4th Quarter - Report

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. for CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.

Firm
Client
Income
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Expenses
$1,510,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

General Discussions Related to LAW (no specific Bill #): Cyber Security Issues Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Revisions to Section 1504 of HR 4713 (111th Congress): Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 4713 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.309 - Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2015; all provisions H.R.898: Energy Production Fairness Act; all provisions H.R.905 - LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; all provisions H. Con. Res. 27: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; all provisions relating to energy S 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; all provisions S. Con. Res. 11: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; all provisions relating to energy General Discussions Related to TAX (no specific Bill #): Tax Reform Federal Excise Tax Modification Highway Trust Fund Funding Obama Administration Budget/Tax Proposals re: Oil Industry and Corporate Taxes Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund Tax Increase Senate Finance Committee Draft Corporate Tax Reform Proposals Tax Credit Extenders The President's Framework for Business Tax Reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM KOETZLE N/A
DEBRA S MARSHALL N/A
MARIA BRANCA PICA N/A
DAVE J SANDER N/A
PUNEET VERMA N/A
GREGORY J WASHINGTON N/A

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 898 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 905 (114th), H.R. 309 (114th), H.Con.Res. 27 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 644: Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act of 2015; all provision relating to residue and customs drawback H.R. 1295: Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015; all provisions relating to African Growth Opportunities Act (AGOA) and Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) H.R. 1314: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015; all provisions relating to Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) H.R.4219: To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan; all provisions H.R. 3400: To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; all provisions General Discussions Related to TRD (no specific Bill #): African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Foreign Investment Protection Free Trade Zones Generalized System of Preferences Trade Promotion Authority Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP); all provisions specific to investor state dispute settlement Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); all provisions specific to investor state dispute settlement and the classification of fuels

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 1314 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th), H.R. 4219 (114th), H.R. 3400 (114th), H.R. 1295 (114th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R.4219: To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan; all provisions General Discussions Related to FOR (no specific Bill #): Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) African Energy Issues Angolan Energy Issues Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2015 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Energy and Investment Issues Australian Energy and Investment Issues Bangladesh Energy Issues Brazil Energy Issues Canadian Oil Sands Caspian Energy Transportation Options China Energy Issues Crude Oil Exports Ecuador Rule of Law and Trade Issues Eurasian Energy Security European Energy Security European Union (EU) Hydrocarbon Regulations Ghana Energy Issues Indonesia Energy and Investment Issues Iraq Energy Issues Japan Energy and Investment Issues Keystone XL Pipeline Kazakhstan Permanent Normal Trade Relations Korean Energy Issues Kuwait Energy Issues Liquefied Natural Gas Exports (LNG) Mexico Energy Issues Myanmar Energy and Investment Issues Nigeria Energy Issues Russia Sanctions Saudi Arabia Energy Issues South Africa Energy Issues Thailand Energy and Investment Issues Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) U.S.-Cuba Relations, Property Settlement Claims Venezuela Sanctions

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills named: H.R. 4219 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 21: To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes; all provisions related to mid-level ethanol blends H.R. 703: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; all provisions H.R. 704: RFS Reform Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 1388: The Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act; all provisions related to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Ozone Rulemaking H.R.1732: Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015; all provisions related to the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) H.R. 1735 National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2016; all provisions related to the social cost of carbon H.R. 2098: Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015; all provisions H.R.2109: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act; all provisions H.R. 2134: Listing Reform Act; all provisions H.R. 2576: TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act) Modernization Act of 2015; all provisions S 112: Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015; all provisions S 293: A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements; all provisions S 577: Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015; all provisions S 697: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; all provisions S 751: The Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act; all provisions related to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Ozone Rulemaking S 1140: Federal Water Quality Protection Act; all provisions related to the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) S 1584: Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act; all provisions   S 2072: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under a voluntary early action compact plan; all provisions General Discussions Related to ENV (no specific Bill #): 2014-2015 Proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rulemakings Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Rulemaking on the Definition of Solid Waste Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Rulemaking on Waters of the United States Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory program - Mandatory Greenhouse Gas reporting rule; tailoring rule; refinery New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)/ consolidated rulemaking National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) - Ozone Rulemaking New National Environmental Protection Act guidelines from CEQ regarding review of lifecycle GHG emissions Oil and Gas Sector Methane Emissions Rulemaking Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Regulations Power Plant Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Rulemaking Refinery Sector Rule Renewable Fuel Standards Social Cost of Carbon Toxic Substances Control Act Reform Well Control Rule

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLYN GOODMAN N/A
WILLIAM KOETZLE N/A
DEBRA S MARSHALL N/A
MARIA BRANCA PICA N/A
DAVE J SANDER N/A
PUNEET VERMA N/A
GREGORY J WASHINGTON N/A

