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THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$55.9M

Filings

182

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$1,300,000	13	4
2025	$1,660,000	14	4
2024	$1,260,000	13	4
2023	$2,885,000	14	3
2022	$2,450,000	12	3
2021	$1,050,000	8	2
2020	$640,000	6	2
2019	$490,000	6	2
2018	$1,290,000	8	2
2017	$1,495,000	8	2
2016	$840,000	8	2
2015	$900,000	9	2
2014	$940,000	8	2
2013	$760,000	8	2
2012	$4,020,000	7	2
2011	$3,765,000	4	1
2010	$10,180,000	9	1
2009	$6,829,000	7	1
2008	$5,020,000	6	1
2007	$680,000	2	1
2006	$830,936	2	1
2003	$1,137,905	2	1
2002	$925,011	1	1
2001	$1,818,368	3	1
2000	$1,591,099	2	1
1999	$1,123,783	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.	$55,881,102	105
VNF SOLUTIONS, LLC	—	18
FORBES-TATE	—	17
RAFFANIELLO & ASSOCIATES	—	28
CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	5
CGCN GROUP, LLC	—	9

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
SENATE	173
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	171
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)	40
Energy, Dept of	16
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	15
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	11
Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	10
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)	9
Treasury, Dept of	7
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	4
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	3
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	2
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	2
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	119
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	86
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	51
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	40
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	40
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	30
Transportation	Transportation	27
Railroads	Railroads	23
Utilities	Utilities	14
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	12
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	7
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	5
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	3
Retirement	Retirement	2
Chemicals/Chemical Industry	Chemicals/Chemical Industry	2
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 3898119th Congress

PERMIT Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3898

H.R. 3898119th Congress

PERMIT Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3898

H.R. 4776119th Congress

SPEED Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4776

H.R. 4776119th Congress

SPEED Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4776

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H.R. 7329119th Congress

FREEDOM Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R.7329

H.R. 7329119th Congress

FREEDOM Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R.7329

H.R. 8308119th Congress

CERTAIN Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R.8308

H.R. 8308119th Congress

CERTAIN Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R.8308

S. 4765119th Congress

Let America Build Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.4765

S. 4765119th Congress

Let America Build Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.4765

S. 4795119th Congress

FREEDOM Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.4795

S. 4795119th Congress

FREEDOM Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.4795

S. 4944119th Congress

American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.4944

S. 4944119th Congress

American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.4944

H.R. 3898119th Congress

PERMIT Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3898

H.R. 3898119th Congress

PERMIT Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3898

H.R. 4776119th Congress

SPEED Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4776

H.R. 4776119th Congress

SPEED Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R. 4776

H.R. 7329119th Congress

FREEDOM Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R.7329

H.R. 8308119th Congress

CERTAIN Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R.8308

S. 4765119th Congress

Let America Build Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.4765

S. 4765119th Congress

Let America Build Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.4765

S. 4795119th Congress

FREEDOM Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.4795

S. 4944119th Congress

American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.4944

S. 4944119th Congress

American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: CASSIDY & ASSOCIATES, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: S.4944

Source: Senate LDA