Lobbying Relationship

Client

Virent, Inc. (fka Virent Energy Systems, Inc.)

Biofuels and bioproducts More records

Lobbying firm

MCBEE STRATEGIC CONSULTING, LLC.

More records

  • Issues related to biofuels and renewable chemicals legislation and regulation.
  • Issues related to biofuels policy and procurement. Issues related to Department of Defense applications for biofuels technologies. Support for advanced biofuels in the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act.
  • Issues related to Title IX of Farm Bill. USDA Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program.
  • Issues related to biofuels and renewable chemicals tax incentives.
  • Funding for biomass programs and advanced biofuels in the FY2013 Defense appropriations bills and FY2013 Energy and Water Development appropriations bills. Support for advanced biofuels in the FY2013 National Defense Authorization Act.

Duration: to

General Issues: Energy/Nuclear, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Defense, Agriculture, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines

Spending: about $350,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2011: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate,, U.S. Senate, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Navy - Dept of, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA),, Energy - Dept of, U.S. Marines, White House Office, Energy - Dept of,, Air Force - Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

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?
Steve McBee Legislative Aide, Congressman Norm Dicks Legislative Aide, Congresswoman Maria Cantwell Legislative Aide, Congressman Al Swift
Jeff Markey L.D./Deputy COS, Representative Doc Hastings Legislative Director, Representative Jack Metcalf Graduate Fellow, US Department of State Intern, Senator John Seymour
Alisa Ferguson LD, House Science and Technology Committee Legislative Assistant, Rep. Bart Gordon Legislative Assistant, Rep. Brian Baird
Robert Chamberlin Chief Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee Senior Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee Asst Counsel, House Transp. and Infrastructure Committee
Holland Patterson Deputy White House Liaison for DOD
Michael Sheehy Nat. Sec. Adv., Speaker of the House of Reps. Sta.Dir/Chief Coun. H. Perm Select Comm Intel Chief of Staff, Congressman Richard Neal Chief of Staff, Congressman Edward Boland
Glynda Becker Associate Political Director, White House
Kathleen Frangione Senior Policy Advisor, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Prof. Staff, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Legislative Assistant, Senator John Kerry
Elizabeth Phillips Prof. Staff Surveys/Investigation, Approps Committee Dir. of Joint Strategic Planning & Assessment Office, DOS Prof. Staff, Appropriations Committee
Charles Cooper Chief of Staff, Rep. Adam Putnam Policy Director, House Republican Conference Staff Director, Republican Policy Committee Legislative Director, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart Legislative Assistant, Rep. Felix Grucci Legislative Coorespondent, Senator Jon Kyl Staff Assistant, Senator Connie Mack
Samuel Whitehorn Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee
Gabriel Horwitz Legislative Director, Rep. Doris Matsui Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. Marion Berry Legislative Assistant, Rep. Mike McIntyre
Holland Patterson Burton n/a

Disclosures Filed

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.

Termination
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Registration
Q1 Report
Registration

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

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