H.R.1290, To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes (All sections of full text)
Discussions involving appropriations for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025.
Monitored discussions involving promotion of the use of propane.
Discussions involving National Defense Authorization legislation for Fiscal Year 2025
H.R.1623, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to exclude certain propane storage facilities from certain chemical security standards under the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes (All sections of full text)
Duration: December 1, 2022
to
present
General Issues: Agriculture , Budget/Appropriations , Defense , Homeland Security , Energy/Nuclear , Railroads , Fuel/Gas/Oil , Taxation/Internal Revenue Code , Transportation
Spending: about $160,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.
Agencies lobbied since 2022: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate
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?
John Christie Ch. Rep. of Staff, Rep. Alma Adams; Leg. Director, Rep. Alma Adams; Senior Leg. Assist., Rep. Alma Adams; Leg. Assist., Rep. Alma Adams; Leg. Correspondent/Leg. Aide, Rep. Norma Torres
Jack S. Deuser Ch. of Staff, U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning
Trevor Kolego Director of Member Services, Speaker John Boehner; Manager of Member Services, Leader John Boehner; Leg. Director, Rep. Jon Porter; Leg. Assist, Rep. Chris Cannon
Michael A. Gaffin Leg. Director, Sen. Sherrod Brown; Leg. Director, Rep. Rob Andrews; Leg. Asst., Rep. Anna Eshoo; Jr. Leg. Assoc., House Ed. and Labor Committee, Rep. George Miller; Staff Assist, Senate HELP Committee, Sen. Edward Kennedy
Max Becker Coalitions Coordinator, House Republican Conference; Staff Assistant, Rep. Liz Cheney
Robert Hickmott 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.
1st Quarter, 2024
In Q1, The Smith-Free Group, LLC lobbied for National Propane Gas Association , earning $30,000. The report was filed on April 22.
Original Filing: 301570289.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R.1290, To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes (All sections of full text)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Discussions involving appropriations for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025.
Monitored discussions involving promotion of the use of propane.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Discussions involving National Defense Authorization legislation for Fiscal Year 2025
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
H.R.1623, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to exclude certain propane storage facilities from certain chemical security standards under the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes (All sections of full text)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2023
In Q4, The Smith-Free Group, LLC lobbied for National Propane Gas Association , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Jan. 18.
Original Filing: 301527477.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R.1290, To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes (All sections of full text)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Discussions involving appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024.
Monitored discussions involving promotion of the use of propane.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
P.L.118-31, National Defense Authorization legislation for Fiscal Year 2024
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
H.R.1623, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to exclude certain propane storage facilities from certain chemical security standards under the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes (All sections of full text)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2023
In Q3, The Smith-Free Group, LLC lobbied for National Propane Gas Association , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Oct. 12, 2023.
Original Filing: 301499688.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R.1290, To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes (All sections of full text)
H.R.1623, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to exclude certain propane storage facilities from certain chemical security standards under the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes (All sections of full text)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Discussions involving appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024.
Discussions involving promotion of the use of propane.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Discussions involving National Defense Authorization legislation for Fiscal Year 2024.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
H.R. 4394, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (All sections of full text)
S. 2443, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (All sections of full text)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
H.R.1623, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to exclude certain propane storage facilities from certain chemical security standards under the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes (All sections of full text)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Monitored H.R.1674, Railway Safety Act of 2023
Monitored S.576, Railway Safety Act of 2023
2nd Quarter, 2023
In Q2, The Smith-Free Group, LLC lobbied for National Propane Gas Association , earning $30,000. The report was filed on July 17, 2023.
Original Filing: 301477643.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R.1290, To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes (All sections of full text)
H.R.1623, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to exclude certain propane storage facilities from certain chemical security standards under the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes (All sections of full text)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Discussions involving appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024.
Discussions involving promotion of the use of propane.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Discussions involving National Defense Authorization legislation for Fiscal Year 2024.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2023
In Q1, The Smith-Free Group, LLC lobbied for National Propane Gas Association , earning $30,000. The report was filed on March 31, 2023.
Original Filing: 301448445.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R.1290, To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to clarify propane storage as an eligible use for funds provided under the storage facility loan program, and for other purposes.
H.R.1623, To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to exclude certain propane storage facilities from certain chemical security standards under the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposeS.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Discussions involving appropriations for Fiscal Year 2024.
Discussions involving promotion of the use of propane.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Discussions involving National Defense Authorization legislation for Fiscal Year 2024.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2022
In Q4, The Smith-Free Group, LLC lobbied for National Propane Gas Association , earning $10,000. The report was filed on Jan. 19, 2023.
Original Filing: 301432450.xml
Lobbying Issues
Monitored P.L.117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Lobbying Issues
Monitored P.L.117-263, James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
4th Quarter, 2022
The Smith-Free Group, LLC filed a lobbying registration on Jan. 12, 2023 to represent National Propane Gas Association, effective Dec. 1, 2022.
Original Filing: 301426929.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Issues relating to appropriations requests, NDAA, carbon labeling efficient requirements for appliance manufacturing, FERC, CFATS, tax extenders, railroad issues, implementation of P.L.117-58 .
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate
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