NATIONAL WASTE & RECYCLING ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL WASTE & RECYCLING ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS
Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act of 2022 (S.3742 / H.R. 8183) - improve domestic recycling collection in underserved and rural areas Recycling and Composting Accountability Act (S.3743 / H.R. 8059) - improve recycling and composting data collection Extended Producer Responsibility - focus on increasing demand for recyclable materials to allow market forces to incentivize recycling RECOVER Act (H.R. 2357) - tax credits for increasing domestic recycling infrastructure Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act (S. 984 / H.R. 2238) - national container deposit Cultivating Organic Matter through Promotion of Sustainable Techniques (COMPOST) Act (H.R. 4443 / S. 2388) - creating new United States Department of Agriculture grant and loan programs as well as composting infrastructure projects PFAS Action Act of 2021 (H.R. 2467) - offers a CERCLA liability shield to airports that release PFAS into their environment through their use of firefighting foam; as receivers of PFAS, Congress should extend the same CERCLA liability protection to municipal solid waste landfills
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES T RILEY | — |
| JONATHAN TAYLOR New | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Modern, Clean, and Safe Trucks Act of 2021 (S. 2435) - support repealing the federal excise tax on heavy trucks RECOVER Act (H.R. 2357) - tax credits for increasing domestic recycling infrastructure Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) - opposition to tax increases Support permanently preserving the current limit on business interest deductions set to be expiring in 2022 Support bipartisan package of carbon management policies including strengthening 45Q tax credits and providing financial resources for carbon dioxide transportation and storage networks as well as a carbon capture pilot program
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES T RILEY | — |
| JONATHAN TAYLOR New | — |
Trucking/Shipping TRU
Biden Administration's Trucking Action Plan - support new registered apprenticeship program to increase the supply of truck drivers by creating new pathways into the profession, cutting red tape to expand high-quality training and laying the foundation for improving job quality to keep people in the profession Support Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration pilot program to enable drivers with a commercial drivers license (CDL) aged 18 to 20 to drive from one state to another Environmental Protection Agency - Proposed Rule and Related Materials for Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards. The proposed rule would set new standards to reduce pollution from heavy-duty vehicles and engines.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES T RILEY | — |
Transportation TRA
Biden Administration's Trucking Action Plan - support new registered apprenticeship program to increase the supply of truck drivers by creating new pathways into the profession, cutting red tape to expand high-quality training and laying the foundation for improving job quality to keep people in the profession Support Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration pilot program to enable drivers with a commercial drivers license (CDL) aged 18 to 20 to drive from one state to another Environmental Protection Agency - Proposed Rule and Related Materials for Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards. The proposed rule would set new standards to reduce pollution from heavy-duty vehicles and engines.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES T RILEY | — |
| JONATHAN TAYLOR | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Save Local Business Act (S. 1636 / H.R. 3185) - codify a direct control joint-employer standard in both the Fair Labor Standards Act and National Labor Relations Act Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (S. 420 & H.R. 842) - oppose restructuring of federal labor laws
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES T RILEY | — |
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
Regulation of mobile phones as inherently addictive devices resulting in distractions causing injuries / deaths from their use
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES T RILEY | — |
| JONATHAN TAYLOR | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Environmental Protection Agency - Proposed Rule and Related Materials for Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards. The proposed rule would set new standards to reduce pollution from heavy-duty vehicles and engines. PFAS Action Act of 2021 (H.R. 2467) - offers a CERCLA liability shield to airports that release PFAS into their environment through their use of firefighting foam; as receivers of PFAS, Congress should extend the same CERCLA liability protection to municipal solid waste landfills
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES T RILEY | — |
| JONATHAN TAYLOR | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
Basel Convention enactment legislation in relation to amendments to the Basel Convention potentially impacting the ability of the U.S. to engage in the trade of certain recyclable materials
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES T RILEY | — |
| JONATHAN TAYLOR | — |
Railroads RRR
Rail service issues in the Northeast and potential rail strike
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JAMES T RILEY | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.