SEMPRA for SEMPRA
What was lobbied
13 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Appropriations for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Appropriations for research and development on natural gas vehicle technologies and related refueling infrastructure General discussions regarding funding for research regarding renewable natural gas General discussions regarding energy storage research and development
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALLISON HULL | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
General discussions regarding capture and use of renewable natural gas to reduce emissions General discussions regarding reducing fugitive methane emissions
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALLISON HULL | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
General discussions regarding proposals related to energy exports General discussions regarding changes to cross-border energy transmission permitting
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALLISON HULL | — |
| BRIAN L KELLY | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Homeland Security HOM
General discussions regarding cyber incident reporting and data breach notifications
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALLISON HULL | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
Generally promote and protect the interests of natural gas and electric services and energy infrastructure companies
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALLISON HULL | — |
| BRIAN L KELLY New | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Proposals to reduce transparency, information sharing, and communications with respect to investment holdings in capital markets General discussions regarding proposals aimed at improving environmental, social, and governance reporting
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Utilities UTI
General discussions regarding issues affecting electric and natural gas utilities General discussions regarding treatment of unrecoverable utility costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic disruption
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALLISON HULL | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Commodities (big ticket) CDT
General discussions regarding treatment of non-financial end-user commodity hedging General discussions regarding setting environmental, social and governance goals for commodity market users
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Transportation TRA
General discussions regarding renewable natural gas as a vehicle fuel source General discussions regarding use of renewable natural gas in natural gas pipelines General discussions regarding incentives for natural gas vehicles, fueling infrastructure, and natural gas as a vehicle fuel General discussions regarding electric vehicle transportation and related infrastructure General discussions regarding energy storage General discussions regarding safety standards for natural gas infrastructure
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALLISON HULL | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Implementation and rulemaking processes related to provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - business interest and international taxation aspects, including foreign earnings taxation and repatriation, and deductibility of interest expenses General discussions regarding U.S. taxation of domestic companies with foreign assets and income General discussions regarding excepting income earned in highly-taxed foreign countries from the taxation of global intangible low-taxed income General discussions regarding tax credits for electric vehicles, energy storage, natural gas vehicles, natural gas fueling infrastructure, and natural gas used as a vehicle fuel General discussions regarding the tax treatment of renewable natural gas, hydrogen, and other alternative fuels
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALLISON HULL | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Telecommunications TEC
Federal Communication Commission action to open 6 GHz spectrum to unlicensed usage General discussion regarding use of automated calling technologies for public safety announcements
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE
eneral discussions regarding proposals regarding permitting of natural gas infrastructure General discussions regarding proposals regarding emissions from natural gas transmission and distribution infrastructure General discussions regarding liquefied natural gas (LNG) General discussions regarding natural gas storage General discussions regarding energy efficiency General discussions regarding energy usage in federal buildings and at federally owned and operated facilities General discussions regarding policies supporting renewable natural gas and other forms of biogas General discussions regarding policies to promote research into and development of hydrogen as a fuel source General discussions regarding development, deployment, and use of hydrogen fuel cells
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALLISON HULL | — |
| BRIAN L KELLY New | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Natural Resources NAT
General discussions regarding wildfire protection and response General discussions regarding vegetation management as a tool to reduce wildfire risk General discussions regarding pipeline permitting and siting matters General discussions regarding changes to cross-border pipeline permitting processes
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALLISON HULL | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.