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15. General issue area code BUD

16. Specific lobbying issues

S.522, A bill to amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to replace the current requirement for biennial energy policy plan with a Quadrennial Energy Review, and for other purposes
H.R.3547, Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes
FY 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to water of the
U.S. 316(b) Cooling Water Intake Structures rule, CCR regulation, Effluent Limitations Guidelines rulemaking, and GHG NSPS for new and existing sources)
H.R. 4923, FY 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to DOE/FERC/industry coordination on cyber and physical security, DOE/industry partnership on storm reponse and restoration grid resilience, fossil energy, nuclear energy, electric transportation, smart grid, energy innovation HUB's, transmission and renewable energy);
H.R. 475, FY 2015, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to NHTSA Corporated Average Fuel Economy standards);
FY 2015, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding);
H.R. 4660, FY 2015, Commerce/Justice/Science/Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to public safety broadband network, NIST smart grid interoperability, cyber security standards and NSF STEM funding);
H.R. 5016, FY 2015, Financial Services Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to public safety broadband network and electric utility pole attachements);
FY 2015, Defense Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to electric transportation, micro grids and grid security, smart meters, energy efficiency/renewable energy and Troops to Energy Jobs program);
S. 1284, the "Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2014" (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program);
H.Con. Res. 96, FY 2015 Budget Resolution, (budget issues generally)
H.J. Res. 106, FY 2014, Continuing Resolution, (budget issues generally)
Advocated for appropriations for Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); Advocated to maintain full funding for LIHEAP in the CR. The final FY2014 appropriations bill and on FY15 funding requests.
H.R. 4903, FY 14 Homeland Security Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to industry/government coordination on critical infrastructure cybersecutiyt and industry partnerships with DHS, including ES-C2M2, Threat Scenario project, ICS-CERT, CRISP-RRAP);
S.2389, FY 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to CFTC and CEA reauthorization, including deminimis exception level under swap dealer definition, margin requirements on swap transactions of commercial end-users, bonafide hedging exemption, financial entity definition, inter-affiliate swap transactions, physical forward contracts with volumetric optionality);
S.2437, FY 2015 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to public safety broadband network, NIST smart grid interoperability, cyber security standards and NSF STEM funding);
S.2438, FY 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations, (potential appropriations issues related to NHTSA Coperate Average Fuel Economy standards);
S.2534, FY 15 Homeland Security Appropriations (potential appropriations issues related to industry/government coordination on critical infrastructure cybersecurity and industry partnerships with DHS, including ES-C2M2, Threat Scenario project, ICS-CERT, CRISP and RRAP).

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)

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15. General issue area code ENV

16. Specific lobbying issues

S.332, A bill to address climate disruptions, reduce carbon pollution, enhance the use of clean energy, and promote resilience in the
infrastructure of the Unites States, and for other purposes
H.R. 2218, the "Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act", to establish minimum federal requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals;
H.R. 4315, the "21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act" to require internet publication of basis for determination
that species are endangered or threatened;"
"CLEAN Energy Producers Act"
H.R. 4316, the "Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act" (disclosure of expenditures);
H.R. 4317, the State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act" requiring information disclosure to states and to
ensure use of information;
H.R. 4318, the "Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act" to conform ESA citizen suits with other existing law;
S. 1009, the "Chemical Safety Improvement Act", for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues);
S. 2084, the "Community Protection Act 2014" requiring draft economic analysis and proposed critical habitat designation to be
published at the same time;
General discussions re: development of Senate counterpart to H.R. 2218 (coal ash legislation);
Discussion draft of "Chemicals in Commerce Act" for modernization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (PCB issues);
General advocacy on right-of-way vegetation issues.
S. 696: The Safe Chemicals Act
S. 1961: Chemical Safety and Waters Protection Act
H.R. 4024: Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014
Draft legislation related to emmissions
Draft legislation related to reforming the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

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15. General issue area code HOM

