Berkshire Hathaway Inc.: Lobbying, Contracting, and Taxes

Filing 0 of 250
2020, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Oct 20 2020 21:42:37 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cornerstone government affairs, inc.
Description	government relations and consulting
Address	800 maine ave. sw floor 7; washington, dc 20024 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	government relations
Contact	taylor johnson
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	kaufman, campbell
Position	staff house member office (mccrery & cooksey)

smith, michael

Name	shipman, thomas hunt
Position	maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte

Name	perry, louie iii
Position	la house member office (huckaby) la house member office (huckaby)

Name	richards, james
Position	cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house mem office (skeen & bonilla) cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house member office (skeen & bonilla)

Name	tober, eric
Position	staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston) staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston)

Name	hubert, laverne patrick
Position	min chief counsel, senate ag cmte, chief counsel, ld & cos house ag cmte min chief counsel,sen ag cmte,chief consl,ld&cos houseagcmte

Name

smith, william

Position

staff director, house approps cmte; deputy staff director, house approps cmte; chief of staff, legislative director, senior legislative assist, house member office (rogers); ; staff assistant, senate approps cmte staff director, house approps cmte; deputy staff director, house approps cmte; chief of staff, legislative director, senior legislative assist, house member office (rogers); ; staff assistant, senate approps cmte

Name	essalih, tony
Position	cos, ld, la house member office (culberson),; la house member office (archer), sa house member office (hastings), ; intern house member office (bliley)

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure, customs and border issues, agriculture, issues related to unemployment insurance
budget/appropriations: freight railroads, infrastructure, appropriations

Filing 1 of 250
2020, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Oct 20 2020 21:14:59 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	b+s strategies
Description	consulting
Address	700 pennsylvania avenue, se; suite 450; washington, dc 20003 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	freight rail company
Contact	christopher bertram
State	texas, usa

Lobbyist

Name	bertram, christopher
Position	staff director, house transportation comm. 2012 to 2016; a. secretary, u.s. dept of transportation, 2009 to 2012; prof. staff, senate commerce comm. 2003 to 2009; a. administrator, faa, 2001 to 2003; prof. staff, house transportation comm. 1996-2001

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: department of transportation programs

Filing 2 of 250
2020, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Oct 20 2020 17:40:47 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	the vogel group
Description	global lobbying and advisory firm
Address	2300 n street nw; suite 643; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	berkshire hathaway energy is a holding company in the energy space.
Contact	samir kapadia
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	vogel, alex
Position	former chief counsel, senate majority leader bill frist

Name	mallard, jennifer
Position	health policy advisor to chief deputy whip and house energy and commerce committee memberricklazio(r-ny)

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

health issues: issues relating to health care policy for employers

Filing 3 of 250
2020, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Oct 20 2020 16:28:36 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	navigators global llc (formerly dc navigators, llc)
Description	government relations
Address	901 7th street; suite 200; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	rail transportation company
Contact	philmore b. anderson
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

conda, cesar v

nelson, susan

keiser, andy

(beatty) rogers, sarah

berger, ryan

Government Entities

executive office of the president (eop)
house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: general issues related to transportation.

Filing 4 of 250
2020, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Oct 20 2020 12:31:59 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cogent strategies llc
Description	public affairs firm
Address	2550 m street, nw; 2nd floor; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group
Description	flooring company
Contact	kimberley fritts
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyists

gerard, randall

kauders, andrew

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues

Filing 5 of 250
2020, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$440,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Oct 20 2020 09:58:38 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bank of america corporation
Address	1455 pennsylvania avenue, nw, suite 950; dc8-455-09-01; washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	john e. collingwood
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

minott, darrell

hill, edward jeffrey

carlisle, james

collingwood, john e

taube, spencer

Government Entities

commerce, dept of (doc)
house of representatives
office of the comptroller of the currency (occ)
senate

Issues

financial institutions/investments/securities: general issues related to london interbank offered rate (libor) transition.
taxation/internal revenue code: s 3995, remote and mobile worker relief act of 2020, issues related to tax treatment of employees working remotely in 2020.
postal: general issues related to postal reform.
banking: s 3962, asset growth restriction act of 2020, issues related to brokered deposits; s 3111, brokered deposit affiliate - subsidiary modernization act of 2019, issues related to brokered deposits; s 2903, climate change financial risk act of 2019, issues related to bank stress tests; hr 5195, fair fees act, issues related to bank stress tests; hr 6800, the heroes act, issues related to paycheck protection program; hr 7777, paycheck protection small business forgiveness act, issues related to paycheck protection program; hr 8265, to amend the small business act and the cares act to establish a program for a second draw loans and make other modifications to the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes, issues related to paycheck protection program; s 4321, continuing small business recovery and paycheck protection program act, issues related to paycheck protection program; general issues related to data security; general issues related to interchange; general issues related to privacy; general issues related to cybersecurity; general issues related to bank capital; general issues related to digital activities; general issues related to data breaches; general privacy issues related to covid contact tracing; general issues related to glba privacy enhancement.

Filing 6 of 250
2020, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$660,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Oct 19 2020 15:52:36 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	michael r. smythers
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

budget/appropriations: issues related to transportation appropriations.; h.r. 8337 - continuing appropriations act, 2021 and other extensions act - matters pertaining to the railroad
environment/superfund: issues pertaining to coal transportation; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; issues pertaining to permit reform and clean water act.; h.r. 7575, water resources development act of 2020 - matters pertaining to the railroad; s.3591, americas water infrastructure act - matters pertaining to the railroad
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to permit reform.; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; issues pertaining to preserving balanced economic regulation.; issues pertaining to positive train control.; h.r.1748 - safe freight act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1979 - safe freight act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 543 - federal railroad administration congressional notice,all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 713 - highway rail grade crossing safety act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 2449 - railroad yardmaster protection act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 4306 - protecting communities from liquefied natural gas trains act; h.r. 3896 - protection of american jobs in cross-border rail operations with mexico act; s. 2652 - protection of american jobs in cross-border rail operations with mexico act; s. 2922 - rail passenger fairness act. all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 2979 - preventing opioid and drug impairment in transportation act. all matters pertaining to the railroad. ; h.r. 6226 - improving the metra commuter experience act of 2020 - matters pertaining to the railroad. ; h.r. 6225 - every person deserves peace and quiet act of 2020 - matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 6224 - building much needed rail grade separations act of 2020 - matters pertaining to the railroad; h.r. 6223 - d-bloc act - matters pertaining to the railroad; h.r. 6066 - passenger train safety act - all matters pertaining to the railroad. ; issues related to federal transportation-related nominations.
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: h.r. 748 - cares act - issues pertaining to unemployment and sickness benefits; s. 3548 - cares act - issues pertaining to unemployment and sickness benefits; s. 3728 - critical infrastructure employee protection act of 2020 - matters pertaining to the railroad; h.r. 3884 - more act - matters pertaining to the railroad; s.4775 - delivering immediate relief to americas families, schools and small businesses act - matters pertaining to the railroad
trade (domestic/foreign): international trade agreement negotiations - issues related to u.s. economic impact and matters pertaining to the railroad
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.; issues pertaining to transportation automation.; issues pertaining to right of way and unmanned aircraft systems.; h.r. 2723 - national multimodal and sustainable freight infrastructure act; s. 2302 - america's transportation infrastructure act of 2019; h.r. 2 - moving forward act - matters pertaining to the railroad.
energy/nuclear: s. 2402 - coat act (crude oil advanced tracking act); h.r. 851 - oil and flammable material rail transportation safety act
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 510, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 203, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; general corporate tax issues.

Filing 7 of 250
2020, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Sun Oct 18 2020 09:14:43 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	forbes-tate
Description	government relations firm
Address	777 6th street nw; 8th fl; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	an american multinational banking and financial services corporation.
Contact	zachary williams
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

miller, rachel

greer, elizabeth

tate, daniel c jr

driscoll, jerry "jay"

forbes, jeffrey

steinberg, franklyn e.

williams, kelley julia

welch, wesley ryan

schweer, adrienne

sadosky, jeffrey

murphy, rick

brown, cynthia

strunk, jeffrey

mccrary, francesca

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

financial institutions/investments/securities: general issues related to banking.
budget/appropriations: issues related to h.r. 925 - the heroes act.

Filing 8 of 250
2020, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$200,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Oct 16 2020 14:17:21 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	401 9th st nw; suite 820; washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

weisgall, jonathan

lugar, kelly

Government Entities

house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
natl oceanic & atmospheric administration (noaa)
senate
u.s. fish & wildlife service (usfws)

Issues

health issues: h.r. 5596 and s. 3112, personalized care act of 2020;; health savings accounts generally.
environment/superfund: discussion draft of the climate leadership and environmental action for our nations (clean) future act;; discussion draft of the clean air act amendments of 2020;; climate change and clean air issues generally;; power sector emissions;; lewis river fish passage.
transportation: h.r. 2, moving forward act;; h.r. 2164, green bus act;; h.r. 2337, the fleet act; h.r. 2616, the clean corridors act;; h.r. 2906, the clean commute for kids act;; s. 674, the clean corridors act;; s. 1750, clean school bus act;; s. 1939, moving first act;; s. 2040, related to transportation;; s. 2041, related to transportation;; s. 2302, americas transportation infrastructure act;; draft transportation r&d legislation; ; port and airport infrastructure upgrades;; surface transportation reauthorization;; evacuation/emergency route planning;; fleets;; buy america generally; ; congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program;; diesel emissions reduction act;; alternative fuel vehicles and related infrastructure generally.
clean air and water (quality): discussion draft of the clean air act amendments of 2020;; clean water act issues generally, especially regarding the process for state certifications under cwa section 401 and the definition of waters of the united states.
energy/nuclear: h.r. 2, moving forward act, especially provisions on electric transportation, hydropower and public land renewable energy development; ; h.r. 359, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships act;; h.r. 360, cyber sense act of 2020;; s.4795, cyber sense act of 2020;; h.r. 362, energy emergency leadership act;; h.r. 1166, the utilizing significant emissions with innovative technologies (use it) act;; h.r. 1743, advancing grid storage act;; h.r. 2119, to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to reauthorize grants for improving the energy efficiency of public buildings, and for other purposes;; h.r. 2597, clean energy standard act;; h.r. 2636, smart cities and communities act;; h.r. 2741, the lift america act;; h.r. 2986, the best act;; h.r. 3828, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas (leading) act;; h.r. 4447, the expanding access to sustainable energy act;; h.r. 5256, the freezer act;; h.r. 5428, the grid modernization research and development act;; h.r. 5518, related to does clean cities program;; h.r. 5527, the 21st century power grid act;; h.r. 5545, the no exhaust act;; h.r. 5760: grid security research and development act;; h.r. 7410, the hydropower clean energy future act, and hydropower relicensing reform issues generally;; h.r. 7516, clean energy innovation and deployment act; s. 383, the utilizing significant emissions with innovative technologies (use it) act;; s. 903, nuclear energy leadership act;; s. 1201, the enhancing fossil fuel energy carbon technology (effect) act of 2019;; s. 1359, clean energy standard act;; s. 1602, the best act;; s. 1685, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas (leading) act;; s. 2332, grid modernization act of 2019;; s. 2657, the american energy innovation act;; discussion draft, climate leadership and environmental action for our nations (clean) future act;; draft grid modernization legislation; ; draft building r&d legislation; ; draft microgrid legislation; ; draft transportation legislation;; electricity transmission;; smart communities;; purpa;; clean energy issues generally;; energy storage generally; ; hydropower relicensing reform issues generally.
defense: h.r. 5125, american security drone act;; h.r. 6395, national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2021;; s. 4049, national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2021.
natural resources: h.r. 3794, the public land renewable energy development act;; h.r. 5552, the migratory bird protection act;; h.r. 7978, the emergency wildfire and public safety act of 2020;; s. 2666, the public land renewable energy development act;; s. 4431, the emergency wildfire and public safety act of 2020;; wildfire and vegetation management issues generally.
homeland security: s. 881, space weather forecasting;; issues related to grid security, emp, and gmd.
budget/appropriations: h.r. 6800, health and economic recovery omnibus emergency solutions (heroes) act;; h.r. 7608, state, foreign operations, agriculture, rural development, interior, environment, military construction, and veterans affairs appropriations act, fy 21;; h.r. 7617, defense, commerce, justice, science, energy and water development, financial services and general government, homeland security, labor, health and human services, education, transportation, housing and urban development appropriations act, fy 21 (including clean energy, low income home energy assistance program, telecommunications, grid security, and electric transportation issues);; h.r. 8319, continuing appropriations, fy 21;; h.r. 8337, continuing appropriations, fy 21;; house amendment to the senate amendment to h.r. 925 [updated heroes act];; low and zero emission vehicle funding; ; energy r&d.
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 5523, energy sector innovation credit act of 2019;; h.r. 7330, growing renewable energy and efficiency now (green) act of 2019;; s. 3548, coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security act;; health, economic assistance, liability protection, and schools act;; electric vehicle tax credit (30d);; alternative refueling property tax credit (30c).
telecommunications: issues related to the fccs 6 ghz spectrum proposal, pole attachments, middle mile broadband infrastructure, and other broadband issues.

Filing 9 of 250
2020, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Date Received

Fri Oct 16 2020 11:00:24 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	k&l gates, llp
Description	law firm
Address	1601 k street, nw; washington, dc 20006 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	energy resource development and investment.
Contact	carol michaelsen
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyist

peckinpaugh, tim

Issue

natural resources: h.r. 7613, energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2021; related to recovery of lithium from geothermal brines.

Filing 10 of 250
2020, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Date Received

Fri Oct 16 2020 11:00:24 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	k&l gates llp
Description	law firm
Address	1601 k street, nw; washington, dc 20006 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	energy resource development and investment.
Contact	carol michaelsen
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyist

peckinpaugh, tim

Issue

natural resources: h.r. 7613, energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2021; related to recovery of lithium from geothermal brines.

Filing 11 of 250
2020, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Oct 15 2020 12:31:15 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	the smith-free group, llc
Description	government relations and business consulting
Address	1401 k street nw suite 1200; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	kristin winters
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

free, james c

deuser, jack s jr

scribner, chris

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

small business: issues relating to p.l.116-136, cares act (all sections of full text)
banking: discussions involving the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workforce; ; monitored discussions related to libor; ; monitored discussions of legislation to strengthen anti-money laundering laws

Filing 12 of 250
2020, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Oct 13 2020 16:06:32 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	alpine group partners, llc.
Description	government affairs consulting firm
Address	500 north capitol street, nw; suite 210; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	alisa jane maso
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

brown, barry

henry, michael kenneth

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: railroad infrastructure
railroads: rail safety issues; rail competition issues; positive train control
energy/nuclear: coal deliver-ability and associated issues
environment/superfund: permitting of rail and rail associated projects
transportation: surface transportation re-authorization; freight issues; permitting issues; rail safety issues

Filing 13 of 250
2020, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jul 20 2020 20:35:33 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	the vogel group
Description	global lobbying and advisory firm
Address	2300 n street nw; suite 643; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	berkshire hathaway energy is a holding company in the energy space.
Contact	samir kapadia
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	vogel, alex
Position	former chief counsel, senate majority leader bill frist

Name	mallard, jennifer
Position	health policy advisor to chief deputy whip and house energy and commerce committee memberricklazio(r-ny)

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

health issues: issues relating to health care policy for employers

Filing 14 of 250
2020, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jul 20 2020 20:28:19 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cornerstone government affairs, inc.
Description	government relations and consulting
Address	800 maine ave. sw floor 7; washington, dc 20024 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	government relations
Contact	taylor johnson
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	kaufman, campbell
Position	staff house member office (mccrery & cooksey)

smith, michael

Name	shipman, thomas hunt
Position	maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte

Name	perry, louie iii
Position	la house member office (huckaby) la house member office (huckaby)

Name	richards, james
Position	cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house mem office (skeen & bonilla) cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house member office (skeen & bonilla)

Name	hubert, laverne patrick
Position	min chief counsel, senate ag cmte, chief counsel, ld & cos house ag cmte min chief counsel,sen ag cmte,chief consl,ld&cos houseagcmte

Name	essalih, tony
Position	cos, ld, la house member office (culberson),; la house member office (archer), sa house member office (hastings), ; intern house member office (bliley)

Name	tober, eric
Position	staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston) staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston)

Name

smith, william

Position

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

budget/appropriations: freight railroads, infrastructure, appropriations
transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure, customs and border issues, agriculture, issues related to unemployment insurance

Filing 15 of 250
2020, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jul 20 2020 18:20:20 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	b+s strategies
Description	consulting
Address	700 pennsylvania avenue, se; suite 450; washington, dc 20003 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	freight rail company
Contact	christopher bertram
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

Name	bertram, christopher
Position	staff director, house transportation comm. 2012 to 2016; a. secretary, u.s. dept of transportation, 2009 to 2012; prof. staff, senate commerce comm. 2003 to 2009; a. administrator, faa, 2001 to 2003; prof. staff, house transportation comm. 1996-2001

Name	spivey, elizabeth miller
Position	director of outreach, transportation and infrastructure committee 2013-2016; senior policy advisor, senator trent lott 1997-2007

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: department of transportation programs

Filing 16 of 250
2020, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jul 20 2020 16:42:12 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	navigators global llc (formerly dc navigators, llc)
Description	government relations
Address	901 7th street, nw; suite 200; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	rail transportation company
Contact	philmore b. anderson
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

conda, cesar v

nelson, susan

keiser, andy

(beatty) rogers, sarah

berger, ryan

Government Entities

executive office of the president (eop)
house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: general issues related to transportation.

Filing 17 of 250
2020, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jul 20 2020 14:20:09 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	the smith-free group, llc
Description	government relations and business consulting
Address	1401 k street nw suite 1200; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	kristin winters
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

free, james c

deuser, jack s jr

scribner, chris

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

banking: discussions involving the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workforce; ; monitored discussions related to libor; ; monitored discussions of legislation to strengthen anti-money laundering laws
small business: issues relating to p.l.116-136, cares act (all sections of full text)

Filing 18 of 250
2020, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$510,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jul 20 2020 14:17:57 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bank of america corporation
Address	1455 pennsylvania avenue, nw, suite 950; dc8-455-09-01; washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	john e. collingwood
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

minott, darrell

hill, edward jeffrey

carlisle, james

taube, spencer

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
treasury, dept of

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: s.3995, remote and mobile worker relief act of 2020, issues related to 2020 work-from-home arrangements; general issues related to renewable energy tax incentives; h.r.2, moving forward act, general issues related to low-income housing tax credit and tax-exempt bond financing; general issues related to retirement tax policy.
financial institutions/investments/securities: s 945, hr 7000, holding foreign companies accountable act, issues related to public company listing requirements.
trade (domestic/foreign): s 3798, hr 7440, hong kong autonomy act, issues related to sanctions.
banking: s 2593, end government shutdowns act, issues related to bank secrecy act/anti-money laundering reform; hr 2514, coordinating oversight, upgrading and innovating technology, and examiner reform act of 2019, issues related to bank secrecy act/anti-money laundering reform; hr 2513, corporate transparency act of 2019, issues related to bank secrecy act/anti-money laundering reform; s 3962, asset growth restriction act of 2020, issues related to brokered deposits; s 3111, brokered deposit affiliate-subsidiary modernization act of 2019, issues related to brokered deposits; hr 7010, paycheck protection program flexibility act of 2020, issues related to paycheck protection program and liability protections in phase 3-4 package; hr 6800, health and economic recovery omnibus emergency solutions (heroes) act, issues related to heroes act and paycheck protection program; hr 748, coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (cares) act, issues related to privacy; s 3964, cultivating opportunity and response to the pandemic through service (corps) act, issues related to privacy; general privacy issues related to covid contact tracing; general issues related to data security; general issues related to interchange; general issues related to privacy; general issues related to cybersecurity.
postal: general issues related to postal reform.

Filing 19 of 250
2020, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$10,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jul 20 2020 11:11:44 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	k&l gates, llp
Description	law firm
Address	1601 k street, nw; washington, dc 20006 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	energy resource development and investment.
Contact	carol michaelsen
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

peckinpaugh, tim

leibham, nicholas

Name	gordon, bart
Position	us congressman

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

natural resources: (yet to be introduced) energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2021; related to recovery of lithium from geothermal brines.

Filing 20 of 250
2020, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$10,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jul 20 2020 11:11:44 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	k&l gates llp
Description	law firm
Address	1601 k street, nw; washington, dc 20006 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	energy resource development and investment.
Contact	carol michaelsen
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

peckinpaugh, tim

leibham, nicholas

Name	gordon, bart
Position	us congressman

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

natural resources: (yet to be introduced) energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2021; related to recovery of lithium from geothermal brines.

Filing 21 of 250
2020, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jul 20 2020 10:58:07 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cogent strategies llc
Description	public affairs firm
Address	2550 m street, nw; 2nd floor; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group
Description	flooring company
Contact	kimberley fritts
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyists

gerard, randall

kauders, andrew

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues

Filing 22 of 250
2020, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Sun Jul 19 2020 12:32:50 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	alpine group partners, llc.
Description	government affairs consulting firm
Address	500 north capitol street, nw; suite 210; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	alisa jane maso
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

brown, barry

henry, michael kenneth

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issues

environment/superfund: permitting of rail and rail associated projects
railroads: rail safety issues; rail competition issues; positive train control
energy/nuclear: coal deliver-ability and associated issues
taxation/internal revenue code: railroad infrastructure
transportation: surface transportation re-authorization; freight issues; permitting issues; rail safety issues

Filing 23 of 250
2020, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Sat Jul 18 2020 11:51:01 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	forbes-tate
Description	government relations firm
Address	777 6th street nw; 8th fl; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	an american multinational banking and financial services corporation.
Contact	zachary williams
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

miller, rachel

greer, elizabeth

tate, daniel c jr

driscoll, jerry "jay"

forbes, jeffrey

welch, wesley ryan

sadosky, jeffrey

steinberg, franklyn e.

brown, cynthia

williams, kelley julia

schweer, adrienne

murphy, rick

strunk, jeffrey

mccrary, francesca

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

financial institutions/investments/securities: general issues related to banking.

Filing 24 of 250
2020, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$570,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jul 17 2020 16:04:46 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	michael r. smythers
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

energy/nuclear: s. 2402 - coat act (crude oil advanced tracking act); h.r. 851 - oil and flammable material rail transportation safety act
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: h.r. 748 - cares act - issues pertaining to unemployment and sickness benefits; s. 3548 - cares act - issues pertaining to unemployment and sickness benefits; s. 3728 - critical infrastructure employee protection act of 2020 - matters pertaining to the railroad
trade (domestic/foreign): international trade agreement negotiations,including usmca - issues related to u.s. economic impact and matters pertaining to the railroad
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 510, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 203, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; general corporate tax issues.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to permit reform.; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; issues pertaining to preserving balanced economic regulation.; issues pertaining to positive train control.; h.r.1748 - safe freight act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1979 - safe freight act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 543 - federal railroad administration congressional notice,all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 713 - highway rail grade crossing safety act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 2449 - railroad yardmaster protection act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 4306 - protecting communities from liquefied natural gas trains act; h.r. 3896 - protection of american jobs in cross-border rail operations with mexico act; s. 2652 - protection of american jobs in cross-border rail operations with mexico act; s. 2922 - rail passenger fairness act. all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 2979 - preventing opioid and drug impairment in transportation act. all matters pertaining to the railroad. ; h.r. 6226 - improving the metra commuter experience act of 2020 - matters pertaining to the railroad. ; h.r. 6225 - every person deserves peace and quiet act of 2020 - matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 6224 - building much needed rail grade separations act of 2020 - matters pertaining to the railroad; h.r. 6223 - d-bloc act - matters pertaining to the railroad; h.r. 6066 - passenger train safety act - all matters pertaining to the railroad. ; issues related to federal transportation-related nominations.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.; issues pertaining to transportation automation.; issues pertaining to right of way and unmanned aircraft systems.; h.r. 2723 - national multimodal and sustainable freight infrastructure act; s. 2302 - america's transportation infrastructure act of 2019; h.r. 2 - moving forward act - matters pertaining to the railroad.
budget/appropriations: issues related to transportation appropriations.
environment/superfund: issues pertaining to coal transportation; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; issues pertaining to permit reform and clean water act.

