lobbying_activities: 3803200
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| 3803200 | d8f346b9-ee25-49c8-84bb-1bf9558f2113 | Q1 | BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY | 7508 | BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY | 2026 | first_quarter | ENG | BCSE has been engaged in the following activities and on the following issues during Q4 2025: Advocacy in support of BCSE 2026 Federal Priorities on federal permitting and siting legislation. Advocacy in support of BCSE 2026 Federal Priorities on energy tax credits. Advocacy for clean energy programs in FY2026 and FY2027 appropriations bills, including Agriculture, Homeland Security, Defense, Housing and Urban Development, Interior and EPA, Energy and Water, and State and Foreign Operations. Informational meetings with congressional staff and Members of Congress regarding economic recovery and infrastructure bills and advocacy to support enactment of federal permitting and siting legislation The Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN), an independent initiative of the BCSE, also engages in lobby activity and in building awareness before Congress on examples of small and medium-sized businesses across the nation contributing to the clean energy economy. The CEBNs lobbying activities and expenditures are included in the BCSEs quarterly LD-2 filings. CEBNs activity includes information gathering, direct advocacy, and grassroots advocacy support (including group and individual letters and group lobby visits to Capitol Hill) on appropriations for the Department of Energy, energy tax credits restoring immediate expensing for the Section 174 R&D tax deduction, among other topics. The BCSE also provides administrative service to the Federal Performance Contracting Coalition (FPCC), a coalition of federal energy services contract holders. The FPCC's lobbying activities and expenditures are included in the BCSE's quarterly LD-2 filings. Cascade Associates is a lobbyist for the FPCC. The FPCC contacted: The U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Department of Energy, Council on Environmental Quality, Department of Veterans Affairs, General Services Administration, the White House, Departments of Navy, Army, and Air Force, and the Offices of the Secretary of Defense. The FPCC is working with Members of Congress in developing complementary policy for Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC). Specifically, they met with congressional offices to support funding in appropriations for infrastructure in federal facilities to be used in conjunction with performance contracting. This includes funding for the AFFECT grant program at DOE, funds at GSA and VA, and ERCIP and other potential funding programs at the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The FPCC also engaged with Members of Congress and Executive Offices of the President on the implementation of actions related to performance contracting. They have met with members of the Energy and Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, Appropriations, Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Environment and Public Works committees. Additionally, they have met with representatives of the DOE, Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, Department of the Air Force, GSA, and Executive Offices of the President (DPC and CEQ). ENG-related legislative efforts including, but not limited to: - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, implementation of provisions related to the AFFECT grant program for energy efficiency improvements, and other energy efficiency-related provisions. - Energy Act of 2020, implementation of provisions related to performance contracting requirements for federal agencies. - H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, policies related to the impact of energy-related tax incentives (179D and 48E Energy Property Investment Tax Credit) to energy service companies and performance contracting projects. Provisions related to the implementation of funding related to performance contracting. - H.R.3474, Federal Mechanical Insulation Act, provisions related to performance contracting projects in federal facilities. | Air Force, Dept of,Army, Dept of (Other),Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ),Defense, Dept of (DOD),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Navy, Dept of,Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Treasury, Dept of,Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA),White House Office | 49303 | 0 | 0 | 2026-04-07T12:18:58-04:00 |