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Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Implementation of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to CFTC regulation of derivatives end-users and related FERC issues. Legislation affecting derivatives end-users, including H.R. 1610 / H.R. 2682 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (Grimm), H.R. 1573 (Lucas), H.R. 1840 (Conaway), S. 947 (Johanns), H.R. 3527 - Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation (Hultgren), and related legislation.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1610 (112th), H.R. 3527 (112th), H.R. 1573 (112th), S. 947 (112th), H.R. 2682 (112th), H.R. 1840 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Clean Energy Standard (CES) proposal and Renewable Energy Standard (RES) legislation, including S. 559 - Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies (Klobuchar), Obama Administration proposal, Bingaman-Murkowski White Paper, S.2146 - Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 (Bingaman), and related legislative proposals; provisions related to role of natural gas. Legislative proposals related to EPA rulemakings under the Clean Air Act; provisions related to air toxics, coal ash, and greenhouse gas regulation, including H.R. 1705 / H.R. 2401 Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011 (EPA regulation), S. 482 / H.R. 910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 (Inhofe / Upton), S. 231 EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act (Rockefeller), and S. 228 / H.R. 750 Defending Americas Affordable Energy and Jobs Act (Barrasso / Walberg), the FERC Staff White Paper on the Commission's Role Regarding Environmental Protection Agency's Mercury and Air Toxic Standards, and related legislation. EPA rulemakings (current and proposed) affecting electric generators, including ozone and particulate matter transport, Utility MACT, Cooling Water Intake Structures (316(b)), Coal Ash, Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, and New Source Performance Standards. Legislation related to promotion and regulation of natural gas development, including H.R. 1084 / S. 587 - Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act of 2011 (DeGette / Casey); all provisions. Comprehensive energy legislation, including S. 1220 / H.R. 2133 Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership (FUEL) Act of 2011 (Conrad / Matheson), S. 1321 - Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011 (Lugar), and related legislation; provisions related to natural gas and carbon capture and sequestration. Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program (solar and carbon capture and sequestration). Congressional oversight of FERC rulemakings affecting electricity markets. H.R. 4273 - Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012 (Olson).

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 482 (112th), S. 587 (112th), H.R. 4273 (112th), S. 2146 (112th), S. 1220 (112th), H.R. 1705 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th), S. 231 (112th), S. 559 (112th), H.R. 2133 (112th), S. 228 (112th), H.R. 2401 (112th), S. 1321 (112th), H.R. 1084 (112th), H.R. 750 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislative proposals, including tax incentives for carbon capture and sequestration. Legislative proposals related to natural gas production and tax incentives in the debt ceiling negotiations and related legislation. Legislative proposals related to taxation of energy project development partnerships, including carried interest and related legislation. H.R. 12 / S.1549 - The American Jobs Act of 2011 (Obama Administration proposal); provisions related to the natural gas industry, infrastructure finance, and partnership tax. S. 3275 - Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act (Coons). S.3581 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for carbon dioxide sequestration (Conrad-Enzi-Rockefeller). S. 3521 - Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 (energy tax extenders). H.R. 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 ("Fiscal Cliff Bill"); solar tax incentives and partnership tax issues.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 12 (112th), S. 3275 (112th), S. 1549 (112th), S. 3521 (112th), H.R. 8 (112th), S. 3581 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

Cybersecurity legislation, including S. 21 - Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act (Reid), H.R. 1136 - Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act (Langevin), House proposed legislation based on H.R. 5026 GRID Act (111th Congress); S. 1342 Grid Cyber Security Act (Bingaman-Murkowski), House Republican Cybersecurity Task Force recommendations, H.R. 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (Rogers-Ruppersberger), H.R. 3674 - PRECISE Act of 2011 (Lungren-King), S. 413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011(Lieberman), S.2151 / S. 3342 / H.R. 4263 - SECURE IT Act (McCain-Bono Mack), S.2105 - Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (Lieberman-Collins), H.R. 2096 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2012 (McCaul), H.R. 3834 - Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2012 (Hall), H.R. 4257 - Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012 (Issa), S.3414 - CSA2012 (revised Lieberman-Collins cyber bill), the DOE/DHS Electric Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Initiative, the proposed Cybersecurity Executive Order, and related legislation; provisions related to cost recovery and security.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1342 (112th), H.R. 2096 (112th), H.R. 4257 (112th), H.R. 5026 (112th), H.R. 1136 (112th), S. 413 (112th), S. 21 (112th), S. 3342 (112th), S. 2105 (112th), S. 3414 (112th), H.R. 3523 (112th), S. 2151 (112th), H.R. 4263 (112th), H.R. 3674 (112th), H.R. 3834 (112th)