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. HR 2584, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (coal ash); FY 2012 Budget Resolution; HR 2354, Energy and Water development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012 (efficiency, electric transportation); HR 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012; HR 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012; HR 2596, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2012; S 1572, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012; HR 2219, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012; HR 2354, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012; HR 2434, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012; S 1573, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012; HR 2017, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 (Homeland Security); S. 1599, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); HR __, Fiscal Year 2012 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Bill (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program); S 1601, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012; S 1596, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012. HR 1573, to facilitate implementation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank Wall Street & Consumer Protection Act, to delay by 18 months implementation of Title VII of Dodd-Frank, (Over-the-Counter derivatives); HR 1840, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders; HR 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 (Over-the-Counter derivatives). 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; HR 2937, Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011; HR 2845, Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation 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); S 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011; S 1011, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011. 

Support incentives for expansion of natural-gas as transportation fuel.  Support incentives for natural gas vehicles.  Advocate for research and development of natural gas vehicle technologies.  

S 158, STB Reauthorization; S 49, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act; S 1361, Battery Innovation Act of 2011 (Electric Vehicles); S 1294, Oil Independence for a Stronger America Act of 2011; (Electric Vehicles); HR 2845, the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011 (regarding carbon dioxide pipelines); S 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011, (electric vehicles); S 948, Promoting Electric Vehicles Act of 2011; S 1011, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011 (electric vehicles). Support lower rates on taxation of dividends.  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); S 734, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2011; S 1001, Alternative Fuel Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2011.  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); HR 674, to Repeal the Imposition of 3% Withholding, (3% withholding). HR 607 Broadband Spectrum for First Responders Act; S 28, Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act; S 911, Strengthening Public-Safety and Enhancing Communications Through Reform, Utilization, and Modernization Act (SPECTRUM Act); HR __, House Energy and Commerce Committee Public Safety Broadband Network Bill; S 1029, Electric Consumer Right to Know Act (eKNOW); S 1222, Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA). Coal Ash issues generally; HR 2273, Coal residuals Reuse and management Act, regulates coal ash under existing municipal solid waste landfill regulations; HR 872, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act, bill to prevent double permitting requirement for herbicides and pesticides. 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; S 398, Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreement Act; S 1000, Energy Saving Act of 2011; S 1321, Practical Energy Plan of 2011. 
Oppose legislation to restrict or discourage natural gas production.  This issue arose in: HR 1084 and S 587, Fracking Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act.

Clean energy standard legislation generally; HR 301, the New Manhattan Project for Energy Independence to support RD&D to advance clean energy technologies; HR 909, a Roadmap for America's Energy Future to address domestic energy policy, including renewable energy; S. 4, the Make America the World's Leader in Clean Energy Act to promote clean energy; S 559, the Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act including renewable electricity and energy efficiency resource standards; S 741 to amend PURPA to establish a renewable energy standard; S 963, Reducing Federal Energy Dollars Act of 2011, (efficiency), S 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011, (efficiency); S 1321, the Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011; HR 2781 to establish a high efficiency gas turbine RD&D program; 
HR 2782 to establish a wind energy research and development program; HR 2994, the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011; S 1491, the PURPA's Legislative Upgrade to State Authority (PURPA PLUS) Act; S 1510, the Clean Energy Financing Act of 2011; S 1586 to establish a Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Program. S 21, Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act; HR 76, Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act; HR 174, Homeland Security Cyber and Physical Infrastructure Protection Act; S 413 Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act; HR 668, SHIELD Act; HR 1136, Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act; HR 908, Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act; HR 901, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011; S 473, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011; S 1342, Grid Cyber Security Act; S 847, Safe Chemicals Act of 2011, (reauthorization and reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). HR 10, the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011 (as it relates to EPA regulations); HR 97, the Free Industry Act to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Clean Air Act; HR 153, the Ensuring Affordable Energy Act to prohibit funding for EPA to implement greenhouse gas regulations; HR 680, to prohibit U.S. contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; HR 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; HR 750, the Defending American's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act to preempt actions related to greenhouse gases through regulations or common law; HR 910, the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 to prohibit EPA greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act; HR 1023, the No More Excuses Energy Act of 2011, including provisions to prevent climate change or global warming regulations under the Clean Air Act; HR 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; HR 1292, the Energy Production Freedom Act, to provide that greenhouse gases are not subject to the Clean Air Act; HR 1705, the 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; HR 1872, the Employment Protection Act to require EPA to consider employment and other economic impacts prior to regulations or other actions; HR 2250, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 to provide additional time for EPA to issue industrial boiler MACT standards; 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 America's 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; S 706, the 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 1220, Fulfilling U.S. Energy Leadership Act of 2011, (energy, CES, CCS); S 1292, the Employment Protection Act to require EPA to consider employment and other economic impacts prior to regulations or other actions; Clean Water Act, Section 316(b) - cooling water intake structure rule-making; Waters or the U.S. draft guidance; HR 2401, the 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; HR 2891, America's Energy Independence Act to delay EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule; S 1392, the EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 to delay Boiler  MACT; S 1393, the Maintaining Agency Direction on Financial Fraud Act to prohibit enforcement of SEC climate change interpretive guidance; SJ Res 27, disapproving the EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule; S 1538, the Regulatory Time-Out Act of 2011.
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