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Natural Resources NAT

HR __ Draft National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, amendments related to oil and gas exploration in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and PFAS; S 3422 Great American Outdoors Act, amendments related to oil and gas exploration in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico; 80 Fed. Reg. 16577 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands; 80 Fed. Reg. 22148 Oil and Gas Leasing: Royalty on Production, Rental Payments, Minimum Acceptable Bids, Bonding Requirements, and Civil Penalty Assessments; 80 Fed. Reg. 58952 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Measurement of Oil; 81 Fed. Reg. 81356 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Site Security; 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; 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 anticipated regulations for gathering lines; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to orphaned wells; Efforts related to the establishment of the BOEM-BSEE alternative compliance, departures, and time extensions approvals website; Legislative and regulatory efforts to reform the Coastal Zone Management Act; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Regulatory efforts related to offshore safety; Regulatory efforts related to the Gulf of Mexico biological opinion.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Minerals Management Service; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR __ Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, amendment related to extending the Moratorium for the Eastern Gulf of Mexico; HR 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020; 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; HR 6395 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, provisions related to PFAS; HR 7612 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; S 4049 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, amendments related to drilling in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and PFAS.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Minerals Management Service; Natl Security Council (NSC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7612 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th), H.R. 1865 (116th), H.R. 3055 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 3432 Safer Pipelines Act; S 2089 American Energy Innovation Act; S 2299 PIPES Act; S 2302 America's Transportation Infrastructure Act; 82 Fed. Reg. 16093 Executive Order 13783 Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth; 83 Fed. Reg. 27524 Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process; 85 Fed. Reg. 1684 Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; Efforts concerning the reissuance of Nationwide Permits; Efforts regarding pipeline safety reauthorization; Efforts related to regulatory reform; Efforts related to temporary regulatory relief related to COVID-19; Efforts related to the Dakota Access pipeline; Efforts related to the development of energy infrastructure; Efforts related to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve; Executive Order 13920, "Securing the United States Bulk-Power System"; 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; Legislative efforts related to COVID-19 liability protection; Legislative efforts related to Nationwide Permit 12.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

85 Fed. Reg. 2522 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Minerals Management Service; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

HR 3409 Coast Guard Authorization Act Section 305, Installation Vessels; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act of 2020, provisions related to PFAS; S 3591 America's Water Infrastructure Act.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Minerals Management Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 3409 (116th), H.R. 7575 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 7361 Protecting Europes Energy Security Clarification Act; HR 948 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act; S 1060 Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act; S 370 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act; S 3897 Protecting Europes Energy Security Clarification Act; S 482 DASKA Act; Efforts related to China trade agreement; 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 potential Turkish sanctions; 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 implementation of the USMCA (US-Mexico-Canada Agreement).

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 948 (116th), H.R. 7361 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 5523 Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act; S 1288 Clean Energy for America Act; S 3548 CARES Act; S 4041 SAVE Jobs Act, Section 4, Reduction of Deposit Required for Certain Excise Taxes; S 617 Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act; 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; 85 Fed. Reg. 34050 Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration; 85 Fed. Reg. 35835 Statutory Limitations on Like-Kind Exchanges; Legislative efforts related to treatment of excise taxes under IRC sec. 4081.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Minerals Management Service; Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 5523 (116th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

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; 78 Fed. Reg. 29815 Control of Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards; 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 RFS: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018; Efforts related to transport of crude oil by rail.

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR __ Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act; HR __ Clean Futures Act; 83 Fed. Reg. 52056 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Reconsideration; 84 Fed. Reg. 50244 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review; 85 Fed. Reg. 21849 Review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards; 85 Fed. Reg. 24094 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; 85 Fed. Reg. 34912 Air Quality Control, Reporting, and Compliance; Efforts related to the deployment of lower carbon energy for electricity generation, transportation, and other uses; Legislative efforts related to natural gas and carbon capture research and development.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES