2nd Quarter - Report

ESSENTIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION (FKA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION - NORTH AMERICA) for ESSENTIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION (FKA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION-NORTH AMERI)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$130,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
2nd Quarter - Report (this page) Jul 16, 2020 $130,000 Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment Jan 15, 2021 $103,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Manufacturing MAN

Manufacturing.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Agriculture AGR

Agriculture.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); White House Office

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Chemicals/chemicals industry.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Government Issues GOV

Government issues. Identification of Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers During COVID-19 Response. Impact of COVID-19 on mineral supply chains.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: Surface Transportation Board (STB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Consumer issues/safety/products. Interagency Working Group on Asbestos in Consumer Products.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Small Business SMB

Small business. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act/Phase 3). Phase 4 coronavirus relief legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Environment/superfund. EPA's National Compliance Initiatives. Toxic Substance Control Act. S. 717/H.R. 1603, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019. Permitting. National Evironmental Policy Act. Climate Change. Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1603 (116th), S. 717 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade (domestic/foreign). U.S., Mexico, Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE

Constitution CON

Constitution. Nominees for Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Surface Transportation Board, Department of the Interior.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code. Tax reform. Percentage depletion allowance. General business tax credits.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Economics/economic development. Infrastructure. S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Surface Transportation Board (STB); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Bills named: S. 2302 (116th)

Transportation TRA

Transportation. Rail reform. Competitive switching. Demurrage and Accessorial Charges. Axle-weight tolerance for laden trailers specially designed to transport dry bulk products. S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019. Hours of service.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 2302 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Budget/appropriations. FY 2021 USGS budget. FY 2021 DOI budget/appropriations. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mace, WV, Experimental Mine. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)/Phase 3. Phase 4 coronavirus relief legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: Surface Transportation Board (STB); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy/nuclear. Transmission incentives. Saudi/Russia oil price war.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Surface Transportation Board (STB); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Immigration IMM

Immigration.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food industry (safety, labelling, etc.).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: Surface Transportation Board (STB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Education EDU

Education.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Labor issues/antitrust/workplace. Occupational safety and health. Mine safety and health. Exposure of underground miners to diesel exhaust. Black Lung and respirable crystalline silica. Respirable crystalline silica. Escapeways and refuges in underground metal/nonmetal mines. Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mace, WV, Experimental Mine. MSHA/NIOSH Respirable Dust Partnership. Interagency Working Group on Asbestos in Consumer Products. 30 CFR Part 50, Notification, Investigation, Reports and Records of Accidents, Injuries, Illnesses, Employment and Coal Production in Mines.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean air and water (quality). Proposed rule to revise the definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS). Air regulations. Compensatory mitigation process for Section 404 permits. EPA interpretative statement on application of the Clean Water Act to groundwater. Section 41 Water Quality Certification. Clean Water Act Methods Update Rule for the Analysis of Effluent. Executive Order 13924 on Regulatory Relief to Support Economic Recovery. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater from Industrial Activities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Natural Resources NAT

Natural resources. S. 546, H.R. 1399, the American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act. S. 47, the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act. General Mining Law of 1872. Minerals Leasing Act of 1920. Antiquities Act of 1906. National Historic Preservation Act. Endangered Species Act. Non-Energy Solid Leasable Mineral Royalty Rate Reduction. Emergency relief for victims of earthquake. H.R. 2579, the Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act. Critical Minerals Report. Migratory Bird Permits; Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds. S. 4041, the SAVE Jobs Act. H.R. 2574, the Hardrock Leasing and Reclamation Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARK GREGORY ELLIS —
CHRISTOPHER KIRBY GREISSING —
ARIEL HILL-DAVIS —

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Bills named: S. 4041 (116th), H.R. 2579 (116th), S. 47 (116th), S. 546 (116th), H.R. 1399 (116th), H.R. 2574 (116th)

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.