2nd Quarter - Report

EL PASO CORPORATION for EL PASO CORPORATION

Period 2nd Quarter 2010 Filed Jul 20, 2010 Signed by Janice Alperin, Vice President and Associate General Counsel

Official filing
Firm
EL PASO CORPORATION
Client
EL PASO CORPORATION
Income
—
Expenses
$220,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Oil-and-gas taxes, intangible drilling costs, including (IDCs); the President's FY 2011 Budget; tax-extenders packages, "carried interest" issues; H.R.1935; H.R.4191; PL 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANICE ALPERIN —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: H.R. 4191 (111th), H.R. 1935 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

PL 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions related to taxes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANICE ALPERIN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE

Environment/Superfund ENV

Climate-change legislation; Kerry-Lieberman climate legislation; S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act; S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act and others.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANICE ALPERIN —
FIJI C GEORGE —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: S. 1462 (111th), S. 1733 (111th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives; H.R. 4173, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; S. 272, Derivatives Trading Integrity Act; S. 1074, the Shareholder Bill of Rights; H.R.3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act; H.R. 977, Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANICE ALPERIN —
SARAH KATHERINE GAINER —

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 977 (111th), S. 1074 (111th), S. 272 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th), H.R. 3269 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Natural gas/energy issues; H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act; S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act; S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; S. 672, Natural Gas and Electricity Review and Enforcement Act; Funding for the remediation of Cold War era vicinity property near Tuba City, Arizona; permitting/other issues related to the Ruby Pipeline Project; general pipeline issues; Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act; S. 1194/H.R. 3619, Coast Guard Authorization Act (LNG).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANICE ALPERIN —
SARAH KATHERINE GAINER —
FIJI C GEORGE —

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 672 (111th), H.R. 3619 (111th), S. 1462 (111th), S. 1194 (111th), S. 1733 (111th)

Natural Resources NAT

Legislation impacting pipelines and pipeline safety and other energy issues; S. 1689, Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks Wilderness Act; hydraulic fracturing; H.R. 2766/S. 1215, the Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act; S. 787, Clean Water Restoration Act; H.R. 2966 and H.R. 3454, the Consolidated Land, Energy and Aquatic Resources Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANICE ALPERIN —
SARAH KATHERINE GAINER —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3454 (111th), H.R. 2766 (111th), S. 1215 (111th), H.R. 2966 (111th), S. 1689 (111th), S. 787 (111th)

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.