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LD-2 disclosure · 3rd Quarter - Report

CMS ENERGY CORP

via CMS ENERGY CORP

3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) · 2023Posted Oct 19, 2023Filing document ↗LDA record ↗

Expenses$170Kself-filed spend

Client

Name: CMS ENERGY CORP
Location: District of Columbia · United States of America

Registrant

Firm: CMS ENERGY CORP
Location: Jackson, Michigan, United States of America

Lobbying activities

9 issues

Transportation
Alternative fuel vehicles and related infrastructure generally; Supply chain issues generally; Pipeline Safety Reauthorization; Buy America and Buy American generally; Public and commercial fleets and related infrastructure;
Lobbyistsmrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER · GABRIEL TERRY · mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI
Covered position (mrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER): Executive Director, Federal Governmental Affairs
Covered position (GABRIEL TERRY): Manager, Federal Governmental Affairs
Covered position (mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI): Director, Federal Governmental Affairs
TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Telecommunications
Pole Attachments generally; FCC Spectrum Auction Reauthorization draft legislation; Telecom issues generally.
Lobbyistsmrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER · GABRIEL TERRY · mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI
Covered position (mrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER): Executive Director, Federal Governmental Affairs
Covered position (GABRIEL TERRY): Manager, Federal Governmental Affairs
Covered position (mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI): Director, Federal Governmental Affairs

Source

Source · Senate Office of Public Records — Lobbying Disclosure Act filings ↗.

Coverage gaps · LD-2 reports a single dollar figure per quarter on ONE basis — income (a fee) or expenses (self-filed spend), never both — so this page never combines them into one "spend" number.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear

H.R. 5376 Inflation Reduction Act; S. 1043, the Natural GAS Act; H.R.1615 Gas Stove Protection and Freedom Act; H.R.1640 Save Our Gas Stoves Act ; H.R.337 GAS Act; H.R. 263 Stop Trying to Obsessively Vilify Energy Act; H.R. 1160, Critical Electric Infrastructure Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Act; PEER Act discussion draft; Federal Power Act generally; Hydrogen policy generally; Electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure generally; Clean energy issues generally; Clean energy technologies generally Energy storage issues generally; Energy efficiency issues generally; Emissions reporting generally; FERC issues generally; Energy grid supply chain issues generally ; Hydropower licensing and re-licensing; Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Implementation. Congressional oversight of DOE, CPSC S. 1399, Building American Energy Security Act S. 1456, Spur Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources Act S.1449, Revitalizing the Economy by Simplifying Timelines and Assuring Regulatory Transparency Act S. 1339, the Building American Energy Security Act; S. 1521, Community and Hydropower Improvement Act; S.914, Energy Threat Analysis Center Establishment Act; S. 2651, the SITE Act; S.2994, Maintaining and Enhancing Hydroelectricity and River Restoration Act of 2023;

Lobbyistsmrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER · GABRIEL TERRY · mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI

Covered position (mrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER): Executive Director, Federal Governmental Affairs

Covered position (GABRIEL TERRY): Manager, Federal Governmental Affairs

Covered position (mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI): Director, Federal Governmental Affairs

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture

2023 Farm Bill (Renewable Energy, Brownfields, RNG);

Lobbyistsmrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER · GABRIEL TERRY · mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI

Covered position (mrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER): Executive Director, Federal Governmental Affairs

Covered position (GABRIEL TERRY): Manager, Federal Governmental Affairs

Covered position (mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI): Director, Federal Governmental Affairs

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Defense

The National Defense Authorization Act;

Lobbyistsmrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER · GABRIEL TERRY · mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI

Covered position (mrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER): Executive Director, Federal Governmental Affairs

Covered position (GABRIEL TERRY): Manager, Federal Governmental Affairs

Covered position (mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI): Director, Federal Governmental Affairs

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

H.R. 3746, the Fiscal Responsibility Act; H.R. 3936, Tax Cuts for Working Families Act Hydropower tax credits generally Inflation Reduction Act Implementation; H.J. Res. 39/S. J. Res. 15, the solar tariff Congressional Review Act (CRA); Resiliency issues generally; Transmission and distribution issues generally;

Lobbyistsmrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER · GABRIEL TERRY · mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI

Covered position (mrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER): Executive Director, Federal Governmental Affairs

Covered position (GABRIEL TERRY): Manager, Federal Governmental Affairs

Covered position (mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI): Director, Federal Governmental Affairs

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security

Pipeline Security Authorities Legislation; Increasing Attacks and Physical Threats to Pipeline Infrastructure generally; Preventing Attacks and Physical Threats to Pipeline Infrastructure.

Lobbyistsmrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER · GABRIEL TERRY · mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI

Covered position (mrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER): Executive Director, Federal Governmental Affairs

Covered position (GABRIEL TERRY): Manager, Federal Governmental Affairs

Covered position (mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI): Director, Federal Governmental Affairs

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund

H.R. 1 Lower Energy Costs Act; H.R. 1335, the TAPP Act S. 1449, the RESTART Act H.R. 1449, The Builder Act EPA regulations generally; Good Neighbor Rule; Effluent Guidelines; Siting and permitting generally; National Environmental Policy Act; Clean Water Act generally; Endangered Species Act generally; Clean Air Act generally.

Lobbyistsmrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER · GABRIEL TERRY · mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI

Covered position (mrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER): Executive Director, Federal Governmental Affairs

Covered position (GABRIEL TERRY): Manager, Federal Governmental Affairs

Covered position (mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI): Director, Federal Governmental Affairs

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Budget/Appropriations

H.R. 893/S. 405. Heating and Cooling Relief Act ; H.R. 5793. Water Access Act; FY24 Energy, Water & Related Agencies Appropriations Legislation ; FY24 Labor-HHS Appropriations Legislation (LIHEAP); FY24 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act; FY24 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Act; FY24 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Act; FY24 Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Act; FY24 Department of Homeland Security Act; FY24 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act; FY24 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Act; FY24 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Act; Financial Services and General Government Act, 2024; Energy R&D funding. Department of Defense Act, 2024;

Lobbyistsmrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER · GABRIEL TERRY · mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI

Covered position (mrs AMY SANDGREN PLASTER): Executive Director, Federal Governmental Affairs

Covered position (GABRIEL TERRY): Manager, Federal Governmental Affairs

Covered position (mrs LINDSAY ESSON BISCARDI): Director, Federal Governmental Affairs

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

CMS ENERGY CORP — Lobbying — Receipts Report