Filing 25 of 250
2020, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$220,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jul 16 2020 15:20:39 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	401 9th st nw; suite 820; washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

weisgall, jonathan

lugar, kelly

Government Entities

house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
natl oceanic & atmospheric administration (noaa)
senate
u.s. fish & wildlife service (usfws)

Issues

environment/superfund: discussion draft of the climate leadership and environmental action for our nations (clean) future act;; lewis river fish passage.
natural resources: h.r. 3794, the public land renewable energy development act;; h.r. 5552, the migratory bird protection act;; s. 2666, the public land renewable energy development act;; wildfire and vegetation management issues generally.
homeland security: h.r. 5680, cybersecurity vulnerability identification and notification act of 2020;; s. 3045, cybersecurity vulnerability identification and notification act of 2019;; issues related to grid security, emp, and gmd.
defense: h.r. 6395, national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2021;; s. 4049, national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2021;; issues related to the 2021 national defense authorization act.
transportation: h.r. 2164, green bus act;; h.r. 2337, the fleet act;; h.r. 2616, the clean corridors act;; h.r. 2906, the clean commute for kids act;; s. 674, the clean corridors act;; s. 1750, clean school bus act;; s. 1939, moving first act;; s. 2040, related to transportation;; s. 2041, related to transportation;; s. 2302, americas transportation infrastructure act;; port and airport infrastructure upgrades;; surface transportation reauthorization;; evacuation/emergency route planning;; buy america generally; ; congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program;; diesel emissions reduction act;; alternative fuel vehicles and related infrastructure generally.
telecommunications: h.r. 5926, resilient networks act.
clean air and water (quality): h.r. 1497, the water quality and job creation act, provision making changes to process for renewal of permits under the national pollutant discharge elimination system (npdes);; clean water act issues generally, especially regarding the process for state certifications under cwa section 401 and the definition of waters of the united states.
taxation/internal revenue code: electric vehicle tax credit (30d);; alternative refueling property tax credit (30c);; h.r. 7330, growing renewable energy and efficiency now (green) act of 2019,; production tax credit safe harbor provisions.
energy/nuclear: h.r. 2, invest in america act, especially provisions on hydropower and public land renewable energy development;; h.r. 1166, the utilizing significant emissions with innovative technologies (use it) act;; h.r. 1743, advancing grid storage act;; h.r. 2119, to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to reauthorize grants for improving the energy efficiency of public buildings, and for other purposes;; h.r. 2597, clean energy standard act;; h.r. 2636, smart cities and communities act;; h.r. 2741, the lift america act;; h.r. 2986, the best act;; h.r. 3828, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas (leading) act;; h.r. 5256, the freezer act;; h.r. 5428, the grid modernization research and development act;; h.r. 5518, related to does clean cities program;; h.r. 5527, the 21st century power grid act;; h.r. 5545, the no exhaust act;; h.r. 5760: grid security research and development act;; h.r. 7172, electric power infrastructure improvement act;; h.r. 7410, the hydropower clean energy future act, and hydropower relicensing reform issues generally;; s. 383, the utilizing significant emissions with innovative technologies (use it) act;; s. 1201, the enhancing fossil fuel energy carbon technology (effect) act of 2019;; s. 1359, clean energy standard act;; s. 1602, the best act;; s. 1685, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas (leading) act;; s. 2332, grid modernization act of 2019;; s. 2556, protecting resources on the electric grid with cybersecurity technology (protect) act;; s. 2657, the american energy innovation act;; s. 3107, electric power infrastructure improvement act;; s. 3548, cares act;; issues related to grid modernization; ; discussion draft, climate leadership and environmental action for our nations (clean) future act;; discussion draft, clean energy innovation and deployment act;; draft grid modernization legislation; ; draft transportation legislation;; electricity transmission;; smart communities;; clean energy issues generally;; hydropower relicensing reform issues generally;; liability protection as it relates to asks or orders from the u.s. government during a grid and/or national emergency;; issues related to critical electric infrastructure information (ceii).
health issues: h.r. 5596 and s. 3112, personalized care act of 2020;; health savings accounts generally.
budget/appropriations: h.r. 748, coronavirus aid, relief and economic security (cares) act;; h.r. 6800, health and economic recovery omnibus emergency solutions (heroes) act;; fy2021 interior/environment appropriations, including provisions to implement federal and state coal combustion residual permit programs under the water infrastructure improvements for the nation act of 2016;; fy2021 labor/hhs/education appropriations (low income home energy assistance program);; fy2021 energy and water development appropriations (clean energy r&d, lithium demonstration plant); ; low and zero emission vehicle funding.

Filing 26 of 250
2020, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Apr 22 2020 11:30:27 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	b+s strategies
Description	consulting firm
Address	700 pennsylvania avenue, se; suite 450; washington, dc 20003 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	freight rail company
Contact	christopher bertram
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

Name	bertram, christopher
Position	staff director, house transportation comm. 2012 to 2016; a. secretary, u.s. dept of transportation, 2009 to 2012; prof. staff, senate commerce comm. 2003 to 2009; a. administrator, faa, 2001 to 2003; prof. staff, house transportation comm. 1996-2001

Name	spivey, elizabeth miller
Position	director of outreach, transportation and infrastructure committee 2013-2016; senior policy advisor, senator trent lott 1997-2007

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: department of transportation programs

Filing 27 of 250
2020, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$10,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Apr 20 2020 18:48:36 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	the vogel group
Description	global lobbying and advisory firm
Address	2300 n street nw; suite 643; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	berkshire hathaway energy is a holding company in the energy space.
Contact	samir kapadia
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	vogel, alex
Position	former chief counsel, senate majority leader bill frist

Name	mallard, jennifer
Position	health policy advisor to chief deputy whip and house energy and commerce committee memberricklazio(r-ny)

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

health issues: issues relating to health care policy for employers

Filing 28 of 250
2020, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Apr 20 2020 18:24:52 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	navigators global llc (formerly dc navigators, llc)
Description	government relations.
Address	901 7th street; suite 200; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	rail transportation company
Contact	philmore b. anderson
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

conda, cesar v

cox, christopher c

nelson, susan

keiser, andy

(beatty) rogers, sarah

berger, ryan

Government Entities

executive office of the president (eop)
house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: general issues related to transportation.

Filing 29 of 250
2020, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$710,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Apr 20 2020 15:39:04 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	michael r. smythers
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to permit reform.; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; issues pertaining to preserving balanced economic regulation.; issues pertaining to positive train control.; h.r.1748 - safe freight act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1979 - safe freight act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 543 - federal railroad administration congressional notice,all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 713 - highway rail grade crossing safety act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 2449 - railroad yardmaster protection act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 4306 - protecting communities from liquefied natural gas trains act; h.r. 3896 - protection of american jobs in cross-border rail operations with mexico act; s. 2652 - protection of american jobs in cross-border rail operations with mexico act; s. 2922 - rail passenger fairness act. all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 2979 - preventing opioid and drug impairment in transportation act. all matters pertaining to the railroad. ; h.r. 6226 - improving the metra commuter experience act of 2020 - matters pertaining to the railroad. ; h.r. 6225 - every person deserves peace and quiet act of 2020 - matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 6224 - building much needed rail grade separations act of 2020 - matters pertaining to the railroad; h.r. 6223 - d-bloc act - matters pertaining to the railroad; h.r. 6066 - passenger train safety act - all matters pertaining to the railroad. ; issues related to federal transportation-related nominations.
budget/appropriations: issues related to transportation appropriations.
trade (domestic/foreign): international trade agreement negotiations,including usmca - issues related to u.s. economic impact and matters pertaining to the railroad
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 510, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 203, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; general corporate tax issues.
energy/nuclear: s. 2402 - coat act (crude oil advanced tracking act); h.r. 851 - oil and flammable material rail transportation safety act
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.; issues pertaining to transportation automation.; issues pertaining to right of way and unmanned aircraft systems.; h.r. 2723 - national multimodal and sustainable freight infrastructure act; s. 2302 - america's transportation infrastructure act of 2019
environment/superfund: issues pertaining to coal transportation; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; issues pertaining to permit reform and clean water act.
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: h.r. 748, s. 3548 - cares act - issues pertaining to unemployment and sickness benefits

Filing 30 of 250
2020, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Apr 20 2020 15:05:31 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	b+s strategies
Description	consulting firm
Address	700 pennsylvania avenue, se; suite 450; washington, dc 20003 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	freight rail company
Contact	christopher bertram
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

Name	bertram, christopher
Position	staff director, house transportation comm. 2012 to 2016; a. secretary, u.s. dept of transportation, 2009 to 2012; prof. staff, senate commerce comm. 2003 to 2009; a. administrator, faa, 2001 to 2003; prof. staff, house transportation comm. 1996-2001

Name	spivey, elizabeth miller
Position	director of outreach, transportation and infrastructure committee 2013-2016; senior policy advisor, senator trent lott 1997-2007

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: department of transportation programs

Filing 31 of 250
2020, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$180,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Apr 20 2020 11:58:44 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	401 9th st nw; suite 820; washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

weisgall, jonathan

lugar, kelly

weisgall, joanthan

Government Entities

federal energy regulatory commission (ferc)
federal reserve system
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
natl oceanic & atmospheric administration (noaa)
senate
treasury, dept of
u.s. fish & wildlife service (usfws)

Issues

telecommunications: h.r. 5926, resilient networks act;; issues related to the fccs 6 ghz spectrum proposal and other broadband issues.
banking: commercial paper issues.
homeland security: h.r. 5680, cybersecurity vulnerability identification and notification act of 2020;; s. 3045, cybersecurity vulnerability identification and notification act of 2019;; issues related to grid security, emp, and gmd.
clean air and water (quality): clean water act issues generally, especially regarding the process for state certifications under cwa section 401 and the definition of waters of the united states.
taxation/internal revenue code: s. 3548, coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security act;; electric vehicle tax credit (30d);; alternative refueling property tax credit (30c);; growing renewable energy and efficiency now (green) act of 2019;; production tax credit safe harbor provisions.
defense: issues related to the 2021 national defense authorization act.
natural resources: h.r. 3794, the public land renewable energy development act;; h.r. 5552, the migratory bird protection act;; h.r. 5859, the trillion trees act, especially provisions to mitigate wildfire risk to critical infrastructure projects;; s. 2666, the public land renewable energy development act;; draft legislation to amend the endangered species act;; wildfire and vegetation management issues generally.
energy/nuclear: h.r. 358, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships;; h.r. 360, cyber sense act and issues related to security of the supply chain;; h.r. 1166, the utilizing significant emissions with innovative technologies (use it) act;; h.r. 1743, advancing grid storage act;; h.r. 1744, related to energy storage;; h.r. 2114, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act;; h.r. 2119, to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to reauthorize grants for improving the energy efficiency of public buildings, and for other purposes;; h.r. 2597, clean energy standard act;; h.r. 2636, smart cities and communities act;; h.r. 2664, all-of-the-above federal building energy conservation act;; h.r. 2741, the lift america act;; h.r. 2986, the best act;; h.r. 3828, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas (leading) act;; h.r. 5256, the freezer act;; h.r. 5428, the grid modernization research and development act;; h.r. 5518, related to does clean cities program;; h.r. 5527, the 21st century power grid act;; h.r. 5530, the electric vehicle infrastructure rebate act;; h.r. 5545, the no exhaust act;; h.r. 5570, ev freedom act;; h.r. 5760: grid security research and development act;; s. 383, the utilizing significant emissions with innovative technologies (use it) act;; s. 1201, the enhancing fossil fuel energy carbon technology (effect) act of 2019;; s. 1359, clean energy standard act;; s. 1602, the best act;; s. 1685, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas (leading) act;; s. 2095, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships;; s. 2137, the energy savings and industrial competitiveness act;; s. 2332, grid modernization act of 2019;; s. 2333, energy cybersecurity act of 2019;; s. 2556, protecting resources on the electric grid with cybersecurity technology (protect) act;; s. 2657, the american energy innovation act;; s. 3676, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act;; liability protection as it relates to asks or orders from the u.s. government during a grid and/or national emergency;; issues related to critical electric infrastructure information (ceii);; discussion draft, climate leadership and environmental action for our nations (clean) future act;; discussion draft, clean energy innovation and deployment act;; draft grid modernization legislation; ; draft transportation legislation;; electricity transmission;; resiliency;; hydropower relicensing reform issues generally.
transportation: h.r. 2164, green bus act;; h.r. 2616, the clean corridors act;; h.r. 2906, the clean commute for kids act;; s. 674, the clean corridors act;; s. 1750, clean school bus act;; s. 1939, moving first act;; s. 2040, related to transportation;; s. 2041, related to transportation;; s. 2302, americas transportation infrastructure act;; port and airport infrastructure upgrades;; surface transportation reauthorization;; buy america generally; ; alternative fuel vehicles and related infrastructure generally.
budget/appropriations: h.r. 748, cares act;; h.r. 6074, coronavirus preparedness and response supplemental appropriations act;; h.r. 6201, families first coronavirus response act;; h.r. 6379, take responsibility for workers and families act; ; fy 2021 appropriations, including funding for lithium extraction, electric transportation and the; low income home energy assistance program.
environment/superfund: climate change issues generally;; lewis river fish passage.

Filing 32 of 250
2020, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Apr 20 2020 11:01:54 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cogent strategies llc
Description	public affairs firm
Address	2550 m street, nw; 2nd floor; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group
Description	flooring company
Contact	kimberley fritts
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyists

gerard, randall

kauders, andrew

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues

Filing 33 of 250
2020, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Sun Apr 19 2020 00:22:46 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cornerstone government affairs, inc.
Description	government relations and consulting
Address	800 maine ave. sw floor 7; washington, dc 20024 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	government relations
Contact	renee roig
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	kaufman, campbell
Position	staff house member office (mccrery & cooksey)

smith, michael

Name	shipman, thomas hunt
Position	maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte

Name	perry, louie iii
Position	la house member office (huckaby) la house member office (huckaby)

Name	richards, james
Position	cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house mem office (skeen & bonilla) cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house member office (skeen & bonilla)

Name	hubert, laverne patrick
Position	min chief counsel, senate ag cmte, chief counsel, ld & cos house ag cmte min chief counsel,sen ag cmte,chief consl,ld&cos houseagcmte

Name	tober, eric
Position	staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston) staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston)

Name

smith, william

Position

Name	essalih, tony
Position	cos, ld, la house member office (culberson),; la house member office (archer), sa house member office (hastings), ; intern house member office (bliley)

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

budget/appropriations: freight railroads, infrastructure, appropriations
transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure, customs and border issues, agriculture, issues related to unemployment insurance

Filing 34 of 250
2020, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Sat Apr 18 2020 13:17:05 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	forbes-tate
Description	government relations firm
Address	777 6th street nw; 8th floor; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	an american multinational banking and financial services corporation.
Contact	zachary williams
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

miller, rachel

greer, elizabeth

tate, daniel c jr

driscoll, jerry "jay"

forbes, jeffrey

mccrary, francesca

schweer, adrienne

steinberg, franklyn e.

williams, kelley julia

welch, wesley ryan

murphy, rick

strunk, jeffrey

brown, cynthia

sadosky, jeffrey

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

financial institutions/investments/securities: general issues related to banking.

Filing 35 of 250
2020, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$330,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Apr 17 2020 11:20:37 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bank of america corporation
Address	1455 pennsylvania avenue, nw, suite 950; dc8-455-09-01; washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	john e. collingwood
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

minott, darrell

hill, edward jeffrey

carlisle, james

Name	taube, spencer
Position	office of rep. richard nugent (fl-11): legislative correspondent, november 2013- august 2014; legislative assistant, august 2014 - may 2015; military legislative assistant, may 2015 - december 2016.

Government Entities

commodity futures trading commission (cftc)
federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic)
house of representatives
senate
treasury, dept of

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: general issues related to implementation of tax cuts and jobs act (tcja) international provisions; general issues regarding the low-income housing tax credit; and general issues regarding treasury section 45q guidance.
financial institutions/investments/securities: general issues related to post-trade name give-up.
postal: hr 2382, usps fairness act, issues related to postal reform.
banking: the coronavirus aid, relief, and economic security (cares) act (p.l. 116-136), issues related to title iv and the paycheck protection program; s 2563, illicit cash act, issues related to illicit cash; hr 1414, fincen improvement act of 2019, issues related to illicit cash; general issues related to brokered deposits; general issues related to london interbank offered rate (libor)/secured overnight funding rate (sofr) transition; general issues related to consolidated audit trail; general issues related to data aggregation and privacy; general issues related to data security; general issues related to interchange; general issues related to privacy; general issues related to cybersecurity.

Filing 36 of 250
2020, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Apr 17 2020 10:49:43 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	the smith-free group, llc
Description	government relations and business consulting
Address	1401 k street nw suite 1200; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	kristin winters
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

free, james c

deuser, jack s jr

barbour, andrew

Government Entity

senate

Issues

insurance: monitored h.r.3167, national flood insurance program reauthorization act of 2019
banking: monitored discussions related to libor
small business: issues relating to p.l.116-136, cares act (all sections of full text)
economics/economic development: discussions involving nominations to federally-appointed posts

Filing 37 of 250
2020, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Apr 13 2020 10:49:06 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	alpine group partners, llc.
Description	government affairs consulting firm
Address	500 north capitol street, nw; suite 210; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	alisa jane maso
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

brown, barry

henry, michael kenneth

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issues

railroads: rail safety issues; rail competition issues; positive train control
transportation: surface transportation re-authorization; freight issues; permitting issues; rail safety issues
energy/nuclear: coal deliver-ability and associated issues
taxation/internal revenue code: railroad infrastructure
environment/superfund: permitting of rail and rail associated projects

Filing 38 of 250
2020, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$10,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Apr 10 2020 11:11:51 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	k&l gates llp
Description	law firm
Address	1601 k street, nw; washington, dc 20006 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	energy resource development and investment.
Contact	carol michaelsen
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

peckinpaugh, tim

leibham, nicholas

Issue

natural resources: h.r. 2460, s. 2470 -energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2020; related to recovery of lithium from geothermal brines.

Filing 39 of 250
2020, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Date Received

Fri Apr 10 2020 11:08:48 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	k&l gates llp
Description	law firm
Address	1601 k street, nw; washington, dc 20006 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	energy resource development and investment.
Contact	carol michaelsen
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyist

peckinpaugh, tim

Government Entity

house of representatives

Issue

natural resources: yet to be introduced. energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2021; related to recovery of lithium from geothermal brines.

Filing 40 of 250
2020, undetermined

Date Received

Wed Feb 12 2020 16:10:33 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	the vogel group
Description	global lobbying and advisory firm
Address	2300 n street nw; suite 643; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	berkshire hathaway energy is a holding company in the energy space.
Contact	samir kapadia
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	vogel, alex
Position	former chief counsel to senate majority leader bill frist

Name	mallard, jennifer
Position	health policy advisor to chief deputy whip and house energy and commerce committee member rick lazio (r-ny)

Issue

health issues: issues regarding healthcare policy and employee benefit packages

Filing 41 of 250
2019, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Jan 22 2020 17:10:36 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	cornerstone government affairs, inc.
Description	government relations and consulting
Address	800 maine ave. sw, floor 7; washington, dc 20024 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	government relations
Contact	renee roig
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	kaufman, campbell
Position	staff house member office (mccrery & cooksey)

smith, michael

Name	shipman, thomas hunt
Position	maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte

Name	perry, louie iii
Position	la house member office (huckaby) la house member office (huckaby)

Name	richards, james
Position	cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house mem office (skeen & bonilla) cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house member office (skeen & bonilla)

Name	essalih, tony
Position	cos, ld, la house member office (culberson),; la house member office (archer), sa house member office (hastings), ; intern house member office (bliley)

Name

smith, william

Position

Name	hubert, laverne patrick
Position	min chief counsel, senate ag cmte, chief counsel, ld & cos house ag cmte min chief counsel,sen ag cmte,chief consl,ld&cos houseagcmte

Name	tober, eric
Position	staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston) staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston)

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

budget/appropriations: freight railroads, infrastructure, appropriations
transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure, customs and border issues, agriculture

Filing 42 of 250
2019, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Date Received

Tue Jan 21 2020 16:40:09 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	hunton andrews kurth llp
Description	law firm
Address	2200 pennsylvania avenue, n.w.; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy(formerly known as midamerican energy holdings company)
Description	energy company
Contact	frederick eames
State	nebraska, usa

Filing 43 of 250
2019, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 21 2020 16:37:43 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	navigators global llc (formerly dc navigators, llc)
Description	government relations
Address	901 7th street, nw; suite 200; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	rail transportation company
Contact	philmore b. anderson
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

conda, cesar v

cox, christopher c

nelson, susan

keiser, andy

(beatty) rogers, sarah

berger, ryan

Government Entities

executive office of the president (eop)
house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: general issues related to transportation.

Filing 44 of 250
2019, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$670,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 21 2020 15:47:06 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	michael r. smythers
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 510, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 203, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; general corporate tax issues.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to permit reform.; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; issues pertaining to preserving balanced economic regulation.; issues pertaining to positive train control.; h.r.1748 - safe freight act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1979 - safe freight act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 543 - federal railroad administration congressional notice,all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 713 - highway rail grade crossing safety act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 2449 - railroad yardmaster protection act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 4306 - protecting communities from liquefied natural gas trains act; h.r. 3896 - protection of american jobs in cross-border rail operations with mexico act; s. 2652 - protection of american jobs in cross-border rail operations with mexico act; s. 2922 - rail passenger fairness act. all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 2979 - preventing opioid and drug impairment in transportation act. all matters pertaining to the railroad. ; issues related to federal transportation-related nominations.
energy/nuclear: s. 2402 - coat act (crude oil advanced tracking act). all issues pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 851 - oil and flammable material rail transportation safety act. all issues pertaining to the railroad.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.; issues pertaining to transportation automation.; issues pertaining to right of way and unmanned aircraft systems.; h.r. 2723 - national multimodal and sustainable freight infrastructure act; s. 2302 - america's transportation infrastructure act of 2019
trade (domestic/foreign): international trade agreement negotiations,including usmca - issues related to u.s. economic impact and matters pertaining to the railroad
budget/appropriations: issues related to transportation appropriations.; h.r. 3163 - transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriations act, 2020. all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r. 3055 - commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, 2020. all matters pertaining to the railroad. ; s. 2520 - transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriations act, 2020. all matters pertaining to the railroad.
environment/superfund: issues pertaining to coal transportation; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; issues pertaining to permit reform and clean water act.

Filing 45 of 250
2019, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 21 2020 11:17:39 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	alpine group partners, llc
Description	government affairs consulting firm
Address	500 north capitol street, nw; suite 210; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	alisa jane maso
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

brown, barry

henry, michael kenneth

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issues

railroads: rail safety issues; rail competition issues; positive train control
environment/superfund: permitting of rail and rail associated projects
taxation/internal revenue code: railroad infrastructure
energy/nuclear: coal deliver-ability and associated issues
transportation: surface transportation re-authorization; freight issues; permitting issues; rail safety issues

Filing 46 of 250
2019, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 21 2020 10:56:26 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	cogent strategies llc
Description	public affairs firm
Address	2550 m street, nw; 2nd floor; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group
Description	flooring company
Contact	kimberley fritts
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyists

gerard, randall

kauders, andrew

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues

Filing 47 of 250
2019, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 21 2020 08:30:44 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	b+s strategies
Description	consulting firm
Address	700 pennsylvania avenue, se; suite 450; washington, dc 20003 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	freight rail company
Contact	elizabeth spivey
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

Name	bertram, christopher
Position	staff director, house transportation comm. 2012 to 2016; a. secretary, u.s. dept of transportation, 2009 to 2012; prof. staff, senate commerce comm. 2003 to 2009; a. administrator, faa, 2001 to 2003; prof. staff, house transportation comm. 1996-2001

Name	spivey, elizabeth miller
Position	director of outreach, transportation and infrastructure committee 2013-2016; senior policy advisor, senator trent lott 1997-2007

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: department of transportation programs

Filing 48 of 250
2019, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Sun Jan 19 2020 12:20:48 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	forbes-tate
Description	government relations firm
Address	777 6th street nw; 8th floor; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	an american multinational banking and financial services corporation.
Contact	zachary williams
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

miller, rachel

greer, elizabeth

tate, daniel c jr

driscoll, jerry "jay"

forbes, jeffrey

schweer, adrienne

welch, wesley ryan

mccrary, francesca

Name	sadosky, jeffrey
Position	communications director, sen. rob portman (2010-2013); communications director, sen. kay bailey hutchison (2008-2010); press secretary, sen. mike dewine (2005-2006)

strunk, jeffrey

brown, cynthia

williams, kelley julia

murphy, rick

steinberg, franklyn e.

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

financial institutions/investments/securities: general issues related to banking.

Filing 49 of 250
2019, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$290,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jan 17 2020 15:28:27 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	bank of america corporation
Address	1455 pennsylvania avenue, nw, suite 950; dc8-455-09-01; washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	john e. collingwood
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

minott, darrell

hill, edward jeffrey

carlisle, james

Government Entities

commodity futures trading commission (cftc)
house of representatives
senate

Issues

financial institutions/investments/securities: general issues related to post-trade name give up.
taxation/internal revenue code: general issues related to pension policy and renewable energy tax incentives.
postal: hr 2382, usps fairness act, issues related to postal reform.
banking: s 2563, illicit cash act, issues related to aml and bank secrecy act reform; hr 2513, corporate transparency act of 2019, issues related to aml and bank secrecy act reform; hr 4895, cftc reauthorization act of 2019, issues related to commodity exchange act reauthorization; s 2968, consumer online privacy rights act, issues related to privacy data security; hr 4978, online privacy act of 2019, issues related to privacy data security; general issues related to bank capital; general issues related to brokered deposits; general issues related to london interbank offered rate (libor)/secured overnight funding rate (sofr) transition; general issues related to data security; general issues related to interchange; general issues related to privacy; general issues related to cybersecurity; general issues related to cloud/business continuity.

