 8845) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R. 8800) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Permitting reform [no bill number] Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number]
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 8845) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R. 8800) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Permitting reform [no bill number] Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number]
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) FY27 Appropriations: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8845) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9310) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9022) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8595) -FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number]
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) FY27 Appropriations: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8845) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9310) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9022) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8595) -FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number]
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside, New York, as the "Detective Luis G. Alvarez Post Office".
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) FY27 Appropriations: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8845) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9310) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9022) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8595) -FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number]
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (H.R.6500) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Effort to transfer lingering parcels of Joliet Training Arsenal in Illinois to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, operated by the Forest Service.
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) FY27 Appropriations: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8845) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9310) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9022) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8595) -FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 8845) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R. 8800) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Permitting reform [no bill number] Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number]
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) FY27 Appropriations: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8845) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9310) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9022) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.8595) -FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number]
Water Resources Development Act of 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
Water Resources Development Act of 2026
Client: NATURE CONSERVANCY · Firm: THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026
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2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025
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2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (H.R.6500) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Effort to transfer lingering parcels of Joliet Training Arsenal in Illinois to Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, operated by the Forest Service.
2026 Farm Bill A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to improve the processes, protections, and incentives relating to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. [no bill number] America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (S.5653) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Water Security and Infrastructure Act (H.R.10420) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.7978/S.4041) Coquille Heritage Forest Management Act [no bill number] Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9171) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act [no bill number] Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act of 2026 (H.R.10458/S. 5440) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R.8800/no Senate number assigned) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of Fire Funding Fix [no bill number] Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Roadless Area Conservation Act (H.R.3930/S.2042) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R.10505/S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act of 2026 (S.5045) Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act (H.R. 9827/S. 5087) Finalization of U.S. Forest Service Participating Agreements for Hurricane Helene recovery funds Draft proposed legislation [no bill number] -Wildfire package -Ghost fishing gear -Bipartisan permitting deal
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Forest Service
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2026 · second_quarter · Q2
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R. 8845) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 (H.R.9495) National Defense Authorization Act, 2027 (H.R. 8800) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Permitting reform [no bill number] Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number]
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill America the Beautiful Act (S.1547) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Coastal Storm Risk Management Trust Fund Act of 2025 (no bill number) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Water Security Program (no bill number) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Draft legislation regarding ecological restoration permitting act Draft wildfire package Ecosystem Restoration Permitting Act (draft bill; no bill number) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FIRE Act (H.R. 6387) Fire Funding Fix reauthorization (no bill number) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256 / S.1564) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Ghost Gear Loss and Pollution Prevention Act Great American Outdoors Act (H.R. 1957) Cooperative Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2026 HR 7978/S 4041 Offshore Party Act of 2026 (HR 8542) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966/S.3796) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 []. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Public Lands Integrity Act (S.4455) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) USFS R&D Water Resources Development Act of 2026 (H.R.9497) Wildfire Emission Prevention Act (S.3044) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025 (S.140)
Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) REPI Incentives bill (HR 1083)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE
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2026 · first_quarter · Q1
2026 Farm Bill American Water Stewardship Act (H.R.6422) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) FY25 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9026/S.4795) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.8997/4927) FY26 Appropriations, including: -Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354_ -Consolidated Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) -Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) -Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) -Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) -Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) -Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) -National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) FY27 Appropriations FY27 Budget of the U.S. Government (President's Budget) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Integrated Ocean Observation System Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S.2126) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) Reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study
2026 Farm Bill Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act (S.1366) Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities for All Act of 2025 (H.R.4560) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R.2771/S.2566) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.7954/S.3478) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (H.R.2025/S.953) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. (H.J.Res.140) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2709) Sport Fish Restoration, Recreational Boating Safety, and Wildlife Restoration Act of 2026 (S.4250) Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2026 (S.4011) Water Resources Development Act of 2026 [no bill number] Advocacy for work in the Mississippi River Basin: Sentinel Monitoring System and the Lower Mississippi Comprehensive Management Study Implementation of Central Valley Project Improvement Act
Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Sales Act of 2025 (H.R.1083/S.439)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
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2025 · fourth_quarter · Q4
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354) Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.6938) Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4213) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FY25 Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res.14/S.ConRes.7) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R.1968) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorizing the U.S. Development Finance Corporation
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill Building Resilience and Stronger Communities Act (S.3403) Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act of 2025 (H.R.2091/S.971) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.5342/S.2354) DFC Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.5229) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) FY25 Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res.14/S.ConRes.7) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act of 2025 (H.R.4669) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (H.R.3476/S.1050) Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act (H.R.1809/S.2878) Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025 (H.R.1917/S.2880) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Jobs in the Woods Act (H.R.4575/S.1336) Legislative and executive advocacy for the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Ohio River Restoration Program Act (H.R.5966) Post-Disaster Reforestation and Restoration Act of 2025 (H.R.528) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorizing the Surface Transportation Act [no bill number] Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act (H.R.4776) Supporting American Wood and Mill Infrastructure with Loans for Longevity Act (SAWMILL) Act (H.R.6277/S.2221)
2025 Farm Bill 2026 Farm Bill Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4553/S.3293) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (H.R.6256/S.1564) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296; S.1071) National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4779) Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act (PERMIT) Act (H.R. 3898) Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act (H.R.4776)
Disaster Reforestation Act (H.R.262/S.1141) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Precision Agriculture Loan (PAL) Program Act (H.R.3211)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, White House Office
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2025 · third_quarter · Q3
Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R.3351/S. 1662) Columbia River Clean-Up Act (H.R.4675/S.2415) Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) DFC Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.5299) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Digital Coast Act (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025 (H.R.1923) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025 (H.R.3889/S.2015) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) Plum Island Preservation Act (S.412) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Supporting American Wood and Mill Infrastructure with Loans for Longevity Act (SAWMILL) Act (S.2221) [Reauthorization of] Surface Transportation Act (no bill number)
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4016/S.2572) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4754/S.2431) Disaster Reforestation Act (H.R.262/S.1141) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/S.439) National Defense Authorization Act, 2026 (S.2296) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (H.R.3838)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
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2025 · second_quarter · Q2
[Reintroduction of] National Prescribed Fire Act (118: H.R.8557/S.4424) 2025 Farm Bill Columbia River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act (no bill number) Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Digital Coast Act (H.R.4256/S.2245) ESTUARIES Act (H.R.3962/S.2063) Fisheries management (no bill number - executive) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471) Floodplain Enhancement and Recovery Act (S.1564) Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R.1968) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/ S.439) Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Act 2026 Mississippi River Basin Fishery Commission Act (H.R.1514/S.1078) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.718) Resilient Coasts and Estuaries Act (H.R.2786) Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (H.R.3838)
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2025 · first_quarter · Q1
2025 Farm Bill Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471) Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R.1968) Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R.1974/S.924) FY25 Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res.14/S.ConRes.7) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/ S.439) Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Act 2026 Wildfire Emergency Act of 2025 (S.350) Wildfire Resilience Through Grazing Research Act (S.602)
2025 Farm Bill Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R.1968) FY25 Concurrent Budget Resolution - defending clean energy tax credits (H.Con.Res.14/S.ConRes.7) Permitting Reform
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2024 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Clean Electricity & Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023 (H.R.6747) Community and Hydropower Improvement Act (S.1521) Energy Permitting Reform Act (S.4753) Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act (H.R.4045) Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2024 (H.R.8954)
2024 Farm Bill Farm to Fly Act of 2024 (S.3637) Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024 (H.R.7779 / S.2781) Malheur Community Empowerment for the Owyhee Act (S.1890) North American Grasslands Conservation Act (H.R. 9945) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.8182 / S.4216) Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2023 (S.50) Plum Island National Monument Act (H.R.1584) Rural Forest Markets Act of 2023 (H.R.5315 / S.3399) United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024 (S.618)
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2024 · third_quarter · Q3
2024 Farm Bill A concurrent resolution expressing the need for the Senate to provide advice and consent to ratification of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. (S.Con.Res.11) ACE Agriculture Act of 2023 (H.R.2385 / S.834) AMAZON21 Act (H.R.5830 / S.5019) Americas Outdoor Recreation Act of 2023 (S.873) Americas Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act (H.R.7408) Bristol Bay Protection Act (H.R.8193) Caribbean and Latin America Maritime Security Initiative Act of 2024 (H.R.7209) Community and Hydropower Improvement Act (S.1521) Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 (S.2043) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R. 8998 / S. 4802) Energy Permitting Reform Act (S.4753) EXPLORE Act (H.R.6492) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.8790) Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act of 2023 (H.R.6515 / S.3371) Foundation for International Food Security Act of 2023 (S.3207) Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024 (H.R.7779 / S.2781) Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act (H.R.4045) Increased TSP Access Act of 2023 (H.R.3036 / S.1400) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.6368 / S.2908) Inflation Reduction Act of 2023 (H.R.812) Lacey Act Amendments of 2023 (H.R.4922 / S.1614) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024 (H.R.8557 / S.4424) North American Grasslands Conservation Act (no bill number) Outdoors for All Act (H.R.1065 / S.448) Plum Island National Monument Act (H.R.1584) Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2024 (H.R.8954) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 (S.1149) Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2023 (H.R.913 / S.373) Rural Forest Markets Act of 2023 (H.R.5315 / S.3399) Save Our Sequoias Act (H.R.2989) Treating Tribes and Counties as Good Neighbors Act (H.R.1450 / S.697) United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2023 (H.R.6727 / H.R.1298) United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024 (S.618) Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (H.R.8812) WILD Act (H.R.5009 / S.2395) Wildfire Safe Communities Act of 2024
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2024 · first_quarter · 1A
2024 Farm Bill Water Resources Development Act of 2024 H.R.2982 New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act H.R.4596/S.2247 Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.5315/S.3399 Rural Forest Markets Act of 2023 H.R.812 Inflation Reduction Act of 2023 H.R.913/S.373 Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2023 S.1521 Community and Hydropower Improvement Act S.2660 Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act
H.R.4366 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R.2882 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 FY24 and FY25 Appropriations for the following agencies: -Bureau of Land Management -Bureau of Land Management (BLM) -Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) -Department of State (DOS) -Department of the Interior (DOI) -Department of the Treasury (DOT) -Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) -National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) -U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) -U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) -U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) -U.S. Forest Service (USFS), FY24 and F25 Appropriations for the following programs: -Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF) -Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) -Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) -Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) -Sentinel Landscapes Partnership (SLP) 2024 Farm Bill Water Resources Development Act of 2024 FY25 National Defense Authorization Act
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2024 · second_quarter · Q2
2024 Farm Bill Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024 (S.2131) Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2025 (H.R.9026) Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2024 (S.2438) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2024 (S.2605) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2025 (H.R.8998) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2025 (H.R.8997) Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act of 2023 (H.R.6515) Help Our Kelp Act (S.2807 / H.R.5487 National Defense Appropriations Authorization Act for FY 2024 (H.R.2670 / S. 2226) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 (S.1149) RISEE Act of 2023 (S.373 / H.R.913 United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024 (H.R.1298 / S.618)
2024 Farm Bill Community and Hydropower Improvement Act (S.1521) Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act (H.R.5216 / S.2660) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.8790) Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2023 (H.R.7779 / S.2781) Growing Access To Environmental Sustainability (GATES) Act (H.R.4800) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.6368 / S.2908) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024 (H.R. 8557 / S. 4424) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 (S.1149) Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2023 (S.373 / H.R.913) Rural Forest Markets Act of 2023 (H.R.5315 / S.3399) United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024 (H.R.1298 / S.618) Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (H.R.8812 / S.4367) [No bill number:] Build Clean Act [No bill number] Request to members of Congress to write a letter to DOI supporting a mineral withdrawal for Ash Meadows Wildlife Refuge, Nevada
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2024 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R.4366 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R.2882 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 FY24 and FY25 Appropriations for the following agencies: -Bureau of Land Management -Bureau of Land Management (BLM) -Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) -Department of State (DOS) -Department of the Interior (DOI) -Department of the Treasury (DOT) -Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) -National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) -U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) -U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) -U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) -U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) -U.S. Forest Service (USFS), FY24 and F25 Appropriations for the following programs: -Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund (CESCF) -Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) -Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) -Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) -Sentinel Landscapes Partnership (SLP) 2024 Farm Bill Water Resources Development Act of 2024 FY25 National Defense Authorization Act
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2023 · fourth_quarter · Q4
[Reintroduction of] America Mitigation and Achieving Zero-emissions Originating from Nature for the 21st Century (AMAZON21) Act (117: H.R.5830/S.5019) [Reintroduction of] National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 (117: H.R.3442/S.1734) [Unintroduced version of House version of] S.1149 Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2023 2023 Farm Bill H.R.1298/S.618 US Foundation for International Conservation Act H.R.4197/S.202 Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.4596/S.2247 Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.5315/S.3399 Rural Forest Markets Act of 2023 H.R.6368/S.2908 Indian Buffalo Management Act H.R.913/S.373 Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2023 S.1149 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 S.2781 Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2023 S.3500 Natural Climate Solutions Research and Extension Act of 2023 Water Resources Development Act of 2024
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), White House Office
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2023 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R.1298/S.618 US Foundation for International Conservation Act H.R.1584 Plum Island National Monument Act H.R.4349 National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2023 S.1149 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 [no House bill number assigned yet] S.2781 Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2023
[No bill number] Reform for Mining Act of 1872 [Reintroduction of] America Mitigation and Achieving Zero-emissions Originating from Nature for the 21st Century (AMAZON21) Act (117: H.R.5830/S.5019) [Reintroduction of] Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act of 2021 (117: H.R.5508/S.2950) [Reintroduction of] Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 (117: H.R.2820/S.1251) [Reintroduction of] National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 (117: H.R.3442/S.1734) 2023 Farm Bill H.R.1298/S.618 US Foundation for International Conservation Act H.R.3439/S.188 Wildfire Emergency Act H.R.4197/S.202 Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.4197/S.202 Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.4353/S.1216 Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2023 H.R.4596/S.2247 Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.5216/S.2660 - Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act H.R.913/S.373 Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2023 S.1149 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 [no House bill number assigned yet] S.2908 Indian Buffalo Management Act
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2023 · second_quarter · Q2
[no bill #] Water Resources Development Act of 2024 [Reintroduction of] America Mitigation and Achieving Zero-emissions Originating from Nature for the 21st Century (AMAZON21) Act (117: H.R.5830/S.5019) [Reintroduction of] Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act of 2021 (117: H.R.5508/S.2950) [Reintroduction of] National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 (117: H.R.3442/S.1734) [Reintroduction of] Resilient AMERICA Act (117: H.R.5689) 2023 Farm Bill FY24 Appropriations: LWCF Project Appraisal Process; Permitting Reform; Interior and Environment subcommittee; Reclamation and USGS H.R. 2925/S.1281 Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023 H.R.1298/S.618 US Foundation for International Conservation Act H.R.1989 Save Our Sequoias Act H.R.3990 Forest Data Modernization Act H.R.913/S.373 Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2023 S.1149 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 S.1216 Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2023 S.1521 Community and Hydropower Improvement Act S.202 Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 S.2247, Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023 S.3875/H.R. 7242: Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
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2023 · first_quarter · Q1
[no bill #] Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Defense of Status Quo) [no bill #] Mississippi River Task Force Creation (Executive Action) [no bill #] National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2023 [Reintroduction of] America Mitigation and Achieving Zero-emissions Originating from Nature for the 21st Century (AMAZON21) Act (117: H.R.5830/S.5019) [Reintroduction of] Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act of 2021 (117: H.R.5508/S.2950) [Reintroduction of] Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 (117: H.R.2820/S.1521) [Reintroduction of] National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 (117: H.R.3442/S.1734) [Reintroduction of] Resilient AMERICA Act (117: H.R.5689) [Reintroduction of] Save Our Sequoias Act (117: H.R.8168/S.4833) [Reintroduction of] Trillion Trees Act (H.R.2639) 2023 Farm Bill H.R.1298/S.618 US Foundation for International Conservation Act H.R.812 Inflation Reduction Act of 2023 H.R.913/S.373 Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2023 S.1149 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act S.188 Wildfire Emergency Act S.202 Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2023
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), White House Office
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 H.R. 2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 H.R. 2773/S. 2372 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act H.R. 2820/S. 1251 Growing Climate Solutions Act; H.R. 3424/S.1737 Global Pandemic Prevention and Biosecurity Act H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4164/S. 2384 Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act H.R. 4350/S. 1605 - National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 5001/S. 3693 Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act H.R. 5376 Inflation Reduction Act H.R. 7772/S. 4136 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 H.R. 8168 Save Our Sequoias Act H.R. 8294 THUD, Agriculture, Energy and Water, FSGG, Interior, Environment, and MilCon/VA Appropriations Act of 2023 S. 519 Plum Island Conservation Act
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
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2022 · third_quarter · Q3
2023 Farm Bill Compensatory mitigation regulations H.R. 241/S. 335 Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act H.R. 2773/S. 2372 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act H.R. 3326 Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2021 H.R. 3534/S. 2806 Wildfire Emergency Act H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4164/S. 2384 Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act H.R. 4350/S. 1605 - National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 5376 Inflation Reduction Act H.R. 5508/S. 2950 Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act H.R. 5830 America Mitigation and Achieving Zero-emissions Originating from Nature for the 21st Century (AMAZON21) Act H.R. 7772/S. 4136 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 H.R. 8168 Save Our Sequoias Act H.R.5996/ S.3211 - Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2021 HR 391 Global Health Security Act Plum Island National Monument Designation S. 2297 International Pandemic Prevention and COVID-19 Response Act S. 519 Plum Island Conservation Act S.3531/H.R. 6461 National Climate Adaptation and Resilience Act
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
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2022 · second_quarter · Q2
FY 2023 Farm Bill (no bill number yet) FY 2023 Interior Appropriations Act H.R. 241/S.335 Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act H.R. 2711/S.1239 Septic Tax Exclusion Bill H.R. 2773/S. 2372 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act H.R. 3326 Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2021 H.R. 3424/S.1737 - Global Pandemic Prevention and Biosecurity Act H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3790/S. 1107 Rural Forest Markets Act of 2020 H.R. 4164/S. 2384 Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act H.R. 4350/S. 1605 - National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES Act H.R. 4833 Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2021 H.R. 5001, Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act H.R. 5376 Build Back Better Act H.R. 5508/S. 2950 Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act H.R. 5830 America Mitigation and Achieving Zero-emissions Originating from Nature for the 21st Century (AMAZON21) Act H.R. 7242/ S. 3875 Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022 H.R. 7776/S. 4136 Water Resources Development Act of 2022 H.R. 8168 Save Our Sequoias S. 1248 Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act of 2021 S. 4176, to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act S. 519 Plum Island Conservation Act
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
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2022 · first_quarter · Q1
FY 2023 Interior Appropriations Act H.R. 241/S.335 Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act H.R. 2639 Trillion Trees Act H.R. 2773/S. 2372 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act H.R. 2820/S. 1251 Growing Climate Solutions Act H.R. 3326 Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2021 H.R. 3442/S. 1734 National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 H.R. 3534/S. 2806 Wildfire Emergency Act H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3790/S. 1107 Rural Forest Markets Act of 2020 H.R. 4164/S. 2384 Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act H.R. 4350/S. 1605 - National Defense Authorization Act H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES Act;S. 1603 Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership Act of 2021 H.R. 5001, Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act H.R. 5376 Build Back Better Act H.R. 5508/S. 2950 Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act H.R. 5689 Resilient America Act H.R. 5830 America Mitigation and Achieving Zero-emissions Originating from Nature for the 21st Century (AMAZON21) Act S. 1248 Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act of 2021 S. 3531/H.R. 6461 National Climate Adaptation & Resilience Strategy Act S. 3624/H.R. 6705, Shoreline Health Oversight, Restoration, Resilience, and Enhancement Act S. 3875/H.R. 7242 Community Disaster Resilience Zone Act of 2022 S. 46 Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2021 Water Resources Development Act of 2022
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
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2021 · fourth_quarter · 4A
H.R. 7393/S. 3429 Growing Climate Solutions Act; H.R. 7843/S. 4357 REPLANT Act H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 5376 Build Back Better Act; H.R. 7575/S. 3021 Water Resources Development Act; H.R. 1992/S. 170 Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act; S. 2372/H.R. 2773 Recovering America's Wildlife Act; Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2021; S. 4451 Rural Forest Markets Act of 2020; S.1069 Digital Coast Act; America the Beautiful Program; Draft Senate Reforming Disaster Recovery Act;; Implementation of IIJA; H.R. 7843/S. 4357 REPLANT Act; Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership Act of 2021 ; Mainstreaming ecological security in legislation or amendments to existing law for the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act ; H.R. 5508/S. 2950 Fostering Overseas Rule of law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act of 2021; H.R.5830 - AMAZON21 Act; The Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt (END) Wildlife Trafficking Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2021; S.37 - Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021; S.1737 / H.R. 3424 Global Pandemic Prevention and Biosecurity Act; S.2356, Twenty-First Century Dams Act; H.R. 5859 Trillion Trees Act;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
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2021 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 7393/S. 3429 Growing Climate Solutions Act; H.R. 7843/S. 4357 REPLANT Act H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 5376 Build Back Better Act; H.R. 7575/S. 3021 Water Resources Development Act; H.R. 1992/S. 170 Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act; S. 2372/H.R. 2773 Recovering America's Wildlife Act; Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2021; S. 4451 Rural Forest Markets Act of 2020; S.1069 Digital Coast Act; America the Beautiful Program; Draft Senate Reforming Disaster Recovery Act;; Implementation of IIJA; H.R. 7843/S. 4357 REPLANT Act; Joint Chiefs Landscape Restoration Partnership Act of 2021 ; Mainstreaming ecological security in legislation or amendments to existing law for the FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act ; H.R. 5508/S. 2950 Fostering Overseas Rule of law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act of 2021; H.R.5830 - AMAZON21 Act; The Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt (END) Wildlife Trafficking Reauthorization and Improvements Act of 2021; S.37 - Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2021; S.1737 / H.R. 3424 Global Pandemic Prevention and Biosecurity Act; S.2356, Twenty-First Century Dams Act;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
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2021 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 7393/S. 3429 Growing Climate Solutions Act; S. 2213: Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary of National Significance Act of 2021; H.R. 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 5376 Build Back Better Act;; H.R. 1992/S. 170 Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act; H.R. 7608 State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military, Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act 2021; H.R. 7617 Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021; H.R.4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022; S. 2372/H.R. 2773 Recovering America's Wildlife Act; Americas Revegetation and Carbon Sequestration Act of 2021; H.R.5001, Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Recovery Act; H.R. 4833 Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2021; S. 2356 and H.R. 4375, Twenty-First Century Dams Act; S.1244 Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act; H.R. 2241/S.1057 Civilian Climate Corps; National Prescribed Fire Act; S.2306/H.R. 4499 Maintaining & Enhancing Hydroelectricity & River Restoration Act of 2021; H.R. 5589 Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act; S. 1932 Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Act; S. 4451 Rural Forest Markets Act of 2020;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE
