VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

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Lobbying Spend

$30.8M

Filings

195

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$1,290,000	12	4
2025	$1,720,000	17	4
2024	$1,760,000	12	3
2023	$1,970,000	12	3
2022	$1,960,000	12	3
2021	$1,845,000	12	3
2020	$1,800,000	12	3
2019	$1,800,000	12	3
2018	$1,800,000	13	3
2017	$3,150,000	16	4
2016	$1,530,000	7	2
2015	$1,440,000	4	1
2014	$1,580,000	5	1
2013	$925,000	4	1
2012	$686,000	6	2
2011	$648,000	8	2
2010	$644,000	7	2
2009	$650,000	4	1
2008	$862,000	5	1
2007	$701,000	2	1
2006	$600,000	2	1
2005	$480,000	2	1
2004	$360,000	2	1
2003	$180,000	1	1
2002	$140,000	2	1
2001	$70,000	1	1
2000	$145,000	2	1
1999	$75,000	1	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION	$30,811,000	95
MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC	—	39
ERNST & YOUNG LLP (WASHINGTON COUNCIL ERNST & YOUNG)	—	39
THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC	—	8
CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC	—	5
JONES WALKER, LLP	—	9

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	161
SENATE	137
Energy, Dept of	96
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	86
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	85
White House Office	77
State, Dept of (DOS)	61
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	57
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	33
Treasury, Dept of	31
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	21
U.S. Customs & Border Protection	17
President of the U.S.	10
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	7
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	7
Office of the Vice President of the United States	3
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	2
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)	2
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	2
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	136
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	120
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	63
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	57
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	37
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	37
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	29
Banking	Banking	29
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	16
Aviation/Airlines/Airports	Aviation/Airlines/Airports	14
Torts	Torts	12
Retirement	Retirement	12
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	9
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	8
Transportation	Transportation	8
Roads/Highway	Roads/Highway	7
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	7
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	5
Government Issues	Government Issues	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Monitor implementation of H.R. 1 (P.L. 119-21), One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as it relates to fuel policy and corporate taxes.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1346119th Congress

To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to fuels policy and H.R. 1346, Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act. S. 5526, Agricultural Act of 2026 and H.R. 7567, Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026, as it relates to renewable fuel standard.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1346

H.R. 7567119th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to fuels policy and H.R. 1346, Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act. S. 5526, Agricultural Act of 2026 and H.R. 7567, Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026, as it relates to renewable fuel standard.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7567

S. 5526119th Congress

Agricultural Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to fuels policy and H.R. 1346, Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act. S. 5526, Agricultural Act of 2026 and H.R. 7567, Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026, as it relates to renewable fuel standard.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S. 5526

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H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Monitor implementation of H.R. 1 (P.L. 119-21), One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as it relates to fuel policy and corporate taxes.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1346119th Congress

To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes.

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to fuels policy and H.R. 1346, Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1346

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Monitor implementation of H.R. 1 (P.L. 119-21), One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as it relates to fuel policy and corporate taxes.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, issues related to renewable fuels

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Monitor implementation of H.R. 1 (P.L. 119-21), One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as it relates to fuel policy and corporate taxes.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Renewable Fuel Standard, H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, issues related to sustainable aviation fuel, issues related to vehicle fuel economy standards, issues related to domestic fuel market.

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, issues related to renewable fuels

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1 (P.L. 119-21), One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as it relates to fuel policy and corporate taxes.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, issues related to renewable fuels

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Renewable Fuel Standard, H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, issues related to sustainable aviation fuel, issues related to vehicle fuel economy standards, issues related to domestic fuel market.

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1

HJRES 88119th Congress

Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to fuel efficiency standards. H.J. Res 88, Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.J. Res 88

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as it relates to fuel policy.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1

HJRES 88119th Congress

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Renewable Fuel Standard, H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, issues related to sustainable aviation fuel, H.J.Res. 88 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision., issues related to vehicle fuel economy standards, issues related to domestic fuel market.

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.J.Res. 88

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, LIFO, issues related to sustainable aviation fuels

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Renewable Fuel Standard, H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, issues related to sustainable aviation fuel, H.J.Res. 88 Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision., issues related to vehicle fuel economy standards, issues related to domestic fuel market.

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1

S. 1325119th Congress

Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2025

2025 · first_quarter · Firm: VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.1325 (Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2025)

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1325

S. 3198118th Congress

Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 3198 (Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023).

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3198

S. 3198118th Congress

Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 3198 (Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023).

Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 3198

S. 1863118th Congress

PROVE IT Act of 2024

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.1863 (PROVE IT Act of 2024), S.3198 (Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023).

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1863

S. 3198118th Congress

Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S.1863 (PROVE IT Act of 2024), S.3198 (Foreign Pollution Fee Act of 2023).

Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.3198

H.R. 3337118th Congress

Fuels Parity Act

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues associated with fuels policy; including H.R. 3337 - Fuels Parity Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3337

Source: Senate LDA

VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope