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Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

HR ____ Cellulosic Biofuel Mandate Reform Act; HR ____ Gasoline Regulations Act; HR 1314 Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; HR 1315 RFS Reform Act; S 1207 FUELS Act; 79 Fed. Reg. 42128 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: RFS Pathways II, and Technical Amendments to the RFS Standards and E15 Misfueling Mitigation Requirements; 81 Fed. Reg. 34778 Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018; Efforts relating to EPA's implementation of the renewable fuels standard.

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 1315 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

HR 5175 Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act; HR 5729 Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act; 81 Fed. Reg. 57651 Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)-Reader Requirements; 83 Fed. Reg. 29067 TWIC-Reader Requirements, Delay of Effective Date; Efforts related to cybersecurity; Efforts related to pipeline security; Efforts relating to the implementation of Chemical Facility Anti Terrorism Standards.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); President of the U.S.; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Forest Service; Energy, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 5175 (115th), H.R. 5729 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 2 Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018; HR 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; HR 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 Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017; 79 Fed. Reg. 36880 Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review and New Source Performance Standards; 80 Fed. Reg. 37054 Clean Water Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States"; 81 Fed. Reg. 13637 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements, Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7); 81 Fed. Reg. 35823 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources; 81 Fed. Reg. 6615 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; 82 Fed. Reg. 27645 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources: Three Month Stay of Certain Requirements; 82 Fed. Reg. 58050 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation, Delay and Suspension of Certain Requirements; 82 Fed. Reg. 61924 Oil and Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing on Federal and Indian Lands, Rescission of a 2015 Rule; 83 Fed. Reg. 13745 Project Emissions Accounting Under the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Program; Efforts related to the President's climate action plan.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); State, Dept of (DOS); Vice President of the U.S.; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); President of the U.S.; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2 (115th), H.R. 3128 (115th), H.R. 3127 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

HR 5515 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, provisions regarding leasing and activity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico OCS Leasing Area and compatibility with military activities; HR 6087 The Removing Barriers to Energy Independence Act; HR 6088 The Streamlining Permitting Efficiency in Energy Development Act; HR 6106 The Common Sense Permitting Act; HR 6107 The Ending Duplicative Permitting Act; HR 6147 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, potential amendments regarding access to U.S. federal onshore and offshore oil and gas lands and production; S. __ Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018; S 2987 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, provisions regarding leasing and activity in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico OCS Leasing Area and compatibility with military activities; 79 Fed. Reg. 42815 Proposed Geological and Geophysical (G&G) Activities on the Mid- and South-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); 80 Fed. Reg. 29286 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Revisions to the Regulations for Petitions; 80 Fed. Reg. 9916 Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf--Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf, Proposed Rule; 81 Fed. Reg. 14095 Draft Guidance for Assessing the Effects of Anthropogenic Sound on Marine Mammal Hearing--Acoustic Threshold Levels for Onset of Permanent and Temporary Threshold Shifts; 81 Fed. Reg. 25888 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf--Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control, Final Rule; 81 Fed. Reg. 37576 Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Expansion for the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary; 81 Fed. Reg. 7414 Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat, Implementing Changes to the Regulations for Designating Critical Habitat; 81 Fed. Reg. 81356 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Site Security; 81 Fed. Reg. 81462 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Measurement of Oil; 81 Fed. Reg. 81516 Onshore Oil and Gas Operations, Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases, Measurement of Gas; 82 Fed. Reg. 20815 Executive Order 13795 of April 28, 2017 Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy; 82 Fed. Reg. 29212 Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico; 82 Fed. Reg. 31408 Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities, Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys in the Atlantic Ocean; 82 Fed. Reg. 3186 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, Endangered Species Status for Rusty Patched Bumble Bee; 83 Fed. Reg. 17359 Wayne National Forest: Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Monroe, Morgan, Perry, Scioto, Vinton and Washington Counties, Ohio, Assessment and Report of Ecological, Social, and Economic Conditions, Trends, and Sustainability for the Wayne National Forest; 83 Fed. Reg. 29431 Executive Order 13840 Ocean Policy To Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States; 83 Fed. Reg. 829 Notice of Availability of the 2019-2024 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas leasing Program and Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; Efforts concerning access to domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Efforts concerning the decommissioning of platforms in the Gulf of Mexico; Efforts regarding the leasing, permitting and drilling of federal onshore lands; Efforts related to offshore seismic permitting; Efforts related to reorganization of the U.S. Department of the Interior; Legislative efforts concerning revenue sharing for domestic supplies of oil and natural gas; Legislative efforts related to offshore inspection fees; Regulatory efforts concerning consideration of species under Endangered Species Act; Regulatory efforts related to offshore safety.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Forest Service; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 6147 (115th), H.R. 6087 (115th), H.R. 6106 (115th), H.R. 6088 (115th), H.R. 5515 (115th), H.R. 6107 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 4662 To amend section 313 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to make certain products eligible for drawback and to simplify and clarify certain drawback provisions; HR 5040 Export Control Reform Act of 2018; HR 5841 Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act; HR 5904 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act; HR 644 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; S 2098 Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act; S 3013 To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security; 82 Fed. Reg. 19205 Notice of Request for Public Comments and Public Hearing on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Steel; 83 Fed. Reg. 12106 Requirements for Submissions Requesting Exclusions from the Remedies Instituted in Presidential Proclamations Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States and Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States, and the filing of Objections to Submitted Exclusion Requests for Steel and Aluminum; Efforts related to implementation of tariffs and other policies related to the Sec. 301 investigation regarding China; Efforts related to potential Venezuela sanctions; Efforts related to renegotiation of NAFTA; Efforts related to the Department of Commerce's Sec. 232 investigation regarding steel imports.