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2021 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 2773 Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2021 HR 2682 Outdoor Restoration Partnership Act H.R. 7843/S. 4357 REPLANT Act HR 2816 Legacy Roads and Trails Act HR 3442/S 1734 National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 Joint Chief's Act of 2021 Energy Infrastructure Act of 2021 S. 4451 Rural Forest Markets Act of 2020 H.R. 7393/S. 3429 Growing Climate Solutions Act S.1244 - Civilian Climate Corps for Jobs and Justice Act H.R. 848 GREEN Act S. 1956 Mfg Clean Energy & Energy Efficiency Act H.R. 4300 Veterans in Parks Act H.R. 3404, the FUTURE Western Water Infrastructure and Drought Resiliency Act Migratory Bird Protection Act ESA Compensatory Mitigation Regulations H.R. 1992/S. 170 Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act H.R. 3195/S. 1081 Land and Water Conservation Fund S. 519 Plum Island Conservation Act S.1734 National Prescribed Fire Act H.R. 1447 COAST Research Act S. 335 Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act S.1737 Global Pandemic Prevention and Biosecurity Act
H.R. 7617 Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 7608 State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military, Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act 2021 The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill FY2022 REPI Appropriations H.R. 7613 Energy and Water Appropriations Act 2021 FY22 Commerce Justice Science Appropriations Act
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2021 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 1166/S. 2602 - USE IT Act H.R. 1992/S. 170 - Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act H.R. 3195/S. 1081 - Land and Water Conservation Fund H.R. 3779/S. 3418 - Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act H.R. 5589 - Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act H.R. 5859 - Trillion Trees Act H.R. 7393/S. 3429 - Growing Climate Solutions Act H.R. 7575/S. 3021 - Water Resources Development Act H.R. 763 - Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act H.R. 7843/S. 4357 - REPLANT Act S. 2657 - American Energy Innovation Act S. 3021 - Water Resources Development Act S. 3422/H.R. 7092 - Great American Outdoors Act S. 519 - Plum Island Conservation Act Living Shoreline Act Coastal Community Protection Through Habitat Conservation Act of 2021 H.R. 160 and S. 46, Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2021 30 by 30 Provisions in the EO on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad S. 487; H.R. 1162 Civilian Conservation Corps of 2021 S. 4451 - Rural Forest Markets Act National Prescribed Fire Act Legacy Roads and Trails
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 1992/S. 170 - Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act H.R.1240 - Young Fishermen's Development Act H.R. 2 - Moving Forward Act H.R. 3195/S. 1081 - Land and Water Conservation Fund H.R. 3779/S. 3418 - Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act H.R. 5859 - Trillion Trees Act H.R. 5589 - Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act H.R. 644 - Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2020 H.R. 7393/S. 3429 - Growing Climate Solutions Act H.R. 7575/S. 3021 - Water Resources Development Act H.R. 7603 - State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military, Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act 2021 H.R. 7613 - Energy and Water Appropriations Act 2021 H.R. 7843/S. 4357 - REPLANT Act H.R. 7978/S. 4431 - Emergency Wildfire Public Safety Act of 2020 H.R. 925 - The Heroes Act S. 3131 - Mirador-Calakmul Basin Maya Security and Conservation Partnership Act S. 3422/H.R. 7092 - Great American Outdoors Act S. 3964 - CORPS Act S. 1932 - Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Act S. 2429 - Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2020 S. 3418 STORM Act S. 4625 - National Prescribed Fire Act of 2020 S. 519 - Plum Island Conservation Act LWCF funding Sustainable Rivers Program funding Joint Chiefs Collaborative Forestry Grant Process
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
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2020 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 1992/S. 170 - Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act of 2019 H.R. 5552 - Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2020 H.R. 5859 - Trillion Trees Act H.R. 7978/S. 4431 - Emergency Wildfire Public Safety Act of 2020 S. 3021 - Water Resources Development Act S. 3422/H.R. 7092 - Great American Outdoors Act S. 3591 - Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 S. 3684 - 21st Century Conservation Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act S. 3964 - CORPS Act S. 4357 - REPLANT Act S. 4451 - Rural Forest Markets Act of 2020 S. 4538 - RENEW Conservation Corps Act Alaska Pebble Mine project
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
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2020 · second_quarter · 2A
Stimulus funding Weatherization and energy efficient funding H.R. 2 - The Moving Forward Act H.R. 2358 - 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act H.R. 3195/S. 1081 - Land and Water Conservation Fund H.R. 3244 - Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act H.R. 3779/S. 3418 - Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019 H.R. 5859 - Trillion Trees Act H.R. 7273 - To provide for the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program S. 2452 - Climate Stewardship Act of 2019 S. 3131 - Mirador-Calakmul Basin Maya Security and Conservation Partnership Act of 2019 S. 3422/H.R. 7092 - Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) S. 3624 - Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act S. 3684 - 21st Century Conservations Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act S. 3759 - Global Wildlife Health and Pandemic Prevention Act
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
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2020 · second_quarter · Q2
Stimulus funding Weatherization and energy efficient funding H.R. 2 - The Moving Forward Act H.R. 2358 - 21st Century Civilian Conservation Corps Act H.R. 3195/S. 1081 - Land and Water Conservation Fund H.R. 3244 - Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act H.R. 3779/S. 3418 - Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019 H.R. 5859 - Trillion Trees Act H.R. 7273 - To provide for the Forest Service Legacy Roads and Trails Remediation Program S. 2452 - Climate Stewardship Act of 2019 S. 3131 - Mirador-Calakmul Basin Maya Security and Conservation Partnership Act of 2019 S. 3422/H.R. 7092 - Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) S. 3624 - Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act S. 3684 - 21st Century Conservations Corps for Our Health and Our Jobs Act S. 3759 - Global Wildlife Health and Pandemic Prevention Act
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
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2020 · first_quarter · Q1
FY20 Appropriations: Interior and Environment FY21 Appropriations: Interior and Environment; NOAA; State and Foreign Ops; Army Corps; Bureau of Reclamation; Sage Grouse Programs; Colorado River Provisions; Water SMART Grant Program; Senate Commerce Justice State; FEMA Mapping & Mitigation Funding; Homeland Security; NMFS Fisheries and Ecosystems Programs and Services; CJS; Readiness & Environment Protection Integration; FSGG H.R. 3195/S. 1081 - LWCF: permanent funding H.R. 478/S 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R. 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act: forest and fire provisions S. 3422 - Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) BLM Sage Grouse Strategy Joint Fire Science Program Legacy Roads and Trails Program North American Wetlands Conservation Fund NMFS Habitat Conservation and Restoration National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund NPS Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers National Wildlife Refuge System
H.R. 1578 - Plum Island Preservation Act of 2019 H.R. 1992 - Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act, 2019 H.R. 2607 - Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2019 H.R. 3195/S. 1081 - Land and Water Conservation Fund: sought permanent funding; co-sponsorship H.R. 3244 - Invasive Species Prevention and Forest Restoration Act H.R. 3779/S. 3418 - Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019 H.R. 4160 - Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2019 H.R. 5859 - Trillion Trees Act H.R. 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act: conservation and restoration funding S. 2657 - American Energy Innovation Act S. 3106 - Reforestation Act of 2019 S. 3131 - Mirador-Calakmul Basin Maya Security and Conservation Partnership Act of 2019 S. 3418 - STORM Act S. 3422 - Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Advanced Research Projects (ARPA-E) Cooperative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Coral Reef Conservation Act FEMA BRIC Program Fire and Forest Management Priorities FY20 Appropriations: Interior and Environment for USFS House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: wetland and resilience and flood risk reduction-related provisions; create jobs and stimulate local economies Water Resources Development Act: Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study - Brandon Road; Section 7001
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2019 · third_quarter · 3A
H.R. 1992 and S. 170: Syndicated Tax Easements; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act
Forest Management Reform Bill InfrastructureFederal Lands Transportation Program S. 47 Natural Resource Management Act: Lobbied for LWCF reauthorization provisions in S 47 - the Natural Resource Management Act; The Public Lands Package included LWCF permanent reauthorization Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization:Meetings regarding potential Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorthization (no bill number, as not currently filed) S.47, Natural Resources Management Act: LWCF reauthorization; Nashua�Squannacook�Nissitissit River Wild and Scenic designation Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization H.R. 4525 Living Shoreline bill H.R. 3195/S. 1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund S. 1932: Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Act H.R. 2473: SAVE Water Act - various provisions related to drought resilience. H.R. 3237/S. 990: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act - endangered species recovery provisions. 2019 Infrastructure Bill: infrastructure priorities on alt energy research and incentives; grid mod; ev infra and incentives; aquatic/terrestrial connectivity and nature-based solutions. S.2452 Climate Stewardship Act: Forest provisions/reforeststation, carbon sequestration in farming and forestry S.519: Plum Island preservation S.2302 Americas Transportation and Infrastructure Act: Natural infrastructure, Energy Energy and Water Appropriations: Navigation and ecosystem sustainability program. FEMA BRIC program: Rules and implementation H.R.4160/S2429 Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2019 Coral Reef Conservation Act: Reauthorization Coral Reef Task Force: Reauthorization H.R.3799 Resiliance Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019: Natural infrastructure provisions, levee set-backs S.3021 Water Resources Development Act: Natural infrastructure solutions, Brandon Road project authorization H.R. 3115 Living Shorelines Act of 2019 H.R.2189 Digital Coast Act H.R.1951 Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act: LWCF ammendments Water Resources Development Act: Nature-based solutions in Army Corps. Benefits/cost ratios H.R.502/S.896 Land and Water Conservation Fund: Fire and forest management priorities, Increasing funding to forest restoration and reforestation
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2019 · second_quarter · 2A
S 47: Public Lands Package/LWCF FY20 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations: Lobbied for FY2020 funding for NOAA Habitat Restoration program and Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Lobbied for various FY2020 appropriations, including LWCF, US Forest Service forest restoration programs and wildfire provisions REPI Approps request: Appropriations request form for REPI - Readiness and Environment Protection Integration. FY20 NOAA Appropriations: House Commerce (NOAA) appropriations around Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and Services (account: National Marine Fisheries Service/Fisheries Science and Management), particularly the National Fish and Wildlife Foundations (NFWF) Electronic Monitoring and Reporting grants and NOAAs Fisheries Information System (FIS) program (no bill number, as not currently filed); PCSRF, Coastal Resiliency Grants FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: House Interior and Environment Appropriations around LWCF, Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers, and North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (no bill number, as not currently filed) State & Foreign Ops Appropriations: Protect USAID and GEF funding for biodiversity and climate change 2019 Omnibus Appropriations Act: Support for conservation programs in the Interior and Commerce and Agriculture appropriations bills FY20 Agriculture Appropriations: Advocated for Ag Research Service funding FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Sage grouse, forest/haz fuels, CFLR and Joint Fire Science were key investments of interest. Energy and Water Appropriations: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Energy and Water Appropriations: No specific bill number yet. Robust funding for NESP, Navigational and Ecosystem Sustainability Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019: Funding for NRCS Emergency Floodplain Easement Program; flexibility for NRCS / FSA/ USFS conservation and forestry programs; eligibility for midwest states flooded in March 2019. HR 2740: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 3055: Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 2960: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3195/S. 1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund FY20 USFS Budget: forest roads; hazardous fuels; working woodlands/ Int'l Conservation: USAID biodiversity & landscape funding; GCF; GEF/ NOAA fisheries info systems; sea grant; NFWF monitoring grants/ DHS Plum Island preservation HR 2157 Disaster Appropriations Funding Bill
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2019 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S. 47 natural resource management act: lobbied forLWCF reauthorization provisions in S47 - the natural resource management act; Nashua�Squannacook�Nissitissit River Wild and Scenic designation Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization:meetings regarding potential Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorthization (no bill number, as not currently filed) Secure Rural Schools reauthorization HR. 4525 Living Shoreline Bill H.R. 3195/S.1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund: Permanent funding; Table Rocks project; Passage of bill in both chambers S. 1932: drought resiliency and water supply act H.R. 2473: Save Water Act - various provisions related to drought resilience. H.R. 3237/S. 990: Platte River recovery implementation program extension act - endangered species recovery provisions. 2019 infrastructure bill: infrastructure priorities on alt energy research and incentives; grid mod; ev infra and incentives; aquatic/terrestrial connectivity; nature-based solutions. S.2452 Climate Stewardship Act: Forest provisions/reforeststation, carbon sequestration in farming and forestry H.R.1578/S.519: Plum Island preservation S.2302 Americas Transportation and Infrastructure Act: Natural infrastructure, Energy Energy and Water Appropriations: Navigation and ecosystem sustainability program FEMA BRIC program: Rules and implementation H.R.4160/S2429 Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2019 Coral Reef Conservation Act: Reauthorization Coral Reef Task Force: Reauthorization H.R.3799 Resiliance Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019: Natural infrastructure provisions, levee set-backs S.3021 Water Resources Development Act: Natural infrastructure solutions; Brandon Road project authorization; Nature-based solutions in Army Corps; Benefits/cost ratios; Funding fish passage on Alabama River Lakes; PPA/PL 84-99 language; Floodplain management H.R. 3115 Living Shorelines Act of 2019 H.R.2189 Digital Coast Act H.R.1951 Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act: LWCF ammendments H.R.502/S.896 Land and Water Conservation Fund: Fire and forest management priorities, Increasing funding to forest restoration and reforestation 2008 Compensatory Mitigation Rule H.R.925/S.261 NACWA Reauthorization House Select Committee on Climate Crisis: Natural climate solutions related to forests Future Energy Tax Innovation Act: Climate Change H.R.2875 Naitonal Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act, 2017: Natural infrastructure: Mapping H.R.2607 - Resilient Federal Forests Act: Forest management provisions
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2019 · third_quarter · 3A
H.R. 1992 and S. 170: Syndicated Tax Easements; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act
Forest Management Reform Bill InfrastructureFederal Lands Transportation Program S. 47 Natural Resource Management Act: Lobbied for LWCF reauthorization provisions in S 47 - the Natural Resource Management Act; The Public Lands Package included LWCF permanent reauthorization Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization:Meetings regarding potential Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorthization (no bill number, as not currently filed) S.47, Natural Resources Management Act: LWCF reauthorization; Nashua�Squannacook�Nissitissit River Wild and Scenic designation Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization H.R. 4525 Living Shoreline bill H.R. 3195/S. 1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund S. 1932: Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Act H.R. 2473: SAVE Water Act - various provisions related to drought resilience. H.R. 3237/S. 990: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act - endangered species recovery provisions. 2019 Infrastructure Bill: infrastructure priorities on alt energy research and incentives; grid mod; ev infra and incentives; aquatic/terrestrial connectivity and nature-based solutions. S.2452 Climate Stewardship Act: Forest provisions/reforeststation, carbon sequestration in farming and forestry S.519: Plum Island preservation S.2302 Americas Transportation and Infrastructure Act: Natural infrastructure, Energy Energy and Water Appropriations: Navigation and ecosystem sustainability program. FEMA BRIC program: Rules and implementation H.R.4160/S2429 Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2019 Coral Reef Conservation Act: Reauthorization Coral Reef Task Force: Reauthorization H.R.3799 Resiliance Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019: Natural infrastructure provisions, levee set-backs S.3021 Water Resources Development Act: Natural infrastructure solutions, Brandon Road project authorization H.R. 3115 Living Shorelines Act of 2019 H.R.2189 Digital Coast Act H.R.1951 Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act: LWCF ammendments Water Resources Development Act: Nature-based solutions in Army Corps. Benefits/cost ratios H.R.502/S.896 Land and Water Conservation Fund: Fire and forest management priorities, Increasing funding to forest restoration and reforestation
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2019 · second_quarter · 2A
S 47: Public Lands Package/LWCF FY20 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations: Lobbied for FY2020 funding for NOAA Habitat Restoration program and Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Lobbied for various FY2020 appropriations, including LWCF, US Forest Service forest restoration programs and wildfire provisions REPI Approps request: Appropriations request form for REPI - Readiness and Environment Protection Integration. FY20 NOAA Appropriations: House Commerce (NOAA) appropriations around Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and Services (account: National Marine Fisheries Service/Fisheries Science and Management), particularly the National Fish and Wildlife Foundations (NFWF) Electronic Monitoring and Reporting grants and NOAAs Fisheries Information System (FIS) program (no bill number, as not currently filed); PCSRF, Coastal Resiliency Grants FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: House Interior and Environment Appropriations around LWCF, Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers, and North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (no bill number, as not currently filed) State & Foreign Ops Appropriations: Protect USAID and GEF funding for biodiversity and climate change 2019 Omnibus Appropriations Act: Support for conservation programs in the Interior and Commerce and Agriculture appropriations bills FY20 Agriculture Appropriations: Advocated for Ag Research Service funding FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Sage grouse, forest/haz fuels, CFLR and Joint Fire Science were key investments of interest. Energy and Water Appropriations: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Energy and Water Appropriations: No specific bill number yet. Robust funding for NESP, Navigational and Ecosystem Sustainability Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019: Funding for NRCS Emergency Floodplain Easement Program; flexibility for NRCS / FSA/ USFS conservation and forestry programs; eligibility for midwest states flooded in March 2019. HR 2740: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 3055: Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 2960: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3195/S. 1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund FY20 USFS Budget: forest roads; hazardous fuels; working woodlands/ Int'l Conservation: USAID biodiversity & landscape funding; GCF; GEF/ NOAA fisheries info systems; sea grant; NFWF monitoring grants/ DHS Plum Island preservation HR 2157 Disaster Appropriations Funding Bill
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2019 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 1992 and S. 170: Syndicated Tax Easements; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act
Forest Management Reform Bill InfrastructureFederal Lands Transportation Program S. 47 Natural Resource Management Act: Lobbied for LWCF reauthorization provisions in S 47 - the Natural Resource Management Act; The Public Lands Package included LWCF permanent reauthorization Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization:Meetings regarding potential Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorthization (no bill number, as not currently filed) S.47, Natural Resources Management Act: LWCF reauthorization; Nashua�Squannacook�Nissitissit River Wild and Scenic designation Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization H.R. 4525 Living Shoreline bill H.R. 3195/S. 1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund S. 1932: Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Act H.R. 2473: SAVE Water Act - various provisions related to drought resilience. H.R. 3237/S. 990: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act - endangered species recovery provisions. 2019 Infrastructure Bill: infrastructure priorities on alt energy research and incentives; grid mod; ev infra and incentives; aquatic/terrestrial connectivity and nature-based solutions. S.2452 Climate Stewardship Act: Forest provisions/reforeststation, carbon sequestration in farming and forestry S.519: Plum Island preservation S.2302 Americas Transportation and Infrastructure Act: Natural infrastructure, Energy Energy and Water Appropriations: Navigation and ecosystem sustainability program. FEMA BRIC program: Rules and implementation H.R.4160/S2429 Restoring Resilient Reefs Act of 2019 Coral Reef Conservation Act: Reauthorization Coral Reef Task Force: Reauthorization H.R.3799 Resiliance Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019: Natural infrastructure provisions, levee set-backs S.3021 Water Resources Development Act: Natural infrastructure solutions, Brandon Road project authorization H.R. 3115 Living Shorelines Act of 2019 H.R.2189 Digital Coast Act H.R.1951 Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act: LWCF ammendments Water Resources Development Act: Nature-based solutions in Army Corps. Benefits/cost ratios H.R.502/S.896 Land and Water Conservation Fund: Fire and forest management priorities, Increasing funding to forest restoration and reforestation
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2019 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 1992 and S. 170: Syndicated Tax Easements; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act
Forest Management Reform Bill InfrastructureFederal Lands Transportation Program S. 47 Natural Resource Management Act: Lobbied for LWCF reauthorization provisions in S 47 - the Natural Resource Management Act; The Public Lands Package included LWCF permanent reauthorization Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization:Meetings regarding potential Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorthization (no bill number, as not currently filed) S.47, Natural Resources Management Act: LWCF reauthorization; Nashua�Squannacook�Nissitissit River Wild and Scenic designation Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization H.R. 4525 Living Shoreline bill H.R. 3195/S. 1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund S. 1932: Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Act H.R. 2473: SAVE Water Act - various provisions related to drought resilience. H.R. 3237/S. 990: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act - endangered species recovery provisions. 2019 Infrastructure Bill: infrastructure priorities on alt energy research and incentives; grid mod; ev infra and incentives; aquatic/terrestrial connectivity and nature-based solutions.
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2019 · first_quarter · Q1
S 47: Public Lands Package/LWCF FY20 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations: Lobbied for FY2020 funding for NOAA Habitat Restoration program and Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Lobbied for various FY2020 appropriations, including LWCF, US Forest Service forest restoration programs and wildfire provisions REPI Approps request: Appropriations request form for REPI - Readiness and Environment Protection Integration. FY20 NOAA Appropriations: House Commerce (NOAA) appropriations around Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and Services (account: National Marine Fisheries Service/Fisheries Science and Management), particularly the National Fish and Wildlife Foundations (NFWF) Electronic Monitoring and Reporting grants and NOAAs Fisheries Information System (FIS) program (no bill number, as not currently filed); PCSRF, Coastal Resiliency Grants FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: House Interior and Environment Appropriations around LWCF, Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers, and North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (no bill number, as not currently filed) State & Foreign Ops Appropriations: Protect USAID and GEF funding for biodiversity and climate change 2019 Omnibus Appropriations Act: Support for conservation programs in the Interior and Commerce and Agriculture appropriations bills FY20 Agriculture Appropriations: Advocated for Ag Research Service funding FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Sage grouse, forest/haz fuels, CFLR and Joint Fire Science were key investments of interest. Energy and Water Appropriations: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Energy and Water Appropriations: No specific bill number yet. Robust funding for NESP, Navigational and Ecosystem Sustainability Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019: Funding for NRCS Emergency Floodplain Easement Program; flexibility for NRCS / FSA/ USFS conservation and forestry programs; eligibility for midwest states flooded in March 2019.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Natural Resources H. Res. 195: Climate Solutions Caucus 2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: advocate for fire funding fix to be included in the FY18 omnibus bill; Timber Innovation Act; Community Wood Energy Innovation Act Disaster Appropriations in Budget H.R. 1892: federal funding post 2017 disasters. Various bills to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program: including improved risk mitigation and mapping, investment s in natural infrastructure Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization H.R. 4062: work to support Digital Coast Act H.R. 4460 Disaster Relief Reform Act: natural infrastructure for funding risk reduction mitigation. H.R. 2862, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act: fire funding fix in FY18 Omnibus Appropriations Act. H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorization and funding. HR 8: Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): natural infrastructure and study authorization; project authorizions on the Mississippi and Meranec Rivers; Section 1023 of SB H.R.4465/S.2166, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017: funding for endangered fish recovery programs on the Upper Colorado River. Collaborative Forests Landscape Restoration Act Reauthorization Landscape Scale Mitigation Policy H.R. 2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 S. 2800 Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 H.R. 5846 - Promoting Flood Risk Mitigation Act: study on voluntary buyout post disaster H.R. 2875, National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Administrative Reform Act of 2017: advocated for reauthorization of the NFIP H.R.4465/S.2166, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017: reauthorization and funding for endangered fish recovery programs on the Upper Colorado River Endangered Species Act: Incentives for private land conservation; Sections 314 and 5001-5006 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mitigation Policy Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Policy; Permitting for impacts to eagles HR 4819: DELTA Act S 2320: BUILD Act H.R. 200: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Portman-Udall substitute amendment Collaborative Forests Landscape Restoration Act Reauthorization Save our Seas Act 2019 Budget and Appropriations: Forest service and wildlife provisions Special Disaster Funding Appropriations S. 3087/H.R. 4525 - Living Shorelines Act of 2018
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2018 · third_quarter · Q3
Natural Resources H. Res. 195: Climate Solutions Caucus 2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: advocate for fire funding fix to be included in the FY18 omnibus bill; Timber Innovation Act; Community Wood Energy Innovation Act Disaster Appropriations in Budget H.R. 1892: federal funding post 2017 disasters. Various bills to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program: including improved risk mitigation and mapping, investment s in natural infrastructure Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization H.R. 4062: work to support Digital Coast Act H.R. 4460 Disaster Relief Reform Act: natural infrastructure for funding risk reduction mitigation. H.R. 2862, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act: fire funding fix in FY18 Omnibus Appropriations Act. H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorization and funding. HR 8: Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): natural infrastructure and study authorization; project authorizions on the Mississippi and Meranec Rivers; Section 1023 of SB H.R.4465/S.2166, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017: funding for endangered fish recovery programs on the Upper Colorado River. Collaborative Forests Landscape Restoration Act Reauthorization Landscape Scale Mitigation Policy H.R. 2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 S. 2800 Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 H.R. 5846 - Promoting Flood Risk Mitigation Act: study on voluntary buyout post disaster H.R. 2875, National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Administrative Reform Act of 2017: advocated for reauthorization of the NFIP H.R.4465/S.2166, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017: reauthorization and funding for endangered fish recovery programs on the Upper Colorado River Endangered Species Act: Incentives for private land conservation; Sections 314 and 5001-5006 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mitigation Policy Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Policy; Permitting for impacts to eagles HR 4819: DELTA Act S 2320: BUILD Act H.R. 200: Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act Tropical Forest Conservation Act: Portman-Udall substitute amendment Collaborative Forests Landscape Restoration Act Reauthorization Save our Seas Act
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2018 · second_quarter · Q2
H. Res. 195: Climate Solutions Caucus 2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: advocate for fire funding fix to be included in the FY18 omnibus bill; Timber Innovation Act; Community Wood Energy Innovatoio Act Disaster Appropriations in Budget H.R. 1892: federal funding post 2017 disasters. Various bills to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program: including improved risk mitigation and mapping, investment s in natural infrastructure Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization H.R. 4062: work to support Digital Coast Act H.R. 4460 Disaster Relief Reform Act: natural infrastructure for funding risk reduction mitigation. H.R. 2862, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act: fire funding fix in FY18 Omnibus Appropriations Act. H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund: reauthorization and funding. HR 8: Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): natural infrastructure and study authorization; project authorizions on the Mississippi and Meranec Rivers. H.R.4465/S.2166, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017: funding for endangered fish recovery programs on the Upper Colorado River. Collaborative Forests Landscape Restoration Act Reauthorization Landscape Scale Mitigation Policy H.R. 2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017 S. 2800 Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 H.R. 5846 - Promoting Flood Risk Mitigation Act: study on voluntary buyout post disaster H.R. 2875, National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Administrative Reform Act of 2017: advocated for reauthorization of the NFIP H.R.4465/S.2166, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017: reauthorization and funding for endangered fish recovery programs on the Upper Colorado River Endangered Species Act: Incentives for private land conservation. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mitigation Policy Fish and Wildlife Mitigation Policy; Permitting for impacts to eagles HR 4819: DELTA Act S 2320: BUILD Act
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2018 · first_quarter · Q1
2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: fire funding H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF): permanent and omnibus funding. 2018 Agriculture Appropriations: Funding for farm bill conservation programs, conservation technical assistance, and agricultural research services. FY18 Omnibus bill S. 1609/H.R. 3266: 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations: Army Corps of Engineers funding for Chicago Area Waterways reports and updates to the methods considered to prevent two-way transfer of Automated Information Systems(AIS). 2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: wildfire funding reform. Amendment to H.R. 1625: 2018 Budget and Appropriations: omnibus fire funding Appropriations for Army Corps and Reclamation 2018 Interior and Environment Appropriations: fire funding, forest management, Department of Interior (DOI) wildfire and United States Forest Service (USFS) appropriations; conservation and environment provisions 2019 Interior and Environment Appropriations: discussions to keep sage grouse rider language out and minimize impact on federal management plan in the FY18 bill; submitted $60M FY19 request for USFS Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program; submitted $78M FY19 request for greater sage grouse conservation; reauthorizing the program and funding levels for LWCF. FY19 Joint Fire Science, Wildfire Suppression and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Accounts. 2019 Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Appropriations: Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Habitat Management and Restoration which includes NOAA habitat restoration grant program. 2019 Agriculture Appropriations
