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Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

"Discussion draft of legislation to facilitate the deployment of communications infrastructure, provisions regarding regulations of pole attachments."

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Transportation TRA

S.1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 (Thune) H.R.2930, Drone Innovation Act of 2017 H.R.2997, 21st Century AIRR Act

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1405 (115th), H.R. 2997 (115th), H.R. 2930 (115th)

Utilities UTI

HR. 1873 Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act (LaMalfa) Filed comments on Federal Communications Commission pole attachments reform proceedings Discussion draft legislation on facilitations of broadband deployment Senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management Use of utility facilities for broadband and advanced telecommunications technologies in general

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1873 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

A Better Way: A Pro Growth Tax Code for all Americans; Unified Tax Reform Framework S.540 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 (Thune) H.R. 1393 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 (Bishop) H.R. 1686, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions by regulated public utilities; (Paulsen)

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1686 (115th), S. 540 (115th), H.R. 1393 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 3266, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity) (Simpson) H.R. 3267, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST) (Culbertson) HR. 3354, the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 (H. Res. 504 Interior Appropriations bill regarding EPA funding for CCR state permit programs) (Calvert) H.R. 3358, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP) (Cole) S.1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for grid security, Office of Electricity) (Alexander) S.1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (Funding for NIST) (Shelby) S.1771, Department of Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2018 (funding for LIHEAP) (Blunt) Draft language for Senate Interior Appropriations bill regarding EPA funding for CCR state permit programs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: H.R. 3358 (115th), H.R. 3266 (115th), S. 1609 (115th), S. 1662 (115th), H.R. 3354 (115th), S. 1771 (115th), H.R. 3267 (115th), H.Res. 504 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 79, the Securing Energy infrastructure Act (King) S. 385, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (Portman) S. 512, the Nuclear Energy Infrastructure Modernization Act (Barrasso) S. 1265, a bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 to provide for the expansion of emergency planning zones and the development of plans for dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel, and for other purposes. (Markey) H.R. 590, a bill to foster civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies and enhance the licensing and commercial deployment of such technologies. (Latta) H.R. 1320, a bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 related to NRC user fees and annual charges and for other purposes. (Kinzinger) H.R. 3053, Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017 (Shimkus) Department of Energys review of grid reliability and resiliency Department of Energys proposed rulemaking on Grid Resiliency (at FERC) Discussion about the potential impact of Electromagnetic Pulse on the electricity grid

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: H.R. 3053 (115th), S. 1265 (115th), H.R. 1320 (115th), S. 385 (115th), S. 512 (115th), H.R. 590 (115th), S. 79 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 2723 Employee Rights Act (Roe) H.R. 2775 Employee Privacy Protection Act (Wilson) H.R. 2776 Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act (Walberg)

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 2723 (115th), H.R. 2775 (115th), H.R. 2776 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

"Clean Power Plan" final rule by the EPA to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act (Olsen) H.R. 1119 the "Satisfying Energy Needs and Serving the Environment (SENSE) Act" (Rothfus) S. 263, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act (Capito)

Contacted: SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: S. 263 (115th), H.R. 1119 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th)