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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 4606 Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act; HR 5904 NOPEC Act; S 2313 DETER Act; S 3214 NOPEC Act; S 3229 Energy Security Cooperation with Allied Partners in Europe Act; S 3336 DASKA Act; 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 implementation of tariffs and other policies related to the Sec. 301 investigation regarding China; Efforts related to renegotiation of NAFTA; Efforts related to the Department of Commerce's Sec. 232 investigation regarding steel imports.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 4606 (115th), H.R. 5904 (115th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S 1717 Corporate Transparency Act.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Minerals Management Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; S 2256 Tax Extender Act; 83 Fed. Reg. 39292 Additional First Year Depreciation Deduction; 83 Fed. Reg. 39514 Guidance Regarding the Transition Tax Under Section 965 and Related Provisions; Efforts related to foreign tax credit carryover treatment under IRC section 904; Legislative efforts related to treatment of excise taxes under IRC sec. 4081.

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Minerals Management Service; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

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; S 3021 Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018; 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"; Efforts related to crewmember visas.

Contacted: Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; President of the U.S.; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC)

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 3354 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018).

Contacted: SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Minerals Management Service; President of the U.S.; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 3354 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR __ Draft bill to expedite permits for natural gas gathering lines on federal and Indian land; HR 2917 Regulatory Certainty Act; HR 302 FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, provisions related to unmanned aircraft systems; HR 8 Water Resources Development Act of 2018; S 2800 America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018; S 3009 Regulatory Certainty Act; 82 Fed. Reg. 13973 Construction of Pipelines Using Domestic Steel and Iron; 82 Fed. Reg. 46940 Grid Resiliency Pricing Rule; 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; Efforts related to FERC's draft NEPA guidance for natural gas projects; Efforts related to pipeline safety; Efforts related to the development of energy infrastructure; Efforts related to the use of emergency and wartime authorities to subsidize nuclear and coal-fired power generation facilities.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); President of the U.S.; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Minerals Management Service; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 8 (115th), H.R. 302 (115th), H.R. 2917 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

HR 3608 Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act; HR 6345 EMPOWERS Act; HR 6355 PETITION Act; HR 6356 LIST Act; HR 6360 PREDICTS Act; HR 6364 LAMP Act; S ___ Draft legislation to reform and streamline the energy permitting process; 79 Fed. Reg. 27052 Policy regarding implementation of section 4(b)(2) of the Endangered Species Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 27060 Definition of Destruction or Adverse Modification of Critical Habitat; 79 Fed. Reg. 27066 Implementing changes to the regulations for designating critical habitat; 80 Fed. Reg. 29286 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Revisions to the Regulations for Petitions; 80 Fed. Reg. 40767 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Site Security; 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; 82 Fed. Reg. 20815 Executive Order 13795 of April 28, 2017 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy; 82 Fed. Reg. 29212 Taking and Importing Marine Mammals, Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico; 82 Fed. Reg. 34464 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands, Rescission of a 2015 Rule; 83 Fed. Reg. 17359 Wayne National Forest: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Perry, Scioto, Vinton and Washington Counties, Ohio, Assessment and Report of Ecological, Social, and Economic Conditions, Trends, and Sustainability for the Wayne National Forest; 83 Fed. Reg. 829 Notice of Availability of the 2019-2024 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas leasing Program and Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts related to BOEM NTL No. 2016-N01; Efforts related to government royalties for federal oil and gas production; Efforts related to offshore seismic permitting; Efforts related to reorganization of the U.S. Department of the Interior; 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: White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Minerals Management Service; President of the U.S.; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3608 (115th), H.R. 6345 (115th), H.R. 6356 (115th), H.R. 6355 (115th), H.R. 6364 (115th), H.R. 6360 (115th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR 1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; HR 1315 RFS Reform Act; S 517 Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act; 78 Fed. Reg. 54849 Hazardous Materials: Rail Petitions and Recommendations To Improve the Safety of Railroad Tank Car Transportation; 79 Fed. Reg. 42128 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: RFS Pathways II, and Technical Amendments to the RFS Standards and E15 Misfueling Mitigation Requirements; 81 Fed. Reg. 34778 RFS: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018; 81 Fed. Reg. 95551 Change the RFS Point of Obligation, Extension of Comment Period; Efforts related to EPA's approval of E15 gasoline.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); President of the U.S.; Minerals Management Service; Energy, Dept of

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

Homeland Security HOM

HR 5576 Cyber Deterrence and Response Act; HR 5729 Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act; HR 6992 Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act; S 3378 Cyber Deterrence and Response Act; S 3405 Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act; 81 Fed. Reg. 57651 Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)-Reader Requirements; 83 Fed. Reg. 29067 TWIC-Reader Requirements, Delay of Effective Date; Efforts related to cybersecurity; Efforts related to pipeline security.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Minerals Management Service; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); President of the U.S.; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6992 (115th), H.R. 5729 (115th), H.R. 5576 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

HR 5085 Don't Break Up the T-Band Act; S 3347 Dont Break Up the T-Band Act.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); President of the U.S.; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Minerals Management Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 5085 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 2 Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 amendments pertaining to definition of "Waters of the United States"; HR 3128 To amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes; HR 6889 Water Quality Certification Improvement Act; S 3303 Water Quality Certification Improvement Act; 80 Fed. Reg. 37054 Clean Water Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States"; 80 Fed. Reg. 56593 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources; 81 Fed. Reg. 6615 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; 81 Fed. Reg. 81276 Implementation of the 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements; 83 Fed. Reg. 29785 Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone-Call for Scientific and Policy-Relevant Information; 83 Fed. Reg. 32227 Definition of Waters of the United States-Recodification of Preexisting Rule; __ Fed. Reg. __ Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Reconsideration; __ Fed. Reg. __ Reconsideration of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review (NSR) Project Aggregation; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning the implementation of the Clean Air Act; Legislative efforts related to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; Regulatory efforts related to EPA Effluent Guidelines.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); Minerals Management Service; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 3128 (115th), H.R. 2 (115th), H.R. 6889 (115th)