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  • General corporate tax issues; issues related to international tax rules-including worldwide allocation of interest expense and a modernized competitive international tax system; issues related to discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property; issues related to publically traded partnerships; issues related to bonus depreciation; H.R.2078 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; H.R.2011 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986to provide for the issuance of exempt facility bonds for qualified carbon dioxide capture facilities; H.R.2010 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance the requirements for secure geological storage of carbon dioxide for purposes of the carbon dioxide sequestration credit.
  • Issues related to methane emissions and permitting of pipeline and midstream infrastructure; oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production; H.R.2059 - To amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the exemption for aggregation of emissions from oil and gas sources; H.R.2014 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on greenhouse gas emissions; H.R.2012 - To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act; H.R.2001 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study with respect to storm water runoff from oil and gas operations; H.R.2000 - To require regulation of wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of crude oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy under the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
  • Issues related to the role of natural gas in energy policy; issues related to permitting of pipeline and midstream infrastructure; oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production; H.R.2012 - To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the Safe Drinking Water Act; H.R.2002 - to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida; H.R.26 - Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017; H.R.5 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017.
  • Issues related to pipeline safety regulation of transmission and gathering systems.
  • Issues related to the role of natural gas in energy policy; issues related to permitting of pipeline and midstream infrastructure; issues related to natural gas export; issues related to electric and natural gas reliability; issues related to LNG export.
  • Issues related to chemical security and cyber security and their impacts on pipeline and midstream infrastructure.
  • Issues related to appropriations of funds for agencies involved in pipeline operations/safety oversight.

Duration: to

General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environmental/Superfund, Natural Resources, Transportation, Energy/Nuclear, Homeland Security, Budget/Appropriations, Immigration, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Foreign Relations

Spending: about $11,738,219 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Treasury - Dept of, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),, U.S. Senate,, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy - Dept of, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ),, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills mentioned

H.R.2078: Jump Start America Act of 2017

Sponsor: Roger Williams (R-Texas)

H.R.2011: Carbon Capture Improvement Act of 2017

Sponsor: Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.)

H.R.2010: CO2 Regulatory Certainty Act

Sponsor: Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)

H.R.2059: BREATHE Act

Sponsor: Jared Polis (D-Colo.)

H.R.2014: Tax Pollution, Not Profits Act

Sponsor: John Delaney (D-Md.)

H.R.2012: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2017

Sponsor: Diana DeGette (D-Colo.)

H.R.2001: FRESHER Act of 2017

Sponsor: Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.)

H.R.2000: CLEANER Act of 2017

Sponsor: Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.)

H.R.2002: Florida Coastal Protection Act

Sponsor: Kathy Castor (D-Fla.)

H.R.26: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-Ga.)

H.R.5: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.2117: A bill to prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas...

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

H.R.3663: To prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline...

Sponsor: Bill Flores (R-Texas)

H.R.161: Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

S.411: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.8: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

S.2012: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.351: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act

Sponsor: Bill Johnson (R-Ohio)

S.33: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

S.2276: PIPES Act of 2016

Sponsor: Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

H.R.5050: Pipeline Safety Act of 2016

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

H.R.4937: PIPES Act of 2016

Sponsor: Jeffrey Denham (R-Calif.)

H.R.1560: Protecting Cyber Networks Act

Sponsor: Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)

S.J.RES.22: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter...

Sponsor: Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)

S.754: To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing...

Sponsor: Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.)

H.R.2510: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent...

Sponsor: Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio)

H.R.2577: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)

H.R.1900: Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

H.R.3301: North American Energy Infrastructure Act

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

H.R.1587: Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act

Sponsor: Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

H.R.6: Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act

Sponsor: Cory Gardner (R-Colo.)

H.R.624: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

Sponsor: Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)

H.R.756: Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

H.R.967: Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and...

Sponsor: Cynthia M. Lummis (R-Wyo.)

H.R.3696: National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

H.R.3080: Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

H.R.3091: To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and...

Sponsor: Peter Roskam (R-Ill.)

S.1647: A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for...

Sponsor: Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)

H.R.8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.4847: To prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline...

Sponsor: Bill Flores (R-Texas)

H.R.910: Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

S.559: Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.4377: RAPID Act

Sponsor: Dennis Ross (R-Fla.)

