3rd Quarter - Report — SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY) for SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY) (2024)

Firm

SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY)

Client

SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY)

Income

—

Expenses

$1,710,000

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.

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to the development of offshore wind, including permitting, transmission, lease sales, and marine fisheries management; Issues related to federal appropriations for Commerce and the Interior; Issues related to permitting reform and transmission development; H.R. 1 - Lower Energy Costs Act; S. 1399 - Building American Energy Security Act of 2023; S. 1456 - SPUR Act; S. 1499 - HALT Act of 2023; S. 2827 - BIG WIRES Act; Promoting Efficient and Engaged Reviews (PEER) Act of 2023; H.R. 4821/S. 2605 - Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations Act; Issues related to energy market structure; H.R.7659 - Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2024; Issues related to solar development including agrivoltaics; S.2130 - FAS Community Engagement and Transparency Act; H.R. 9049 - Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems Act of 2022; S. 4753 - Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARIANNE FUNK	—
BRITTANY KELM	—
SCOTT R SALMON	—
PATRICIA TAMEZ	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1399 (118th), S. 1499 (118th), H.R. 4821 (118th), H.R. 9049 (118th), H.R. 7659 (118th), H.R. 1 (118th), S. 2130 (118th), S. 4753 (118th), S. 1456 (118th), S. 2605 (118th), S. 2827 (118th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (PL 118-31), Section 804 Implementation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN BUTCHER	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R.8998/S. 2605 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; H.R.8997/S.4927 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025; S.4753 - Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024; Issues generally related to offshore energy policy, pipeline safety, and CWA policy; Issues related to NEPA reforms.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES SCHINDLER New	Staff. Ast., Leg. Corr., Leg. Aide, Sen. David Vitter, 1/14 - 12/16; Special Ast., Adv., Sr. Adv., DOI BOEM, 1/17 - 1/21; Leg. Cnsl., Sen. Ted Cruz, 6/21 - 1/23; Leg. Cnsl, Sen. Cmte on Commerce, Science, & Tranport., 1/23 - 5/24.
KEVIN SIMPSON	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4927 (118th), H.R. 8997 (118th), H.R. 8998 (118th), S. 4753 (118th), S. 2605 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (PL 117-169), provisions related to IRS renewable energy tax credit provisions, domestic content, and energy communities; 45v IRS guidance; Issues related to tax legislation in 2025.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARIANNE FUNK	—
SCOTT R SALMON	—
PATRICIA TAMEZ	—

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to Shell's role in the commercial development of natural gas in the Dragon gas field offshore Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago pursuant to a license issued by OFAC; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (PL 118-31), Section 804 Implementation.

Foreign entity interest: Royal Dutch Shell plc, Carel van Blandtlaan 30, The Hague, Netherlands 2596

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN BUTCHER	—
AMY CONROY	—
BRIAN PETER MALNAK	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues related to the U.S. Coast Guard; H.R.8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; S.4638 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; Issues related to the National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) Biological Opinion and Rices Whales; Permitting issues related to NOAA Marine Mammal Protection (MMPA) and Rice's Whales; Issues related to Rice's Whales as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (PL 93-205).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRITTANY KELM	—
JAMES SCHINDLER New	Staff. Ast., Leg. Corr., Leg. Aide, Sen. David Vitter, 1/14 - 12/16; Special Ast., Adv., Sr. Adv., DOI BOEM, 1/17 - 1/21; Leg. Cnsl., Sen. Ted Cruz, 6/21 - 1/23; Leg. Cnsl, Sen. Cmte on Commerce, Science, & Tranport., 1/23 - 5/24.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8070 (118th), S. 4638 (118th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Robust and transparent federal carbon price; S.1863 - PROVE IT Act of 2024.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARIANNE FUNK	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1863 (118th)

Foreign Relations FOR

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (PL 118-31), Section 804 Implementation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY CONROY	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Defense DEF

H.R.8070 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; S.4638 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRITTANY KELM	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8070 (118th), S. 4638 (118th)

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.