LobbyingAmerican Petroleum Institute lobbying by quarter
American Petroleum Institute's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $3M. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $7.2M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Taxation/Internal Revenue Code and Fuel/Gas/Oil.
American Petroleum Institute
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $7.2M
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q4 2022
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $965K | 5 |
| Q1 2023 | $1.5M | 5 |
| Q2 2023 | $1.7M | 5 |
| Q3 2023 | $2M | 5 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.9M | 4 |
| Q1 2024 | $2.1M | 5 |
| Q2 2024 | $2M | 5 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.8M | 5 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5M | 5 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.2M | 5 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3M | 5 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.2M | 5 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1M | 5 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.1M | 5 |
| Q2 2026 | $3M | 6 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Fuel, gas and oil$4.2M · 44 reports
- Taxation$3.9M · 45 reports
- Energy and nuclear$3.7M · 38 reports
- Maritime and fisheries$3.3M · 30 reports
- Trade$3.1M · 19 reports
- Natural resources$3.1M · 23 reports
- Clean air and water$3.1M · 15 reports
- Financial institutions and securities$1.8M · 12 reports
- Budget and appropriations$1.6M · 9 reports
- Homeland security$1M · 7 reports
- Environment and Superfund$182.9K · 12 reports
- Transportation$49.5K · 4 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES69 reports
- SENATE69 reports
- Treasury, Dept of19 reports
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)16 reports
- Energy, Dept of15 reports
- Executive Office of the President (EOP)12 reports
- Interior, Dept of (DOI)12 reports
- U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)10 reports
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)9 reports
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)9 reports
- State, Dept of (DOS)9 reports
- White House Office9 reports
- Commerce, Dept of (DOC)7 reports
- Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)7 reports
- Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)4 reports
- Bureau of Land Management (BLM)3 reports
- Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)3 reports
- U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)3 reports
- Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)1 reports
- Defense, Dept of (DOD)1 reports
- Defense Logistics Agency1 reports
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)1 reports
- Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)1 reports
- Natl Economic Council (NEC)1 reports
- Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)1 reports
- Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration1 reports
- Small Business Administration (SBA)1 reports
- Transportation Security Administration (TSA)1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| In-houseAmerican Petroleum Institute | $25.7M | 15 quarters |
| Ogr | $1.2M | 15 quarters |
| Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $930K | 15 quarters |
| S-3 Group | $900K | 15 quarters |
| Greenberg Traurig | $400K | 10 quarters |
| The Majority Group | $75K | 4 quarters |
| Squire Patton Boggs | $20K | 1 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| ADAM SUESS | Mar '25 to Oct '25: Acting Assist. Sec. Land & Minerals Managem't & Principal Dep. Assist. Sec. Land & Minerals Managem't, Dept. of the Interior. Oct. 25 - Feb 26: Senior Counselor to the Sec. Dept. of the Interior. | Q2 2026 |