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2017 · fourth_quarter · 4A
S. 569, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, To amend title 54, United States Code, to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 502, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund; all provisions, specifically interior appropriations and State, Foreign Operations appropriations. H.R. 2862, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes, all provisions. Specifically, discussion of a comprehensive Fire Funding Solutiton. 2018 Farm Bill; specifically requests to preserve funding for the bill,met with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) about funding specific programs [no bill number] 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations; specifically coastal zone management grants (CZM), Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF), and Sea Gran Fellows program. [no bill number] FY18 Presidents Budget Request specifically relating to cuts to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM), elimination of Americorps. [no bill number] Forest Legacy Project; discussed future project with Minnesota representatives and future appropriations. [no bill number] Skinny Budget and Appropriations Bill, all program and agency funding related to function 300. [no bill number] FY18 Interior Appropriations; specifically in regards to the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Sage Grouse, funding for the Conte Refuge, funding for the Taunton Wild and Scenic River (National Park Service), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Interior, Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Program. [no bill number] FY18 Agriculture Appropriations; specifically funding for the Agrigultural Research Service (ARS) and Farm Bill programs funded through the Conservation Title (Title II) funding. [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for Sage Grouse; discussed a focused appropriations effort for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Burns station. [no bill number] FY18 Corporation for National and Community Service Funding (Americorps); Discussed support for Americorps program; signed coalition letter to prevent elimination of Americorps program. [no bill number] FY18 Fire and Forest Management Priorities; specifically regarding wildfire suppression, Collaborative Forest Programs (CFLRP), joint fire science and hazardous fuels reduction; Wildfire Disaster Funding Act (WDFA). [no bill number] FY18 Land & Water Conservation Fund; priority consideration of Lower Table Rock within FY18 LWCF recreational access use funds. [no bill number] FY18 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Funding [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for water supply funding and wildland fire at Dept of Interior and Dept of Agriculture [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for two endangered fish recovery programs [no bill number] FY18 Energy and Water Appropriations; specifically, the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration,Flood Damage Reduction project, the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program (UMRR) and to support funding for the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP). [no bill number] Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Appropriations. Specifically discussions related to the Sea Grant Program, Coastal Zone Management Grants and Coastal Resiliency Programs. Also, discussions related to the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund. [no bill number] Funding for Habitat Conservation Plans, Endangered Species Act (Sections 6 and 10). [no bill number] Homeland Security Appropriations, specifically dealing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) budget [no bill number] Discussions about funding for EPA Regional Programs [H.R.4667] Hurricane disaster relief and wildfire emergency assistance appropriations [no bill] Request President's FY19 and Army Corps 2018 Work Plan include PED funding in support of Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) [no bill] Funding for Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
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2017 · third_quarter · 3A
S. 569, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, To amend title 54, United States Code, to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 502, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund; all provisions, specifically interior appropriations and State, Foreign Operations appropriations. H.R. 2862, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes, all provisions. Specifically, discussion of a comprehensive Fire Funding Solutiton. 2018 Farm Bill; specifically requests to preserve funding for the bill,met with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) about funding specific programs [no bill number] 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations; specifically coastal zone management grants (CZM), Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF), and Sea Gran Fellows program. [no bill number] FY18 Presidents Budget Request specifically relating to cuts to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM), elimination of Americorps. [no bill number] Forest Legacy Project; discussed future project with Minnesota representatives and future appropriations. [no bill number] Skinny Budget and Appropriations Bill, all program and agency funding related to function 300. [no bill number] FY18 Interior Appropriations; specifically in regards to the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Sage Grouse, funding for the Conte Refuge, funding for the Taunton Wild and Scenic River (National Park Service), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Interior, Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Program. [no bill number] FY18 Agriculture Appropriations; specifically funding for the Agrigultural Research Service (ARS) and Farm Bill programs funded through the Conservation Title (Title II) funding. [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for Sage Grouse; discussed a focused appropriations effort for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Burns station. [no bill number] FY18 Corporation for National and Community Service Funding (Americorps); Discussed support for Americorps program; signed coalition letter to prevent elimination of Americorps program. [no bill number] FY18 Fire and Forest Management Priorities; specifically regarding wildfire suppression, Collaborative Forest Programs (CFLRP), joint fire science and hazardous fuels reduction; Wildfire Disaster Funding Act (WDFA). [no bill number] FY18 Land & Water Conservation Fund; priority consideration of Lower Table Rock within FY18 LWCF recreational access use funds. [no bill number] FY18 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Funding [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for water supply funding and wildland fire at Dept of Interior and Dept of Agriculture [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for two endangered fish recovery programs [no bill number] FY18 Energy and Water Appropriations; specifically, the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration,Flood Damage Reduction project, the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program (UMRR) and to support funding for the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP). [no bill number] Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Appropriations. Specifically discussions related to the Sea Grant Program, Coastal Zone Management Grants and Coastal Resiliency Programs. Also, discussions related to the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund. [no bill number] Funding for Habitat Conservation Plans, Endangered Species Act (Sections 6 and 10). [no bill number] Homeland Security Appropriations, specifically dealing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) budget [no bill number] Discussions about funding for EPA Regional Programs
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2017 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S. 569, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, To amend title 54, United States Code, to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 502, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund; all provisions, specifically interior appropriations and State, Foreign Operations appropriations. H.R. 2862, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes, all provisions. Specifically, discussion of a comprehensive Fire Funding Solutiton. 2018 Farm Bill; specifically requests to preserve funding for the bill,met with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) about funding specific programs [no bill number] 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations; specifically coastal zone management grants (CZM), Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF), and Sea Gran Fellows program. [no bill number] FY18 Presidents Budget Request specifically relating to cuts to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM), elimination of Americorps. [no bill number] Forest Legacy Project; discussed future project with Minnesota representatives and future appropriations. [no bill number] Skinny Budget and Appropriations Bill, all program and agency funding related to function 300. [no bill number] FY18 Interior Appropriations; specifically in regards to the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Sage Grouse, funding for the Conte Refuge, funding for the Taunton Wild and Scenic River (National Park Service), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Interior, Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Program. [no bill number] FY18 Agriculture Appropriations; specifically funding for the Agrigultural Research Service (ARS) and Farm Bill programs funded through the Conservation Title (Title II) funding. [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for Sage Grouse; discussed a focused appropriations effort for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Burns station. [no bill number] FY18 Corporation for National and Community Service Funding (Americorps); Discussed support for Americorps program; signed coalition letter to prevent elimination of Americorps program. [no bill number] FY18 Fire and Forest Management Priorities; specifically regarding wildfire suppression, Collaborative Forest Programs (CFLRP), joint fire science and hazardous fuels reduction; Wildfire Disaster Funding Act (WDFA). [no bill number] FY18 Land & Water Conservation Fund; priority consideration of Lower Table Rock within FY18 LWCF recreational access use funds. [no bill number] FY18 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Funding [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for water supply funding and wildland fire at Dept of Interior and Dept of Agriculture [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for two endangered fish recovery programs [no bill number] FY18 Energy and Water Appropriations; specifically, the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration,Flood Damage Reduction project, the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program (UMRR) and to support funding for the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP). [no bill number] Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Appropriations. Specifically discussions related to the Sea Grant Program, Coastal Zone Management Grants and Coastal Resiliency Programs. Also, discussions related to the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund. [no bill number] Funding for Habitat Conservation Plans, Endangered Species Act (Sections 6 and 10). [no bill number] Homeland Security Appropriations, specifically dealing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) budget [no bill number] Discussions about funding for EPA Regional Programs [H.R.4667] Hurricane disaster relief and wildfire emergency assistance appropriations [no bill] Request President's FY19 and Army Corps 2018 Work Plan include PED funding in support of Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) [no bill] Funding for Global Environmental Facility (GEF)
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2017 · third_quarter · 3A
S. 569, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, To amend title 54, United States Code, to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 502, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund; all provisions, specifically interior appropriations and State, Foreign Operations appropriations. H.R. 2862, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes, all provisions. Specifically, discussion of a comprehensive Fire Funding Solutiton. 2018 Farm Bill; specifically requests to preserve funding for the bill,met with Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) about funding specific programs [no bill number] 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations; specifically coastal zone management grants (CZM), Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF), and Sea Gran Fellows program. [no bill number] FY18 Presidents Budget Request specifically relating to cuts to Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Bureau of Land Management (BLM), elimination of Americorps. [no bill number] Forest Legacy Project; discussed future project with Minnesota representatives and future appropriations. [no bill number] Skinny Budget and Appropriations Bill, all program and agency funding related to function 300. [no bill number] FY18 Interior Appropriations; specifically in regards to the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Sage Grouse, funding for the Conte Refuge, funding for the Taunton Wild and Scenic River (National Park Service), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Interior, Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Program. [no bill number] FY18 Agriculture Appropriations; specifically funding for the Agrigultural Research Service (ARS) and Farm Bill programs funded through the Conservation Title (Title II) funding. [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for Sage Grouse; discussed a focused appropriations effort for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Burns station. [no bill number] FY18 Corporation for National and Community Service Funding (Americorps); Discussed support for Americorps program; signed coalition letter to prevent elimination of Americorps program. [no bill number] FY18 Fire and Forest Management Priorities; specifically regarding wildfire suppression, Collaborative Forest Programs (CFLRP), joint fire science and hazardous fuels reduction; Wildfire Disaster Funding Act (WDFA). [no bill number] FY18 Land & Water Conservation Fund; priority consideration of Lower Table Rock within FY18 LWCF recreational access use funds. [no bill number] FY18 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Funding [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for water supply funding and wildland fire at Dept of Interior and Dept of Agriculture [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for two endangered fish recovery programs [no bill number] FY18 Energy and Water Appropriations; specifically, the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration,Flood Damage Reduction project, the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program (UMRR) and to support funding for the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP). [no bill number] Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Appropriations. Specifically discussions related to the Sea Grant Program, Coastal Zone Management Grants and Coastal Resiliency Programs. Also, discussions related to the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund. [no bill number] Funding for Habitat Conservation Plans, Endangered Species Act (Sections 6 and 10). [no bill number] Homeland Security Appropriations, specifically dealing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) budget [no bill number] Discussions about funding for EPA Regional Programs
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2017 · second_quarter · Q2
S. 569, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act (LWCF), To amend title 54, United States Code, to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 502, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund; all provisions, specifically interior appropriations and State, Foreign Operations appropriations. H.R. 2862, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes, all provisions. Specifically, discussion of a comprehensive Fire Funding Solution. 2018 Farm Bill; specifically requests to preserve funding for the bill. [no bill number] 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations; specifically coastal zone management grants (CZM), Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF), and Sea Gran Fellows program. [no bill number] FY18 Presidents Budget Request [no bill number] Forest Legacy Project; discussed future project with Minnesota representatives and future appropriations. [no bill number] Skinny Budget and Appropriations Bill, all program and agency funding related to function 300. [no bill number] FY18 Interior Appropriations; specifically in regards to the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Sage Grouse, funding for the Conte Refuge, funding for the Taunton Wild and Scenic River (National Park Service), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Interior, Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Program. [no bill number] FY18 Agriculture Appropriations; specifically funding for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Farm Bill programs funded through the Conservation Title (Title II) funding. [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for Sage Grouse; discussed a focused appropriations effort for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Burns station. [no bill number] FY18 Corporation for National and Community Service Funding (Americorps); Discussed support for Americorps program; signed coalition letter to prevent elimination of Americorps program. [no bill number] FY18 Fire and Forest Management Priorities; specifically regarding wildfire suppression, Collaborative Forest Programs (CFLRP), joint fire science and hazardous fuels reduction. [no bill number] FY18 Land & Water Conservation Fund; priority consideration of Lower Table Rock within FY18 LWCF recreational access use funds. [no bill number] FY18 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Funding [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for water supply funding and wildland fire at Dept of Interior and Dept of Agriculture [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for two endangered fish recovery programs [no bill number] FY18 Energy and Water Appropriations; specifically, the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration, and Flood Damage Reduction project, the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program (UMRR) and to support funding for the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP). [no bill number] Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Appropriations. Specifically discussions related to the Sea Gran Program, Coastal Zone Management Grands and Coastal Resiliency Programs. Also, discussions related to the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund. [no bill number] Funding for Habitat Conservation Plans, Endangered Species Act (Sections 6 and 10). [no bill number] Homeland Security Appropriations, specifically dealing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) budget
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2017 · first_quarter · 1A
S. 569, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act (LWCF), To amend title 54, United States Code, to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 502, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund; all provisions, specifically interior appropriations and State, Foreign Operations appropriations. 2018 Farm Bill; specifically requests to preserve funding for the bill. [no bill number] 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations; specifically coastal zone management grants (CZM), Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF), and Sea Gran Fellows program. [no bill number] Forest Legacy Project; discussed future project with Minnesota representatives and future appropriations. [no bill number] Skinny Budget and Appropriations Bill, all program and agency funding related to function 300. [no bill number] FY18 Interior Appropriations; specifically in regards to the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Sage Grouse, funding for the Conte Refuge, funding for the Taunton Wild and Scenic River (National Park Service), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Program. [no bill number] FY18 Agriculture Appropriations; specifically Conservation Title (Title II) funding. [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for Sage Grouse; discussed a focused appropriations effort for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Burns station. [no bill number] FY18 Corporation for National and Community Service Funding (Americorps); Discussed support for Americorps program; signed coalition letter to prevent elimination of Americorps program. [no bill number] FY18 Fire and Forest Management Priorities; specifically regarding wildfire suppression, Collaborative Forest Programs (CFLRP), joint fire science and hazardous fuels reduction. [no bill number] FY18 Land & Water Conservation Fund; priority consideration of Lower Table Rock within FY18 LWCF recreational access use funds. [no bill number] FY18 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Funding [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for water supply funding and wildland fire at Dept of Interior and Dept of Agriculture [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for two endangered fish recovery programs [no bill number] FY18 Energy and Water Appropriations; specifically, the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project [no bill number] Funding for Habitat Conservation Plans, Endangered Species Act (Sections 6 and 10). [no bill number] Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; all provisions.
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2017 · first_quarter · Q1
S. 569, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act (LWCF), To amend title 54, United States Code, to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the Land and Water Conservation Fund to maximize the effectiveness of the Fund for future generations, and for other purposes; all provisions. H.R. 502, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, To permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund; all provisions, specifically interior appropriations and State, Foreign Operations appropriations. 2018 Farm Bill; specifically requests to preserve funding for the bill. [no bill number] 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations; specifically coastal zone management grants (CZM), Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF), and Sea Gran Fellows program. [no bill number] Forest Legacy Project; discussed future project with Minnesota representatives and future appropriations. [no bill number] Skinny Budget and Appropriations Bill, all program and agency funding related to function 300. [no bill number] FY18 Interior Appropriations; specifically in regards to the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Sage Grouse, funding for the Conte Refuge, funding for the Taunton Wild and Scenic River (National Park Service), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Program. [no bill number] FY18 Agriculture Appropriations; specifically Conservation Title (Title II) funding. [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for Sage Grouse; discussed a focused appropriations effort for the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Burns station. [no bill number] FY18 Corporation for National and Community Service Funding (Americorps); Discussed support for Americorps program; signed coalition letter to prevent elimination of Americorps program. [no bill number] FY18 Fire and Forest Management Priorities; specifically regarding wildfire suppression, Collaborative Forest Programs (CFLRP), joint fire science and hazardous fuels reduction. [no bill number] FY18 Land & Water Conservation Fund; priority consideration of Lower Table Rock within FY18 LWCF recreational access use funds. [no bill number] FY18 Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Funding [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for water supply funding at Dept of Interior and Dept of Agriculture [no bill number] FY18 Appropriations for two endangered fish recovery programs [no bill number] FY18 Energy and Water Appropriations; specifically, the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project [no bill number] Funding for Habitat Conservation Plans, Endangered Species Act (Sections 6 and 10).
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions, specifically those relating to energy efficiency measures H.R. 8 / S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, an act to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes; to modernize energy infrastructure, build a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster Americas energy, security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability and for other purposes; specific provisions relating to Shaheen Portman energy efficiency package, modernizing the electric grid, energy research, and offshore energy; Land and Water Conservation Fund permanent reauthorization; cap adjustment; fire funding; forest management; biomass provision, Sportsmen and the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act
H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes;provisions related to forest management and fire funding. H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia, spefically GA Natural Forest; S.508, FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, specific provisions under Title I, Flame Act Amendments and Title II, Forest Treatment Projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities; S. 338, H.R. 1814, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund; amendment for Keystone pipeline bill S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, all provisions related to sage grouse and other endangered species; urged to keep sage grouse rider out of bill; H.R.167/S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes, whole bill, Sections 1 & 2; H.R. 4738/S. 2325 Digital Coast Act of 2015, all provisions relating to the digital information platform capable of integrating coastal data with decisions support tools, training and best practices; H.R. 5303/S. 2848 Water Resources Development Act of 2016, a bill To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes, all provisions; S. 3038 Coastal Coordination Act of 2016, a bill to reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, all provisions S. 3085, Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016, a bill to improve forest management activities on National Forest System land and public land, all provisions H.R.5771 - Conserving Our Reefs and Livelihoods Act of 2016, a bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, all provisions H.R.5821 - Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2016, a bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, all provisions H.R. 4151, Land and Water Conservation Fund, a bill to amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, to fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and provide for the use of such funds, all provisions [no bill number] Agency implementation related to resilience and hazard mitigation and natural infrastructure; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, implementation strategies; [not bill number] Regional Ocean Planning, implementation of Executive Order [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, all provisions found in the environmental chapter; Presidential Memorandum: Mitigating Impacts on Natural Resources from Development and Encouraging Related Private Investment, various implementation activities; H.R. 2772/S. 1725 Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act 2016, a bill for making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; USAID conservation programs; H.R. 2012 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize competitive grants to support programs that address needs of fishing communities; all provisions relating to The Nature Conservancys Fisheries platform; S. 3099 Access for Sportfishing Act of 2016, To preserve and enhance saltwater fishing opportunities for recreational anglers, and for other purposes; specifically section 2, Fishery Management Measures in Biscayne National Park;
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2016 · third_quarter · Q3
S. 720, Shaheen Portman Energy Efficiency, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions, specifically those relating to energy efficiency measures H.R. 8 / S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015, an act to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purpose;to modernize energy infrastructure, build a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster Americas energy, security and diplomacy, and promote energy efficiency and government accountability and for other purposes; specific provisions relating to Shaheen Portman energy efficiency package, modernizing the electric grid, energy research, and offshore energy; Land and Water Conservation Fund permanent re-authorization; cap adjustment; fire funding; forest management; biomass provision, Sportsmen and the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, FY17 appropriations request for the overall program, full permanent funding; [no bill number] Presidents FY17 Budget, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service and Department of Interior (DOI) fire funding, Wild and Scenic, National Parks Service H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, renewable energy tax provisions;, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Title in the Omnibus appropriation bill; specifically defending cuts to the Mandatory Conservation funding in 2016-2017 and language to help sagebrush science capacity, conservation tax incentives, global climate funding, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), international conservation, flood plain management and sage grouse S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY17 appropriations omnibus bill; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Sage Grouse conservation, climate change programs, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, marine/salmon grants, wildfire suppression and haz fuels reduction; cap adjustment S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility (GEF) quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment, biodiversity and international priorities; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project; S. 2848 Water Resources Development Act, specifically funding levels and program fixes that include nature-based solutions, advanced mitigation, and project partership agreement; H.R.2996 To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish wildfire on Federal lands as a major disaster., disaster funding;
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2016 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia, specifically GA Natural Forest; S.508, FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, specific provisions under Title I, Flame Act Amendments and Title II, Forest Treatment Projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to permanent re-authorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, all provisions related to sage grouse and other endangered species; H.R.167/S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes, whole bill Sections 1 & 2; H.R. 4738/S. 2325 Digital Coast Act of 2015, all provisions relating to the digital information platform capable of integrating coastal data with decisions support tools, training and best practices; H.R. 5303/S. 2848 Water Resources Development Act of 2016, a bill To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes, all provisions; [no bill number] Agency implementation related to resilience and hazard mitigation and natural infrastructure; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, implementation strategies; [no bill number] Regional Ocean Planning, implementation of Executive Order [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; H.R. 5634/S. 3001, a bill for making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; tracking appropriations; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, all provisions found in the environmental chapter; Presidential Memorandum: Mitigating Impacts on Natural Resources from Development and Encouraging Related Private Investment, various implementation activities; H.R. 2772/S. 1725 Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act 2016, a bill for making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; USAID conservation programs; H.R. 2012 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize competitive grants to support programs that address needs of fishing communities; all provisions relating to The Nature Conservancys Fisheries platform; S. 720 Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015, a bill to promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to energy efficiency measures;
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2016 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activitis on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia, spefically GA Natural Forest; S.508, FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, specific provisions under Title I, Flame Act Amendments and Title II, Forest Treatment Projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, all provisions related to sage grouse and other endangered species; H.R.167/S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes, whole bill Sections 1 & 2; [no bill number] Agency implementation related to resilience and hazard mitigation; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, implementation strategies; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, all provisions found in the environmental chapter; [no bill number yet] Coral Reef Conservation Act, reauthorization discussion; Presidential Memorandum on mitigation;
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2015 · fourth_quarter · Q4
[no bill number yet] Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, specific provisions relating to Title 2, which funds voluntary easement programs, particularly conservation and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), the Agriculture Land Easement program (ALE);
H.R.22, FAST Act, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation Act, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt employees with health coverage under TRICARE or the Veterans Administration from being taken into account for purposes of determining the employers to which the employer mandate applies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, an act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, highway transit programs, and for other purposes, specific provisions relating to: habitat connectivity & resilience, federal lands roads, aquatic connectivity, resiliency, metropolitan planning, non-metropolitan planning, advanced programmatic mitigation, advanced programmatic mitigation, definitions and declaration of policy, National Highway Performance program, Highway Safety Improvement program, National goals and performance management measures, eligibility for environmental restoration and pollution abatement, climate change resiliency, and advocating for natural infrastructure, connectivity, and resilience in a re-authorization of transportation funding. The transportation bill that was passed contains measure that for the first-time allow state DOTs and MPOs the flexibility to include resilience and storm-water management planning into their long-term transportation plans. This will open up significant opportunities for natural infrastructure and vulnerability assessments in infrastructure planning to prepare Americas infrastructure to protect local communities for future generations. As well, the transportation bill strengthens programmatic advanced mitigation in the planning process, a concept TNC has successfully implemented in multiple states across America.
