1st Quarter - Report — CHS INC. for CHS, INC (2020)

Firm

CHS INC.

Client

CHS, INC

Income

—

Expenses

$410,000

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.

Agriculture AGR

Issues related to Federal Grain Inspection Reauthorization

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM STAFFORD	—

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the implementation of 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 Section 199A, Qualified Business Income

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN T ENGELEN	—
DANIEL MAUER New	Legislative Aide, Sen. Norm Coleman
WILLIAM STAFFORD	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 6102, The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, provisions related to agriculture H.R. 748, CARES Act, provisions related to agriculture

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM STAFFORD	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

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

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Issues related to CFTC Form 204 regulations and position limit rules

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM STAFFORD	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to the reauthorization of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act Issues related to the Water Resource Development Act reauthorization

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN T ENGELEN	—
DANIEL MAUER New	Legislative Aide, Sen. Norm Colemen
WILLIAM STAFFORD	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to the Toxic Substances Control Act producer fees

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DANIEL MAUER New	Legislative Aide, Sen. Norm Coleman
WILLIAM STAFFORD	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues related to the Renewable Fuels Act small refinery exemptions Issues related to the Clean Air Act Reid vapor pressure

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN T ENGELEN	—
DANIEL MAUER New	Legislative Aide, Sen. Norm Coleman

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 6201, The Families First Caronavirus Response Act (PL 116-227), provisions related to essential worker designations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DANIEL MAUER New	Legislative Aide, Sen. Norm Coleman
WILLIAM STAFFORD	—

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 6201 (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.