1st Quarter - Report — CHS INC. for CHS, INC (2018)

Firm

CHS INC.

Client

CHS, INC

Income

—

Expenses

$420,000

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.

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues relating to inland waterways infrastructure funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID WYATT COBB	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Transportation TRA

Issues related to rural transportation and infrastructure

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH TERESA GALLO	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

All provisions of H.R. 3264, The Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 1, An Act to provide reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, provisions related to Section 199A, Qualified Business Income H.R. 1625 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, provisions relating to Section 199A, Qualified Business Income

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID WYATT COBB	—
JOHN T ENGELEN	—
SARAH TERESA GALLO	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 3264 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards program

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH TERESA GALLO	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Government Issues GOV

Issues related to potential abuse of extradition treaties and Interpol processes

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN T ENGELEN	—
SARAH TERESA GALLO	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to the North American Free Trade Agreement Issues related to soybean trade with China Issues related to Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs Issues related to USTR's Section 301 Investigation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN T ENGELEN	—
SARAH TERESA GALLO	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Agriculture AGR

Issues related to the 2018 Farm Bill Public Law 113-79, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, provisions relating to the Conservation Title and provisions relating to the Conservation Reserve Program

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN T ENGELEN	—
SARAH TERESA GALLO	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

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.