1st Quarter - Report

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

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,980,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Inflation Reduction Act (PL 117-169), provisions related to clean energy credits; Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (PL 117-58); Issues related to the development of offshore wind, including permitting, transmission, lease sales, and marine fisheries management; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024; Issues related to energy policy, energy transition, infrastructure and safety; Issues related to electricity transmission development; Issues related to permitting reform; Issues related to electric system reform; Issues related to FERC and U.S. electric grid buildout; Issues related to the Texas grid and power markets; H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARIANNE FUNK —
KRISTA JOHNSON —
BRITTANY KELM —
CHARLES SHULL —
PATRICIA TAMEZ —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (118th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to renewable fuels standard and trading; Issues related to biodiesel and renewable diesel; Issues related to higher blends infrastructure incentives; Issues related to zero and low carbon fuels, sustainable aviation fuels, renewable natural gas, electric vehicle infrastructure; RFS SET Proposal; Issues related to the Farm Bill; H.R. 1608/S. 785 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2023.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRITTANY KELM —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1608 (118th), S. 785 (118th)

Natural Resources NAT

Issues regarding oil and gas leasing on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico Region; Issues related to decommissioning activities and obligations with respect to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Risk Management, Financial Assurance, and Loss Prevention Regulations; Seismic surveying on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico Region and National Marine Fisheries; regulations regarding endangered and threatened marine species; Regulatory development of US OCS Leasing Program; Outer Continental Shelf National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit (GMG290000); S.Amdt.6513 - To provide for American energy security by improving the permitting process; H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act, Division B, Titles I, II, V, VI; Permitting energy projects under National Environmental Policy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARLES SHULL —
KEVIN SIMPSON —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Inflation Reduction Act (PL 117-169), provisions related to clean energy credit provisions, fuels and blending; Issues related to sustainable aviation fuel.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRITTANY KELM —
SCOTT R SALMON —
PATRICIA TAMEZ —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; White House Office

Transportation TRA

Issues related to offshore maritime workforce requirements.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICIA TAMEZ —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to import of solar modules and equipment, including Sec. 201 tariffs and solar circumvention petition; Issues related to renewable energy supply chain issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTA JOHNSON —
PATRICIA TAMEZ —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARLES SHULL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Implementation of Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (H.R.6865/S.4802); Issues related to Outer Continental Shelf Lands documentary, registry, and manning requirements; Issues related to domestic maritime content requirements and geological and geophysical surveying regulations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHARLES SHULL —
KEVIN SIMPSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 4802 (118th), H.R. 6865 (118th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Reauthorization; Issues related to advanced recycling and plastics.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRITTANY KELM —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to permit reform; Issues related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); Issues related to a robust and transparent carbon price.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARIANNE FUNK —
BRITTANY KELM —
SCOTT R SALMON —

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Railroads RRR

Issues related to the Ohio rail derailment; H.R. 1674/ S. 576 - Railway Safety Act of 2023.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRITTANY KELM —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1674 (118th), S. 576 (118th)

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.