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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HOUSE H.R. 0008-American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012-(Support) SENATE S. 0795-Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act-(Neutral)

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 795 (113th), H.R. 8 (113th)

Urban Development/Municipalities URB

HOUSE H.R. 2424-Community Parks Revitalization Act-(Support)

Contacted: SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2424 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Trade bill-(All Sections) Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement-(Raising Serious Concerns)

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service

Environment/Superfund ENV

HOUSE H.Con.Res 36-Recognizing the Disparate Impact of Climate Change on Women-(Support)SENATE S.Con.Res 8-FY14 budget resolution amendments-(oppose amendments to weaken environmental rules, promote off shore drilling and dirty energy) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) BLM Coal Leasing Reform-(Support increased transparency in BLM coal leasing activities and return of fair market value on leased resources) House Fiscal Year 2014 Interior and Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill-(Oppose) No Child Left Inside Act-(Support) Senate Discussion Draft Fiscal Year 2014 Interior and Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill-(Support) Senate Rule Reform-(Support)

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.Con.Res. 36 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HOUSE H.R. 0003-Northern Route Approval Act-(Oppose) H.R. 1582-Energy Consumers Relief Act-(Oppose) H.R. 1616-The Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act-(Support)HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 2126-Better Buildings Act of 2013-(Support) H.R. 2218-Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013-(Oppose) H.R. 2231-Offshore Energy and Jobs Act-(Oppose) H.R. 2502-The Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2013-(Support) H.R. 2539-Prioritizing Energy Efficecent Renewables Act of 2013-(Support) H.R. 5019-Home Owner Managing Energy Savings-(Support) SENATE S. 0401-Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act-(Support) S. 0570-Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013-(Support) S. 0761-Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 (Shaheen/Portman)-(Support) S. 1199-All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013-(Oppose) S. 1209-State Energy Race to the Top Initative-(Support) S. 1392-Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013-(Support) S. 3275-Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act-(Support) S.Con.Res. 8-FY14 budget resolution amendments-(Support Amendments to strengthen ARAPA-E and the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Renewable Energy Standard-(Support) Renewable Energy Standard and Energy Efficency Standard-(Support)

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 3 (113th), H.R. 2218 (113th), H.R. 2539 (113th), S. 761 (113th), H.R. 1582 (113th), S. 1209 (113th), S. 1199 (113th), H.R. 2126 (113th), S. 570 (113th), H.R. 2502 (113th), S. 1392 (113th), S. 3275 (113th), S. 401 (113th), H.R. 5019 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.R. 1616 (113th), H.R. 2231 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

HOUSE H.R.Res. 34-Democracy Is For People amendment-(Support) H.R. 0268-Grassroots Democracy Act of 2013-(Support) H.R. 0269-Fair Elections Now Act-(Support)SENATE S. 0015-The REINS Act-(Oppose - undermines EPA's rulemaking authority) S. 0525-Democracy Is For People Amendment-(Support) S. 1029-Regulatory Accountability Act-(Oppose) S.Res. 15-A resolution to improve procedures for the consideration of legislation and nominations in the Senate.-(Oppose) S.Res. 16-A resolution amending the Standing Rules of the Senate.-(Oppose) S.Res. 4-A resolution to limit certain uses of the filibuster in the Senate to improve the legislative process.-(Support) Nomination-Gina McCarthy Nomination to EPA-(Support) Nomination-National Labor Relations Board-(Support) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Motions to re-open the federal government via a clearn continuing resolution-(Support)

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 269 (113th), S. 15 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), S.Res. 15 (113th), S. 525 (113th), S.Res. 4 (113th), S.Res. 16 (113th), H.R. 268 (113th)

Immigration IMM

SENATE S. 0744-Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act-(Support Provisions Relating to Pathway to Citizenship)

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 744 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HOUSE H.R. 0367-The Reins Act-(Oppose - undermines EPA authority to issue clean air and water standards) H.R. 0764-Coastal State Climate Change Planning Act-(Support) H.R. 0765-Water System Resiliency and Sustainability Act-(Support)HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 1154-BREATHE ACT-(All-Support) H.R. 1175-Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2013 (FRESHER)-(All-Support) H.R. 1877-Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013-(Support) H.R. 1921-FRAC Act-(Support) H.R. 2609-The Fiscal Year 2014 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act-(Oppose) H.R. 2773-Great Lakes Ecological and Economic Protection Act of 2013-(Support) H.R. 2825-The Closing Loopholes and Ending Arbitrary and Needless Evasion of Regulations Act (CLEANER Act)-(Support) H.R. 2983-Safe Hydration is an American Right in Energy Development (SHARED) Act-(Support) H.R. 4471-Gasoline Regulations Act-(Oppose) SENATE S. 0332-Climate Protection Act of 2013-(Support) S. 0601-Water Resources Development Act-(seeking to strike some provisions) S. 1009-Chemical Safety Improvement Act-(Neutral) S. 1135-FRAC Act-(Support) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Chemical Safety Improvement Act-(All, but we have not taken a position on the bill yet.) Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act-(Oppose) Fee on Carbon-(Discussion Draft Carbon Fee bill from Waxman, Whitehouse, Schatz, Blumenuar) Strong Bill-(Was introduced by Senator Kerry in 2012 and will now be updated and re-introduced by Senator Gillibrand, we were supportive)

