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Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to Port Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Issues related to Unmanned Arial Systems.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to port electrification grants. Issues related to Maritime Administration Reauthorization. Hydrogen for Ports Act Issues related to EPA grant administration. Issues related to NEPA Categorical Exclusions. Issues related to federal permitting policy.

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to FY2024 Appropriations process. Issues related to Army Corps of Engineers navigation program. Issues related to DoT Grant Funding. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022, included in: H.R. 6833, the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 Issues related to NEPA Categorical Exclusions.

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Maritime Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6833 (118th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to trade investigations, foreign tariffs, and jobs. Ocean Shipping Reform Act (S.3580)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 3580 (118th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues related to U.S. Maritime Administration reauthorization and the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). Issues related to the United States Marine Highway Program.

Contacted: Maritime Administration (MARAD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to government port incentives. Issues related to the Buy American Act. Implementation of grant funding from Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R.3684). Implementation of grant funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376). Issues related to federally-funded infrastructure project permitting reform.

Contacted: White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3684 (118th), H.R. 5376 (118th)