2nd Quarter - Report — CHS INC. for CHS, INC (2018)

Firm

CHS INC.

Client

CHS, INC

Income

—

Expenses

$260,000

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.

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

All provisions of H.R. 5988, Common Sense Certification Reform Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID WYATT COBB	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 5988 (115th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

All provisions of H.R. 5358, DRIVE-Safe Act, the Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID WYATT COBB	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 5358 (115th)

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); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to apprenticeship programs

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH TERESA GALLO	—

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

All provisions of H.R. 3264, The Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2017

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 3264 (115th)

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
DAVID WYATT COBB	—
JOHN T ENGELEN	—
SARAH TERESA GALLO	—

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

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, provisions related to the conservation title and crop insurance and provisions related to trade promotion programs

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 2 (115th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Issues relating to the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (Jones Act) All provisions of H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018 Issues relating to the U.S. Coast Guard's Great Lakes Pilotage Division

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 8 (115th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

P.L. 114-216, National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard, provisions related to highly refined products P.L. 111-353, Food Safety Modernization Act, provisions related to exemptions for grain elevators

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH TERESA GALLO	—

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

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.