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Federal lobbying
Direct 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 clarity and ease of reference, we have consolidated and reformatted these reports into one easy-to-read table below.
Please note the dollar amounts reported below refer to ExxonMobil’s direct federal lobbying expenses. All indirect lobbying expenses are reported under the “Trade Associations, think tanks and coalitions” section of this document. The dollar amounts reported on the United States Senate website include direct and indirect federal lobbying expenses.
2022 federal lobbying: In-house and contract
Specific issues lobbied | House(s) of Congress / Federal Agencies |
Discussions related to plastics Discussions related to the Toxic Substance Control Act |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Food and Drug Administration |
Public Law No: 117-58 (H.R. 3684-117th Congress): Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; provisions related to capability of Department of Energy; carbon sequestration, and hydrogen |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office Department of Energy Department of State Department of Interior |
Discussions related to emissions and energy Discussions related to carbon pricing and carbon capture and storage Discussions related to carbon capture and storage, the Houston Carbon Capture and Storage Innovation Zone project, hydrogen, and IRC Section 45Q Discussions related to plastics |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office Department of Interior Office of Science & Technology Policy |
Discussions related to global energy markets and energy regulation | U.S. Senate |
Discussions related to biofuels and refining | U.S. Senate |
Discussions related to proposed marine sanctuary boundaries | Department of Commerce National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration |
Public Law No: 117-58 (H.R. 3684-117th Congress): Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; provisions related to Chemical Superfund H.R. 5376: Build Back Better Act; provisions related to international tax and IRC Section 45Q Discussions related to carbon capture and storage, the Houston Carbon Capture and Storage Innovation Zone project, and IRC Section 45Q Discussions related to Public Law No: 117-58 (H.R. 3684-117th Congress): Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act implementing regulations Discussions related to taxation |
U.S. House of Representatives |
Discussions related to driver requirements | Department of Labor Department of Transportation |
First Quarter 2022 Total: $868,988 |
Specific issues lobbied | House(s) of Congress / Federal Agencies |
H.R. 8262: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; provisions related to carbon capture and storage Discussions related to Budget Reconciliation Package |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate |
Public Law No: 117-58 (H.R. 3684-117th Congress): Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; provisions related to capability with Department of Energy and Department of Interior, carbon sequestration, and hydrogen Discussions related to energy technology Discussions related to emissions and energy Discussions related to research engagement Discussions related to global energy markets and regulation, refining, oil and gas production |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office Department of Energy Department of Interior |
H.R. 2238: Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2021; provisions related to plastic recycling Securing Protections Against Carbon Emissions (SPACE) Tax Act (Senate Draft); provisions related to carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration Discussions related to emissions and energy Discussions related to carbon pricing and carbon capture and storage Discussions related to carbon capture and storage, the Houston Carbon Capture and Storage Innovation Zone project, hydrogen, and IRC Section 45Q Discussions related to plastic recycling Discussions related to carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration and the La Barge, Wyoming facility Discussions related to Senate Appropriations Report language Discussions related to infrastructure |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Department of Energy Department of Interior |
Discussions related to global energy markets and regulation, refining, oil and gas production | U.S. Senate |
Discussions related to cyber security | U.S. Senate |
H.R. 5376: Build Back Better Act; provisions related to international tax Discussions related to corporate tax provisions Discussions related to Chemical Superfund regulations implementation 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 Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service |
Second Quarter 2022 Total: $860,667 |
Specific issues lobbied |
House(s) of Congress / Federal Agencies |
S. 4686: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; provisions related to carbon capture and storage H.R. 8262: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; provisions related to carbon capture and storage Discussions related to Budget Reconciliation Package |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate |
Discussions related to plastic recycling | U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate General Services Administration |
Public Law No: 117-169 (H.R. 5376-117th Congress): Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; provisions related to IRC Code 45Q and 45V Public Law No: 117-58 (H.R. 3684-117th Congress): Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; provisions related to capability with Department of Energy and Department of Interior, carbon sequestration, and hydrogen Discussions related to emissions and energy Discussions related to global energy markets and regulation, refining, oil and gas production, and permitting Discussions related to research engagement Discussions related to hydrogen |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office Department of Energy Department of Interior |
Securing Protections Against Carbon Emissions (SPACE) Tax Act (Senate Draft); provisions related to carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration Discussions related to emissions and energy Discussions related to carbon pricing and carbon capture and storage Discussions related to carbon capture, utilization and storage/sequestration, the Houston Carbon Capture and Storage Innovation Zone project, hydrogen, and IRC Section 45Q Discussions related to plastic recycling Discussions related to permitting |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Department of Energy Department of Interior White House Office Environmental Protection Agency |
Discussions related to Public Law No: 117-169 (H.R. 5376-117th Congress): Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; provisions related to corporate tax provisions Discussions related to carbon capture and storage, the Houston Carbon Capture and Storage Innovation Zone project, and IRC Section 45Q Discussions related to IRC Section 45V Discussions related to international tax and IRC Section 45Q |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Department of Treasury Department of Energy |
Third Quarter 2022 Total: $852,098 |
Specific issues lobbied | House(s) of Congress / Federal Agencies |
H.R. 8262: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; provisions related to plastics, carbon capture and storage, and Budget Reconciliation Package S. 4686: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; provisions related to plastics, carbon capture and storage, and Budget Reconciliation Package Discussions related to National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate |
Discussions related to plastic recycling | U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate |
Public Law No: 117-169 (H.R. 5376): Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; discussions related to IRC Code 45Q and 45V, energy, permitting, global markets, oil and gas production Public Law No: 117-58 (H.R. 3684): Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; discussions related to capability with Department of Energy and Department of Interior, carbon sequestration, and hydrogen Discussions related to hydrogen Discussions related to exports Discussions related to carbon capture and storage Discussions related to global energy markets and regulation Discussions related to research engagement Discussions related to permitting |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office Department of Energy Environmental Protection Agency Department of Interior National Security Council |
Discussions related to emissions and energy Discussions related to carbon pricing and carbon capture and storage Discussions related to carbon capture, utilization and storage/sequestration, the Houston Carbon Capture and Storage Innovation Zone project, hydrogen, and IRC Section 45Q Discussions related to plastic recycling Discussions related to permitting Discussions related to carbon capture and storage and leases Discussions related to outreach on carbon capture and storage in Louisiana |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate White House Office Department of Energy Department of Interior |
H.R. 8262: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; provisions related to offshore carbon capture and storage | U.S. House of Representatives |
Public Law No: 117-169 (H.R. 5376-117th Congress): Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; provisions related to corporate tax Discussions related to carbon capture and storage and IRC Section 45Q |
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service |
Fourth Quarter 2022 Total: $792,666 |
federal lobbying reports
Below are ExxonMobil's 2020 - 2023 lobby reports filed with the U.S. Congress.
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)
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