Filing 50 of 250
2019, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jan 17 2020 14:22:23 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	the smith-free group, llc
Description	government relations and business consulting
Address	1401 k street nw suite 1200; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	kristin winters
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

free, james c

deuser, jack s jr

barbour, andrew

Government Entity

senate

Issues

economics/economic development: discussions involving nominations to federally-appointed posts
insurance: monitored h.r.3167, national flood insurance program reauthorization act of 2019
banking: monitored discussions related to libor

Filing 51 of 250
2019, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$140,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jan 17 2020 11:52:05 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	401 9th st nw; suite 820; washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

weisgall, jonathan

lugar, kelly

Government Entities

federal energy regulatory commission (ferc)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
natl oceanic & atmospheric administration (noaa)
senate
u.s. fish & wildlife service (usfws)

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 2074, the renewable energy transferability act;; h.r. 2096, the energy storage tax incentive and deployment act of 2019 (investment tax credit for storage - sec. 48);; h.r. 2256, the driving america forward act (ev tax credit - sec. 30d);; h.r. 3031, taxpayer certainty and disaster tax relief act of 2019;; s. 617, tax extender and disaster relief act of 2019;; s. 1094, the driving america forward act (ev tax credit - sec. 30d);; s. 1142, the energy storage tax incentive and deployment act of 2019 (investment tax credit for storage - sec. 48);; s. 2038, related to transportation;; s. 2039, related to transportation;; electric vehicle tax credit (30d);; alternative refueling property tax credit (30c);; growing renewable energy and efficiency now (green) act of 2019.
clean air and water (quality): clean water act issues generally, especially regarding the process for state certifications under cwa section 401 and the definition of waters of the united states.
defense: h.r. 2500, national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2020;; s. 1790, national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2020.
budget/appropriations: h.r. 1158, consolidated appropriations act, 2020;; h.r. 1865, further consolidated appropriations act, 2020;; h.r. 2740: labor, health and human services, education, defense, state, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations act, 2020 (funding for liheap and doe);; h.r. 3055: commerce, justice, science, agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, interior, environment, military construction, veterans affairs, transportation, and housing and urban development appropriations act, 2020 (funding for doi, doe, and dot);; h.r. 3877, the bipartisan budget act of 2019;; h.r. 4378, the continuing appropriations act, 2020 and health extenders act of 2019;; s. 2470,energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2020;; s. 2580, department of the interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations act, 2020, provisions to implement coal combustion residual permit programs under the water infrastructure improvements for the nation act of 2016;; labor, health and human services, education (liheap).
energy/nuclear: h.r. 358, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships;; h.r. 360, cyber sense act and issues related to security of the supply chain;; h.r. 362, energy emergency leadership act;; h.r. 380, to amend the federal power act to require the consideration of invasive species when prescribing fishways;; h.r. 690, securing energy infrastructure act;; h.r. 978, the clean and efficient cars act;; h.r. 1166, the utilizing significant emissions with innovative technologies (use it) act;; h.r. 1502, purpa modernization act of 2019;; h.r. 1685, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas act of 2019;; h.r. 1742, related to energy storage;; h.r. 1743, advancing grid storage act;; h.r. 1744, related to energy storage;; h.r. 2114, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act;; h.r. 2119, to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to reauthorize grants for improving the energy efficiency of public buildings, and for other purposes;; h.r. 2597, clean energy standard act;; h.r. 2636, smart cities and communities act;; h.r. 2664, all-of-the-above federal building energy conservation act;; h.r. 2741, the lift america act;; h.r. 2986, the best act;; h.r. 3240, public engagement at ferc act;; h.r. 3361, to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives;; h.r. 3828, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas act of 2019;; h.r. 3915, to amend the america competes act to reauthorize the advanced research projects agency-energy, and for other purposes;; h.r. 5256, the freezer act;; h.r. 5374, advanced geothermal research and development act of 2019;; h.r. 5409, incentivizing new and valuable energy storage technology act;; h.r. 5428, the grid modernization research and development act;; h.r. 5518, related to does clean cities program;; h.r. 5523, energy sector innovation credit act of 2019;; h.r. 5527, the 21st century power grid act;; h.r. 5530, the electric vehicle infrastructure rebate act;; s. 151, pallone-thune traced act and other telecommunications issues, including the fccs 6 ghz spectrum proposal and wildfires resilience; ; s. 171, securing energy infrastructure act;; s. 383, the utilizing significant emissions with innovative technologies act;; s. 859, to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives;; s. 1201, the enhancing fossil fuel energy carbon technology (effect) act of 2019;; s. 1359, clean energy standard act;; s. 1398, smart cities and communities act;; s. 1593, advancing grid storage act;; s. 1602, the best act;; s. 1685, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas act of 2019;; s. 1760, update purpa act;; s. 2095, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships;; s. 2137, the energy savings and industrial competitiveness act;; s. 2332, grid modernization act of 2019;; s. 2333, energy cybersecurity act of 2019;; s. 2556, protecting resources on the electric grid with cybersecurity technology (protect) act;; s. 2657, advanced geothermal innovation leadership act of 2019;; s. 3676, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act;; doe national labs and technology transfer;; liability protection as it relates to asks or orders from the u.s. government during a grid emergency;; draft legislation related to the federal power act;; draft transportation legislation;; energy storage legislation;; clean energy issues generally;; draft grid modernization legislation;; cafe standards;; draft energy efficiency resource standards legislation;; port electrification;; electricity transmission;; smart communities;; hydropower relicensing reform issues generally;; clean energy issues generally, especially legislation to promote research, development and deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (ccus) technology;; comprehensive energy legislation generally;; doe national labs and technology transfer;; liability protection as it relates to asks or orders from the u.s. government during a grid and / or national emergency;; fccs 6 ghz spectrum proposal and wildfires resilience; ;; issues related to privacy and data breaches;; issues related to critical electric infrastructure information (ceii).
environment/superfund: climate change issues generally;; lewis river fish passage.
transportation: h.r. 1768, the diesel emissions reduction act of 2019;; h.r. 2164, green bus act;; h.r. 2337, fleet act;; h.r. 2616, the clean corridors act;; h.r. 2906, the clean commute for kids act;; h.r. 3388, moving first act;; h.r. 4700, pipeline safety act of 2019;; s. 674, the clean corridors act;; s. 747, the diesel emissions reduction act of 2019;; s. 993, electric cars act;; s. 1487, zero-emission vehicles act;; s. 1750, clean school bus act;; s. 1939, moving first act;; s. 2040, related to transportation;; s. 2041, related to transportation;; s. 2299, the pipes act of 2019;; s. 2302, americas transportation infrastructure act;; port and airport infrastructure upgrades;; surface transportation reauthorization;; evacuation/emergency route planning;; fleets;; alternative fuel vehicles and related infrastructure generally.
homeland security: issues related to grid security, emp, and gmd.

Filing 52 of 250
2019, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$10,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jan 17 2020 11:28:38 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	k&l gates llp
Description	law firm
Address	1601 k street, nw; washington, dc 20006 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	energy resource development and investment.
Contact	carol michaelsen
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

peckinpaugh, tim

leibham, nicholas

Government Entity

house of representatives

Issue

natural resources: h.r. 2460, s. 2470 -energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2020; related to recovery of lithium from geothermal brines.

Filing 53 of 250
2019, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Oct 21 2019 23:24:21 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cornerstone government affairs, inc.
Description	government relations & consulting services
Address	800 maine ave. sw floor 7 washington, dc 20024 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	government relations
Contact	renee roig
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	kaufman, campbell
Position	staff house member office (mccrery & cooksey)

smith, michael

Name	shipman, thomas hunt
Position	maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte

Name	perry, louie iii
Position	la house member office (huckaby) la house member office (huckaby)

Name	richards, james
Position	cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house mem office (skeen & bonilla) cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house member office (skeen & bonilla)

Name	essalih, tony
Position	cos, ld, la house member office (culberson), la house member office (archer), sa house member office (hastings), intern house member office (bliley)

Name	hubert, laverne patrick
Position	min chief counsel, senate ag cmte, chief counsel, ld & cos house ag cmte min chief counsel,sen ag cmte,chief consl,ld&cos houseagcmte

Name	tober, eric
Position	staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston) staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston)

Name

smith, william

Position

staff director, house approps cmte; deputy staff director, house approps cmte; chief of staff, legislative director, senior legislative assist, house member office (rogers); staff assistant, senate approps cmte staff director, house approps cmte; deputy staff director, house approps cmte; chief of staff, legislative director, senior legislative assist, house member office (rogers); staff assistant, senate approps cmte

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

budget/appropriations: freight railroads, infrastructure, appropriations
transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure, customs and border issues, agriculture

Filing 54 of 250
2019, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Oct 21 2019 16:23:55 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	navigators global llc (formerly dc navigators, llc)
Description	government relations
Address	901 7th street, nw suite 200 washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	rail transportation company
Contact	philmore b. anderson
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

conda, cesar v

cox, christopher c

nelson, susan

keiser, andy

(beatty) rogers, sarah

berger, ryan

Government Entities

executive office of the president (eop)
house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: general issues related to transportation.

Filing 55 of 250
2019, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$670,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Oct 21 2019 15:53:06 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw suite 550 washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	michael r. smythers
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 510, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad. s. 203, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad. general corporate tax issues.
trade (domestic/foreign): international trade agreement negotiations,including usmca - issues related to u.s. economic impact and matters pertaining to the railroad
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs. issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities. issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits. issues pertaining to surface transportation funding. issues pertaining to transportation automation. issues pertaining to right of way and unmanned aircraft systems. h.r. 2723 - national multimodal and sustainable freight infrastructure act s. 2302 - america's transportation infrastructure act of 2019
budget/appropriations: issues related to transportation appropriations. h.r. 3163 - transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriations act, 2020. all matters pertaining to the railroad. h.r. 3055 - commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, 2020. all matters pertaining to the railroad.
energy/nuclear: s. 2402 - coat act (crude oil advanced tracking act - all matters pertaining to the railroad. h.r. 851 - oil and flammable material rail transportation safety act - all matters pertaining to the railroad.
environment/superfund: issues pertaining to coal transportation. issues pertaining to regulatory improvement. issues pertaining to permit reform and clean water act.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail. issues pertaining to railroad safety. issues pertaining to permit reform. issues pertaining to regulatory improvement. issues pertaining to preserving balanced economic regulation. issues pertaining to positive train control. h.r.1748 - safe freight act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad. h.r. 543 - federal railroad administration congressional notice,all matters pertaining to the railroad. s. 713 - highway rail grade crossing safety act, all matters pertaining to the railroad. h.r. 2449 - railroad yardmaster protection act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad. s. 1979 - safe freight act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad. h.r. 4306 - protecting communities from liquefied natural gas trains act h.r. 3896 - protection of american jobs in cross-border rail operations with mexico act issues related to federal transportation-related nominations.

Filing 56 of 250
2019, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$40,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Oct 21 2019 15:30:37 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	k&l gates llp
Description	law firm
Address	1601 k street, nw washington, dc 20006 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	energy resource development and investment.
Contact	carol michaelsen
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

peckinpaugh, tim

leibham, nicholas

Name	nicholas, kathleen
Position	congressional and public affairs intern, national nuclear security administration; staff assistant, senate select committee on ethics

Government Entities

commerce, dept of (doc)
defense, dept of (dod)
energy, dept of
house of representatives
senate
state, dept of (dos)
u.s. coast guard (uscg)
white house office

Issue

natural resources: h.r. 2460, s. 2470 -energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2020; related to recovery of lithium from geothermal brines.

Filing 57 of 250
2019, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Oct 21 2019 15:05:17 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	the smith-free group, llc
Description	government relations and business consulting
Address	1401 k street nw suite 1200 washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	kristin winters
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

free, james c

deuser, jack s jr

barbour, andrew

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

economics/economic development: discussions involving nominations to federally-appointed posts
insurance: h.r.3167, national flood insurance program reauthorization act of 2019 (all sections of full text)
banking: discussions related to libor

Filing 58 of 250
2019, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Oct 21 2019 11:57:59 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cogent strategies llc
Description	public affairs firm
Address	2550 m street, nw 2nd floor washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group
Description	flooring company
Contact	kimberley fritts
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyists

gerard, randall

kauders, andrew

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues

Filing 59 of 250
2019, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Sat Oct 19 2019 12:06:59 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	forbes-tate
Description	government relations firm
Address	777 6th street nw 8th fl washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	an american multinational banking and financial services corporation.
Contact	zachary williams
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

miller, rachel

greer, elizabeth

tate, daniel c jr

driscoll, jerry "jay"

forbes, jeffrey

steinberg, franklyn e.

brown, cynthia

williams, kelley julia

murphy, rick

mccrary, francesca

welch, wesley ryan

schweer, adrienne

strunk, jeffrey

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

financial institutions/investments/securities: general issues related to banking.

Filing 60 of 250
2019, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Date Received

Fri Oct 18 2019 09:33:30 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	hunton andrews kurth llp
Description	law firm
Address	2200 pennsylvania avenue, n.w. washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy(formerly known as midamerican energy holdings company)
Description	energy company
Contact	frederick eames
State	nebraska, usa

Filing 61 of 250
2019, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Oct 18 2019 08:27:09 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	b+s strategies
Description	consulting firm
Address	1100 vermont ave, nw suite 500 washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	freight rail company
Contact	elizabeth spivey
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

Name	bertram, christopher
Position	staff director, house transportation comm. 2012 to 2016; a. secretary, u.s. dept of transportation, 2009 to 2012; prof. staff, senate commerce comm. 2003 to 2009; a. administrator, faa, 2001 to 2003; prof. staff, house transportation comm. 1996-2001

Name	spivey, elizabeth miller
Position	director of outreach, transportation and infrastructure committee 2013-2016 senior policy advisor, senator trent lott 1997-2007

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: department of transportation programs

Filing 62 of 250
2019, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$680,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Oct 17 2019 14:40:13 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bank of america corporation
Address	1455 pennsylvania avenue, nw, suite 950 dc8-455-09-01 washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	john e. collingwood
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

minott, darrell

hill, edward jeffrey

carlisle, james

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
treasury, dept of

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 1994, secure act, issues related to 401(k) plans and iras; implementation of the tax cuts and jobs act (tcja), including issues related to gilti and opportunity zones; general issues related to pension policy.
government issues: h.r. 838, s 265, threat assessment, prevention, and safety act of 2019, issues related to public safety.
banking: s 2563, illicit cash act, issues related to aml and beneficial ownership; h.r. 2513, corporate transparency act of 2019, issues related to aml and beneficial ownership; h.r. 2514, counter act of 2019, issues related to aml and beneficial ownership; general issues related to data security; general issues related to interchange; general issues related to privacy; general issues related to postal reform; general issues related to cybersecurity; general issues related to brokered deposits; general issues related to real time payments; general issues related to libor/sofr.

Filing 63 of 250
2019, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$170,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Oct 15 2019 11:51:18 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	401 9th st nw suite 820 washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

weisgall, jonathan

lugar, kelly

Government Entities

federal energy regulatory commission (ferc)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
natl oceanic & atmospheric administration (noaa)
senate
u.s. fish & wildlife service (usfws)

Issues

transportation: h.r. 1768, the diesel emissions reduction act of 2019; h.r. 2164, green bus act; h.r. 2337, fleet act; h.r. 2616, the clean corridors act; h.r. 2906, the clean commute for kids act; h.r. 3388, moving first act; s. 674, the clean corridors act; s. 747, the diesel emissions reduction act of 2019; s. 993, electric cars act; s. 1487, zero-emission vehicles act; s. 1750, clean school bus act; s. 1939, moving first act; s. 2040, related to transportation; s. 2041, related to transportation; s. 2299, the pipes act of 2019; s. 2302, americas transportation infrastructure act; surface transportation reauthorization; draft transit bus legislation; evacuation/emergency route planning; fleets generally; low and no emissions grant program generally; electric transportation generally.
defense: h.r. 2500, national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2020; s. 1790, national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2020.
clean air and water (quality): clean water act issues generally, especially regarding the process for state certifications under cwa section 401 and the definition of waters of the united states.
environment/superfund: climate change issues generally; lewis river fish passage.
energy/nuclear: h.r. 358, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships; h.r. 360, cyber sense act and issues related to security of the supply chain; h.r. 362, energy emergency leadership act; h.r. 380, to amend the federal power act to require the consideration of invasive species when prescribing fishways; h.r. 690, securing energy infrastructure act; h.r. 978, the clean and efficient cars act; h.r. 1502, purpa modernization act of 2019; h.r. 1685, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas act of 2019; h.r. 1742, related to energy storage; h.r. 1743, related to energy storage; h.r. 1743 advancing grid storage act; h.r. 1744, related to energy storage; h.r. 2114, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act; h.r. 2119, to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to reauthorize grants for improving the energy efficiency of public buildings, and for other purposes; h.r. 2597, clean energy standard act; h.r. 2636, smart cities and communities act; h.r. 2664, all-of-the-above federal building energy conservation act; h.r. 2741, the lift america act; h.r. 2986, the best act; h.r. 3240, public engagement at ferc act; h.r. 3361, to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives; h.r. 3828, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas act of 2019; h.r. 3915, to amend the america competes act to reauthorize the advanced research projects agency-energy, and for other purposes; s. 171, securing energy infrastructure act; s. 383, the utilizing significant emissions with innovative technologies act; s. 859, to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives; s. 1201, the enhancing fossil fuel energy carbon technology (effect) act of 2019; s. 1359, clean energy standard act; s. 1398, smart cities and communities act; s. 1593, advancing grid storage act; s. 1602, the best act; s. 1685, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas act of 2019; s. 1760, update purpa act; s. 2095, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships; s. 2137, the energy savings and industrial competitiveness act; s. 2333, energy cybersecurity act of 2019; s. 2556, protecting resources on the electric grid with cybersecurity technology (protect) act; s. 3676, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act; doe national labs and technology transfer; liability protection as it relates to asks or orders from the u.s. government during a grid emergency; draft legislation related to the federal power act; draft transportation legislation; energy storage legislation; clean energy issues generally; draft grid modernization legislation; cafe standards; draft energy efficiency resource standards legislation; port electrification; electricity transmission; smart communities; hydropower relicensing reform issues generally; clean energy issues generally, especially legislation to promote research, development and deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (ccus) technology; comprehensive energy legislation generally; doe national labs and technology transfer; liability protection as it relates to asks or orders from the u.s. government during a grid and / or national emergency; telecommunications issues, including robocalls and the fccs 6 ghz spectrum proposal; issues related to privacy and data breaches; issues related to critical electric infrastructure information (ceii).
budget/appropriations: hr 2740: labor, health and human services, education, defense, state, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations act, 2020 (funding for liheap and doe); hr 3055: commerce, justice, science, agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, interior, environment, military construction, veterans affairs, transportation, and housing and urban development appropriations act, 2020 (funding for doi, doe, and dot); h.r. 3877, the bipartisan budget act of 2019; s. 2470,energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2020; s. 2580, department of the interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations act, 2020, provisions to implement coal combustion residual permit programs under the water infrastructure improvements for the nation act of 2016; labor, health and human services, education (liheap).
homeland security: issues related to grid security, emp, and gmd.
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 2074, the renewable energy transferability act; h.r. 2096, the energy storage tax incentive and deployment act of 2019 (investment tax credit for storage - sec. 48); h.r. 2256, the driving america forward act (ev tax credit - sec. 30d); h.r. 3031, taxpayer certainty and disaster tax relief act of 2019; s. 617, tax extender and disaster relief act of 2019; s. 1094, the driving america forward act (ev tax credit - sec. 30d); s. 1142, the energy storage tax incentive and deployment act of 2019 (investment tax credit for storage - sec. 48); s. 2038, related to transportation; s. 2039, related to transportation; alternative refueling property tax credit (30c); house ways & means energy tax package.

Filing 64 of 250
2019, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$170,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Oct 15 2019 11:41:03 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	401 9th st nw suite 820 washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

weisgall, jonathan

lugar, kelly

Government Entities

federal energy regulatory commission (ferc)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
natl oceanic & atmospheric administration (noaa)
senate
u.s. fish & wildlife service (usfws)

Issues

environment/superfund: climate change issues generally; lewis river fish passage.
budget/appropriations: hr 2740: labor, health and human services, education, defense, state, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations act, 2020 (funding for liheap and doe); hr 3055: commerce, justice, science, agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, interior, environment, military construction, veterans affairs, transportation, and housing and urban development appropriations act, 2020 (funding for doi, doe, and dot); h.r. 3877, the bipartisan budget act of 2019; s. 2470,energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2020; s. 2580, department of the interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations act, 2020, provisions to implement coal combustion residual permit programs under the water infrastructure improvements for the nation act of 2016; labor, health and human services, education (liheap).
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 2074, the renewable energy transferability act; h.r. 2096, the energy storage tax incentive and deployment act of 2019 (investment tax credit for storage - sec. 48); h.r. 2256, the driving america forward act (ev tax credit - sec. 30d); h.r. 3031, taxpayer certainty and disaster tax relief act of 2019; s. 617, tax extender and disaster relief act of 2019; s. 1094, the driving america forward act (ev tax credit - sec. 30d); s. 1142, the energy storage tax incentive and deployment act of 2019 (investment tax credit for storage - sec. 48); s. 2038, related to transportation; s. 2039, related to transportation; alternative refueling property tax credit (30c); house ways & means energy tax package.
homeland security: issues related to grid security, emp, and gmd.
transportation: h.r. 1768, the diesel emissions reduction act of 2019; h.r. 2164, green bus act; h.r. 2337, fleet act; h.r. 2616, the clean corridors act; h.r. 2906, the clean commute for kids act; h.r. 3388, moving first act; s. 674, the clean corridors act; s. 747, the diesel emissions reduction act of 2019; s. 993, electric cars act; s. 1487, zero-emission vehicles act; s. 1750, clean school bus act; s. 1939, moving first act; s. 2040, related to transportation; s. 2041, related to transportation; s. 2299, the pipes act of 2019; s. 2302, americas transportation infrastructure act; surface transportation reauthorization; draft transit bus legislation; evacuation/emergency route planning; fleets generally; low and no emissions grant program generally; electric transportation generally.
energy/nuclear: h.r. 358, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships; h.r. 360, cyber sense act and issues related to security of the supply chain; h.r. 362, energy emergency leadership act; h.r. 380, to amend the federal power act to require the consideration of invasive species when prescribing fishways; h.r. 690, securing energy infrastructure act; h.r. 978, the clean and efficient cars act; h.r. 1502, purpa modernization act of 2019; h.r. 1685, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas act of 2019; h.r. 1742, related to energy storage; h.r. 1743, related to energy storage; h.r. 1743 advancing grid storage act; h.r. 1744, related to energy storage; h.r. 2114, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act; h.r. 2119, to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to reauthorize grants for improving the energy efficiency of public buildings, and for other purposes; h.r. 2597, clean energy standard act; h.r. 2636, smart cities and communities act; h.r. 2664, all-of-the-above federal building energy conservation act; h.r. 2741, the lift america act; h.r. 2986, the best act; h.r. 3240, public engagement at ferc act; h.r. 3361, to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives; h.r. 3828, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas act of 2019; h.r. 3915, to amend the america competes act to reauthorize the advanced research projects agency-energy, and for other purposes; s. 171, securing energy infrastructure act; s. 383, the utilizing significant emissions with innovative technologies act; s. 859, to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives; s. 1201, the enhancing fossil fuel energy carbon technology (effect) act of 2019; s. 1359, clean energy standard act; s. 1398, smart cities and communities act; s. 1593, advancing grid storage act; s. 1602, the best act; s. 1685, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas act of 2019; s. 1760, update purpa act; s. 2095, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships; s. 2137, the energy savings and industrial competitiveness act; s. 2333, energy cybersecurity act of 2019; s. 2556, protecting resources on the electric grid with cybersecurity technology (protect) act; s. 3676, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act; doe national labs and technology transfer; liability protection as it relates to asks or orders from the u.s. government during a grid emergency; draft legislation related to the federal power act; draft transportation legislation; energy storage legislation; clean energy issues generally; draft grid modernization legislation; cafe standards; draft energy efficiency resource standards legislation; port electrification; electricity transmission; smart communities; hydropower relicensing reform issues generally; clean energy issues generally, especially legislation to promote research, development and deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (ccus) technology; comprehensive energy legislation generally; doe national labs and technology transfer; liability protection as it relates to asks or orders from the u.s. government during a grid and / or national emergency; telecommunications issues, including robocalls and the fccs 6 ghz spectrum proposal; issues related to privacy and data breaches; issues related to critical electric infrastructure information (ceii).
clean air and water (quality): clean water act issues generally, especially regarding the process for state certifications under cwa section 401 and the definition of waters of the united states.

Filing 65 of 250
2019, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Oct 09 2019 16:49:08 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	alpine group, inc.
Description	government relations consulting firm
Address	500 north capitol street, nw suite 210 washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	alisa jane maso
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

brown, barry

henry, michael kenneth

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: railroad infrastructure
environment/superfund: permitting of rail and rail associated projects
transportation: surface transportation re-authorization freight issues permitting issues rail safety issues
energy/nuclear: coal deliver-ability and associated issues
railroads: rail safety issues rail competition issues positive train control

Filing 66 of 250
2019, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jul 23 2019 14:09:52 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cornerstone government affairs, inc.
Description	government relations and consulting
Address	800 maine ave. sw floor 7 washington, dc 20024 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	government relations
Contact	renee roig
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	kaufman, campbell
Position	staff house member office (mccrery & cooksey)

smith, michael

Name	shipman, thomas hunt
Position	maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte

Name	perry, louie iii
Position	la house member office (huckaby) la house member office (huckaby)

Name	richards, james
Position	cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house mem office (skeen & bonilla) cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house member office (skeen & bonilla)

Name	tober, eric
Position	staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston) staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston)

Name	hubert, laverne patrick
Position	min chief counsel, senate ag cmte, chief counsel, ld & cos house ag cmte min chief counsel,sen ag cmte,chief consl,ld&cos houseagcmte

Name	essalih, tony
Position	cos, ld, la house member office (culberson), la house member office (archer), sa house member office (hastings), intern house member office (bliley)

Name

smith, william

Position

staff director, house approps cmte; deputy staff director, house approps cmte; chief of staff, legislative director, senior legislative assist, house member office (rogers); staff assistant, senate approps cmte staff director, house approps cmte; deputy staff director, house approps cmte; chief of staff, legislative director, senior legislative assist, house member office (rogers); staff assistant, senate approps cmte

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure, customs and border issues, ptc, agriculture
budget/appropriations: freight railroads, infrastructure, appropriations

Filing 67 of 250
2019, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jul 23 2019 13:29:32 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	b+s strategies
Description	consulting firm
Address	1100 vermont ave, nw suite 500 washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	freight rail company
Contact	elizabeth spivey
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

Name	bertram, christopher
Position	staff director, house transportation comm. 2012 to 2016; a. secretary, u.s. dept of transportation, 2009 to 2012; prof. staff, senate commerce comm. 2003 to 2009; a. administrator, faa, 2001 to 2003; prof. staff, house transportation comm. 1996-2001

Name	spivey, elizabeth miller
Position	director of outreach, transportation and infrastructure committee 2013-2016 senior policy advisor, senator trent lott 1997-2007

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: department of transportation programs

Filing 68 of 250
2019, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jul 22 2019 18:31:10 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	navigators global llc (formerly dc navigators, llc)
Description	government relations
Address	901 7th street, nw suite 200 washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	rail transportation company
Contact	philmore b. anderson
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

conda, cesar v

cox, christopher c

nelson, susan

keiser, andy

(beatty) rogers, sarah

berger, ryan

Government Entities

executive office of the president (eop)
house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: general issues related to transportation.

