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Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Rules implementation for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Public Law No: 111-203) regarding interchange fees and derivatives (swaps and Futures market) overhaul; HR 1838 - A bill to repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any federal bailout of swap dealers or participants. HR 3283 - Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 1838 (113th), H.R. 3283 (113th)

Roads/Highway ROD

Highway Safety; transporation of hazardous materials; highway funding; gasoline taxes; SAFETEA-LU; Wetlines (cargo tank loading lines) and Interstate rest area commercialization; Surface transportation reauthorization; gasoline and Leaking Underground Storage Tank tax reauthorizations

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Transportation TRA

As referenced under highway issues, the transportation and distribution of petroleum products and hazardous materials; hours of service; driver registration; hazardous materials fees;Wetlines (cargo tank loading lines)

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Estate tax; gasoline taxes; remittance of state sales taxes; Biodiesel tax credit and production tax credit opposition; ethanol/biodiesel tax credit; refueling infrastructure tax credits, blender pumps; Leaking underground storage tank tax, oilheat efficiency tax credits in section 25(c); tobacco taxes included in President's FY 2014 budget

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System

Health Issues HCR

Repealing menu-labeling provisions mandating c-stores conform to national, uniform nutrition disclosure standards. Repealing a food Stamp provision in the 2012 House and Senate farm bill reauthorizations which states that c-stores no longer can receive food stamps if 45 percent or more of a c-store's sales come from alcohol, tobacco and hot food products. Menu Labeling: Commonsense Nutrition Disclosure Act (H.R. 1249)

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Appropriations measure as they apply to the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protections Agency, CFTC, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Transportation and Agriculture. continuing approps for FY 2013

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Environmental issues as they relate to petroleum storage, distribution and customer delivery including: Underground storage issues; superfund cleanup; ethanol "blendwall" issues -- EPA RFS II; Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2013; biodiesel Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) fraud, EPA's RINs Quality Assurance PlanStage II vapor controls, Tier 3 gasoline, E15 proposed rules at EPA

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

All energy reform initiatives including: energy efficiency rules implementation "Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law No:110-140," CR for FY 2013 and FY 2014 budgets on -- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve; grants to reduce emissions from diesel engines; weatherization grants;National Oilheat Research Alliance Reauthorization; Domestic Fuels Protection Act, (H.R. 1214)

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 1214 (113th)

Tobacco TOB

"Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (P.L. 111-31);" Roll your own tobacco provisions within Highway bill, tobacco taxes included in President's FY 2014 budget

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

All issues related to the motor fuels industry which affects supply, disruption, transportation and sales of the product Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel implementation; Renewable Identification Numbers; Federal Trade Commission, filed comments on agency's proposed biodiesel labeling rule; "Clean Energy Leadership Act,"Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011; Refined Product Petroleum Reserve/ Natural Gas Act/ gas to liquids technology, Keystone XL Pipeline, Northern Route Act

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Fuel emissions standards (tier 3 gasoline/ozone proposed rules) Leaking Underground Storage Tank fund issues "Energy Independence and Security Act" (Public Law No: 110-140); Underground storage tank reauthorization tax issues; Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 (S. 482, H.R. 910); bills that would limit EPA's ability to enforce climate change regulations, EPA's new UST proposed Rules, biodiesel content labeling, Ethanol blendwall (RVP) requirements,

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: S. 482 (113th), H.R. 910 (113th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Implementation of Title VII of the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203); H.R. 992, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act," H.R. 1256, the Swaps Jurisdiction Certainty Act,"

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 1256 (113th), H.R. 992 (113th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

Sales of tobacco to non-tribe members; taxation issues between states and tribal governments;

Contacted: SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)