2nd Quarter - Report

CME GROUP, INC. for CME GROUP INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$440,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

Issues related to regulation of clearinghouses, swap data repositories, swap execution facilities, and designated contract markets; Issues related to CFTC Funding; Issues related to Derivatives Clearing Market Structure; Issues related to CFTC Reauthorization; Issues related to H.R. 3633 - Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (Sec. 101; Definitions under the Securities Act of 1933, Sec. 102; Definitions under the Commodity Exchange Act, Sec. 103; Definitions under this Act, Sec. 107; Commodity Exchange Act savings provisions, Section 401; Commission jurisdiction over digital commodity transactions, and Section 409; Exclusion for Decentralized Finance Activities); Issues related to the Clearing of US Treasury futures.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNE MARA KLEIN GRAY —
GAVIN PARKE —
LINDA DALLAS RICH —
JASON SPENCE —
RAQUEL SUAREZ HAWK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3633 (119th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to H.R. 3633 - Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (Sec. 101; Definitions under the Securities Act of 1933, Sec. 102; Definitions under the Commodity Exchange Act, Sec. 103; Definitions under this Act, Sec. 107; Commodity Exchange Act savings provisions, Section 401; Commission jurisdiction over digital commodity transactions, and Section 409; Exclusion for Decentralized Finance Activities); S. 394 - GENIUS Act of 2025 (all issues); H.R. 2392 - STABLE Act of 2025 (all issues); Issues related to Basel III Bank Capital Standards; Issues related to the Clearing of US Treasury futures.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNE MARA KLEIN GRAY —
GAVIN PARKE —
LINDA DALLAS RICH —
JASON SPENCE —
RAQUEL SUAREZ HAWK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 394 (119th), H.R. 2392 (119th), H.R. 3633 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to tax treatment of futures, securities, and commodities; Issues related to Sec. 1256 of the tax code related to the tax treatment of futures and options.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNE MARA KLEIN GRAY —
GAVIN PARKE —
LINDA DALLAS RICH —
JASON SPENCE —
RAQUEL SUAREZ HAWK —

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.