2nd Quarter - Amendment

CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. for CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$320,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
2nd Quarter - Report Jul 18, 2025 $320,000 Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment (this page) Jul 19, 2025 $320,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Manufacturing MAN

Briefed policymakers on Cleveland-Cliffs' concerns regarding the trade enforcement, worker protection and national security implications of the proposed acquisition of United States Steel Corporation by Nippon Steel Corporation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK M BLOOM —
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Lobbied to preserve and make permanent certain manufacturing tax credits in H.R. 1 - The Big Beautiful Bill Act. Advocated for electrical steel related 45X tax credits in H.R. 4128/S. 448 - The CIRCUIT Act. Lobbied in support of The United States Automobile Consumer Assistance and Relief Act (USA CAR Act) - S. 1652/S. 1219 H.R. 2981/H.R. 3570

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1652 (119th), S. 448 (119th), H.R. 2981 (119th), H.R. 3570 (119th), H.R. 1 (119th), S. 1219 (119th), H.R. 4128 (119th)

Transportation TRA

Lobbied in support of the SHIPS for America Act - S.1541/H.R. 3151

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1541 (119th), H.R. 3151 (119th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Advocated for the maintenance and strengthening of steel Section 232 tariffs. Lobbied in support of H.R. 1548/S. 691, The Leveling the Playing Field Act 2.0 Identification of possible approaches to address Chinese transportation and logistics policies and their impact on trade and production Advocated for the "inclusion" of Grain Oriented Electrical Steel laminations and cores as well as stainless steel auto exhaust parts as derivatives covered by steel Section 232 tariffs (Docket No. 250428-0073). Lobbied in support of the continuation of global reciprocal tariffs applying to imported pig iron. Expressed concern regarding the announced acquisition of Anglo American's Brazil Nickel operations by MMG Limited, a company ultimately controlled by China Minmetals Corporation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK M BLOOM —
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 691 (119th), H.R. 1548 (119th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Lobbied in response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Integrated Iron & Steel Risk and Technology Review, EPA's Taconite Iron Ore Processing Source Category rule and EPA's National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coke Ovens. Advocated in support of a Congressional Review Act resolution affecting the state of Ohio's nuisance law Advocated in support of issuance of a permit for Cleveland-Cliffs' Tilden Mine.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK M BLOOM —
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG —

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Advocated for the maintenance of grant awards issued under the Department of Energy's Industrial Demonstrations Program benefitting Cleveland-Cliffs' Butler Works and Middletown Works steel mills.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK M BLOOM —
BETH DEBROSSE LUDWIG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; White House Office

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.