Lobbying Relationship

Client

LaFargeHolcim (formerly known as HOLCIM (U.S.) INC.)

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Lobbying firm

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP

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  • Discussions involving facilities in congressional districts
  • PL 114-94 FAST Act (Sec. 5521 - hours of service) Discussions related to Surface Transportation reauthorization and proposed provision relating to hours of service requirements for ready-mix concrete trucks
  • Discussions regarding proposed EPA rules regarding source standards on greenhouse gases

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General Issues: Manufacturing, Transportation, Environmental/Superfund, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Natural Resources, Energy/Nuclear, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear)

Spending: about $1,440,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers),, House of Representatives,, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),, White House Office, Energy - Dept of

Related Foreign Entities: Holcim Limited [via Holcim Participants (US) Inc.] (CH-8050 Zurich, SUI); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%

Bills mentioned

H.R.985: Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015

Sponsor: Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.)

H.R.22: FAST Act

Sponsor: Rodney Davis (R-Ill.)

H.R.2218: Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013

Sponsor: David McKinley (R-W.Va.)

H.R.2241: Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act of 2013

Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.)

S.601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

H.R.3080: Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

H.J.RES.59: Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.2084: Partnership to Build America Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Delaney (D-Md.)

H.R.933: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

S.CON.RES.8: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget...

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.2681: Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011

Sponsor: John Sullivan (R-Okla.)

H.R.8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.J.RES.117: Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.2602: Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of...

Sponsor: Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.)

S.615: Fiscal Accountability and Transparency in Infrastructure Spending Act of...

Sponsor: David Vitter (R-La.)

H.R.7: American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012

Sponsor: John L. Mica (R-Fla.)

H.R.2584: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

S.153: Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2011

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

S.26: Elimination of Double Subsidies for the Hardrock MiningIndustry Act of 2011

Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

H.R.1: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.J.RES.44: Further Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.J.RES.48: Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.5663: Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

S.3671: Robert C. Byrd Mine and Workplace Safety and Health Act of 2010

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

S.1733: Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

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

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

H.R.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

S.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

S.5: Cleaner, Greener, and Smarter Act of 2009

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

S.22: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009

Sponsor: Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)

H.R.1759: Emission Migration Prevention with Long-term Output Yields Act

Sponsor: Jay Inslee (D-Wash.)

H.R.6049: Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

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

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

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

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

S.3060: A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to require the payment of...

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

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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?
Jack S. Deuser Chief of Staff, U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning Legislative Director, U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning Legislative Aide, U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell
Robert Hickmott Counselor to the Secretary, HUD Associate Admin. for Cong. & Leg. Affairs, EPA Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Sen. Tim Wirth Assoc. Admin. for Cong. & Leg. Affairs, EPA Dep. Ch. of Staff, U.S. Sen. Tim Wirth
W. Timothy Locke Dir. of External Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, DOI
James C. Free n/a
Robert W. Hickmott n/a

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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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