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Transportation TRA

H.R.2930, Drone Innovation Act of 2017; H.R.2997, 21st Century AIRR Act; S.1272, Drone Federalism Act of 2017; S.1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1405 (115th), H.R. 2930 (115th), H.R. 2997 (115th), S. 1272 (115th)

Utilities UTI

H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act; H.R. 2921, National Forest System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act; Senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1873 (115th), H.R. 2921 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act (End-user protections); H.R. 761, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; H.R. 1393, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017; 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; S. 270, The Pension and Budget Integrity Act; S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017; American Business Competitiveness Act discussion draft; House Republican tax reform blueprint, A Better Way: A Pro Growth Tax Code for all Americans.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: S. 270 (115th), H.R. 1686 (115th), S. 540 (115th), H.R. 1393 (115th), H.R. 761 (115th), H.R. 238 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Advocated for appropriations for research and development to improve natural gas technologies and natural gas vehicles; HR 589 - To establish Department of Energy policy for science and energy research and development programs, and reform National Laboratory management and technology transfer programs, and for other purposes; HR 5055 - Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; S 2804 - An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; HR 244 - Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes; House Draft appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes; Senator Alexander Draft of An original bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes; Draft House and Senate Energy-Water Appropriations (funding for grid security, Research & Development, the Office of Electricity, the Office of Fossil Energy and smart grid); Draft House and Senate Interior-Environment Appropriations (funding for WINN Act CCR implementation); Draft House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations (funding for LIHEAP); Draft House and Senate Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations (funding for NIST); Draft House and Senate Budget Resolutions (energy issues, generally); House and Senate draft Interior, Environment & Related Agencies appropriations bills, particularly as they relate to vegetation management near utility rights of way on federal lands.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 5055 (115th), H.R. 589 (115th), H.R. 244 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act; H.R. 3127, to amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification; H.R. 3128, to amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes; S. 263, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 806 (115th), H.R. 3128 (115th), H.R. 3127 (115th), S. 263 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

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; HR 3053 - To amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, and for other purposes; H.R.0723/S.239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017; H.R. 1109, to amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act; H.R. 2880, the Promoting Closed-Loop Pumped Storage Hydropower Act; H.R. 2883, the Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act; H.R. 3043, the Hydropower Policy Modernization Act; H.R. 3050, the Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act; S.79, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2883 (115th), S. 79 (115th), H.R. 3053 (115th), H.R. 2880 (115th), H.R. 3050 (115th), H.R. 1109 (115th), H.R. 3043 (115th), H.R. 723 (115th), S. 239 (115th)