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2015 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activitis on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Coral Reef Conservation Act, internal preparation of policy and outreach on implementation and possible reauthorization of the Act; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, implementation strategies; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, all provisions found in the environmental chapter; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] DOI funded Post Sandy coastal resilience work; [no bill number] FEMA support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards; [no bill number] CEQ Climate Adaption policy, specifically risk and resilience;
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2015 · second_quarter · Q2
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important funding to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife poaching and trafficking; S.1376/H.R.1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Re-authorization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Environmental Management Program, funding levels;
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2015 · first_quarter · Q1
S.1, Keystone XL Pipeline Act, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, S. Amdt. 92, to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and, amendments related to energy efficiency, climate, and land use; H.R. 1335, Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, to amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to provide flexibility for fishery managers and stability for fishermen, and for other purposes; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S. 508, FLAME Act Amendment, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, Title I, all provisions relating to FLAME act amendments and Title II, all provisions relating to forest treatment projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund, makes monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation (Also work to include this "fix" in various other proposed legislation.), requires not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; [no bill number yet] Digital Coast Act, to authorize the Secretary of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program that collects priority coastal geospatial data and supports an information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision support tools, training, and best practices to inform and improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region; [no bill number] Ocean acidification, draft bill discussion; [no bill number yet] Asian Carp Prevention Act, requires the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins; [no bill number yet] Delaware River Basin Conservation Act, directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes; [no bill number yet] Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act, a bill to establish an improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife; [no bill number yet] National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, establishes regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorizes the National Fish Habitat Action Plan, provides the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; [no bill number yet] Long Island Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; [no bill number] Lake Ontario Lake Level Study, Adoption of Plan 2014 for restoring natural flows in St Lawrence Seaway affected waterbodies; [no bill number yet] Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act, to authorize states to allow certain entities to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements under the forest legacy program; [no bill number yet] Fisheries and Habitat Management, this is implementation across statutues by the agency, not just one bill; [no bill number yet] Resilience, Agency implementation related to resilience and hazard mitigation; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation;
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S.338 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), reauthorization, specific provisions relating to funding for the land and water conservation fund, provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes, discussed full funding and reauthorization; H.R.152, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposes; HR3080, S601, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, respectively, authority for various ecosystem restoration projects and increases in authorized funding levels for the Continuing Authorities Programs (Section 1030); H.R. 5171, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, special provision relating to Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service forest management and fire accounts; S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, specific provisions relating to Conservation and Forestry Titles; H.R. 3992/ S. 1875, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act 2013 and 2014, a bill that would fund a portion of the US Forest Service and Department of Interior wildfire suppression costs through a budget cap adjustment similar to the budget cap adjustment currently in use by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, including general provisions for funding wildfire suppression costs while minimizing adverse impacts on other important natural resource programs,a budget fix to the Interior appropriations bill that would fund wildfire disasters like other natural disasters, which would decrease the impacts of increasing suppression costs on the other programs and services funded by the Interior appropriations bill, and enactment; S. 2322, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to natural infrastructure in the final bill; H.R. 4660/S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title I, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provisions, makes appropriations for FY2015 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2015, including appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Urban Development and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending Septemeber 30, 2015, and for other purposes, specifically amendment on resiliency and infrustracture; H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2015, including funding to continue construction of the Hamilton City Flood Damage; H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes; S. 2593, FLAME Act Amendments Act of 2014, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes; H.R.83, Conslidated and Further Continuing Approporiations Act, 2015, (omnibus spending bill), making consolidate appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes, specific provision relating to: sustaining funding for LWCF, WDFA, Wildfire Suppression Funding, Fish and Wildlife programs, NOAA, Flood Control and Navigation, International Conservation, Agriculture conservation programs, and Defense, Appropriation for Engery and Water, Bureau of Land Management, National Parks Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; H.R.2713 Capital Gains Easement Act of 2013, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain from the sale or grant of conservation easements and to allow the sale or grant of conservation easements in the case of the special estate tax valuation provisions for certain farm and other trade or business real property; H.R. 3979, Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, special provisions relating to Title XXX-Natural Resources Related General Provisions; H.R.5013, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015, making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes, approval of conservation provisions with the FY15 Foreign Opeartions appropriation; H.R. 2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes, specific provision regarding NRCS Sage Grouse Initiative; H.R. 3304, National Defense Authorization Act 2014, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, specific provision relating to public lands for Montana, Rhode Island, Washington, and Delaware; [Bills without numbers] [no bill number] President's Budget Release for 2016 which will influence appropriations legislation for 114th Congress and for U.S.Fish and Wildlife Services, National Park Service, Bureau of Land and Management; [no bill number] Appropriations Bills ( including Agriculture, Interior, Foreign Operations, Justice,), specific provisions relating to: Bureau of Land Management programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service programs, Environmental Protection Agency programs, and agency requests for Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Adminstration, Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service; [no bill number yet] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations FY2016 budget development; [no bill number] Approrpiations for Flood Damange Reduction project;
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2014 · third_quarter · Q3
S.338 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), reauthorization, specific provisions relating to funding for the land and water conservation fund, provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes, discussed full funding and reauthorization; H.R.152, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposes; HR3080, S601, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, respectively, authority for various ecosystem restoration projects and increases in authorized funding levels for the Continuing Authorities Programs (Section 1030); H.R. 5171, Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, special provision relating to Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service forest management and fire accounts; S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, specific provisions relating to Conservation and Forestry Titles; H.R. 3992/ S. 1875, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act 2013 and 2014, a bill that would fund a portion of the US Forest Service and Department of Interior wildfire suppression costs through a budget cap adjustment similar to the budget cap adjustment currently in use by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, including provisions for funding wildfire suppression costs while minimizing adverse impacts on other important natural resource programs, including hazardous fuel management, a budget fix to the Interior appropriations bill that would fund wildfire disasters like other natural disasters, which would decrease the impacts of increasing suppression costs on the other programs and services funded by the Interior appropriations bill; S. 2322, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to natural infrastructure in the final bill; H.R. 4660/S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title I, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provisions, makes appropriations for FY2015 for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2015, including appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Urban Development and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending Septemeber 30, 2015, and for other purposes; H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2015, including funding to continue construction of the Hamilton City Flood Damage; H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014, to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes; S. 2593, FLAME Act Amendments Act of 2014, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes; [no bill number] President's Budget Release for Land and Water Conservation Fund Accounts for U.S.Fish and Wildlife Services, National Park Service, Bureau of Land and Management, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Projects, and funding for the Hudson Estuary Restoration; [no bill number] Appropriations Bills ( including Agriculture, Interior, Foreign Operations, Justice, Environmental), specific provisions relating to: Bureau of Land Management programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service programs, Environmental Protection Agency programs, and agency requests for Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Adminstration, Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service; [no bill number] The Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Act Appropriations; [no bill number yet] National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations FY2016 budget development;
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2014 · second_quarter · Q2
S.338 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), reauthorization, specific provisions relating to funding for the land and water conservation fund, provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes, discussed full funding and reauthorization;HR152; Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposes; HR3080, S601, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, respectively, authority for various ecosystem restoration projects and increases in authorized funding levels for the Continuing Authorities Programs (Section 1030); S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, specific provisions relating to Conservation and Forestry Titles; H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015; H.R. 4435, National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2015, funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program and an amendment to section 103A of the Sikes Act; H.R. 3992/ S. 1875, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act 2013 and 2014, a bill that would fund a portion of the US Forest Service and Department of Interior wildfire suppression costs through a budget cap adjustment similar to the budget cap adjustment currently in use by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, including provisions for funding wildfire suppression costs while minimizing adverse impacts on other important natural resource programs, including hazardous fuel management; S. 2322, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act, a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, including specific provisios realting to natural infrastructure in the final bill; H.R. 4660/S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, Title I, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provisions; H.R. 4745, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2015, including appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Urban Development and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending Septemeber 30, 2015, and for other purposes; H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2015, including funding to continue construction of the Hamilton City Flood Damage, Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration project, and for the Central Valley Project Improvement Act Restoration Fund; HR2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined; [Bills without numbers] [no bill number] President's Budget Release for Land and Water Conservation Fund Accounts for U.S.Fish and Wildlife Services, National Park Service, Bureau of Land and Management, U.S. Forest Service, and Department of Interior Programs, agency priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.s. Fish and Wildlife Services and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts;[no bill number] Appropriations Bills ( including Agriculture, Interior, Foreign Operations, Transportation, Commerce, Justice, Science, Environmental), specific provisions relating to: US Department of Agriculture Plant Health and Forest Service Health Management and Research programs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs, Food and Drug Administration programs, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Bureau of Land Management programs, U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service programs, Environmental Protection Agency programs, and agency requests for Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Adminstration, Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Survey, National Park Service, and Dakota Grasslands Conservation area; [no bill number] The Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Act Appropriations; [no bill number] Interior, Enviornment and Related Agencies Appropriations, specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund;
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2014 · first_quarter · Q1
S.338 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), specific provisions relating to funding for the land and water conservation fund, and for other purposes, including, appropriations for conservation during the next four years and funding for the recovery from Super storm Sandy;HR152 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2013 to specified federal agencies and programs for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy; HR3080, S601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including specific provisions relating to authorization for various ecosystem restoration projects and increases in authorized funding levels for the Continuing Authorities Programs, and funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program; HR 1960 and S1997 National Defense Authorization Act relating to appropriations for the funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program and an amendment to section 103A of the Sikes Act; S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, specific provisions relating to Conservation and Forestry Titles; H.R. 2935/ S. 1005, Conservation Reform Act of 2013, to establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation; HR 2397/S 1429, Department of Defense Appropriations Act; H.R. 3992/ S. 1875, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; [Bills without numbers] Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Department of Defense and Department of Environmental Protection Agency Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership in proximity of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; President's Budget Release for Land and Water Conservation Fund Accounts for U.S.Fish and Wildlife Services, National Park Service, Bureau of Land and Management, U.S. Forest Service, and Department of Interior Programs, including budget request for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management, Endangered Species Grant Programs and National Blueway Program; Agencies priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.s. Fish and Wildlife Services and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; Appropriations Bills ( including Agriculture, Interior, Foreign Operations, Commerce, Justice, Science), specific provisions relating to: US Department of Agriculture Plant Health and Forest Service Health Management and Research programs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration programs, Bureau of Land Management programs, U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service programs, Environmental Protection Agency programs, and agency requests for Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Emergency Management Adminstration, Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Geological Survey, and National Park Service; Budget Conference Committee Bill tasked with merging the budget plans passed earlier in the year by each chamber; The Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Act Appropriations; Wildlife Disaster Funding Act of 2014; Interior, Enviornment and Related Agencies Appropriations, specific provisions relating to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Land and Water Conservation Fund;
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2013 · fourth_quarter · Q4
HR3391, Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act including specific provisions relating to the authorization and expansion of the MERCNET program to monitor mercury levels in various ecosystems and their impacts on wildlife;S.338 -- Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2013 including specific provisions relating to permanent conservation funding, remove the current 2015 expiration date, allocate funds for Land Water Conservation Fund, make monies covered into the Fund available for expenditure to carry out the purposes of the Act without further appropriation and require not less than 1.5% of the annual authorized funding amount to be made available for projects that secure recreational public access to existing federal public land for hunting, fishing, and other recreational purposes; S.170, Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act; HR1877 the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013, regarding amending the Clean Water Act for setting amounts and authorizing grants for water quality control; HR985, Stop Asian Carp Act, to require the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins; HR644, Delaware River Basin Conservation Act of 2013, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to build on and help coordinate funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, and for other purposes; S1153 The Invasive Fish and Wildlife Act, to establish an improved regulatory process for injurious wildlife. Authorizes any person, entity, or the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to propose the regulation of nonnative wildlife tax. Requires the Director to determine whether the proposal should be approved within 180 days; HR2174, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, makes permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; S. 368, the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2013, to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act for another ten years; S11325 Sportsmen's Act, provisions related to Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, resolution of appraisal issues for Forest Legacy Program, Allocation of funds for Land and Water Conservation Fund in 2013; HR2208, North American Wetlands Conservation Act; [BILLS WITHOUT NUMBERS] Draft bill that addresses management of invasive species on public lands; National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, to establish regions and funding for fisheries protection and restoration, authorize the National Fish Habitat Action Plan and provide the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; Americas Great Outdoors (AGO) Initiative, Conceptual discussion of funding source authorization within the Department of the Interior and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide, related landscape scale conservation, and declaration of national monuments; Mitigation policy for siting of development on public lands, solar energy zones, oil and gas issues; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service mitigation policy revision and candidate species conservation rulemaking; Lesser Prairie-Chicken Endangered Species Act listing decision; Mitigation policy in connection with development on public private lands, military buffer program; Clean Air Act regulations, Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations;
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2013 · third_quarter · Q3
S526, HR2807, Conservation Tax Incentive Act, to renew incentives for donation of conservation easements; Conservation Tax Easement extension; HR2713, the Capital Gains Easement Act, specific provisions relating to potential changes to US Tax Code to provide relief for property owners around Hurricane Sandy and other weather-related losses;HR2807, Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2013; Various Ways and Means and Senate Finance changes in Tax Code regarding conservation; Protection of Charitable Deduction in tax and spending bills;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
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2013 · second_quarter · Q2
S.338 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a bill to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of LWCF, and to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes, including, appropriations for conservation during the next four years and funding for the recovery from Superstorm Sandy;S.601, Water Resources Development Act, specific provisions relating to conservation initiatives; S.10 -- Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (Farm Bill), specific provisions related to the Conservation Title; HR.152 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2013 to specified federal agencies and programs for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy; HR.5325, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project and funding for community-based fishery associations; S1005, Conservation Reform Act; S.2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined. HR1960, National Defense Authorization Act; Department of Defense and Department of Environmental Protection Agency Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership in proximity of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; President's Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, including budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Land and Water Conservation Fund accounts for Fish and Wildlife Services, National Park Service, Bureau of Land and Management and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, and FY14 including Agency priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, FY13 Federal Budget with specific emphasis on Function 300 (Natural Resource) activities, including programs within Agriculture, Commerce, Interior, Transportation, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental Protection Agency; Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 and The Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012; Global Environment Facility and for the Tropical Forest Conservation Act; The Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Act; [no bill number yet ]Presidents budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [no bill number yet] State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, including specific provisions relating to USAID funding for conservation grants to work internationally and related funding including the US quota to the [no bill number yet] Continuing Resolution, including specific provisions relating to conservation issues, the budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and US Fish and Wildlife Services; [no bill number yet] The Residential Energy and Economic Savings (TREES) Act, an act to help lower energy usage and utility bills through the targeted planning of residential shade trees;
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2013 · first_quarter · Q1
S.338 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a bill to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of LWCF, and to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes, including, appropriations for conservation during the next four years and funding for the recovery from Superstorm Sandy.S.601, Water Resources Development Act, specific provisions relating to conservation initiatives; S.10 -- Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (Farm Bill); HR.152 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2013 to specified federal agencies and programs for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy; HR.5325, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project and funding for community-based fishery associations; S.2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined; President's Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs; including budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Land and Water Conservation Fund accounts for Fish and Wildlife Services, National Park Service, Bureau of Land and Management and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, and FY14 including Agency priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, FY13 Federal Budget with specific emphasis on Function 300 (Natural Resource) activities, including programs within Agriculture, Commerce, Interior, Transportation, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); [no bill number yet] Continuing Resolution, including specific provisions relating to conservation issues, and the budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and US Fish and Wildlife Services. [no bill number yet] Defense Appropriations Act; [no bill number yet] National Defense Authorization Act; [no bill number yet] State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, including specific provisions relating to USAID funding for conservation grants to work internationally and related funding including the US quota to the Global Environment Facility and for the Tropical Forest Conservation Act; Department of Defense and Department of Environmental Protection Agency Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership in proximity of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Implementation of the Budget Control Act of 2011 and The Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012;
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2012 · first_quarter · 1A
Farm Bill, including specific provisions relating to maintaining funding for strong conservation programs, such as programs implemented by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, maintaining funding for Sec. 10201programs that conduct detection, outreach, and management of invasive species; S.1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (aka MAP-21), including specific provisions relating to the Authorization of appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) equal to current federal highway spending levels plus inflation for FY2012 and FY2013 for: (1) certain new and existing core federal-aid highway programs, and (2) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) administrative expenses and Sections 1601-1701, amendments for funding RESTORE and Land Water Conservation Fund; S. 1265, To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes. S.1265, HR. 5850, Land and Water Conservation Reauthorization and Funding Act, provisions relating to full funding; FY13 Presidents Budget, including provisions for full funding for Americas Great Outdoors, and Proposals in and attendant offsetting provisions in the context of the Budget Control Act (BCA), under which Congress and the Administration must achieve $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction and funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; HR 2219, The Department of Defense Appropriations Act for FY 2012 and the Continuing Resolution relating to funding for the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI), the Department of Defense Legacy Resource Program, specific provisions relating to conservation; [no bill number yet] State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, including specific provisions relating to USAID funding for conservation grants to work internationally and related funding including the US quota to the Global Environment Facility and for the Tropical Forest Conservation Act; [No bill number yet] Issues regarding the potential revision to the Sikes Act for the management of lands under the jurisdiction of Department of Defense, Department of Interior, and the Department of Agriculture; 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (no bill number yet) including specific provisions relating to the provisions of and funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) under 10 USC 2684a, amendments to section 103a of the Sikes Act (16 USC 670c-1) and issues related to the Department of Defense energy programs, including the development of renewable energy on DODs lands, and issues related to the role of DOD in addressing climate change and climate change adaptation nationally and oversees; U.S. Department of Agriculture draft appropriations bill FY12, specifically relating to the "plant health" program under Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine; H.R. 1 FY12 Continuing Resolution, issues specifically relating to the Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, including Hells Canyon and Table Rock, funding for Forest Legacy, Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Farm Bill conservation programs, Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) and Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), NOAA Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, and Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund; H.R. 2584 and Senate Committee Draft Bill, FY13 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill Agency priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012; FY13 Agency Priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; FY13 President's Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs; [No bill number] Draft FY12 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill, relating to the budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coastal Estuarine Land Protection program funds; Draft FY13Presidents budget for the United States Forest Service, relating to funding for the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, funding for the Integrated Resource Restoration budget for the USDA Forest Service, stewardship contracting reauthorization, and the US Forest Service and Department of Interior budget for Hazardous Fuels Reduction and State Fire Assistance programs; 2012 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation, the US Fish and Wildlife Service Multispecies Fund, and international programs; FY12 and FY13 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for various conservation programs in various agencies including the Land and Water conservation Fund, Forest Legacy (US Department of Agriculture), Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; Appropriations for Water Resources Development Act, funding for invasive species barrier feasibility study in New York, provide North Atlantic Division-wide authority for coastal management by USACOE; Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, in specific the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined, Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2013 expenditure issues under the US Department of Agriculture; Draft Energy and Water Appropriations for the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project and funding for community-based fishery associations; Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; COVERED OFFICIALS: Director of Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Rear Admiral, Director, Navy N-45 and Task Force Energy; Deputy Director of N-45 and Navy Task Force Energy, US Navy; Director of Environmental Readiness, Department of Defense; Director Training Readiness and Strategy, Department of Defense; Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Airspace and Range Manager, Department of the Air Force; Assistant Secretary, Air Force; Deputy System Secretary, Air Force; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, Department of Defense; Liaison to the Department of Interior, Department of Defense; Major General, Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Associate Director for Natural Resources Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Commanding General, Civil Works and Emergency Preparedness, US Army Corps of Engineers; Director of Civil Works, US Army Corps of Engineers;, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Senior Advisor, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior; Deputy Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Assistant Secretary for Civil Works; Director of Programs for the Mississippi Valley Division/Mississippi River Commission, Senior Executive Service, US Army Corps of Engineers; Director of Resource Management; Commander of the Mississippi Valley Division, US Army Corps of engineers; Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, US Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Department of the Army;
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H 5857 and S 3241 State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, including specific provisions relating to USAID funding for conservation grants to work internationally and related funding including the US quota to the Global Environment Facility and for the Tropical Forest Conservation Act; S.3525 -- Sportsmen's Act of 2012 provisions related to Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act and Title II, National Fish Habitat; H.R.6385 Strategic Response to Asian Carp Invasion Act, including specific provisions relating to a multiagency effort to slow the spread of Asian Carp in the Upper Mississippi and Ohio River basins and tributaries, and for other purposes; S.2323/ H.R.5326 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including, budget for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, specifically relating to the Habitat Conservation and Restoration, Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Program, National Catch Share Program, Stock Assessments under the National Marine Fisheries Service, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Ocean Partnerships, and Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program under the National Ocean Service; HR3325, Livable Communities Act of 2011, including specific provisions relating to the Presidential Budget Proposals in and attendant offsetting provisions in the context of the Budget Control Act (BCA), under which Congress and the Administration must achieve $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction; S3254, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, specifically supplemental appropriations for Disaster Assistance. S.3215 -- Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013; S.1813, Moving Ahead in the 21st Century MAP-21, Senates Transportation 2-year extender of Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), TEA-21 and SAFETEA-LU to include the The Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourism Opportunities and Revived Economy of the Gulf Coast Act of 2011 (RESTORE Act) and Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), including specific provisions relating to the inclusion of funding for Title F Gulf Coast Restoration and Title G, Land Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, provisions related to aquatic connectivity and regional advanced mitigation planning; HR3096/S. 861, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011, including specific provisions relating to the dedication of Clean Water Act Fines to Gulf of Mexico Restoration in conjunction with S 862, Comprehensive Gulf of Mexico Recovery, Restoration and Resiliency Act, S1140 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, HR56 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, H.R.480 Gulf of Mexico Economic and Environmental Restoration Act of 2011; S3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (Farm Bill), including specific provisions relating to fundraising easement programs, miscellaneous spending issues under the US Department of Agriculture, and Sec 1108 (of Senate bill) relating to the Adjusted Gross Income waiver for conservation programs; HR 6091, Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, and FY14 including Agency priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy (USDA), Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Everglades Headwaters National Refuge and Conservation Area, the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 (HR5872), including provisions to make funds available to the Department of the Interior; HR5325, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for FY13 & FY14, including specific provisions relating to Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species barrier feasibility study in NY, provide North Atlantic Division-wide authority for coastal management by Corps of Engineers, funding for the Army Corps of Engineers, the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project and funding for community-based fishery associations; S2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined; S. 1265, To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes; HR4310, National Defense Authorization Act for FY13 and HR5856, Defense Appropriations Act for FY13, including specific provisions relating to the provisions of and funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) under 10 USC 2684a, amendments to section 103a of the Sikes Act (16 USC 670c-1) and issues related to the Department of Defense energy programs, including the development of renewable energy on Department of Defense lands, and issues related to the role of Department of Defense in addressing climate change and climate change adaptation nationally and overseas; H.R. 4408, To amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements under such Act for land management related to Department of Defense installations and to amend title 10, United States Code, to facilitate interagency cooperation in conservation programs, potential revision to the Sikes Act relating to management of lands under the jurisdiction of Department of Defense, Interior, and the Department of Agriculture; H.R.5856, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013, specific provisions relating to the funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative. [No Bill Number] Presidents FY14 Budget, including specific provisions related to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund Accounts for Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Forest Service; [No Bill Number] Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), specific provisions relating to appropriations for conservation during the next four years and funding for the recovery from Super storm Sandy; Funding for the Forest Legacy Program (FLP), a Federal program in partnership with States, supporting State efforts to protect environmentally sensitive forest lands, Cooperative agreement relating to the Department of Defense project near Elgin Air Force Base, Florida; [No Bill Number] Agency Priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; President's Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs; COVERED OFFICIALS: Principal Assistant Deputy for Natural Resources Program, Office of Management and Budget Director of Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Deputy Director of N-45 and Navy Task Force Energy, US Navy; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (I&E), U.S. Department of Defense; Director Training Readiness and Strategy, Department of Defense; Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Airspace and Range Manager, Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense; Assistant Secretary, Air Force, Department of Defense; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, Department of Defense; Chief, Division of Realty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Chief, Division of Realty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Associate Director for Land and Water, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director Region 1, Fish and Wildlife Service. Department of Interior; Science Advisor, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior;
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2012 · third_quarter · Q3
Alaska pebble mine environmental impact mitigation; S.1265, HR. 5850, Land and Water Conservation Reauthorization and Funding Act of 2011 including specific provisions relating to permanent conservation funding (Land and Water Conservation Fund, forest legacy and wild and scenic rivers); HR 892 Stop Asian Carp Act - To require the Secretary of the Army to study the feasibility of the hydrological separation of the Great Lakes and Mississippi; H.R.3717, Long Island Sound Restoration and Stewardship Act, To amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long Island Sound restoration and stewardship to make permanent funding authorization for Sound conservation and restoration; [No bill number yet] Transportation Reauthorization Act, including specific provisions relating to the passage of S. 861, Restore the Gulf Coast Act of 2011 and Land and Water Conservation Fund provisions as amendments; Americas Great Outdoors (AGO) initiatives funding source authorization within the Department of the Interior and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide; North American Wetlands Conservation Act; S.1201 National Fish Habitat Conservation Act to establish a new program for national fish habitat conservation; Authorizes the National Fish Habitat Action Plan Provides the US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; S.826 and H.R.1907 Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act of 2011 , to establish a program in the Federal Treasury that would provide loans to municipalities for Habitat Conservation Plan implementation; S.714 and H.R. 3365 -- Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2011, to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act for another ten years; S.3525 -- Sportsmen's Act of 2012 provisions related to Federal Land Transaction and Facilitation Act; H.R.4348 -- MAP-21 P.L. 112-557, Surface Transportation Act of 2012, including specifically, Subtitle F, RESTORE Coastal Protection provisions; Measures to improve the planning for an execution of mitigation throughout the executive branch. Covered Officials: Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of Interior; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of Interior; Deputy Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Special Assistant to the Secretary, Department of Interior; Chief, Interior Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director for Land and Water, Council on Environmental Quality; Special Advisor to Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director and General Counsel at Council on Environmental Quality; Chief of Staff at the White House Council on Environmental Quality; Associate White House Counsel and Special Assistant to the President, Executive Office of the President; Senior Advisor to the Chair, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of Interior; Regional Director, Midwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Deputy Regional Director, Midwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Deputy Regional Chief, Great Lakes/Big Rivers Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Chief, Division of Realty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Chief, Division of Realty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Chief of the Division of Conservation Planning, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Refuge Supervisor, MN/WI, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Special Assistant to the Secretary, Department of Interior; Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Director, Wetlands Division, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2012 · second_quarter · Q2
1265, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2011; H.R. 4965, a bill that would prevent the Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency from developing guidance related to federal jurisdiction over waters of the United States; S3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 ("Farm Bill"), including specific provisions relating to maintaining funding for strong conservation programs, such as programs implemented by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, maintaining funding for Sec. 10201programs that conduct detection, outreach, and management of invasive species, easement and stewardship programs (Farm and Ranchland Protection Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Environmental Quality Incentives Program); HR5326, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including specific provisions relating to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's budget with particular interest in Section VI and Restoration funding, Coastal Estuarine Land Protection program funds, funding Missouri River Fish and Wildlife Recovery Program, and Connecticut River; HR5857, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2013; HR3325, Livable Communities Act of 2011, including specific provisions relating to the Presidential Budget Proposals in and attendant offsetting provisions in the context of the Budget Control Act (BCA), under which Congress and the Administration must achieve $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction; S.1813, Moving Ahead in the 21st Century "MAP-21", Senate's Transportation 2-year extender of ISTEA, TEA-21 and SAFETEA-LU, including specific provisions relating to the inclusion of funding for Title F - Gulf Coast Restoration and Title G, Land Water Conservation Fund reauthorization; S. 861, Restore the Gulf Coast Act of 2011, including specific provisions relating to the dedication of Clean Water Act Fines to Gulf of Mexico Restoration in conjunction with S 862, Comprehensive Gulf of Mexico Recovery, Restoration and Resiliency Act, S1140/HR56, Gulf Coast Restoration Act, HR480, Gulf of Mexico Economic and Environmental Restoration Act of 2011, S1140 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, and HR56 Gulf Coast Restoration Act; [no bill number yet] Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy (USDA), Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the US Fish and Wildlife Service Multispecies Fund, and international programs; HR5325, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY13, including specific provisions relating to Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species barrier feasibility study in NY, provide North Atlantic Division-wide authority for coastal management by Corps of Engineers, the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project and funding for community-based fishery associations; S2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions related to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined; S. 1265, To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes; H5857 and S 3241 State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, including specific provisions relating to USAID funding for conservation grants to work internationally and related funding including the US quota to the Global Environment Facility and for the Tropical Forest Conservation Act; HR4310, National Defense Authorization Act for FY13 and HR5856, Defense Appropriations Act for FY13, including specific provisions relating to the provisions of and funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) under 10 USC 2684a, amendments to section 103a of the Sikes Act (16 USC 670c-1) and issues related to the Department of Defense energy programs, including the development of renewable energy on DOD's lands, and issues related to the role of DOD in addressing climate change and climate change adaptation nationally and overseas; U.S. Department of Agriculture draft Appropriations Bill FY12, specifically relating to the "plant health" program under Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, and US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Health Management and Research; H.R. 1 FY12 Continuing Resolution, issues specifically relating to the Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, including Hells Canyon and Table Rock, funding for Forest Legacy, Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Farm Bill conservation programs, Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) and Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), NOAA Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, and Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund; H.R. 2584 and Senate Committee Draft Bill, FY13 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill Agency priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012; FY13 Agency Priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; FY13 President's Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs; Draft FY13 President's budget for the United States Forest Service, relating to funding for the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, funding for the Integrated Resource Restoration budget for the USDA Forest Service, stewardship contracting reauthorization, and the US Forest Service and Department of Interior budget for Hazardous Fuels Reduction and State Fire Assistance programs; [no bill number yet] Watershed budgeting for US Army Corps of Engineers. COVERED OFFICIALS: Director, Department of Interior; Director of Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, Department of Defense; COVERED OFFICIALS CONT: Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Rear Admiral, Director, Navy N-45 and Task Force Energy; Deputy Director of N-45 and Navy Task Force Energy, US Navy; Director of Environmental Readiness, Department of Defense; Director Training Readiness and Strategy, Department of Defense; Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Airspace and Range Manager, Department of the Air Force; Assistant Secretary, Air Force; Deputy System Secretary, Air Force; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, Department of Defense; Deputy Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Director of Programs for the Mississippi Valley Division/Mississippi River Commission, Senior Executive Service, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, US Army Corps of Engineers; Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of Interior; Special Assistant to the Secretary, Department of Interior; Chief, Division of Realty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Chief for the National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Deputy Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget at the U.S. Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Interior; Special Assistant to the Under Secretary, Natural Resource and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Senior Policy Advisor, Department of Commerce; undersecretary of Commerce and Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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2012 · first_quarter · Q1
Farm Bill, including specific provisions relating to maintaining funding for strong conservation programs, such as programs implemented by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, maintaining funding for Sec. 10201programs that conduct detection, outreach, and management of invasive species; S.1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (aka MAP-21), including specific provisions relating to the Authorization of appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) equal to current federal highway spending levels plus inflation for FY2012 and FY2013 for: (1) certain new and existing core federal-aid highway programs, and (2) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) administrative expenses and Sections 1601-1701, amendments for funding RESTORE and Land Water Conservation Fund; S. 1265, To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes. S.1265, HR. 5850, Land and Water Conservation Reauthorization and Funding Act, provisions relating to full funding; FY13 Presidents Budget, including provisions for full funding for Americas Great Outdoors, and Proposals in and attendant offsetting provisions in the context of the Budget Control Act (BCA), under which Congress and the Administration must achieve $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction and funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; HR 2219, The Department of Defense Appropriations Act for FY 2012 and the Continuing Resolution relating to funding for the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI), the Department of Defense Legacy Resource Program, specific provisions relating to conservation; [no bill number yet] State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, including specific provisions relating to USAID funding for conservation grants to work internationally and related funding including the US quota to the Global Environment Facility and for the Tropical Forest Conservation Act; [No bill number yet] Issues regarding the potential revision to the Sikes Act for the management of lands under the jurisdiction of Department of Defense, Department of Interior, and the Department of Agriculture; 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (no bill number yet) including specific provisions relating to the provisions of and funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) under 10 USC 2684a, amendments to section 103a of the Sikes Act (16 USC 670c-1) and issues related to the Department of Defense energy programs, including the development of renewable energy on DODs lands, and issues related to the role of DOD in addressing climate change and climate change adaptation nationally and oversees; U.S. Department of Agriculture draft appropriations bill FY12, specifically relating to the "plant health" program under Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine; H.R. 1 FY12 Continuing Resolution, issues specifically relating to the Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, including Hells Canyon and Table Rock, funding for Forest Legacy, Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Farm Bill conservation programs, Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) and Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), NOAA Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, and Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund; H.R. 2584 and Senate Committee Draft Bill, FY13 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill Agency priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012; FY13 Agency Priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; FY13 President's Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs; [No bill number] Draft FY12 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill, relating to the budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Coastal Estuarine Land Protection program funds; Draft FY13Presidents budget for the United States Forest Service, relating to funding for the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, funding for the Integrated Resource Restoration budget for the USDA Forest Service, stewardship contracting reauthorization, and the US Forest Service and Department of Interior budget for Hazardous Fuels Reduction and State Fire Assistance programs; 2012 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation, the US Fish and Wildlife Service Multispecies Fund, and international programs; FY12 and FY13 Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for various conservation programs in various agencies including the Land and Water conservation Fund, Forest Legacy (US Department of Agriculture), Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; Appropriations for Water Resources Development Act, funding for invasive species barrier feasibility study in New York, provide North Atlantic Division-wide authority for coastal management by USACOE; Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, in specific the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined, Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2013 expenditure issues under the US Department of Agriculture; Draft Energy and Water Appropriations for the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project and funding for community-based fishery associations; Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; COVERED OFFICIALS: Director of Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; COVERED OFFICIALS, CONT. Rear Admiral, Director, Navy N-45 and Task Force Energy; Deputy Director of N-45 and Navy Task Force Energy, US Navy; Director of Environmental Readiness, Department of Defense; Director Training Readiness and Strategy, Department of Defense; Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Airspace and Range Manager, Department of the Air Force; Assistant Secretary, Air Force; Deputy System Secretary, Air Force; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, Department of Defense; Liaison to the Department of Interior, Department of Defense; Major General, Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Associate Director for Natural Resources Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Commanding General, Civil Works and Emergency Preparedness, US Army Corps of Engineers; Director of Civil Works, US Army Corps of Engineers;, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Senior Advisor, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior; Deputy Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Assistant Secretary for Civil Works; Director of Programs for the Mississippi Valley Division/Mississippi River Commission, Senior Executive Service, US Army Corps of Engineers; Director of Resource Management; Commander of the Mississippi Valley Division, US Army Corps of engineers; Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, US Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army, Department of the Army;
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2011 · fourth_quarter · Q4
HR1540/S1253, FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI), the Department of Defense Resource Legacy Program, issues related to Department of Defense energy programs, and issues related to climate change and climate change adaptation; HR 2219, The Department of Defense Appropriations Act for FY 2012 and the Continuing Resolution relating to funding for the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI), the Department of Defense Legacy Resource Program, specific provisions relating to conservation; 4959, the Global Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to a global conservation plan; S. 861, Restore the Gulf Coast Act of 2011; S3635 FY11, FY12, FY13 Energy and Water Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to Connecticut River watershed funding in the Army Corps of Engineers; HR 3672, Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012 relating to the inclusion of language to restrict funding of the Corps implementation of new Principles and Guidelines in FY12; P.L. 112-25 Budget Control Act of 2011 with regard to conservation funding; PL 84-99 Flood Control and Coastal Emergency Act relating to the use of non-structural flood control; [No bill number yet] Issues regarding the potential revision to the Sikes Act for the management of lands under the jurisdiction of Department of Defense, Department of Interior, and the Department of Agriculture; U.S. Department of Agriculture draft appropriations bill FY12, specifically relating to the "plant health" program under Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine; H.R. 1 FY12 Continuing Resolution, issues specifically relating to the Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, including Hells Canyon and Table Rock, funding for Forest Legacy, Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Farm Bill conservation programs, Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) and Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), NOAA Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, and Big Creek; H.R. 2584 and Senate Committee Draft Bill, FY12 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill; Agency priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; [No bill number] Draft FY12 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill, relating to the budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, support for coastal and marine spatial planning, community-based restoration, coral reef program funds, Open Rivers, and Coastal Estuarine Land Protection program funds, Americas Great Outdoors Initiative, including appropriations for 2012 and 2013 Land and Water Conservation Fund in the 2012 Budget; Draft FY12 Presidents budget for the United States Forest Service, relating to funding for the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, funding for the Integrated Resource Restoration budget for the USDA Forest Service, stewardship contracting reauthorization, and the US Forest Service and Department of Interior budget for Hazardous Fuels Reduction and State Fire Assistance programs; Funding for Mill River in Massachusetts, existing funds within National Resources Conservation Service or the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration; Draft Natural Resources and Environment Budget Reconciliation Funding in 2012 and 2013 and in the Budget Control Act process and in the 2012 regular budget through the 2012 Omnibus Appropriations Bill for a wide variety of programs with the primary purpose to develop, manage and maintain the nations natural resources and environment, including the Conservation title of Farm Bill; Draft 2012 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund and North America Wetlands Conservation Act projects and support for the Land Water Conservation Fund; Appropriations for Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Discussion of upcoming FY 2011 Appropriations for various conservation programs in various agencies, Appropriations for Energy and Water Development Discussion of upcoming FY 2011 & FY 2012; Appropriations for Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species barrier feasibility study in New York; Provide North Atlantic Division-wide authority for coastal management by USACOE; Draft Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Draft Energy and Water Appropriations for the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project and funding for community-based fishery associations; Global Conservation Act of 2012 for a global conservation strategy by the US Government; US Corps of Engineers approach to Great Rivers Program, Sustainable Rivers Program, Flood recovery and non-structural solutions, and opportunities to redesign the budget process. COVERED OFFICIALS:Director of Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Rear Admiral, Director, Navy N-45 and Task Force Energy; Deputy Director of N-45 and Navy Task Force Energy, US Navy Director of Environmental Readiness, Department of Defense; Director Training Readiness and Strategy, Department of Defense; Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Airspace and Range Manager, Department of the Air Force; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary, Department Of Interior; Associate Chief, US Forest Service; Associate Director for Land and Water, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Associate Director for Natural Resources Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Special Advisor to Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS, CONT: Advisor, Department of Interior, Assistant Secretary, Installations, Environment and Logistics, Air Force; Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy, Environment, Safety and Occupational Health (EESOH), Air Force; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, Department of Defense; Deputy Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Office of Management and Budget; Major General, Deputy Commanding General, Civil Works and Emergency Preparedness, US Army Corps of Engineers; Commander of the Northwestern Division, US Army Corps of Engineers; Director of Civil Works, US Army Corps of Engineers; Major General, Deputy Commanding General and Army Deputy, Chief of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers.