16. Specific lobbying issues

S.1353, A bill to provide for an ongoing ,voluntary public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, and to strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development and education, and public awareness and preparedness, and for other purposes
H.R. 624, To provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence
community and cybersecurity entities, and for other purposes
H.R. 756, To advance cybersecurity research, development, and techinical standards, and for other purposes
H.R. 967, To amend the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 to authorize activities for support of networking and information technology research, and for other purposes
H.R. 1121, To protect cyber privacy, and for other purposes
H.R. 1468, To improve information security, and for other purposes
H.R. 2281, To combat cyber espionage of intellectual property of United States persons, and for other purposes
H.R. 867, the "Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013"
H.R. 2417, the "Secure High-Voltage Infrastructure for Electricity from Lethal Damage (SHIELD) Act" regarding protection of the bulk-power system and defense critical electric infrastructure against natural and manmade electromagnetic pulse threats and
vulnerabilities;
H.R. 2962, the "Saving More American Resources Today (SMART) Grid Study Act of 2013" regading a National Research Council study on the resilience and relability of the electric power transmission and distribution system;
H.R. 3304, the "National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2014", (EMP-related provisions)
H.R. 3696, the "National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (NCCIP) Act of 2013"
H.R. 4007, the "Chemical Facility Ant-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014"
H.R. 4298, the "Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act"
S. 394, the "Metal Theft Prevention Act 2013"
S. 1638, the "Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013"
S. 2158, the "Grid Reliability and Infrasture Defense (GRID) Act"
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program
H.R. 4435, the "FY 2015 National defense Authorization Act", (electric grid security-related provisions);
H.R. 4871, the TRIA Reform Act of 2014"
S. 2244, the "Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014"
S. 2519, the "National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014";
Discussion draft of "Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014" (Feinstein-Chambliss);
Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program.
H.R. 2952: Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement of 2013
H.R. 3107: Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-On-the-Ground Act

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

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15. General issue area code CAW

