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Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Whole Bills: S. 3389, Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act; H.R. 6066, Extractive Industries Transparency Disclosure Act.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Minerals Management Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 3389 (110th), H.R. 6066 (110th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues concerning maritime piracy.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Minerals Management Service; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 453, Ending Subsidies for Big Oil Act, provisions regarding tax on oil and natural gas production; H.R. 2069, Save Our Climate Act, provision relating to primary fossil fuels tax; H.R. 2881, FAA Reauthorization Act, provisions relating to aviation excise tax; H.R. 3276, Bad Polluters Act, provisions relating to refinery expensing; H.R. 3443, Drawback Simplification Act, provisions relating to duty drawback; H.R. 3636, Superfund Reinvestment Act, tax provisions; H.R. 3962, Superfund Polluter Pays Act, tax provisions; S. 1179, Superfund Equity and Megasite Remediation Act, tax provisions; S. 1238, Energy Security and Corporate Accountability Act, tax provisions; S. 2345, American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act, provisions related to oil and gas taxes; IRS Regulation 168745-03, Capitalization of Repair Costs; IRS Section 179C Expensing of Refinery Expansions; H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act, provisions relating to customs duty drawback; S. 1554, Energy Independence, Clean Air, and Climate Security Act, tax provisions; H.R. 4351, AMT Relief Act, provisions relating to AMT relief and tax reform; H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes, accounting methods; H.R. 3221 Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act, tax provisions; H.R. 3220, New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act, tax provisions; H.R. 1887, Superfund Equity and Megasite Remediation Act, provisions relating to amendment of IRS rules relating to superfund taxes; H.R. 1500, Gasoline Price Stabilization Act, provisions relating to windfall profit tax; S. 1111, Fair Flat Tax Act, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes; H.R. 5800, Consumer Reasonable Energy Price Protection Act, provision relating to taxes on earnings from sale of crude oil; H.R. 6000, Gas Price Spike Act, provision relating to taxes on earnings from sale of crude oil; H.R. 6275, Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act, provision relating to oil and gas taxes; S. 2991, Consumer-First Energy Act, provisions relating to windfall profits tax, oil and gas taxes, and foreign tax credit rules; S. 3044, Consumer-First Energy Act, provisions relating to windfall profits tax, oil and gas taxes, and foreign tax credit rules; H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes and foreign tax credit rules; H.R. 6899, Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act, provisions related to development of oil and gas leases, federal royalties, conservation of resources fee, oil and gas taxes and foreign tax credit rules; H.R. 7060, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes and foreign tax credit rules; H.R. 7201, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes and foreign tax credit rules; H.R. 7202, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2008, provision related to oil spill tax rate; S.3478, Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes, foreign tax credit rules, and oil spill tax; H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, provisions related to taxes on petroleum industry, emergency bailout, extenders. Whole Bills: S. 3544, Superfund Polluter Pays Act; H.R. 2372, WEAN Off Oil Act; S. 341, Energy Fairness for America Act; S. 666, Oil Industry Tax Break Repeal Act; S. 1504, A Bill to Revalue the LIFO Inventories of Major Integrated Oil Companies; S. 103, Restore a Rational Tax Rate on Petroleum Production Act; S. 2971, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a suspension of the highway fuel tax, and for other purposes; S. 2761, Recapture Excess Profits and Invest in Roads (REPAIR) Act; S. 2782, Recapture Excess Profits and Invest in Roads and Rail (REPAIR) Act; Efforts regarding imposition of taxes on oil and gas industry. Regulatory efforts regarding tax compliance issues facing large and mid-sized businesses.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Minerals Management Service; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 341 (110th), S. 2991 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 6275 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th), H.R. 7060 (110th), S. 3544 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), S. 1238 (110th), S. 2345 (110th), S. 3478 (110th), H.R. 3970 (110th), H.R. 1887 (110th), S. 1554 (110th), S. 666 (110th), H.R. 5800 (110th), H.R. 1500 (110th), H.R. 3962 (110th), S. 2971 (110th), S. 3044 (110th), H.R. 3636 (110th), S. 2761 (110th), H.R. 2069 (110th), H.R. 7202 (110th), S. 2782 (110th), S. 1111 (110th), H.R. 7201 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th), H.R. 2881 (110th), S. 103 (110th), S. 1504 (110th), S. 1179 (110th), H.R. 3443 (110th), H.R. 2372 (110th), H.R. 6899 (110th), H.R. 4351 (110th), H.R. 3220 (110th), H.R. 453 (110th), H.R. 3276 (110th), H.R. 6000 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2638, Consolidated Disaster Assistance and Continuing Appropriations Act of 2009, provisions relating to oil and gas industry

