LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS for LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Environment/Superfund ENV
Comment on the implementation of the Frank Lautenberg for the 21st Century Act (EPA). Oppose changes to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAA) current regulatory processes. Oppose EPA proposed rule, Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science. Oppose EPA rule to not count co-pollutant reductions in cost benefit analyses for rules or other agency actions. Support the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019. Oppose changes to implementing regulations and guidance of the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA). Support the inclusion of a nationwide moratorium on essential utility shut-offs in any COVID-19 rescue packages. Support the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisiss majority staff report, Solving the Climate Crisis: The Congressional Action Plan for a Clean Energy Economy and a Healthy, Resilient, and Just America. Oppose EPAs final rule to retain the inadequate primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for ozone. Urge DOT to extend the comment period for a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would undermine NEPA. Urge the Trump administration to extend the comment period on a rule to add mining to FAST-41. Urge the Biden administration to restore vital protections to the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| DARIEN LURENE DAVIS | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| LAURA C FORERO OROZCO | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Oppose undermining ozone and soot clean air protections and the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (EPA). Oppose EPA/DOT weakening cleaner cars standards, and proposed greenhouse gas emissions loophole in Tier 3 test fuel standard. Oppose the administrations Dirty Water Rule, which would gut Clean Water Act protections for streams and wetlands and jeopardize our drinking water. Oppose EPAs weakening of lead and copper regulations for drinking water. Oppose EPA proposed rules to roll back coal ash protections. Support the inclusion of infrastructure investment and water access measures in the COVID-19 stimulus package. Support H.R. 5845 and S. 3263, the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2020, which holds plastic producers and polluters accountable. Urge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to cease efforts to resurrect the Yazoo Backwater Pumping Plant Project in Mississippi. Oppose EPA rule to retain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter. Oppose the Trump administrations EPA rule to no longer consider co-benefits in cost-benefit analyses. Support HR 7822 and S. 4369, the Public Health Air Quality Act of 2020, which requires the EPA to implement fenceline monitoring for toxic air pollutants and rapidly expands the National Ambient Air Monitoring Network (NAAQS). Oppose the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers rewrite of the Nationwide Permits (NWPs) that will weaken clean water protections and violate the Clean Water Act. Support prioritizing PFAS in the FY 2021 Appropriations bill. Support phasedown of climate super pollutant HFCs along the lines of the AIM Act or Kigali agreement in an energy innovation package.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| DARIEN LURENE DAVIS | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| LAURA C FORERO OROZCO | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Government Issues GOV
Support H.R. 1 and S. 949, For the People Act of 2019, which would strengthen voting rights, increase transparency and fairness in our campaign finance system, and improve ethics laws. Support H.R. 4 and S. 561, Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019, which would revise and restore the coverage formula for the preclearance section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Support H.J.Res.2 and S.J.Res.51, Democracy For All Amendment, which would enact a Constitutional amendment explicitly authorizing the Congress and the states to regulate campaign expenditures. Support H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, which would provide permanent protections for Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) holders, and any related administrative actions. Support H.R.51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, which would admit the District of Columbia as the 51st state in the Union. Support inclusion of language in end of year appropriations bills to protect TPS and DED holders beyond 2021. Support the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. Oppose Dr. Nancy Becks nomination to be the chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Support COVID-19 disaster recovery legislation that sustainably invests in clean infrastructure, social systems, postal service, transit, and manufacturing sectors that protect workers. Protect frontline workers and communities, invest in election assistance funding, and build more resilient and equitable communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Support the advancement of climate change and environmental justice efforts with COVID-19 economic stimulus. Oppose assistance for the cruise industry to address the rapid drop-off of worldwide travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Support the adoption of policies to ensure the publics safety and orderly conduct of the 2020 primary and general elections in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Support the use of emergency funds by higher education institutions to provide aid to students according to need and regardless of immigration status. Support H.R. 6559 and S. 3677, the Every Worker Protection Act of 2020, which sets a standard to protect certain employees from occupational exposure to COVID-19. Urge Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue, enforce, and train employers and workers in the provisions of an emergency temporary standard to protect all frontline workers from COVID-19 and o Require the Mine Safety and Health Administration to issue, enforce, and train employers and workers in the provisions of an emergency standard to protect coal miners from COVID-19. Support funding for the United States Postal Service in the COVID-19 response package. Support the automatic extension of DACA work authorizations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Support the inclusion of outdoor tourism and outdoor recreation investments in future COVID-19 recovery legislation by including a robust Outdoor Restoration and Resilience Jobs title. Support the inclusion of immigrant families, workers, taxpayers, and their U.S. children and spouses in COVID-19 recovery packages. Support the immediate extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) through Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) to individuals who are currently protected by TPS or merited a grant of TPS under the terms of the statute but have been stymied by the current administration. Support the delay of a Supreme Court justice nomination until after inauguration in order to protect immigrants. Oppose the OMB Circular M-20-34, Training in the Federal Government, and the related Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping to prevent the damaging impact on agency efforts to address prejudice, workplace harassment, discrimination, and related challenges. Oppose unprecedented efforts to nominate a replacement to the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburgs death, while millions of voters have voted in the presidential election. Support redesignation of temporary protected status (TPS) for Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala due to hurricanes Iota and Eta. Urge the CDC and Biden administration to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine regardless of immigration status and provide it free for those who cannot afford it. Urge the Biden administration to prioritize judges.