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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 5904 NOPEC Act; S 2313 DETER Act; S 3214 NOPEC Act; S 3229 Energy Security Cooperation with Allied Partners in Europe Act; S 3336 DASKA Act; Efforts related to implementation of tariffs and other policies related to the Sec. 301 investigation regarding China; Efforts related to negotiations of steel tariffs and quotas; Efforts related to renegotiation of NAFTA; Efforts related to role of oil and natural gas in international development; Efforts related to the Department of Commerce's Sec. 232 investigation regarding steel imports; Efforts related to the passage of the USMCA (US-Mexico-Canada Agreement).

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 5904 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 88 Taxpayer First Act; 83 Fed. Reg. 39292 Additional First Year Depreciation Deduction; 83 Fed. Reg. 39514 Guidance Regarding the Transition Tax Under Section 965 and Related Provisions; 83 Fed. Reg. 51072 Guidance Related to Section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income).

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 88 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

HR 5085 Don't Break Up the T-Band Act; S 3347 Dont Break Up the T-Band Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 5085 (115th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

HR 1154 Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act; S 168 Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act; CBP General Notice 19 CFR Part 177 "Proposed Modification and Revocation of Ruling Letters Relating to Customs Application of the Jones Act to the Transportation of Certain Merchandise and Equipment Between Coastwise Points."

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1154 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 3354 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018).

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: H.R. 3354 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 8 Water Resources Development Act of 2018, provisions related to Army Corps of Engineers real estate transparency; S 2677 Electricity Reliability and Fuel Security Act; S 309 Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act; Efforts regarding industry workplace safety; Efforts regarding pipeline safety reauthorization; Efforts related to emergency preparedness and response; Efforts related to pipeline safety; Efforts related to the development of energy infrastructure; Efforts related to the use of emergency and wartime authorities to subsidize nuclear and coal-fired power generation facilities.

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)

Bills named: H.R. 8 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S 697 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; 81 Fed. Reg. 19718 Air quality control, reporting and compliance rule; 83 Fed. Reg. 10478 Notice of Withdrawal of the Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry; 83 Fed. Reg. 32227 Definition of Waters of the United States-Recodification of Preexisting Rule; 83 Fed. Reg. 52056 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Reconsideration; Efforts related to anticipated BLM regulations concerning venting and flaring; Legislative efforts related to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR __ Gasoline Regulations Act; HR 1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; HR 1315 RFS Reform Act; S 1207 FUELS Act; S 517 Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act; 75 Fed. Reg. 68044 Regulation To Mitigate the Misfueling of Vehicles and Engines With Gasoline Containing Greater Than Ten Volume Percent Ethanol and Modifications to the Reformulated and Conventional Gasoline Programs; 79 Fed. Reg. 42128 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: RFS Pathways II, and Technical Amendments to the RFS Standards and E15 Misfueling Mitigation Requirements; 81 Fed. Reg. 34778 Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018; Efforts related to anticipated rail safety regulation.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1315 (115th), H.R. 1314 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

HR 5175 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; HR 5576 Cyber Deterrence and Response Act; HR 6992 Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act; S 3378 Cyber Deterrence and Response Act; S 3405 Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act; Efforts related to cybersecurity.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5576 (115th), H.R. 5175 (115th), H.R. 6992 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

81 Fed. Reg. 81356 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Site Security; 81 Fed. Reg. 81462 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Measurement of Oil; 81 Fed. Reg. 81516 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Measurement of Gas; 82 Fed. Reg. 20815 Executive Order 13795 of April 28, 2017 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy; 83 Fed. Reg. 17359 Wayne National Forest: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Perry, Scioto, Vinton and Washington Counties, Ohio, Assessment and Report of Ecological, Social, and Economic Conditions, Trends, and Sustainability for the Wayne National Forest; 83 Fed. Reg. 29431 Executive Order 13840 Ocean Policy To Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States; 83 Fed. Reg. 829 Notice of Availability of the 2019-2024 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas leasing Program and Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to anticipated regulations for gathering lines; Efforts related to BOEM NTL No. 2016-N01; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to offshore seismic permitting; Efforts related to oil and gas leasing on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts related to offshore safety.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)