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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to trade investigations, foreign tariffs, and jobs. Ocean Shipping Reform Act (S.3580)

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 3580 (118th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to port electrification grants. Issues related to Maritime Administration Reauthorization. Hydrogen for Ports Act (S.647) Issues related to EPA grant administration. Issues related to NEPA Categorical Exclusions. Issues related to federal permitting policy. Reinvesting in Americas Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems (RISEE) Act (S.373, H.R. 913)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: S. 647 (118th), H.R. 913 (118th), S. 373 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to FY2024 Appropriations process. Issues related to Army Corps of Engineers navigation program. Issues related to DoT Grant Funding. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022, included in: H.R. 6833, the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 Issues related to NEPA Categorical Exclusions.

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Maritime Commission; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 6833 (118th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to Port Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Issues related to Unmanned Aerial Systems. Securing Americas Ports of Entry Act (S.1253) Port Crane Security and Inspection Act (H.R. 3169) Implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023 (H.R. 7900) Securing Maritime Data from Communist China Act of 2023 (H.R. 1724/S.939) Implementation of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021 (H.R. 5440)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1253 (118th), S. 939 (118th), H.R. 7900 (118th), H.R. 3169 (118th), H.R. 5440 (118th), H.R. 1724 (118th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues related to U.S. Maritime Administration reauthorization and the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). Issues related to the United States Marine Highway Program.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to government port incentives. Issues related to the Buy American Act. Implementation of grant funding from Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R.3684). Implementation of grant funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376). Issues related to federally-funded infrastructure project permitting reform.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Maritime Administration (MARAD); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3684 (118th), H.R. 5376 (118th)

Defense DEF

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670) Issues related to U.S. Maritime Administration reauthorization. Issues related to port data software.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2670 (118th)