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Bills named: H.R. 765 (113th), H.R. 2983 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), S. 601 (113th), H.R. 1921 (113th), H.R. 2773 (113th), H.R. 1175 (113th), H.R. 4471 (113th), S. 1135 (113th), H.R. 1154 (113th), H.R. 2609 (113th), H.R. 764 (113th), S. 1009 (113th), H.R. 2825 (113th), H.R. 1877 (113th), S. 332 (113th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

HOUSE H.R. 0163-Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Conservation and Recreation Act-(Support) H.R. 0361-Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act-(Support) H.R. 0382-Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act-(Oppose)HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 0250-To amend the Antiquities Act of 1906 to place additional requirements on the establishment of national monuments under that Act, and for other purposes-(Oppose) H.R. 0432-To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress.-(Oppose) H.R. 0433-Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act of 2013-(Support) H.R. 0687-Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011-(Oppose) H.R. 0740-Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection act-(Oppose) H.R. 0758-Utah Land Sovereignty Act-(Oppose) H.R. 0761-National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act-(Oppose) H.R. 0818-Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act-(Oppose) H.R. 0885-San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013-(All Sections) H.R. 0934-To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes.-(Oppose) H.R. 1025-Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act-(Support) H.R. 1294-Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act-(Oppose) H.R. 1345-Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013-(All Sections) H.R. 1351-Public Lands Service Corps Act-(Support) H.R. 1394-Planning for American Energy Act-(Oppose) H.R. 1411-California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2012-(Support) H.R. 1434-Montana Land Sovereignty Act-(Oppose) H.R. 1439-Idaho Land Sovereignty Act-(Oppose) H.R. 1442-Depleting Risk from Insect Infestation, Soil Erosion, and Catastrophic Fire Act-(Neutral) H.R. 1459-Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act-(Oppose) H.R. 1512-New Mexico Land Sovereignty Act-(Oppose) H.R. 1526-Restoring Healthy Forest for Healthy Communities Act-(Oppose) H.R. 1613-Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act-(Oppose) H.R. 1630-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act-(Support) H.R. 1808-Maine Coastal Islands Wilderness Act of 2013-(Support) H.R. 1947-Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013-(Oppose) H.R. 1965-Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act-(Oppose) H.R. 2728-Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act-(Oppose) SENATE S. 0061-California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013-(Support) S. 0225-Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act-(Support) S. 0241-Rio Grande del Norte Conservation Area Establishment Act-(Support) S. 0247-Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act-(Support) S. 0327-Good Neighbor Forestry Act-(Neutral) S. 0339-Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013-(Oppose) S. 0340-Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act-(Oppose) S. 0341-San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act-(Support) S. 0342-Pine Forest Range Recreation Enhancement Act of 2011-(Qualified Support) S. 0352-Devil's Staircase Wilderness Act of 2013-(Support) S. 0360-Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act of 2013-(Support) S. 0364-Rocky Mountain Front Heritage Act of 2013-(Support) S. 0368-Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2013-(Support) S. 0371-Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act-(Support) S. 0483-Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area Act-(Support) S. 0486-Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras Beaches Act-(Oppose) S. 0745-National Forest Insect and Disease Treatment Act of 2013-(Neutral) S. 0769-America's Red Rock Wilderness Act-(Support) S. 0771-Soledad Canyon Settlement Act-(Support)SENATE (Continued) S. 0781-Yosemite National Park Bounday Expansion Act of 2013-(Support) S. 0974-Las Vegas Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act-(Neutral) S. 1273-The Fixing Americas Inequities with Revenues (FAIR) Act.-(Oppose) S. 1294-Tennessee Wilderness Act-(Support) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Browns Canyon Protection Act-(Support) California Desert Protection Act-(Working to improve language that would mandate OHV areas and energy title) Forest Framework-(All Sections) Organ Mountains Desert Peaks National Monument Act-(Support)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 327 (113th), S. 241 (113th), S. 781 (113th), H.R. 433 (113th), H.R. 1442 (113th), H.R. 885 (113th), H.R. 1613 (113th), S. 341 (113th), S. 364 (113th), H.R. 1439 (113th), H.R. 1345 (113th), S. 483 (113th), S. 974 (113th), H.R. 163 (113th), S. 342 (113th), S. 486 (113th), H.R. 432 (113th), H.R. 1459 (113th), S. 371 (113th), H.R. 1025 (113th), H.R. 1526 (113th), S. 352 (113th), H.R. 1394 (113th), H.R. 1294 (113th), H.R. 361 (113th), S. 1273 (113th), H.R. 1434 (113th), S. 61 (113th), S. 771 (113th), S. 1294 (113th), H.R. 1965 (113th), H.R. 1808 (113th), H.R. 1351 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th), H.R. 687 (113th), S. 340 (113th), H.R. 758 (113th), H.R. 250 (113th), S. 745 (113th), H.R. 934 (113th), H.R. 382 (113th), H.R. 1411 (113th), S. 247 (113th), H.R. 1630 (113th), S. 225 (113th), S. 339 (113th), H.R. 818 (113th), H.R. 2728 (113th), H.R. 740 (113th), H.R. 1512 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th), S. 360 (113th), S. 769 (113th), S. 368 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

SENATE S. 0010-Farm Bill-(oppose anti-environmental amendments)

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 10 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

HOUSE H.R. 2023-Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act-(Support)NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Global Democracy Promotion Act-(Support) Healthy Kids Outdoors Act-(Support)

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Forest Service

Bills named: H.R. 2023 (113th)