AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PORT AUTHORITIES

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to Port Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Securing Americas Ports of Entry Act (S.3850) Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act (S.4687)

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3850 (117th), S. 4687 (117th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to port electrification grants. Hydrogen for Ports Act (H.R.7065, S.3111) Issues related to EPA grant administration. Issues related to NEPA Categorical Exclusions. Issues related to federal permitting policy.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 7065 (117th), S. 3111 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to FY2022 Appropriations process. Issues related to Army Corps of Engineers navigation program. Issues related to DoT Grant Funding. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022, included in: H.R. 6833, the Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 Issues related to NEPA Categorical Exclusions.

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Maritime Commission; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 6833 (117th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to trade investigations, foreign tariffs, and jobs.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues related to U.S. Maritime Administration reauthorization and the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). Issues related to the United States Marine Highway Program.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to government port incentives. Issues related to the Buy American Act. Implementation of grant funding from Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R.3684). Implementation of grant funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376). Secure Our Ports Act of 2022 (H.R.6887)

Contacted: White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD)

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 6887 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th)

Defense DEF

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7900) James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (S. 4543) James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7776)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7900 (117th), H.R. 7776 (117th), S. 4543 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to NLRB rulemaking on joint employer standard.

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)