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Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Implementation of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to CFTC regulation of derivatives end-users and related FERC issues. Legislation affecting derivatives end-users, including H.R. 1610 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (Grimm), H.R. 1573 (Lucas) and related legislation

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1610 (112th), H.R. 1573 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislative proposals, including tax incentives for carbon capture and sequestration. Legislative proposals related to natural gas production and tax incentives in the debt ceiling negotiations and related legislation. Legislative proposals related to taxation of energy project development partnerships, including carried interest and related issues in debt ceiling discussions and related legislation.

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Clean Energy Standard (CES) proposal and Renewable Energy Standard (RES) legislation, including S. 559 - Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies (Klobuchar), Obama Administration proposal, Bingaman-Murkowski White Paper, and related legislative proposals; provisions related to role of natural gas; Legislative proposals related to EPA rulemakings under the Clean Air Act; provisions related to air toxics, coal ash, and greenhouse gas regulation, including H.R. 1705 / H.R. 2401 Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011 (EPA regulation), S. 482 / H.R. 910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 (Inhofe / Upton), S. 231 EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act (Rockefeller), and S. 228 / H.R. 750 Defending Americas Affordable Energy and Jobs Act (Barrasso / Walberg), Interior Appropriations proposed legislation (EPA regulatory authority and funding), and S. 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 (Rockefeller EPA amendment) and related legislation. EPA rulemakings (current and proposed) affecting electric generators, including ozone and particulate matter transport, Utility MACT, Cooling Water Intake Structures (316(b)), Coal Ash, and New Source Performance Standards. Legislation related to promotion and regulation of natural gas development, including H.R. 1084 / S. 587 - Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act of 2011 (DeGette / Casey); all provisions; Comprehensive energy legislation, including S. 1220 / H.R. 2133 Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership (FUEL) Act of 2011 (Conrad / Matheson)), draft Lugar energy bill, and related legislation; provisions related to natural gas and carbon capture and sequestration. Legislative proposals related to carbon capture and sequestration, including the draft Lugar energy bill (CCS provisions). H.R. 1473 - Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act; provisions related to Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program (solar and carbon capture and sequestration).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 750 (112th), S. 493 (112th), S. 1220 (112th), H.R. 2401 (112th), S. 482 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th), S. 228 (112th), H.R. 1473 (112th), S. 231 (112th), S. 587 (112th), S. 559 (112th), H.R. 1705 (112th), H.R. 2133 (112th), H.R. 1084 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

Cybersecurity legislation, including S. 21 - Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act (Reid), H.R. 1136 - Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act (Langevin), the Bingaman-Murkowski Cybersecurity bill, House proposed legislation (based on H.R. 5026 GRID Act (111th Congress)) and related legislation; provisions related to cost recovery and security.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5026 (112th), S. 21 (112th), H.R. 1136 (112th)