Coal Ash issues generally. Over-The-Counter derivatives issues generally. Regulatory reform issues generally. Promote and protect the interests of natural gas utilities regarding pipeline safety legislation and any regulatory regime affecting natural gas utilities.  This issue arose in: S 275, Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011.  Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by supporting various incentives.  This issue arose in: HR 1380, support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act). Support incentives for expansion of natural-gas as transportation fuel. 
Support incentives for natural gas vehicles.
Advocate for authorizes research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies.  
S. 158, "STB Reauthorization"; 
S. 49, "Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act"; 
S. 298, "Charging America Forward Act", (EV's). Support lower rates on taxation of dividends.  
Promote the development of the natural gas vehicle market by supporting various incentives.
Support incentives to produce biogas. S. 89, "Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011", (3% withholding); 
S. 164, "Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011", (3% withholding); 
S. Amendment 212, "Repeal of Imposition of Withholding", (3% withholding); 
H.R. 674, "To Repeal the Imposition of 3% Withholding", (3% withholding); 
S. 298, "Charging American Forward Act", (tax credit for electric vehicles). H.R. 607, "Broadband Spectrum for First Responders Act"; 
S. 28, "Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act" Advocated for appropriations for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP); advocated to maintain full funding for LIHEAP at $5.1 billion in both the CR and final appropriations bill.  This issue arose in: HR 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011. Advocated for appropriations for research and development to improve natural gas technologies and natural gas vehicles. H.R.1, "Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011", (LIHEAP funding, numerous amendments related to EPA regulations and other environmental and climate change issues, McKinley amendment on coal ash);
FY 2012 Agriculture, Rural Development Appropriations;  
FY 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations;  
FY 2012 Defense Appropriations;  
FY 2012 Energy and Water Development Appropriations; 
FY 2012 Financial Services Appropriations;  
FY 2012 Homeland Security Appropriations;  
FY 2012 Interior Environment Appropriations;  
FY 2012 Labor, HHS Appropriations;  
FY 2012 State, Foreign Operations Appropriations; 
FY 2012 Transportation, HUD Appropriations;  
FY 2012 Budget Resolution; 
No Bill Number, Budget of the United States Government, FY 2012, (LIHEAP Funding, CCS Funding, EERE Budget, Electricity Budget);
H. Amendment 56 to H.R. 1 - to increase the Low Income Home Energy Assistance funding by $390,328,000;  
H. Amendment 57 to H.R. 1 - to increase funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program by $42,676,000. Promote and protect the interests of natural gas utilities in any legislation considered by the House Energy & Commerce Committee and the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee regarding energy and climate legislation affecting natural gas utilities, including efficiency mandates.  These issues arose in: HR 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; S 559, Securing America's Future with Energy & Sustainable Technologies. Oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production. This issue arose in: HR 1084 & S 587, Fracking Responsiblity and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act. S. 21, "Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act"; 
H.R. 76, "Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act";  
H.R. 174, "Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act"; 
H. R. 668, "SHIELD Act"; H. R. 1136, "Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act";  
H.R.908, "Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act"; 
H.R.901, "Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011";  
H.R.916, "Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011" H.R. 10, the "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011", (as it relates to EPA regulations); 
H.R. 97, the "Free Industry Act" (to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Clean Air Act); 
H.R. 153, the "Ensuring Affordable Energy Act" (to prohibit funding for EPA to implement greenhouse gas regulations); 
H.R. 199, the "Protect America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011:, (to suspend for 2 years EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act); 
H.R. 680, to prohibit U.S. contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; 
H.R. 750, the "Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act" (to preempt actions related to greenhouse gases through regulations or common law); 
H.R. 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, (to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act); 
H.R. 1023, the No More Excuses Energy Act of 2011, (including provisions to prevent climate change or global warming regulations under the Clean Air Act);  
S. 15, to prohibit the regulation of carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. until China, India, and Russia implement similar reductions;  
S. 77, the Pollution and Costs Reduction Act, (to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce pollution and lower costs for building owners);
S. 228, the Defending Americas Affordable Energy and Jobs Act, (to preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases); 
S. 231, the EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act, (to suspend for 2 years EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act); 
S. 482, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011, (to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act);  
S. 493, the "SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011", (amendments related to EPA greenhouse gas regulations); 
S. 609, the Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy (CARE) Act of 2011, (to provide for the establishment of a committee to assess the effects of certain federal regulatory mandates related to energy and the environment); 
Clean Water Act, Section 316(b) - cooling water intake structure rule-making;  
S. 629, the "Hydropower Improvement Act", (promoting the addition of new hydropower capacity);
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