16. Specific lobbying issues

S.107, to prohibit the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions
S. 163, to prohibit any regulation regarding carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions reduction in the United States until China, India, and Russia implement similar reducations
H.R. 621, the "Ensuring Affordable Energy Act" to prohibit funding for EPA to be used to implement or enforce a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gases;
H.R. 959, to prohibit EPA from awarding any grants or other financial assistance under Sec. 103 of the Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity to occur outside the United States;
H.R. 2081, the "No More Excuses Energy Act of 2013" provisions to prohibit regulaion of emissions of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act;
H.R. 2127, to prohibit EPA from Finalizing NSPS for CO2 emissions from fossil-fueled EGUs until CCS s found to be technologically and economically feasible;
H.R. 2886, the "Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013"
H.R. 2916, the "Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013", to require congressional review of certain EPA rules;
H.R. 2948, the "Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2013" to require analyses of cumulative and incremental impacts of certain EPA rules and actions;
H.R. 3042, the "Taking Hold of Regulation to Increase Vital Employment in Energy Act" to prohibit the use of the social cost of carbon in any regulatory impact analysis until authorized by federal law"
H.R. 3080, the "Water Resources and Development Act" (expansion of Corps authority to enter into cost recovery agreements);
H.R. 3138, the "Satisfying Energy Needs and Saving the Environment (SENSE) Act of 2013" to exempt certain coal refuse-fueled EGU's from certain emissions limits;
H.R. 3140, the Ensure Reliable and Affordable American Energy Act of 2013: to prohibit carbon dioxide regulations under the
Clean Air Act until EPA certifies a suffcient number of other countries have put into effect similar regulations;
H.R. 3684, to prohibit funding for EPA travel until the agency conducts public listening sessions on existing-source CO2 emissions regulations in each of the 15 states with the highest percentage of electricity generated by coal in 2012;
H.R. 3826, the "Electricity Security and Affordaility Act" regarding EPA greenhouse gas regulations;
H.R. 4012, the "Secret Science Reform Act" regarding EPA regulations
H.R. 4024, the "Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014" establishes new above ground storage tank regulatory program under the Clean Water Act;
H. Con Res. 57, expressing congressional oppostion to EPA's proposed new source performance standards to limit greenhouse
gas emissions from new power plants;
H. Con Res. 59, expressing the sense of Congress that EPA should hold public listening sessions on existing-source CO2 emissions regulations in states most directly impacted by the potential regulations;
H.J. Res. 64, disapproving an EPA rule related to "Standards of Performance for GHG Emissions from New Stationary Sources: Electric Generating Units";
S.7, the "Extreme Weather Prevention and Resilence Act", regarding clean energy and effects of climate change;
S 17, the "Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013" provisions regarding CLean Air Act and climate change issues;
S. 317, to require the EPA Inspector General to include certain assessments in reports;
S. 318, the Environmnental Protection Agency Accountability Act of 2013" to rescind funds made available to EPA if it fails to
meet certain deadlines;
S. 319, to require EPA to provide adequate data, modeling , and support in the development of a State implementation plan under
the Clean Air Act;
S. 332, the "Climate Protection Act of 2013"
S. 558, the "Accountability in Grants Act of 2013" to prohibit EPA grants or other financial assistance under Sec. 103 of the
Clean Air Act for any program, project, or activity outside the United States
S. 601, the "Water Resources Development Act of 2013" including S. ADMT, 860 (Feinstein re: amending Section 214 to expand Corps authority to enter into cost recovery agreements);
S. 1202, the Safeguarding America's Future and Environment (SAFE) Act" to establish and integrated Federal climate adaptation plan;
S. 1324, the National Energy Tax Repeal Acy" to prohibit regulations relating to power sector carbon pollution standards unless explicitly authorized by Congress;
S. 1363, the "Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013" to prohibit EPA promulgation of certain energy-related rules;
S. 1514, the "Saving Coal Jobs Act of 2013" provisions to prohibit regulations relating to power sector carbon pollution standards unless explicity authorized by Congress
S. 1536, to require EPA to include in GHG rules offsets for costs imposed on other federal agencies; Discussion Draft of "carbon pollution fee" legislation circulated by Rep. Waxman, Sen. Whitehouse, Rep. Blumenauer, and Sen. Schatz;
S. 1905, the "Electricity Security and Affordability Act" regarding EPA greenhouse gas regulations;
S. 1961, th "Chemical Safety and Drinking Water Protection Act of 2014" establishes new above ground storage tank regulatory program under the Safe Drinking Water Act;
S. 1988, the "Electricity Reliability and Affordability Act" regarding state waivers from certain Clean Air Act regulations;
S. 2161, the "EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act"
S. 2170, the American Energy Renaissance Act" provisions regarding EPA greenhouse gas and other Clean Air Act regulations;
S.J. Res. 30, resolution of dispproval regarding EPA greenhouse gas regulations;
Clean Water Act, Section 316(b)- cooling water intake structure rule-making;
Advocacy related to "Waters of the U.S.", draft guidance and rule-making (proposed rule released 3/25/2014);
Effluent Limitation Guidelines rule-making
H.R. 4795, the "Promoting New Manufacturing Act" regarding EPA NAAQS permits,
H. R. 4799, the "Clean Air fairness Act of 2014", regarding CAA NAAQS SIP deadlines;
H.R. 4947, the "Ozone Regulatory Deay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014";
H.R. 4957, the Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events reforms (CLEER) Act of 2014";
S. 2414, the "Protecting Jobs, Families, and the Economy from EPA Overreach Act";
S. 2496, the "Protecting Water and Property Rights Act of 2014," (Waters of the U.S. legislation);
S. 2514, the "Ozone Regulatory Delay and extension of Assessment Lenght (ORDEAL) Act of 2014";
S. 2526, the "Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms (CLEER) Act of 2014;
S. 2533, to require EPA to offset federal budgetary costs of proposed GHG regulations;

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15. General issue area code ENG

