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Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Chemicals/chemicals industry.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Education EDU

Education.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code. Tax reform. Percentage depletion allowance. General business tax credits.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Economics/economic development. Infrastructure. S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act.

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Forest Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)

Bills named: S. 2302 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Consumer issues/safety/products. Interagency Working Group on Asbestos in Consumer Products.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS)

Government Issues GOV

Government issues. Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response. Impact of COVID-19 on mineral supply chains.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Forest Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy/nuclear. Transmission incentives. Saudi/Russia oil price war.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Immigration IMM

Immigration.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food industry (safety, labelling, etc.).

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Small Business SMB

Small business. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act/Phase 3). Phase 4 coronavirus relief legislation.

Contacted: Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Forest Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th)

Transportation TRA

Transportation. Rail reform. Competitive switching. Demurrage and Accessorial Charges. Axle-weight tolerance for laden trailers specially designed to transport dry bulk products. S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Hours of service. Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Forest Service; White House Office; Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 2302 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Budget/appropriations. FY 2021 USGS budget. FY 2021 DOI budget/appropriations. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mace, WV, Experimental Mine. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)/Phase 3. Phase 4 coronavirus relief legislation. S. 4041, SAVE Jobs Act.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bills named: S. 4041 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Environment/superfund. EPA's National Compliance Initiatives. Toxic Substance Control Act. S. 717/H.R. 1603, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019. Permitting. National Evironmental Policy Act. Climate Change. Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act.

Contacted: Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Forest Service; White House Office

Bills named: S. 717 (116th), H.R. 1603 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Labor issues/antitrust/workplace. Occupational safety and health. Mine safety and health. Exposure of underground miners to diesel exhaust. Black Lung and respirable crystalline silica. Respirable crystalline silica. Escapeways and refuges in underground metal/nonmetal mines. Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mace, WV, Experimental Mine. MSHA/NIOSH Respirable Dust Partnership. Interagency Working Group on Asbestos in Consumer Products. 30 CFR Part 50, Notification, Investigation, Reports and Records of Accidents, Injuries, Illnesses, Employment and Coal Production in Mines.

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Forest Service; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean air and water (quality). Proposed rule to revise the definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS). Air regulations. Compensatory mitigation process for Section 404 permits. EPA interpretative statement on application of the Clean Water Act to groundwater. Section 41 Water Quality Certification. Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule for the Analysis of Effluent. Executive Order 13924 on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater from Industrial Activities. S. 3621, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020. H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020. Navigable Waters Protection Rule.

Contacted: SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB); State, Dept of (DOS); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 7575 (116th), S. 3621 (116th)

Natural Resources NAT

Natural resources. S. 546, H.R. 1399, the American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act. S. 47, the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act. General Mining Law of 1872. Minerals Leasing Act of 1920. Antiquities Act of 1906. National Historic Preservation Act. Endangered Species Act. Non-Energy Solid Leasable Mineral Royalty Rate Reduction. Emergency relief for victims of earthquake. H.R. 2579, the Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act. Critical Minerals Report. Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds. S. 4041, the SAVE Jobs Act. H.R. 2574, the Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act.

Contacted: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Surface Transportation Board (STB); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); U.S. Forest Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2579 (116th), S. 47 (116th), S. 4041 (116th), H.R. 1399 (116th), S. 546 (116th), H.R. 2574 (116th)

Constitution CON

Constitution. Nominees for Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Surface Transportation Board, Department of the Interior.

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Surface Transportation Board (STB); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade (domestic/foreign). U.S., Mexico, Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA). Anti-dumping.

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Manufacturing MAN

Manufacturing.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Forest Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Agriculture AGR

Agriculture.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; U.S. Forest Service; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)