3rd Quarter - Report

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE for AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,190,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (provisions related to clean vehicles; clean fuel production credit; superfunds; and royalties, bonding, and access for federal lands and water for oil and gas); S 4774 Ethanol Access for Sustainable Economy Act of 2022; 82 Fed. Reg. 58050 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation, Delay and Suspension of Certain Requirements; 86 Fed. Reg. 63110 Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review; 87 Fed. Reg. 36920 Revisions and Confidentiality Determinations for Data Elements Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule; 87 Fed. Reg. 53556 Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARGARET SMYTHE ANDERSON —
GEOFFREY NORMAN BRAND —
AINDRIU COLGAN New LA, Walsh, '11-'12; LD, Brady, '12-'16
JOHN CRAMTON —
ALEXANDER DOMINGUEZ —
AMANDA EVERSOLE —
OWEN MCDONOUGH —
KEVIN O'SCANNLAIN —
AARON PADILLA —
SHAWN RUSTERHOLZ —
LEM O. SMITH —
AMY TRAVIESO LOVENG —

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 4350 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (provisions relating to the manning and crewing of offshore oil and gas related vessel); efforts related to California's electric vehicle mandates including Advanced Clean Cars II; efforts related to electric vehicle infrastructure and subsidies.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN CRAMTON —
ALEXANDER DOMINGUEZ —
AMANDA EVERSOLE —
LEM O. SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4350 (117th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

HR 3571 Climate Change Financial Risk Act of 2021; HR 7151 Ensuring Sound Guidance Act (provisions relating to investments in oil and gas firms); 87 Fed. Reg. 21334 The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMANDA EVERSOLE —
AARON PADILLA —
SHAWN RUSTERHOLZ —
LEM O. SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3571 (117th), H.R. 7151 (117th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Draft legislation to amend the E15 fuel dispenser labeling requirements; HR 5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (provisions relating to biodiesel, renewable diesel, and alternative fuels; sustainable aviation fuel; and energy sections); HR 7688 Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act; S 4038 Renewable Diesel and Sustainable Aviation Fuel Parity Act of 2022; S 4217 Transportation Fuel Market Transparency Act; education efforts related to understanding gas prices, refinery closures, refining capacity, and refining utilization rates; efforts related to allowing for the sale of E15 gasoline year-round.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARGARET SMYTHE ANDERSON —
GEOFFREY NORMAN BRAND —
AINDRIU COLGAN New LA, Walsh, '11-'12; LD, Brady, '12-'16
JOHN CRAMTON —
ALEXANDER DOMINGUEZ —
AMANDA EVERSOLE —
OWEN MCDONOUGH —
KEVIN O'SCANNLAIN —
AARON PADILLA —
SHAWN RUSTERHOLZ —
LEM O. SMITH —
AMY TRAVIESO LOVENG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7688 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

HR 6865 The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (provisions related to manning and crewing of offshore vessel); S 4802 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2022 (provisions related to manning and crewing of offshore vessels).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN CRAMTON —
AMANDA EVERSOLE —
KEVIN O'SCANNLAIN —
SHAWN RUSTERHOLZ —
LEM O. SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6865 (117th)

Natural Resources NAT

Draft legislation to establish more efficient leasing of federal lands under the Bureau of Lands Management Program; HR 9087 To restart onshore and offshore oil and gas leasing, streamline permitting for energy infrastructure, ensure transparency in energy development on Federal lands, and for other purposes; HR 4372 Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes (provisions related to fees for oil and gas activities on federal lands and waters; decommissioning costs and fees related to BOEM & BSEE inspections); HR 6728 American Offshore Worker Fairness Act; HR 8262 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; S __ Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022; S 3705 American Offshore Worker Fairness Act; 80 Fed. Reg. 22148 Oil and Gas Leasing; Royalty on Production, Rental Payments, Minimum Acceptable Bids, Bonding Requirements, and Civil Penalty Assessments; 81 Fed. Reg. 84612 Notice of Availability of the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program; 82 Fed. Reg. 29212 Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico; 82 Fed. Reg. 30886 Request for Information and Comments on the Preparation of the 2019-2024 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program; 83 Fed. Reg. 31343 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf - Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Revisions; 83 Fed. Reg. 829 Notice of Availability of the 2019-2024 Draft Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas leasing Program and Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement; efforts relating to BLM lease sales and permits.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6728 (117th), H.R. 8262 (117th), H.R. 4372 (117th), H.R. 9087 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (provisions relating to corporate tax reform; methane emissions reduction program; and tax provisions related to the oil and gas industry); S __ Repealing the Ill-Conceived and Problematic (RIP) Book Minimum Tax Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARGARET SMYTHE ANDERSON —
GEOFFREY NORMAN BRAND —
AINDRIU COLGAN New LA, Walsh, '11-'12; LD, Brady, '12-'16
JOHN CRAMTON —
ALEXANDER DOMINGUEZ —
AMANDA EVERSOLE —
OWEN MCDONOUGH —
KEVIN O'SCANNLAIN —
AARON PADILLA —
SHAWN RUSTERHOLZ —
LEM O. SMITH —
AMY TRAVIESO LOVENG —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR __ To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing leases to certain entities affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes; HR 8614 Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act; efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products; legislative efforts on Russian oil price caps and secondary sanctions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER DOMINGUEZ —
AMANDA EVERSOLE —
SHAWN RUSTERHOLZ —
LEM O. SMITH —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8614 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 6833 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes (provisions related to energy permitting); HR 7900 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (provisions relating to the oil and gas industry).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN CRAMTON —
AMANDA EVERSOLE —
SHAWN RUSTERHOLZ —
LEM O. SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6833 (117th), H.R. 7900 (117th)

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.