4th Quarter - Report — CHS INC. for CHS, INC (2020)

Firm

CHS INC.

Client

CHS, INC

Income

—

Expenses

$281,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to the Economic and Trade Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People's Republic of China. H.R. 5430, the United States - Mexico - Canada Agreement Implementation Act, all provisions.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM STAFFORD	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 5430 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1, An Act to provide reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year 2018, provisions related to implementation of Section 199A, Qualified Business Income.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN T ENGELEN	—
DANIEL MAUER	—
WILLIAM STAFFORD	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to employer liability protection in future COVID-related legislation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DANIEL MAUER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to the Renewable Fuels Act - Small Refinery Exemptions.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN T ENGELEN	—
DANIEL MAUER	—

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 2, INVEST in America Act, provisions related to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminstration: Hours of Service; Emergency declarations/waivers. S. 3591, America's Water Infrastructure Act, provisions related to water infrastructure and transportation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DANIEL MAUER	—
WILLIAM STAFFORD	—

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (116th), S. 3591 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 6102, The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, P.L. 116-227, provisions related to essential worker designation, transportation, and farm stimulus programs. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, provisions related to farm programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM STAFFORD	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 6102 (116th)

Agriculture AGR

Issues related to Federal Grain Inspection Reauthorization.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM STAFFORD	—

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to the Toxic Substances Control Act - Producer Fees.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DANIEL MAUER	—

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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.