4th Quarter - Report

AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE for AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$740,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

10 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 relating to Methane Emissions Reduction Program); 81 Fed. Reg. 6615 Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation; 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; Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0875 Inflation Reduction Act Non-Regulatory Dockets for Public Input: Methane Emissions Reduction Program [60113]; legislative efforts related to Class VI wells used for geologic sequestration of carbon dioxide; legislative efforts related to draft amendments to the Clean Air Act regarding NAAQS non-attainment issues; legislative efforts related to the social cost of greenhouse gas estimates.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY NORMAN BRAND —
AINDRIU COLGAN —
JOHN CRAMTON —
AMANDA EVERSOLE —
OWEN MCDONOUGH —
AARON PADILLA —
LEM O. SMITH —

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

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 3684 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (provisions relating to carbon capture sequestration); HR 9087 TAP American Energy Act; S 4815 Simplify Timelines and Assure Regulatory Transparency Act; S 5165 Pipeline Permitting for Energy Security Act of 2022; efforts related to California's electric vehicle mandates including Advanced Clean Cars II.

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 9087 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

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

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

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

S 5145 Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2022; RIN 2060-AV73 Request From States for Removal of the Gasoline Volatility Waiver; RIN 2060-AV14 Volume Requirements for 2023 and Beyond Under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program; 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
AINDRIU COLGAN —
ALEXANDER DOMINGUEZ —
AMANDA EVERSOLE —
OWEN MCDONOUGH —
LEM O. SMITH —

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

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

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 —
LEM O. SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Natural Resources NAT

Draft legislation regarding oil and gas infrastructure; draft legislation to streamline regulatory permitting; HR 6728 American Offshore Worker Fairness Act; 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. 25888 Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf-Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control, Final Rule; 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; 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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY NORMAN BRAND —
JOHN CRAMTON —
ALEXANDER DOMINGUEZ —
AMANDA EVERSOLE —
OWEN MCDONOUGH —
LEM O. SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6728 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR __ Reliable Electricity Tax Fairness Act of 2022; HR 5376 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (tax provisions relating to the oil and gas industry); IRS Notice 2022-50 Request for Comments on Elective Payment of Applicable Credits and Transfer of Certain Credits; IRS Notice 2022-57 Request for Comments on the Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration; IRS Notice 2022-58 Request for Comments on Credits for Clean Hydrogen and Clean Fuel Production; legislative efforts related to Internal Revenue Code Sections 45Q, 45V and 45Z; legislative efforts related to Tax Code Section 163(j).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AINDRIU COLGAN —
JOHN CRAMTON —
AMANDA EVERSOLE —
OWEN MCDONOUGH —
AARON PADILLA —
LEM O. SMITH —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 8614 Banning Oil Exports to Foreign Adversaries Act; S 977 No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2021; efforts related to the export of natural gas, petroleum and petroleum products.

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

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

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 6833 Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act (provisions related to onshore and offshore oil and gas inspection fees, offshore decommissioning and access to federal lands and waters for production of oil and gas); HR 7900 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (provisions relating to the oil and gas industry).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GEOFFREY NORMAN BRAND —
JOHN CRAMTON —
AMANDA EVERSOLE —
AARON PADILLA —
SHAWN RUSTERHOLZ —
LEM O. SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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

Homeland Security HOM

Efforts related to permitting requirements for interstate natural gas and oil pipelines.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHAWN RUSTERHOLZ —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.