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2011 · third_quarter · Q3
HR1540/S1253 The FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI), the Department of Defense Resource Legacy Program, issues relating to Department of Defense energy programs, conservation and issues relating to climate change and climate change adaptation; HR 2219, The Department of Defense Appropriations Act for FY 2012 and the Continuing Resolution relating to funding for the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI), the Department of Defense Legacy Resource Program, including specific provisions relating to conservation; HR4959 The Global Conservation Act including specific provisions relating to a global conservation plan; S1265 Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2011; HR5850 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to conservation funding, Land and Water Conservation Fund, and wild and scenic rivers, Forest Legacy (USDA) and Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; 2012 Farm Bill Reauthorization and expenditure issues under the US Department of Agriculture; [NO BILL NUMBER YET] Issues regarding the potential revision to the Sikes Act for the management of lands under the jurisdiction of Department of Defense, Department of Interior, and the Department of Agriculture; Americas Great Outdoors Initiative, including Appropriations for 2011 and 2012 Land and Water Conservation Fund; 2012 Farm Bill Reauthorization, including specific provisions relating to the Conservation Title and funding for specific conservation programs; Forest Landscape Restoration relating to adopting a landscape/watershed scale approach to mitigation which can produce funds for specific restoration projects; US Department of Agricultures Northern Everglades Wetland Restoration Project, specifically relating to easements with ranchers; FY12 U.S. Department of Agriculture Appropriations Bill, specifically relating to the "plant health" program under Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine; FY12 U.S. Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act relating to funding for the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Health Protection Research Program, US Fish and Wildlife Service funding for Resource Management and Land Acquisition Accounts; Land Water Conservation Fund, North American Wetlands Conservation Act projects, and the Department of Homeland Security mitigation for the impacts of border security measures; Transportation Reauthorization Act, including specific provisions relating to climate adaptation and aquatic connectivity; FY11 Continuing Resolution, issues specifically relating to the Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (including Hells Canyon and Table Rock), funding for Forest Legacy, Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Farm Bill conservation programs including Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) and Grassland Reserve Program (GRP), NOAA Coral Reef and Community-based Restoration Programs, NOAA Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program ( including Big Creek), Army Corps of Engineers Sustainable Rivers projects and authorization in the Water Development Act, Integrated Resource Restoration Initiative, the Klamath Basin Agreement, Environmental Protection Agency and US Forest Service climate and carbon-related programs (especially related to US forest carbon); NOAA Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, Appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Budget; Senate 2012 Appropriations bill including specific provisions relating to NOAAs budget, support for coastal and marine spatial planning, community-based restoration, coral reef program funds, Open Rivers, and Coastal Estuarine Land Protection Program funds; FY12 Presidents budget relating to funding the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program and funding for the Integrated Resource Restoration budget for the USDA Forest Service, Farm Bill Conservation programs (Wetlands Reserve Program and Grassland Reserve Program), NOAA Coral Reef and Community-based Restoration programs, Flood control project under Council on Environmental Equality, ecological restoration; Funding for Mill River in Massachusetts within Natural Resources Conservation Services and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Funding for Function 300 Natural Resources and Environment Budget Reconciliation for a wide variety of programs whose primary purpose is to develop, manage and maintain the nations natural resources and environment, including Conservation Title of Farm Bill; FY11, FY12, FY13 Energy and Water Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to Connecticut River watershed funding within the Army Corps of Engineers, Water Resources Development Act, funding for invasive species barrier feasibility study in NY (provides North Atlantic Division-wide authority for coastal management by USACOE); FY2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, including discussion of Appropriations for conservation programs; Appropriations for FY11 & FY12 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined; CON. RES 34. PCS, establishing a budget for the FY12 Fiscal Year and appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013-2021; FY13 Presidents Budget for Americas Great Outdoors Funding, flood control projects, ecological restoration and Corps of Engineers appropriations; San Diego National Wildlife Refuge and Border Mitigation Funding; COVERED OFFICIALS: Director of Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Rear Admiral, Director, Navy N-45 and Task Force Energy; Deputy Director of N-45 and Navy Task Force Energy, US Navy Director of Environmental Readiness, Department of Defense; Director Training Readiness and Strategy, Department of Defense; COVERED OFFICIALS, CONT.: Director, Center for Climate Change, Central Intelligence Agency; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, US Army Corps of Engineers; Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, US Army Corps of Engineers; Director of Civil Works, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Interior; Airspace and Range Manager, Department of the Air Force; Assistant Secretary, Department Of Interior Director, Forest Health Protection, US Forest Service, USDA; Deputy Undersecretary of Natural Resources and the Environment; USDA Forest Service, Deputy Chief State and Private Forestry; Associate Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Associate Director for Natural Resources Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Special Advisor to Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director, US Fish and Wildlife Services, Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Wildlife and Sport Restoration Program, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Legislation, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works; Assistant Secretary, Installations, Environment and Logistics, Air Force; Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy, Environment, Safety and Occupational Health (EESOH), Air Force; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, Department of Defense Special Advisor, Department of Interior
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2011 · second_quarter · Q2
[No bill number yet] The FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI), the Department of Defense Legacy Resource Program relating to energy, conservation, climate change and climate change adaptation; [No bill number yet] Issues regarding the potential revision to the Sikes Act for the management of lands under the jurisdiction of Department of Defense, Department of Interior, and the Department of Agriculture; Americas Great Outdoors Initiative, including Appropriations for 2011 and 2012 Land and Water Conservation Fund; FY12 U.S. Department of Agriculture Appropriations Bill, specifically relating to the "plant health" program under Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine; FY12 U.S. Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act relating to funding for the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Health Protection Program and Research Program; US Fish and Wildlife Service funding for Resource Management and Land Acquisition Accounts; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act relating to Land Water Conservation Fund, North American Wetlands Conservation Act projects, and the Department of Homeland Security mitigation for the impacts of border security measures; FY11 Energy and Water Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to Connecticut River watershed funding; FY12 Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development relating to S. 158, Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2011 and conservation provisions; H.R. 1 FY11 Continuing Resolution, issues specifically relating to the Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (including Hells Canyon and Table Rock), funding for Forest Legacy, Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Farm Bill conservation programs ( including Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) and Grassland Reserve Program (GRP)), NOAA Coral Reef and Community-based Restoration Programs, NOAA Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program ( including Big Creek), Army Corps Sustainable Rivers projects, Environmental Protection Agency and US Forest Service climate and carbon-related programs ( especially related to US forest carbon); NOAA Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, Appropriations for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations Budget;Senate 2012 Appropriations bill including specific provisions relating to NOAAs budget, support for coastal and marine spatial planning, community-based restoration, coral reef program funds, Open Rivers, and Coastal Estuarine Land Protection Program funds; H.AMDT.33 and 121 to HR1, Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 regarding funding for the Klamath Dam Removal and Sediment Study; FY12 Presidents budget relating to funding $40 million for the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program and funding for the Integrated Resource Restoration budget for the USDA Forest Service, Farm Bill Conservation programs (Wetlands Reserve Program and Grassland Reserve Program), NOAA Coral Reef and Community-based Restoration programs, Flood control project under Council on Environmental Equality (Hamilton City Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration);Funding for Mill River in Massachusetts within Natural Resources Conservation Services or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Funding for Function 300 Natural Resources and Environment Budget Reconciliation for a wide variety of programs whose primary purpose is to develop, manage and maintain the nations natural resources and environment. Land and Water Conservation Fund; FY11, FY12, FY13 Energy and Water Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to Connecticut River watershed funding within the Army Corps of Engineers; HR4959 The Global Conservation Act including specific provisions relating to a global conservation plan; H.R. 1 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2011 (balance) - Appropriations for the Department of Defense and other Agencies , various riders regarding the Environmental Protection Agency authority and other regulatory issues and Partial Continuing Resolution for extending negotiating time.; [Budget Bills without numbers yet] - FY11 & FY12 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, including discussion of upcoming FY 2011 & FY 2012 Appropriations Legislation for Land and Water Conservation Fund (Including specific provisions relating to Forest Legacy within US Department of Agriculture) and the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; FY2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, including discussion of upcoming FY 2011 Appropriations for conservation programs; FY11 & FY12 Energy and Water Appropriations, including Appropriations for Water Resources Development Act, funding for invasive species barrier feasibility study in NY (provides North Atlantic Division-wide authority for coastal management by USACOE); FY11 & FY12 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined; San Diego National Wildlife Refuge and Border Mitigation funding. COVERED OFFICIALS: Director of Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Rear Admiral, Director, Navy N-45 and Task Force Energy; Deputy Director of N-45 and Navy Task Force Energy, US Navy; Director of Environmental Readiness, Department of Defense; Director Training Readiness and Strategy, Department of Defense;Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Director, Center for Climate Change, Central Intelligence Agency; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, US Army Corps of Engineers; Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, US Army Corps of Engineers; Director of Civil Works, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONT: Airspace and Range Manager, Department of the Air Force; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary, Department Of Interior; Director, Forest Health Protection, US Forest Service; Associate Chief, US Forest Service; USDA, Deputy Undersecretary of Natural Resources and the Environment; USDA Forest Service, Deputy Chief State and Private Forestry; Associate Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture;; Associate Director for Natural Resources Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Special Advisor to Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality; Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Interior.
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2010 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Interior cooperatives and funding for river restoration projects, large intact landscape conservation nationwide, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance programs, migratory bird programs, Endangered Species Act (ESA), including cooperative endangered species conservation fund appropriations and habitat conservation plans, the U.S. Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, the Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service funding specifically to the Forest Health Protection program and Research and Development as they apply to invasive species and possibility for inclusion in supplemental tax measures and omnibus spending bill, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Pacific NW Streams, Table Rocks, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries, mitigation policy, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding, including: Forest Landscape Restoration Act, FLAME Act and Integrated Resource Restoration; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding and US Department of Agriculture Forest Service; HR1404 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME); FY11 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2011, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; FY11 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, NOAA Regional Ocean Partnerships, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Fund; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including climate, conservation and funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09 relating to fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund, CLEAR Act and the National Endowment for the Oceans (NEO); S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); S1214/HR2565 National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans, establishes regions and funding for fisheries and restoration US Fish and Wildlife Service funding and authority for such plan; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S3454/HR 5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, energy programs, and provisions related to impacts of climate change on national security; Support of S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation (FLTFA) Reauthorization Act of 2009; S3762, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation (FLTFA) relating to the reinstatement of $50 million to the Federal Land Disposal Account to carry out the FLTA programs; USDA Appropriations for USFS Budget, including funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act in FY11 President's budget and in Senate Omnibus Appropriations; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT.: Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of Interior; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and Climate, USDA Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council Environmental Quality, Director, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, U.S. Department of Interior; Director, Environmental Readiness and Safety, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment, Navy, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, Department of Defense; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Director of Environmental Management, OSD, Department of Defense; Acting Director of Readiness, OSD, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Environment and Energy, Department of Treasury; Special Assistant to the President for Energy and Environment, National Economic Council, Executive Office of the President; Associate Director for Natural Resources, Energy and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, Executive Office of the President Assistant Director for the Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior; Assistant Director, Endangered Species Program, US Fish and Wildlife Service;
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2010 · third_quarter · Q3
Farm Bill Reauthorization for 2012 and 2013; S3635, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to the Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species' barrier feasibility study in New York, Regional River Commission Funding, and the North Atlantic Division management authority; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2010, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation projects and accounts; HR2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs; FY11 President's budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, and wildland fire funding; FY12 Presidents budget request, relating to international climate finance and domestic climate funding, including specifically Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD) and sustainable landscapes, international and domestic adaptation funding, and international conservation funding; HR5541 Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act (FLAME), including specific provisions relating to integrated resource restoration, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; FY11 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects (and specifically for the Alligator River Refuge), America's Great Outdoors initiative, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Hells Canyon, Oregon, conservation tax, Forest Service Budget, Natural Resources Funding, USG spending for climate including Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD), Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill restoration, and the creation of an Ocean Trust Fund; FY11 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, invasive species funding levels, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; S3636/HR2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Oceans Partnership, funding for Borderlands, Corps of Engineers appropriations for the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Sea Level Rise Tool, Long Island Sound Seagrass Research, Long Island Sound Coastal Fund, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; FY11 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity.HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY10, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and Coral Triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY11, including specific provisions relating to Funding for Wild and Scenic Rivers, and ALB Pests and Pathogens; S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act FY09; Action on the FY11 United States Geological Survey, including specific provisions relating to climate research; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Acts FY09, FY10, and FY11, including specific provisions relating to Department of Interior funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service International programs, Land Water Conservation Fund projects, United States Forest Service International Programs, the Multi-species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex; HR3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act (CLEAR), including specific provisions relating to Marine Spatial Planning (Sections 601-604), Ocean Trust Fund (Section 207-205) and the Gulf of Mexico (Title 5);S3663 Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding project, Interior Appropriations, Coral Reef Conservation Act Amendments (Section 901-910), and Gulf of Mexico Restoration (Section 4201); America's Great Outdoors Initiative, specific work on funding source authorization within DOI and other federal budget areas for large intact landscape conservation nationwide;S1214, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, with specific provisions relating to state and tribal wildlife grants and action plans; HR5875, Emergency Boarder Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010; S1787/HR3339, Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2009 (FLTFA). COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, US Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife and Parks, US Department of Interior; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Congressional Affairs, Department of Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of Interior; COVERED OFFICIALS CONTACTED CONT. Deputy Under Secretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary of United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Director for Fisheries and Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of Interior; Budget Analyst, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director of Strategic Planning, Budget and Accountability, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Natural Resources, Energy & Science, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner for Corps, Office of Management and Budget; Director of Policy, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Forest Supervisor, United States Forest Services; Budget Examiner, State and Private Forestry, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior; Deputy Office Director, US Department of the Interior; Deputy assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land Management ;Assistant Director for Endangered Species, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2010 · second_quarter · Q2
Action on S3454/HR5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, energy programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to United States Geological Survey funding for research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Americas Great Outdoors, Forest Legacy projects, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; the 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, and funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery; the 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S1436/HR3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; HR3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; HR2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; HR3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; S3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Land and Water Conservation Act projects; and support of S2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Rear Admiral, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Department of the Navy; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Acting Director of Readiness, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Department of Defense Liaison to the Department of the Interior; Rear Admiral, Oceanographer of the Navy; Rear Admiral, Director, Energy and Environmental Readiness, United States Navy; Major General, Director, Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Director, Center for Climate Change, Central Intelligence Agency; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Climate Manager, White House Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Director, Climate Policy, Council on Environmental Quality; Program Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Assistant Director, Lands and Realty, United States Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2010 · first_quarter · Q1
Action on the 2011 National Defense Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2011 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2011 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire management funding, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants and Action Plans, Refuge Operations and Maintenance, and migratory bird programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon; the 2011 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; FY11 appropriations research on natural resources adaptation and land and water conservation fund funding sources and funding opportunities for Treasured Landscapes; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; The 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery, coral reef conservation programs, and marine spatial planning; 2011 Foreign Operations Appropriations, including specific provisions relating to climate and conservation, including funding for reducing deforestation, adaptation to climate change, and biodiversity; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers projects, and Bureau of Reclamation projects; H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; H.R. 3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to funds for Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Act, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; and support of S. 2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Readiness; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations and Environment; Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Under Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Secretary of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Directors of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council of Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Policy Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Fire, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, BLM, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Recovery Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Chief, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; and Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2009 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Action on the 2011 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire management funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, Corps of Engineers appropriations including the Williamette Floodplain Restoration Study, Bureau of Reclamation appropriations, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon, and Savannah River Comprehensive Water Resources Study; H.R. 2647/S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; H.R. 2892/S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; HR 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line; The 2011 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, funding for Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding, NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, and coral reef conservation programs; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers projects, and Bureau of Reclamation projects; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; funding for the Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. Con. Res. 70, Budget resolution for the US Government for FY2010 through 2013; FY11 appropriations research on natural resources adaptation and land and water conservation fund funding sources and funding opportunities for Treasured Landscapes; H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010; FY11 Presidents budget request for the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Forest Service, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, and the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund; and support of S. 2747, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Civil Works Programs Integration Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Management and Budget, United States Army; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Directors of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Policy Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Policy Associate Director, General Government Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, Natural Resource Division, Office of Management and Budget; Commerce Branch Chief, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, OMB; Program Examiner, Homeland Security Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Interior Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Chief Scientist, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Undersecretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy and Environment, Department of Treasury; and the Special Assistant to the President for Energy and Environment.
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2009 · third_quarter · Q3
Action on H.R. 2076, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Homeland Security waiver authority, authority for a border buffer program, issues relating to the U.S./Mexico Border Fence, consultation requirements for border security infrastructure, and the monitoring and mitigation program for ecological impacts of border security infrastructure; and H.R. 3629, Healthy Borderlands Act of 2009. Covered Officials contacted: Deputy Executive Director, Security Border Initiative, Department of Homeland Security; Chief of Staff, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Chief of Staff, Policy, Department of Homeland Security; Associate Director for Habitat, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Borderlands Coordinator, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; and Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management.
Action on H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire management funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, funding for river restoration projects, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Savannah River Comprehensive Water Resources Study; H.R. 2647/S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; H.R. 2892/S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line, and funding for invasive species, pests, and pathogens; H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers projects, and Bureau of Reclamation projects; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund funding; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; funding for the Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. Con. Res. 70, Budget resolution for the US Government for FY2010 through 2013; FY11 appropriations research on natural resources adaptation and Land and Water Conservation Fund funding sources and funding opportunities for Treasured Landscapes; increase funding for National Wildlife Refuge System; and H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010. Covered officials contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Civil Works Programs Integration Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Management and Budget, United States Army; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; and Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Program Examiner, Forest Service, Office of Management and Budget; Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, Counselor to the Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Directors of External Affairs, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Policy Associate Director, Natural Resource Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Policy Associate Director, General Government Programs, Office of Management and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, Natural Resource Division, Office of Management and Budget; Commerce Branch Chief, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Homeland Security Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Interior Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Chief Scientist, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Readiness; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment; and Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment.
