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Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 1865 Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020; HR 6395 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, amendment to permanently extend the leasing moratorium in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico, amendment to include Elijah Cummings Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2020, provisions related to PFAS and Eastern Gulf of Mexico moratorium provisions; HR 7608 State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021, Division C - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; HR 7612 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021; S 4049 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.

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

Bills named: H.R. 6395 (116th), H.R. 7608 (116th), H.R. 1865 (116th), H.R. 7612 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 3432 Safer Pipelines Act; HR 4447 Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act; HR 5175 Pipeline Safety Improvement Act; HR 7516 Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act; S 2089 American Energy Innovation Act; S 2299 PIPES Act; 78 Fed. Reg. 73756 Process Safety Management and Prevention of Major Chemical Accidents; 82 Fed. Reg. 1860 Issuance and Reissuance of Nationwide Permits; 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; 85 Fed. Reg. 1684 Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; 85 Fed. Reg. 57298 Proposal To Reissue and Modify Nationwide Permits; Efforts concerning the reissuance of Nationwide Permits; Efforts related to regulatory reform; Efforts related to the development of energy infrastructure; Executive Order 13920, "Securing the United States Bulk-Power System"; Legislative efforts regarding appointment of public officials; Legislative efforts related to COVID-19 liability protection.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3432 (116th), H.R. 4447 (116th), H.R. 7516 (116th), H.R. 5175 (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; 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. 95551 Change the RFS Point of Obligation.

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

Homeland Security HOM

Efforts related to cybersecurity.

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 535 PFAS Action Act; Report of House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis; Report of Senate Special Committee on the Climate Crisis; S 4402 To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify certain activities that would have been authorized under Nationwide Permit 12 and other Nationwide Permits, and for other purposes; 79 Fed. Reg. 36880 Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review and New Source Performance Standards; 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. 35612 Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process; 85 Fed. Reg. 57018 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review; 85 Fed. Reg. 57398 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Reconsideration; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices.

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

Bills named: H.R. 535 (116th)

Natural Resources NAT

HR __ Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act; HR 1957 The Great American Outdoors Act; HR 2 Moving Forward Act, Section 84101 Establishment of federal orphaned well remediation program, Section 84102 Federal bonding reform; HR 4346 Bonding Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act; S __ Oil and Gas Bonding Reform and Orphaned Well Remediation Act; 80 Fed. Reg. 16577 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands; 80 Fed. Reg. 40767 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Site Security; 84 Fed. Reg. 21908 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf - Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions; 85 Fed. Reg. 47333 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Regulations for Listing Endangered and Theatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat; 85 Fed. Reg. 55398 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat; 85 Fed. Reg. 55940 Oil and Gas Site Security, Oil Measurement, and Gas Measurement Regulations; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts regarding the impact of a federal ban on hydraulic fracturing; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to a ban on federal lands leasing; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to oil and gas leasing on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Efforts related to orphaned wells; Efforts related to the establishment of the BOEM-BSEE alternative compliance, departures, and time extensions approvals website; Efforts related to the presidential memo titled "Memorandum on the Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition"; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Legislative efforts related to offshore inspection fees; Regulatory efforts related to offshore safety; Regulatory efforts related to the Gulf of Mexico biological opinion.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2 (116th), H.R. 4346 (116th), H.R. 1957 (116th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

HR 3409 Coast Guard Authorization Act, Section 305 Installation Vessel; HR 7575 Water Resources Development Act of 2020; S 3591 Americas Water Infrastructure Act.

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

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 2394 Libya Stabilization 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 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: Natl Security Council (NSC); Minerals Management Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

85 Fed. Reg. 2522 Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers; 85 Fed. Reg. 39113 Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments, A Proposed Rule by the Employee Benefits Security Administration.

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 5523 Energy Sector Innovation Credit Act; HR 5883 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an increased credit for carbon oxide sequestration for direct air capture facilities, and for other purposes; S 3548 CARES Act; 85 Fed. Reg. 34050 Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration; 85 Fed. Reg. 35835 Statutory Limitations on Like-Kind Exchanges.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5523 (116th), H.R. 5883 (116th)