METHANOL INSTITUTE

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Lobbying Spend

$1.2M

Filings

144

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$90,000	3	1
2025	$80,000	7	1
2024	$120,000	4	1
2023	$30,000	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	5	2
2015	—	4	1
2014	—	5	1
2013	$112,500	10	2
2012	$45,000	14	3
2011	$90,000	13	3
2010	$90,000	13	3
2009	—	8	2
2008	—	8	2
2007	—	6	2
2006	$0	2	1
2005	$0	2	1
2004	$0	2	1
2003	$50,000	2	1
2002	$60,000	2	1
2001	$130,000	2	1
2000	$120,000	2	1
1999	$140,000	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
METHANOL INSTITUTE	$1,157,500	104
CROWELL & MORING LLP	—	15
CHUCK ELKINS & ASSOCIATES	—	25

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	102
SENATE	94
Energy, Dept of	80
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	75
Treasury, Dept of	29
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)	25
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	23
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	21
White House Office	9
State, Dept of (DOS)	3
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	2
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	2
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	1
Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)	1
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	1
U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board	1
UNDETERMINED	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	59
Transportation	Transportation	52
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	29
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	14
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	11

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

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H.R. 2892, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening the US fuel pool to alternative fuels.

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Matched citations: H.R. 2892

H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

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H.R. 2892 - Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening U.S. Fuel Pool to alternative fuels.

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Matched citations: H.R. 2892

H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

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H.R. 2892 - Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening U.S. Fuel Pool to alternative fuels.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2892

H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2018 · third_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

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H.R. 2892, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening the US fuel pool to alternative fuels.

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Matched citations: H.R. 2892

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H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2892 - Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening U.S. Fuel Pool to alternative fuels.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2892

H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2018 · second_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2892, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening the US fuel pool to alternative fuels.

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Matched citations: H.R. 2892

H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2892 - Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening U.S. Fuel Pool to alternative fuels.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2892

H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2018 · first_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2892, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening the US fuel pool to alternative fuels.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2892

H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2892, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening the US fuel pool to alternative fuels.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2892

H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2017 · fourth_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2892 - Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening U.S. Fuel Pool to alternative fuels.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2892

H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2892 - Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening U.S. Fuel Pool to alternative fuels.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2892

H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2017 · third_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2892, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening the US fuel pool to alternative fuels.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2892

H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2017 · second_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2892, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening the US fuel pool to alternative fuels.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2892

H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2017 · second_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2892 - Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening U.S. Fuel Pool to alternative fuels.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2892

H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2017 · first_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2892 - Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening U.S. Fuel Pool to alternative fuels.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2892

H.R. 2892115th Congress

Open Fuel Act of 2017

2017 · first_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2892, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2017. Opening the US fuel pool to alternative fuels.

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2892

H.R. 1944114th Congress

Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

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H.R. 1944 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2418 - Fuel Choice for American Prosperity and Security Act of 2015 S. 889 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015

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Matched citations: H.R. 1944

H.R. 1944114th Congress

Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1944 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2418 - Fuel Choice for American Prosperity and Security Act of 2015 S. 889 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1944

H.R. 2418114th Congress

Fuel Choice for American Prosperity and Security Act of 2015

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1944 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2418 - Fuel Choice for American Prosperity and Security Act of 2015 S. 889 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2418

H.R. 2418114th Congress

Fuel Choice for American Prosperity and Security Act of 2015

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1944 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2418 - Fuel Choice for American Prosperity and Security Act of 2015 S. 889 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2418

S. 889114th Congress

Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1944 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2418 - Fuel Choice for American Prosperity and Security Act of 2015 S. 889 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 889

S. 889114th Congress

Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1944 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2418 - Fuel Choice for American Prosperity and Security Act of 2015 S. 889 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 889

H.R. 1944114th Congress

Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1944 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2418 - Fuel Choice for American Prosperity and Security Act of 2015 S. 889 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1944

H.R. 1944114th Congress

Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1944 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2418 - Fuel Choice for American Prosperity and Security Act of 2015 S. 889 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1944

H.R. 2418114th Congress

Fuel Choice for American Prosperity and Security Act of 2015

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: METHANOL INSTITUTE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1944 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2418 - Fuel Choice for American Prosperity and Security Act of 2015 S. 889 - Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015

Client expense: — · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2418

Source: Senate LDA

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