Lobbying Relationship

Client

The Williams Companies, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

The Williams Companies, Inc.

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  • Energy infrastructure modernization and permitting; LNG
  • PHMSA Reauthorization
  • Tax limitations

Duration: to

General Issues: Energy/Nuclear, Transportation, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Natural Resources, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Environmental/Superfund, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Utilities, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Railroads, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Economics/Economic Development

Spending: about $29,909,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Energy - Dept of, Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Treasury - Dept of, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), House of Representatives,, Y, Y Y

Bills mentioned

H.R.2910: Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act

Sponsor: Bill Flores (R-Texas)

H.R.1616: Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017

Sponsor: John Ratcliffe (R-Texas)

H.R.161: Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act

Sponsor: Alcee L. Hastings (D-Fla.)

S.1210: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce tax rates...

Sponsor: Mike Rounds (R-S.D.)

H.R.2295: Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2017

Sponsor: Sander M. Levin (D-Mich.)

S.2012: Tribal Economic Assistance Act of 2017

Sponsor: John Hoeven (R-N.D.)

H.R.4016: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the limitation on...

Sponsor: Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.)

H.R.1616: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.)

S.411: Natural Gas Gathering Enhancement Act

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.161: Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

S.1210: Oil and Gas Production and Distribution Reform Act of 2015

Sponsor: Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)

H.R.2295: National Energy Security Corridors Act

Sponsor: Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.)

S.2012: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.8: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

S.2276: PIPES Act of 2016

Sponsor: Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

H.R.1587: Energy Infrastructure Improvement Act

Sponsor: Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

H.R.1900: Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

H.R.580: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013

Sponsor: Michael R. Turner (R-Ohio)

S.192: Expedited LNG for American Allies Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.2606: Stabilization and Reconstruction Integration Act of 2013

Sponsor: Steve Stockman (R-Texas)

H.R.4024: Ensuring Access to Clean Water Act of 2014

Sponsor: Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.)

H.R.2606: New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Mike Grimm (R-N.Y.)

H.R.4024: North America Natural Gas Security and Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

H.R.3606: Jumpstart Our Business Startups

Sponsor: Stephen Fincher (R-Tenn.)

H.R.910: Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

H.R.1380: New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011

Sponsor: John Sullivan (R-Okla.)

S.275: Pipeline Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011

Sponsor: Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.)

S.234: Strengthening Pipeline Safety and Enforcement Act of 2011

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.2937: Pipeline Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

H.R.2845: Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

S.365: Budget Control Act of 2011

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

S.586: Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act of 2011

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.1084: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2011

Sponsor: Diana DeGette (D-Colo.)

H.R.22: Pipeline Safety and Community Empowerment Act of 2011

Sponsor: Jackie Speier (D-Calif.)

S.587: FRAC Act

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

S.146: Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

H.R.233: Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

S.953: Seasonal Influenza and Pandemic Preparation Act of 2009

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.2125: Surface Transportation Safety Act of 2009

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

H.R.2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

Sponsor: Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.)

S.1733: Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

H.R.2766: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals Act of 2009

Sponsor: Diana DeGette (D-Colo.)

S.1215: Fracturing Responsibility and Awareness of Chemicals (FRAC) Act

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

H.R.3534: Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2010

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

H.R.5629: Oil Spill Accountability and Environmental Protection Act of 2010

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

H.R.1409: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

S.560: Employee Free Choice Act of 2009

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

S.2191: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

S.953: Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act of 2007

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

S.772: Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

H.R.1650: Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2008

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

H.R.2125: Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act of 2007

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

H.R.6251: Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

H.R.6515: Drill Responsibly in Leased Lands Act of 2008

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

H.R.6899: Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

H.R.1424: A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and...

Sponsor: Patrick J. Kennedy (D-R.I.)

H.R.2337: Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

H.R.2643: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Norman D. Dicks (D-Wash.)

H.R.6: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Glenn Jackson Director, Government Affairs
Lou Hayden Special Projects Director
Amanda Mertens Campbell U.S. House of Representatives - General Counsel Energy & Commerce Committee 2008-2010 U.S. House of Representatives - General Counsel for Energy & Commerce Committee 2008-2010
Liz Bowman Communications Director, US Senate, Office of Senator Joni Ernst; Associate Administrator for Public Affairs, US Environmental Protection Agency Communications Director, US Senate, Office of Senator Joni Ernst; Associate Administrator for Public Affairs, US Environmental Protection Agency
Judith L. Neason n/a
Judith Neason n/a
Deborah Lawrence n/a
Nicholas Kirkhorn 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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