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Defense DEF

Issues related to S. 4049/ H.R. 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 4049 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th)

Transportation TRA

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) reauthorization (H.R. 5120/H.R. 3432 - SAFER Pipelines Act of 2019 & S. 2299 - PIPES Act of 2019); H.R. 3409/S. 2297 - Coast Guard Authorization Act, Section 305.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3409 (116th), H.R. 3432 (116th), S. 2297 (116th), S. 2299 (116th), H.R. 5120 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues regarding the Clean FUTURE Act framework (no bill #); Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) pricing issues and related climate policies; Issues related to Class VI well permitting, including process, requirements, and state primacy.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Immigration IMM

General immigration policy and visa issues.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 748 - CARES Act (Public Law 116-136), Subtitle C - labor provisions; Issues regarding B-1 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) visas.

Contacted: SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to trade policy and trade agreements; Issues regarding tariffs; Issues related to CFTC Position Limits Rule; Issues regarding the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); Issues related to 232 investigations on laminations for stacked cores; Issues related to Bulk Power System Executive Order.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues regarding IRS proposed rule on 45Q tax credit implementation; H.R. 748 - CARES Act (Public Law 116-136), tax related provisions, including Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) relief, production tax credit and investment tax credit for wind, storage and solar; Issues related OECD tax-related discussions; Issues regarding the implementation of the 2017 tax reform law (Public Law 115-97), including regulations.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Issues related to isopropyl alcohol manufacturing and production; S. 4049/ H.R. 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, provisions specific to Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6395 (116th), S. 4049 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2 - INVEST in America Act (Moving Forward Act); Issues related to Deepwater; General offshore energy, regulatory and safety issues, including the Geological and Geophysical Permitting Process, biological opinion, air regulations, and bonding and financial assurance; Issues regarding general offshore energy access, including DOI's 5 year leasing program and revenue sharing; Issues related to energy transition and climate change; Issues related to the storage of ethane; General issues regarding energy policy, infrastructure, and safety.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (116th)

Natural Resources NAT

S. 4041 - SAVE Jobs Act; Issues related to proposed suspension of offshore royalty rates; Issues regarding offshore inspections; Issues regarding BOEM Risk Management, Financial Assurance, and Loss Prevention; Issues regarding regulatory reform as related to COVID-19; Issues regarding the Best Available and Safest Technologies (BAST) Program within the Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs (OORP).

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4041 (116th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Issues related to the development of offshore wind, including permitting, transmission, lease sales and marine fisheries management.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to renewable fuels standard; General biodiesel related issues and biodiesel issues within the renewable fuel standards; Issues related to Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS).

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues regarding the Clean Air Act specific to methane.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)