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 21 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th), H.R. 2098 (114th), H.R. 2109 (114th), H.R. 704 (114th), H.R. 1732 (114th), H.R. 703 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th), H.R. 2134 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 8: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015; all provisions related to crude oil export ban H.R. 22: Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act; all tax-related provisions H.R. 156: Crude Oil Export Act; all provisions H.R. 185: Regulatory Accountability Act; all provisions relating to energy H.R.309: Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 330: Marine Access and State Transparency (MAST) Act; all provisions relating to energy H.R. 428: Export American Natural Gas Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 666: To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions; all provisions H.R. 702: To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions; all provisions H.R.898: Energy Production Fairness Act; all provisions H.R.905: LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 1290: To provide for a study by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies on the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid urban areas, and for other purposes; all provisions related to the transportation of crude oil H.R. 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016; all provisions related to crude oil export ban and the refinery tax credit H.R. 2353: Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015; all rail safety provisions H.R. 3819: Surface Transportation Extension Act; all positive train control provisions H. Res. 48: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 351: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act) to provide for expedited approval of exportation of natural gas, and for other purposes; all provisions related to energy H. Con. Res. 27: Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; all provisions relating to energy S 15: Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act; all provisions S 33: LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act; all provisions S 188: A bill to ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil; all provisions S 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas; all provisions S 443: A bill to prohibit long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks unless the Surface Transportation Board has approved the rail carriers rail storage plan; all provisions relating to transportation of crude oil S 490: Federal Lands Freedom Act of 2015; all provisions S 494: Authorizing Alaska Production Act; all provisions S 697: Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; all provisions S 1312: Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015; all provisions S 1372: American Crude Oil Export Equality Act; all provisions S. 1626: Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and Efficiency Act; all provisions S. 2276: Securing America's Future Energy: Protecting our Infrastructure of Pipelines and Enhancing Safety (SAFE PIPES) Act; all provisions S. Con. Res. 11: An original concurrent Resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; all provisions relating to energy General Discussions Related to ENG (no specific Bill #): Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Hydraulic Fracturing Rule Making; all provisions relating to energy Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Upstream Venting and Flaring Issues Chemical Safety Board Crude Oil Rail Transportation; Dept. of Transportation (DOT) Executive Order Energy Facility Cyber Security Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Rulemakings Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Rulemaking on Waters of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Hydraulic Fracturing Study Hydraulic Fracturing and Shale Gas Development Improving Regulatory Cost-Benefit Analysis Keystone XL Pipeline National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Guidelines Revision Natural Gas, Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Exports New National Environmental Protection Act guidelines from CEQ regarding review of lifecycle GHG emissions Oil and Gas Sector Methane Emissions Potential Rulemaking Oil Sands Oil Spill Liability and Trust Fund OSHA Process Safety Management Standard OSHA recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices (RAGAGEP) guidance Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Rail Safety Proposed Rule Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Positive Train Control Rail Car Safety Refinery Process Safety Renewable Fuel Standard Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Cellulosic Volume Mandate Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Fraud Transportation Funding Well Control Rule

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM KOETZLE N/A
DEBRA S MARSHALL N/A
MARIA BRANCA PICA N/A
DAVE J SANDER N/A
PUNEET VERMA N/A
GREGORY J WASHINGTON N/A

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.Res. 48 (114th), H.R. 905 (114th), H.R. 309 (114th), H.R. 898 (114th), H.R. 428 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th), H.Con.Res. 27 (114th), H.R. 22 (114th), H.R. 2353 (114th), H.R. 330 (114th), H.R. 702 (114th), S. 2276 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 156 (114th), H.R. 1290 (114th), S. 1626 (114th), H.R. 351 (114th), H.R. 8 (114th), H.R. 3819 (114th), H.R. 185 (114th), H.R. 666 (114th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 21: To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes; all provisions related to mid-level ethanol blends H.R. 156: Crude Oil Export Act; all provisions H.R. 702: To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions; all provisions H.R. 703: Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; all provisions H.R. 704: RFS Reform Act of 2015; all provisions H.R. 1290: To provide for a study by the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies on the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid urban areas, and for other purposes; all provisions related to the transportation of crude oil H.R. 2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act 2016; all provisions related to crude oil export ban and the refinery tax credit S 188: A bill to ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into the United States is used to reduce United States dependence on Middle Eastern oil; all provisions S 443: A bill to prohibit the long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks unless the Surface Transportation Board has approved the rail carrier's rail car storage plan; all provisions relating to transportation of crude oil S 577: Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015; all provisions S 1312: Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015; all provisions S 1372: American Crude Oil Export Equality Act; all provisions S 1584: Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act; all provisions S. 1626: Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and Efficiency Act; all provisions General Discussions Related to FUE (no specific Bill #): Bio-Fuels; all provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Cellulosic Biofuels Requirements Co-Processing of Renewable Fuels; all provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Crude Oil Rail Transportation E10+ Blend Wall; all provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 (EISA)-Renewable Fuel Standard; all provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Energy Prices Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Proposed 2014-2015 Rule; all provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Ethanol Liability Protection; all provisions related to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel Natural Gas, Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Exports

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM KOETZLE N/A
DEBRA S MARSHALL N/A
MARIA BRANCA PICA N/A
DAVE J SANDER N/A
PUNEET VERMA N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 702 (114th), H.R. 704 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th), H.R. 703 (114th), H.R. 21 (114th), H.R. 1290 (114th), S. 1626 (114th), H.R. 156 (114th)

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