LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS for LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Oppose the expansion of new offshore drilling by the Department of the Interior. Support the Interior Departments pause and review of the federal oil and gas program. Support the restoration of protections for Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante, and the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monuments. Support the Parks, Jobs, and Equity Act. Support robust funding for coastal restoration in any congressional recovery package. Support the Protecting Americas Wilderness and Public Lands Act. Urge the Biden administration to invest in clean vehicles to create good jobs, save lives, and help working families. Support the enactment of a transformational economic recovery package that meets or exceeds the $2 trillion climate and environmental justice investment proposed by President Biden, that puts millions of people to work in high-quality jobs tackling the climate crisis, transitions to a 100% clean economy and builds a more fair and just society. Support extending and expanding tax credits for clean energy sources, storage, efficiency, and manufacturing, electric vehicles, and transmission (Clean Energy for America Act, or Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act). Urge the Biden administration to invest $22.5 billion over 10 years to accelerate the electric transition of the nations school bus fleet. Support ending fossil fuel subsidies through the tax code. Support legislation that includes a federal Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) requiring 80% clean energy by 2030. Oppose the inclusion of the sage-grouse rider in the FY2022 appropriations bill for Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. Support H.R. 3959, the American Renewable Energy Act Support S. 1553, the PEAKER Act of 2021 Urge robust top-line funding for the environment in FY22. Support the inclusion of critical language in the Clean Energy for America Act that updates and extends the 48 C Investment Tax Credit (ITC). Support Energy Efficiency Tax credits for homes & bldgs. Call to create Residential Solar ITC Direct Pay Support recommendations to the Biden-Harris administration for 30x30 and the creation of American Conservation and Stewardship Atlas Support allowing EV charging on state highways Letter in support of $2.5b low income solar and state implementing 7.5B in House E&C Build Back Better Act text Support the restoration of protections for the Arctic Refuge jn budget reconciliation. Support Hardrock Mining reforms in Budget Reconciliation Support the Zero Emissions Homes Act (ZEHA) Urge the Treasury Department to stop financing fossil fuels
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BENJAMIN THOMAS ALEXANDRO New | — |
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| DARIEN LURENE DAVIS | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| SARA FONTES | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| DAVID SHADBURN | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
| ARTURO ENRIQUE TERRAZAS | — |
Natural Resources NAT
Support H.R. 815 and S. 282, the Arctic Refuge Protection Act. Urge Congress to protect salmon populations by bypassing dams on the Lower Snake River. Urge the Biden administration to protect the Boundary Waters watershed from harmful mining. Urge the Biden administration to restore the Roadless Rule to the Tongass National Forest. Oppose funding for a strategic uranium reserve (SUR) and request that Congress provide no further budget allocations toward one. Support the Outdoors for All Act Urge the Forest Service to reconsider their 2020 changes to NEPA implementation. Urge Congress to include strong provisions to reduce contributions to climate change from the agricultural and forestry sectors in the Build Back Better Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BENJAMIN THOMAS ALEXANDRO New | — |
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| DARIEN LURENE DAVIS | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Urge the EPA to center public health protection and environmental justice in carrying out the 2016 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) amendments. Support the Relief for Americas Small Farmers Act of 2021. Urge the EPA to take action on perchlorate.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| DARIEN LURENE DAVIS | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| SAACHI KUWAYAMA | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Urge Administrator Regan to state EPA expectations for state compliance with the Regional Haze Rule in the planning process Support S. 2118 the Clean Energy for American Act Urge Administrator Regan and the Biden administration to set stronger primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for dangerous particulate matter (PM) and ozone pollution. Urge the EPA to immediately eliminate the Navigable Waters Protection Rule. Support EPAs rescission of the Clean Air Act Benefit-Cost Rule. Support HR 4502 Minibus Appropriations Urge the EPA to take action under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act to protect Bristol Bay Urge Congress to fund air quality monitoring in legislation enacting the American Jobs Plan. Support Congress establishing a Maritime Pollution Fee Support the inclusion of onshore oil and gas bonding, fiscal, and leasing reforms in the Build Back Better Act. Urge Congress to invest $22.5 billion for electric school buses. Urge the EPA to adopt protective standards to reduce methane pollution. Support the COMPETES (Competitive Onshore Mineral Policy via Eliminating Taxpayer-Enabled Speculation) Act Urge Congress to include measures supporting industrial decarbonization in the Build Back Better Act. Urge the EPA to set strong clean vehicle standards
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BENJAMIN THOMAS ALEXANDRO New | — |
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| DARIEN LURENE DAVIS | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| SAACHI KUWAYAMA | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
Government Issues GOV
Urge the Biden administration to prioritize judges. Support the creation of additional judgeships in federal district and circuit courts. Support H.R. 1 and S. 1, the For the People Act, which returns power to everyday American families and amplifies the voices of communities that have historically been marginalized in our democracy. Support the nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning for director of the Bureau of Land Management. Support the nomination of Todd Kim for Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division. Urge Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters to hold a hearing on S. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. Support the nomination of Shannon Estenoz for Assistant Secretary of DOI. Support S. 1267, the Census Deadline Extensions Act. Urge Congress to prioritize civil rights enforcement and fund it substantially in the FY22 appropriations cycle. Support H.R. 3233, a bill to create a commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Recommend the nomination of Sanjay Narayan to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Support H.R.40, the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act of 2021 Support Myrna Perez for the Second Circuit Court of Appeals Support David Uhlmann to be the Assistant Administrator of EPAs Office of Enforcement Oppose Congressional efforts to restrict immigration. Letter to House W & M asking for ITC for transmission Oppose efforts to undermine NEPA, public input, and environmental review in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Support HR 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Support Charles Sams for National Park Service Director Support Jennifer Sung for the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Support robust investment in agencies capacity to implement NEPA in the Build Back Better Act. Urge Senate to confirm Laura Daniel Davis for Interior Department. Urge HHS to strike Low Income Household Water Assistance Program citizenship/legal residency requirement Support a ban on new oil and gas leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf in budget reconciliation. Urge the administration to amend USMCA to eliminate risk of NAFTA threats from corporate polluters Urge Congress and the White House to support a pathway to citizenship for TPS, DACA, DED, and essential workers.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| BENJAMIN THOMAS ALEXANDRO New | — |
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| DARIEN LURENE DAVIS | — |
| MATTHEW H DAVIS | — |
| SARA FONTES | — |
| MADELEINE JUSTINE FOOTE | — |
| SAACHI KUWAYAMA | — |
| DAVID SHADBURN | — |
| TIERNAN SITTENFELD | — |
| ALEX TAUREL | — |
| ARTURO ENRIQUE TERRAZAS | — |
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