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Federal lobbying
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Lobbying activities
ExxonMobil employs in-house and contract lobbyists, who undertake a range of engagements in order to pursue policy issues of importance to the corporation. This includes face-to-face, virtual, and one-on-one meetings, as well as participation in a range of trade and other organizations, at the federal, state and local level.
Our federal internal lobbying is reported on a quarterly basis. These disclosures provide a summary of the issues lobbied, and the associated costs. The quarterly reports are available on our corporate website, as well as on the United States Senate website. For ease of reference, we have consolidated and reformatted these reports into one easy-to-read table below:
2021 federal lobbying activity
In-house and contract
| Specific lobbying issues | House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies |
| H.R. 1512: To build a clean and prosperous future by addressing the climate crisis, protecting the health and welfare of all Americans, and putting the Nation on the path to a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050, and for other purposes; provisions related to energy and plastics. Discussions related to energy. |
U.S. House of Representatives White House Office Department of Energy |
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H.R. 1512: To build a clean and prosperous future by addressing the climate crisis, protecting the health and welfare of all Americans, and putting the Nation on the path to a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050, and for other purposes; provisions related to energy and plastics. |
U.S. House of Representatives |
| Discussions related to global energy development |
U.S. House of Representatives |
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H.R. 1512: To build a clean and prosperous future by addressing the climate crisis, protecting the health and welfare of all Americans, and putting the Nation on the path to a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050, and for other purposes; provisions related to energy and plastics. |
U.S. House of Representatives |
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Discussions related to regulatory efficiency and corporate governance; |
U.S. Senate |
| Discussions related to federal land leasing. |
U.S. House of Representatives |
| Discussions related to infrastructure. |
U.S. Senate |
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Discussions related to implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017; |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office Department of Energy Department of Treasury |
| Discussions related to trade and global markets. |
U.S. Senate |
| Discussions related to trade. |
U.S. Senate |
First quarter 2021: $560,000 (USD) |
| Specific lobbying issues | House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies |
| Discussions related to the Endangered Species Act and resource management plans | Department of Interior |
| Discussions related to oil and gas leases |
Department of Interior |
| Discussions related to technology impacts on methane regulation |
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
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H.R. 1512: Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations (CLEAN) Future Act; provisions related to energy and plastics; |
U.S. House of Representatives |
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H.R. 1512: Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations (CLEAN) Future Act; provisions related to energy and plastics; |
U.S. House of Representatives |
| H.R. 2570: Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2021; provisions related to emissions reporting |
U.S. House of Representatives |
| Discussions related to liquefied natural gas |
Department of Energy |
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H.R. 1512: Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nations (CLEAN) Future Act; provisions related to energy and plastics; |
U.S. House of Representatives |
| Discussions related to labor and the Houston Carbon Capture and Storage Innovation Zone project | Department of Labor |
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Draft Senate bill: To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to clarify policies regarding ownership and management of pore space and for other purposes; provisions related to carbon capture and storage and pore space; |
U.S. House of Representatives |
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H.R. 1062: Accelerating Carbon Capture and Extending Secure Storage (ACCESS) through 45Q Act; provisions related to IRC Section 45Q; |
U.S. House of Representatives |
| Discussions related to water resources |
U.S. House of Representatives |
Second quarter 2021: $850,000 (USD) |
| Specific lobbying issues | House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies |
| Discussions related to fuels |
White House Office |
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H.R. 4153: Clean Energy Future through Innovation Act of 2021; provisions related to carbon capture and storage; |
U.S. House of Representatives |
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Discussions related to emissions and energy; |
U.S. House of Representatives |
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Discussions related to hydrogen; |
U.S. House of Representatives |
| Discussions related to federal leasing |
U.S. House of Representatives |
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H.R. 5376; Build Back Better Act; provisions related to corporate tax; |
U.S. House of Representatives |
Third quarter 2021: $710,000 (USD) |
| Specific lobbying issues | House(s) of Congress and Federal Agencies |
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Discussions related to the Houston Carbon Capture and Storage Innovation Zone project and onshore carbon capture and storage; |
U.S. House of Representatives |
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Discussions related to emissions and energy; |
U.S. House of Representatives |
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Discussions related to hydrogen; |
U.S. House of Representatives |
| Discussions related to federal leasing |
U.S. House of Representatives |
| Discussions related to federal leasing |
U.S. House of Representatives |
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Discussions related to carbon capture and storage, the Houston Carbon Capture and Storage Innovation Zone project, and IRC Section 45Q; |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate |
Fourth quarter 2021: $2,820,000 (USD) |
federal lobbying reports
Below are ExxonMobil's 2019 - 2021 lobby reports filed with the U.S. Congress.
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