Lobbying Spend
$2.4M
Filings
96
Firms Hired
1
Active Period
2002–2026
Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings
Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available
Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings
Most frequently reported lobbying issues
Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded
Energy Choice Act
2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Amending Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act, reform of the Energy Policy and Conversation Act (H.R. 4626, and S.5338), and Energy Choice legislation (H.R. 3699 and S. 1945), and the Reliable Federal Buildings Act (H.R. 4690)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 3699
Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act
2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Amending Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act, reform of the Energy Policy and Conversation Act (H.R. 4626, and S.5338), and Energy Choice legislation (H.R. 3699 and S. 1945), and the Reliable Federal Buildings Act (H.R. 4690)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 4626
Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act
2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Amending Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act, reform of the Energy Policy and Conversation Act (H.R. 4626, and S.5338), and Energy Choice legislation (H.R. 3699 and S. 1945), and the Reliable Federal Buildings Act (H.R. 4690)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 4690
PIPES Act of 2025
2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization (H.R. 5301. H.R.9338, and S. 2713), and continuation of PHMSA grant program for publicly owned gas utilities (S. 2975)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 5301
Pipeline Safety Authorization Act of 2026
2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization (H.R. 5301. H.R.9338, and S. 2713), and continuation of PHMSA grant program for publicly owned gas utilities (S. 2975)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R.9338
Energy Choice Act
2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Amending Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act, reform of the Energy Policy and Conversation Act (H.R. 4626, and S.5338), and Energy Choice legislation (H.R. 3699 and S. 1945), and the Reliable Federal Buildings Act (H.R. 4690)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: S. 1945
American Energy Security Act of 2025
2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization (H.R. 5301. H.R.9338, and S. 2713), and continuation of PHMSA grant program for publicly owned gas utilities (S. 2975)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: S. 2713
PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization (H.R. 5301. H.R.9338, and S. 2713), and continuation of PHMSA grant program for publicly owned gas utilities (S. 2975)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: S. 2975
Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026
2026 · third_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Amending Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act, reform of the Energy Policy and Conversation Act (H.R. 4626, and S.5338), and Energy Choice legislation (H.R. 3699 and S. 1945), and the Reliable Federal Buildings Act (H.R. 4690)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: S.5338
Energy Choice Act
2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Amending Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act, reform of the Energy Policy and Conversation Act (H.R. 4626), and Energy Choice legislation (H.R. 3699 and S. 1945), and the Reliable Federal Buildings Act (H.R. 4690)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 3699
Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act
2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Amending Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act, reform of the Energy Policy and Conversation Act (H.R. 4626), and Energy Choice legislation (H.R. 3699 and S. 1945), and the Reliable Federal Buildings Act (H.R. 4690)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 4626
Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act
2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Amending Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act, reform of the Energy Policy and Conversation Act (H.R. 4626), and Energy Choice legislation (H.R. 3699 and S. 1945), and the Reliable Federal Buildings Act (H.R. 4690)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 4690
PIPES Act of 2025
2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization (H.R. 5301 and S. 2713), and continuation of PHMSA grant program for publicly owned gas utilities (S. 2975)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 5301
Energy Choice Act
2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Amending Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act, reform of the Energy Policy and Conversation Act (H.R. 4626), and Energy Choice legislation (H.R. 3699 and S. 1945), and the Reliable Federal Buildings Act (H.R. 4690)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: S. 1945
American Energy Security Act of 2025
2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization (H.R. 5301 and S. 2713), and continuation of PHMSA grant program for publicly owned gas utilities (S. 2975)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: S. 2713
PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
2026 · second_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization (H.R. 5301 and S. 2713), and continuation of PHMSA grant program for publicly owned gas utilities (S. 2975)
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: S. 2975
Energy Choice Act
2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Amending Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act, reform of the Energy Policy and Conversation Act (H.R. 4626), and Energy Choice legislation (H.R. 3699 and S. 1945), and the Reliable Federal Buildings Act (H.R. 4690)
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 3699
Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act
2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Amending Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act, reform of the Energy Policy and Conversation Act (H.R. 4626), and Energy Choice legislation (H.R. 3699 and S. 1945), and the Reliable Federal Buildings Act (H.R. 4690)
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 4626
Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act
2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Amending Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act, reform of the Energy Policy and Conversation Act (H.R. 4626), and Energy Choice legislation (H.R. 3699 and S. 1945), and the Reliable Federal Buildings Act (H.R. 4690)
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 4690
PIPES Act of 2025
2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization (H.R. 5301 and S. 2713), and continuation of PHMSA grant program for publicly owned gas utilities (S. 2975)
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 5301
Energy Choice Act
2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Amending Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act, reform of the Energy Policy and Conversation Act (H.R. 4626), and Energy Choice legislation (H.R. 3699 and S. 1945), and the Reliable Federal Buildings Act (H.R. 4690)
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: S. 1945
American Energy Security Act of 2025
2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization (H.R. 5301 and S. 2713), and continuation of PHMSA grant program for publicly owned gas utilities (S. 2975)
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: S. 2713
PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
2026 · first_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
Pipeline Safety Reauthorization (H.R. 5301 and S. 2713), and continuation of PHMSA grant program for publicly owned gas utilities (S. 2975)
Client expense: $175,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: S. 2975
To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets, and for other purposes.