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 271, the "Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013"
H.R. 400, the "Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2013
H.R. 540, the "Energy Efficient Government Technology Act:, (energy efficiency)
H.R. 596, the "Public Lands Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013"
H.R. 2803, to establish a natural gas turbine RD&D program;
H.R. 835, the "Energy Assisitance for American Families Act" (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program);
H.R. 1616, the "Energy Savings and Industrial Competiveness Act of 2013"
H.R. 1659, the "Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013"
H.R. 2126, the "Better Buildings Act of 2013", (building energy benchmarking)
H.R. 2128, the Homeowner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 (HOMES ACT)"
H.R. 2351, to repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction requirements for federal buildings under the Energy Conservation and Production Act
H.R. 2689, the "Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act" (energy efficiency)
H.R. 3301, the "North American Energy Infrastructure Act" (permitting the cross-border energy infrastructure projects)
H.R. 3654, the "Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013"
H.R. 3860, the "Low Income Heating Improvement Act"
H.R. 3963, the "Federal Leadership in Energy Efficient Transportation (FLEET) Act of 2014"
H.R. 4066, to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters;
H.R. 4327, regarding FERC decisions affecting electricity costs;
S. 52, the "Promoting Efficiency and Savings in Government Act"., (Federal Building energy efficiency)
S. 279, the Public Land Renewable Energy Development Act of 2013"
S. 552, the "Quadrennial Energy Review Act of 2013"
S. 570, the "Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013", (energy efficiency, clean energy and carbon reduction measures)'
S. 717, the "Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Act"
S. 1020, the All-Of-The-Above-Federal Building Energy Conservation Act of 2013"
S. 1084, the "Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2013"
S. 1106, the "SAVE Act"
S. 1191, the "Better Buildings Act" (building energy benchmarking)
S. 1199, the "All-Of-The-Above Federal Building Conservation Act of 2013"
S. 1200, the "Residential Energy Savings Act of 2013"
S. 1205, the "Local Energy Supply and Resiliency Act of 2013"
S. 1206, a bill to encourage benchmarking and disclosure of energy information for commercial buildings;
S. 1218, the "Senate Energy Race to the Top Initiative Act of 2013"
S. 1230, the Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013"
S. 1261, the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act" (energy efficiency)
S. 1308, the "Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act" (energy efficiency)
S. 1392, the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013" (energy efficiency)
S. 1595, the "Renewable Electricity Standard Act of 2013"
S. 1627, the "American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act" (Energy Efficiency Resource Standard; RES)
S. 1739, a bill to modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters;
S. 2074, the "Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014"
S. 2152, the "Advanced Clean Coal Technology Investment in Our nation (ACCTION) Act
S. 2165, the Access to Consumer Energy Information Act"
Natural gas supply related issues:
Transmission siting permitting, management issues generally and associated return on equity;
Extension of Presidential memoradum on implementation of energy savings projects and performance-based contracting for
energy savings.
H.R. 4536, the "Department of Defense Energy Security Act";
H.R. 4553, the "Fossil Energy Encouragement and Accountability Act of 2014";
S. 2262, the "Energy Savings and Industrial Competiveness Act of 2013" (energy efficiency);
S. 2273, the "Department of Defense Energy Security Act";
Draft legislation on energy efficiency and codes and standards

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

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15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

