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MICHAEL MESSMERPreviously held: Mid 1999-2001: Research Associate - US House of Representatives, Democratic Policy Committee (Chairman: Richard A. Gephardt); 2001-2002: Policy Advisor - US House of Representatives, Democratic Policy Committee (Chairman: Richard A. Gephardt)
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TAYLOR ANNE MANNPreviously held: Legal Fellow, Senator Cory Booker, August 2022- May 2023
H.R. 2673 Florida Coastal Protection Act, all provisions (Rep. Castor) H.R. 2849 West Coast Ocean Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 2881 Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, all provisions H. CON. RES. 14, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 (generally against any provisions to facilitate new oil and gas leasing) House bills not yet introduced: American Shores Protection Act, all provisions Preserving Recreation, Oceans, Tourism, Environment, and Coastal Towns in (PROTECT) Florida Act FY2026 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill: lobbied against provisions facilitating new offshore oil and gas leasing Energy permitting reform legislation: lobbied against provisions facilitating new offshore oil and gas leasing S. 1432 West Coast Ocean Protection Act, all provisions S. 1486 Clean Ocean and Safe Tourism (COAST) Anti-Drilling Act, all provisions S. CON. RES. 7, an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 (generally against any provisions steps to facilitate new oil and gas leasing) Senate bills not yet introduced: American Shores Protection Act, all provisions FY2026 Interior-Environment Appropriations bill: lobbied against provisions facilitating new offshore oil and gas leasing Energy permitting reform legislation: lobbied against provisions facilitating new offshore oil and gas leasing Discussed these Executive Branch activities: Bureau of Ocean Energy Managements National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2024-2029 (in general, prior to information on the forthcoming plan being available) President Bidens exercise of the Presidents Section 12(a) authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permanently withdraw OCS planning areas from oil and gas leasing disposition President Trumps revocation of President Bidens 12(a) withdrawals of the Atlantic, Pacific, Eastern Gulf of Mexico, and Arctic Ocean from oil and gas leasing disposition Other: Offshore oil and gas drilling; offshore oil and gas leasing reform proposals
H.R. 1897 ESA Amendments Act H.R.1968 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 Not yet reintroduced in House: Whale CHARTS Act, all provisions Not yet reintroduced in Senate: Save Our Seas 3.0, all provisions Discussed these Executive Branch activities: Proposed rule to amend the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule. Administrative layoffs and rumored budget cuts at the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Agency (NOAA)