3rd Quarter - Report

SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY) for SHELL USA, INC. (FKA SHELL OIL COMPANY)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,680,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R. 1024 - Consumer Protection and Fuel Transparency Act of 2019, all provisions; Issues related to renewable fuels standard; General biodiesel related issues and biodiesel issues within the renewable fuel standards; Issues regarding aviation fuels.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1024 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues regarding the implementation of the 2017 tax reform law (Pub.L. 115-97), including regulations; Issues related to tax extenders, including S. 617 - Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act of 2019; Issues regarding carbon tax.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN STEVEN MISSO —
SCOTT R SALMON —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —
EMILY WHITTENBURG —

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 617 (116th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 2500/S. 1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, including PFAS specific issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICIA TAMEZ —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2500 (116th), S. 1790 (116th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

General issues related to transportation & infrastructure development; Issues regarding pipeline development and permitting; Issues related to the use of unmanned aerial systems; issues related to rail operations, including the Surface Transportation Board; Issues related to the application of the Jones Act for offshore oil and gas activities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICIA TAMEZ —

Contacted: White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of

Environment/Superfund ENV

Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) pricing related issues, including pending IRS guidance regarding implementation of expanded 45Q tax credit; Issues related to the Administrations proposed policy rule regarding methane regulation OOOOa; Issues related to the EPA draft technical fixes to OOOOa methane regulation; Issues regarding pending EPA-produced Water Study; Issues regarding Select Committee on Climate Crisis pending legislation on net-zero emissions by 2050 and pending report on U.S. climate policy; Issues related to pipeline permitting and approval; Issues related to US Army Corps of Engineers re dredging.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARIANNE FUNK —
KRISTA JOHNSON —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to NPC study; Issues regarding deep-water technologies and processes; General offshore energy, regulatory and safety issues, including risk management, the Geological and Geophysical Permitting Process, air regulations, and bonding and financial assurance; general offshore access and resource potential issues, including DOI's 5 year leasing program and Eastern Gulf of Mexico access; Issues related to the development of offshore wind, including marine fisheries management; Issues related to energy transition; Issues regarding ethane storage.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTA JOHNSON —
BRIAN PETER MALNAK —
PATRICIA TAMEZ —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS); Issues related to Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Issues regarding the Clean Air Act specific to methane.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTA JOHNSON —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of

Natural Resources NAT

General conservation and wildlife related issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTA JOHNSON —
PATRICIA TAMEZ —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General issues related to trade policy and trade agreements; Issues regarding tariffs, including Sections 232 and 301 of the US Trade Act; Issues related to domestic content requirements; Issues regarding ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTA JOHNSON —
SCOTT R SALMON —
PATRICIA TAMEZ —
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Issues related to PFAS, including H.R. 535/S. 638 - PFAS Action Act of 2019, all provisions; H.R. 1152/S. 458 - A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to revise certain ethylene oxide emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes, all provisions; Issues regarding ethylene oxide emissions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTIN WHITMAN —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1152 (116th), S. 638 (116th), S. 458 (116th), H.R. 535 (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.