Contacted: White House Office; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2638 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act, Section 526, provisions regarding non-conventional fuels, implementation of renewable fuel standards, tax provisions and implementing regulations; H.R. 498, Energy Policy Reinvestment Act, provisions regarding geological and geophysical expenditures; H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act, provisions relating to oil and gas taxes, foreign tax credit rules; S. 3001, Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009; S. 701, Strategic Energy Fund Act, provisions relating to oil taxes and fees; H.R. 86, Oil and Gas to Alternative Swap Act, tax provisions; H.R. 2776, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Act, tax provisions; H.R. 5658, Defense Authorization Act, Amendment 1053, regarding non-conventional fuels; S. 2991, Consumer-First Energy Act, provisions relating to windfall profits tax; H.R. 6709, National Conservation, Environment, and Energy Independence Act, provisions relating to offshore energy production. Whole Bills: H.R. 6566, American Energy Act; H.R. 586, Energy Fairness for America Act; H.R. 1133, Freedom Through Renewable Energy Expansion Act; S. 115, Oil SENSE Act; S. 3044, Consumer-First Energy Act; H.R. 6899, Comprehensive American Energy Security Act; S. Proposed Bill, "New Energy Reform Act of 2008". Whole Regulations: 73 Fed. Reg. 45065, Minerals Management Service Request for Comment on Five-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. DOE Refinery Disruption and Incident Report Rulemaking OE-30, regulatory efforts regarding refineries' reporting of incidents that may effect market supply; 73 Fed. Reg. 67201, Call for Information and Interest/Nominations regarding OCS, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Mid-Atlantic proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220 (Nov. 13, 2008).

Contacted: White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Minerals Management Service; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 2991 (110th), H.R. 86 (110th), H.R. 6709 (110th), H.R. 2776 (110th), S. 3044 (110th), H.R. 498 (110th), S. 3001 (110th), H.R. 6899 (110th), H.R. 5351 (110th), S. 701 (110th), H.R. 1133 (110th), H.R. 6566 (110th), H.R. 5658 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 586 (110th), S. 115 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Whole bills: H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; State, Dept of (DOS); Minerals Management Service; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1041 (110th), H.R. 800 (110th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Whole Bills: S. 1499, Marine Vessel Emissions Reduction Act. Legislative efforts concerning potential technical corrections to renewable fuels standards legislation; Regulatory efforts concerning designations of International Maritime Organization "Emission Control Areas" for marine vessels.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1499 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

Efforts relating to U.S. energy security.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 2830, Senate Coast Guard Authorization Act, Sections 703, 704, 709, 713, 718; H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act, Section 4; S. 1870, Clean Water Restoration Act, Section 4. Whole Bills: S. 2191, America's Climate Security Act; S. 3036, Climate Security Act; Dingell-Boucher Discussion Draft Climate Bill; H.R. 7231, To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act; S. 2699, Oil Spill Prevention Act of 2008; S. 3281, Drive America on Natural Gas Act; H.R. 1590, Safe Climate Act. Whole Regulations: 72 Fed. Reg. 27179, Regulatory efforts concerning criteria pollutants emissions under NSPS subpart Ja; 72 Fed. Reg. 58378, Amendments to Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Regulation; 73 Fed. Reg. 44353, Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act; 72 FR 29287, Refinery Residual Risk Rule. Regulatory efforts concerning effluent guidelines for coalbed methane; Regulatory efforts concerning post-Rapanos guidance on Waters of the U.S.; Regulatory efforts concerning Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, Oil Prevention Act OPA 90; Regulatory efforts concerning National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Oxides; Efforts concerning oil sands.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2699 (110th), S. 1870 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), H.R. 2421 (110th), H.R. 7231 (110th), S. 3036 (110th), H.R. 1590 (110th), S. 3281 (110th), H.R. 2830 (110th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 6515, Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands Act of 2008, provisions relating to diligent development; H.R. 5151, To designate as wilderness additional National Forest System lands in the Monongahela National Forest in the State of West Virginia, Title II, Subtitle A and Title II, Subtitle C, provisions relating to natural gas development and policies for multiple-use public lands. Regulatory efforts concerning designation of Gulf of Mexico as Marine Sanctuary under Monument and Antiquities Act; efforts concerning access to federal oil and gas resources.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: H.R. 6515 (110th), H.R. 5151 (110th)