Discussion drafts to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (cost-recovery, energy tax credits, taxation of derivatives, dividend tax rates, deduction for interst paid on corporate debt, corporate tax rate);
H.R. 259, the "Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act", (tax incentives for electric vehicles and fueling infrastructure)
H.R. 407, the "Clean Vehicles Incentives Act of 2013", (tax incentives for electric vehicles)
H.R. 1486, the "No Carbon Tax Act of 2013"
H.R. 1569, the "New Fair Deal Busting America's Rigid Outdated & Needless Subsidies Act of 2013" (tax incentives for electric
vehicles and fueling infrastruture)
H. Con. Res 24, expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States economy;
S. 795, the "Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act"
S. 1225, the Solar Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) Act of 2013";
S. 2003, the Renewable Energy Parity Act of 2014";
S. 2148, the "Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014" (pension smoothing)
Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, (energy tax extenders)
H.R. 1364, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2013
Support incentives to produce biogas.
Support incentives for high efficiency natural gas furnaces, boilers and water heaters (25C tax credits)
H.R. 1129, the "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013";
H.R. 3474, the "Hire More Heroes Act of 2014" (energy tax extenders);
H.R. 4718, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation;
H.R. 4754, the "Managed Carbon Price Act of 2014"
S. 2260, the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act, (energy tax extenders);
S. 2287, the "Carbon Capture and Sequestration Deployment Act" regarding CCS technology incentives;
S. 2288, the "Expanding Carbon Capture through Enhanced Oil Recovery Act of 2014" regarding expansion of existing tax credits to encourage CCUS;
TBD, the Highway Trust Fund Extension, (pension provisions and energy tax credits).
H.R. 2202/S 1103: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act

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15. General issue area code CDT

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 634, the "Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013", (end-users requirements for derivatives)
H.R. 677, the "Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act"
H.R. 1003, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders;
H.R. 3814, the "Risk Management Certainty Act"
H.R. 4267, the "Commodity Delivery Relief Act"
H.R. 1038, the "Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013"
S. 888, to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act"
S. 1802, the "Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013", (special entity issues for municipal utilities):
Reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Reauthorization of the Commodity Exchange Act, (derivative end-user protections).

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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

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15. General issue area code TRA

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 259, the "Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act" (tax incentives for electric vehicles and fueling infrastructure)
H.R. 407, the "Clean Vehicles Incentive Act of 2013" (tax incentives for electric vehicles)
H.R. 1027, the "Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013", R&D for electric vehicles)
H.R. 2075, the "Electric Transportation Advancement Act of 2013"
H.R. 1569, the "New Fair Deal Busting America's Rigid Outdated & Needless Subsidies Act of 2013", (tax incentives for electric vehicles and fueling infrastructure);
H.R. 2493, the "Open Fuel Standard Act of 2013",
H.R. 2462, the "Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013" (home energy assistance; Rural Transporation
Study);
S. 488, the "Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013: (R&D for electric vehicles);
S. 638, the "Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013"
S. 954, the "Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013" (Home energy assistance, Rural Transportation Study):
S. 1230, the "Alternatives Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013";
S. 1264, the "Clean Vehicle Corridirs Act";
S. 1859, the "Tax Extenders Act of 2013", (credit for electric vehicles)
S. 2065, the "Alternative Fuel Vehicle Development Act";
S. 570, Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013
S. 656, Natural Gas Energy and Alternative Rewards (NGEAR) Act
H.R. 4645, the "Electric Vehicle Charging Offers Modern Utility Terminals for Employees Act";
S. 2322, the "MAPP-21 Reauthorization Act" (alternative fuel vehicles).

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15. General issue area code UTI

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 472, the "Federal Cost Reduction Act of 2013" (Utility Energy Service Contracts);
H.R. 3587, the "Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvement Act of 2013";
S. 1652, the "Utility Energy Service Contracts Improvemnet Act of 2013";

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U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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15. General issue area code LBR

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 497, the "America Works Act", (workforce credentialing);
H.R. 691, the "Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2013," (human resource issues)
H.R. 759, the Equal Standards in Hiring Americans Act, (human resource issues)
H.R. 949, the "Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013" (Buy American rules)
H.R. 1772, the "Legal Workforce Act" (employment verification)
H.R. 1796, the "Troop Talent Act of 2013", (workforce development)
H.R. 3095, to ensure that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding, and for other purposes
H. Res. 512, resolution supporting the disignation of National Lineman Appreciation Day
S. 453, the "America Works Act", (workforce credentialing)
S. 700, the "Troop Talent Act of 2013", (workforce development)
S. 744, the "Border Security Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act", (employment verification and disaster recovery);
S. 1537, to ensure that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding, and for other purposes.

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