Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

Budget/Appropriations

H.R.8845/S., FY 2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; National Science Foundation (NSF); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) funding and research issues H.R.9495, FY 2027 Department of Defense (DOD) Appropriations Act; DOD funding and research issues; research and development issues H.R.9022/S., FY 2027 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding and research issues; research and development issues H.R. 9260/S., FY 2027 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; research and development issues; funding for National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Centers (ERCs); Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Centers (AFF); and Total Worker Health Centers (TWH); funding and research for the National Institutes of Health (NIH); funding for education, research and health programs; Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) related issues; other issues H.R.9171, FY 2027 Department of the Int…

Lobbyists named: SARAH AVELLAR MATHIAS, ALEX MARTIN KRIGSTEIN

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Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation

Sage grouse-related conservation issues, permitting and post mine closure clean up. Mining Regulatory Clarity Act (S. 544 & H.R. 1366). House Interior Appropriations. (H.R. 9171); permitting reform discussions.

Lobbyists named: KAI ANDERSON, SAMANTHA SWING, RYAN MULVENON, ANDREW ENGEL FORBES, JOHN DEARBORN, PETER STAHLEY

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Indian/Native American Affairs

General federal legislative and regulatory matters affecting Indian Country, including: economic development, taxation, fisheries, endangered species, natural resources, transportation, healthcare, and related issues in support of the Nation's treaty rights; Northern border crossing and homeland security issues; Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L.117-169) implementation; H.R.3773/S.1967, PROTECT Act of 2025; FY2027 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9171); FY2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9170); FY2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.8845); H.R.9621, Northwest Endangered Salmon Predation Prevention Act of 2026.

Lobbyists named: ROBERT ODAWI PORTER, TODD BERTOSON, JAMES REID, ALYSSA LATRAY

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Indian/Native American Affairs

Federal legislative and regulatory matters relating to Alaska Natives and Alaska Native Corporations, including appropriations, economic development, and natural resource development; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L.117-58) implementation; Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L.117-169) implementation; H.R.410/S.785, Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025; H.R.42, Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act; H.R.43, Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025; H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) implementation; FY2027 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9171); FY2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9170); FY2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.8845); FY2027 Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R.9495); FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R.8800/S.4784).

Lobbyists named: ROBERT ODAWI PORTER, TODD BERTOSON, JAMES REID, ALYSSA LATRAY

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Indian/Native American Affairs

Federal government relations monitoring and advocacy relating to Indian nations, including general disaster response, broadband deployment, subsistence whaling, economic and infrastructure development; H.R.3773/S.1967, PROTECT Act of 2025; FY2027 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9171); FY2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9170); FY2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.8845).

Lobbyists named: ROBERT ODAWI PORTER, TODD BERTOSON, JAMES REID, ALYSSA LATRAY

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Indian/Native American Affairs

General federal legislative and regulatory matters affecting Indian Country including: human rights, treaty rights, Indian lands, and appropriations; H.R.8824, Kansas Indian Country Law Enforcement Improvement Act; Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation Settlement Act (draft legislation); FY2027 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9171); FY2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9170); FY2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.8845).

Lobbyists named: ROBERT ODAWI PORTER, TODD BERTOSON, JAMES REID, ALYSSA LATRAY

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Indian/Native American Affairs

Issues affecting federally recognized Native American tribes, including economic development, telecommunications, and energy; FY2027 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9171); S.239/H.R.725, Crow Revenue Act; S.240/H.R.726, Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act; H.R.4776, SPEED Act.

Lobbyists named: MATTHEW WISE

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Budget/Appropriations

FY 2027 Community Project Funding; H.R.9170 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; H.R.9171 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; federal funding for transportation, water infrastructure, public safety.

Lobbyists named: MICHAEL GALANO, RICHARD M GOLD

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Budget/Appropriations

Monitor FY 27 appropriations, Interior and Environment (H.R. 9171) related to water infrastructure, PFAS research and general water quality and drinking water programs.

Lobbyists named: ERIC SAPIRSTEIN, SARAH SAPIRSTEIN

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Indian/Native American Affairs

General federal government relations, including border/homeland security issues and federal funding and infrastructure; FY2027 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9171); FY2027 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R.9310).

Lobbyists named: ROBERT ODAWI PORTER, TODD BERTOSON, ALYSSA LATRAY

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Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to mining regulation and operations; FY27 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9171); federal grants and federal funding opportunities.

Lobbyists named: FILEMON VELA, PAULINA MEJIA SHIBLER

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Budget/Appropriations

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (HR 9310) Interior-Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (HR 9171) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (HR 9310)

Lobbyists named: MICHAEL W. MCKINNEY, JEFFREY M. SIMONETTI

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Indian/Native American Affairs

Federal legislative and regulatory matters affecting Indian Country, including: Federal forest conservation and management legislation and regulation, including wildfire disaster funding; Federal fishery and hatchery legislation and regulation, regulation of endangered species, protection of natural resources and related issues; Northern border crossing and homeland security issues; S.2577/H.R.4596, McCarran-Walter Technical Corrections Act; FY2027 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9171); FY2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9170); FY2027 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.8845); H.R.7567, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026; S.5526, Agricultural Act of 2026; S.5374/H.R.10313, To facilitate the conveyance of certain land in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, platted under section 2387 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes.

