3rd Quarter - Report

SIERRA CLUB for SIERRA CLUB

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$110,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

SENATE S. 0560-Employee Free Choice Act of 2009-(All Sections)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NONE NONE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Natl Park Service (NPS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Minerals Management Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Bills named: S. 560 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

HOUSE H.R. 0564-Superfund Reinvestment Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 1329-CLEAN TEA-(To build support for transportation in climate legislation) H.R. 1618-Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA)-(In support of limiting freight truck size and weight) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 3026-Hazard Mitigation for All Act-(All Sections) H.R. 3027-Predisaster Mitigation Enhancement Act-(All Sections) H.R. 3028-First Responder Innovation and Support Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 5209-Healthy CHOICES Act-(Moving Outdoors in Nature Act) SENATE S. 0779-Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA)-(In support of limiting freight truck size and weight) S. 1470-Forest Jobs and Recreation Act-(wilderness and logging provisions) S. 1816-Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act-(All Sections) S. 2783- No Title-(All Sections) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Trans-Pacific Partnership-(All Sections) Moving Outdoors in Nature Act-(this would be a stand alone bill that is similar to the Moving Outdoors in Nature section of the Healthy CHOICES Act) Draft fiscal Year 2011 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations-(Against amendment impairing EPA authority) Korea Free Trade Act-(All Sections)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NONE NONE —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Forest Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Minerals Management Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Park Service (NPS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1470 (111th), H.R. 564 (111th), H.R. 3026 (111th), H.R. 1618 (111th), H.R. 3027 (111th), S. 779 (111th), H.R. 3028 (111th), H.R. 5209 (111th), H.R. 1329 (111th), S. 2783 (111th), S. 1816 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HOUSE H.R. 2227-American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act-(Testified against this bill) H.R. 2454-America Clean Energy and Security Act-(Comprehensive Clean Energy and Climate Bill) H.R. 2647-Defense Authorization Bill-(Section 526) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 2724-National Transportation Objectives Act-(Transportation) H.R. 2996-Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010-(Biofuels, Agency fundings, Oppose efforts to restrict EPA's ability to regulate GHG's/implement endangerment finding) H.R. 3246-Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009-(The bill provides support for technologies to reduce oil dependence) H.R. 3534-Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act of 2009-(Support some provisions dealing with off shore drilling and renewable energy; attended hearing on this bill) H.R. 3711-Green Taxis Act-(Vehicles) H.R. 4213-Jobs Package-(Sections dealing with green energy investments or tax incentives for green energy) H.R. 4690-Livable Communities Act-(Transportation) H.R. 4722-Active Community Transportation Act-(Transportation) H.R. 5119-Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2010-(All Sections) H.R. 5716-Safer Oil and Drilling Act-(Small Producers Program) SENATE S. 0019-Oil Sands Energy Security Act-(Oppose All) S. 1390-Defense Authorization Bill-(Section 526) S. 1462-ACELA-American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009-(All Sections) S. 1619-Livable Communities Act-(Transportation) S. 1700-Energy Security Through Transparency Act-(All Sections) S. 1733-Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act-(Transportation) S. 1741-Green Taxis Act-(Vehicles) S. 2877-Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act-(All Sections) S. 3217-Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010-(language of S. 1700 was included in the conference report of the financial reform bill.) S. 3305-Big Oil Bailout Prevention-(remove liability cap) S. 3405-Close Big Oil Loopholes-(Slash oil and gas subsidies) S. 3434-Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010-(All Sections) S. 3442-Electric Vehicle Deployment Act-(Vehicles) S. 3464-Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act of 2010-(All Sections) S. 3601-Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act-(Oil Savings) S. 3663-Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010-(Clean Energy) S. 3813-Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2010-(All Sections) S. 3815-Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicle Act of 2010-(All Sections) S. 3935-Advanced Energy Tax Incentives Act of 2010-(Include fossil subsidy repeals as pay-fors and remove or phase-out ethanol credit) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Senate Version of H.R. 2454-(All Sections) No Name Yet (Comprehensive clean energy and global warming legislation)-(All Sections) Climate Legislation-(Biofuels provisions) Kerry Graham Lieberman compromise bill to address climate change-(Work with Senate swings and champs to communicate prioirities for legislation) No Name Yet (Comprehensive Climate and Energy bill being written by Senators Kerry, Graham, and Leiberman)-(All Sections) American Power Act-(All Sections) Transportation Bill-(Transportation) Energy Tax Package-(Energy Tax) Domestic Manufacturing and Energy Jobs Act-(Ethanol tax credit, pay-fors, and exclusion of CTL credit)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN DEVEREAUX COEQUYT —
DAVID HAMILTON —
KATHERINE JOHNSON —
ANN MESNIKOFF —
LENA MOFFITT —
MELINDA CATHERINE PIERCE —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Minerals Management Service; Natl Park Service (NPS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Bills named: H.R. 2724 (111th), H.R. 3246 (111th), H.R. 4690 (111th), S. 19 (111th), S. 3217 (111th), S. 1390 (111th), H.R. 3711 (111th), H.R. 5119 (111th), S. 3935 (111th), S. 3434 (111th), H.R. 2227 (111th), H.R. 2996 (111th), S. 3601 (111th), S. 1462 (111th), S. 3813 (111th), S. 1741 (111th), S. 3464 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 3663 (111th), S. 1619 (111th), H.R. 4722 (111th), S. 3405 (111th), S. 3305 (111th), S. 2877 (111th), H.R. 5716 (111th), S. 3815 (111th), H.R. 3534 (111th), S. 1700 (111th), S. 1733 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 2647 (111th), S. 3442 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HOUSE H.R. 0669-Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act-(All Sections) H.R. 1191-Safe Drug Disposal Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 1310-Clean Water Protection Act-(All Sections) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 2766-Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 2868-Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009-(All Section) H.R. 3081-Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011-(Potential provision to delay setting water quality standards for nutrients in Florida) H.R. 3852-Chesepeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 4132-Clean Renewable Water Supply Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 4202-Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2009-(All Sections) H.R. 4715-Clean Estuaries Act of 2010-(All Sections) H.R. 5088-America's Commitment to Clean Water Act-(All Sections) H.R. 5114-Flood Insurance Reform and Priorities Act-(All Sections) H.R. 5967-Clean Ports Act-(Clean Ports) SENATE S. 0696-Appalachia Restoration Act-(All Sections) S. 0787-Clean Water Restoration Act-(All Sections) S. 0796-Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 2009-(All Sections) S. 1371-Clean Renewable Water Supply Bond Act of 2009-(All Sections) S. 2835-International Climate Change Investment Act of 2009-(Climate Change) S. 2995-Clear Air Act Amendments of 2010-(Prevent bill from being weakened) S. 3072-Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act-(Opposed) S. 3561-Green Infrastructure for Clean Water Act of 2010-(All Sections) S. 3735-[No Title] A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides.-(All Sections) S. 3861-[No Title] Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities From Disease Clusters Act-(All Sections) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Clean Water Restoration Act (both House and Senate)-(All Sections) Senate Oil Spill Response Bill-(Similar to House bill, but includes a commission to plan Gulf Coast Restoration) FY2010 Supplemental Appropriations Bill-(All Sections) Corp Reform Policy-(All Sections) Resolution Rider on Florida Nutrient Standards-(All Sections)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DALAL ANNE ABOULHOSN —
EDWARD HOPKINS —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Park Service (NPS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Minerals Management Service