Filing 69 of 250
2019, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$800,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jul 22 2019 12:46:21 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw suite 550 washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal energy regulatory commission (ferc)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 510, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad. s. 203, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad. general corporate tax issues.
budget/appropriations: issues related to transportation appropriations. h.r. 3163 - transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriations act, 2020. all matters pertaining to the railroad. h.r. 3055 - commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, 2020. all matters pertaining to the railroad.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail. issues pertaining to railroad safety. issues pertaining to permit reform. issues pertaining to regulatory improvement. issues pertaining to preserving balanced economic regulation. issues pertaining to positive train control. h.r.1748 - safe freight act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad. h.r. 543 - federal railroad administration congressional notice,all matters pertaining to the railroad. s. 713 - highway rail grade crossing safety act, all matters pertaining to the railroad. h.r. 2449 - railroad yardmaster protection act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad. s. 1979 - safe freight act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad. issues related to federal transportation-related nominations.
energy/nuclear: issues pertaining to coal transportation
trade (domestic/foreign): international trade agreement negotiations,including usmca - issues related to u.s. economic impact and matters pertaining to the railroad.
environment/superfund: issues pertaining to regulatory improvement. issues pertaining to permit reform and clean water act.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs. issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities. issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits. issues pertaining to surface transportation funding. issues pertaining to transportation automation. issues pertaining to right of way and unmanned aircraft systems.

Filing 70 of 250
2019, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Date Received

Mon Jul 22 2019 11:14:19 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	hunton andrews kurth llp
Description	law firm
Address	2200 pennsylvania avenue, n.w. washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy(formerly known as midamerican energy holdings company)
Description	energy company
Contact	frederick eames
State	nebraska, usa

Filing 71 of 250
2019, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jul 22 2019 11:13:08 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cogent strategies llc
Description	public affairs firm
Address	2550 m street nw 2nd floor washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group
Description	flooring company
Contact	kimberley fritts
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyists

gerard, randall

kauders, andrew

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues

Filing 72 of 250
2019, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jul 19 2019 12:27:22 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	forbes-tate
Description	government relations firm
Address	777 6th street nw 8th fl washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	an american multinational banking and financial services corporation.
Contact	zachary williams
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

miller, rachel

greer, elizabeth

tate, daniel c jr

driscoll, jerry "jay"

forbes, jeffrey

welch, wesley ryan

strunk, jeffrey

steinberg, franklyn e.

schweer, adrienne

murphy, rick

brown, cynthia

mccrary, francesca

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

financial institutions/investments/securities: general issues related to banking.

Filing 73 of 250
2019, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$10,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jul 19 2019 09:10:08 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	k&l gates llp
Description	law firm
Address	1601 k street, nw washington, dc 20006 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	energy resource development and investment.
Contact	carol michaelsen
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

peckinpaugh, tim

Name	leibham, nicholas
Position	senior aide/special assistant, rep abercrombie; special assistant, rep ackerman

Government Entities

defense, dept of (dod)
energy, dept of
house of representatives
senate
white house office

Issue

natural resources: issues related to recovery of lithium from geothermal brines - no specific legislation.

Filing 74 of 250
2019, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$140,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jul 18 2019 11:47:11 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	401 9th st nw suite 820 washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

weisgall, jonathan

lugar, kelly

Government Entities

federal energy regulatory commission (ferc)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
natl oceanic & atmospheric administration (noaa)
senate
u.s. fish & wildlife service (usfws)

Issues

energy/nuclear: h.r. 358, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships; h.r. 360, cyber sense act and issues related to security of the supply chain; h.r. 362, energy emergency leadership act; h.r. 380, to amend the federal power act to require the consideration of invasive species when prescribing fishways; h.r. 978, the clean and efficient cars act; h.r. 1502, purpa modernization act of 2019; h.r. 1685, the launching energy advancement and development through innovations for natural gas act of 2019; h.r. 1742, related to energy storage; h.r. 1743, related to energy storage; h.r. 1743 advancing grid storage act; h.r. 1744, related to energy storage; h.r. 2597, clean energy standard act; h.r. 2636, smart cities and communities act; h.r. 2664, all-of-the-above federal building energy conservation act; h.r. 2741, the lift america act; h.r. 2986, the best act; h.r. 3240, public engagement at ferc act; h.r 3361, to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives; s. 859, to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives; s. 1359, clean energy standard act; s. 1398, smart cities and communities act; s. 1593, advancing grid storage act; s. 1602, the best act; s. 1760, update purpa act; s. 3676, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act; doe national labs and technology transfer; liability protection as it relates to asks or orders from the u.s. government during a grid emergency; telecommunications issues, including spectrum allocation; issues related to privacy and data breaches; draft transportation legislation; clean energy issues generally; grid modernization legislation; draft energy efficiency resource standards legislation; port electrification generally; smart communities generally; hydropower relicensing reform issues generally; comprehensive energy legislation generally.
clean air and water (quality): clean water act issues generally, especially regarding the process for state certifications under cwa section 401 and the definition of waters of the united states.
environment/superfund: climate change issues generally; lewis river fish passage.
budget/appropriations: hr 2740: labor, health and human services, education, defense, state, foreign operations, and energy and water development appropriations act, 2020 (funding for liheap and doe); hr 3055: commerce, justice, science, agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, interior, environment, military construction, veterans affairs, transportation, and housing and urban development appropriations act, 2020 (funding for doi, doe, and dot); appropriations to implement coal combustion residual permit programs under the water infrastructure improvements for the nation act of 2016; labor, health and human services, education (liheap).
transportation: h.r. 1768, the diesel emissions reduction act of 2019; h.r. 2164, green bus act; h.r. 2337, fleet act; h.r. 2616, the clean corridors act; h.r. 2906, the clean commute for kids act; h.r. 3388, moving first act; s. 674, the clean corridors act; s. 747, the diesel emissions reduction act of 2019; s. 993, electric cars act; s. 1487, zero-emission vehicles act; s. 1750, clean school bus act; s. 1939, moving first act; s. 2040, related to transportation; s. 2041, related to transportation; surface transportation reauthorization; draft transit bus legislation; evacuation/emergency route planning; fleets generally; low and no emissions grant program generally; electric transportation generally; cafe standards generally.
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 2074, the renewable energy transferability act; h.r. 2096, the energy storage tax incentive and deployment act of 2019 (investment tax credit for storage - sec. 48); h.r. 2256, the driving america forward act (ev tax credit - sec. 30d); s. 2038, related to transportation; s. 2039, related to transportation. s. 1094, the driving america forward act (ev tax credit - sec. 30d); s. 1142, the energy storage tax incentive and deployment act of 2019 (investment tax credit for storage - sec. 48).
homeland security: issues related to emp and gmd.

Filing 75 of 250
2019, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$510,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Jul 17 2019 14:42:13 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bank of america corporation
Address	1455 pennsylvania avenue, nw, suite 950 dc8-455-09-01 washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	john e. collingwood
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

minott, darrell

hill, edward jeffrey

carlisle, james

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
treasury, dept of

Issues

banking: hr 3111, national flood insurance program administrative reform act of 2019, issues related to flood insurance program reauthorizations; general issues related to data security; general issues related to interchange; general issues related to privacy; general issues related to postal reform; general issues related to cybersecurity; general issues related to brokered deposits; general issues related to libor (london inter-bank offered rate) transition; general issues related to inter-affiliate margin requirements.
government issues: hr 838, s 265, threat assessment, prevention, and safety act of 2019, issues related to public safety.
financial institutions/investments/securities: general issues related to leveraged lending.
taxation/internal revenue code: hr 1994, setting every community up for retirement enhancement act of 2019, issues related to retirement savings incentives; implementation of tax cuts and jobs act (tcja) international rules; general issues related to organisation for economic cooperation and development project on taxing rights; general issues related to opportunity zones; general issues related to infrastructure financing.

Filing 76 of 250
2019, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Jul 17 2019 14:06:51 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	the smith-free group, llc
Description	government affairs
Address	1401 k street nw suite 1200 washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	kristin winters
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

deuser, jack s jr

barbour, andrew

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

banking: discussions related to the phase-out of libor
insurance: h.r.3167, national flood insurance program reauthorization act of 2019 (all sections of full text)
economics/economic development: discussions involving nominations to federally-appointed posts

Filing 77 of 250
2019, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jul 15 2019 13:25:26 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	alpine group, inc.
Description	government relations consulting firm
Address	500 north capitol street, nw suite 210 washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	alisa jane maso
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

brown, barry

henry, michael kenneth

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issues

energy/nuclear: coal deliver-ability and associated issues
environment/superfund: permitting of rail and rail associated projects
railroads: rail safety issues rail competition issues positive train control
taxation/internal revenue code: railroad infrastructure
transportation: surface transportation re-authorization freight issues permitting issues rail safety issues

Filing 78 of 250
2019, undetermined

Date Received

Fri Jun 21 2019 09:35:59 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	k&l gates, llp
Description	law firm
Address	1601 k street, nw washington, dc 20006 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	energy resource development and investment.
Contact	carol michaelsen
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyist

peckinpaugh, tim

Issue

natural resources: issues related to recovery of lithium from geothermal brines.

Filing 79 of 250
2019, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Apr 22 2019 16:41:11 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	navigators global llc (formerly dc navigators, llc)
Description	government relations
Address	901 7th street, nw suite 200 washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	rail transportation company
Contact	philmore b. anderson
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

conda, cesar v

cox, christopher c

nelson, susan

keiser, andy

(beatty) rogers, sarah

Name	berger, ryan
Position	deputy chief of staff & legislative director, sen. joni ernst

Government Entities

executive office of the president (eop)
house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: general issues related to transportation.

Filing 80 of 250
2019, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$780,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Apr 22 2019 16:35:26 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw suite 550 washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

environment/superfund: issues pertaining to regulatory improvement. issues pertaining to permit reform and clean water act.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs. issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities. issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits. issues pertaining to surface transportation funding. issues pertaining to transportation automation. issues pertaining to right of way and unmanned aircraft systems.
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 510, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad. s. 203, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad. general corporate tax issues.
budget/appropriations: issues related to transportation appropriations.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail. issues pertaining to railroad safety. issues pertaining to permit reform. issues pertaining to regulatory improvement. issues pertaining to preserving balanced economic regulation. issues pertaining to positive train control. h.r.1748, safe freight act of 2019, all matters pertaining to the railroad. h.r. 543 - federal railroad administration congressional notice,all matters pertaining to the railroad. s. 713 - highway rail grade crossing safety act, all matters pertaining to the railroad. issues related to federal transportation-related nominations.
trade (domestic/foreign): international trade agreement negotiations,including usmca - issues related to u.s. economic impact and matters pertaining to the railroad.

Filing 81 of 250
2019, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Apr 22 2019 15:38:20 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cogent strategies llc
Description	public affairs firm
Address	2550 m street nw 2nd floor washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group
Description	flooring company
Contact	kimberley fritts
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyists

gerard, randall

kauders, andrew

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues

Filing 82 of 250
2019, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Apr 22 2019 12:03:04 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	forbes-tate
Description	government relations firm
Address	777 6th street nw 8th fl washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	an american multinational banking and financial services corporation.
Contact	zachary williams
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

miller, rachel

greer, elizabeth

tate, daniel c jr

driscoll, jerry "jay"

forbes, jeffrey

welch, wesley ryan

strunk, jeffrey

steinberg, franklyn e.

schweer, adrienne

murphy, rick

brown, cynthia

Name	mccrary, francesca
Position	legislative assistant, elijah cummings (2016-2017); professional staff, house oversight reform committee (2016-2016).

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

financial institutions/investments/securities: issues related to banking.

Filing 83 of 250
2019, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$450,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Apr 19 2019 11:30:50 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bank of america corporation
Address	1455 pennsylvania avenue, nw, suite 950 dc8-455-09-01 washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	john e. collingwood
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

minott, darrell

hill, edward jeffrey

carlisle, james

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
treasury, dept of

Issues

consumer issues/safety/products: general issues related to data privacy.
taxation/internal revenue code: implementation of pub. l 115-97, tax cuts and jobs act, provisions relating to international taxation and depreciation; general issues related to municipal bonds and infrastructure tax incentives; general issues related to retirement savings.
banking: general issues related to data security; general issues related to interchange; general issues related to privacy; general issues related to postal reform; general issues related to cybersecurity; general issues related to brokered deposits.
insurance: general issues related to flood insurance.

Filing 84 of 250
2019, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Date Received

Fri Apr 19 2019 11:15:57 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	hunton andrews kurth llp
Description	law firm
Address	2200 pennsylvania avenue, n.w. washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy(formerly known as midamerican energy holdings company)
Description	energy company
Contact	frederick eames
State	nebraska, usa

Filing 85 of 250
2019, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Apr 17 2019 15:38:41 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cornerstone government affairs, inc.
Description	government relations and consulting
Address	800 maine ave. sw floor 7 washington, dc 20024 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	government relations
Contact	renee roig
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	kaufman, campbell
Position	staff house member office (mccrery & cooksey)

smith, michael

Name	shipman, thomas hunt
Position	maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte

Name	perry, louie iii
Position	la house member office (huckaby) la house member office (huckaby)

Name	richards, james
Position	cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house mem office (skeen & bonilla) cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house member office (skeen & bonilla)

Name	tober, eric
Position	staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston) staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston)

Name	hubert, laverne patrick
Position	min chief counsel, senate ag cmte, chief counsel, ld & cos house ag cmte min chief counsel,sen ag cmte,chief consl,ld&cos houseagcmte

Name	essalih, tony
Position	cos, ld, la house member office (culberson), la house member office (archer), sa house member office (hastings), intern house member office (bliley)

Name

smith, william

Position

staff director, house approps cmte; deputy staff director, house approps cmte; chief of staff, legislative director, senior legislative assist, house member office (rogers); staff assistant, senate approps cmte staff director, house approps cmte; deputy staff director, house approps cmte; chief of staff, legislative director, senior legislative assist, house member office (rogers); staff assistant, senate approps cmte

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure, customs and border issues, ptc, agriculture
budget/appropriations: freight railroads, infrastructure, appropriations

Filing 86 of 250
2019, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$150,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Apr 17 2019 14:45:39 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	1800 m street, nw suite 330n washington, dc 20036 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

weisgall, jonathan

lugar, kelly

Government Entities

federal energy regulatory commission (ferc)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
natl oceanic & atmospheric administration (noaa)
senate
u.s. fish & wildlife service (usfws)

Issues

homeland security: issues related to emp and gmd.
taxation/internal revenue code: sec. 48 investment tax credit - storage; alternative refueling property credit (30c); ev tax credit (30d).
clean air and water (quality): clean water act issues generally, especially regarding the process for state certifications under cwa section 401 and the definition of waters of the united states.
transportation: h.r. 1768, related to dera reauthorization; s. 674, the clean corridors act; s. 747, the diesel emissions reduction act of 2019; surface transportation reauthorization; hours of service; utility relocation; draft legislation on clean school buses; congestion mitigation and air quality program; low and no emissions grant program; intelligent transportation systems and advanced transportation and congestion management technologies program; electric transportation generally.
energy/nuclear: h.r. 34, the energy and water research integration act of 2019; h.r. 358, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships; h.r. 360, cyber sense act and issues related to security of the supply chain; h.r. 362, energy emergency leadership act; h.r. 380, to amend the federal power act to require the consideration of invasive species when prescribing fishways; h.r. 1426 and s. 607, the timely review of infrastructure act, to amend the doe organization act to address insufficient compensation of certain categories of ferc employees; h.r. 1502, purpa modernization act of 2019; h.r. 1742, related to energy storage; h.r. 1743, related to energy storage; h.r. 1744, related to energy storage; s. 174 / h.r. 680, securing energy infrastructure act; s. 3676, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act; s. 859 and house draft legislation to amend the energy policy act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement incentives; hydropower relicensing reform issues generally; clean energy issues generally; comprehensive energy legislation generally; grid modernization legislation; state energy program; clean cities program; energy efficiency and fossil fuel use in federal buildings; cafe standards; clean energy standard legislation; r&d for energy storage; fleet electrification; doe national labs and technology transfer; port electrification; transportation electrification program; liability protections as it relates to asks or orders from the u.s. government during a grid emergency.
budget/appropriations: doe appropriations (vehicle technologies, ceser, electricity delivery, arpa-e, office of science, nuclear energy r&d, carbon capture and storage, lithium); appropriations to implement coal combustion residual permit programs under the water infrastructure improvements for the nation act of 2016; labor, health and human services, education (liheap).
environment/superfund: climate change issues generally; lewis river fish passage.

Filing 87 of 250
2019, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Apr 17 2019 10:13:24 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	alpine group, inc.
Description	government relations consulting firm
Address	500 north capitol street, nw suite 210 washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	alisa jane maso
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

brown, barry

henry, michael kenneth

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issues

railroads: rail safety issues rail competition issues positive train control
transportation: surface transportation re-authorization freight issues permitting issues rail safety issues
environment/superfund: permitting of rail and rail associated projects
energy/nuclear: coal deliver-ability and associated issues
taxation/internal revenue code: railroad infrastructure

Filing 88 of 250
2019, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Apr 17 2019 08:48:02 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	the smith-free group, llc
Description	government relations and business consulting
Address	1401 k street nw suite 1200 washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	kristin winters
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

barbour, andrew

mersinger, summer

Government Entities

federal communications commission (fcc)
house of representatives

Issues

telecommunications: discussions related to cell phone spoofing
insurance: discussions related to the reauthorization of the national flood insurance program

Filing 89 of 250
2019, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Apr 09 2019 10:27:42 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	b+s strategies
Description	consulting firm
Address	1100 vermont ave, nw suite 500 washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	freight rail company
Contact	elizabeth spivey
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

Name	bertram, christopher
Position	staff director, house transportation comm. 2012 to 2016; a. secretary, u.s. dept of transportation, 2009 to 2012; prof. staff, senate commerce comm. 2003 to 2009; a. administrator, faa, 2001 to 2003; prof. staff, house transportation comm. 1996-2001

Name	spivey, elizabeth miller
Position	director of outreach, transportation and infrastructure committee 2013-2016 senior policy advisor, senator trent lott 1997-2007

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: department of transportation programs

Filing 90 of 250
2018, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 29 2019 09:44:49 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	b+s strategies
Description	consulting firm
Address	1100 vermont ave, nw; suite 500; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	freight rail company
Contact	elizabeth spivey
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

Name	bertram, christopher
Position	staff director, house transportation comm. 2012 to 2016; a. secretary, u.s. dept of transportation, 2009 to 2012; prof. staff, senate commerce comm. 2003 to 2009; a. administrator, faa, 2001 to 2003; prof. staff, house transportation comm. 1996-2001

Name	spivey, elizabeth miller
Position	director of outreach, transportation and infrastructure committee 2013-2016; senior policy advisor, senator trent lott 1997-2007

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure

Filing 91 of 250
2018, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$780,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 22 2019 16:31:00 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

environment/superfund: issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; h.r. 8, water resources development act of 2018, issues pertaining to permit reform and clean water act.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.; issues pertaining to transportation automation.; issues pertaining to right of way and unmanned aircraft systems.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to permit reform.; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; issues pertaining to preserving balanced economic regulation.; issues pertaining to positive train control.; h.r.233, safe freight act of 2017, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 2360, safe freight act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1451, rails act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; issues related to federal transportation-related nominations.
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 721, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 407, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; general corporate tax issues.
trade (domestic/foreign): international trade agreement negotiations,including nafta.
budget/appropriations: issues related to transportation appropriations.

Filing 92 of 250
2018, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$880,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 22 2019 16:28:23 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

trade (domestic/foreign): international trade agreement negotiations,including nafta.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to permit reform.; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; issues pertaining to preserving balanced economic regulation.; issues pertaining to positive train control.; h.r.233, safe freight act of 2017, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 2360, safe freight act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1451, rails act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; issues related to federal transportation-related nominations.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.; issues pertaining to transportation automation.; h.r.4, faa reauthorization act of 2018, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; s.1405, federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues; pilot age.
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 721, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 407, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; general corporate tax issues.
budget/appropriations: issues related to transportation appropriations.
environment/superfund: issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; h.r. 8, water resources development act of 2018, issues pertaining to permit reform and clean water act.

Filing 93 of 250
2018, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$780,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 22 2019 16:26:09 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.
budget/appropriations: general interest in issues related to transportation appropriations.
environment/superfund: issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.
taxation/internal revenue code: general corporate tax issues.
trade (domestic/foreign): international trade agreement negotiations,including nafta.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to permit reform.; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; h.r.233, safe freight act of 2017, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 2360, safe freight act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1451, rails act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r.4, faa reauthorization act of 2018, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; s.1405, federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; discussions related to federal transportation-related nominations.

Filing 94 of 250
2018, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$1,400,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 22 2019 16:23:47 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

environment/superfund: issues pertaining to regulatory reform.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to permit reform.; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; h.r.233, safe freight act of 2017, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1451, rails act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r.4, faa reauthorization act of 2018, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; s.1405, federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; discussions related to federal transportation-related nominations.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.
budget/appropriations: general interest in issues related to transportation appropriations.
taxation/internal revenue code: general corporate tax issues. ; h.r. 1, tax cuts and jobs act, all matters pertaining to the corporate tax rate.
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: general interest in issues related to rail labor.

Filing 95 of 250
2018, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 22 2019 16:16:31 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	navigators global llc (formerly dc navigators, llc)
Description	government affairs
Address	901 7th street, nw; suite 200; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	rail transportation company
Contact	philmore b. anderson
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

conda, cesar v

cox, christopher c

nelson, susan

keiser, andy

Government Entities

executive office of the president (eop)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: general issues related to transportation

Filing 96 of 250
2018, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 22 2019 15:16:40 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	cogent strategies llc
Description	public affairs firm
Address	2550 m street nw; 2nd floor; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group
Description	flooring company
Contact	kimberley fritts
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyists

gerard, randall

kauders, andrew

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues

Filing 97 of 250
2018, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Date Received

Tue Jan 22 2019 10:48:34 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	hunton andrews kurth llp
Description	law firm
Address	2200 pennsylvania avenue, n.w.; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy(formerly known as midamerican energy holdings company)
Description	energy company
Contact	frederick eames
State	nebraska, usa

Filing 98 of 250
2018, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 22 2019 10:18:11 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	forbes-tate
Description	government relations firm.
Address	777 6th street nw; 8th fl; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	an american multinational banking and financial services corporation.
Contact	zachary williams
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

miller, rachel

greer, elizabeth

tate, daniel c jr

driscoll, jerry "jay"

forbes, jeffrey

welch, wesley ryan

strunk, jeffrey

steinberg, franklyn e.

schweer, adrienne

murphy, rick

brown, cynthia

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

financial institutions/investments/securities: issues related to banking.

Filing 99 of 250
2018, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Sun Jan 20 2019 15:18:38 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	cornerstone government affairs, inc.
Description	government affairs and consulting
Address	800 maine ave. sw floor 7; washington, dc 20024 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	government relations
Contact	renee roig
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	kaufman, campbell
Position	staff house member office (mccrery & cooksey)

smith, michael

Name	keast, john
Position	cos house member office (wicker) cos house member office (wicker)

Name	shipman, thomas hunt
Position	maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte

Name	perry, louie iii
Position	la house member office (huckaby) la house member office (huckaby)

Name	richards, james
Position	cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house mem office (skeen & bonilla) cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house member office (skeen & bonilla)

Name	tober, eric
Position	staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston) staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston)

Name	hubert, laverne patrick
Position	min chief counsel, senate ag cmte, chief counsel, ld & cos house ag cmte min chief counsel,sen ag cmte,chief consl,ld&cos houseagcmte

Name	essalih, tony
Position	cos, ld, la house member office (culberson),; la house member office (archer), sa house member office (hastings), ; intern house member office (bliley)

Name

smith, william

Position

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

budget/appropriations: freight railroads, infrastructure, appropriations
transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure, customs and border issues, ptc, agriculture

Filing 100 of 250
2018, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$20,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jan 18 2019 13:00:13 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	alpine group, inc.
Description	government relations consulting firm
Address	500 north capitol street, nw; suite 210; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	alisa jane maso
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

brown, barry

henry, michael kenneth

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issues

environment/superfund: permitting of rail and rail associated projects
energy/nuclear: coal deliverability and associated issues
railroads: rail safety issues; rail competition issues; positive train control
taxation/internal revenue code: railroad infrastructure
transportation: surface transportation re-authorization; freight issues; permitting issues

Filing 101 of 250
2018, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jan 18 2019 09:59:43 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	the smith-free group, llc
Description	government relations and business consulting
Address	1401 k street nw suite 1200; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	kristin winters
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

barbour, andrew

mersinger, summer

Government Entities

federal communications commission (fcc)
house of representatives
senate

Issues

banking: h.r.4790, volcker rule regulatory harmonization act (all sections of full text)
telecommunications: discussions related to cell phone spoofing
insurance: discussions related to the reauthorization of the national flood insurance program

Filing 102 of 250
2018, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$270,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jan 17 2019 14:24:48 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	bank of america corporation
Address	1455 pennsylvania avenue, nw, suite 950; dc8-455-09-01; washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	john e. collingwood
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

minott, darrell

hill, edward jeffrey

carlisle, james

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

financial institutions/investments/securities: hr 5877, main street growth act, issues related to jobs act 3.0.
insurance: hr 695, department of defense appropriations act, 2018, issues related to national flood insurance program and reauthorization; hj res 143, making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, issues related to national flood insurance program and reauthorization.
banking: hr 6158, brokered deposit affiliate-subsidiary modernization act of 2018, issues related to brokered deposit affiliates; general issues related to data security; general issues related to banking; general issues related to privacy; general issues related to interchange.
bankruptcy: hr 1667, financial institution bankruptcy act of 2017, issues related to financial institution bankruptcies.
postal: hr 2629, representation fairness restoration act, issues related to postal reform; s 2629, hr 6076, postal reform act of 2018, issues related to postal reform; s res 633, a resolution expressing the sense of the senate that congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the united states postal service remains an independent establishment of the federal government and is not subject to privatization, issues related to postal reform.
taxation/internal revenue code: general issues related to implementation of public law 115-97 international provisions.

