2nd Quarter - Report

NISOURCE, INC for NISOURCE INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$140,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1686, Amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions by regulated public utilities; American Business Competitiveness Act discussion draft (interest deductibility and corporate provisions); A Better Way: A Pro Growth Tax Code for all Americans (interest deductibility and corporate provisions)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON MULLER —
REBECCA T SCZUDLO —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1686 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

America First: A Budget Blueprint to Make America Great Again (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding); Support increased research and development funding for natural gas technologies within the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill; Draft House and Senate Labor-HHS-Education FY18 Appropriations (funding for LIHEAP)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON MULLER —
REBECCA T SCZUDLO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 79, the Securing Energy Infrastructure Act; S.385/H.R. 1443, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act; National Park Service right-of-way approval authority for natural gas pipeline through federal parks; Establish consistent federal compliance requirements at Oakdale hydroelectric dam amid conflicting FERC and USFWS technical findings; S. 1460, Energy and Natural Resources Act of 2017

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON MULLER —
REBECCA T SCZUDLO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 79 (115th), H.R. 1443 (115th), S. 385 (115th), S. 1460 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

S.79, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON MULLER —
REBECCA T SCZUDLO —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 79 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Make permanent Army Corps of Engineers authority for public utilities or natural gas companies to make contributions for expedited permit processing

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON MULLER —
REBECCA T SCZUDLO —

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.