1st Quarter - Report — MINDSET ADVOCACY, LLC for SHELL USA, INC. (2026)

Firm

MINDSET ADVOCACY, LLC

Client

SHELL USA, INC.

Income

$80,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Oil and gas energy infrastructure; priorities for Shell tied to the expanded lease sales under the Trump Admin; Support for the OCS five-year plan; bonding and assurance (BOEM)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH ALEXANDER	Energy and Coastal Policy Advisor, Sen. Bill Cassidy; Professional Staff Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee
RICK DEARBORN	Deputy Chief of Staff, President Donald Trump

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Issues related to renewable energy. Offshore energy permitting issues (National Marine Fisheries Service) Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Issues related to renewable natural gas Issues related to solar energy Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Permitting reform legislation (SPEED Act)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH ALEXANDER	Energy and Coastal Policy Advisor, Sen. Bill Cassidy; Professional Staff Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee
RICK DEARBORN	Deputy Chief of Staff, President Donald Trump
DANA GRESHAM	Chief of Staff, Senator Doug Jones

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to trade policy and trade agreements; Issues related to domestic content requirements; issues related to tariffs, including supply line issues, and issues related to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974; Issues related to US sanctions in the energy sector.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH ALEXANDER	Energy and Coastal Policy Advisor, Sen. Bill Cassidy; Professional Staff Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee
RICK DEARBORN	Deputy Chief of Staff, President Donald Trump

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH ALEXANDER	Energy and Coastal Policy Advisor, Sen. Bill Cassidy; Professional Staff Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee
RICK DEARBORN	Deputy Chief of Staff, President Donald Trump

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General corporate tax issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM CAMPBELL KING MUELLER	Deputy Assistant Secretary, Banking and Finance

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

Homeland Security, CISA critical infrastructure incident reporting, DOE/PHMSA cyber regulations.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ZACHARY K OSTRO	Legislative Director, Rep. Robin Kelly

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Defense DEF

Section 804 of the NDAA

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH ALEXANDER	Energy and Coastal Policy Advisor, Sen. Bill Cassidy; Professional Staff Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee
RICK DEARBORN	Deputy Chief of Staff, President Donald Trump

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.