Filing 103 of 250
2018, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$190,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Jan 16 2019 15:21:48 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	1800 m street, nw; suite 330n; washington, dc 20036 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

weisgall, jonathan

lugar, kelly

Government Entities

federal energy regulatory commission (ferc)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
natl oceanic & atmospheric administration (noaa)
senate
u.s. fish & wildlife service (usfws)

Issues

environment/superfund: s. 1756, rebuild america now act;; s. 3017, federal permitting reform and jobs act;; cafe standards and ghg emissions;; lewis river dam fish passage issues;; diesel emissions reduction act;; congestion mitigation and air quality program.
clean air and water (quality): h.r. 8, water resources development act (wrda) of 2018 (amendment to permanently extend corps of engineers authority to expend funds from certain entities to process permits);; h.r. 1119, satisfying energy needs and saving the environment act;; h.r. 3127, to amend section 111 of the clean air act (caa) to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification;; h.r. 3128, to amend section 111 of the caa to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes;; h.r. 6889, water quality certification improvement act;; h.r. 7194, regulatory certainty for navigable waters act;; house discussion draft legislation to reauthorize the water resources development act (wrda);; s. 2585, to amend wrda to permanently extend corps of engineers authority to accept and expend funds;; s. 2800, americas water infrastructure act (related to permanent extension of corps of engineers authority to expend funds from certain entities to process permits);; s. 3021, americas water infrastructure act, related to hydropower and funding to process corps of engineers permits;; s. 3033, water quality certification improvement act.
budget/appropriations: h.r.1625 - consolidated appropriations act, 2018, (division d - energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2018; division g - department of the interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations act, 2018; division h - department of labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2018);; h.r.1892 - bipartisan budget act of 2018 (division b - further extension of continuing appropriations act, 2018);; h.r. 4667, making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for hurricanes harvey, irma, and maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires;; h.r. 5895, energy and water, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans affairs appropriations act, 2019 (division a - energy and water development and related agencies); ; h.r. 6147, department of the interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations bill, 2019 (title i - department of the interior, title ii - environmental protection agency, title iii - related agencies); departments of labor, health and human services, education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2019 (title ii - department of health and human services: low income home energy assistance program);; h.r. 6157, departments of defense and labor, health and human services, education appropriations act, 2019 and continuing appropriations act, 2019 (title ii - department of health and human services: low income home energy assistance program);; r&d funding for energy storage; ; doe lab and electric utility funding opportunities.
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 1, the tax cuts and jobs act;; h.r. 1090, technologies for energy security act of 2017;; h.r. 1625, consolidated appropriations act, 2018;; s. 1409, technologies for energy jobs and security act of 2017;; draft legislation creating a new tax credit for transportation electrification; ; ev tax credit (30d).
utilities: h.r. 2, agriculture improvement act of 2018, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program;; h.r. 1625, 2018 consolidated appropriations act, provisions on vegetation management and other issues;; h.r. 1873, electricity reliability and forest protection act;; h.r. 2921, national forest system vegetation management pilot program act;; s. 2073, national forest system vegetation management pilot program act;; s. 3042, agriculture improvement act, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program;; smart communities funding by federal agencies;; buy america and utility relocation costs;; draft legislation related to energy performance savings contracts and utility energy service contracts;; repeal and replace of section 433 of the energy independence and security act.
energy/nuclear: h.r. 723, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; h.r. 1109, to amend section 203 of the federal power act;; h.r. 1443, energy savings and industrial competitiveness act;; h.r. 2786, the amend the federal power act with respect to the criteria and process to qualify as a qualifying conduit hydropower facility;; h.r. 2872, promoting hydropower development at existing nonpowered dams act;; h.r. 2880, promoting closed-loop pumped storage hydropower act;; h.r. 3043, hydropower policy modernization act;; h.r. 4120, the grid cybersecurity research and development act;; h.r. 4239, secure american energy act (provision regarding liability for incidental take under the migratory bird treaty act); ; h.r. 4476, purpa modernization act of 2017;; h.r. 4700, the impact for energy act;; h.r. 5174, energy emergency leadership act;; h.r. 5175, pipeline and lng facility cybersecurity preparedness act; ; h.r. 5239, cyber sense act of 2018;; h.r. 5240, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships act;; h.r. 5610, the best act;; h.r. 5959, the natural gas parity act;; h.r. 6854, the all-of-the-above federal building energy conservation act;; h.r. 6274/s. 3449, the cars act;; s. 79, securing energy infrastructure act;; s. 239, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; s. 385, energy savings and industrial competitiveness act;; s. 724, to amend the federal power act to modernize authorizations for necessary hydropower approvals;; s. 1180, clean energy grid act;; s. 1460, energy and natural resources act;; s. 1844, coordinating interagency review of natural gas infrastructure act;; s. 2232, next generation grid act;; s. 2776, update purpa act;; s. 3226, the light-duty natural gas vehicle parity act;; s. 3376, the advancing grid storage act;; s. 3449, the cars act;; s. 3676, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act of 2018;; s. 3677, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships;; increased r&d funding for energy and technologies;; draft legislation related to building energy use requirements;; draft legislation related to electric vehicle deployment and related infrastructure;; r&d funding for energy storage; ; doe lab and electric utility funding opportunities;; fleet electrification;; state energy program;; epa clean school bus program;; clean cities program;; draft legislation for uescs and espcs;; cafe standards and ghg emissions.
transportation: h.r. 4, the faa reauthorization act;; h.r. 8, the water resources development act of 2018;; h.r. 2778, less traffic with smart stop lights act;; h.r. 3388, self drive act;; h.r. 3895, smart cities and communities act of 2017;; h.r. 3901, moving first act;; h.r. 4011, fuel economy harmonization act;; h.r. 4151, street act;; h.r. 4421, related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system;; s. 1273, fuel economy harmonization act;; s. 1809, moving first act;; s. 1885, av start act;; s. 1904, smart cities and communities act of 2017;; s. 2800 americas water infrastructure act of 2018;; s. 3664, the zero-emission vehicles act;; s. 3720, the community health and clean transit act;; s. 3273, the port operations, research, and technology act.; draft legislation related to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure at park and rides;; draft legislation related to electric vehicle infrastructure at rest stops; ; fleet electrification;; draft legislation on funding infrastructure for alternative fuel corridors;; fast act reauthorization;; low and no emission vehicle program;; highway trust fund and electric vehicles.
telecommunications: h.r. 4858, climb once act;; s.3175, streamline small cell deployment act.
homeland security: h.r. 1224, the nist cybersecurity framework, assessment, and auditing act of 2017;; h.r. 2392, the cyber safety act of 2018;; h.r. 2825, dhs reauthorization;; h.r. 3359, cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency act of 2017;; h.r. 4036, active cyber defense certainty act;; h.r. 5175, pipeline and lng facility cybersecurity preparedness act;; h.r. 5239, cyber sense act of 2018;; h.r. 5240, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships act;; s. 783, surface and maritime transportation security act;; s. 2392, cyber support for anti-terrorism by fostering effective technologies act of 2018;; s. 2836, preventing emerging threats act of 2018;; s. 3405, protecting and securing chemical facilities from terrorist attacks act of 2018.

Filing 104 of 250
2018, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$20,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Oct 22 2018 16:35:10 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	alpine group, inc.
Description	government relations consulting firm
Address	500 north capitol street, nw; suite 210; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	alisa jane maso
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

brown, barry

henry, michael kenneth

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issues

transportation: surface transportation re-authorization; freight issues; permitting issues
environment/superfund: permitting of rail and rail associated projects
energy/nuclear: coal deliverability and associated issues
railroads: rail safety issues; rail competition issues; positive train control
taxation/internal revenue code: railroad infrastructure

Filing 105 of 250
2018, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Oct 22 2018 13:43:09 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cogent strategies llc
Description	public affairs firm
Address	2550 m street nw; 6th floor; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group
Description	flooring company
Contact	kimberley fritts
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyists

gerard, randall

kauders, andrew

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues

Filing 106 of 250
2018, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Date Received

Mon Oct 22 2018 13:16:56 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	hunton andrews kurth llp
Description	law firm
Address	2200 pennsylvania avenue, n.w.; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy(formerly known as midamerican energy holdings company)
Description	energy company
Contact	frederick eames
State	nebraska, usa

Filing 107 of 250
2018, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Oct 22 2018 09:02:25 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	b+s strategies
Description	consulting firm
Address	1100 vermont ave, nw; suite 500; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	freight rail company
Contact	elizabeth spivey
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

Name	bertram, christopher
Position	staff director, house transportation comm. 2012 to 2016; a. secretary, u.s. dept of transportation, 2009 to 2012; prof. staff, senate commerce comm. 2003 to 2009; a. administrator, faa, 2001 to 2003; prof. staff, house transportation comm. 1996-2001

Name	spivey, elizabeth miller
Position	director of outreach, transportation and infrastructure committee 2013-2016; senior policy advisor, senator trent lott 1997-2007

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure

Filing 108 of 250
2018, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Sun Oct 21 2018 16:17:05 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	navigators global llc (formerly dc navigators, llc)
Description	government affairs
Address	901 7th street, nw; suite 200; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	rail transportation company
Contact	philmore b. anderson
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

conda, cesar v

cox, christopher c

nelson, susan

keiser, andy

machida, ado antony

Government Entities

executive office of the president (eop)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: general issues related to transportation

Filing 109 of 250
2018, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$850,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Oct 19 2018 17:36:58 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 721, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 407, building rail access for customers and the economy act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; general corporate tax issues.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to permit reform.; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; issues pertaining to preserving balanced economic regulation.; issues pertaining to positive train control.; h.r.233, safe freight act of 2017, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 2360, safe freight act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1451, rails act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; issues related to federal transportation-related nominations.
environment/superfund: issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; h.r. 8, water resources development act of 2018, issues pertaining to permit reform and clean water act.
budget/appropriations: issues related to transportation appropriations.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.; issues pertaining to transportation automation.; h.r.4, faa reauthorization act of 2018, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; s.1405, federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues; pilot age.
trade (domestic/foreign): international trade agreement negotiations,including nafta.

Filing 110 of 250
2018, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Oct 19 2018 13:48:28 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cornerstone government affairs, inc.
Description	government relations and consulting
Address	800 maine ave. sw floor 7; washington, dc 20024 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	government relations
Contact	renee roig
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	kaufman, campbell
Position	staff house member office (mccrery & cooksey)

smith, michael

Name	keast, john
Position	cos house member office (wicker) cos house member office (wicker)

Name	shipman, thomas hunt
Position	maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte

Name	perry, louie iii
Position	la house member office (huckaby) la house member office (huckaby)

Name	richards, james
Position	cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house mem office (skeen & bonilla) cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house member office (skeen & bonilla)

Name	tober, eric
Position	staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston) staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston)

Name	hubert, laverne patrick
Position	min chief counsel, senate ag cmte, chief counsel, ld & cos house ag cmte min chief counsel,sen ag cmte,chief consl,ld&cos houseagcmte

Name	essalih, tony
Position	cos, ld, la house member office (culberson),; la house member office (archer), sa house member office (hastings), ; intern house member office (bliley)

Name

smith, william

Position

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

budget/appropriations: freight railroads, infrastructure, appropriations
transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure, customs and border issues, ptc, agriculture

Filing 111 of 250
2018, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$1,180,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Oct 19 2018 13:39:57 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bank of america corporation
Address	1455 pennsylvania avenue, nw, suite 950; dc8-455-09-01; washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	john e. collingwood
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

minott, darrell

hill, edward jeffrey

carlisle, james

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
treasury, dept of

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: general issues regarding implementation of the tax cuts and jobs act, including regulations related to international tax provisions, section 965, and opportunity zones.
housing: hr 6746, protecting american taxpayers and homeowners act of 2018, issues related to government-sponsored enterprise reform.
postal: h. res 993, express the sense of the house of representatives that congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the united states postal service remains an independent establishment of the federal government and is not subject to privatization, issues related to postal reform; h.r. 6076, postal reform act of 2018, issues related to postal reform.
insurance: hr 6258, s 3107, financial services and general government appropriations act of 2019, issues related to inter-affiliate margin and volcker rule.
banking: hr 5479, military taxpayer assistance act, issues related to options clearings; s. 488, jobs and investor confidence act of 2018, issues related to options clearings and living wills; hr 6158, brokered deposit affiliate-subsidiary modernization act of 2018, issues related to brokered deposits; hr 4293, stress test improvement act of 2017, issues related to living wills; hr 6084, improving social security's service to victims of identity theft act, issues related to privacy; hr 6547, apps act of 2018 (application privacy, protection, and security act of 2018), issues related to privacy; general issues related to data security; general issues related to interchange fee; general issues related to cybersecurity.

Filing 112 of 250
2018, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Oct 18 2018 15:55:31 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	forbes-tate
Description	government relations firm.
Address	777 6th street nw; 8th fl; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	an american multinational banking and financial services corporation.
Contact	zachary williams
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

miller, rachel

greer, elizabeth

tate, daniel c jr

driscoll, jerry "jay"

forbes, jeffrey

welch, wesley ryan

strunk, jeffrey

steinberg, franklyn e.

Name	schweer, adrienne
Position	chief of protocol, office of the secretary of defense; senior aide and director of scheduling, senator chuck hagel ; staff assistant, senator chuck hagel

Name	murphy, rick
Position	chief of staff, senator kelly ayotte, april 14 - jan. 17

Name	brown, cynthia
Position	leg assistant, rep. stupak, 1993-1994; leg director, rep. kind, 1999-2002; chief of staff, rep. kind, 2003-2009

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

financial institutions/investments/securities: issues related to banking.

Filing 113 of 250
2018, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Oct 16 2018 12:09:38 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	the smith-free group, llc
Description	government relations and business consulting
Address	1401 k street nw suite 1200; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	kristin winters
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

free, james c

barbour, andrew

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

banking: h.r.4790, volcker rule regulatory harmonization act (all sections of full text)
insurance: h.r. 2, agriculture and nutrition act of 2018 (title ii - conservation, subtitle d - other conservation programs, section 2402. watershed protection and flood prevention); ; discussions related to the reauthorization of the national flood insurance program

Filing 114 of 250
2018, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$130,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Oct 15 2018 12:25:17 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	1800 m street, nw; suite 330n; washington, dc 20036 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

weisgall, jonathan

lugar, kelly

Government Entities

federal energy regulatory commission (ferc)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
natl oceanic & atmospheric administration (noaa)
senate
u.s. fish & wildlife service (usfws)

Issues

homeland security: h.r. 1224, the nist cybersecurity framework, assessment, and auditing act of 2017;; h.r. 2392, the cyber safety act of 2018;; h.r. 2825, dhs reauthorization;; h.r. 3359, cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency act of 2017;; h.r. 4036, active cyber defense certainty act;; h.r. 5175, pipeline and lng facility cybersecurity preparedness act;; h.r. 5239, cyber sense act of 2018;; h.r. 5240, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships act;; s. 783, surface and maritime transportation security act;; s. 2392, cyber support for anti-terrorism by fostering effective technologies act of 2018;; s. 2836, preventing emerging threats act of 2018;; s. 3405, protecting and securing chemical facilities from terrorist attacks act of 2018.
transportation: h.r. 4, the faa reauthorization act;; h.r. 8, the water resources development act of 2018;; h.r. 2778, less traffic with smart stop lights act;; h.r. 3388, self drive act;; h.r. 3895, smart cities and communities act of 2017;; h.r. 3901, moving first act;; h.r. 4011, fuel economy harmonization act;; h.r. 4151, street act;; h.r. 4421, related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system;; s. 1273, fuel economy harmonization act;; s. 1809, moving first act;; s. 1885, av start act;; s. 1904, smart cities and communities act of 2017;; s. 2800 americas water infrastructure act of 2018;; draft legislation related to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure at park and rides;; draft legislation related to electric vehicle infrastructure at rest stops; ; fleet electrification;; draft legislation on funding infrastructure for alternative fuel corridors.
energy/nuclear: h.r. 723, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; h.r. 1109, to amend section 203 of the federal power act;; h.r. 1443, energy savings and industrial competitiveness act;; h.r. 3043, hydropower policy modernization act;; h.r. 4120, the grid cybersecurity research and development act;; h.r. 4239, secure american energy act (provision regarding liability for incidental take under the migratory bird treaty act); ; h.r. 4476, purpa modernization act of 2017;; h.r. 4700, the impact for energy act;; h.r. 5174, energy emergency leadership act;; h.r. 5175, pipeline and lng facility cybersecurity preparedness act; ; h.r. 5239, cyber sense act of 2018;; h.r. 5240, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships act;; h.r. 5610, the best act;; h.r. 5959, the natural gas parity act;; h.r. 6854, the all-of-the-above federal building energy conservation act;; h.r. 6274/s. 3449, the cars act;; s. 79, securing energy infrastructure act;; s. 239, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; s. 385, energy savings and industrial competitiveness act;; s. 1180, clean energy grid act;; s. 1460, energy and natural resources act;; s. 1844, coordinating interagency review of natural gas infrastructure act;; s. 2232, next generation grid act;; s. 2776, update purpa act;; s. 3226, the light-duty natural gas vehicle parity act;; s. 3376, the advancing grid storage act;; increased r&d funding for energy and technologies;; draft legislation related to building energy use requirements;; draft legislation related to electric vehicle deployment and related infrastructure.
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 1, the tax cuts and jobs act;; h.r. 1090, technologies for energy security act of 2017;; h.r. 1625, consolidated appropriations act, 2018;; s. 1409, technologies for energy jobs and security act of 2017;; draft legislation creating a new tax credit for transportation electrification; ; ev tax credit (30d).
clean air and water (quality): h.r. 8, water resources development act (wrda) of 2018 (amendment to permanently extend corps of engineers authority to expend funds from certain entities to process permits);; h.r. 1119, satisfying energy needs and saving the environment act;; h.r. 3127, to amend section 111 of the clean air act (caa) to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification;; h.r. 3128, to amend section 111 of the caa to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes;; house discussion draft legislation to reauthorize the water resources development act (wrda);; s. 2585, to amend wrda to permanently extend corps of engineers authority to accept and expend funds;; s. 2800, americas water infrastructure act (related to permanent extension of corps of engineers authority to expend funds from certain entities to process permits);; s. 3021, americas water infrastructure act, related to hydropower and funding to process corps of engineers permits.
telecommunications: h.r. 4858, climb once act;; s.3175, streamline small cell deployment act.
environment/superfund: s. 1756, rebuild america now act;; s. 3017, federal permitting reform and jobs act;; cafe standards and ghg emissions;; lewis river dam fish passage issues.
budget/appropriations: h.r.1625 - consolidated appropriations act, 2018, (division d - energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2018; division g - department of the interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations act, 2018; division h - department of labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2018);; h.r.1892 - bipartisan budget act of 2018 (division b - further extension of continuing appropriations act, 2018);; h.r. 4667, making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for hurricanes harvey, irma, and maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires;; h.r. 5895, energy and water, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans affairs appropriations act, 2019 (division a - energy and water development and related agencies); ; h.r. 6147, department of the interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations bill, 2019 (title i - department of the interior, title ii - environmental protection agency, title iii - related agencies); departments of labor, health and human services, education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2019 (title ii - department of health and human services: low income home energy assistance program);; h.r. 6157, departments of defense and labor, health and human services, education appropriations act, 2019 and continuing appropriations act, 2019 (title ii - department of health and human services: low income home energy assistance program).
utilities: h.r. 2, agriculture improvement act of 2018, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program;; h.r. 1625, 2018 consolidated appropriations act, provisions on vegetation management and other issues;; h.r. 1873, electricity reliability and forest protection act;; h.r. 2921, national forest system vegetation management pilot program act;; s. 2073, national forest system vegetation management pilot program act;; s. 3042, agriculture improvement act, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program;; smart communities funding by federal agencies;; buy america and utility relocation costs;; draft legislation related to energy performance savings contracts and utility energy service contracts;; repeal and replace of section 433 of the energy independence and security act.

Filing 115 of 250
2018, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jul 30 2018 15:00:15 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cogent strategies llc
Description	public affairs firm
Address	2550 m street nw; 6th floor; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group
Description	flooring company
Contact	kimberley fritts
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyists

gerard, randall

kauders, andrew

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues

Filing 116 of 250
2018, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jul 20 2018 14:52:55 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	navigators global llc (formerly dc navigators, llc)
Description	government affairs
Address	901 7th street; suite 200; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	rail transportation company
Contact	philmore b. anderson
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

conda, cesar v

cox, christopher c

nelson, susan

keiser, andy

machida, ado antony

Government Entities

executive office of the president (eop)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: general issues related to transportation

Filing 117 of 250
2018, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$755,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jul 20 2018 14:06:33 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

environment/superfund: issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.
taxation/internal revenue code: general corporate tax issues.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to permit reform.; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; h.r.233, safe freight act of 2017, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 2360, safe freight act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1451, rails act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r.4, faa reauthorization act of 2018, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; s.1405, federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; discussions related to federal transportation-related nominations.
budget/appropriations: general interest in issues related to transportation appropriations.
trade (domestic/foreign): international trade agreement negotiations,including nafta.

Filing 118 of 250
2018, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$320,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jul 20 2018 11:04:41 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bank of america corporation
Address	1455 pennsylvania avenue, nw, suite 950; dc8-455-09-01; washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	john e. collingwood
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

minott, darrell

hill, edward jeffrey

carlisle, james

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
treasury, dept of

Issues

postal: s 2629, hr 6076, postal reform act of 2018, issues related to postal reform; s 2755, postal banking act, issues related to postal reform.
banking: hr 4296, to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate federal banking agency, issues related to bank operational risks; s 2155, economic growth, regulatory relief, and consumer protection act, issues related to banking regulatory relief; hr 5479, military taxpayer assistance act, issues related to options capitals; hr 4292, financial institution living will improvement act of 2017, issues related to living wills; s 3070, financial institutions living will improvement act of 2018, issues related to living wills; hr 4790,volcker rule regulatory harmonization act, issues related to volcker rule; general issues related to interchange fees; hr 3280, financial services and general government appropriations act of 2018, issues related to financial services and general government (fsgg) appropriations; hr 6258, s3107, financial services and general government appropriations act of 2019, issues related to fsgg appropriations; general issues related to privacy; general issues related to credit cards; general issues related to data security; general issues related to cyber security; general issues related to transition from the london interbank offered rate (libor) to the secured overnight financing rate (sofr).
taxation/internal revenue code: general issues relating to implementation of tax cuts and jobs act international tax provisions; hr 5138, bipartisan health savings account improvement act of 2018, issues related to health saving accounts; hr 5282, retirement enhancement and savings act of 2018, issues related to open multiple employer plans (meps).

Filing 119 of 250
2018, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jul 20 2018 10:59:50 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cogent strategies llc
Description	public affairs firm
Address	2550 m street nw; 6th floor; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group
Description	flooring company
Contact	kimberley fritts
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyists

gerard, randall

kauders, andrew

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues; tsca regulatory issues

Filing 120 of 250
2018, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jul 19 2018 20:18:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cornerstone government affairs, inc.
Description	government relations and consulting
Address	300 independence avenue, se; washington, dc 20003 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	government relations
Contact	renee roig
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	kaufman, campbell
Position	staff house member office (mccrery & cooksey)

smith, michael

Name	keast, john
Position	cos house member office (wicker) cos house member office (wicker)

Name	shipman, thomas hunt
Position	maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte

Name	perry, louie iii
Position	la house member office (huckaby) la house member office (huckaby)

Name	richards, james
Position	cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house mem office (skeen & bonilla) cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house member office (skeen & bonilla)

Name	tober, eric
Position	staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston) staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston)

Name	hubert, laverne patrick
Position	min chief counsel, senate ag cmte, chief counsel, ld & cos house ag cmte min chief counsel,sen ag cmte,chief consl,ld&cos houseagcmte

Name	essalih, tony
Position	cos, ld, la house member office (culberson),; la house member office (archer), sa house member office (hastings), ; intern house member office (bliley)

Name

smith, william

Position

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

budget/appropriations: freight railroads, infrastructure, appropriations
transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure, customs and border issues, ptc, agriculture

Filing 121 of 250
2018, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jul 19 2018 10:58:28 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	forbes-tate
Description	government relations firm.
Address	777 6th street nw; 8th fl; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	an american multinational banking and financial services corporation.
Contact	zachary williams
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

miller, rachel

greer, elizabeth

tate, daniel c jr

driscoll, jerry "jay"

forbes, jeffrey

welch, wesley ryan

strunk, jeffrey

steinberg, franklyn e.

Name	brown, cynthia
Position	leg assistant, rep. stupak, 1993-1994; leg director, rep. kind, 1999-2002; chief of staff, rep. kind, 2003-2009

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

financial institutions/investments/securities: issues related to banking.