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| DARIEN LURENE DAVIS | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| BENJAMIN J DRISCOLL | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| LAURA C FORERO OROZCO | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Oppose the expansion of new offshore drilling by the Department of the Interior. Oppose fossil fuel, coal, uranium and other extractive industry bailouts as well as royalty relief for extractive industries during the COVID-19 crisis. Oppose attempts to fast-track oil and gas leasing on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Oppose legislative efforts to include funding for restarting the licensing process for the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. Support modifying and extending tax credits for clean energy sources (including the GREEN Act, HR 7330), and making them refundable or allowing direct pay, at least during the Covid-19 crisis and recovery. Support the Driving America Forward Act, which would expand the electric vehicle and hydrogen fuel cell tax credit, and proposals to make them refundable or allow direct pay, at least during the Covid-19 crisis and recovery. Support robust funding for the Rural Energy for America Program, which invests in renewable energy. Support the 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019 (HR 5221). Oppose the inclusion of the Nuclear Powers America Act, H.R. 2314 and S. 1134, in any tax extenders package. Oppose changes to EPA regulations surrounding methane emission standards. Support amendment which would restore building energy efficiency codes language originally found in the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (S. 2137, Portman-Shaheen) to the American Energy Innovation Act (AEIA) of 2020. Support funding measures in the Interior, Energy and Water, and Transportation and Urban Development appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2021 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector. Urge lawmakers to oppose policy riders that harm the public and environment, such as forcing DOI to not protect sage grouse and EPA to wrongly classify biomass as carbon neutral, in appropriations bills for FY 2021. Urge the DOI and EPA to pause open public comment periods during the COVID-19 crisis so the public can engage meaningfully in administrative decisions once the crisis has been contained Urge DOI to suspend major policy changes, oil and gas lease sales, and public comment periods during the COVID-19 crisis Oppose a bailout or special handout for the uranium mining industry in any COVID-19 emergency response or energy packages. Support immediate direct financial assistance for public transit agencies to ensure safe and reliable service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Support stimulus measures that support clean energy and transportation sectors. Support investments in coastal communities in COVID-19 economic recovery legislation. Oppose the continued purchase of fossil fuel debt by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Oppose amendment to the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that gives the Air Force primary authority over the Desert National Wildlife Refuge. Support Amendment 83 of HR 7608, the FY21 Appropriations minibus to prevent funds from being used for oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Support a permanent extension of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) leasing moratorium. Oppose legislation that curtails the mining review and permitting process or increases domestic mining without appropriate safeguards and reform of the 1872 Mining Act. Support aspects of H.R. 4447 and strengthening provisions for clean energy innovation funding, clean transportation, and environmental justice policies, among others, in final negotiations with Senate for year-end package. Oppose S.180, a bill to streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes. Support H.R. 3225, the Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act Support the Onshore Oil and Gas Orphaned Well Remediation and Reclamation Bonding Reform Act Support the Public Engagement Opportunity on Public Lands Exploration (PEOPLE) Act of 2020 Oppose interim nuclear waste storage language in the FY 2021 Appropriations bill. Oppose S. 4897, the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act, due to the removal of NEPA review, huge cost to the public/competing with tested and renewable energy sources, risk of weapons proliferation, and its negative impact on environmental and climate justice. Oppose proposed NEPA regulations that downgrade environmental protections in line with the new CEQ rule. Urge the Biden administration to invest in clean vehicles to create good jobs, save lives, and help working families. Support a moratorium on the approval of hardrock mineral locations on federal lands, pending a review of mining programs, inventory of abandoned mines, and revisions to regulations.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| DARIEN LURENE DAVIS | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| LAURA C FORERO OROZCO | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Natural Resources NAT
Request extension of comment period for Endangered Species Act rules proposed by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce. Oppose DOIs changes to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). Oppose S. 1317, the American Mineral Security Act. Oppose federal funding for the expansion of Shasta Dam in California. Support the inclusion of the Desert Refuge, PAW Act, CORE ACT, and Grand Canyon Centennial Act amendments on the NDAA conference negotiations. Support efforts in the House and Senate to reach a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and ocean of the United States by 2030. Support the exclusion of a rider prohibiting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from considering greater sage-grouse for protection from the FY 2021 Appropriations bill. Oppose BLMs categorical exclusion for salvage logging. Oppose S.4431, the Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act of 2020. Support H.R. 5598, Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act. Oppose logging and development in the Tongass National Forest through a rollback of the Roadless Rule. Support the inclusion of a one-time, $500 million investment in community parks as part of any economic recovery legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| DARIEN LURENE DAVIS | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| LAURA C FORERO OROZCO | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
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