H.R.7: American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012

Sponsor: John L. Mica (R-Fla.)

H.R.3523: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

Sponsor: Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)

H.R.2096: Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2012

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

S.3342: SECURE IT

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

S.3414: CSA2012

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

H.R.2845: Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

S.1813: MAP-21

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

H.R.6082: Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-Restricting and...

Sponsor: Doc Hastings (R-Wash.)

H.R.3012: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

S.2151: SECURE IT

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

H.R.1084: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011

Sponsor: Diana DeGette (D-Colo.)

S.587: FRAC Act

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

H.R.1380: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011

Sponsor: John Sullivan (R-Okla.)

S.275: Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011

Sponsor: Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.)

H.R.2937: Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

S.3815: Promoting Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles Act of 2010

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

S.1408: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions

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

H.R.1835: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2009

Sponsor: Dan Boren (D-Okla.)

H.R.4853: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act...

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

H.R.4213: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

S.3513: Bonus Depreciation Extension to Create Jobs Act

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

S.1643: Cleaner, Secure, and Affordable Thermal Energy Act

Sponsor: Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine)

H.R.2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

Sponsor: Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.)

S.787: Clean Water Restoration Act

Sponsor: Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

H.R.2766: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009

Sponsor: Diana DeGette (D-Colo.)

S.1215: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

S.1733: Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

S.2877: Carbon Limits and Energy for America's Renewal (CLEAR) Act

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

S.1462: American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009

Sponsor: Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)

S.672: Natural Gas and Electricity Review and Enforcement Act

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.2227: American Conservation and Clean Energy Independence Act

Sponsor: Tim Murphy (R-Pa.)

S.783: COAST Anti-Drilling Act

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

S.3663: Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

S.3856: Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2010

Sponsor: Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.)

S.3824: Strengthening Pipeline Safety and Enforcement Act of 2010

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.6008: CLEAN Act

Sponsor: Mark Schauer (D-Mich.)

H.R.6295: Pipeline Safety and Community Empowerment Act of 2010

Sponsor: Jackie Speier (D-Calif.)

H.R.5782: Reduce and End our Deficits Using Commonsense Eliminations in the...

Sponsor: John Adler (D-N.J.)

H.R.2448: Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act of 2009

Sponsor: Bart Stupak (D-Mich.)

H.R.1921: Energy Regulatory Public Protection Act

Sponsor: Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.)

H.R.1922: To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold at least 1...

Sponsor: Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.)

S.32: A bill to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to hold at...

Sponsor: Arlen Specter (D-Pa.)

H.R.2868: Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010

Sponsor: Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)

H.R.2477: Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009

Sponsor: Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)

S.773: Cybersecurity Act of 2010

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

S.778: A bill to establish, within the Executive Office of the President, the...

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

S.3480: Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

S.722: Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

S.567: A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for...

Sponsor: Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)

S.CON.RES.13: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget...

Sponsor: Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)

H.R.2230: To prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline...

Sponsor: Christopher B. Cannon (R-Utah)

H.R.6049: Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4312: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain benefits...

Sponsor: Richard Hugh Baker (R-La.)

H.R.6899: Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

H.R.1424: A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and...

Sponsor: Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)

S.3208: Carbon Reduction Technology Bridge Act of 2008

Sponsor: Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)

S.2191: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

S.3036: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

S.1766: Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007

Sponsor: Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)

H.R.2421: Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

H.R.6316: Climate Market, Auction, Trust & Trade Emissions Reduction System Act of...

Sponsor: Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas)

H.R.21: Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st...

Sponsor: Sam Farr (D-Calif.)

H.R.5451: Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008

Sponsor: Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-Guam)

S.1870: Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007

Sponsor: Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

H.R.6258: Carbon Capture and Storage Early Deployment Act

Sponsor: Rick Boucher (D-Va.)

S.2144: Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Study Act of 2007

Sponsor: Norm Coleman (R-Minn.)

S.3171: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain...

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.6720: Natural Gas Strategy Act

Sponsor: Timothy H. Bishop (D-N.Y.)

H.R.5107: Giving Resources and Opportunities to the Workforce Act of 2008

Sponsor: Melissa Bean (D-Ill.)

H.R.5351: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

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