| DAVID SCHNITTGER | Dep. Chief of Staff, Speaker Boehner, 2006-2015; Press Secr., Rep. John Boehner 1994-2001; Communications Director, House Committee on Education and the Workforce 2001-2005 | Q2 2026 |
| JOSE CEBALLOS | Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Special Assistant to the Secretary, Dept of Transportation; Confidential Assistant, Office of the Secretary, Business Liaison, Dept of Commerce | Q2 2026 |
| KEVIN CASEY | Senior Pol Dir, Dem Caucus; Counselor, Leg. Dir, Leg. Asst, Rep. Joseph Crowley; Staff Asst, Leg. Correspondent, Rep. Bob Weygand | Q2 2026 |
| MARTIN REISER | Policy Director, Republican Whip Steve Scalise, professional staff House Ways and Means Committee, Chief of Staff, Rep. Dan Miller, Budget Associate, House Budget Committee | Q2 2026 |
| MATT BRAVO | Director of Floor Operations for Maj. Whip Steve Scalise; Prof Staff, E&C; Floor Asst to Maj. Leader Eric Cantor | Q2 2026 |
| MICHAELEEN EARLE CROWELL | Leg Director, Rep. Denise Majette; Leg Director, Rep. John Lewis; Chief of Staff, US Sen. Bernie Sanders | Q2 2026 |
| MICHAEL FERENCE | Senior Pol Adv, Maj. Leader Eric Cantor and Maj Whip Roy Blunt; Leg Asst, Senator Inhofe | Q2 2026 |
| THOMAS S ANDREWS | 2009-2013:SA/LC and Sr SA, Rep. John Boehner; 2013-2015:SA to Speaker John Boehner; 2015-2018: Dir of Member Services, Speaker Paul Ryan; 2018- 2021: SA to President for Leg Affairs, White House | Q2 2026 |
| JEROME MURRAY | Chief of Staff, Rep. Stacey Plaskett; Legislative Director, Rep. G.K. Butterfield; Associate Director, Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee, Sen. Harry Reid; Legislative Director, Rep. Chaka Fattah; Staff Assistant, Rep. Chaka Fattah | Q1 2026 |
| KARISSA WILLHITE | Dep. Chief of Staff, Sen. Robert Menendez; Dep. Exec Director/ Policy Director, House Democratic Caucus; Sr. Legislative Asst, Rep. Robert Menendez | Q4 2025 |
| DOUGLAS NATION | Dep. Chief of Staff, McHenry, 23; Leg. Dir., McHenry, 19-23; Sen. Leg. Asst, McHenry, 15-16; Leg. Asst, McHenry, '14-15; Leg. Corr., McHenry, '11-14; Staff Asst, McHenry, '10. | Q3 2025 |
| JOHN SCHOENECKER | Tax Counsel for U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, Brady, '17-'19; Senior Investigative Counsel for Senate Committee on Finance, Grassley, '19-'21; Crime Counsel for Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Grassley, '21-'22 | Q3 2025 |
| MICHAEL WATSON | Advance Lead, U.S. DOE, 19-21; Spec. Asst; U.S. DOE, 18-19; Leg. Asst, House Oversight & Govt Reform Comm., 18; Staff Asst, House Oversight & Govt Reform Comm., 17-18; Intern, House Oversight & Govt Reform Comm., '17; Intern, Dold, '16. | Q2 2025 |
| KRISTIN WHITMAN | Exec. Clerk, Senate ENRC, 03-05. | Q1 2025 |
| MARTIN DELGADO | Staff Director, House Ag Approps; Professional Staff, MilCon/VA Approps, Budget Analyst APHIS | Q4 2024 |
| TRIPP MCKEMEY | Senior Leg. Assistant, Rep. Greg Gianforte; Leg. Assistant, Rep. Ryan Zinke, Leg. Correspondent, Rep. Ryan Zinke; Leg. Correspondent, Rep. Lynn Westmoreland; Staff Assistant Rep. Lynn Westmoreland | Q3 2024 |
| BRANDT ANDERSON | Research Assistant, House Committee on Veterans Affairs; Military Legislative Assistant, Rep Jackie Walorski; Legislative Director, Rep Jim Banks; Military Legislative Assistant, Senator Ted Cruz; National Security Advisor, Senator Todd Young | Q2 2024 |
| CHRIS GIBLIN | Chief of Staff, Rep. John Carter; Legislative Director, Rep. Charlie Norwood | Q3 2023 |
| GREGORY SUNSTRUM | Chief of Staff , Rep. Debbie Dingell; Deputy Chief of Staff and Leg. Director, Rep. Debbie Dingell ; Leg. Director, Rep. John Dingell; Leg. Assistant, Rep. John Dingell; Staff Assistant/Leg. Correspondent Rep. John Dingell | Q3 2023 |
| KELLEY HUDAK | Coalitions Dir., Maj. Whip, '16-'19; Business Coalitions Coord., Maj. Whip, '15-'16; Dir. of Coalitions and State Outreach, House RSC, '13-'15; Intern, Wittman, '10; Intern, Wittman, '09; Intern, Wittman, '08. | Q3 2023 |
