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Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Whole Bills: S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act; H.R. 104, Realize America's Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act. Legislative efforts concerning maritime policy.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Minerals Management Service; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 104 (112th), S. 412 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Whole Bills: H.R. 1346, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act. North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, P.L. 103-182. Regulatory efforts concerning implementation of Trade Act of 1974, Title V, Generalized System of Preferences; Regulatory efforts concerning implementation of Trade and Development Act of 2000, Title I, African Growth and Opportunity Act; Regulatory efforts concerning implementation of Trade Act of 2002, Title XXXI, Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act; Legislative efforts concerning petroleum products imports policy.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1346 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Pub. Law No. 111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Title I, Section 1504.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Legislative efforts concerning energy markets.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Minerals Management Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Whole Bill: S. 940, Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act. Legislative efforts concerning taxes on the oil and natural gas industry; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Minerals Management Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)

Bills named: S. 940 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Whole Bills: H.R. __, Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill. Presidential FY 2012 budget proposal. Legislative efforts related to proposals developed by Presidential Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Minerals Management Service

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Whole Bills: S. 516, Lease Extension and Secure Energy Act; S. 916, Oil and Gas Facilitation Act; H.R. 1861, Infrastructure and Jobs Energy Independence Act; H.R. 993, Lease Extension and Secure Energy Act; H.R. __, Balanced Energy and Environmental Policy Act. H.R. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012, amendments related to DOD authority for the procurement of alternative fuels; S. 1253, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012, amendments related to DOD authority for the procurement of alternative fuels. Legislative efforts related to hydraulic fracturing; Legislative efforts concerning clean energy standard.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1253 (112th), S. 516 (112th), S. 916 (112th), H.R. 1861 (112th), H.R. 993 (112th), H.R. 1540 (112th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Whole Bills: H.R. 6239, Prevention of Frivolous Ethanol Lawsuits Act of 2010; H.R. 5778, Renewable Fuels Marketing Act of 2010; H.R. 1938, North American-Made Energy Security Act. Legislative efforts concerning renewable fuel standards and products liability issues; Legislative and regulatory efforts relating to the proposed TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline project; Legislative efforts regarding Tier 3 fuel specifications.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Minerals Management Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6239 (112th), H.R. 5778 (112th), H.R. 1938 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

Whole Bills: S. 473, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act; S. 413, Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act; H.R. 901, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act; H.R. 908, Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 413 (112th), H.R. 901 (112th), H.R. 908 (112th), S. 473 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Whole Bills: H.R. 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act; H.R. 2021, Jobs and Energy Permitting Act; S. 1226, Offshore Energy and Jobs Permitting Act. S. 493, S. Amdts. 183, 215, 236 and 277, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act. 76 Fed. Reg. 24409, EPA and Army Corps of Engineers Guidance Regarding Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act; 75 Fed. Reg. 2938, National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, Proposed Rule; 76 Fed. Reg. 5804, Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Collection Request for Petroleum Refinery Sector New Source Performance Standards and National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Residual Risk and Technology Review; EPA ICR No. 2411.01, OMB Control No. 2060-New. Regulatory efforts concerning New Source Performance Standards for greenhouse gases.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Minerals Management Service; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1226 (112th), H.R. 2021 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th), S. 493 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

Whole Bills: H.R. 1115, Expedited Offshore Permitting Act; H.R. 1231, Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act; H.R. 1229, Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act; H.R. 1230, Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act; H.R. 1372, VA Energy Act; H.R. 1581, Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act; S. 917, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act; S. 953, Offshore Production and Safety Act. 75 Fed. Reg. 63346, Oil and Gas Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf -- Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on the Outer Continental Shelf. Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning improvements to safety in offshore drilling operations, failure to issue permits to drill on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf, access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Legislative efforts concerning domestic natural gas resources; Regulatory and legislative efforts concerning oil spill response planning.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 917 (112th), H.R. 1231 (112th), H.R. 1229 (112th), H.R. 1115 (112th), S. 953 (112th), H.R. 1372 (112th), H.R. 1581 (112th), H.R. 1230 (112th)