Importance of the Jones Act to US economic and national security interests.
Potential Interior Appropriations provision on definition of "railroad purpose"
Importance of interest deductibility to economic growth.
Importance of EPA following established guidance on sediment site cleanups and abandoned uranium mine site cleanups.
Duration: March 1, 2016
to
June 30, 2017
General Issues: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries , Railroads , Taxation/Internal Revenue Code , Environmental/Superfund , Energy/Nuclear , Transportation
Spending: about $0 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
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Agencies lobbied since 2016: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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?
Dave Conover
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Energy
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and International Affairs, USDOE;
Staff Director, US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and International Affairs, USDOE; Staff Director, US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and International Affairs, USDOE
Staff Director, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and International Affairs, USDOE
Staff Director, US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
PDAS for Policy at USDOE; Staff Director, USEPW
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.
2nd Quarter, 2017
Kinder Morgan, Inc. in-house lobbying effort was terminated on Sept. 7, 2017
Original Filing: 300900393.xml
Lobbying Issues
Importance of the Jones Act to US economic and national security interests.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Lobbying Issues
Potential Interior Appropriations provision on definition of "railroad purpose"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Importance of interest deductibility to economic growth.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Importance of EPA following established guidance on sediment site cleanups and abandoned uranium mine site cleanups.
2nd Quarter, 2017
In Q2, Kinder Morgan, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 20, 2017.
Original Filing: 300896136.xml
Lobbying Issues
Importance of the Jones Act to US economic and national security interests.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Lobbying Issues
Potential Interior Appropriations provision on definition of "railroad purpose"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Importance of interest deductibility to economic growth.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Importance of EPA following established guidance on sediment site cleanups and abandoned uranium mine site cleanups.
1st Quarter, 2017
In Q1, Kinder Morgan, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 18, 2017.
Original Filing: 300867952.xml
Lobbying Issues
Importance of the Jones Act to US economic and national security interests.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Lobbying Issues
Potential Interior Appropriations provision on definition of "railroad purpose"
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Importance of interest deductibility to economic growth.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Lobbying Issues
Importance of EPA following established guidance on sediment site cleanups and abandoned uranium mine site cleanups.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2016
In Q4, Kinder Morgan, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2017.
Original Filing: 300853054.xml
Lobbying Issues
Renewable Fuels Standard; point of obligation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Lobbying Issues
Vessel Incidental Permit Discharge Act reform
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Lobbying Issues
Railway Right of Way Act of 1875; amendments on railroad purposes in Interior Appropriations legislation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Port dredging cost shift issue in Water Resources Development Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2016
In Q3, Kinder Morgan, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2016.
Original Filing: 300833140.xml
Lobbying Issues
Renewable Fuels Standard; point of obligation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Lobbying Issues
Vessel Incidental Permit Discharge Act reform
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Lobbying Issues
Railway Right of Way Act of 1875; amendments on railroad purposes in Interior Appropriations legislation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2016
In Q2, Kinder Morgan, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 13, 2016.
Original Filing: 300809293.xml
Lobbying Issues
S.2276, SAFE PIPES Act and related legislation in the House of Representatives, specifically on public disclosure of critical infrastructure information and emergency order authority
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Amendments related to the Jones Act filed on S.2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 and discussed in the context of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Lobbying Issues
Gardner Amendment #3465, filed on the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016 relating to subsurface rights and easements granted pursuant to the 1875 Right of Way Act, as well as related amendments to the House and Senate Interior Appropriations bills.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2016
In Q1, Kinder Morgan, Inc. had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 19, 2016.
Original Filing: 300796094.xml
Lobbying Issues
S.2276, SAFE PIPES Act and related draft legislation in the House of Representatives, specifically on public disclosure of critical infrastructure information and emergency order authority
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Amendments related to the Jones Act filed on S.2012, the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 and discussed in the context of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
Lobbying Issues
Gardner Amendment #3465, filed on the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2016 relating to subsurface rights and easements granted pursuant to the 1875 Right of Way Act.
1st Quarter, 2016
Kinder Morgan, Inc. filed a lobbying registration on March 10, 2016 for in-house lobbying efforts, effective March 1, 2016.
Original Filing: 300787320.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Pipeline line safety legislation, including S. 2276 .
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate