4th Quarter - Report

SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY) for SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,600,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues regarding the Clean Air Act specific to methane.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTA JOHNSON New —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to trade policy and trade agreements; Issues related to NAFTA renegotiation; Issues related to domestic content requirements; Issues related to tariffs, including steel and supply issues, and issues related to Sections 232 and 301 of the US Trade Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTA JOHNSON New —
SCOTT R SALMON —
PATRICIA TAMEZ —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the implementation of H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, including Treasury regulations and provisions to clarify or amend; Issues related to tax extenders; and Issues related to carbon pricing proposals.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN STEVEN MISSO —
SCOTT R SALMON —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —
EMILY WHITTENBURG —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

General issues related to Transportation & Infrastructure development; Issues related to pipeline development and permitting, including Section 404 and Section 401 of the Clean Water Act; Issues related to the use of unmanned aerial systems; Issues related to the rail operations, including the Surface Transportation Board; Issues related to the Commercial Vessel Incidental Discharge Act and Coast Guard Reauthorization; and Issues related to the application of the Jones Act to offshore oil and gas activities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICIA TAMEZ —

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to reconciling implementation of the 2008 and 2015 ozone NAAQS; Issues related to the reconsideration of NSPS for methane emissions from new/modified oil and gas sources (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart OOOOa); Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) pricing related issues; BUILD Discretionary Grants regarding Texas roads; Matters regarding implementation of expanded 45Q tax credits; H.R. 2746 - American Renewable Energy and Efficiency Act; Issues related to pipeline permitting and approval; Issues related to US Army Corps of Engineers permitting.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARIANNE FUNK —
KRISTA JOHNSON New —
BRIAN PETER MALNAK —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2746 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to NPC study; Matters regarding electricity stabilization and privatization in Puerto Rico; Issues related to Wholesale Electricity Market Function; General offshore energy, regulatory, and safety issues - including risk management, the Geological and Geophysical Permitting Process, air regulations, and bonding and financial assurance; General offshore access and resource potential issues, including DOI's 5 year leasing program and Eastern Gulf of Mexico access; Issues related to the development of offshore wind, including marine fisheries management and permitting; S. 1075 - Appalachian Ethane Storage Hub Study Act, all provisions; and Issues related to the DOE Energy Loan Guarantee Program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTA JOHNSON New —
BRIAN PETER MALNAK —
SCOTT R SALMON —
PATRICIA TAMEZ —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1075 (115th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 1314 - Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; H.R. 1311 / S. 517 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, all provisions; H.R. 1315 - RFS Reform Act of 2017, all provisions; General biodiesel related issues and biodiesel issues within the Renewal Fuel Standards (RFS).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 1315 (115th), S. 517 (115th), H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 1311 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS); Issues related to Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC); H.R. 5729/S. 3094 - Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018, all provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 5729 (115th), S. 3094 (115th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

H.R. 4647/S. 3223 - Recovering America's Wildlife Act, all provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICIA TAMEZ —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 4647 (115th), S. 3223 (115th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 2997 - 21st Century AIRR Act, provisions related to aviation gas; S. 1405 - FAA Reauthorization of 2017, all provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2997 (115th), S. 1405 (115th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

S. 2039/H.R. 4170 - Disclosing Foreign Influence Act and S. 2482 - Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018, provisions related to LDA exception.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT R SALMON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.R. 4170 (115th), S. 2482 (115th), S. 2039 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

General conservation and wildlife related issues; issues related to the Coastal Zone Management Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTA JOHNSON New —
PATRICIA TAMEZ —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

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.