Filing 122 of 250
2018, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$160,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jul 19 2018 10:42:05 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	1800 m street, nw; suite 330n; washington, dc 20036 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

weisgall, jonathan

lugar, kelly

Government Entities

federal energy regulatory commission (ferc)
house of representatives
senate

Issues

budget/appropriations: h.r.1625 - consolidated appropriations act, 2018, (division d - energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2018; division g - department of the interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations act, 2018; division h - department of labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2018);; h.r.1892 - bipartisan budget act of 2018 (division b - further extension of continuing appropriations act, 2018);; h.r. 4667, making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for hurricanes harvey, irma, and maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires;; h.r. 5895, energy and water, legislative branch, and military construction and veterans affairs appropriations act, 2019 (division a - energy and water development and related agencies); ; h.r. 6147, department of the interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations bill, 2019 (title i - department of the interior, title ii - environmental protection agency, title iii - related agencies); departments of labor, health and human services, education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2019 (title ii - department of health and human services: low income home energy assistance program).
telecommunications: h.r. 4858, climb once act.
utilities: h.r. 2, agriculture improvement act of 2018, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program;; h.r. 1625, 2018 consolidated appropriations act, provisions on vegetation management and other issues;; h.r. 1873, electricity reliability and forest protection act;; h.r. 2921, national forest system vegetation management pilot program act;; s. 2073, national forest system vegetation management pilot program act;; s. 3042, agriculture improvement act, provision authorizing a utility infrastructure rights-of-way vegetation management pilot program;; smart communities funding by federal agencies;; buy america and utility relocation costs;; draft legislation related to energy performance savings contracts and utility energy service contracts;; repeal and replace of section 433 of the energy independence and security act.
clean air and water (quality): h.r. 8, water resources development act (wrda) of 2018 (amendment to permanently extend corps of engineers authority to expend funds from certain entities to process permits);; h.r. 1119, satisfying energy needs and saving the environment act;; h.r. 3127, to amend section 111 of the clean air act (caa) to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification;; h.r. 3128, to amend section 111 of the caa to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes;; house discussion draft legislation to reauthorize the water resources development act (wrda);; s. 2585, to amend wrda to permanently extend corps of engineers authority to accept and expend funds;; s. 2800, americas water infrastructure act (related to permanent extension of corps of engineers authority to expend funds from certain entities to process permits).
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 1, the tax cuts and jobs act;; h.r. 1090, technologies for energy security act of 2017;; h.r. 1625, consolidated appropriations act, 2018;; s. 1409, technologies for energy jobs and security act of 2017;; ev tax credit (30d).
energy/nuclear: h.r. 723, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; h.r. 1443, energy savings and industrial competitiveness act;; h.r. 3043, hydropower policy modernization act;; h.r. 4239, secure american energy act (provision regarding liability for incidental take under the migratory bird treaty act); ; h.r. 4476, purpa modernization act of 2017;; h.r. 5174, energy emergency leadership act;; h.r. 5175, pipeline and lng facility cybersecurity preparedness act; ; h.r. 5239, cyber sense act of 2018;; h.r. 5240, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships act;; s. 79, securing energy infrastructure act;; s. 239, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; s. 385, energy savings and industrial competitiveness act;; s. 1180, clean energy grid act;; s. 1460, energy and natural resources act;; s. 1844, coordinating interagency review of natural gas infrastructure act;; s. 2232, next generation grid act;; s. 2776, update purpa act;; draft legislation related to building energy use requirements;; draft legislation related to electric vehicle deployment and related infrastructure.
environment/superfund: s. 1756, rebuild america now act;; s. 3017, federal permitting reform and jobs act;; cafe standards and ghg emissions.
homeland security: h.r. 1224, the nist cybersecurity framework, assessment, and auditing act of 2017;; h.r. 2392, the cyber safety act of 2018;; h.r. 2825, dhs reauthorization;; h.r. 4036, active cyber defense certainty act;; h.r. 5175, pipeline and lng facility cybersecurity preparedness act;; h.r. 5239, cyber sense act of 2018;; h.r. 5240, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships act;; s. 783, surface and maritime transportation security act;; s. 2392, cyber support for anti-terrorism by fostering effective technologies act of 2018;; s. 2836, preventing emerging threats act of 2018.
transportation: h.r. 4, the faa reauthorization act;; h.r. 8, the water resources development act of 2018;; h.r. 2778, less traffic with smart stop lights act;; h.r. 3388, self drive act;; h.r. 3895, smart cities and communities act of 2017;; h.r. 3901, moving first act;; h.r. 4011, fuel economy harmonization act;; h.r. 4151, street act;; h.r. 4421, related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system;; s. 1273, fuel economy harmonization act;; s. 1809, moving first act;; s. 1885, av start act;; s. 1904, smart cities and communities act of 2017;; s. 2800 americas water infrastructure act of 2018;; draft legislation related to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure at park and rides;; draft legislation related to electric vehicle infrastructure at rest stops; ; fleet electrification;; draft legislation on funding infrastructure for alternative fuel corridors.

Filing 123 of 250
2018, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Jul 18 2018 16:37:22 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	b+s strategies
Description	consulting firm
Address	1100 vermont ave, nw; suite 500; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	freight rail company
Contact	elizabeth spivey
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

Name	bertram, christopher
Position	staff director, house transportation comm. 2012 to 2016; a. secretary, u.s. dept of transportation, 2009 to 2012; prof. staff, senate commerce comm. 2003 to 2009; a. administrator, faa, 2001 to 2003; prof. staff, house transportation comm. 1996-2001

Name	spivey, elizabeth miller
Position	director of outreach, transportation and infrastructure committee 2013-2016; senior policy advisor, senator trent lott 1997-2007

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure

Filing 124 of 250
2018, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Date Received

Wed Jul 18 2018 16:06:25 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	hunton andrews kurth llp
Description	law firm
Address	2200 pennsylvania avenue, n.w.; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy(formerly known as midamerican energy holdings company)
Description	energy company
Contact	frederick eames
State	nebraska, usa

Filing 125 of 250
2018, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$20,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jul 17 2018 12:43:52 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	alpine group, inc.
Description	government affairs consulting firm
Address	500 north capitol street, nw; suite 210; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	alisa jane maso
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

brown, barry

henry, michael kenneth

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

transportation: surface transportation re-authorization; freight issues; permitting issues
energy/nuclear: coal deliverability and associated issues
taxation/internal revenue code: railroad infrastructure
railroads: rail safety issues; rail competition issues; positive train control

Filing 126 of 250
2018, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jul 13 2018 14:49:19 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	the smith-free group, llc
Description	government relations and business consulting
Address	1401 k street nw suite 1200; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	kristin winters
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

free, james c

barbour, andrew

mersinger, summer

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

insurance: h.r. 2, agriculture and nutrition act of 2018 (title ii - conservation, subtitle d - other conservation programs, section 2402. watershed protection and flood prevention)
banking: h.r.4790, volcker rule regulatory harmonization act (all sections of full text)

Filing 127 of 250
2018, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$1,370,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Apr 23 2018 16:04:18 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: general corporate tax issues. ; h.r. 1, tax cuts and jobs act, all matters pertaining to the corporate tax rate.
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: general interest in issues related to rail labor.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to permit reform.; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; h.r.233, safe freight act of 2017, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1451, rails act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r.4, faa reauthorization act of 2018, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; s.1405, federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; discussions related to federal transportation-related nominations.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.
environment/superfund: issues pertaining to regulatory reform.
budget/appropriations: general interest in issues related to transportation appropriations.

Filing 128 of 250
2018, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$1,360,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Apr 20 2018 16:22:04 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

budget/appropriations: general interest in issues related to transportation appropriations.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.
environment/superfund: issues pertaining to regulatory reform.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to permit reform.; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; h.r.233, safe freight act of 2017, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1451, rails act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r.4, faa reauthorization act of 2018, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; s.1405, federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; discussions related to federal transportation-related nominations.
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: general interest in issues related to rail labor.
taxation/internal revenue code: general corporate tax issues. ; h.r. 1, tax cuts and jobs act, all matters pertaining to the corporate tax rate.

Filing 129 of 250
2018, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Apr 20 2018 13:43:48 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cornerstone government affairs, llc
Description	government relations and consulting
Address	300 independence avenue, se; washington, dc 20003 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	government relations
Contact	renee roig
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	kaufman, campbell
Position	staff house member office (mccrery & cooksey)

smith, michael

Name	keast, john
Position	cos house member office (wicker) cos house member office (wicker)

Name	shipman, thomas hunt
Position	maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte

Name	perry, louie iii
Position	la house member office (huckaby) la house member office (huckaby)

Name	richards, james
Position	cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house mem office (skeen & bonilla) cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house member office (skeen & bonilla)

Name	tober, eric
Position	staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston) staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston)

Name	hubert, laverne patrick
Position	min chief counsel, senate ag cmte, chief counsel, ld & cos house ag cmte min chief counsel,sen ag cmte,chief consl,ld&cos houseagcmte

Name	essalih, tony
Position	cos, ld, la house member office (culberson),; la house member office (archer), sa house member office (hastings), ; intern house member office (bliley)

Name

smith, william

Position

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

budget/appropriations: freight railroads, infrastructure, appropriations
transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure, customs and border issues, ptc, agriculture

Filing 130 of 250
2018, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Apr 20 2018 13:13:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	navigators global llc (formerly dc navigators, llc)
Description	government affairs
Address	901 7th street, nw; suite 200; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	rail transportation company
Contact	philmore b. anderson
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

conda, cesar v

cox, christopher c

nelson, susan

keiser, andy

machida, ado antony

Government Entities

executive office of the president (eop)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: general issues related to transportation

Filing 131 of 250
2018, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Apr 20 2018 11:28:12 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cogent strategies llc
Description	public affairs firm
Address	2550 m street nw; 6th floor; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group
Description	flooring company
Contact	kimberley fritts
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	gerard, randall
Position	staff asst, sen. comm., science & trans. cmte.

kauders, andrew

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues; tsca regulatory issues

Filing 132 of 250
2018, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$20,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Apr 19 2018 22:01:08 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	alpine group, inc.
Description	government relations consulting firm
Address	500 north capitol street, nw; suite 210; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	alisa jane maso
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

brown, barry

henry, michael kenneth

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

railroads: rail safety issues; rail competition issues; positive train contr
taxation/internal revenue code: railroad infrastructure
energy/nuclear: coal deliverability and associated issues
transportation: surface transportation reauthorization; freight issues; army corps of engineers permitting issues

Filing 133 of 250
2018, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Date Received

Thu Apr 19 2018 17:19:09 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	hunton andrews kurth llp
Description	law firm
Address	2200 pennsylvania avenue, n.w.; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy(formerly known as midamerican energy holdings company)
Description	energy company
Contact	frederick eames
State	nebraska, usa

Filing 134 of 250
2018, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Apr 19 2018 12:35:13 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	forbes-tate
Description	government relations firm.
Address	777 6th street nw; 8th fl; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	an american multinational banking and financial services corporation.
Contact	zachary williams
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

miller, rachel

greer, elizabeth

tate, daniel c jr

driscoll, jerry "jay"

forbes, jeffrey

welch, wesley ryan

strunk, jeffrey

steinberg, franklyn e.

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

financial institutions/investments/securities: issues related to banking.

Filing 135 of 250
2018, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$1,020,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Apr 19 2018 11:25:25 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bank of america corporation
Address	1455 pennsylvania avenue, nw, suite 950; dc8-455-09-01; washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	john e. collingwood
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

minott, darrell

hill, edward jeffrey

carlisle, james

collingwood, john e

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
treasury, dept of

Issues

banking: hr 4296, to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate federal banking agency, issues related to bank capital rules; s 2155, economic growth, regulatory relief, and consumer protection act, issues related to banking regulatory relief; hr 4293, stress test improvement act of 2017, issues related to comprehensive capital analysis and review (ccar); hr 4292, financial institution living will improvement act of 2017, issues related to living wills; hr 4790, to amend the volcker rule to give the board of governors of the federal reserve system sole rulemaking authority, to exclude community banks from the requirements of the volcker rule, and for other purposes, issues related to volcker rule; hr 1625, consolidated appropriations act, 2018, issues related to bankruptcy for banks; hr 1677, financial institution bankruptcy act of 2017, issues related to bankruptcy for banks; general issues related to interchange; general issues related to privacy; general issues related to credit card issues; general issues related to data security; general issues related to cybersecurity; general issues related to transition from london inter-bank offered rate (libor) to secured overnight financing rate (sofr).
insurance: hr 2246, taxpayer exposure mitigation act of 2017, issues related to commercial flood insurance; s 1571 national flood insurance program reauthorization act of 2017, issues related to commercial flood insurance.
postal: s 2629, a bill to improve postal operations, service and transparency, issues related to postal reform.
taxation/internal revenue code: public law 115-97, issues relating to implementation of internal revenue code section 951a, base erosion anti-avoidance tax, and bonus depreciation provisions. general issues relating to low-income housing tax credit.

Filing 136 of 250
2018, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Date Received

Wed Apr 18 2018 17:23:08 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	steptoe & johnson llp
Description	law firm
Address	1330 connecticut ave., nw; washington, dc 20036 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy company
Description	tax policy, regulatory and legal issues relating to energy
Contact	douglas s. kantor
State	district of columbia, usa

Filing 137 of 250
2018, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Apr 18 2018 15:31:02 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	b+s strategies
Description	consulting firm
Address	1100 vermont ave, nw; suite 500; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	freight rail company
Contact	elizabeth spivey
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

Name	bertram, christopher
Position	staff director, house transportation comm. 2012 to 2016; a. secretary, u.s. dept of transportation, 2009 to 2012; prof. staff, senate commerce comm. 2003 to 2009; a. administrator, faa, 2001 to 2003; prof. staff, house transportation comm. 1996-2001

Name	spivey, elizabeth miller
Position	director of outreach, transportation and infrastructure committee 2013-2016; senior policy advisor, senator trent lott 1997-2007

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure

Filing 138 of 250
2018, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Apr 18 2018 14:23:39 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	the smith-free group
Description	government relations and business consulting
Address	1401 k street nw suite 1200; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	kristin winters
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

deuser, jack s jr

barbour, andrew

kolego, trevor w.

Government Entity

senate

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: monitored implementation of p.l.115-97, tax cuts and jobs act (issues involving base erosion anti-abuse tax)
insurance: discussions related to the reauthorization of the national flood insurance program
budget/appropriations: monitored p.l.115-141, consolidated appropriations act, 2018

Filing 139 of 250
2018, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$150,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Apr 16 2018 13:59:28 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	1800 m street, nw; suite 330n; washington, dc 20036 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

weisgall, jonathan

lugar, kelly

Government Entities

federal energy regulatory commission (ferc)
house of representatives
senate

Issues

utilities: h.r. 1625, 2018 consolidated appropriations act, provisions on vegetation management and other issues;; h.r. 1873, electricity reliability and forest protection act;; h.r. 2921, national forest system vegetation management pilot program act;; s. 2073, national forest system vegetation management pilot program act;; draft legislation related to energy performance savings contracts and utility energy service contracts.
budget/appropriations: h.r.1625 - consolidated appropriations act, 2018, (division d - energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, 2018; division g - department of the interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations act, 2018; division h - department of labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2018);; h.r.1892 - bipartisan budget act of 2018 (division b - further extension of continuing appropriations act, 2018);; h.r. 4667, making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for hurricanes harvey, irma, and maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires.
telecommunications: h.r. 4858, climb once act.
transportation: h.r. 2778, less traffic with smart stop lights act;; h.r. 3388, self drive act;; h.r. 3895/s.1904, smart cities and communities act of 2017;; h.r. 3901/s. 1809, moving first act;; h.r. 4011/s. 1273, fuel economy harmonization act;; h.r. 4151, street act;; h.r. 4421, related to electric vehicle weight limits and the national highway system;; s. 1885, av start act;; draft legislation related to alternative fuel vehicle infrastructure at park and rides;; draft legislation related to electric vehicle infrastructure at rest stops; ; draft legislation related to the energy policy and conservation act.
energy/nuclear: h.r. 3043, hydropower policy modernization act;; h.r. 4239, secure american energy act (provision regarding liability for incidental take under the migratory bird treaty act); ; h.r.4476, purpa modernization act of 2017;; h.r. 5174, energy emergency leadership act;; h.r. 5175, pipeline and lng facility cybersecurity preparedness act; ; s.79, securing energy infrastructure act;; s. 1460, energy and natural resources act;; s. 1844, coordinating interagency review of natural gas infrastructure act;; s. 2232, next generation grid act;; draft legislation related to building energy use requirements;; draft legislation related to electric vehicle deployment and related infrastructure;; draft legislation related to the public utility regulatory policies act of 1978.
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 1, the tax cuts and jobs act;; h.r. 1625, consolidated appropriations act, 2018.
homeland security: h.r. 2825, dhs reauthorization;; h.r. 2392, the cyber safety act of 2018;; h.r. 5239, cyber sense act of 2018;; h.r. 5240, enhancing grid security through public-private partnerships act;; s.2392, cyber support for anti-terrorism by fostering effective technologies act of 2018.
environment/superfund: s. 1756, rebuild america now act;; cafe standards and ghg emissions.
clean air and water (quality): h.r. 1119, satisfying energy needs and saving the environment act;; h.r. 3127, to amend section 111 of the clean air act (caa) to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification;; h.r. 3128, to amend section 111 of the caa to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes;; house discussion draft legislation to reauthorize the water resources development act (wrda);; s. 2585, to amend wrda to permanently extend corps of engineers authority to accept and expend funds.

Filing 140 of 250
2017, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$710,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 22 2019 16:21:14 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: general interest in issues related to rail labor.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to permit reform.; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; h.r.233, safe freight act of 2017, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1451, rails act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r.2997, 21st century airr act, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; s.1405, federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; discussions related to federal transportation-related nominations.
environment/superfund: issues pertaining to regulatory reform.
taxation/internal revenue code: issues pertaining to comprehensive tax reform.; general corporate tax issues.
energy/nuclear: issues pertaining to renewable fuels.; issues pertaining to point of obligation.
budget/appropriations: general interest in issues related to transportation appropriations.

Filing 141 of 250
2017, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$760,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 22 2019 16:19:55 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: issues pertaining to comprehensive tax and healthcare reform.; general corporate tax issues.
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: general interest in issues related to rail labor.
energy/nuclear: issues pertaining to renewable fuels.; issues pertaining to point of obligation.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to unmanned aerial systems.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to regulatory reform and permitting.; h.r.233, safe freight act of 2017, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1451, rails act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r.2997, 21st century airr act, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; s.1405, federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017, all matters pertaining to unmanned aerial systems; tower marking issues.; discussions surrounding federal railroad administrator nomination.; discussions surrounding national mediation board nominations.
budget/appropriations: general interest in issues related to transportation appropriations.

Filing 142 of 250
2017, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$740,000.00 USD

Date Received

Tue Jan 22 2019 16:17:40 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: general corporate tax issues.
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: general interest in issues related to port and rail labor.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to regulatory reform and permitting.; issues pertaining to railroad rights-of-way.; h.r.233, safe freight act of 2017, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1451, rails act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r.2997, 21st century airr act, all matters pertaining to unmanned aerial systems; tower marking issues.; s.1405 - federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017, all matters pertaining to unmanned aerial systems; tower marking issues.
energy/nuclear: issues pertaining to renewable fuels.; issues pertaining to point of obligation.
budget/appropriations: general interest in issues related to transportation appropriations.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to unmanned aerial systems.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.

Filing 143 of 250
2017, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$40,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jan 29 2018 16:30:03 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	cleary gottlieb steen & hamilton llp
Description	legal services
Address	2000 pennsylvania avenue, nw; washington, dc 20006 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	banking and financial services
Contact	paul marquardt
State	new york, usa

Lobbyist

duncan, james

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

taxation/internal revenue code: international tax provisions in h.r. 1 (pub. l. 115-97)

Filing 144 of 250
2017, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$20,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jan 22 2018 23:54:51 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	podesta group, inc.
Description	public policy, government relations and public affairs firm
Address	1001 g street, nw; suite 1000 west; washington, dc 20001-0000 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group, inc.
Description	flooring company.
Contact	tony podesta
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyists

kauders, andrew

gerard, randall

stapleton, alexander

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues.; tsca regulatory issues.

Filing 145 of 250
2017, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$40,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jan 22 2018 17:24:17 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	cleary gottlieb steen & hamilton llp
Description	legal services
Address	2000 pennsylvania avenue, nw; washington, dc 20006 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	banking and financial services
Contact	paul marquardt
State	new york, usa

Lobbyist

duncan, james

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

taxation/internal revenue code: international tax provisions in h.r. 1 (pub. l. 115-97)

Filing 146 of 250
2017, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jan 22 2018 15:25:17 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	navigators global llc (formerly dc navigators, llc)
Description	government relations firm
Address	901 7th street, nw; suite 200; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	rail transportation company
Contact	philmore b. anderson
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

conda, cesar v

cox, christopher c

nelson, susan

keiser, andy

machida, ado antony

Government Entities

executive office of the president (eop)
house of representatives
senate

Issue

transportation: general issues related to transportation

Filing 147 of 250
2017, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$10,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jan 22 2018 15:23:55 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	cogent strategies llc
Description	public affairs firm
Address	2550 m street nw; 6th floor; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group
Description	flooring company
Contact	kimberley fritts
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyist

kauders, andrew

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues; tsca regulatory issues

Filing 148 of 250
2017, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jan 22 2018 14:34:38 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	forbes-tate
Description	government relations firm.
Address	777 6th street nw; 8th fl; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	an american multinational banking and financial services corporation.
Contact	zachary williams
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

miller, rachel

greer, elizabeth

tate, daniel c jr

driscoll, jerry "jay"

forbes, jeffrey

welch, wesley ryan

strunk, jeffrey

steinberg, franklyn e.

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

financial institutions/investments/securities: issues related to banking.

Filing 149 of 250
2017, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$680,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jan 19 2018 17:58:46 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
surface transportation board (stb)
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to permit reform.; issues pertaining to regulatory improvement.; h.r.233, safe freight act of 2017, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1451, rails act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r.2997, 21st century airr act, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; s.1405, federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; discussions related to federal transportation-related nominations.
taxation/internal revenue code: issues pertaining to comprehensive tax reform.; general corporate tax issues.
budget/appropriations: general interest in issues related to transportation appropriations.
environment/superfund: issues pertaining to regulatory reform.
energy/nuclear: issues pertaining to renewable fuels.; issues pertaining to point of obligation.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: general interest in issues related to rail labor.

Filing 150 of 250
2017, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$920,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Jan 19 2018 11:51:46 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	bank of america corporation
Address	1455 pennsylvania avenue, nw, suite 950; dc8-455-09-01; washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	john e. collingwood
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

minott, darrell

hill, edward jeffrey

carlisle, james

collingwood, john e

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
treasury, dept of

Issues

postal: hr 756, postal service reform act of 2017, issues related to postal reform.
financial institutions/investments/securities: hr 2356, my data act of 2017, issues related to investment research rules.
banking: hr 4296, to place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate federal banking agency, issues related to bank capital rules; hr 3179, transparency and accountability for business standards, issues related to capital regulation; s 2155, economic growth, regulatory relief and consumer protection act, issues related to regulatory relief legislation; general issues related to interchange fee; general issues related to arbitration rule; general issues related to general credit card issues; general issues related to data security; general issues related to cybersecurity; general issues related to volcker rule.
taxation/internal revenue code: hr 1, an act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title ii and iv of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, issues related to deemed repatriation, global intangible low-taxed income, base erosion and anti-abuse tax, low-income housing tax credit, deduction for qualified business income, and corporate alternative minimum tax. general issues related to treasury regulations under section 871(m).
housing: general issues related to government-sponsored enterprise reform.
insurance: hr 2246, taxpayer exposure mitigation act of 2017, issues related to commercial flood insurance; s 1571, national flood insurance program reauthorization act of 2017, issues related to commercial flood insurance.

Filing 151 of 250
2017, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jan 18 2018 22:31:41 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	cornerstone government affairs, inc.
Description	government relations & consulting
Address	300 independence avenue, se; washington, dc 20003 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	government relations
Contact	renee roig
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	kaufman, campbell
Position	staff house member office (mccrery & cooksey)

smith, michael

Name	keast, john
Position	cos house member office (wicker) cos house member office (wicker)

Name	shipman, thomas hunt
Position	maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte

Name	perry, louie iii
Position	la house member office (huckaby) la house member office (huckaby)

Name	richards, james
Position	cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house mem office (skeen & bonilla) cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house member office (skeen & bonilla)

Name	tober, eric
Position	staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston) staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston)

Name	hubert, laverne patrick
Position	min chief counsel,sen ag cmte,chief consl,ld&cos houseagcmte

Name	essalih, tony
Position	cos, ld, la house member office (culberson),; la house member office (archer), sa house member office (hastings), ; intern house member office (bliley)

Name

smith, william

Position

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

budget/appropriations: freight railroads, infrastructure, appropriations
transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure, customs and border issues, ptc, agriculture

Filing 152 of 250
2017, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jan 18 2018 15:27:09 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	b+s strategies
Description	consulting firm
Address	1100 vermont ave, nw; suite 500; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	freight rail company
Contact	elizabeth spivey
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

Name	bertram, christopher
Position	staff director, house transportation and infrastructure committee

Name	spivey, elizabeth miller
Position	director of outreach, transportation and infrastructure committee

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure

Filing 153 of 250
2017, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$80,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jan 18 2018 10:34:17 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	hunton andrews kurth llp
Description	law firm
Address	2200 pennsylvania avenue, n.w.; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy(formerly known as midamerican energy holdings company)
Description	energy company
Contact	frederick eames
State	nebraska, usa

Lobbyists

eames, frederick

mclaughlin, sean

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

taxation/internal revenue code: tax reform.

