LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS for LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Oppose the expansion of new offshore drilling by the Department of the Interior. Support the Interior Departments pause and review of the federal oil and gas program. Support the restoration of protections for Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monuments. Support the Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act. Support robust funding for coastal restoration in any congressional recovery package. Support the Protecting Americas Wilderness and Public Lands Act. Urge the Biden administration to invest in clean vehicles to create good jobs, save lives, and help working families. Support the enactment of a transformational economic recovery package that meets or exceeds the $2 trillion climate and environmental justice investment proposed by President Biden, that puts millions of people to work in high-quality jobs tackling the climate crisis, transitions to a 100% clean economy and builds a more fair and just society. Support extending and expanding tax credits for clean energy sources. Urge the Biden administration to invest $25 billion over 10 years to accelerate the electric transition of the nations school bus fleet. Support ending fossil fuel subsidies through the tax code. Support legislation that includes a federal Clean Electricity Standard (CES) requiring 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035. Oppose the inclusion of the sage-grouse rider in the FY2022 appropriations bill for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Support H.R. 1187, the Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act of 2021, a package of bills which includes H.R. 1187, the ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2021, and H.R. 2570, the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021. Support H.R. 3959, the American Renewable Energy Act Support S. 1553, the PEAKER Act of 2021 Urge robust top-line funding for the environment in FY22. Support the inclusion of critical language in the Clean Energy for America Act that covers the cost of interconnection as part of the expansion of the Investment Tax Credit (ITC). Support the INVEST in America Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| DARIEN LURENE DAVIS | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| SARA FONTES New | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| DAVID SHADBURN New | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
| ARTURO ENRIQUE TERRAZAS New | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Urge Administrator Regan to state EPA expectations for state compliance with the Regional Haze Rule in the planning process Support the substitute amendment to the Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021, H.R. 1915. Support S. 2118 the Clean Energy for American Act Urge Administrator Regan and the Biden administration to set stronger primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for dangerous particulate matter (PM) and ozone pollution. Urge the EPA to immediately eliminate the Navigable Waters Protection Rule. Support EPAs rescission of the Clean Air Act Benefit-Cost Rule. Support strengthening the S.914, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| DARIEN LURENE DAVIS | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| SAACHI KUWAYAMA New | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Natural Resources NAT
Support H.R. 815 and S. 282, the Arctic Refuge Protection Act. Urge Congress to protect salmon populations by bypassing dams on the Lower Snake River. Urge the Biden administration to protect the Boundary Waters watershed from harmful mining. Urge the Biden administration to restore the Roadless Rule to the Tongass National Forest. Oppose funding for a strategic uranium reserve (SUR) and request that Congress provide no further budget allocations toward one.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| DARIEN LURENE DAVIS | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Urge the EPA to center public health protection and environmental justice in carrying out the 2016 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) amendments. Support the Relief for Americas Small Farmers Act of 2021.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| DARIEN LURENE DAVIS | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| SAACHI KUWAYAMA New | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Government Issues GOV
Urge the Biden administration to prioritize judges. Support the creation of additional judgeships in federal district and circuit courts. Support H.R. 1 and S. 1, the For the People Act, which returns power to everyday American families and amplifies the voices of communities that have historically been marginalized in our democracy. Support the nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning for director of the Bureau of Land Management. Support the nomination of Todd Kim for Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division. Urge Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters to hold a hearing on S. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. Urge the Biden administration to include undocumented communities in all forms of COVID-19 relief, incuding vaccination. Support the nomination of Shannon Estenoz for Assistant Secretary of DOI. Support S. 1267, the Census Deadline Extensions Act. Urge Congress to prioritize civil rights enforcement and fund it substantially in the FY22 appropriations cycle. Support H.R. 3233, a bill to create a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Recommend the nomination of Sanjay Narayan to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Support H.R.40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act of 2021
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| DARIEN LURENE DAVIS | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| SARA FONTES New | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| SAACHI KUWAYAMA New | — |
| DAVID SHADBURN New | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
| ARTURO ENRIQUE TERRAZAS New | — |
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