Bills named: H.R. 3081 (111th), H.R. 2868 (111th), S. 787 (111th), S. 1371 (111th), H.R. 4132 (111th), S. 3072 (111th), H.R. 1191 (111th), H.R. 5114 (111th), H.R. 669 (111th), S. 2835 (111th), S. 3735 (111th), H.R. 4715 (111th), S. 2995 (111th), S. 3561 (111th), H.R. 4202 (111th), S. 796 (111th), H.R. 3852 (111th), S. 696 (111th), H.R. 5967 (111th), H.R. 2766 (111th), S. 3861 (111th), H.R. 1310 (111th), H.R. 5088 (111th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

HOUSE H.R. 0039-The Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act-(All Sections) H.R. 0192-Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act-(Oppose All) H.R. 1264-Multiple Peril Insurance Act of 2009-(All Sections) HOUSE (Continued) H.R. 2555-Homeowners' Defense Act-(All Sections) H.R. 2807-America's Wildlife Heritage Act-(Ensure wildlife standards at the planning level of national forest and BLM land management) H.R. 2888-Devil's Staircase Wilderness-(All Sections) H.R. 3302-Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009-(Advocate for responsible management practices of working forests on private lands) H.R. 5205-Boulder - White Clouds/CIEDRA Bill-(Wilderness bill for central Idaho; we have historically opposed but may support this year's version) SENATE S. 0231-Arctic Wilderness-(All Sections) S. 0881-Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act-(Oppose destructive logging practices in the Tongass National Forest) S. 1036-Federal Transportation Policy and Planning Act-(All Sections) S. 2895-Oregon Eastside Forests Restoration, Old Growth Protection, and Jobs Act of 2009-(All Sections) S. 2921-California Desert Protection Act of 2010-(All Sections) S. 3294-Boulder - White Clouds/CIEDRA Bill-(Wilderness bill for central Idaho; we have historically opposed but may support this year's version) NOT YET INTRODUCED (NYI) Draft majority text on RES standards-(Lobby committee and Senate staff, Senators) No Name Yet (potential wilderness legislation introduced by Rep. Dreier)-(All Sections) Omnibus Lands Bill-(All Sections) Olympic National Forest wilderness additions-(All Sections) Olympic Peninsula Wild and Scenic Rivers designations-(All Sections) Olympic National Park willing-seller land additions-(All Sections)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ATHAN MANUEL —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Park Service (NPS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Minerals Management Service; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Bills named: H.R. 192 (111th), H.R. 5205 (111th), H.R. 1264 (111th), H.R. 39 (111th), S. 1036 (111th), S. 881 (111th), H.R. 3302 (111th), H.R. 2555 (111th), S. 2895 (111th), H.R. 2888 (111th), S. 231 (111th), H.R. 2807 (111th), S. 2921 (111th), S. 3294 (111th)

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.