2nd Quarter - Report

CLINE STRATEGIC CONSULTING, LLC for PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$30,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Automotive Industry AUT

Legislative and regulatory issues affecting the automotive industry including: Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient ("SAFE") Vehicles Rule amending existing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks and to establish new standards covering model years 2021 through 2026; Vehicle Cybersecurity and Automated Driving; Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions standards and Off-Cycle Credits; Automotive Fuel Economy; Driver Assistance Systems-Advanced Safety Technology; Automobile Regulatory Review; Transportation infrastructure; Tax treatment issues; Tariff policy; NHTSA rulemaking for Automatic Emergency Braking Rule; FAST Act (P.L.114-94) implementation; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L.117-58) implementation and reauthorization; Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L.117-169) implementation (tax benefits for electric automobiles); H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) implementation; FY2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.4552/S.2465); H.R.7148, Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes (P.L.119-75); FY2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9170); Surface Transportation Reauthorization (H.R.8870, BUILD America 250 Act); H.R.7389, Motor Vehicle Modernization Act of 2026.

Foreign entity interest: As the parent company, Porsche AG (identified on LD-1) has an interest in the issues listed on line 16 above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN CLINE —

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th), H.R. 4552 (119th), H.R. 8870 (119th), H.R. 7389 (119th), H.R. 9170 (119th), H.R. 7148 (119th), S. 2465 (119th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to appropriations including transportation infrastructure funding; Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L.117-58) implementation and reauthorization; Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (P.L.117-169) implementation (tax benefits for electric automobiles); H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L.119-21) implementation; FY2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.4552/S.2465); H.R.7148, Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes (P.L.119-75); FY2027 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R.9170).

Foreign entity interest: As the parent company, Porsche AG (identified on LD-1) has an interest in the issues listed on line 16 above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN CLINE —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7148 (119th), H.R. 9170 (119th), H.R. 1 (119th), H.R. 4552 (119th), S. 2465 (119th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA); Vehicle emissions regulations; Vehicle fuel economy regulations; EPA off cycle credits; Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient ("SAFE") Vehicles Rule amending existing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions standards for passenger cars and light trucks and to establish new standards covering model years 2021 through 2026.

Foreign entity interest: As the parent company, Porsche AG (identified on LD-1) has an interest in the issues listed on line 16 above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN CLINE —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

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.