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.
Environment/Superfund ENV
Oppose EPAs roll back of the clean car standards. Oppose EPAs repeal of the Clean Power Plan. Comment on the implementation of the Frank Lautenberg for the 21st Century Act (EPA). Oppose changes to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAA) current regulatory processes. Oppose CEQ rulemaking and revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Oppose EPA proposed rule, Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science. Support H.R. 2740, the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Legislative Branch, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020, which would increase investments to fight climate change and boost clean energy. Support the Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019. Support Amendments 327, 318, 424, 427, and 487 to H.R. 2500, the National Defense Authorization Act. Oppose changes to the EPAs proposed rule titled, Modernizing the Administrative Exhaustion Requirement for Permitting Decisions and Streamlining Procedures for Permit Appeals. Oppose changes to implementing regulations and guidance of the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| LAURA C FORERO OROZCO | — |
| SARA JORDAN | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Government Issues GOV
Oppose all ideological anti-environmental policy riders and support a clean Fiscal Year 2020 appropriations package. Oppose Barry Myerss nomination to be Administrator of NOAA. Oppose the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which does not include strong environmental and climate protections. Support H.R. 1 and S. 949, For the People Act of 2019, which would strengthen voting rights, increase transparency and fairness in our campaign finance system, and improve ethics laws. Support H.R. 4 and S. 561, Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019, which would revise and restore the coverage formula for the preclearance section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Support H.J.Res.2 and S.J.Res.51, Democracy For All Amendment, which would enact a Constitutional amendment explicitly authorizing the Congress and the states to regulate campaign expenditures. Oppose Lee Rudofskys nomination to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Support H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019, which would provide permanent protections for Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) holders. Support H.R.51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, which would admit the District of Columbia as the 51st state in the Union. Oppose Steven Menashis nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Oppose Lawrence VanDykes nomination to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Oppose Katharine MacGregors nomination to be the Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Oppose William Perry Pendleys appointment as Acting Director of the Bureau of Land Management Support inclusion of language in end of year appropriations bills to protect TPS and DED holders beyond 2021. Oppose Aurelia Skipwiths nomination to be director of US Fish and Wildlife Service.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| BENJAMIN J DRISCOLL | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| LAURA C FORERO OROZCO | — |
| SARA JORDAN | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Oppose undermining ozone clean air protections and the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (EPA). Oppose the administrations Dirty Water Rule, which would gut Clean Water Act protections for streams and wetlands and jeopardize our drinking water. Support stronger regulation of PFAS by the administration. Support, S. 1790, the 2020 National Defense Authorization Acts provision to end the use of PFAS based foams on military installations by 2023. Urge EPA to withdraw its interpretive statement exempting point source pollution discharges through groundwater to surface water from Clean Water Act (CWA) protections. Urge EPA to disclose 24 studies on Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Oppose H.R. 1764, which would extend the terms of the Clean Water Act permits issued to state and municipal dischargers from five to ten years. Oppose the proposed reclassification of major sources as area sources under section 112 of the Clean Air Act, Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 144 (July 26, 2019). Urge EPA to ban the discharge of plastic pellets and other pollutants tied to the chemical industry as part of review of the proposed Formosa ethane cracker complex.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| LAURA C FORERO OROZCO | — |
| SARA JORDAN | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Natural Resources NAT
Support the Endangered Species Act, which is facing unprecedented threats. Oppose attempts to exempt the Tongass National Forest in Alaska from the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Oppose mineral development authorizations in Minnesotas Superior National Forest during an ongoing study of a proposed mineral withdrawal within the Rainy River watershed. Request extension of comment period for Endangered Species Act rules proposed by the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce. Oppose any new or amended proclamation by President Trump that weakens or removes protections of the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument from extractive activities. Support Amendment 514 to S. 1790, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2020, which would prohibit the use of national defense funds for the construction of walls along the southern border. Support H.R. 3195 and S. 1081, which provide the Land and Water Conservation Fund with full, permanent, and dedicated funding. Oppose S. 1317, the American Mineral Security Act. Oppose federal funding for the expansion of Shasta Dam in California. Support H.R. 2579 Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019 and S. 1386 Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2019, to improve hardrock mining and clean up on public lands. Oppose riders that limit work by the USFWS on sage grouse conservation efforts. Support H.R. 1373, the Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act. Support H.R. 2181, the Chaco Cultural Heritage Area Protection Act. Support H.R. 823, the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act. Support Section 511 of H.R. 2740, which would prohibit the US Army Corps of Engineers from finalizing the DEIS for the Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska. Support S.Res.372, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Federal Government should establish a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and ocean of the United States by 2030.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| LAURA C FORERO OROZCO | — |
| SARA JORDAN | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Oppose the expansion of new offshore drilling by the Department of the Interior. Support H.R. 205, Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019, and H.R. 1941, Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act of 2019, which would permanently protect the Atlantic, Pacific and Eastern Gulf from offshore drilling. Oppose attempts to fast-track oil and gas leasing on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Support H.R.1146, Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act, which would restore protections for the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Oppose legislative efforts to include funding for restarting the licensing process for the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. Support modifying and extending tax credits for clean energy sources. Support the Driving America Forward Act, which would expand the electric vehicle and hydrogen fuel cell tax credit. Support the Rural Energy for America Program, which invests in renewable energy. Support the 100% Clean Economy Act of 2019. Oppose the inclusion of the Nuclear Powers America Act, H.R. 2314 and S. 1134, in any tax extenders package. Oppose changes to EPA regulations surrounding methane emission standards. Oppose provisions in appropriations bills that would prioritize consolidated interim storage for nuclear waste.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| LAURA C FORERO OROZCO | — |
| SARA JORDAN | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
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