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2009 · first_quarter · 1A
Action on proposed legislation to authorize marine spatial planning, including specific provisions relating to siting renewable and traditional energy offshore and to provide for appropriate marine conservation; Climate Change Adaptation outreach; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; S. 536, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term renewable biomass; S. 636, A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; H.R. 1190, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; Greenhouse Cap and Trade legislation; Waxman-Markey discussion draft; Forest carbon provisions; Offset provisions; Adaptation provisions; and H.R. 1790, To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions resulting from land conversion and deforestation in developing countries, to provide incentive for developing countries to increase forest carbon stocks, and for other purposes. Covered officials contacted: Acting Undersecretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Undersecretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Ecosystem Services, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, Science, and the Arts, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget; Special Envoy to Climate Change, Department of State; Deputy Special Enjoy to Climate Change, Department of State; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Directors, Council on Environmental Quality; Secretary, Department of Energy; and Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2009 · second_quarter · Q2
Action on proposed legislation to authorize marine spatial planning, specific provisions relating to siting renewable energy facilities and traditional energy offshore and provide for appropriate marine conservation; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; proposed House energy legislation, with specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, renewable energy siting issues, and restoration funding; S. 536, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term renewable biomass; S. 636, A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; H.R. 1190, Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2009; Greenhouse Cap and Trade legislation; and H.R. 2454/H.R. 2998, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to adaptation funding, forest carbon offsets, cost containment, renewable biomass, international trade, level of emission reductions, and land acquisition funding. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Department of the Interior; Director for Congressional Affairs, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Lands and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior; Science Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior; Energy Policy Team Management, Bureau of Land Management; Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, Office of the President; Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, Office of the President; Special Assistant to the President for Energy and Environment, Office of the President; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, Science, and the Arts, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Interior Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Environment Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Chief of Staff; Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Commerce; and Legislative Affairs Specialist, Department of Commerce.
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2009 · first_quarter · Q1
Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2008 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Action on H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans; H. R. ___, House Climate Change Discussion Draft; H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive Americans Energy and Consumer Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to revenues from oil and gas royalties; and the Western Climate Initiative. Covered Officials Contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; and Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2008 · third_quarter · Q3
Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008; H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition, with regards to the renewable fuel program; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans; H. R. ___, House Climate Change Discussion Draft; H.R. 6899, The Comprehensive Americans Energy and Consumer Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to revenues from oil and gas royalties; the Western Climate Initiative; and S.__, To reduce gas prices, to lessen the dependence of the United States on foreign oil, to strengthen the economy of the United States, and for other purposes. Covered Officials Contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2008 · second_quarter · Q2
Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land; Washington County Lands Bill; Jonah and Wamsutta mitigation projects; Conservation Learning Network status and budget; Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; S. 1498/H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate Response Act (REPAIR); Wildland Fire Leadership Council Meeting; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; National Fish Habitat Initiative Implementation, funding and legislation; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 6 Program Implementation; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; H.R. 247, To designate a forest service trail at Waldo Lake in the Williamette National Forest in the state of Oregon as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former Member of the House of Representatives; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 1949, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; the revision of Quarantine-37. Covered Officials Contacted: Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital; Performance and Partnerships, DOI; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resources, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant, Programs and Budget, DOI; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, USDA; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, DOI; and Acting Assistant Administrator for the National Marine Fishery Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce.
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2008 · first_quarter · Q1
Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, energy mitigation work on Jonah Field, climate change adaptation; H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans; and H.R. 5452, the Coastal State Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to marine spatial planning to site renewable energy projects. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resource and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Associate Director of Fluid Minerals, Bureau of Land Management; Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2007 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2007 · year_end · YA
Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, United States Geological Survey funding for water management, invasive weed management at Willapa Bay National Wildlife Refuge,
Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to funding to assist fish and wildlife adaptation to climate change (sections 4701 and 4702), trading of forest carbon offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaptation, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program;
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2007 · year_end · YY
Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to funding to assist fish and wildlife adaptation to climate change (sections 4701 and 4702), trading of forest carbon offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaptation, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program;
Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to conservation, forestry, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, funding for Sage Grouse, conservation programs including the Environmental Quality Incentive Program,
NATURE CONSERVANCY via THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
2007 · mid_year · MM
Action on H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to alternative energy sources, biomass fuels, ranchland protection, the Great Lakes basin, the Grassland Reserve Program, land use protection, forest protection, the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, cost-share assistance for natural disaster restoration for forestland owners, and funding for healthy forest reserves.
S. Res. 30, Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for the United States to address global climate change through the negotiation of fair and effective international commitments; S. 1766, Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007; S. 357, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act; H.R. 1506, Fuel Economy Reform Act; and S. 1419/H.R. 6, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. Action on H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to landscape planning efforts and wildlife corridors exemption from categorical exclusions for oil/gas development; H.R. 2701, Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007; S. 317, Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007; S. 280, Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act of 2007;
2025 Farm Bill Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/ S.439) Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act (H.R.2160/S.1183) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1)
2025 Farm Bill Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Defense Appropriations, 2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Fiscal Year 2026 National Security Department of State and Related Programs Bill Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R.1968) Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R.1974/S.924) FY25 Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res.14/S.ConRes.7) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Act 2026 One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718)
2025 Farm Bill ACRES Act (H.R.204) Action Versus No Action Act (H.R.184) Building Native Habitats at Federal Facilities Act (H.R.1500) Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act of 2025 (H.R.2091/S.971) Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2025 (S. 1662) Colorado River Basin System Conservation Extension Act (H.R.231/S.154) Commerce Justice Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2026 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Cross-Boundary Wildfire Solutions Act (H.R.3922/S.2033) Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 Disaster Reforestation Act (H.R.262/S.1141) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Fire Department Repayment Act of 2025 (H.R.345) Fit for Purpose Wildfire Readiness Act of 2025 (S.441) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471/S.1462) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (H.R.1213/S.517) Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R.1968) Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R.1974/S.924) FY25 Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res.14/S.ConRes.7) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Act of 2025 (H.R.284/S.528) H.R.3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Help Our Kelp Act of 2025 (H.R.1124/S.513) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/ S.439) Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, Act 2026 Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act (H.R.2160/S.1183) Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025 (H.R.1923) National Prescribed Fire Act (H.R.3889/S.2015) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) Orphan Well Grant Flexibility Act of 2025 (H.R.1217) Proven Forest Management Act of 2025 (H.R.179) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.R.718) Reauthorization of the U.S. Development Finance Corporation Regional Leadership in Wildland Fire Research Act of 2025 (S.647) To establish a loan guarantee program for timber production expansion, to provide for the treatment of certain timber revenues, and for other purposes. (no bill number) To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes. (H.R.178) TORCH Act (H.R.168)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2025 Farm Bill Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.471) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2025 (S.517) Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R.1968) Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R.1974/S.924) Help Our Kelp Act of 2025 (H.R.1124) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/ S.439) Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025 (H.R.1923) [Reintroduction of] National Prescribed Fire Act (118: H.R.8557/S.4424) Public Lands Amendment to S.ConRes.7 Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.718) To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 to modify the forest inventory and analysis program. (H.R.1213) To establish a loan guarantee program for timber production expansion, to provide for the treatment of certain timber revenues, and for other purposes. (no bill number) To require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out activities to suppress wildfires, and for other purposes. (H.R.178) Wildfire Emergency Act of 2025 (S.350)
2025 Farm Bill Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/ S.439) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.2345/S.1131) Public Lands in Public Hands Act (H.718)
2025 Farm Bill FY25 Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res.14/S.ConRes.7) Incentivizing Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Sales Act of 2025 (HR.1083/ S.439) Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act (H.R.2160)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Inflation Reduction Act of 2023 (H.R.812)
2024 Farm Bill Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9027 / S. 4690) AMAZON21 Act (H.R.5830 / S.5019) Americas Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act (H.R.7408) America's Conservation Enhancement Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R.8811 / S.3791) Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023 (H.R.2950 / S.1381) Forest Data Modernization Act of 2023 (H.R.3990 / S.1743) Inflation Reduction Act of 2023 (H.R.812) Rural Forest Markets Act of 2023 (H.R.5315 / S.3399) Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act (H.R.4748 / S.1889) Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basin Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023 (H.R.3918 / H.R.4629 / S.2247) Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024 (S.4705)
2024 Farm Bill Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R.9027 / S. 4690) American Relief Act, 2025 (H.R 10545) Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R. 9026 / S. 4795) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R. 8774 / S. 4921) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R. 8752) Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R. 8771 / S. 4797) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R. 8998 / S. 4802) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (H.R. 8997 / S. 4927) United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024 (S.618) United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2023 (H.R.6727 / H.R.1298)
2024 Farm Bill AMAZON21 Act (H.R.5830 / S.5019) Americas Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act (H.R.7408) Coastal Habitat Conservation Act of 2023 (H.R.2950 / S.1381) Community and Hydropower Improvement Act (S.1521) Department of State Authorization Act of 2023 (S.2043) Fix Our Forests Act (H.R.8790) Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023 (H.R.3424 / S.2631) Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act of 2023 (H.R.6515 / S.3371) Foundation for International Food Security Act of 2023 (S.3207) Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024 (H.R.7779 / S.2781) Hydropower Clean Energy Future Act (H.R.4045) Indian Buffalo Management Act (H.R.6368 / S.2908) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670 / S. 2226) National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024 (H.R.8557 / S.4424) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 (S.1149) Rural Forest Markets Act of 2023 (H.R.5315 / S.3399) S.3261 - National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security Act of 2023 Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (S.4367) United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2023 (H.R.6727 / H.R.1298) United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024 (S.618) Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R.4596) Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (H.R.8812) WILD Act (H.R.5009 / S.2395) Yavapai-Apache Nation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024 (S.4705) Privately funded transaction to resolve litigation by other parties affecting a unit of the National Park Service in California (no bill number) Strengthening Lacey Act Enforcement Act of 2023 (no bill number)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
2024 Farm Bill H.R.1298/S.618 US Foundation for International Conservation Act H.R.1584 Plum Island National Monument Act H.R.2882 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R.4366 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 Prescribed fire exceptions to revised EPA standards for particulate matter pollution. S.1149 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 [Unintroduced House version of] S.1149 Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2023
[No bill number] Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) capital gains exclusion for conservation transactions [No bill number] Tax incentive for reforestation projects
2024 Farm Bill Water Resources Development Act of 2024 H.R.1298/S.618 US Foundation for International Conservation Act H.R.1584 Plum Island National Monument Act H.R.4197/S.202 Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.5315/S.3399 Rural Forest Markets Act of 2023 H.R.6368/S.2908 Indian Buffalo Management Act H.R.913/S.373 Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2023 S.1149 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 [Unintroduced House version of] S.1149 Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2023 S.1281 Mining Regulatory Clarity Act S.1521 Community and Hydropower Improvement Act S.2781 Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2023 [No bill number] Mineral withdrawal for BLM land around Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge [Reintroduction of] National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 (117: H.R.3442/S.1734)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
2024 Farm Bill National Defense Appropriations Authorization Act for FY 2024 (H.R.2670 / S. 2226) Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act (H.R.8182 / S.4216) Plum Island National Monument Act (H.R.1584) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 (S.1149) United States Foundation for International Conservation Act of 2024 (H.R.1298 / S.618) Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (H.R.8812 / S.4367)
[No bill number] Bill to establish a refundable tax credit for developing a reforestation project and listing it on a carbon registry [No bill number] Capital gains for Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program [No bill number] Tax incentives for reforestation projects
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
[No bill number] Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) capital gains exclusion for conservation transactions [No bill number] Tax incentive for reforestation projects
2024 Farm Bill H.R.1298/S.618 US Foundation for International Conservation Act H.R.1584 Plum Island National Monument Act H.R.2882 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R.4366 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 Prescribed fire exceptions to revised EPA standards for particulate matter pollution. S.1149 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 [Unintroduced House version of] S.1149 Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2023
2024 Farm Bill Water Resources Development Act of 2024 H.R.1298/S.618 US Foundation for International Conservation Act H.R.1584 Plum Island National Monument Act H.R.4197/S.202 Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.5315/S.3399 Rural Forest Markets Act of 2023 H.R.6368/S.2908 Indian Buffalo Management Act H.R.913/S.373 Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2023 S.1149 Recovering Americas Wildlife Act of 2023 [Unintroduced House version of] S.1149 Recovering America's Wildlife Act of 2023 S.1281 Mining Regulatory Clarity Act S.1521 Community and Hydropower Improvement Act S.2781 Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2023 [No bill number] Mineral withdrawal for BLM land around Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge [Reintroduction of] National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 (117: H.R.3442/S.1734)
2024 Farm Bill Water Resources Development Act of 2024 H.R.2982 New York-New Jersey Watershed Protection Act H.R.4596/S.2247 Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R.5315/S.3399 Rural Forest Markets Act of 2023 H.R.812 Inflation Reduction Act of 2023 H.R.913/S.373 Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act of 2023 S.1521 Community and Hydropower Improvement Act S.2660 Connecticut River Watershed Partnership Act
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
FY20 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations: Lobbied for FY2020 funding for NOAA Habitat Restoration program and Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Lobbied for various FY2020 appropriations, including LWCF, US Forest Service forest restoration programs and wildfire provisions REPI Approps request: Appropriations request form for REPI - Readiness and Environment Protection Integration. FY20 NOAA Appropriations: House Commerce (NOAA) appropriations around Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and Services (account: National Marine Fisheries Service/Fisheries Science and Management), particularly the National Fish and Wildlife Foundations (NFWF) Electronic Monitoring and Reporting grants and NOAAs Fisheries Information System (FIS) program (no bill number, as not currently filed); PCSRF, Coastal Resiliency Grants FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: House Interior and Environment Appropriations around LWCF, Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers, and North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (no bill number, as not currently filed) State & Foreign Ops Appropriations: Protect USAID and GEF funding for biodiversity and climate change 2019 Omnibus Appropriations Act: Support for conservation programs in the Interior and Commerce and Agriculture appropriations bills FY20 Agriculture Appropriations: Advocated for Ag Research Service funding FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Sage grouse, forest/haz fuels, CFLR and Joint Fire Science were key investments of interest. Energy and Water Appropriations: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Energy and Water Appropriations: No specific bill number yet. Robust funding for NESP, Navigational and Ecosystem Sustainability Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019: Funding for NRCS Emergency Floodplain Easement Program; flexibility for NRCS / FSA/ USFS conservation and forestry programs; eligibility for midwest states flooded in March 2019. HR 2740: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 3055: Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 2960: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3195/S. 1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund FY20 USFS Budget: forest roads; hazardous fuels; working woodlands/ Int'l Conservation: USAID biodiversity & landscape funding; GCF; GEF/ NOAA fisheries info systems; sea grant; NFWF monitoring grants/ DHS Plum Island preservation HR 2157 Disaster Appropriations Funding Bill S.2582 Homeland Security Appropriations Act: Preservation of Plum Island S.2524 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act: Preservation of Plum Island. S.2583 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act: USAID funding, Green Climate Fund, Global Environmental Facility Fund S.1081 - LCWF: Permanent funding. H.R. 1578: Perservation of Plum Island
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
H.R. 1992 and S. 170: Syndicated Tax Easements; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act
Forest Management Reform Bill InfrastructureFederal Lands Transportation Program S. 47 Natural Resource Management Act: Lobbied for LWCF reauthorization provisions in S 47 - the Natural Resource Management Act; The Public Lands Package included LWCF permanent reauthorization Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization:Meetings regarding potential Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorthization (no bill number, as not currently filed) S.47, Natural Resources Management Act: LWCF reauthorization; Nashua�Squannacook�Nissitissit River Wild and Scenic designation Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization H.R. 4525 Living Shoreline bill H.R. 3195/S. 1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund S. 1932: Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Act H.R. 2473: SAVE Water Act - various provisions related to drought resilience. H.R. 3237/S. 990: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act - endangered species recovery provisions. 2019 Infrastructure Bill: infrastructure priorities on alt energy research and incentives; grid mod; ev infra and incentives; aquatic/terrestrial connectivity and nature-based solutions.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
S 47: Public Lands Package/LWCF FY20 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations: Lobbied for FY2020 funding for NOAA Habitat Restoration program and Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: LWCF; US Forest Service forest restoration programs and wildfire provisions; Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers; North American Wetlands Conservation Fund; natural resources and lands funding. (no bill number, as not currently filed); S.2580; Sage grouse; forest/hazardous fuels; CFLR and Joint Fire Science were key investments of interest; LWCF Table Rocks acquisition; Land Acquisitions in Alabama; Report language for Landscape Conservation Collabortives; Forest Service and Fire under DOI REPI Approps request: Appropriations request form for REPI - Readiness and Environment Protection Integration. FY20 NOAA Appropriations: House Commerce (NOAA) appropriations around Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and Services (account: National Marine Fisheries Service/Fisheries Science and Management), particularly the National Fish and Wildlife Foundations (NFWF) Electronic Monitoring and Reporting grants and NOAAs Fisheries Information System (FIS) program (no bill number, as not currently filed); PCSRF; Coastal Resiliency Grants and funding requests; NOAA Habitat; NOAA provisions in CJS appropriations bill FY 20 State & Foreign Ops Appropriations: International and Conservation Priorities at USAID and State Department; U.S. Contribution to the GEF funding for biodiversity and climate change; TFCA Funding; Biodiversity programs at USAID; Green Climate Fund. 2019 Omnibus Appropriations Act: Support for conservation programs in the Interior and Commerce and Agriculture appropriations bills; Sage Grass Rider; Report Language Supporting Landscape Conservation Collaboratives (LCC); Forest Roads; International Conservation FY20 Agriculture Appropriations: Ag Research Service funding; Sagebrush Steppe ecosystem challenges; investment in ARS collaborative efforts; Funding for sage grouse science and research Energy and Water Appropriations: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; Robust funding for NESP; Navigational and Ecosystem Sustainability Program; Reclamation provision; Army Corps of Engineers provision Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019: Funding for NRCS Emergency Floodplain Easement Program; flexibility for NRCS / FSA/ USFS conservation and forestry programs; eligibility for midwest states flooded in March 2019. HR 2740: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 3055: Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 2960: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3195/S. 1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund: Permanent Funding FY20 USFS Budget: forest roads; hazardous fuels; working woodlands/ Int'l Conservation: USAID biodiversity & landscape funding; GCF; GEF/ NOAA fisheries info systems; sea grant; NFWF monitoring grants/ DHS Plum Island preservation HR 2157 Disaster Appropriations Funding Bill: Disaster funding for agriculture conservation; Resilience; Flooding programs S.2582 Homeland Security Appropriations Act: Preservation of Plum Island S.2524 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act: Preservation of Plum Island. S.2583 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act: USAID funding; Global Environmental Facility Fund; Green Climate Fund; Biodiversity H.R. 1578: Perservation of Plum Island S.569 2017 Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act Water Resources Development Act: Funding fish passage on Alabama River Lakes H.R.502/S.896 Land and Water Conservation Fund
H.R. 1992 and S. 170: Syndicated Tax Easements; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act: Conservation easement tax reform
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
FY20 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations: Lobbied for FY2020 funding for NOAA Habitat Restoration program and Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Lobbied for various FY2020 appropriations, including LWCF, US Forest Service forest restoration programs and wildfire provisions REPI Approps request: Appropriations request form for REPI - Readiness and Environment Protection Integration. FY20 NOAA Appropriations: House Commerce (NOAA) appropriations around Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and Services (account: National Marine Fisheries Service/Fisheries Science and Management), particularly the National Fish and Wildlife Foundations (NFWF) Electronic Monitoring and Reporting grants and NOAAs Fisheries Information System (FIS) program (no bill number, as not currently filed); PCSRF, Coastal Resiliency Grants FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: House Interior and Environment Appropriations around LWCF, Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers, and North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (no bill number, as not currently filed) State & Foreign Ops Appropriations: Protect USAID and GEF funding for biodiversity and climate change 2019 Omnibus Appropriations Act: Support for conservation programs in the Interior and Commerce and Agriculture appropriations bills FY20 Agriculture Appropriations: Advocated for Ag Research Service funding FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Sage grouse, forest/haz fuels, CFLR and Joint Fire Science were key investments of interest. Energy and Water Appropriations: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Energy and Water Appropriations: No specific bill number yet. Robust funding for NESP, Navigational and Ecosystem Sustainability Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019: Funding for NRCS Emergency Floodplain Easement Program; flexibility for NRCS / FSA/ USFS conservation and forestry programs; eligibility for midwest states flooded in March 2019. HR 2740: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 3055: Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 2960: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3195/S. 1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund FY20 USFS Budget: forest roads; hazardous fuels; working woodlands/ Int'l Conservation: USAID biodiversity & landscape funding; GCF; GEF/ NOAA fisheries info systems; sea grant; NFWF monitoring grants/ DHS Plum Island preservation HR 2157 Disaster Appropriations Funding Bill S.2582 Homeland Security Appropriations Act: Preservation of Plum Island S.2524 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act: Preservation of Plum Island. S.2583 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act: USAID funding, Green Climate Fund, Global Environmental Facility Fund S.1081 - LCWF: Permanent funding. H.R. 1578: Perservation of Plum Island
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
H.R. 1992 and S. 170: Syndicated Tax Easements; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act
Forest Management Reform Bill InfrastructureFederal Lands Transportation Program S. 47 Natural Resource Management Act: Lobbied for LWCF reauthorization provisions in S 47 - the Natural Resource Management Act; The Public Lands Package included LWCF permanent reauthorization Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization:Meetings regarding potential Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorthization (no bill number, as not currently filed) S.47, Natural Resources Management Act: LWCF reauthorization; Nashua�Squannacook�Nissitissit River Wild and Scenic designation Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization H.R. 4525 Living Shoreline bill H.R. 3195/S. 1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund S. 1932: Drought Resiliency and Water Supply Act H.R. 2473: SAVE Water Act - various provisions related to drought resilience. H.R. 3237/S. 990: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act - endangered species recovery provisions. 2019 Infrastructure Bill: infrastructure priorities on alt energy research and incentives; grid mod; ev infra and incentives; aquatic/terrestrial connectivity and nature-based solutions.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
FY20 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations: Lobbied for FY2020 funding for NOAA Habitat Restoration program and Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Lobbied for various FY2020 appropriations, including LWCF, US Forest Service forest restoration programs and wildfire provisions REPI Approps request: Appropriations request form for REPI - Readiness and Environment Protection Integration. FY20 NOAA Appropriations: House Commerce (NOAA) appropriations around Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and Services (account: National Marine Fisheries Service/Fisheries Science and Management), particularly the National Fish and Wildlife Foundations (NFWF) Electronic Monitoring and Reporting grants and NOAAs Fisheries Information System (FIS) program (no bill number, as not currently filed); PCSRF, Coastal Resiliency Grants FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: House Interior and Environment Appropriations around LWCF, Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers, and North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (no bill number, as not currently filed) State & Foreign Ops Appropriations: Protect USAID and GEF funding for biodiversity and climate change 2019 Omnibus Appropriations Act: Support for conservation programs in the Interior and Commerce and Agriculture appropriations bills FY20 Agriculture Appropriations: Advocated for Ag Research Service funding FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Sage grouse, forest/haz fuels, CFLR and Joint Fire Science were key investments of interest. Energy and Water Appropriations: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Energy and Water Appropriations: No specific bill number yet. Robust funding for NESP, Navigational and Ecosystem Sustainability Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019: Funding for NRCS Emergency Floodplain Easement Program; flexibility for NRCS / FSA/ USFS conservation and forestry programs; eligibility for midwest states flooded in March 2019. HR 2740: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 3055: Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 2960: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3195/S. 1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund FY20 USFS Budget: forest roads; hazardous fuels; working woodlands/ Int'l Conservation: USAID biodiversity & landscape funding; GCF; GEF/ NOAA fisheries info systems; sea grant; NFWF monitoring grants/ DHS Plum Island preservation HR 2157 Disaster Appropriations Funding Bill S.2582 Homeland Security Appropriations Act: Preservation of Plum Island S.2524 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act: Preservation of Plum Island. S.2583 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act: USAID funding, Green Climate Fund, Global Environmental Facility Fund S.1081 - LCWF: Permanent funding. H.R. 1578: Perservation of Plum Island
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
S 47: Public Lands Package/LWCF FY20 Commerce, Science, Justice Appropriations: Lobbied for FY2020 funding for NOAA Habitat Restoration program and Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Lobbied for various FY2020 appropriations, including LWCF, US Forest Service forest restoration programs and wildfire provisions REPI Approps request: Appropriations request form for REPI - Readiness and Environment Protection Integration. FY20 NOAA Appropriations: House Commerce (NOAA) appropriations around Fisheries and Ecosystem Science Programs and Services (account: National Marine Fisheries Service/Fisheries Science and Management), particularly the National Fish and Wildlife Foundations (NFWF) Electronic Monitoring and Reporting grants and NOAAs Fisheries Information System (FIS) program (no bill number, as not currently filed); PCSRF, Coastal Resiliency Grants FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: House Interior and Environment Appropriations around LWCF, Partnership Wild and Scenic Rivers, and North American Wetlands Conservation Fund (no bill number, as not currently filed) State & Foreign Ops Appropriations: Protect USAID and GEF funding for biodiversity and climate change 2019 Omnibus Appropriations Act: Support for conservation programs in the Interior and Commerce and Agriculture appropriations bills FY20 Agriculture Appropriations: Advocated for Ag Research Service funding FY20 Interior and Environment Appropriations: Sage grouse, forest/haz fuels, CFLR and Joint Fire Science were key investments of interest. Energy and Water Appropriations: Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Energy and Water Appropriations: No specific bill number yet. Robust funding for NESP, Navigational and Ecosystem Sustainability Program. Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief 2019: Funding for NRCS Emergency Floodplain Easement Program; flexibility for NRCS / FSA/ USFS conservation and forestry programs; eligibility for midwest states flooded in March 2019. HR 2740: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 3055: Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 HR 2960: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3195/S. 1081: Land and Water Conservation Fund FY20 USFS Budget: forest roads; hazardous fuels; working woodlands/ Int'l Conservation: USAID biodiversity & landscape funding; GCF; GEF/ NOAA fisheries info systems; sea grant; NFWF monitoring grants/ DHS Plum Island preservation HR 2157 Disaster Appropriations Funding Bill
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
H.R. 1992 and S. 170: Syndicated Tax Easements; Charitable Conservation Easement Program Integrity Act
Forest Management Reform Bill InfrastructureFederal Lands Transportation Program S. 47 Natural Resource Management Act: Lobbied for LWCF reauthorization provisions in S 47 - the Natural Resource Management Act; The Public Lands Package included LWCF permanent reauthorization Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization:Meetings regarding potential Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorthization (no bill number, as not currently filed) S.47, Natural Resources Management Act: LWCF reauthorization; Nashua�Squannacook�Nissitissit River Wild and Scenic designation Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization H.R. 4525 Living Shoreline bill
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: fire funding, wildfire funding reform H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF): permanent and omnibus funding. 2018 Agriculture Appropriations: Funding for farm bill conservation programs, conservation technical assistance, and agricultural research services, 302b allocations S. 2811: FY18 Omnibus bill S. 1609/H.R. 3266: 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations: Army Corps of Engineers funding for Chicago Area Waterways reports and updates to the methods considered to prevent two-way transfer of Automated Information Systems(AIS); funding for Brandon Road Lock and Dam Tenantively Selective Plan (TSP) for invasive species. Amendment to H.R. 1625: 2018 Budget and Appropriations: omnibus fire funding H 6147/S 3073: 2018 Interior and Environment Appropriations: fire funding, forest management, Department of Interior (DOI) wildfire and United States Forest Service (USFS) appropriations; conservation and environment provisions S. 2975: 2019 Interior and Environment Appropriations: discussions to keep sage grouse rider language out and minimize impact on federal management plan in the FY18 bill;; reauthorizing the program and funding levels for LWCF. FY19 Joint Fire Science, Wildfire Suppression and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Accounts. 2019 Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Appropriations: Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Habitat Management and Restoration which includes NOAA habitat restoration grant program; coastal resiliency grants and sea grants programs BUDGET 2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: fire funding, wildfire funding reform H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF): permanent and omnibus funding. 2018 Agriculture Appropriations: Funding for farm bill conservation programs, conservation technical assistance, and agricultural research services. S. 2811: FY18 Omnibus bill S. 1609/H.R. 3266: 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations: Army Corps of Engineers funding for Chicago Area Waterways reports and updates to the methods considered to prevent two-way transfer of Automated Information Systems(AIS); funding for Brandon Road Lock and Dam Tenantively Selective Plan (TSP) for invasive species. Amendment to H.R. 1625: 2018 Budget and Appropriations: omnibus fire funding H 6147/S 3073: 2018 Interior and Environment Appropriations: fire funding, forest management, Department of Interior (DOI) wildfire and United States Forest Service (USFS) appropriations; conservation and environment provisions S. 2975: 2019 Interior and Environment Appropriations: discussions to keep sage grouse rider language out and minimize impact on federal management plan in the FY18 bill;; reauthorizing the program and funding levels for LWCF. FY19 Joint Fire Science, Wildfire Suppression and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Accounts. 2019 Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Appropriations: Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Habitat Management and Restoration which includes NOAA habitat restoration grant program; coastal resiliency grants and sea grants programs 2019 Agriculture Appropriations: ARS funding S 3109/H 3355: 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations: Support for funding for FEMA related to mapping and mitigation. S. 3108 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 S.3072: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5895 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 2019 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations: Green Climate Fund, USAID biodiversity and landscapes S. 1023: Tropical Forest Conservation Act H.R. 2810: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2018, Sec. 314 and Sec. 5001-5006 2020 Interior and Environment Appropriations: FY2020 President's Budget
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: fire funding, wildfire funding reform H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF): permanent and omnibus funding. 2018 Agriculture Appropriations: Funding for farm bill conservation programs, conservation technical assistance, and agricultural research services. S. 2811: FY18 Omnibus bill S. 1609/H.R. 3266: 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations: Army Corps of Engineers funding for Chicago Area Waterways reports and updates to the methods considered to prevent two-way transfer of Automated Information Systems(AIS); funding for Brandon Road Lock and Dam Tenantively Selective Plan (TSP) for invasive species. Amendment to H.R. 1625: 2018 Budget and Appropriations: omnibus fire funding H 6147/S 3073: 2018 Interior and Environment Appropriations: fire funding, forest management, Department of Interior (DOI) wildfire and United States Forest Service (USFS) appropriations; conservation and environment provisions S. 2975: 2019 Interior and Environment Appropriations: discussions to keep sage grouse rider language out and minimize impact on federal management plan in the FY18 bill;; reauthorizing the program and funding levels for LWCF. FY19 Joint Fire Science, Wildfire Suppression and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Accounts. 2019 Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Appropriations: Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Habitat Management and Restoration which includes NOAA habitat restoration grant program; coastal resiliency grants and sea grants programs BUDGET 2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: fire funding, wildfire funding reform H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF): permanent and omnibus funding. 2018 Agriculture Appropriations: Funding for farm bill conservation programs, conservation technical assistance, and agricultural research services. S. 2811: FY18 Omnibus bill S. 1609/H.R. 3266: 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations: Army Corps of Engineers funding for Chicago Area Waterways reports and updates to the methods considered to prevent two-way transfer of Automated Information Systems(AIS); funding for Brandon Road Lock and Dam Tenantively Selective Plan (TSP) for invasive species. Amendment to H.R. 1625: 2018 Budget and Appropriations: omnibus fire funding H 6147/S 3073: 2018 Interior and Environment Appropriations: fire funding, forest management, Department of Interior (DOI) wildfire and United States Forest Service (USFS) appropriations; conservation and environment provisions S. 2975: 2019 Interior and Environment Appropriations: discussions to keep sage grouse rider language out and minimize impact on federal management plan in the FY18 bill;; reauthorizing the program and funding levels for LWCF. FY19 Joint Fire Science, Wildfire Suppression and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Accounts. 2019 Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Appropriations: Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Habitat Management and Restoration which includes NOAA habitat restoration grant program; coastal resiliency grants and sea grants programs 2019 Agriculture Appropriations: ARS funding S 3109/H 3355: 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations: Support for funding for FEMA related to mapping and mitigation. S. 3108 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 S.3072: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5895 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 2019 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations: Green Climate Fund, USAID biodiversity and landscapes S. 1023: Tropical Forest Conservation Act H.R. 2810: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2018, Sec. 314 and Sec. 5001-5006