Filing 154 of 250
2017, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$380,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jan 18 2018 10:31:05 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	1800 m street, nw; suite 330n; washington, dc 20036 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyist

weisgall, jonathan

Government Entities

energy, dept of
environmental protection agency (epa)
federal energy regulatory commission (ferc)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
senate
treasury, dept of
white house office

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 238, commodity end-user relief act (end-user protections);; h.r. 761, the pension and budget integrity act;; h.r. 1393, mobile workforce state income tax simplification act of 2017;; h.r. 1686, amending the internal revenue code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions by regulated public utilities;; h. con. res. 71, fiscal year 2018 budget;; s. 270, the pension and budget integrity act;; s. 540, mobile workforce state income tax simplification act of 2017; ; american business competitiveness act; a better way: a pro growth tax code for all americans;; general discussion on comprehensive tax reform.
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: h.r.244, honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017;; h.r. 338, to promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce;; h.r.1837, to require the secretary of energy to establish a pilot competitive grant program for the development of a skilled energy workforce;; h.res.430, expressing support for the designation of journeyman lineman recognition day;; s.438, honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017.
budget/appropriations: h.r.3219, make america secure appropriations act, fy 2018; h.r. 3266, energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for grid security, office of electricity, smart grid); h.r. 3267, commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for nist); h.r. 3354, the make america secure and prosperous appropriations act, 2018 (amendment re: waters of the united states rule); h.r. 3358, department of labor, health & human services, and education & related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for liheap); h.r. 5054 (h. rept. 114-531), fy 2017 agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, de minimis exception level under the swap dealer definition, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition and physical forward contacts with volumetric optionality);; h.r. 5055 (h. rept. 114-532), fy 2017 energy and water development appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, doe-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, electricity subsector coordinating council (escc), cybersecurity for energy delivery systems (ceds) program, cyber mutual assistance program, infrastructure security and energy restoration (iser) program, and transformer reliance and advanced components (trac) program);; h.r. 5293 (h. rept. 114-577), fy 2017 defense appropriations (budget issues generally, enhanced dod collaboration on major storm recovery efforts and enhanced grid resiliency);; h.r. 5325, fy 2017 continuing appropriations and military construction, veterans affairs, and related agencies appropriation act, 2017, and zika response and preparedness act (budget issues generally);; h.r. 5394 (h. rept. 114-606), fy 2017 transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, community development block grants, and transportation electrification);; h.r. 5485 (h. rep. 114-624), fy 2017 financial services and general government appropriations (budget issues generally, access to adequate, suitable spectrum, clarification of the telephone consumer protection act, convergence of energy and telecom, electric utility pole attachment and fec enforcement of the prior approval requirement);; h.r. 5538 (h. rept. 114-632), fy 2017 interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, waters of the us, coal combustion residual regulation, steam effluent electric guidelines, endangered species act, avian protection, sage-grouse habitat preservation and vegetation management);; h.r. 5926 (h. rept. 114-699), fy 2017 labor, health and human services, education, and related agencies appropriations (funding for the low income home energy assistance program (liheap));; h.r. 5634 (h. rept. 114-668), fy 2017 homeland security appropriations (budget issues generally, gridex iii; cyber mutual assistance and grid hardening investment);; s.1609, energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for grid security, office of electricity, smart grid); s.1662, commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for nist); s.1771, department of labor, health & human services, and education & related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for liheap).s. 2804 (s. rept. 114-236), fy 2017 energy and water development appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, doe-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, electricity subsector coordinating council (escc), cybersecurity for energy delivery systems (ceds) program, cyber mutual assistance program, infrastructure security and energy restoration (iser) program, and transformer reliance and advanced components (trac) program);; s. 2844 (s. rept. 114-243), fy 2017 transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, community development block grants, and transportation electrification);; s. 2956 (s. rept. 114-259), fy 2017 agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, de minimis exception level under the swap dealer definition, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition and physical forward contacts with volumetric optionality);; s. 3000 (s. rept. 114-263), fy 2017 defense appropriations (budget issues generally, enhanced dod collaboration on major storm recovery efforts and enhanced grid resiliency);; s. 3001 (s. rept. 114-264), fy 2017 homeland security appropriations (budget issues generally, gridex iii; cyber mutual assistance and grid hardening investment);; s. 3040 (s. rept. 114-274), fy 2017 labor, health and human services, education and related agencies appropriations (funding for the low income home energy assistance program (liheap));; s.3067 (s. rept. 114-280), fy 2017 financial services and general government appropriations (budget issues generally, access to adequate, suitable spectrum, clarification of the telephone consumer protection act, convergence of energy and telecom, electric utility pole attachment and fec enforcement of the prior approval requirement);; s. 3068 (s. rept. 114-281), fy 2017 interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, waters of the us, coal combustion residual regulation, steam effluent electric guidelines, endangered species act, avian protection, sage-grouse habitat preservation and vegetation management);; h.r.0244, consolidated appropriations act, 2017 / honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017; draft house and senate energy-water appropriations (funding for grid security, research & development, the office of electricity, the office of fossil energy and smart grid); draft house and senate interior-environment appropriations (funding for winn act ccr implementation); draft house and senate labor-hhs-education appropriations (funding for liheap); draft house and senate commerce-justice-science appropriations (funding for nist); draft house and senate budget resolutions (energy issues, generally).
utilities: h.r. 1873, electricity reliability and forest protection act;; h.r. 2921, national forest system vegetation management pilot program act;; senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management;; discussion draft legislation on vegetation management.
homeland security: h.r. 940, the securing communications of utilities from terrorist threats act;; h.r. 998, the searching for and cutting regulations that are unnecessarily burdensome act (amendment regarding bulk-power system physical and cyber security rules);; h.r. 2810, national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2018;; h.r. 3050, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act of 2017; ; s. 141, the space weather research and forecasting act;; s. res. 23, establishing the select committee on cybersecurity;; s. 79, securing energy infrastructure act.
transportation: h.r.2930, drone innovation act of 2017;; h.r.2997, 21st century airr act;; s.1272,drone federalism act of 2017;; s.1405,federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017.
energy/nuclear: h.r. 587, the fair ratepayer accountability, transparency, and efficiency standards act;; h.r. 723, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; h.r. 1109, to amend section 203 of the federal power act;; h.r. 2880, the promoting closed-loop pumped storage hydropower act;; h.r. 2883, the promoting cross-border energy infrastructure act;; h.r. 3043, the hydropower policy modernization act;; h.r. 3050, the enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act;; s. 79, the securing energy infrastructure act;; s. 186, the fair ratepayer accountability, transparency, and efficiency standards act;; s.239, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; s.385, energy savings and industrial competitiveness act; ; s. 1039, a bill to expand the provision for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the purpa of 1978 (risch);; s. 1460, the energy and natural resources act;; s. 1844, the coordinating interagency review of natural gas infrastructure act;; public utility regulatory policies act of 1978.
environment/superfund: h.r. 806, the ozone standards implementation act;; h.r. 1119, the satisfying energy needs and saving the environment act;; h.r. 3127, to amend section 111 of the clean air act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification;; h.r. 3128, to amend section 111 of the clean air act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes;; s. 263, the ozone standards implementation act;; s. j. res. 21, providing for congressional disapproval of the epa cross-state air pollution rule update for the 2008 ozone naaqs;; s. 452, the ozone regulatory delay and extension of assessment length act;; s. 1756, the rebuild america now act.; gateway west transmission line project.

Filing 155 of 250
2017, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$150,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jan 18 2018 10:29:00 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	1800 m street, nw; suite 330n; washington, dc 20036 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyist

weisgall, jonathan

Government Entities

energy, dept of
environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
senate
treasury, dept of
white house office

Issues

labor issues/antitrust/workplace: h.r.244, honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017;; h.r. 338, to promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce;; h.r.1837, to require the secretary of energy to establish a pilot competitive grant program for the development of a skilled energy workforce;; s.438, honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017.
homeland security: h.r. 940, the securing communications of utilities from terrorist threats act;; h.r. 998, the searching for and cutting regulations that are unnecessarily burdensome act (amendment regarding bulk-power system physical and cyber security rules);; h.r. 3050, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act of 2017; ; s. 141, the space weather research and forecasting act;; s. res. 23, establishing the select committee on cybersecurity;; s.79, securing energy infrastructure act.
transportation: h.r.2930, drone innovation act of 2017;; h.r.2997, 21st century airr act;; s.1272,drone federalism act of 2017;; s.1405,federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017.
environment/superfund: h.r. 806, the ozone standards implementation act;; h.r. 3127, to amend section 111 of the clean air act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification;; h.r. 3128, to amend section 111 of the clean air act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes;; s. 263, the ozone standards implementation act;; s. j. res. 21, providing for congressional disapproval of the epa cross-state air pollution rule update for the 2008 ozone naaqs;; s. 452, the ozone regulatory delay and extension of assessment length act;; gateway west transmission line project.
utilities: h.r. 1873, electricity reliability and forest protection act;; h.r. 2921, national forest system vegetation management pilot program act;; senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management;; discussion draft legislation on vegetation management.
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 238, commodity end-user relief act (end-user protections);; h.r. 761, the pension and budget integrity act;; h.r. 1393, mobile workforce state income tax simplification act of 2017;; h.r. 1686, amending the internal revenue code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions by regulated public utilities;; s. 270, the pension and budget integrity act;; s. 540, mobile workforce state income tax simplification act of 2017;; h.r. 1393, mobile workforce state income tax simplification act of 2017;; h.r. 238, commodity end-user relief act, end-user protections; american business competitiveness act; a better way: a pro growth tax code for all americans;; general discussion on comprehensive tax reform.
budget/appropriations: h.r. 5054 (h. rept. 114-531), fy 2017 agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, de minimis exception level under the swap dealer definition, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition and physical forward contacts with volumetric optionality);; h.r. 5055 (h. rept. 114-532), fy 2017 energy and water development appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, doe-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, electricity subsector coordinating council (escc), cybersecurity for energy delivery systems (ceds) program, cyber mutual assistance program, infrastructure security and energy restoration (iser) program, and transformer reliance and advanced components (trac) program);; h.r. 5293 (h. rept. 114-577), fy 2017 defense appropriations (budget issues generally, enhanced dod collaboration on major storm recovery efforts and enhanced grid resiliency);; h.r. 5325, fy 2017 continuing appropriations and military construction, veterans affairs, and related agencies appropriation act, 2017, and zika response and preparedness act (budget issues generally);; h.r. 5394 (h. rept. 114-606), fy 2017 transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, community development block grants, and transportation electrification);; h.r. 5485 (h. rep. 114-624), fy 2017 financial services and general government appropriations (budget issues generally, access to adequate, suitable spectrum, clarification of the telephone consumer protection act, convergence of energy and telecom, electric utility pole attachment and fec enforcement of the prior approval requirement);; h.r. 5538 (h. rept. 114-632), fy 2017 interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, waters of the us, coal combustion residual regulation, steam effluent electric guidelines, endangered species act, avian protection, sage-grouse habitat preservation and vegetation management);; h.r. 5926 (h. rept. 114-699), fy 2017 labor, health and human services, education, and related agencies appropriations (funding for the low income home energy assistance program (liheap));; h.r. 5634 (h. rept. 114-668), fy 2017 homeland security appropriations (budget issues generally, gridex iii; cyber mutual assistance and grid hardening investment);; s. 2804 (s. rept. 114-236), fy 2017 energy and water development appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, doe-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, electricity subsector coordinating council (escc), cybersecurity for energy delivery systems (ceds) program, cyber mutual assistance program, infrastructure security and energy restoration (iser) program, and transformer reliance and advanced components (trac) program);; s. 2844 (s. rept. 114-243), fy 2017 transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, community development block grants, and transportation electrification);; s. 2956 (s. rept. 114-259), fy 2017 agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, de minimis exception level under the swap dealer definition, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition and physical forward contacts with volumetric optionality);; s. 3000 (s. rept. 114-263), fy 2017 defense appropriations (budget issues generally, enhanced dod collaboration on major storm recovery efforts and enhanced grid resiliency);; s. 3001 (s. rept. 114-264), fy 2017 homeland security appropriations (budget issues generally, gridex iii; cyber mutual assistance and grid hardening investment);; s. 3040 (s. rept. 114-274), fy 2017 labor, health and human services, education and related agencies appropriations (funding for the low income home energy assistance program (liheap));; s.3067 (s. rept. 114-280), fy 2017 financial services and general government appropriations (budget issues generally, access to adequate, suitable spectrum, clarification of the telephone consumer protection act, convergence of energy and telecom, electric utility pole attachment and fec enforcement of the prior approval requirement);; s. 3068 (s. rept. 114-281), fy 2017 interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, waters of the us, coal combustion residual regulation, steam effluent electric guidelines, endangered species act, avian protection, sage-grouse habitat preservation and vegetation management);; h.r.0244, consolidated appropriations act, 2017 / honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017; draft house and senate energy-water appropriations (funding for grid security, research & development, the office of electricity, the office of fossil energy and smart grid); draft house and senate interior-environment appropriations (funding for winn act ccr implementation); draft house and senate labor-hhs-education appropriations (funding for liheap); draft house and senate commerce-justice-science appropriations (funding for nist); draft house and senate budget resolutions (energy issues, generally).
energy/nuclear: h.r. 587, the fair ratepayer accountability, transparency, and efficiency standards act;; h.r. 723, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; h.r. 1109, to amend section 203 of the federal power act;; h.r. 2880, the promoting closed-loop pumped storage hydropower act;; h.r. 2883, the promoting cross-border energy infrastructure act;; h.r. 3043, the hydropower policy modernization act;; h.r. 3050, the enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act;; s. 79, the securing energy infrastructure act;; s. 186, the fair ratepayer accountability, transparency, and efficiency standards act;; s.239, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; s.385, energy savings and industrial competitiveness act; ; s. 1039, a bill to expand the provision for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the purpa of 1978 (risch).

Filing 156 of 250
2017, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$490,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jan 18 2018 10:08:03 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	1800 m street, nw; suite 330n; washington, dc 20036 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyist

weisgall, jonathan

Government Entities

energy, dept of
environmental protection agency (epa)
federal energy regulatory commission (ferc)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
senate
treasury, dept of
white house office

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 1, the tax cuts and jobs act;; h.r. 238, commodity end-user relief act (end-user protections);; h.r. 761, the pension and budget integrity act;; h.r. 1393, mobile workforce state income tax simplification act of 2017;; h.r. 1686, amending the internal revenue code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions by regulated public utilities;; h. con. res. 71, fiscal year 2018 budget;; s. 270, the pension and budget integrity act;; s. 540, mobile workforce state income tax simplification act of 2017; ; american business competitiveness act; a better way: a pro growth tax code for all americans.
energy/nuclear: h.r. 587, the fair ratepayer accountability, transparency, and efficiency standards act;; h.r. 723, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; h.r. 1109, to amend section 203 of the federal power act;; h.r. 2872, promoting hydropower development at existing nonpowered dams act;; h.r. 2880, the promoting closed-loop pumped storage hydropower act;; h.r. 2883, the promoting cross-border energy infrastructure act;; h.r. 3043, the hydropower policy modernization act;; h.r. 3050, the enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act;; h.r. 4239, secure american energy act (provision regarding liability for incidental take under the migratory bird treaty act); ; h.r. 4476, purpa modernization act of 2017;; s. 79, the securing energy infrastructure act;; s. 186, the fair ratepayer accountability, transparency, and efficiency standards act;; s.239, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; s.385, energy savings and industrial competitiveness act; ; s. 1039, a bill to expand the provision for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the purpa of 1978 (risch);; s. 1460, the energy and natural resources act;; s. 1844, the coordinating interagency review of natural gas infrastructure act
environment/superfund: h.r. 717, listing reform act;; h.r. 806, the ozone standards implementation act;; h.r. 1119, the satisfying energy needs and saving the environment act;; h.r. 1355, crowd sourcing of environmental data act;; h.r. 3127, to amend section 111 of the clean air act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification;; h.r. 3128, to amend section 111 of the clean air act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes;; s. 263, the ozone standards implementation act;; s. j. res. 21, providing for congressional disapproval of the epa cross-state air pollution rule update for the 2008 ozone naaqs;; s. 452, the ozone regulatory delay and extension of assessment length act;; s. 1756, the rebuild america now act.; gateway west transmission line project.
budget/appropriations: h.r.3219, make america secure appropriations act, fy 2018; h.r. 3266, energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for grid security, office of electricity, smart grid); h.r. 3267, commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for nist); h.r. 3354, the make america secure and prosperous appropriations act, 2018 (amendment re: waters of the united states rule); h.r. 3358, department of labor, health & human services, and education & related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for liheap); ; h.r. 4667, making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for hurricanes harvey, irma, and maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires; h.r. 5054 (h. rept. 114-531), fy 2017 agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, de minimis exception level under the swap dealer definition, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition and physical forward contacts with volumetric optionality);; h.r. 5055 (h. rept. 114-532), fy 2017 energy and water development appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, doe-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, electricity subsector coordinating council (escc), cybersecurity for energy delivery systems (ceds) program, cyber mutual assistance program, infrastructure security and energy restoration (iser) program, and transformer reliance and advanced components (trac) program);; h.r. 5293 (h. rept. 114-577), fy 2017 defense appropriations (budget issues generally, enhanced dod collaboration on major storm recovery efforts and enhanced grid resiliency);; h.r. 5325, fy 2017 continuing appropriations and military construction, veterans affairs, and related agencies appropriation act, 2017, and zika response and preparedness act (budget issues generally);; h.r. 5394 (h. rept. 114-606), fy 2017 transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, community development block grants, and transportation electrification);; h.r. 5485 (h. rep. 114-624), fy 2017 financial services and general government appropriations (budget issues generally, access to adequate, suitable spectrum, clarification of the telephone consumer protection act, convergence of energy and telecom, electric utility pole attachment and fec enforcement of the prior approval requirement);; h.r. 5538 (h. rept. 114-632), fy 2017 interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, waters of the us, coal combustion residual regulation, steam effluent electric guidelines, endangered species act, avian protection, sage-grouse habitat preservation and vegetation management);; h.r. 5926 (h. rept. 114-699), fy 2017 labor, health and human services, education, and related agencies appropriations (funding for the low income home energy assistance program (liheap));; h.r. 5634 (h. rept. 114-668), fy 2017 homeland security appropriations (budget issues generally, gridex iii; cyber mutual assistance and grid hardening investment);; s.1609, energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for grid security, office of electricity, smart grid); s.1662, commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for nist); s.1771, department of labor, health & human services, and education & related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for liheap);; s. 2804 (s. rept. 114-236);; fy 2017 energy and water development appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, doe-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, electricity subsector coordinating council (escc), cybersecurity for energy delivery systems (ceds) program, cyber mutual assistance program, infrastructure security and energy restoration (iser) program, and transformer reliance and advanced components (trac) program);; s. 2844 (s. rept. 114-243), fy 2017 transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, community development block grants, and transportation electrification);; s. 2956 (s. rept. 114-259), fy 2017 agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, de minimis exception level under the swap dealer definition, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition and physical forward contacts with volumetric optionality);; s. 3000 (s. rept. 114-263), fy 2017 defense appropriations (budget issues generally, enhanced dod collaboration on major storm recovery efforts and enhanced grid resiliency);; s. 3001 (s. rept. 114-264), fy 2017 homeland security appropriations (budget issues generally, gridex iii; cyber mutual assistance and grid hardening investment);; s. 3040 (s. rept. 114-274), fy 2017 labor, health and human services, education and related agencies appropriations (funding for the low income home energy assistance program (liheap));; s.3067 (s. rept. 114-280), fy 2017 financial services and general government appropriations (budget issues generally, access to adequate, suitable spectrum, clarification of the telephone consumer protection act, convergence of energy and telecom, electric utility pole attachment and fec enforcement of the prior approval requirement);; s. 3068 (s. rept. 114-281), fy 2017 interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, waters of the us, coal combustion residual regulation, steam effluent electric guidelines, endangered species act, avian protection, sage-grouse habitat preservation and vegetation management);; h.r.0244, consolidated appropriations act, 2017 / honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017; draft house and senate energy-water appropriations (funding for grid security, research & development, the office of electricity, the office of fossil energy and smart grid); draft house and senate interior-environment appropriations (funding for winn act ccr implementation); draft house and senate labor-hhs-education appropriations (funding for liheap); draft house and senate commerce-justice-science appropriations (funding for nist); draft house and senate budget resolutions (energy issues, generally).
utilities: h.res.618, expressing support for the designation of the third wednesday of november as "utility scam awareness day";; h.r. 1873, electricity reliability and forest protection act;; h.r. 2921, national forest system vegetation management pilot program act;; s. 2073, national forest system vegetation management pilot program act;; senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management.
homeland security: h.r. 940, the securing communications of utilities from terrorist threats act;; h.r. 998, the searching for and cutting regulations that are unnecessarily burdensome act (amendment regarding bulk-power system physical and cyber security rules);; h.r. 2810, national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2018;; h.r. 3050, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act of 2017; ; h.r. 3895, smart cities and communities act of 2017;; s. 141, the space weather research and forecasting act;; s. res. 23, establishing the select committee on cybersecurity;; s. 79, securing energy infrastructure act.
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: h.r.244, honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017;; h.r. 338, to promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce;; h.r.1837, to require the secretary of energy to establish a pilot competitive grant program for the development of a skilled energy workforce;; h.res.430, expressing support for the designation of journeyman lineman recognition day;; s.438, honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017.
transportation: h.r.2930, drone innovation act of 2017;; h.r.2997, 21st century airr act;; s.1272,drone federalism act of 2017;; s.1405,federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017;; s.1904, smart cities and communities act of 2017.

Filing 157 of 250
2017, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Jan 17 2018 15:00:02 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	the smith-free group, llc
Description	government relations and business consulting
Address	1401 k street nw suite 1200; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	kristin winters
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

free, james c

deuser, jack s jr

barbour, andrew

kolego, trevor w.

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: p.l.115-97, tax cuts and jobs act (issues involving base erosion anti-abuse tax)
insurance: discussions related to the reauthorization of the national flood insurance program
banking: p.l.115-66, fair access to investment research act of 2017 (all sections of full text); ; monitored s.j. res.19, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, united states code, of the rule submitted by the bureau of consumer financial protection relating to prepaid accounts under the electronic fund transfer act and the truth in lending act.
financial institutions/investments/securities: monitored h.r.10, financial choice act of 2017

Filing 158 of 250
2017, 4th quarter (oct 1 - dec 31)

Amount

$50,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Jan 10 2018 19:28:33 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	steptoe & johnson llp
Description	law firm
Address	1330 connecticut ave., nw; washington, dc 20036 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy company
Description	tax policy, regulatory and legal issues relating to energy
Contact	douglas s. kantor
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

johnston, hunter

waltzman, lisa mortier

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: issues related to wind production tax credit.
energy/nuclear: issues related to wind production tax credit.

Filing 159 of 250
2017, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$50,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jan 08 2018 17:32:42 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	steptoe & johnson llp
Description	law firm
Address	1330 connecticut ave., nw; washington, dc 20036 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy company
Description	tax policy, regulatory and legal issues relating to energy
Contact	douglas s. kantor
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

zarlenga, lisa m

johnston, hunter

waltzman, lisa mortier

nyholm, allison

arterton, cameron

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: wind production tax credit.
energy/nuclear: wind production tax credit.

Filing 160 of 250
2017, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$50,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Jan 08 2018 17:29:40 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	steptoe & johnson llp
Description	law firm
Address	1330 connecticut ave., nw; washington, dc 20036 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy company
Description	tax policy, regulatory and legal issues relating to energy
Contact	douglas s. kantor
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

johnston, hunter

waltzman, lisa mortier

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: wind production tax credit.
energy/nuclear: wind production tax credit.

Filing 161 of 250
2017, undetermined

Date Received

Mon Jan 08 2018 15:20:21 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	cleary gottlieb steen & hamilton llp
Description	legal services
Address	2000 pennsylvania avenue, nw; washington, dc 20006 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	banking and financial services
Contact	paul marquardt
State	new york, usa

Lobbyist

duncan, james

Issue

taxation/internal revenue code: international tax provisions in h.r. 1 (pub. l. 115-97)

Filing 162 of 250
2017, undetermined

Date Received

Sun Dec 17 2017 21:46:32 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time)

Registrant

Name	cogent strategies llc
Description	public affairs firm
Address	2550 m street nw; 6th floor; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group
Description	flooring company
Contact	kimberley fritts
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyist

Name	kauders, andrew
Position	sr. adv'r/exec. dir., house democratic caucus // sr. adv'r/comm. dir.,; rep. robert menendez // spksperson/asst. to d. sec'y, dept. of; agriculture // dpty. comm. dir., wh climate chg task force // special; assistant, environ. protection agency

Issue

manufacturing: issues related to manufacturing and trade

Filing 163 of 250
2017, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$80,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Oct 20 2017 15:08:26 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	hunton andrews kurth llp
Description	law firm
Address	2200 pennsylvania avenue, n.w.; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy(formerly known as midamerican energy holdings company)
Description	energy company
Contact	frederick eames
State	nebraska, usa

Lobbyists

eames, frederick

mclaughlin, sean

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

taxation/internal revenue code: tax reform.

Filing 164 of 250
2017, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Oct 20 2017 14:29:31 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	podesta group, inc.
Description	public policy, government relations and public affairs firm
Address	1001 g street, nw; suite 1000 west; washington, dc 20001-0000 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group, inc.
Description	flooring company.
Contact	tony podesta
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyists

kauders, andrew

gerard, randall

stapleton, alexander

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues.; tsca regulatory issues.

Filing 165 of 250
2017, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$730,000.00 USD

Date Received

Fri Oct 20 2017 09:47:04 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to unmanned aerial systems.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.
budget/appropriations: general interest in issues related to transportation appropriations.
taxation/internal revenue code: issues pertaining to comprehensive tax and healthcare reform.; general corporate tax issues.
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: general interest in issues related to rail labor.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to regulatory reform and permitting.; h.r.233, safe freight act of 2017, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1451, rails act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r.2997, 21st century airr act, all matters pertaining to unmanned aircraft systems; tower marking issues.; s.1405, federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017, all matters pertaining to unmanned aerial systems; tower marking issues.; discussions surrounding federal railroad administrator nomination.; discussions surrounding national mediation board nominations.
energy/nuclear: issues pertaining to renewable fuels.; issues pertaining to point of obligation.

Filing 166 of 250
2017, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$15,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Oct 19 2017 13:35:51 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	steptoe & johnson llp
Description	law firm
Address	1330 connecticut ave., nw; washington, dc 20036 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy company
Description	tax policy, regulatory and legal issues relating to energy
Contact	douglas s. kantor
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

johnston, hunter

waltzman, lisa mortier

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: wind production tax credit.
energy/nuclear: wind production tax credit.

