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Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS

EPA RCRA Rulemaking on Coal Ash Disposal EPA Definition of Solid Waste Rulemaking EPA IRIS Evaluation on Inorganic Arsenic S. Res. 64, Resolution on EPA Regulations of Coal Ash H.R. 493, Coal Ash Reclamation, Environment, and Safety Act of 2009, All Titles

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Bills named: S.Res. 64 (111th), H.R. 493 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

International tax deferral proposals

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Foreign Relations FOR

S.891, Congo Conflict Minerals Act International Monetary Fund Gold Sale

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 891 (111th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 2868, The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009, All Titles H.R. 2477, The Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act, All Titles

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 2477 (111th), H.R. 2868 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2010 -sections of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and Office of Surface Mining, funding for Mining Law Administration at the BLM; the Minerals Information Team at the USGS; deferred payment of coal lease bids; bonus bids; BLM programs; USFS programs; EPA programs. H.R.3183, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Approriations Act, FY 2010 -Fossil Energy Research and Development; Corps of Engineers; Civil Works-Construction and Regulatory Program; funding for coal research, development and demonstration programs; lock and dam rehabilitation projects; and the Administration's proposed barge fee.

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2996 (111th), H.R. 3183 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

House Energy and Commerce Committee "Discussion Draft", comprehensive climate change legislation, All Titles Renewable Electricity Standard, Transmission Siting H.R1689, Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act, All Titles H.R.2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act, All Titles S.1013, Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2009, All Titles S.949, The 21st Century Energy Technology and Deployment Act, All Titles S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009, All Titles

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: S. 949 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 1462 (111th), H.R. 1689 (111th), S. 1013 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R.1409, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles S.560, Employee Free Choice Act, All Titles H.R.1176, Secret Ballot Protection Act, All Titles S.478, Secret Ballot Protection Act, All Titles

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 1409 (111th), S. 478 (111th), H.R. 1176 (111th), S. 560 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

EPA Fugitive Emissions Rule; GHG Regulation under CAA CWA, Section 404 permits Definition of waters of the US and navigable waters definition H.R.1310, Clean Water Protection Act, All Titles S.696, Appalachia Restoration Act, All Titles S.787, Clean Water Restoration Act, All Titles

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 696 (111th), S. 787 (111th), H.R. 1310 (111th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R.644, Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 2009, All Titles H.R.699, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009, All Titles S.140, Abandoned Mine Reclamation Act of 2009, All Titles S.796, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009, All Titles SMCRA Permitting OSM Stream Buffer Zone Rule Mining Law Amendments Mining Law Reform, Senate Regulations to Implement EPAct 2005 Amendments to the Mineral Leasing Act

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 796 (111th), S. 140 (111th), H.R. 699 (111th), H.R. 644 (111th)