3rd Quarter - Report

SEMPRA for SEMPRA

Period 3rd Quarter 2020 Filed Oct 20, 2020 Signed by Lisa Alexander

Official filing
Firm
SEMPRA
Client
SEMPRA
Income
—
Expenses
$660,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Generally promote and protect the interests of natural gas and electric services and energy infrastructure companies

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HULL —
BRIAN L KELLY New —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Natural Resources NAT

General discussions regarding wildfire protection and response and vegetation management General discussions regarding pipeline permitting and siting issues General discussions regarding changes to cross-border pipeline permitting processes

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HULL —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Telecommunications TEC

Federal Communication Commission proposals to open 6 GHz spectrum to unlicensed usage General discussion regarding use of automated calling technologies for public safety announcements

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Utilities UTI

General discussions regarding issues affecting electric and natural gas utilities General discussions regarding treatment of unanticipated unrecoverable utility costs associated with the 2020 economic disruption HR 1315 - Blue Collar to Green Collar Jobs Development Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HULL —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1315 (116th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

General discussions regarding treatment of instruments used by non-financial energy end-users in transactions that hedge commodity risk

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation and rulemaking processes related to provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - business interest and international taxation aspects, including foreign earnings taxation and repatriation, deductibility of interest expenses General discussions regarding excepting income earned in highly-taxed foreign countries from the taxation of global intangible low-taxed income House Ways & Means Committee energy tax package General discussions regarding tax credits for electric vehicles, energy storage, natural gas vehicles, natural gas fueling infrastructure, and natural gas used as a vehicle fuel General discussions regarding the tax treatment of renewable natural gas, hydrogen, and other alternative fuels General discussions regarding carryover period for charitable expense deductions General discussions regarding proposals to extend or make permanent the Subpart F look-through rule for controlled foreign corporations S. 604 - Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act - provisions related to taxation of out-of-state workers S. 3995 - Remote and Mobile Workforce Relief Act - provisions related to taxation of out-of-state workers General discussions regarding provisions of draft legislation related to taxation of out-of-state workers

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HULL —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 604 (116th), S. 3995 (116th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

General discussions regarding waterway dredging General discussions regarding waterway maintenance in the wake of flooding and other natural disasters General discussions regarding capture and use of renewable natural gas to reduce emissions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HULL —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General discussions regarding implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement / North American Free Trade Agreement General discussions regarding policies and agreements related to energy trade and trade flows General discussions regarding proposals to expand energy trade with European nations General discussions regarding proposals to expand energy exports to Asia General discussions regarding changes to cross-border energy transmission permitting

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HULL —
BRIAN L KELLY —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Discussions regarding proposals to reduce transparency, information sharing, and communications with respect to investment holdings in capital markets

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Energy, Dept of; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Transportation TRA

General discussions regarding incentives for natural gas vehicles, fueling infrastructure, and natural gas as a vehicle fuel General discussions regarding renewable natural gas as a vehicle fuel source General discussions regarding use of renewable natural gas in natural gas pipelines General discussions regarding electric vehicle transportation and related infrastructure General discussions regarding treatment of alternatively fueled vehicles under vehicle efficiency standards General discussions regarding energy storage Surface transportation reauthorization - discussions re energy infrastructure General discussions regarding proposals to reauthorize the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) General discussions regarding safety standards for natural gas infrastructure S. 2299 PIPES Act of 2019 / H.R. 5120 SAFER Pipelines Act of 2019

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HULL —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5120 (116th), S. 2299 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 6800 Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES Act) - Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and energy issues generally Labor, Health and Human Services & Education Appropriations - Funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Energy and Water Appropriations - Natural gas research and development, electric vehicle and related research and development, research regarding and programs supporting renewable natural gas, funding for Army Corps of Engineers waterway dredging activities General discussions regarding funding for research regarding renewable natural gas General discussions regarding energy and energy storage research and development

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HULL —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6800 (116th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

General discussions regarding proposals regarding permitting of natural gas infrastructure General discussions regarding proposals regarding emissions from natural gas transmission and distribution infrastructure General discussions regarding liquefied natural gas (LNG) General discussions regarding natural gas storage General discussions regarding energy efficiency General discussions regarding energy usage in federal buildings and at federally owned and operated facilities General discussions regarding policies supporting renewable natural gas and other forms of biogas General discussions regarding policies to promote research into and development of hydrogen as a fuel source General discussions regarding development, deployment, and use of hydrogen fuel cells

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HULL —
BRIAN L KELLY New —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Homeland Security HOM

General discussions regarding security partnerships between government agencies and private operators of critical infrastructure and enabling necessary dialogues General discussions regarding the safety and security of critical energy infrastructure H.R. 370 - Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act: Guidance regarding basic pipeline security programming at Department of Energy Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALLISON HULL —
TIM RANSDELL —

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 370 (116th)

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.