NATIONAL ENERGY & FUELS INSTITUTE for NATIONAL ENERGY & FUELS INSTITUTE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

For more info on energy issues see FUE Section.

Contacted: White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Draft legislation, the Stop Tax-breaks for Oil Profiteering and Commodity Speculation (STOP Commodity Speculation Act). Support H.R.2003, Taxing Speculators Out of the Market Act. Draft proposals to extend and modify Sec. 25C home efficiency tax credits.

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 2003 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Engaged CFTC, White House and members of Congress on preliminary and ongoing rulemakings in accordance with Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Stret Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Opposed HR1840, HR2586, HR2779, HR3283, HR3336, HR3527, HR5649, S947, S1615, S1650 and supported HR2003, HR3996, HR3665, HR5186, S1598 and S2238. Draft Senate legislation to limit index fund speculation in commodities. Pressed DOJ to investigate energy market manipulation.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2779 (112th), H.R. 3996 (112th), H.R. 5186 (112th), H.R. 1840 (112th), H.R. 2586 (112th), H.R. 2003 (112th), H.R. 3336 (112th), H.R. 3665 (112th), H.R. 5649 (112th), H.R. 3527 (112th), H.R. 3283 (112th)

Transportation TRA

Conference report on Surface Transportation Bill H.R.4348: Supported inclusion of Section 33015 and Opposed inclusion of Section 32301(b). Supported inclusion of Keystone XL language (Title II, Sections 201-204 of original House version of H.R.4348).

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 4348 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Supported full funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in respective draft appropriations measures. Supported Supported Wall Street Accountability through Sustainable Funding Act, H.R.3665. Supported the Landry Amendment #1368 to the Transporation-HUD Appropriations Bill HR5972.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 5972 (112th), H.R. 3665 (112th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Legislation to reauthorize the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) Act, S.949 and H.R.1756. General support for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, pipeline infrastructure and maintaining operation of East Coast refineries. Supported H.R.6082, H.R.4480, H.R.4381, H.R.4382, H.R.4383.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 4480 (112th), H.R. 4382 (112th), H.R. 1756 (112th), S. 949 (112th), H.R. 4381 (112th), H.R. 6082 (112th), H.R. 4383 (112th)