SEMPRA for SEMPRA
What was lobbied
11 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
EPA Rules for Proposed Carbon Pollution Standards for New and Existing Power Plants EPA draft rule on Waters of the United States (WOTUS) aspects related to permitting
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SCOTT CRIDER | — |
| SEAN MACKAY | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Proposed draft rule to revise the definition of "Waters of the U.S." in the EPA and U.S. Army Crops of Engineers Clean Waters Act definition. S. 696 - The Safe Chemicals Act S. 1009 - Chemical Safety Improvement ActS. 1961 - Chemical Safety and Waters Protection Act General discussions regarding methane emissions reduction
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
General discussion of reforming U.S. tax treatment of foreign earnings (worldwide, territorial, deferral, base erosion) General discussion renewable energy tax credits (PTC, ITC, Section 1603 Grants) General discussion inclusion of renewables in MLPs General discussion of tax reform legislation that would impose mark-to-market accounting on derivatives and commodity contractsH.R. 1 - Tax Reform H.R. 1465 - Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 259 - Energy Freedom and Economic Prosperity Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1524 - Create Clean Energy Manufacturing Jobs in America Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 860 - Biogas Investment Tax Credit Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 2502 - ITC Commence Construction - all aspects of the bill S. 332 - the Climate Protection Act - all aspects of the bill S. 307 - Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act - all aspects of the bill S. 1225 - The SUN Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 2081 - No More Excuses Energy Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.CON.RES.24 - Expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental to the United States - all aspects of the bill S. 1103 And H.R. 2202 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill S. 1030 And H.R. 1465 - Storage Technology for Renewable and Green Energy Act - all aspects of the bill S. 795 and H.R. 1696 - Master Limited Partnerships Parity Act - all aspects of the bill S. 570 - Clean Energy Race to the Top Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.R.2877 - To prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property - all aspects of the bill Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act -- renewables, natural gas vehicles, MLPs House Ways & Means Committee Tax Reform Discussion Draft H.R. 4429 To permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 4457 To permanently extend increased expensing limitations H.R. 4464 To make permanent the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations H.R. 4718 To permanently extend bonus depreciation H.R. 3474 Hire More Heroes Act tax extender provisions S. 2260, the Expiring Provisions Ikprovement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act renewable, alternative fuel vehicle provisions Preserving Americas Transit and Highways Act of 2014 (PATH Act) a bill to amend tax code to provide for the extension of highway fund expenditures, to provide revenues for highway programs, and for other purposes revenue provisions General discussion of offsets for Highway Trust Fund restoration
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SCOTT CRIDER | — |
| SEAN MACKAY | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Appropriations for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Appropriations for DOE Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Appropriations for research and development to improve natural gas technologies and natural gas vehicles. Appropriations for wildfire fighting, S. 1875 / H.R. 3992 - Wildfire Disaster Funding ActAppropriations for dredging of harbors and navigable waterways
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SCOTT CRIDER | — |
| SEAN MACKAY | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
S. 2074 - the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1616 - the Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act - all aspects of the bill S. 1218 - Race to the Top - all aspects of the bill H.R. 2351 - to repeal the fossil fuel consumption percentage reduction- all aspects of the billH.R. 2685 - Smart Grid Advancement Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1659 - Federal Buildings Energy Savings Act of 2013- all aspects of the bill Quadrennial Energy Review aspects related to electricity and natural gas
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SEAN MACKAY | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Homeland Security HOM
S. 21 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) - all aspects of the bill H.R. 756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1163 - Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 - all aspects of the billH.R. 3696, the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (NCCIP) - all aspects of the bill H.R. 967 - Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 3107 - Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act - all aspects of the bill Energy Issues in Mexico S. 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill S. 1638 Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill S. 2158 Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense (GRID) Act - all aspects of the bill S. 2244 Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 - all aspects of the bill S. 2519 National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014 - all aspects of the bill S. 2521 Federal Information Security Modernization Act - all aspects of the bill S. 2588 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 4007 Reauthorization of the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SEAN MACKAY | — |
Natural Resources NAT
Permitting for energy infrastructure development projects H.R. 3080 - Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 - provisions related to energy infrastructure permitting and waterway dredging. H.R. 2728 - Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act - amendments related to natural gas emissionsDraft & Proposed Rule regarding Waters of the United States
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SCOTT CRIDER | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE
General discussions re promotion of natural gas and alternative fuels General discussion of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports S.192 - Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 580 - Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013 - all aspects of the billH.R. 6 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 2471 - Expedite Our Economy Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1189 - American Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1191 - Keep American Natural Gas Here Act - all aspects of the bill S. 2124 - Ukrainian Aid Package - discussion on LNG exports amendments S. 2083 - American Job Creation & Strategic Alliances Act - all aspects of the bill S. 2086 - American Natural Gas Security & Consumer Protection Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 3979 - Unemployment Insurance Extension Act - discussion of LNG export amendment S. 2096 - Freedom Through Energy Export Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 3760 - Export Natural Gas Act - all aspects of the bill - all aspects of the bill H.R. 4139 - American Job Creation & Strategic Alliances Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 4155 - Fight Russian Energy Exploitation Act - all aspects of the bill Natural Gas Export Promotion Act of 2014 all aspects of the bill
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SCOTT CRIDER | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Agriculture AGR
CFTC Procedural Reform. Dodd-Frank end-users recordkeeping reform. HR 4413 - Customer Protection and End User Relief Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Commodities (big ticket) CDT
H.R. 677 - Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 634 - Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013- all aspects of the bill H.R. 742 - Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013- all aspects of the billH.R. 1003 - a bill to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders- all aspects of the bill H.R. 992 - Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act- all aspects of the bill H.R. 1038 - Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013- all aspects of the bill S. 888, a bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities H.R. 4113 - Customer Protection and End User Relief Act - all aspects of the bill Exchange Act of 1934 - all aspects of the bill Draft Bill - Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act- all aspects of the bill General discussion of tax reform legislation that would impose mark-to-market accounting on derivatives and commodity contracts General discussion of legislation regarding the scope of physical energy market transactions subject to CFTC regulation Rules regarding swap data recordkeeping and responsibility Rules regarding trade options for transactions involving embedded volumetric optimality. HR 4413 The Customer Protection and End User Relief Act all aspects of the bill Legislation to reauthorize the Commodities Futures Trading Commission
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
Transportation TRA
H.R. 1364 - New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2013 (NATGAS) - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1027 - Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill S. 488 - Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill S. 656 - Energy and Alternatives Rewards Act - all aspects of the billH.R. 1900 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act - all aspects of the bill H.R. 1587 - Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act - all aspects of the bill S. 1230 - Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill Draft legislation regarding right-of-way authority for federal agencies with respect to pipeline sitting Draft legislation regarding authority to amend FERC rates with respect to pipelines Draft legislation regarding pipeline permitting Applicability of Buy America provisions to state & local agency relocations of utility infrastructure in federally-supported transportation projects H.R. 3301 - North American Energy Infrastructure Act - all aspects of the bill S. 1767 - Pipeline Modernization and Consumer Protection Act of 2013 - all aspects of the bill S. 1768 - Pipeline Revolving Fund and Job Creation Act - all aspects of the bill Pipeline safety matters generally
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SCOTT CRIDER | — |
| SEAN MACKAY | — |
| TIM RANSDELL | — |
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