Contacted: U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Forest Service; Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); President of the U.S.; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5904 (115th), H.R. 5040 (115th), H.R. 644 (115th), H.R. 4662 (115th), H.R. 5841 (115th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

HR 4519 To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes; Efforts related to accounting standards for oil and gas extraction.

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Vice President of the U.S.; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4519 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Ways & Means Staff Discussion Draft on International Tax Reform; HR ___ American Business Competitiveness Tax Reform Draft Legislation; HR 1 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; S __ Baucus Tax Reform Draft Legislation; S 2256 Tax Extender Act; 70 Fed. Reg. 21332 Diesel Fuel and Kerosene Excise Tax, Dye Injection; Legislative efforts concerning tax reform proposals relating to energy policy; Regulatory efforts related to new rules under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; President of the U.S.; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Forest Service; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

HR 5085 Don't Break Up the T-Band Act.

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; President of the U.S.; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 5085 (115th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

HR 1154 Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act; HR 5893 Energizing American Shipbuilding Act; S 1129 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2017; S 168 Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act; CBP General Notice 19 CFR Part 177 "Proposed Modification and Revocation of Ruling Letters Relating to Customs Application of the Jones Act to the Transportation of Certain Merchandise and Equipment Between Coastwise Points"; Efforts related to crewmember visas; Efforts related to maritime infrastructure.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Vice President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); President of the U.S.; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1154 (115th), H.R. 5893 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H Con Res 125 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026; S Con Res 11 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Vice President of the U.S.; Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); President of the U.S.; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 11 (115th), H.Con.Res. 125 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 2714 Revamping American Infrastructure Act; HR 2917 Regulatory Certainty Act; HR 5270 Electricity Reliability and Fuel Security Act; HR 8 Water Resources Development Act of 2018; S 2677 Electricity Reliability and Fuel Security Act; S 2681 Energy Reliability Act; S 2800 America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018; S 3009 Regulatory Certainty Act; S 3056 North American Energy Infrastructure Act; 80 Fed. Reg. 61609 Pipeline Safety: Safety of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines; 82 Fed. Reg. 13973 Construction of Pipelines Using Domestic Steel and Iron; 83 Fed. Reg. 18020 Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities; 83 Fed. Reg. 27524 Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Costs and Benefits in the Rulemaking Process; 83 Fed. Reg. 28591 Update to the Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act; Efforts related to pipeline safety; Efforts related to the development of energy infrastructure; Efforts related to the use of emergency and wartime authorities to subsidize nuclear and coal-fired power generation facilities; Legislative and regulatory efforts concerning proposals related to energy policy, creation of new U.S. jobs, energy security and energy independence.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Forest Service; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Vice President of the U.S.; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 5270 (115th), H.R. 2714 (115th), H.R. 2917 (115th), H.R. 8 (115th)