2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
1. APGA has pushed for passage of legislation and rulemakings that increase natural gas market transparency and provide the CFTC with resources necessary to ensure the appropriate level of market oversight. 2. APGA has opposed legislation and rulemakings which require LDCs to post margin for OTC derivatives. 3. APGA has lobbied against the Federal Reserve's NOPR prohibiting Banks' subsidiaries; ownership of commodities, arguing that such a ban would harm municipal LDCs ability to execute prepays, which are used to purchase natural gas over the long term to save customers' money. 4. APGA has lobbied on HR 2209 from Rep. Messer (IN) which defines some securities as High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA) but not municipal securities as HQLA. APGA has argued in its lobbying that municipal securities should be HQLA.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: HR 2209
To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets, and for other purposes.
2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GAS ASSOCIATION
1. APGA has lobbied for passage of legislation that would provide refund authority to the FERC under Section 5 of the Natural Gas Act. Such legislation would protect customers of interstate natural gas pipelines from being overcharged. 2. APGA has pushed for full funding of the LIHEAP at $5.1 billion. 3. APGA has lobbied against the export of LNG. 4. APGA has lobbied against DOE's Residential Furnace Standards Rule. 5. APGA has lobbied against the implementation of Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act which would ban fossil fuel generated energy from new or modified federal buildings by 2030. 6. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of energy efficiency arguing that natural gas has a key role to play in meeting efficiency goals. 7. APGA has lobbied generally for the passage of legislation to promote Natural Gas Vehicles including S. 344: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the excise tax on liquified petroleum gas and liquified natural gas. 8. APGA has lobbied HUD generally about the importance of natural gas appliances in terms of cost savings and energy efficiency. 9. APGA has lobbied for public natural gas LDCs in the context of FERC's ongoing Gas-Electric Coordination rule. 10. APGA has lobbied Congress and the DOE with respect to concerns about DOE's social cost of carbon metric used in appliance standards. 11. APGA has lobbied on the issue of GHG regulations with respect to Boilers and other equipment. 12. APGA has opposed the Waters of the U.S. rule by the EPA as it would increases costs for municipal LDCs to perform routine maintenance. 13. APGA has lobbied generally on the issue of Pipeline Safety Reauthorization arguing that given the 20 mandates from the 2011 bill that have yet to be implemented, the 2015 reauthorization should be a clean reauthorization. 14. APGA has lobbied that the Technical Support Documents (TSD) for DOE rules regarding appliances, specifically the DOE Furnace Rule, should not reference private, proprietary studies to justify cost calculations which require concerned entities such as APGA to purchase said studies. 15. APGA has lobbied on (H.R. 2209 114th Congress) introduced by Representative Messer (R-IN) which would that would require regulators to classify all investment grade municipal securities as High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA), except for municipal securities. APGA has lobbied on HR 2209, arguing that municipal securities should be designated as HQLA. 16. APGA has lobbied on Senator Inhofe's legislation, "UAVs for Energy Infrastructure Act" (S.2684) which would allow infrastructure operators, including not-for-profit LDCs, to utilize UAVs for compliance with regulations for which they were already allowed to use manned aircraft. 17. APGA has lobbied Congress for natural gas research and development appropriations with respect to natural gas vehicles and natural gas appliances. 18. APGA has lobbied for the inclusion of natural gas in Department of Agriculture programs to ensure that farmers have access to affordable natural gas as a fuel option through Agriculture programs.
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: —
Matched citations: H.R. 2209, HR 2209
Source: Senate LDA