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Forest Service
2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: fire funding H.R. 502/S 896 - Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF): permanent and omnibus funding. 2018 Agriculture Appropriations: Funding for farm bill conservation programs, conservation technical assistance, and agricultural research services. FY18 Omnibus bill S. 1609/H.R. 3266: 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations: Army Corps of Engineers funding for Chicago Area Waterways reports and updates to the methods considered to prevent two-way transfer of Automated Information Systems(AIS);funding for Brandon Road Lock and Dam Tenantively Selective Plan (TSP) for invasive species. 2018 Fire and Forest Management Priorities: wildfire funding reform. Amendment to H.R. 1625: 2018 Budget and Appropriations: omnibus fire funding Appropriations for Army Corps and Reclamation H 6147/S 3073: 2018 Interior and Environment Appropriations: fire funding, forest management, Department of Interior (DOI) wildfire and United States Forest Service (USFS) appropriations; conservation and environment provisions 2019 Interior and Environment Appropriations: discussions to keep sage grouse rider language out and minimize impact on federal management plan in the FY18 bill; submitted $60M FY19 request for USFS Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program; submitted $78M FY19 request for greater sage grouse conservation; reauthorizing the program and funding levels for LWCF. FY19 Joint Fire Science, Wildfire Suppression and Hazardous Fuels Reduction Accounts. 2019 Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Appropriations: Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Fund; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Habitat Management and Restoration which includes NOAA habitat restoration grant program. 2019 Agriculture Appropriations S 3109/H 3355: 2019 Homeland Security Appropriations: Support for funding for FEMA related to mapping and mitigation. S. 3108 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 S.3072: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5895 Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Forest Service
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Forest Service
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, FY17 appropriations request for the overall program, full permanent funding; coordinated with Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts for support on year end funding levels; Murkowski-Cantwell deal; [no bill number] Presidents FY17 Budget, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service and Department of Interior (DOI) fire funding, Wild and Scenic, National Parks Service H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund re-authorization, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, renewable energy tax provisions;, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Title in the Omnibus appropriation bill; specifically defending cuts to the Mandatory Conservation funding in 2016-2017, funding for the Agricultural Research Service in the Burns District, and language to help sagebrush science capacity, conservation tax incentives, global climate funding, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), international conservation, flood plain management and sage grouse S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY17 appropriations omnibus bill; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Sage Grouse conservation, climate change programs, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, marine/salmon grants, wildfire suppression and haz fuels reduction; cap adjustment; forest restoration and management program, fire funding; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility (GEF) quota funding, Sustainable Landscapes and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities and FY17 biodiversity and international funding priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment, biodiversity and international priorities; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project; S. 2848 Water Resources Development Act, specifically funding levels and program fixes that include nature-based solutions, advanced mitigation, non-federal partner responsibility credit for donated goods, and project partership agreement; H.R.2996 To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to establish wildfire on Federal lands as a major disaster., disaster funding;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia, spefically GA Natural Forest; S.508, FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, specific provisions under Title I, Flame Act Amendments and Title II, Forest Treatment Projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, all provisions related to sage grouse and other endangered species; H.R.167/S. 235, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, and for other purposes, whole bill Sections 1 & 2; H.R. 4738/S. 2325 Digital Coast Act of 2015, all provisions relating to the digital information platform capable of integrating coastal data with decisions support tools, training and best practices; H.R. 5303/S. 2848 Water Resources Development Act of 2016, a bill To provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes, all provisions; S. 3038 Coastal Coordination Act of 2016, a bill to reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, all provisions S. 3085, Emergency Wildfire and Forest Management Act of 2016, a bill to improve forest management activities on National Forest System land and public land, all provisions H.R.5771 - Conserving Our Reefs and Livelihoods Act of 2016, a bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, all provisions H.R.5821 - Coral Reef Conservation Act Re-authorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2016, a bill to reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, all provisions H.R. 4151, Land and Water Conservation Fund, a bill to amend chapter 2003 of title 54, United States Code, to fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and provide for the use of such funds, all provisions [no bill number] Agency implementation related to resilience and hazard mitigation and natural infrastructure; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, implementation strategies; [not bill number] Regional Ocean Planning, implementation of Executive Order [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; H.R. 5634/S. 3001, a bill for making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; tracking appropriations; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, all provisions found in the environmental chapter; Presidential Memorandum: Mitigating Impacts on Natural Resources from Development and Encouraging Related Private Investment, various implementation activities; H.R. 2772/S. 1725 Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act 2016, a bill for making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes; USAID conservation programs; H.R. 2012 To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to authorize competitive grants to support programs that address needs of fishing communities; all provisions relating to The Nature Conservancys Fisheries platform;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, FY17 appropriations request for the overall program, full permanent funding; [no bill number] Presidents FY17 Budget, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service and Department of Interior (DOI) fire funding H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund re-authorization, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, renewable energy tax provisions;, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Title in the Omnibus appropriation bill; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; oppose: S Amdt. 424, Elimination of federal funding for international climate change initiatives. H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Sage Grouse conservation, climate change programs, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, marine/salmon grants, wildfire suppression and hazardous fuels reduction; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility (GEF) quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment, biodiversity and international priorities; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project; S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act, specifically funding levels and program fixes that include nature-based solutions, advanced mitigation, and project partnership agreement; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, FY17 appropriations request for the overall program, full permanent funding; [no bill number] Presidents FY17 Budget, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service and Department of Interior (DOI) fire funding; H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, renewable energy tax provisions, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Title in the Omnibus appropriation bill; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Sage Grouse conservation, climate change programs, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility (GEF) quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project; [no bill number yet] Water Resources Development Act, specifically funding levels and program fixes that include nature-based solutions, advanced mitigation, and project parthership agreement; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding; [no bill number] U.S. Army Corp of Engineer, Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP), long term program of navigation improvement of the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS);
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forest Act of 2015, to expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes; H.R.470, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 2015, to authorize the sale of certain National Forest System land in the State of Georgia, spefically GA Natural Forest; S. 566, Tropical Forest Conservation Re-authorization Act, a bill to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes; S.508, FLAME Act Amendments of 2015, a bill to amend the FLAME Act of 2009 to provide for additional wildfire suppression activities, to provide for the conduct of certain forest treatment projects, and for other purposes, specific provisions under Title I, Flame Act Amendments and Title II, Forest Treatment Projects; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act of 2015, amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to make permanent the authorization for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Section 1, all provisions relating to relating to permanent reauthorization of Land and Water Conservation Fund,; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, all provisions related to sage grouse and other endangered species; [no bill number] Fisheries and Habitat Management, implementation strategies; [no bill number yet] Migratory Bird and salmon conservation--not-yet-introduced drought legislation; [Trade Agreement] Trade- Environment Provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership, all provisions found in the environmental chapter; [no bill number] Flood risk reduction work, specifically post Sandy work and promotion of natural infrastructure and valuing of ecosystem services work; [no bill number] Department of Interior (DOI) funded Post Sandy coastal resilience work; [no bill number] Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) support of projects involving Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] Advancement of Executive Order on Federal Flood Risk Reduction Standards; [no bill number] Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) Climate Adaption policy, specifically risk and resilience;
S.338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, specific provisions related to Land and Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, tax extenders, wildfire disaster funding, international climate change assistance funding, conservation easement tax incentives, Clean Air Act riders, Clean Water Act riders, and Interior and Environmental, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy, Agriculture, Department of Defenses Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI), National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process, inclusion into the FY16 appropriations omnibus bill; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Stafford Reform Act, disaster funding;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
[no bill number yet] Surface Transportation Bill Reauthorization (draft versions of House and Senate Transportation Bills, previous bill H.R. 5021, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act), a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, specific provision relating to: Habitat Connectivity & Resilience, potential to add RAMP provision to legislation, Federal lands roads, aquatic connectivity, resiliency, Section 101 Definitions and declaration of policy, Section 119 National Highway Performance program, Section 134 Metropolitan transportation planning, Section 135 Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning, Section 148 Highway Safety Improvement program, Section 150 National goals and performance management measures, Section 328, eligibility for environmental restoration and pollution abatement; [no bill number] Transportation funding reauthorization, advocating for natural infrastructure, connectivity, resilience in a reauthorization of transportation funding; [no bill number] Drive Act, habitat connectivity and resilience in long-term planning process; [no bill number] Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act, Grow America Act, the multi-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal by the executive branch;
[no bill number yet] Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, specific provisions relating to Title 2, which funds voluntary easement programs, particularly conservation and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), the Agriculture Land Easement program (ALE), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) allocations by state, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP),National Resources Conservation Service for Wetlands Reserve Easement funds;
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; H.R.3049/S.1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, appropriations for Conservation Programs; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S. 235/H.R.167, Wildfire Disaster Funding Act, a bill to provide for wildfire suppression operations, all provisions, wildfire suppression during budget reconciliation process; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; H.R.2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; H.R.2822/S.1645, Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service, Land Water Conservation Funding for the Norther Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge,; S.1725/H.R.2772, State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID biodiversity, Global Environment Facility quota funding, and Green Climate Fund (GCF) accounts, international climate priorities; S.1558, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program, Vitter amendment, sage-grouse amendment; H.R.2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016, Specific provision relating to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers budget, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project, Federal Flood Risk Standard; H.R.3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2016, provisions relating to Federal Flood Risk Standard; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
[no bill number yet] Surface Transportation Bill Reauthorization (draft versions of House and Senate Transportation Bills, previous bill H.R. 5021, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act), a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, specific provision relating to: Habitat Connectivity & Resilience, potential to add RAMP provision to legislation, Federal lands roads, aquatic connectivity, resiliency, Section 101 Definitions and declaration of policy, Section 119 National Highway Performance program, Section 134 Metropolitan transportation planning, Section 135 Statewide and non-metropolitan transportation planning, Section 148 Highway Safety Improvement program, Section 150 National goals and performance management measures, Section 328, eligibility for environmental restoration and pollution abatement; [no bill number] Transportation funding reauthorization, advocating for natural infrastructure, connectivity, resilience in a reauthorization of transportation funding; [no bill number] House and Senate Draft Transportation Bills, planning and safety provisions related to State Department of Transportation (DOTs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO); [no bill number] Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act, Grow America Act, the multi-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal by the executive branch; [no bill number] Legislation to establish, expand or replenish Transportation Bill and Budget riders, including energy, Clean Air Act regulations, Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations;
[no bill number yet] Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, specific provisions relating to Title 2, which funds voluntary easement programs, particularly conservation and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), the Agriculture Land Easement program (ALE), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) allocations by state, plus advocating for funding and special focus on Agriculture Research Service Burns station in eastern Oregon around sage grouse collaborations and investments, and National Resources Conservation Service for Wetlands Reserve Easement funds, Crop Insurance Conservation Compliance;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
S. 338, LWCF, Land and Water Conservation Authorization and Funding Act, annual appropriations for LWCF, full permanent funding; S. 405, Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2015, Title 2, all provisions relating to habitat conservation and support for amendments related to conservation priorities, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act, North American Wetlands Conservation Act, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, National Fish Habitat Conservation Act; S.Con.Res.11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, specific provisions relating to Function 300, Natural Resources and Environment, and Function 350, Agriculture, conservation Funding provisions including U.S. Department of Interior and U.S Forest Service, S. Amdt.434, to provide for an adjustment to committee allocations for wildfire suppression funding, S. Amdt. 1031/1046, the tester amendment would provide important fundings to the Bureau Land Management/United States Forest Service to continue sage grouse habitat conservation work on the ground, and protect the western way of life while allow robust economic activity to continue, sufficient resources to avoid the need to list the Sage Grouse; S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Act, specific provision relating to Land Water Conservation Fund; [no bill number yet] Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, all provisions relating to National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration's budget/appropriations, National Marine Fisheries Service, electronic monitoring, for science-related programs, and related agencies; [no bill number yet] Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including agency priorities for State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, Great Lakes Restoration Inititiative, Department of Interior and Forest Service provision, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service budget and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs; Bureau of Land Management Resource Management accounts, overall funding increase of 2% for natural resource funding, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, Wild and Scenic, National Park Service, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Fish Wildlife Service; Presidents Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, US Army Corps of Engineers Projects, MAP-21 Reauthroization Act, short-term Highway Trust Fund patch and MAP-21 (Transportation Bill/Budget) extension; [no bill number yet] Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2015, support for appropriation under Title 1; [no bill number] Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, funding levels; [no bill number] State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations for FY16, including specific provisions relating to conservation line item for USAID, Global Environment Facility quota funding, special appropriation to fight wildlife peaching and trafficking; [no bill number] Upper Mississippi River Restoration Enivonmental Management Program, funding levels; [no bill number yet] Department of Defense Appropriations Act, funding for Camp Ripley and Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI)/Army Compatible Use Buffers (ACUB) program; [no bill number yet] Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Specific provision relating to Colorado River Basin and support for Bureau of Reclamation Water Smart program, Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project;
[no bill number yet] Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, specific provisions relating to Title 2, which funds voluntary easement programs, particularly conservation and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), the Agriculture Land Easement program (ALE), Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) allocations by state, plus the Farm and Ranchland Protection Program, the Grassland Reserve Program, also Energy Title & Forestry Title;
[no bill number yet] Surface Transportation Bill Reauthorization (draft versions of House and Senate Transportation Bills, previous bill H.R. 5021, MAP-21 Reauthorization Act), a bill to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes, specific provision relating to: Habitat Connectivity & Resilience, potential to add RAMP provision to legislation, Federal lands roads, aquatic connectivity, resiliency, Section 101 Definitions and declaration of policy, Section 119 National Highway Performance program, Section 134 Metropolitan transportation planning, Section 135 Statewide and nonmetropolitan transportation planning, Section 148 Highway Safety Improvement program, Section 150 National goals and performance management measures, Section 328, eligibility for environmental restoration and pollution abatement; [no bill number] Transportation funding reauthorization, advocating for natural infrastructure, connectivity, resilience in a reauthorization of transportation funding; [no bill number] House and Senate Draft Transportation Bills, planning and safety provisions related to State Department of Transportation (DOTs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO); [no bill number] Infrastructure Facilitation and Habitat Conservation Act, Grow America Act, the multi-year surface transportation reauthorization proposal by the executive branch; [no bill number] Legislation to establish, expand or replenish Transportation Bill and Budget riders, including energy, Clean Air Act regulations, Interstate Air Transport Rule and Secondary Standards Regulations;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
H.R. 2807/ S. 526, Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2014, to renew incentives for donation of conservation easements, make permanent special tax deductions for donations of conservation easements; H.R. 2713, Capital Gains Easement Act of 2013, tax extender omibus, easement incentives, changes to the US Tax Code revision to provide relief for property owners around Hurricane Sandy and other weather-related losses; H.R. 4719, America Gives More Act of 2014, section 4, special rule for qualified conservation contributions modified and made permanent; [no bill number] Ways and Means and Senate Finance changes in Tax Code regarding conservation;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
H.R. 2807/ S. 526, Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2014, to renew incentives for donation of conservation easements, make permanent special tax deductions for donations of conservation easements;H.R. 2713 Capital Gains Easement Act of 2013, tax extender omibus, easement incentives, changes to the US Tax Code revision to provide relief for property owners around Hurricane Sandy and other weather-related losses; S. 1996/ S. 2363, Bipartisan Sportsmens Act of 2014, provision related to Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act; North American Wetlands Conservation Act; National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; a bill to protect and enhance opportunities for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to Section 202, Federal Land Transaction and Facilitiation Act ;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
H.R. 2807/ S. 526, Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2013, to renew incentives for donation of conservation easements;H.R. 2713 Capital Gains Easement Act of 2013; to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain from the sale or grant of conservation easements and to allow the sale of grant of conservation easements in the case of the special tax valuation provisions for certain farm and other trade or business real property; [no bill number] US Tax Code revision to provide relief for property owners around Hurricane Sandy and other weather-related losses; [no bill number] Ways and Means and Senate Finance changes in Tax Code regarding conservation;
HR1877 the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013, regarding amending the Clean Water Act for setting amounts and authorizing grants for water quality control;HR 3080/S601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013,to reauthorize the Water Resources Development Act, including specific provisions relating to the implementation of U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers programs, mitigation and ecosystem restoration and impact on dam operations, authorizations for various ecosystem restoration projects and increases in authorized funding levels for the Continuing Authorities Programs, environmental review policy, mitigation policy and disaster risk reduction policy; HR3391, Comprehensive National Mercury Monitoring Act including specific provisions relating to the authorization and expansion of the MERCNET program to monitor mercury levels in various ecosystems and their impacts on wildlife; HR 2935, Conservation Reform Act of 2013, to establish more efficient and effective policies and processes for departments and agencies engaged in or providing support to international conservation; S. 1153, Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act, authorizes any person, entity, or the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Requires the Director to determine whether the proposal should be approved within 180 days; HR3025 Irene and Lee Tax Relief Storm Recovery Act of 2013 a bill to address mitigation for citizens and ecosystems victimized by extreme flooding and redesign culverts for wildlife connectivity; HR 4005, Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard and other purposes including specific provisions relating to ballast water; H.R. 4001, Defending Against Aquatic Invasive Species Act of 2014; to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out certain activities to prevent the interbasin transfer of aquatic invasive species between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River, and for other purposes; H.R. 3080 Water Resources Development Act of 2013, relating to the impact on dam operations, mitigation and ecosystem restoration, Natural Infrastructure; [no bill number] US Army Corps of Engineers strategy for recovery of Gulf of Mexico ecosystems, watershed budgeting and analysis of water infrastructure assets; [no bill number] international hydropower efforts; [no bill number] Transportation Bill reauthorization; Chicago Area Waterways System; H.R. 3370 Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
S.338 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a bill to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding for land and water conservation fund, and for other purposes, including, appropriations for conservation during the next four years and funding for the recovery from Super storm Sandy.HR2713 Capital Gains Easement Act; S.601, Water Resources Development Act, specific provisions relating to conservation initiatives; S.10, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 (Farm Bill), specific provisions related to the Conservation Title; HR152 Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 Makes supplemental appropriations for FY2013 to specified federal agencies and programs for expenses related to the consequences of Hurricane Sandy; HR 2397, S1429, Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2014; HR 1960 and S1997, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014; HR3080, S601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including specific provisions relating to authorization for various ecosystem restoration projects and increases in authorized funding levels for the Continuing Authorities Programs, and funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program; H.Res.288, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2609) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; HR 2609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including Title II, Department of Interior appropriations for the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration; HR 2397/S 1429, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, HR 1960 and S1997 National Defense Authorization Act relating to appropriations for the funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program; [BILLS WITHOUT NUMBERS] Department of Defense and Department of Environmental Protection Agency Gulf Coastal Plain Ecosystem Partnership in proximity of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; President's Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, including budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Land and Water Conservation Fund accounts for Fish and Wildlife Services, National Park Service, Bureau of Land and Management and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management, Endangered Species Grant Programs and National Blueway Program; Appropriations Bill ( including Agriculture, Interior, Foreign Operations, Commerce, Justice), including specific provisions relating to agency requests for Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture (also APHIS and Forest Service), FEMA, Housing and Urban Development, and U.S. Geological Survey. Continuing Resolution, including specific provisions relating to conservation issues, the budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and US Fish and Wildlife Services; FY14 Budget Conference Committee Bill for the merging of budget plans passed earlier in the year by each chamber; Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill; State and Foreign Operations Bill, for increased level of conservation funding within USAID budget, primarily within the biodiversity account, which was $190 M per year and for FY14 has been raised to $ 227.5 M; Conservation budget; The Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Act;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
H 5857 and S 3241 State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, including specific provisions relating to USAID funding for conservation grants to work internationally and related funding including the US quota to the Global Environment Facility and for the Tropical Forest Conservation Act; S.2323/ H.R.5326 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including, budget for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, specifically relating to the Habitat Conservation and Restoration, Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery Program, National Catch Share Program, Stock Assessments under the National Marine Fisheries Service, Coral Reef Conservation Program, Regional Ocean Partnerships, and Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program under the National Ocean Service; HR3325, Livable Communities Act of 2011, including specific provisions relating to the Presidential Budget Proposals in and attendant offsetting provisions in the context of the Budget Control Act (BCA), under which Congress and the Administration must achieve $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction; S.1813, Moving Ahead in the 21st Century MAP-21, Senates Transportation 2-year extender of Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), TEA-21 and SAFETEA-LU to include The Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourism Opportunities and Revived Economy of the Gulf Coast Act of 2011 (RESTORE Act) and Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), including specific provisions relating to the inclusion of funding for Title F Gulf Coast Restoration and Title G, Land Water Conservation Fund reauthorization, provisions related to aquatic connectivity and regional advanced mitigation planning; [No Bill Number Yet] Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012 (balance) and FY 2013 including specific appropriations for the Department of Defense and other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. Various riders regarding the Environmental Protection Agencys authority and other regulatory issues; Department of Defense project near Elgin Air Force Base, Florida; FY13 Agency Priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts; President's Budget Release for Interior Department and Forest Service Department Programs, including budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; HR3096/S. 861, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011, including specific provisions relating to the dedication of Clean Water Act Fines to Gulf of Mexico Restoration in conjunction with S 862, Comprehensive Gulf of Mexico Recovery, Restoration and Resiliency Act, S1140 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, HR56 Gulf Coast Restoration Act, H.R.480 Gulf of Mexico Economic and Environmental Restoration Act of 2011; S3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (Farm Bill), including specific provisions relating to fundraising easement programs, miscellaneous spending issues under the US Department of Agriculture, and Sec 1108 relating to the Adjusted Gross Income waiver for conservation programs; HR5857 and S3241, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2013; [No Bill Number Yet] Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including Agency priorities for Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Forest Service Land Acquisition Accounts, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Management and Endangered Species Grant Programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy (USDA), Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the US Fish and Wildlife Service Multispecies Fund, the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 (HR5872), and international programs; HR5325, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY13, including specific provisions relating to Water Resources Development Act funding for invasive species barrier feasibility study in NY, provide North Atlantic Division-wide authority for coastal management by Corps of Engineers, the Hamilton City Ecosystem Restoration and Flood Damage Reduction project and funding for community-based fishery associations; S2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions related to Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) invasive species funding levels to be determined; S. 1265, To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to provide consistent and reliable authority for, and for the funding of, the land and water conservation fund to maximize the effectiveness of the fund for future generations, and for other purposes; H 5857 and S 3241 State and Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, including specific provisions relating to USAID funding for conservation grants to work internationally and related funding including the US quota to the Global Environment Facility and for the Tropical Forest Conservation Act; HR4310, National Defense Authorization Act for FY13 and HR5856, Defense Appropriations Act for FY13, including specific provisions relating to the provisions of and funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (REPI) under 10 USC 2684a, amendments to section 103a of the Sikes Act (16 USC 670c-1) and issues related to the Department of Defense energy programs, including the development of renewable energy on DODs lands, and issues related to the role of DOD in addressing climate change and climate change adaptation nationally and overseas; H.R. 4408, To amend the Sikes Act to promote the use of cooperative agreements under such Act for land management related to Department of Defense installations and to amend title 10, United States Code, to facilitate interagency cooperation in conservation programs, potential revision to the Sikes Act relating to management of lands under the jurisdiction of DOD, Interior, and the Department of Agriculture; H.R.5856, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013, specific provisions relating to the funding for the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative; U.S. Department of Agriculture draft Appropriations Bill FY12, specifically relating to the "plant health" program under Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and Quarantine, and US Department of Agriculture Forest Service Forest Health Management and Research; FY13 Federal Budget with specific emphasis on Function 300 (Natural Resource) activities. Covered Officials: Director of Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, Department of Defense; Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Installations & Environment, Department of Defense; Rear Admiral, Director, Navy N-45 and Task Force Energy, Department of Defense; Deputy Director of N-45 and Navy Task Force Energy, US Navy, Department of Defense; Director Training Readiness and Strategy, Department of Defense; Climate Change and State Stability, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Airspace and Range Manager, Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense; Assistant Secretary, Air Force, Department of Defense; Deputy System Secretary, Air Force, Department of Defense; Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs, Department of Defense; Chief, Division of Realty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Undersecretary of Commerce and Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Deputy Undersecretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Liaison to the Department of the Interior, Department of Defense; Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, US Department of Interior; Regional Director, Midwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Deputy Regional Director, Midwest Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Deputy Regional Chief, Great Lakes/Big Rivers Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Chief, Division of Realty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Chief of the Division of Conservation Planning, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Refuge Supervisor, MN/WI, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Dominance, U.S. Navy, Department of Defense; Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; Secretary of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and the Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Special advisor to the Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture Director of Legislative Affairs, Office of the Vice President.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Air Force, Dept of, Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Americas Great Outdoors; Land Water Conservation Fund, including specific provisions relating to funding and the creation of a National Wildlife Refuge, e.g. the Alligator River National Refuge, acquisition of 854 acre parcel; Endangered Species Act, Section 4d Rules relating to Protective Regulations for tortoises and Section 10 Habitat Conservation Plans relating to critical habitat designation; Farm Bill conservation programs including the creation of a National Wildlife Refuge. COVERED OFFICIALS: Acting Assistant Secretary, Department of Interior; Special Advisor to Secretary, Environment and Climate, US Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Undersecretary, US Department of Agriculture.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Action on HR 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to permanent funding for Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, renewable energy siting issues, and restoration funding; H.R. 1190, Renewable Biomass Facilitation Act of 2009; H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to adaptation funding, forest carbon offsets, cost containment, renewable biomass, international trade, level of emission reductions, international trade, and land acquisition funding; proposed legislation for planning and implementation of coastal adaptation to climate change; S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, including specific provisions relating to international climate change programs, adaptation, reducing global warming pollution, and disposition of allowances; climate change assessment and information sharing, including specific provisions relating to the change in temperature and precipitation in watersheds; the role of forest and agriculture in carbon regulation legislation; definition of biomass; S. 1576, Forest Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009; S. 1933, Natural Resources Climate Adaptation Act; and S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Department of the Interior; Deputy Director for Congressional Affairs, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Lands and Minerals Management, Department of the Interior; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Assistant Secretary, Water and Science, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Biomass Program Director, Department of Energy; Counselor to the Secretary, US Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change; Associate Director, White House Office of Public Engagement; Secretary, Department of Agriculture; Special Assistant to the President for Energy and Environment; Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Associate Administrator for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency; Science Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, US Department of the Interior; and Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Action on S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); S. 22/HR 146, Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to Title IV Forest Landscape Restoration Program, Title II Sabinosos Wilderness, and acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act, including specific provisions relating to fire suppression emergency funding; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation and Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 669, Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; H.R. 860, To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; Proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; In conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, met with Senate and House staff to promote conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX; Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act; Develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and administrative implementation of NOAAs consultation authorities/responsibilities related to possible impacts to fishery resource, marine mammals, coral reefs, and other NOAA trust resources due to upcoming build up of US Department of Defense on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. Covered officials contacted: Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief, National Wildlife Refuge System, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Interior; National Fire Plan Director, Department of Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire and Aviation Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Executive Director, National Invasive Species Council, US Department of Agriculture; Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Chief of Staff, Bureau of Land Management; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget.