Filing 167 of 250
2017, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Oct 19 2017 11:03:19 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	b+s strategies
Description	consulting firm
Address	1100 vermont ave, nw; suite 500; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	freight rail company
Contact	elizabeth spivey
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

Name	bertram, christopher
Position	staff director, house transportation and infrastructure committee

Name	spivey, elizabeth miller
Position	director of outreach, transportation and infrastructure committee

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issue

transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure

Filing 168 of 250
2017, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Oct 19 2017 10:20:15 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	the smith-free group, llc
Description	government relations and business consulting
Address	1401 k street nw suite 1200; washington, dc 20005 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	kristin winters
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

free, james c

deuser, jack s jr

barbour, andrew

kolego, trevor w.

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

banking: h.r.910, fair access to investment research act of 2017 (all sections of full text); ; s.327, fair access to investment research act of 2017 (all sections of full text); ; monitored s.j. res.19, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, united states code, of the rule submitted by the bureau of consumer financial protection relating to prepaid accounts under the electronic fund transfer act and the truth in lending act.
insurance: h.r.2246, taxpayer exposure mitigation act of 2017 (all sections of full text); ; discussions related to the reauthorization of the national flood insurance program
taxation/internal revenue code: monitored discussions involving tax reform
financial institutions/investments/securities: monitored h.r.10, financial choice act of 2017

Filing 169 of 250
2017, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$440,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Oct 19 2017 09:52:50 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bank of america corporation
Address	1455 pennsylvania avenue, nw, suite 950; dc8-455-09-01; washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	john e. collingwood
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

minott, darrell

hill, edward jeffrey

carlisle, james

collingwood, john e

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

financial institutions/investments/securities: hr 1624, municipal finance support act of 2017, issues related to municipal bonds liquidity; s 828, a bill to amend the fdic act to require the appropriate federal banks agencies to treat certain municipal objectives as level 2b liquid assets, issues related to municipal bonds liquidity; hr 910, s 327, fair access to investment research act of 2017, issues related to exchange-traded funds research.
banking: hr 10, financial choice act, issues related to volcker rule and financial regulation mode; hr 3280, financial services and general government appropriations act, issues related to volcker rule and financial regulation mode; hr 3179, transparency and accountability for business standards, issues related to capital regulation; general issues related to dodd-frank; general issues related to interchange fee; general issues related to general credit card issues; general issues related to data security and privacy; general issues related to cybersecurity.
insurance: hr 2246, taxpayer exposure mitigation act of 2017, issues related to commercial flood insurance.
bankruptcy: hr 1667, financial institution bankruptcy act of 2017, issues related to financial institutions bankruptcy act; hr 3280, financial services and general government appropriations act, issues related to financial institutions bankruptcy act.
postal: hr 756, postal service reform act of 2017, issues related to postal reform.
taxation/internal revenue code: general issues related to corporate tax reform; general issues related to taxation of financial products; general issues related to low income housing tax credit.

Filing 170 of 250
2017, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$340,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Oct 18 2017 10:34:35 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	1800 m street, nw; suite 330n; washington, dc 20036 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyist

weisgall, jonathan

Government Entities

energy, dept of
environmental protection agency (epa)
federal energy regulatory commission (ferc)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
senate
treasury, dept of
white house office

Issues

transportation: h.r.2930, drone innovation act of 2017;; h.r.2997, 21st century airr act;; s.1272,drone federalism act of 2017;; s.1405,federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017.
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 238, commodity end-user relief act (end-user protections);; h.r. 761, the pension and budget integrity act;; h.r. 1393, mobile workforce state income tax simplification act of 2017;; h.r. 1686, amending the internal revenue code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions by regulated public utilities;; h. con. res. 71, fiscal year 2018 budget;; s. 270, the pension and budget integrity act;; s. 540, mobile workforce state income tax simplification act of 2017; ; american business competitiveness act; a better way: a pro growth tax code for all americans;; general discussion on comprehensive tax reform.
utilities: h.r. 1873, electricity reliability and forest protection act;; h.r. 2921, national forest system vegetation management pilot program act;; senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management;; discussion draft legislation on vegetation management.
energy/nuclear: h.r. 587, the fair ratepayer accountability, transparency, and efficiency standards act;; h.r. 723, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; h.r. 1109, to amend section 203 of the federal power act;; h.r. 2880, the promoting closed-loop pumped storage hydropower act;; h.r. 2883, the promoting cross-border energy infrastructure act;; h.r. 3043, the hydropower policy modernization act;; h.r. 3050, the enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act;; s. 79, the securing energy infrastructure act;; s. 186, the fair ratepayer accountability, transparency, and efficiency standards act;; s.239, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; s.385, energy savings and industrial competitiveness act; ; s. 1039, a bill to expand the provision for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the purpa of 1978 (risch);; s. 1460, the energy and natural resources act;; s. 1844, the coordinating interagency review of natural gas infrastructure act;; public utility regulatory policies act of 1978.
budget/appropriations: h.r.3219, make america secure appropriations act, fy 2018; h.r. 3266, energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for grid security, office of electricity, smart grid); h.r. 3267, commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for nist); h.r. 3354, the make america secure and prosperous appropriations act, 2018 (amendment re: waters of the united states rule); h.r. 3358, department of labor, health & human services, and education & related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for liheap); h.r. 5054 (h. rept. 114-531), fy 2017 agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, de minimis exception level under the swap dealer definition, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition and physical forward contacts with volumetric optionality);; h.r. 5055 (h. rept. 114-532), fy 2017 energy and water development appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, doe-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, electricity subsector coordinating council (escc), cybersecurity for energy delivery systems (ceds) program, cyber mutual assistance program, infrastructure security and energy restoration (iser) program, and transformer reliance and advanced components (trac) program);; h.r. 5293 (h. rept. 114-577), fy 2017 defense appropriations (budget issues generally, enhanced dod collaboration on major storm recovery efforts and enhanced grid resiliency);; h.r. 5325, fy 2017 continuing appropriations and military construction, veterans affairs, and related agencies appropriation act, 2017, and zika response and preparedness act (budget issues generally);; h.r. 5394 (h. rept. 114-606), fy 2017 transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, community development block grants, and transportation electrification);; h.r. 5485 (h. rep. 114-624), fy 2017 financial services and general government appropriations (budget issues generally, access to adequate, suitable spectrum, clarification of the telephone consumer protection act, convergence of energy and telecom, electric utility pole attachment and fec enforcement of the prior approval requirement);; h.r. 5538 (h. rept. 114-632), fy 2017 interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, waters of the us, coal combustion residual regulation, steam effluent electric guidelines, endangered species act, avian protection, sage-grouse habitat preservation and vegetation management);; h.r. 5926 (h. rept. 114-699), fy 2017 labor, health and human services, education, and related agencies appropriations (funding for the low income home energy assistance program (liheap));; h.r. 5634 (h. rept. 114-668), fy 2017 homeland security appropriations (budget issues generally, gridex iii; cyber mutual assistance and grid hardening investment);; s.1609, energy and water development and related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for grid security, office of electricity, smart grid); s.1662, commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for nist); s.1771, department of labor, health & human services, and education & related agencies appropriations act, fy 2018 (funding for liheap).s. 2804 (s. rept. 114-236), fy 2017 energy and water development appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, doe-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, electricity subsector coordinating council (escc), cybersecurity for energy delivery systems (ceds) program, cyber mutual assistance program, infrastructure security and energy restoration (iser) program, and transformer reliance and advanced components (trac) program);; s. 2844 (s. rept. 114-243), fy 2017 transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, community development block grants, and transportation electrification);; s. 2956 (s. rept. 114-259), fy 2017 agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, de minimis exception level under the swap dealer definition, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition and physical forward contacts with volumetric optionality);; s. 3000 (s. rept. 114-263), fy 2017 defense appropriations (budget issues generally, enhanced dod collaboration on major storm recovery efforts and enhanced grid resiliency);; s. 3001 (s. rept. 114-264), fy 2017 homeland security appropriations (budget issues generally, gridex iii; cyber mutual assistance and grid hardening investment);; s. 3040 (s. rept. 114-274), fy 2017 labor, health and human services, education and related agencies appropriations (funding for the low income home energy assistance program (liheap));; s.3067 (s. rept. 114-280), fy 2017 financial services and general government appropriations (budget issues generally, access to adequate, suitable spectrum, clarification of the telephone consumer protection act, convergence of energy and telecom, electric utility pole attachment and fec enforcement of the prior approval requirement);; s. 3068 (s. rept. 114-281), fy 2017 interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, waters of the us, coal combustion residual regulation, steam effluent electric guidelines, endangered species act, avian protection, sage-grouse habitat preservation and vegetation management);; h.r.0244, consolidated appropriations act, 2017 / honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017; draft house and senate energy-water appropriations (funding for grid security, research & development, the office of electricity, the office of fossil energy and smart grid); draft house and senate interior-environment appropriations (funding for winn act ccr implementation); draft house and senate labor-hhs-education appropriations (funding for liheap); draft house and senate commerce-justice-science appropriations (funding for nist); draft house and senate budget resolutions (energy issues, generally).
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: h.r.244, honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017;; h.r. 338, to promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce;; h.r.1837, to require the secretary of energy to establish a pilot competitive grant program for the development of a skilled energy workforce;; h.res.430, expressing support for the designation of journeyman lineman recognition day;; s.438, honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017.
environment/superfund: h.r. 806, the ozone standards implementation act;; h.r. 1119, the satisfying energy needs and saving the environment act;; h.r. 3127, to amend section 111 of the clean air act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification;; h.r. 3128, to amend section 111 of the clean air act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes;; s. 263, the ozone standards implementation act;; s. j. res. 21, providing for congressional disapproval of the epa cross-state air pollution rule update for the 2008 ozone naaqs;; s. 452, the ozone regulatory delay and extension of assessment length act;; s. 1756, the rebuild america now act.; gateway west transmission line project.
homeland security: h.r. 940, the securing communications of utilities from terrorist threats act;; h.r. 998, the searching for and cutting regulations that are unnecessarily burdensome act (amendment regarding bulk-power system physical and cyber security rules);; h.r. 2810, national defense authorization act for fiscal year 2018;; h.r. 3050, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act of 2017; ; s. 141, the space weather research and forecasting act;; s. res. 23, establishing the select committee on cybersecurity;; s. 79, securing energy infrastructure act.

Filing 171 of 250
2017, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Oct 16 2017 17:17:46 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cornerstone government affairs, inc.
Description	government relations & consulting
Address	300 independence avenue, se; washington, dc 20003 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	government relations
Contact	renee roig
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	kaufman, campbell
Position	staff house member office (mccrery & cooksey)

smith, michael

Name	keast, john
Position	cos house member office (wicker) cos house member office (wicker)

Name	shipman, thomas hunt
Position	maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte

Name	perry, louie iii
Position	la house member office (huckaby) la house member office (huckaby)

Name	richards, james
Position	cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house mem office (skeen & bonilla) cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house member office (skeen & bonilla)

Name	tober, eric
Position	staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston) staff asst house mem (bruce); sen project dir (johnston)

Name	hubert, laverne patrick
Position	min chief counsel,sen ag cmte,chief consl,ld&cos houseagcmte

Name	essalih, tony
Position	cos, ld, la house member office (culberson),; la house member office (archer), sa house member office (hastings), ; intern house member office (bliley)

Name

smith, william

Position

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issues

transportation: freight railroads, infrastructure, customs and border issues, ptc, agriculture
budget/appropriations: freight railroads, infrastructure, appropriations

Filing 172 of 250
2017, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Mon Oct 16 2017 15:10:59 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	forbes-tate
Description	government relations firm.
Address	777 6th street nw; 8th fl; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	an american multinational banking and financial services corporation.
Contact	zachary williams
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

miller, rachel

greer, elizabeth

tate, daniel c jr

driscoll, jerry "jay"

forbes, jeffrey

welch, wesley ryan

strunk, jeffrey

steinberg, franklyn e.

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

financial institutions/investments/securities: issues relating to federal reserve dividends, to amend the federal reserve act to adjust the circumstances under which federal reserve bank stock is callable, and for other purposes; issues related h.r. 1667 - financial institution bankruptcy act of 2017.

Filing 173 of 250
2017, 3rd quarter (july 1 - sep 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Oct 12 2017 16:07:59 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	navigators global llc (formerly dc navigators, llc)
Description	government relations firm
Address	901 7th street; suite 200; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	rail transportation company
Contact	philmore b. anderson
State	texas, usa

Lobbyists

conda, cesar v

cox, christopher c

nelson, susan

keiser, andy

machida, ado antony

Government Entities

executive office of the president (eop)
house of representatives
senate

Issue

transportation: general issues related to transportation

Filing 174 of 250
2017, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jul 20 2017 16:31:18 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	podesta group, inc.
Description	public policy, government relations and public affairs firm
Address	1001 g street, nw; suite 1000 west; washington, dc 20001-0000 usa

Client

Name	shaw industries group, inc.
Description	flooring company.
Contact	tony podesta
State	georgia, usa

Lobbyist

kauders, andrew

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

manufacturing: manufacturing and trade issues.

Filing 175 of 250
2017, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$130,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jul 20 2017 16:13:02 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	berkshire hathaway energy
Description	regulated electric utilities and natural gas pipelines
Address	1800 m street, nw; suite 330n; washington, dc 20036 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy (formerly midamerican energy holdings company)
Contact	jonathan m. weisgall
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyist

weisgall, jonathan

Government Entities

energy, dept of
environmental protection agency (epa)
house of representatives
interior, dept of (doi)
senate
treasury, dept of
white house office

Issues

utilities: h.r. 1873, electricity reliability and forest protection act;; h.r. 2921, national forest system vegetation management pilot program act;; senate discussion draft legislation on vegetation management;; discussion draft legislation on vegetation management.
transportation: h.r.2930, drone innovation act of 2017;; h.r.2997, 21st century airr act;; s.1272,drone federalism act of 2017;; s.1405,federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017.
taxation/internal revenue code: h.r. 238, commodity end-user relief act (end-user protections);; h.r. 761, the pension and budget integrity act;; h.r. 1393, mobile workforce state income tax simplification act of 2017;; h.r. 1686, amending the internal revenue code of 1986 to extend the limitation on the carryover of excess corporate charitable contributions by regulated public utilities;; s. 270, the pension and budget integrity act;; s. 540, mobile workforce state income tax simplification act of 2017;; h.r. 1393, mobile workforce state income tax simplification act of 2017;; h.r. 238, commodity end-user relief act, end-user protections; american business competitiveness act; a better way: a pro growth tax code for all americans;; general discussion on comprehensive tax reform.
energy/nuclear: h.r. 587, the fair ratepayer accountability, transparency, and efficiency standards act;; h.r. 723, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; h.r. 1109, to amend section 203 of the federal power act;; h.r. 2880, the promoting closed-loop pumped storage hydropower act;; h.r. 2883, the promoting cross-border energy infrastructure act;; h.r. 3043, the hydropower policy modernization act;; h.r. 3050, the enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act;; s. 79, the securing energy infrastructure act;; s. 186, the fair ratepayer accountability, transparency, and efficiency standards act;; s.239, energy savings through public-private partnerships act of 2017;; s.385, energy savings and industrial competitiveness act; ; s. 1039, a bill to expand the provision for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the purpa of 1978 (risch).
budget/appropriations: h.r. 5054 (h. rept. 114-531), fy 2017 agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, de minimis exception level under the swap dealer definition, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition and physical forward contacts with volumetric optionality);; h.r. 5055 (h. rept. 114-532), fy 2017 energy and water development appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, doe-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, electricity subsector coordinating council (escc), cybersecurity for energy delivery systems (ceds) program, cyber mutual assistance program, infrastructure security and energy restoration (iser) program, and transformer reliance and advanced components (trac) program);; h.r. 5293 (h. rept. 114-577), fy 2017 defense appropriations (budget issues generally, enhanced dod collaboration on major storm recovery efforts and enhanced grid resiliency);; h.r. 5325, fy 2017 continuing appropriations and military construction, veterans affairs, and related agencies appropriation act, 2017, and zika response and preparedness act (budget issues generally);; h.r. 5394 (h. rept. 114-606), fy 2017 transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, community development block grants, and transportation electrification);; h.r. 5485 (h. rep. 114-624), fy 2017 financial services and general government appropriations (budget issues generally, access to adequate, suitable spectrum, clarification of the telephone consumer protection act, convergence of energy and telecom, electric utility pole attachment and fec enforcement of the prior approval requirement);; h.r. 5538 (h. rept. 114-632), fy 2017 interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, waters of the us, coal combustion residual regulation, steam effluent electric guidelines, endangered species act, avian protection, sage-grouse habitat preservation and vegetation management);; h.r. 5926 (h. rept. 114-699), fy 2017 labor, health and human services, education, and related agencies appropriations (funding for the low income home energy assistance program (liheap));; h.r. 5634 (h. rept. 114-668), fy 2017 homeland security appropriations (budget issues generally, gridex iii; cyber mutual assistance and grid hardening investment);; s. 2804 (s. rept. 114-236), fy 2017 energy and water development appropriations (budget issues generally, grid resilience, doe-industry partnership on cyber and physical security, electricity subsector coordinating council (escc), cybersecurity for energy delivery systems (ceds) program, cyber mutual assistance program, infrastructure security and energy restoration (iser) program, and transformer reliance and advanced components (trac) program);; s. 2844 (s. rept. 114-243), fy 2017 transportation, housing and urban development, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, unmanned aircraft systems, coal and rail interdependencies, community development block grants, and transportation electrification);; s. 2956 (s. rept. 114-259), fy 2017 agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, de minimis exception level under the swap dealer definition, bona fide hedging exemption, financial entity definition and physical forward contacts with volumetric optionality);; s. 3000 (s. rept. 114-263), fy 2017 defense appropriations (budget issues generally, enhanced dod collaboration on major storm recovery efforts and enhanced grid resiliency);; s. 3001 (s. rept. 114-264), fy 2017 homeland security appropriations (budget issues generally, gridex iii; cyber mutual assistance and grid hardening investment);; s. 3040 (s. rept. 114-274), fy 2017 labor, health and human services, education and related agencies appropriations (funding for the low income home energy assistance program (liheap));; s.3067 (s. rept. 114-280), fy 2017 financial services and general government appropriations (budget issues generally, access to adequate, suitable spectrum, clarification of the telephone consumer protection act, convergence of energy and telecom, electric utility pole attachment and fec enforcement of the prior approval requirement);; s. 3068 (s. rept. 114-281), fy 2017 interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (budget issues generally, waters of the us, coal combustion residual regulation, steam effluent electric guidelines, endangered species act, avian protection, sage-grouse habitat preservation and vegetation management);; h.r.0244, consolidated appropriations act, 2017 / honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017; draft house and senate energy-water appropriations (funding for grid security, research & development, the office of electricity, the office of fossil energy and smart grid); draft house and senate interior-environment appropriations (funding for winn act ccr implementation); draft house and senate labor-hhs-education appropriations (funding for liheap); draft house and senate commerce-justice-science appropriations (funding for nist); draft house and senate budget resolutions (energy issues, generally).
environment/superfund: h.r. 806, the ozone standards implementation act;; h.r. 3127, to amend section 111 of the clean air act to exclude energy efficiency projects, pollution control projects, and reliability projects from the definition of a modification;; h.r. 3128, to amend section 111 of the clean air act to clarify when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes;; s. 263, the ozone standards implementation act;; s. j. res. 21, providing for congressional disapproval of the epa cross-state air pollution rule update for the 2008 ozone naaqs;; s. 452, the ozone regulatory delay and extension of assessment length act;; gateway west transmission line project.
homeland security: h.r. 940, the securing communications of utilities from terrorist threats act;; h.r. 998, the searching for and cutting regulations that are unnecessarily burdensome act (amendment regarding bulk-power system physical and cyber security rules);; h.r. 3050, enhancing state energy security planning and emergency preparedness act of 2017; ; s. 141, the space weather research and forecasting act;; s. res. 23, establishing the select committee on cybersecurity;; s.79, securing energy infrastructure act.
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: h.r.244, honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017;; h.r. 338, to promote a 21st century energy and manufacturing workforce;; h.r.1837, to require the secretary of energy to establish a pilot competitive grant program for the development of a skilled energy workforce;; s.438, honoring investments in recruiting and employing american military veterans act of 2017.

Filing 176 of 250
2017, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$80,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jul 20 2017 15:28:21 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	hunton andrews kurth llp
Description	law firm
Address	2200 pennsylvania avenue, n.w.; washington, dc 20037 usa

Client

Name	berkshire hathaway energy(formerly known as midamerican energy holdings company)
Description	energy company
Contact	frederick eames
State	nebraska, usa

Lobbyists

eames, frederick

mclaughlin, sean

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

taxation/internal revenue code: tax reform.

Filing 177 of 250
2017, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$440,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jul 20 2017 15:10:53 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bank of america corporation
Address	1455 pennsylvania avenue, nw, suite 950; dc8-455-09-01; washington, dc 20004 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Contact	john e. collingwood
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

minott, darrell

hill, edward jeffrey

carlisle, james

collingwood, john e

Government Entities

house of representatives
natl economic council (nec)
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
treasury, dept of

Issues

taxation/internal revenue code: general issues related to corporate tax reform; general issues related to low income housing tax credit; general issues related to irs code sec 871(m).
financial institutions/investments/securities: hr 910, s 327, fair access to investment research act of 2017, issues related to investment research; hr 10, financial choice act of 2017, issues related to investment research and issues related to reauthorization of national flood insurance program; general issues related to markets in financial instruments directive (mifid) ii.
bankruptcy: hr 1667, financial institution bankruptcy act of 2017, issues related to financial institution bankruptcy and issues related to reauthorization of national flood insurance program; hr 10, financial choice act of 2017, issues related to financial institution bankruptcy.
postal: hr 756, postal service reform act of 2017, issues related to postal reform.
insurance: hr 2246, taxpayer exposure mitigation act of 2017, issues related to flood insurance and issues related to the reauthorization of the national flood insurance program.
banking: hr 10, financial choice act of 2017, issues related to interchange fee; general issues related to cybersecurity; general issues related to basel capital and financial stability board.

Filing 178 of 250
2017, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$60,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jul 20 2017 09:38:35 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	forbes-tate
Description	government relations firm.
Address	777 6th street nw; 8th fl; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bank of america corporation
Description	an american multinational banking and financial services corporation.
Contact	zachary williams
State	north carolina, usa

Lobbyists

miller, rachel

greer, elizabeth

tate, daniel c jr

driscoll, jerry "jay"

forbes, jeffrey

welch, wesley ryan

strunk, jeffrey

steinberg, franklyn e.

Government Entities

house of representatives
senate

Issue

Filing 179 of 250
2017, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$730,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jul 20 2017 09:37:29 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

environmental protection agency (epa)
federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

budget/appropriations: general interest in issues related to transportation appropriations.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to unmanned aerial systems.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.
taxation/internal revenue code: general corporate tax issues.
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: general interest in issues related to port and rail labor.
energy/nuclear: issues pertaining to renewable fuels.; issues pertaining to point of obligation.
railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to regulatory reform and permitting.; issues pertaining to railroad rights-of-way.; h.r.233, safe freight act of 2017, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; s. 1451, rails act, all matters pertaining to the railroad.; h.r.2997, 21st century airr act, all matters pertaining to unmanned aerial systems; tower marking issues.; s.1405 - federal aviation administration reauthorization act of 2017, all matters pertaining to unmanned aerial systems; tower marking issues.

Filing 180 of 250
2017, 1st quarter (jan 1 - mar 31)

Amount

$960,000.00 USD

Date Received

Thu Jul 20 2017 09:32:05 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	bnsf railway company
Address	500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Contact	amy c. hawkins
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

hawkins, amy c

smythers, michael r jr

wormmeester, justin t

sullivan, gael

Government Entities

federal aviation administration (faa)
federal railroad administration
house of representatives
office of management & budget (omb)
senate
transportation, dept of (dot)

Issues

railroads: issues pertaining to passenger rail.; issues pertaining to railroad safety.; issues pertaining to regulatory reform and permitting.; issues pertaining to railroad rights-of-way.; h.r.233, safe freight act of 2017, all provisions.
transportation: issues pertaining to transportation infrastructure-related grant programs.; issues pertaining to unmanned aerial systems.; issues pertaining to the transportation of energy commodities.; issues pertaining to federal truck size and weight limits.; issues pertaining to surface transportation funding.
taxation/internal revenue code: general corporate tax issues.
labor issues/antitrust/workplace: general interest in issues related to port and rail labor.
budget/appropriations: general interest in issues related to transportation appropriations.

Filing 181 of 250
2017, 2nd quarter (apr 1 - june 30)

Amount

$30,000.00 USD

Date Received

Wed Jul 19 2017 18:34:53 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)

Registrant

Name	cornerstone government affairs, inc.
Description	government relations & consulting
Address	300 independence avenue, se; washington, dc 20003 usa

Client

Name	bnsf railway company
Description	government relations
Contact	renee roig
State	district of columbia, usa

Lobbyists

Name	kaufman, campbell
Position	staff house member office (mccrery & cooksey)

smith, michael

Name	keast, john
Position	cos house member office (wicker) cos house member office (wicker)

Name	shipman, thomas hunt
Position	maj staff dir sen ag cmte, dep und sec farm; foreign ag; la senate member office (cochran); senate approps cmte

Name	perry, louie iii
Position	la house member office (huckaby) la house member office (huckaby)

Name	richards, james
Position	cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house mem office (skeen & bonilla) cos house member office (pearce); director iga usda; appropriations associate house member office (skeen & bonilla)

Name	tober, eric

Child Organizations (Excluding Grand-children and Below)

References

Received	Wed Jul 29 2020 12:00:27 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Registrant	bnsf railway company 500 new jersey avenue, nw; suite 550; washington, dc 20001 usa
Lobbyist Name:	wormmeester, justin t