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Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.J.RES. 41 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers"; S.J.RES. 9 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8, of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers; 81 Fed. Reg. 49359 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers.

Contacted: SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); State, Dept of (DOS); Vice President of the U.S.; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 41 (115th), S.J.Res. 9 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 4662 To amend section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to make certain products eligible for drawback and to simplify and clarify certain drawback provisions; HR 644 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; Efforts related to potential renegotiation of NAFTA; Efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products.

Contacted: SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Vice President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 644 (115th), H.R. 4662 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Ways & Means Staff Discussion Draft on International Tax Reform; HR __ Draft Tax Reform Blueprint; HR __ American Business Competitiveness Tax Reform Draft Legislation; S __ Baucus Tax Reform Draft Legislation; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

HR 1154 Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act; HR 1240 Energizing American Maritime 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"; Legislative efforts related to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Vice President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1154 (115th), H.R. 1240 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H Con Res 125 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026; S Con Res 11 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Vice President of the U.S.

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 11 (115th), H.Con.Res. 125 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 338 To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce; 80 Fed. Reg. 61609 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines; 81 Fed. Reg. 20722 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines; 81 Fed. Reg. 42063 Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems; 81 Fed. Reg. 70980 Pipeline Safety: Enhanced Emergency Order Procedures; 81 Fed. Reg. 91860 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities; 82 Fed. Reg. 13973 Construction of Pipelines Using Domestic Steel and Iron; 82 Fed. Reg. 16093 Executive Order 13783 Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth; 82 Fed. Reg. 1860 Issuance and Reissuance of Nationwide Permits; 82 Fed. Reg. 8661 Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline; 82 Fed. Reg. 8663 Construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline; 82 Fed. Reg. 9339 Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs; Efforts related to pipeline safety; Efforts related to regulatory reform; Efforts related to the development of energy infrastructure; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence; Legislative efforts regarding appointment of public officials.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 338 (115th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR __ Cellulosic Biofuel Mandate Reform Act; HR __ Gasoline Regulations Act; HR 1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; HR 1315 RFS Reform Act; 81 Fed. Reg. 34778 Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018; 81 Fed. Reg. 95551 Change the RFS Point of Obligation, Extension of Comment Period; 82 Fed. Reg. 5499 Hazardous Materials: Volatility of Unrefined Petroleum Products and Class 3 Materials; Efforts related to transport of crude oil by rail; Legislative efforts concerning renewable fuel standards.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Vice President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.J.RES. 36 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation"; H.J.RES. 59 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act"; S.J.RES. 28 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to accidental release prevention requirements of risk management programs under the Clean Air Act.; S.J.RES. 36 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation"; S 74 Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act; 80 Fed. Reg. 65292 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone; 81 Fed. Reg. 13637 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements, Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7); 81 Fed. Reg. 6615 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water.

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Vice President of the U.S.; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 36 (115th), H.J.Res. 36 (115th), S.J.Res. 28 (115th), H.J.Res. 59 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.J.RES. 44 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; H.J.RES. 46 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the National Park Service relating to "General Provisions and Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights"; H.J.RES. 55 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue relating to "Amendments to Civil Penalty Regulations"; H.J.RES. 56 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Site Security"; H.J.RES. 60 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to the use of compensatory mitigation as recommended or required under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; H.J.RES. 70 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior regarding requirements for exploratory drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf; H.J.RES. 71 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Office of Natural Resources Revenue of the Department of the Interior relating to consolidated Federal oil and gas and Federal and Indian coal valuation reform; HR 1756 Virginia Jobs and Energy Act; S.J.RES. 15 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management relating to resource management planning; 79 Fed. Reg. 42815 Proposed Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Activities on the Mid- and South-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 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. 43337 Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform; 81 Fed. Reg. 50306 Amendments to Civil Penalty Regulation; 81 Fed. Reg. 84612 Notice of Availability of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program; 82 Fed. Reg. 3186 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Endangered Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Efforts related to offshore seismic permitting; Efforts related to the use of the Antiquities Act to create national monuments; Efforts related to the withdrawal of OCS areas off the Atlantic and Alaska coasts under OCSLA Section 12(a); Legislative and regulatory efforts to reform the Coastal Zone Management Act; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Legislative efforts to reform the Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts related to offshore safety.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE

Bills named: H.J.Res. 44 (115th), H.J.Res. 55 (115th), H.J.Res. 71 (115th), H.J.Res. 56 (115th), S.J.Res. 15 (115th), H.J.Res. 60 (115th), H.J.Res. 70 (115th), H.R. 1756 (115th), H.J.Res. 46 (115th)