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. 2584, "Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012." FY 2012 Budget Resolution; 
H.R.2608, "Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012";
H.R.2112, "Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012";
H.R.2596, "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012";
S.1572, "Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012";
H.R.2354, "Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012";
H.R.2434, "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012";
S.1573, "Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012";
S.1599, "Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012" (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program);
S.1596, "Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012";
H.R. 2055, "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012" (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, appropriations issues generally);
H.R. 3070, "Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill" (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program);
H.R. 3671, "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012" (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, appropriations issues generally);
H.R. 3672, "Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2012" (appropriations issues generally);
H.J. Res. 94, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes;
H.J. Res. 95, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes;
H.J. Res. 79, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2012. H.R. 10, "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011"; 
H.R. 153, "Ensuring Affordable Energy Act" to prohibit funding for EPA to implement greenhouse gas regulations; 
H.R. 199, "Protect Americas Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011" to suspend for two years EPA regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act; H.R. 97, "Free Industry Act" to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Clean Air Act; 
H.R. 750, "Defending Americas Affordable Energy and Jobs Act" to preempt actions related to greenhouse gases through regulations or common law; 
H.R. 910, "Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011" to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act; 
H.R. 1023, "No More Excuses Energy Act of 2011", including provisions to prevent climate change or global warming regulations under the Clean Air Act; 
H.R. 1287, "3-D, Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011", including provisions to prevent climate change or global warming regulations under the Clean Air Act; 
H.R. 1292, "Energy Production Freedom Act", to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Clean Air Act; 
H.R. 1872, "Employment Protection Act" to require EPA to consider employment and other economic impacts prior to regulations or other actions; 
H.R. 2250, "EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011" to provide additional time for EPA to issue industrial boiler MACT standards; 
S. 77, "Pollution and Costs Reduction Act" to amend the Clean Air Act to reduce pollution and lower costs for building owners; 
S. 228, "Defending Americas Affordable Energy and Jobs Act" to preempt regulation of, action relating to, or consideration of greenhouse gases; 
S. 231, "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, "Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011" to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act; 
S. 609, "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; 
S. 706, "3-D, Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011", including provisions to prevent climate change or global warming regulations under the Clean Air Act; 
S. 1292, "Employment Protection Act" to require EPA to consider employment and other economic impacts prior to regulations or other actions; 
H.R. 2401, "Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011", to require analyses of the cumulative and incremental impacts of certain rules and actions of the Environmental Protection Agency;  
H.R. 2891, "Americas Energy Independence Act" to delay EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule;  
S. 1392, "EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011" to delay Boiler MACT;  
S. 1815, "Cross State Air Pollution Act" to codify and delay the implementation dates for a final EPA rule relating to interstate transport of air pollution;
S. 1833, "Fair Compliance Act of 2011" to provide additional time for compliance with, and coordinating of, the compliance schedules for (the EPA Utility MACT and CSAPR rules); Support incentives for expansion of natural-gas as transportation fuel and natural gas vehicles; Advocate for authorized research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies; matters related to pipeline issues and pipeline siting in the state of Arkansas;
S. 275, "Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011";
H.R. 2937, "Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011"; H.R. 2845, "Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011";
H.R. 1380, Support incentives to encourage expansion of the natural gas vehicle market, New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions (NAT GAS Act);
S. 734, "Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011"; H.R. 3091, to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends;
H.R. 3630, "Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011" (tax extenders);
H.R. 3765, "Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011" (spectrum);
S. 1647, a bill to repeal sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on taxation of dividends at capital gains rates. Clean energy standard legislation generally; H.R. 910, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011;
S. 1000, Energy Saving Act of 2011;
Oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production. This issue arose in: H.R.1084 and S. 587, "Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act"; S. 559, "Securing Americas Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies";
S. 398,  "Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreement Act";
S. 1321, "Practical Energy Plan of 2011";
H.R. 301, "New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence" to support RD&D to advance clean energy technologies; 
H.R. 909, "A Roadmap for Americas Energy Future" to address domestic energy policy, including renewable energy; 
S. 4,  "Make America the Worlds Leader in Clean Energy Act" to promote clean energy;
S. 741, to amend PURPA to establish a renewable energy standard; 
H.R. 2781, to establish a high efficiency gas turbine RD&D program; 
S. 1737, Sensible Accounting to VAlue Energy (SAVE) Act.
BUD - Budget/Appropriations CAW - Clean Air and Water (quality) TRA - Transportation TAX - Taxation/Internal Revenue Code ENG - Energy/Nuclear
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