Action on the development of the 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Willamette Valley and Camp Creek Army Corps of Engineer Projects, Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, appropriations related to Nestucca, Pacific Northwest Streams, and Hells Canyon acquisition, and Savannah River Comp. Water Resources Study; The fiscal year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, and funding for invasive species, pests and pathogens; the 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; FY10 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to funding for BLM and Forest Service wildland fire management account, funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers, natural resource restoration, coastal habitat restoration and noxious weed control; FY2010 Presidents Budget, specifically support for Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy, and wildland fire funding; FY10 appropriations packages; and proposed legislation to establish permanent appropriations for ocean research, conservation, and restoration. Covered officials contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Chief Financial Officer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Manager, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Action on the development of the upcoming Homeland Security Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Homeland Security waiver authority, authority for a border buffer program, issues relating to the U.S./Mexico Border Fence, consultation requirements for border security infrastructure, and the monitoring and mitigation program for ecological impacts of border security infrastructure; and discussion drafts on Healthy Borderlands Act of 2009 and Border Conservation and Security Act. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Executive Director, Security Border Initiative, Department of Homeland Security; Chief of Staff, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Chief of Staff, Policy, Department of Homeland Security; Associate Director for Habitat, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Borderlands Coordinator, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior; and Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management.
Action on H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire management funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, and Hells Canyon, Oregon, and Savannah River Comprehensive Water Resources Study; H.R. 2647/S.1390, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; H.R. 2892/S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; H.R. 2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to funding for Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily the Emerging Plant Pests line, and funding for invasive species, pests, and pathogens; H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 1436/H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects, Bureau of Reclamation projects, and certain New Mexico projects; H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to funding for AmeriCorps, NOAA Restoration projects, border security, and funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers; H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act; FY2010 Presidents Budget, including the budget to support the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy, and wildland fire funding; funding for the Forest Landscape Restoration Act authorized in P.L. 111-11; funding for the Wild and Scenic Rivers System; S. Con. Res. 70, Budget resolution for the US Government for FY2010 through 2013; and proposed legislation to establish permanent appropriations for ocean research, conservation, and restoration. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Environment, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Civil Works Programs Integration Directorate, US Army Corps of Engineers; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Management and Budget, United States Army; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army, Civil Works, United States Army; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; and Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources & Environment, US Department of Agriculture.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Action on proposed legislation to authorize marine spatial planning, including specific provisions relating to siting renewable and traditional energy offshore and to provide for appropriate marine conservation; Climate Change Adaptation outreach; Energy by Design mitigation planning for Mojave; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Field; S. 536, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the definition of the term renewable biomass; S. 636, A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to conform the definition of renewable biomass to the definition given the term in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; H.R. 1190, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; Greenhouse Cap and Trade legislation; Waxman-Markey discussion draft; Forest carbon provisions; Offset provisions; Adaptation provisions; and H.R. 1790, To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions resulting from land conversion and deforestation in developing countries, to provide incentive for developing countries to increase forest carbon stocks, and for other purposes. Covered officials contacted: Acting Undersecretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Acting Deputy Undersecretary, United States Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture; Director, Office of Ecosystem Services, United States Department of Agriculture; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, Science, and the Arts, Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget; Special Envoy to Climate Change, Department of State; Deputy Special Enjoy to Climate Change, Department of State; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Directors, Council on Environmental Quality; Secretary, Department of Energy; and Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.
Action on the development of the 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Willamette Valley and Camp Creek Army Corps of Engineer Projects, Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, appropriations related to Nestucca, Pacific Northwest Streams, and Hells Canyon acquisition, and Savannah River Comp. Water Resources Study; The fiscal year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, and funding for invasive species, pests and pathogens; the 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; FY10 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including specific provisions relating to funding for BLM and Forest Service wildland fire management account, funding for the US Army Corps of Engineers, natural resource restoration, coastal habitat restoration and noxious weed control; FY2010 Presidents Budget, specifically support for Land and Water Conservation Fund, Forest Legacy, and wildland fire funding; FY10 appropriations packages; and proposed legislation to establish permanent appropriations for ocean research, conservation, and restoration. Covered officials contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Budget Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Chief Financial Officer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Manager, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Associate Director Land and Water Ecosystems, Council on Environmental Quality; Associate Director for Policy Outreach, Council on Environmental Quality; Chair, Council on Environmental Quality; Acting Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management, and Budget, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Associate Director, Natural Resources, Energy, and Science, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service
Action on the development of the 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Health Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Willamette Valley and Camp Creek Army Corps of Engineer Projects; Forest Legacy projects, Forest Service wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, funding for river restoration projects, the National Landscape Conservation System budget, the Healthy Lands Initiative budget, block spending to implement a final rule revising the Endangered Species Act Consultation processes, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, the Bureau of Land Management budget, funding for conservation programs related to International Development Assistance at USAID, and appropriations related to Imnaha, Hells Canyon acquisition and Upper Table Rock; The fiscal year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; the 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, funding for United States Forest Service land exchanges, funding for fire, the use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency response to forest pest invasions, and funding for proposals to amend Quarantine 37 regulations regarding the importation of plant materials; the 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, block spending to implement a final rule revising the Endangered Species Act Consultation processes, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to ballast water treatment; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; H.R. 234/ S. 145, Pacific Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to a salmon settlement; FY2010 Presidents Budget for Bureau of Reclamation, funding for re-operation of reservoirs and climate change research, Army Corps of Engineers and US Geological Survey, specifically funding for analysis of environmental flows at the Corps of Engineers; FY10 appropriations packages; and advance concepts for natural resource restoration in the context of a proposed Economic Stimulus Package Appropriation bill, including specific provisions relating to funding for coastal habitat restoration, infrastructure investment, and green infrastructure projects in USFS and DOI budgets. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Assistant Director for Endangered Species for Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Chief, Division of Fish and Wildlife Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Assistant Secretary, State Department; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Agriculture Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture; and Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture.
Action on S. 1949, 100th Meridian Invasive Species State Revolving Loan Fund, including specific provisions relating to invasive species; S. 2593/ H.R. 5263, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to fire and restoration of forest landscapes on Public Land (now a part of S. 3213, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2008); Conservation Learning Network Assistance Agreement status and budget; H.R. 5541, FLAME Act; H.R. 5648, Emergency Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, including specific provisions relating to emergency funding to address fire suppression; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to protect tropical forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes; S. 700/H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; Endangered Species Program regarding Section 7 Program Implementation; Endangered Species Act Rule (revising Section 6 consultation processes) 1.1 Fish and Wildlife collaborative efforts to eradicate invasives on islands; H.R. 1205/S. 1580, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to protection of coastal and marine resources; Possible Bush Administration Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico and the Central Pacific; H.R. 1907/S. 1142, The Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to acquisition and conservation of coastal and estuarine lands; S. 2834, Washington County Growth and Conservation Act of 2008; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007; H.R. 6311, Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act; Habitat acquisition and restoration to protect Pacific salmon; S. 3366, Refuge Ecology Protection Assistance an Immediate Response Act; Executive Order Number 13443, Facilitation of Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation and implementation on Barnes Property and Upper Klamath Lake MOU; Bureau of Land Management offset mitigation policy; NOAAs Coral Reef Conservation Program and revisions to the guidelines for NOAAs Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program; Administrative actions to restore and protect shellfish reefs; the revision of Quarantine-37; proposed forest legislation by Senator Rob Wyden and proposed forest legislation by Congressman Peter DeFazio; Fish and Wildlife Service Refuge Expansion, Conte Conservation Plan; Department of the Interior Bison Plan; develop proposal to reauthorize the Federal Land Transfer Facilitation Act; and in conjunction with Americas Energy Coast, a project of Americas Wetlands, promoted conservation, restoration and sustainability of coastal AL, MS, LA, and TX. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Associate Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Assistant Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital, Performance and Partnerships, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife Service , Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Acting Assistant Secretary for Science and Water, Department of the Interior; Director of Wildland Fire Coordination, Department of the Interior; Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, US Department of Agriculture; Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture; Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Chief, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; National Fire Plan Director, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, US Department of Agriculture; Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture; Director of Legislative Affairs, US Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Associate Director, Planning and Natural Resource, Bureau of Land Management; Senior Policy Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Acting Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Director, Coral Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Assistant Administrator for the National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; Branch Chief, Commerce Branch, Office of Management and Budget; Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality; and Acting Associate Director, Counsel on Environmental Quality.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Action on the development of the 2009 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Healthy Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy Projects, wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, the National Landscape Conservation System, the Healthy Lands Initiative, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, Section 6 Cooperateive Endangered Species Program Fund, State Wildlife Grant Program, National Wildlife Refuge Program, and the Bureau of Land Management budget; S. 3001, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2009 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives that affect conservation and funding for fire;the 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, funding for United States Forest Service land exchanges, the use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency response to forest pest invasions, and proposals to amend Quarantine 37 regulations regarding the importation of plant materials; S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding, Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program, Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs, and coral reef conservation programs; H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to ballast water treatment; H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; S. 3258, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; H.R. 234/ S. 145, Pacific Salmon Emergency Disaster Assistance Act of 2007; and FY2010 Presidents Budget for Army Corps of Engineers and US Geological Survey, specifically funding for analysis of environmental flows at the Corps of Engineers. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, United States Army; Deputy Under Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Program Examiners, Office of Management and Budget; and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, US Department of Agriculture.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Action on S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Wildlife Adaptation Fund, forest carbon sequestration, cost containment, offsets, scientific review, emission reductions, allocation, scope of coverage, international adaption, target CO2 concentration, Land and Water Conservation Fund, tax incentives, fire suppression emergency funding, and guidelines for implementation of a Recovery Credit Trading Program; H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to energy mitigation work on Jonah Fields; S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, including the following specific provisions in the Substitute amendment, Senate Amendment 4949, and other amendments thereto: Scope of coverage (Title II and definitions), Title III (offsets and international allowances), Title V (cost-containment), Title VI, Subtitles C and D (Partnerships With States, Localities and Indian Tribes to Adapt to Climate Change and Protect Natural Resources), Title XII (Federal program to protect natural resources), Title XIII (International partnerships to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change); H. Con Res 25 and S. Con. Res 30, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; S.1346, To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes; S.391, A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently prohibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic and North Atlantic planning areas; S.962, To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and improve the carbon capture and storage research, development, and demonstration program of the Department of Energy and for other purposes; S.2730, To facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, and for other purposes; S.2568, To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit preleasing, leasing, and related activities in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea Planning Areas unless certain conditions are met; H.R.5216, To promote as a renewable energy source the use of biomass removed from forest lands in connection with hazardous fuel reduction projects on certain Federal land, and for other purposes; S.2558, To amend the Clean Air Act to modify a definition; H.R.5236, To promote the use of certain materials harvested from public lands in the production of renewable fuel, and for other purposes; H.R.2774, To support the research, development, and commercial application of solar energy technologies, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5453, Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act of 2008 including specific provisions relating to authorize state climate change adaptation plans. Covered officials contacted: Under Secretary for Energy, Science and Environment, Department of Energy; Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and Chief, US Forest Service, USDA
Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Regional Director, Region 4, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality; Deputy Chief of Cooperative Forestry Assistance; and Acting Deputy for State and Private Forestry.
Action on the development of the 2009 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management and climate research, the USDA Forest Service Forest Healthy Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, the National Landscape Conservation System, the Healthy Lands Initiative, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, bird conservation priorities, Section 6 Cooperateive Endangered Species Program Fund, State Wildlife Grant Program, National Wildlife Refuge Program, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service invasive species budget; the 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; S. 3001, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2009 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives that affect conservation; the 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, funding for United States Forest Service land exchanges, the use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency response to forest pest invasions, and proposals to amend Quarantine 37 regulations regarding the importation of plant materials; S. 3182, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding and Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program and Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs; H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to ballast water treatment; Funding to implement demonstration projects authorized by the Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act (PL- 109-320);and H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Executive Director, Security Border Initiative, Department of Homeland Security; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Department of the Interior; Counselor to Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Business Management and Wildland Fire, Department of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Associate; Director for Water, United States Geological Survey; Associate Director for Habitat, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Borderlands Coordinator, Department of the Interior; Chief of Staff and Counselor to the Assistant Secretary, Policy Management and Budget, Department of the Interior; Chief of staff, Policy, Management and Budget, Department of the Interior
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to the Regional Water Enhancement Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Wetland Reserve Program, Grassland Reserve Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, the proposed Hawaiian exemption from preemption provisions of the Plant Protection Act, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, easement grant programs, and funding for Sage Grouse and Independence Lake; S. 36, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act to establish a biofuels promotion program to promote sustainable production of biofuels and biomass, and for other purposes; S.54, To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to promote local and regional support for sustainable bioenergy and biobased products, to support the future of farming, forestry, and land management, to develop and support local bioenergy, biobased products, and food systems, and for other purposes; S.1242, To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to establish a biofuel pilot program to offer crop insurance to producers of experimental biofuel crops and a program to make loans and loan guarantees to producers of experimental biofuel crops; and S.1403, Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to providing incentives for the production of bioenergy crops. Covered Officials Contacted: Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Regional Forester, Region 8, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Regional Director, Region 4, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Associate Director, Council on Environmental Quality
Action on the development of the 2009 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to the US Geological Survey funding for water management, the USDA Forest Service Forest Healthy Protection program, invasive species research and development, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, wildland fire funding, the Cooperative Endangered Species Fund, the Albemarle/Pamlico National Estuary Program, the National Landscape Conservation System, the Healthy Lands Initiative, US Fish and Wildlife Service international programs, US Forest Service international programs, the Multi-Species Conservation Fund, Peru/US Free Trade Agreement logging annex, bird conservation priorities, State Wildlife Grant Program, National Wildlife Refuge Program, and the US Fish and Wildlife Service invasive species budget; the 2009 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to US Army Corps of Engineers ecosystem restoration projects; the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year, including specific provisions relating to Sikes Act agreements, the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense readiness and environmental protection initiative, authority of combatant commanders to fund conservation activities overseas, military base expansion, training and testing area requirements, authority to participate in conservation banking programs, and provisions related to the impact of climate change on national security; the 2009 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives that affect conservation; the 2009 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Department of Defense Legacy grant program, the Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative, overseas conservation activities, and other military activities impacting biodiversity; the 2009 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to funding for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Plant Protection and Quarantine, primarily Emerging Plant Pests line, funding for United States Forest Service land exchanges, and use of Commodity Credit Corporation funds for emergency response to forest pest invasions; the 2009 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including specific provisions relating to NOAA funding and Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program and Fisheries Habitat Restoration programs; H.R. 2830, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to ballast water treatment; Fish and Wildlife Service funding for Santa Cruz Island eradication of invasive feral pigs; Funding to implement demonstration projects authorized by the Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Demonstration Act (PL- 109-320); H.R. 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to foreign operations, international conservation funding initiative, and coral triangle funding; Endangered species funding; Army Corps of Engineers Ecosystem Restoration; and Department of Defense Conservation Buffer funding. Covered Officials Contacted: Director for Environmental Readiness and Safety, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health, Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, United States Navy; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Healthy, United States Army; Deputy Executive Director, Security Border Initiative, Department of Homeland Security; Deputy Director, Joint Guam Program Office, United States Navy; Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator, Department of Agriculture; Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture; Deputy Under Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Department of the Interior; Counselor to Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Affairs, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Business Management and Wildland Fire, Department of the Interior; Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Secretary of the Interior; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, Department of the Interior; Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the Interior; Director, Bureau of Land Management; Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management; Legislative Affairs Specialist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator, Department of Commerce; Examiner, Office of Management and Budget; Program Examiner, Office of Management and Budget
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Navy, Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Action on S. 1142/H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act including specific provisions relating to implementation; H.R. 5263/ S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S. 2179, National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forests;
Action on H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to project authorities and NGOs as cost-share partners; H.R. 2421/S.1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to Camp Creek and Willamette River flood plain restoration; S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act; and the Presidential Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Area in the Gulf of Mexico.
Action on H.R. 2419, Farm and Energy Security Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to conservation, forestry, the amendment to provide grants to municipalities for response to invasive forest pests, forest land acquisition tax incentives, funding for Sage Grouse,
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Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Land and Water Conservation Fund projects, Forest Legacy projects, United States Geological Survey funding for water management, invasive weed management at Willapa Bay National Wildlife Refuge,
Action on H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to project authorities and NGOs as cost-share partners; H.R. 2421/S.1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to Camp Creek and Willamette River flood plain restoration; and the Presidential Executive Order to establish a National Marine Sanctuary or other Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of Mexico.
Action on S. 1142/H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act including specific provisions relating to implementation; H.R. 5263/ S. 2593, Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008; S. 2179, National Forests, Parks, Public Land, and Reclamation Projects Authorization Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forests;
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Federal Acquisition Regulations amendments for stewardship contracts, Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act funding, multi-species conservation Funds funding, Forest Legacy program funding, the Wildland Fire Management section, federal land sales proposal, and other function 300 programs; H.R. 2764, The Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to funding for Parks in Peril, the Tropical Forest Conservation Act, international forest programs, and the coral triangle; H.R. 3074/S. 1789, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to transportation funding and transportation community and system preservation program earmarks; H.R. 3093/S. 1745, Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program funding; H.R. 2641, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to Army Corps of Engineers earmarks; H.R. 3161/S, 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to US Forest Service appropriations, funding for fire programs and forest health and restoration, the Animal and Plant Inspection Service funding, and Quarantine 37 revision; S. 567, National Defense Authorization act for Fiscal Year 2008, including specific provisions relating to the Department of Defense Legacy grant proposal, Department of Defense range and environmental protection initiative, and Sikes Act agreements; H.R. 2638/S. 1644, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to border security initiatives; H.J. Resolution 20, Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007; and H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Covered Officials Contacted: Brigadier General, US Corps of Engineers; Program Examiner Interior Department, Office of Management and Budget; Chief of Staff, Department of Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget; Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources; Assistant US Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific; Forest Service Chief; Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Agriculture; US Army Corps of Engineers Deputy Director of Civil Works; USFS Deputy Chief for Research; Department of Interior Deputy Secretary; Assistant Secretary of Water and Science; Assistant Secretary on Policy, Management, and Budget; Deputy Associate Director, President's Counsel on Environmental Quality; Counselor to the Director, US Fish and Wildlife Service; National Director of Research and Development, Bureau of Reclamation; Commissioner, US Bureau of Reclamation Action on H.R. 2643/S. 1696, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008, including specific provisions relating to FY08 funding for state wildlife action plans, FY08 funding for US Fish and Wildlife Service programs, funding for the Landowner Incentive Program and Private Stewardship Grant Program , funding for the Rocky Mountain Front, funding for fire programs, Land and Water Conservation Fund projects,
; H.R. 1464, Great Cats and Rare Canids; the Priority Landscapes Initiative; proposed Cooperative Conservation legislation; craft legislation for the National Fish Habitat Initiative; the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative conservation buffer program; and United States Department of Agriculture regulations and the revision of Q37 including specific regulations on P. ramorum and emerging Plant Pest program of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Support of H.R. 2733, Trinity River Restoration Fund Act of 2007; H.R. 1907/S.1142, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; H.R. 1011, Virginia Ridge and Valley Act of 2007; and S. 1502, Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007. Action on S. 658, Endangered Species Reform Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to regulations; S. 647, Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to forest health; H.R. 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act, including specific provisions relating to illegal logging; S. 300, Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act; S. 802, Owyhee Initiative Implementation Act of 2007;
Action on S. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007, including specific provisions relating to Section 5002 of Title V, estuary restoration, Law of the Sea, and Penobscot River funding; H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007; and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFÉ) standards. Support of H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007.
Action on S. 469/H.R. 1576, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Army, Dept of (Other), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)