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Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

HR 1154 Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act; S 1129 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017; S 168 Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act; CBP General Notice 19 CFR Part 177 "Proposed Modification and Revocation of Ruling Letters Relating to Customs Application of the Jones Act to the Transportation of Certain Merchandise and Equipment Between Coastwise Points"; Legislative efforts related to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Minerals Management Service; Natl Security Council (NSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1154 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H Con Res 125 Establishing the Congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026; Draft Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; S 1519 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; S Con Res 11 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Minerals Management Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 125 (115th), S.Con.Res. 11 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 4662 To amend section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to make certain products eligible for drawback and to simplify and clarify certain drawback provisions; HR 644 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; S 1404 Natural Gas Export Expansion Act; S 1415 LNG Now Act; S 722 Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act, Title II; 82 Fed. Reg. 19205 Notice of Request for Public Comments and Public Hearing on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Steel; Efforts related to renegotiation of NAFTA; Efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Surface Transportation Board (STB); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 4662 (115th), H.R. 644 (115th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Pub. Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 Title VII and Title XV, Section 1504.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Minerals Management Service; White House Office; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Ways & Means Staff Discussion Draft on International Tax Reform; Draft Tax Reform Blueprint; HR __ American Business Competitiveness Tax Reform Draft Legislation; S __ Baucus Tax Reform Draft Legislation; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Security Council (NSC); Minerals Management Service; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Natural Resources NAT

HR 3133 Streamlining Environmental Approvals Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 42815 Proposed Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Activities on the Mid- and South-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 80 Fed. Reg. 16577 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands; 81 Fed. Reg. 12379 Proposed Revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mitigation Policy; 81 Fed. Reg. 14095 Draft Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammal Hearing - Acoustic Threshold Levels for Onset of Permanent and Temporary Threshold Shifts; 81 Fed. Reg. 25888 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control, Final Rule; 81 Fed. Reg. 37576 Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Expansion for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary; 81 Fed. Reg. 43337 Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Reform; 81 Fed. Reg. 46478 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf; 81 Fed. Reg. 50306 Amendments to Civil Penalty Regulation; 81 Fed. Reg. 81356 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Site Security; 81 Fed. Reg. 81462 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Measurement of Oil; 81 Fed. Reg. 81516 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Measurement of Gas; 81 Fed. Reg. 84612 Notice of Availability of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program; 82 Fed. Reg. 20815 Executive Order 13795 of April 28, 2017 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy; 82 Fed. Reg. 3186 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Endangered Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee; 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 BOEM NTL No. 2016-N01; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to marine sound issues; Efforts related to offshore seismic permitting; Efforts related to the withdrawal of OCS areas off the Atlantic and Alaska coasts under OCSLA Section 12(a); Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Legislative efforts to reform the Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts related to offshore safety.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3133 (115th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR 1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; HR 1315 RFS Reform Act; S 1207 FUELS Act; S 517 Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act; 81 Fed. Reg. 34778 Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018; Efforts related to transport of crude oil by rail; Legislative efforts concerning renewable fuel standards.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Minerals Management Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 1315 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 2883 Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act; HR 2910 Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act; HR 2917 Regulatory Certainty Act; HR 338 To promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce; 81 Fed. Reg. 20722 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Gas Transmission and Gathering Pipelines; 82 Fed. Reg. 13973 Construction of Pipelines Using Domestic Steel and Iron; 82 Fed. Reg. 16093 Executive Order 13783 Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth; 82 Fed. Reg. 9339 Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs; Efforts regarding industry workplace safety; Efforts related to pipeline safety; Efforts related to regulatory reform; Efforts related to the development of energy infrastructure; 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.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Minerals Management Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 338 (115th), H.R. 2883 (115th), H.R. 2917 (115th), H.R. 2910 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

81 Fed. Reg. 57651 Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)-Reader Requirements; Efforts related to cybersecurity; Efforts relating to the implementation of Chemical Facility Anti Terrorism Standards.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Minerals Management Service; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.J.RES. 36 Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation"; H.J.RES. 59 Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act"; HR 806 Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; S 263 Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; S 74 Marine Oil Spill Prevention Act; 80 Fed. Reg. 37054 Clean Water Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States"; 80 Fed. Reg. 56577 Draft Control Techniques Guidelines for the Oil and Natural Gas Industry; 80 Fed. Reg. 65292 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone; 81 Fed. Reg. 19718 Air quality control, reporting and compliance rule; 81 Fed. Reg. 35823 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources; 81 Fed. Reg. 6615 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; 82 Fed. Reg. 17793 Evaluation of Existing Regulations; Efforts regarding hydraulic fracturing and industry best practices; Efforts relating to the EPA study on the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 806 (115th), H.J.Res. 36 (115th), H.J.Res. 59 (115th)