Lobbying Relationship

Client

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

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Lobbying firm

O'Connell & Dempsey, LLC

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  • Funding for Forging Resilient Communities in Chicagoland in the Senate FY 2023 Interior and Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, P.L.117-328 Federal funding related to Corps of Engineers reimbursements in the House and Senate FY 2024 Energy and Water Developments Appropriations Bills, H.R.4394, S.2443, and Corps FY 2024 Work Plan Federal funding related to Environmental Protection Agency funding for environmental protection; water quality and green infrastructure projects in the House and Senate FY 2024 Interior and Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bills, S.2605, H.R. 4821 Federal funding related to FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation Projects in the House, Department of Homeland Security Appropriation Act, 2024 (H.R. 4367) Federal funding related to Corps of Engineers reimbursements in the Senate FY 2025 Energy and Water Developments Appropriations Bill (bill number not yet available) Federal funding related to Environmental Protection Agency funding for environmental protection in the Senate FY 2025 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (bill number not yet available) Federal funding related to FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation Projects in the House FY 2025 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations bill (bill number not yet available)
  • Flood protection, water quality, wastewater treatment and environmental restoration, project implementation, and project approvals for Corps of Engineers and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency projects Proposed legislation dealing with cost recovery for utilities dealing with clean up and expenses from polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) (bill numbers not yet available) Federal funding related to wastewater treatment in the FY 2025 Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (bill number not yet available)
  • Flood protection, water quality, wastewater treatment, and environmental restoration, project implementation and project approvals for Corps of Engineers and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency projects Proposed legislation dealing with cost recovery for utilities dealing with clean up and expenses from polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) (bill numbers not yet available) Federal funding around Corps of Engineers' flood control funding and reimbursements and FEMA's BRIC programs in Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, P.L.117-58, and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, P.L.117-328 Federal funding related to wastewater treatment facilities in Inflation Reduction Act, P.L. 117-169
  • Flood protection, water quality, wastewater treatment, and environmental restoration, project implementation and project approvals for Corps of Engineers and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency projects Proposed legislation dealing with cost recovery for utilities dealing with clean up and expenses from polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) (bill numbers not yet available) Federal funding related to natural resources in Inflation Reduction Act, P.L. 117-169 Federal funding relating to water quality in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, P.L. 117-58

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General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Urban Development/Municipalities, Natural Resources

Spending: about $1,760,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2016: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills mentioned

H.R.3266: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

S.1609: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

H.R.3354: Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce,...

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

H.R.5303: Water Resources Development Act of 2016

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

S.2848: Water Resources Development Act of 2016

Sponsor: James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)

H.R.5895: Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and...

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

H.R.6147: Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government,...

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

S.3073: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.8: Water Resources Development Act of 2018

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

S.2800: America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.8: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

H.R.3055: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health...

Sponsor: José E. Serrano (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2960: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio)

S.2470: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

S.2580: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

S.2800: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020

Sponsor: Ted Cruz (R-Texas)

S.3591: America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.7612: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)

H.R.7575: Water Resources Development Act of 2020

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

H.R.133: David’s Law

Sponsor: Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)

H.R.4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural...

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

H.R.3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

S.3034: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

S.3591: United States-Ecuador Partnership Act of 2022

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

H.R.8262: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)

H.R.7575: Green Jobs and Opportunity Act

Sponsor: Antonio Delgado (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.)

H.R.2617: Choices for Stranded Passengers Act of 2023

Sponsor: Katie Porter (D-Calif.)

H.R.4502: To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the use of educational...

Sponsor: Nancy Mace (R-S.C.)

H.R.4394: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.)

S.2443: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.2605: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

H.R.4821: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

H.R.4367: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Dave Joyce (R-Ohio)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Daniel Wolf Intern, Rep. Jared Huffman; Intern, Sen. Christopher Van Hollen
Mia O'Connell n/a

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Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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