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Natural Resources NAT

HR __ Draft legislation to establish more efficient leasing of federal lands under the Bureau of Lands Management Program; HR 1146 Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act; HR 1149 Atlantic Coastal Economies Protection Act; HR 1941 Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act; HR 205 Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act; HR 4346 Bonding Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act; HR 4364 Taxpayer Fairness for Resource Development Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 27060 Definition of Destruction or Adverse Modification of Critical Habitat; 79 Fed. Reg. 27066 Implementing changes to the regulations for designating critical habitat; 80 Fed. Reg. 29286 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Revisions to the Regulations for Petitions; 80 Fed. Reg. 40767 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Site Security; 80 Fed. Reg. 58952 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Measurement of Oil; 81 Fed. Reg. 12379 Proposed Revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy; 81 Fed. Reg. 37576 Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Expansion for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary; 81 Fed. Reg. 7414 Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat, Implementing Changes to the Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat; 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; 84 Fed. Reg. 21908 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf - Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions; 84 Fed. Reg. 45020 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Regulations for Listing Species and Designating Critical Habitat; 84 Fed. Reg. 4753 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Regulations for Prohibitions to Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 84 Fed. Reg. 50333 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Regulations for Interagency Cooperation; 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 BOEM NTL No. 2016-N01; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to oil and gas leasing on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Efforts relating to the use of categorical exclusions as defined in Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Legislative efforts to reform the Endangered Species Act.

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Minerals Management Service

Bills named: H.R. 4364 (116th), H.R. 205 (116th), H.R. 4346 (116th), H.R. 1146 (116th), H.R. 1941 (116th), H.R. 1149 (116th)

Homeland Security HOM

HR 370 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; S 300 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; Efforts related to cybersecurity; Efforts related to pipeline security.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Minerals Management Service; U.S. Forest Service; Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: H.R. 370 (116th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

HR 3409 Coast Guard Authorization Act, Sec. 305 - Installation vessels; S 2297 Coast Guard Reauthorization Act of 2019; Efforts related to maritime infrastructure.

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Minerals Management Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3409 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 3055 Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Minerals Management Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 3055 (116th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 2377 Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act; HR 2500 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, amendments related to PFAS; HR 2591 PFAS Waste Incineration Ban Act; HR 2605 Prevent Release of Toxics Emissions, Contamination, and Transfer Act; HR 2711 Methane Waste Prevention Act; HR 535 PFAS Action Act; S 1790 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, Title LXVII; 80 Fed. Reg. 37054 Clean Water Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States"; 81 Fed. Reg. 19718 Air quality control, reporting and compliance rule; 81 Fed. Reg. 6615 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; 83 Fed. Reg. 52056 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Reconsideration; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Efforts related to draft National Environmental Policy Act Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Regulatory efforts related to EPA Effluent Guidelines.

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Forest Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: H.R. 2605 (116th), H.R. 2591 (116th), H.R. 2377 (116th), H.R. 2711 (116th), H.R. 535 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 3206 Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act of 2019; HR 948 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act; S 1060 Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act; S 1441 Protecting Europe's Energy Security Act; S 370 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act; S 482 DASKA Act; Efforts related to implementation of tariffs and other policies related to the Sec. 301 investigation regarding China; Efforts related to potential Russian sanctions; 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 export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products; Efforts related to the passage of the USMCA (US-Mexico-Canada Agreement).

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Minerals Management Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Forest Service; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 948 (116th), H.R. 3206 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Ways & Means Staff Discussion Draft on International Tax Reform; S 617 Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act; 83 Fed. Reg. 51072 Guidance Related to Section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income); 83 Fed. Reg. 63200 Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit, Including Guidance Implementing Changes Made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; 83 Fed. Reg. 65956 Base Erosion and Anti-Abuse Tax; 84 Fed. Reg. 29288 Guidance Related to Section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income) and Certain Guidance Related to Foreign Tax Credits; 84 Fed. Reg. 8188 Deduction for Foreign-Derived Intangible Income and Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Energy, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Telecommunications TEC

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

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Minerals Management Service; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Bills named: H.R. 5085 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR __ Draft bill to expedite permits for natural gas gathering lines on federal and Indian land; HR 1315 Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act; HR 3432 Safer Pipelines Act; S 2299 PIPES Act; S 2302 America's Transportation Infrastructure Act, Sec. 1524 - Gathering Lines; S 2520 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; 80 Fed. Reg. 61609 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines; 80 Fed. Reg. 61610 Pipeline Safety: Safety of On-Shore Liquid Hazardous Pipelines; 81 Fed. Reg. 20722 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines; 81 Fed. Reg. 70980 Pipeline Safety: Enhanced Emergency Order Procedures; Efforts regarding pipeline safety reauthorization; 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: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Forest Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Minerals Management Service; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 3432 (116th), H.R. 1315 (116th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR __ Cellulosic Biofuel Mandate Reform Act; HR __ Gasoline Regulations 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.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Minerals Management Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)