| MICHAEL DEE BUCHANAN | Chief of Staff, House Republican Conference; Chief of Staff/ Dep. Chief of Staff/ Legislative Director, Rep. Jeb Hensarling; Dir, Sen. Phil Gramm | Q3 2023 |
| ZACHARY PFISTER | LegDir Rep Larry Kissell; SenLegAsst Rep Larry Kissell; LegAsst Rep Larry Kissell; LegCorrespondent Rep Larry Kissell; LegCorrespondent Rep Brad Ellsworth; StaffAsst Rep Brad Ellsworth; LegIntern Sen Evan Bayh | Q3 2023 |
| DANIEL M ARCHER | Legislative Director, NE; Senior Legislative Assistant, NE-2 | Q2 2023 |
| ROBERT ELLSWORTH | Chief of Staff, ID-1; Legislative Director, ID-1; Senior Legislative Assistant, NC-11; Professional Staff, House Admin. Committee; Intern, OH-8 | Q2 2023 |
| ANDREW USYK | Leg Assistant, Sen. Robert Casey; Legislative Aide Sen. Kristen Gillibrand; Compliance Officer, Sen. Gillibrand; Intern, Sen. Gillibrand and Rep. John Dingell | Q1 2023 |
| CHRISTOPHER BONESS | Staff Member, Senate HSGAC, 15-21; Staff Asst, Senate HSGAC, 15; Intern, Johnson, 12. | Q1 2023 |
| EMILY WONG | Sen. Adv., Off. of Sec., Dept. of Trans., 19-21; Counsel, House Oversight & Govt Reform Comm., 17-19; Oversight Counsel, House Ag. Comm., 16-17; Law Clerk, Senate HELP, 15; Intern, House Ways & Means Comm., 14; Intern, Corker, 14. | Q1 2023 |
| JENNIFER ALICIA DAULBY | Staff Director, House Administration Committee, Asst to Rep. Rodney Davis; Chief of Staff, Rep. Rodney Davis; Legislative Counsel, Rep. Steve Chabot; Associate Counsel, Rep. Bob Goodlatte; Legislative Assistant, Paid Intern, Rep. John Shimkus | Q1 2023 |
| LANCE ANTHONY WEST jr | Chief of Staff, Manchin, 19-23; Dep. Staff Dir., Senate ENRC, 19; Leg. Asst, Manchin, 15-18; Leg. Aide, Manchin, 15; Leg. Corr., Manchin, 14-15; Dep. Sched., Manchin; 13-14; Staff Asst, Manchin, 12. | Q1 2023 |
| BRIAN THOMAS MCGUIRE | Asst Sec. for Legis. Affairs, Treasury; Counselor, Treasury; COS, Sen McConnell; Acting Staff Dir, R Comm Center, Sen McConnell; Dep Com Dir, Sen McConnell; Chief Speechwriter, Sen McConnell; Chief Speechwriter, HUD | Q4 2022 |
| WILLIAM DUNHAM | Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, Leader Kevin McCarthy; Policy Director, Leader Kevin McCarthy; Executive Director, Republican Study Committee; Budget Associate, Rep. Tom McClintock | Q4 2022 |
| WILLIAM MOSCHELLA | PrincAssocDepAG DOJ,AsstAG DOJ,ChfLegCouns/Parliam Hs Judic Comm,ChfInvestigativeCouns Hs Judic Comm,GC Hs Rules Comm,Couns Hs Judic Comm,Couns/Parliam Hs Gov Rel Comm,SrLegAsst Rep Frank Wolf,LegAsst RepFrank Wolf,ComputerSysManager Rep Frank Wolf | Q4 2022 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 07/20for Q2 | In-house | $2.8M |
| 07/20for Q2 | Ogr | $80K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Greenberg Traurig | Under $5,000 |
| 07/17for Q2 | S-3 Group | $60K |
| 07/16for Q2 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $20K |
| 07/14for Q2 | Squire Patton Boggs | $20K |
| 07/14for Q2 | Squire Patton Boggs | Under $5,000 |
| 04/20for Q1 | Ogr | $80K |
| 04/20for Q1 | In-house | $1.9M |
| 04/20for Q1 | Greenberg Traurig | Under $5,000 |
| 04/17for Q1 | S-3 Group | $60K |
| 04/15for Q1 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $50K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Ogr | $80K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | In-house | $1.9M |
| 01/16for Q4 2025 | S-3 Group | $60K |
| 01/16for Q4 2025 | Greenberg Traurig | Under $5,000 |
| 01/14for Q4 2025 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $50K |
| 01/14for Q4 2025 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | $50K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | In-house | $1.9M |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | S-3 Group | $60K |