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Manufacturing MAN

Manufacturing.

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Economics/economic development. Infrastructure. S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 2302 (116th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Chemicals/chemicals industry.

Contacted: Surface Transportation Board (STB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy/nuclear.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Surface Transportation Board (STB); SENATE; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade (domestic/foreign). U.S., Mexico, Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA).

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Small Business SMB

Small business. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act/Phase 3)

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th)

Constitution CON

Constitution. Nominees for Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Surface Transportation Board, Department of the Interior.

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Agriculture AGR

Agriculture.

Contacted: SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code. Tax reform. Percentage depletion allowance.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Consumer issues/safety/products. Interagency Working Group on Asbestos in Consumer Products.

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Transportation TRA

Transportation. Rail reform. Competitive switching. Demurrage and Accessorial Charges. Axle-weight tolerance for laden trailers specially designed to transport dry bulk products. S. 2301, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 2301 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Budget/appropriations. FY 2021 USGS budget. FY 2021 DOI budget/appropriations. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mace, WV, Experimental Mine. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)/Phase 3.

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

Government issues. Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); White House Office; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Environment/Superfund ENV

Environment/superfund. EPA's National Compliance Initiatives. Toxic Substance Control Act. S. 717/H.R. 1603, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019. Permitting. National Evironmental Policy Act. Climate Change. Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act.

Contacted: Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 717 (116th), H.R. 1603 (116th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food industry (safety, labelling, etc.).

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Education EDU

Education.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Labor issues/antitrust/workplace. Occupational safety and health. Mine safety and health. Exposure of underground miners to diesel exhaust. Black Lung and respirable crystalline silica. Respirable crystalline silica. Escapeways and refuges in underground metal/nonmetal mines. Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mace, WV, Experimental Mine. MSHA/NIOSH Respirable Dust Partnership. Interagency Working Group on Asbestos in Consumer Products. 30 CFR Part 50, Notification, Investigation, Reports and Records of Accidents, Injuries, Illnesses, Employment and Coal Production in Mines.

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean air and water (quality). Proposed rule to revise the definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS). Air regulations. Compensatory mitigation process for Section 404 permits. EPA interpretative statement on application of the Clean Water Act to groundwater. Section 41 Water Quality Certification. Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule for the Analysis of Effluent.

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)

Natural Resources NAT

Natural resources. S. 546, H.R. 1399, the American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act. S. 47, the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act. General Mining Law of 1872. Minerals Leasing Act of 1920. Antiquities Act of 1906. National Historic Preservation Act. Endangered Species Act. Non-Energy Solid Leasable Mineral Royalty Rate Reduction. Emergency relief for victims of earthquake. H.R. 2579, the Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act. Critical Minerals Report. Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); White House Office; Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 2579 (116th), H.R. 1399 (116th), S. 47 (116th), S. 546 (116th)