Lobbyists named: ROBERT ODAWI PORTER, TODD BERTOSON, JAMES REID, ALYSSA LATRAY

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Budget/Appropriations

Monitor status of drought response, water recycling, water supply and water quality program funding related to FY 27 appropriations (H.R. 9171 Interior and Environment and H.R. 9022 Energy and Water Development) including clean water and drinking water SRF programs and water recycling. Support mandates for timely obligation of appropriated funding assistance to water recycling projects. Monitor status of the MORE Act (S. 3738) in support of water recycling authorization.

Lobbyists named: ERIC SAPIRSTEIN, DAVID R FRENCH, SARAH SAPIRSTEIN

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Budget/Appropriations

Monitor and support FY 27 Interior and Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations, H.R. 9171 related to USEPA State Revolving Loan Fund, WIFIA and PFAS research funding. Support obligation of congressionally directed project funding.

Lobbyists named: ERIC SAPIRSTEIN, SARAH SAPIRSTEIN

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Budget/Appropriations

Monitor and support of FY 2027 Interior and Environment Appropriations (H.R. 9171) related to community project water infrastructure to support groundwater protection.

Lobbyists named: ERIC SAPIRSTEIN, DAVID R FRENCH

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Budget/Appropriations

H.R.8646, S.____ FY2027 Agriculture Appropriations bill, funding for Agricultural Research Services programs at USDA. H.R.9260, S.____ FY2027 Labor/HHS/Ed Appropriations bill, regarding NIH funding, Title VI Foreign Language Education funding, and research and facilities funding. H.R.9495, S.____ FY2027 Defense Appropriations bill, issues regarding DOD-Military workforce training and research. H.R.9171, S.____ FY2027 Interior Appropriations bill, US Geological Survey (USGS) funding. H.R.9170, S.____ FY2027 Transportation-HUD Appropriations bill, Workforce, Facilities, and Equipment Development funding.

Lobbyists named: ROBERT L LIVINGSTON, J ALLEN MARTIN

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Budget/Appropriations

Interior and Environment Appropriations, FY 2027 (H.R. 9171) -- land conservation accounts

Lobbyists named: ALAN FRONT

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Budget/Appropriations

Support FY 27 Interior and Environment and Related Agencies (H.R. 9171) and Energy and Water Development Appropriations H.R.(H.R. 9022) related to clean water, drinking water, water storage infrastructure financing programs and community projects requests.

Lobbyists named: ERIC SAPIRSTEIN

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Budget/Appropriations

Monitor and support Interior and Environment FY 27 Appropriations (H.R. 9171) related to water infrastructure assistance in Lake Tahoe Basin.

Lobbyists named: ERIC SAPIRSTEIN, DAVID R FRENCH

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Budget/Appropriations

Support of Fiscal Year 2027 Interior and Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.r. 9171)related to funding of water infrastructure programs, including clean water and drinking water State Revolving Loan Fund programs and geographic program. Support of report language encouraging eligibility of intelligent water technology under SRF.

Lobbyists named: ERIC SAPIRSTEIN, SARAH SAPIRSTEIN, DAVID R FRENCH

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Budget/Appropriations

H.R.9171 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; H.R.9310 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2027; H.R.8845 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027.

Lobbyists named: MICHAEL GALANO

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Budget/Appropriations

Interior and Environment Appropriations, FY 2027 (H.R. 9171) -- land conservation accounts

Lobbyists named: ALAN FRONT

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Arts/Entertainment

Funding for the National Endowment for The Arts in FY 2027 Interior Appropriations bill (H.R. 9171)

Lobbyists named: JAMES R. MELTSNER

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Budget/Appropriations

Interior-Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (HR 9171)

Lobbyists named: MICHAEL W. MCKINNEY, JEFFREY M. SIMONETTI

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Budget/Appropriations

FY22-FY26 Interior and LHHS funding issues; FY2027 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9171); issues related to the general welfare of tribal members and salmon reintroduction.

Lobbyists named: SHAY MICHAEL HANCOCK

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Budget/Appropriations

Monitor and support FY 2027 Interior and Environment Appropriations (H.R. 9171) related to community project request to support fire suppression water infrastructure needs within Lake Tahoe Basin.

Lobbyists named: DAVID R FRENCH

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Budget/Appropriations

Montor and support FY 2027 Interior and Environment Appropriations (H.R.9171) related to funding of Lake Tahoe Basin water infrastructure assistance.

Lobbyists named: DAVID R FRENCH

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Budget/Appropriations

Monitor status of FY 27 Interior and Environment Appropriations (H.R. 9171) and FY 27 Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 9022) related to water infrastructure assistance and Bay Delta program funding.

Lobbyists named: ERIC SAPIRSTEIN

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Budget/Appropriations

FY27 Appropriations actions H.R.9171 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

Lobbyists named: ELIZABETH ROBERTS, JUDITH ZINK

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Budget/Appropriations

Natural Disasters (Wildfire restoration) Interior-Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (HR 9171) Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (HR 9310)

Lobbyists named: MICHAEL W. MCKINNEY, JEFFREY M. SIMONETTI

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