Lobbying Relationship

Client

Poly Met Mining, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

Venable LLP

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  • Addressing and monitoring issues relating to the NorthMet project review by the Corps of Engineers and the EPA

Duration: to

General Issues: Natural Resources, Environmental/Superfund, Agriculture

Spending: about $580,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2013: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Related Foreign Entities: PolyMet Mining Corp. (Toronto, CAN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%; Glencore AG (CH-6340 Baar, SUI); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 72%; PolyMet Mining Corp. (Richmond, CAN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 75%; Glencore AG (CH-6340 Baar, SUI); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 25%

Bills mentioned

H.R.3115: Superior National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2017

Sponsor: Rick Nolan (D-Minn.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Robert L. Smith Legislative Director, US Rep. Wes Watkins Legislative Director, U.S. Representative Watkins
William R. Nordwind Counsel, House Telecommunications Subcommittee Counsel, House Telecommunications Subcom.
Bart Stupak U.S. Representative, 1993-2011
Gregory M. Gill Legislative Director, Representative Hoyer, Asst. Staff, House Appropriations Committee
James Reilly Legislative Advisor, Chief of Staff, Senator Tom Carper
Robert L. Smith II n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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