DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Agriculture AGR
Transforming Government's Approach to Regulating Pesticides to Protect Public Health and the Environment Conservation easement incentive legislation Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
Homeland Security HOM
Border Wall Construction HR 2593 Borderlands Conservation and Security Act of 2007 HR 4088 Schuler legislation including border fencing and studies. Senate Resolution 70 Sessions Amendment calling for funding for border fence.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARY BETH BEETHAM | — |
| SANDRA PUROHIT | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Increased transit investment/economic recovery Schumer Amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill United States - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) Landrieu Amendment - Increasing Critical Water Resource and Ecosystem Restoration Funding to H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Bingaman Lands Amendment to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Oppose Senator DeMints proposed amendment (#119--Drill Now Act of 2009) to H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Recommendations for FY2010 Funding - Everglades funding, House level of funding of $300 million for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), Habitat Restoration FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and the Forest Legacy Program Funding: dedicated funding of $900 million annually by increasing the funding for the federal LWCF to $325 million, and stateside LWCF to $125 million for FY 2010 SB 235 - Habitat Stamp Re-Authorization Barrasso Amendment #637 to the FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARY BETH BEETHAM | — |
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| ROBERT LLOYD DEWEY | — |
| SANDRA PUROHIT | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Expanding and upgrading our electric power transmission system to convey greatly increased amounts of renewable energy Support for clean energy and climate legislation H.R. 5058 To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from selling any oil and gas lease for any tract in the Lease Sale 193 Area of the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region until the Secretary determines whether to list the polar bear as a threatened species or an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. S. 2568 (companion bill) Prohibition on oil and gas drilling in Beaufort and Chukchi Seas unless conditions met. (SENATE Amendment #119--Drill Now Act of 2009 offered to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Stimulus Bill) by Senator DeMint. H.R.790 Title: To prohibit issuance of any lease or other authorization by the Federal Government that authorizes exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas in any marine national monument or national marine sanctuary or in the fishing grounds known as Georges Bank in the waters of the United States. H.R. 39 Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness S. 2316 Permanent protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARY BETH BEETHAM | — |
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| ROBERT LLOYD DEWEY | — |
| SANDRA PUROHIT | — |
Animals ANI
H.R. 3663 - Protect America's Wildlife Act H.R. 7151 - America's Wildlife Heritage Act Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Bill United States leadership at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) HR 669 - Non-Native Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act Multinational Species Conservation Fund Great Cats and Rare Canids Act HR 556 - Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act Gray Wolf Livestock Loss Mitigation Act of 2008
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARY BETH BEETHAM | — |
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| ROBERT LLOYD DEWEY | — |
| SANDRA PUROHIT | — |
Natural Resources NAT
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Bill Oppose the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Exchange in S. 22 Uphold the Roadless Area Conservation Rule Americas Red Rock Wilderness Act National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) - approach of NEPA is integrated into all federal stimulus projects that affect the physical environment Urge critical legislation is used to fund economically responsible and environmentally restorative water projects Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act, HR 669 Natural Resource Conservation Service Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations in H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act Reauthorization SB 235 - Habitat Stamp Re-Authorization H.R. 5610 -- Wilderness Legislation S. 2739 -- Wilderness Legislation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARY BETH BEETHAM | — |
| SARA CHIEFFO | — |
| ROBERT LLOYD DEWEY | — |
| SANDRA PUROHIT | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.