MICHAEL WATSON
MICHAEL WATSON is named as a lobbyist in 1 lobbying report we hold, filed by 1 registrant for 1 client.
Earlier government jobs, as reported
A lobbying report lists each lobbyist's covered positions: jobs in Congress or the executive branch that the law asks a lobbyist to disclose. Each line is copied as a report states it.
No report we hold lists a covered position for MICHAEL WATSON.
Registrants and clients
- AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE · 1 report
Clients: AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE.
Bills named where this lobbyist is listed, and how the House and the Senate voted
21 bills named in these reports. None of them became law in our record, so no recorded vote is shown. A lobbying report names the houses of Congress and the agencies the lobbyists contacted. It does not say which members or staff they met.
| Bill | Status | How the House and the Senate voted |
|---|---|---|
| H.R. 161New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act | Reported by committee | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 1346To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure under that Act, and for other purposes. | Passed the House | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 3151SHIPS for America Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 4305DUMP Red Tape Act | Passed the House | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 6336Fair Allocation of Interstate Rates Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 6529Protecting Families from AI Data Center Energy Costs Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 6633High-Capacity Grid Act | Passed the House | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 7656ReSCUE Oceans Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 7831License to Drill Act | Passed both chambers | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 8330Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 8870BUILD America 250 Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 9332Load Forecasting Enhancement Act | Passed the House | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 9335Advanced Transmission Technology to Reduce Rates Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 9338Pipeline Safety Authorization Act of 2026 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 9339Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act | Passed the House | No recorded vote in our record |
| H.R. 9340Ratepayer Protection Act | Passed the House | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 593Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 3910ReSCUE Oceans Act | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 4340Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 4475Unlock American Energy and Jobs Act of 2026 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
| S. 4944American Energy and Mineral Infrastructure Act of 2026 | Introduced | No recorded vote in our record |
Issues named: Energy/Nuclear (1), Fuel/Gas/Oil (1), Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries (1).
Every report
| Client | Registrant | Kind, as filed | Posted | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTEEnergy/Nuclear, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries | AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE | 2nd Quarter - Report | The report on LDA.gov |
Campaign gifts this lobbyist reported
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No contribution report we hold lists a gift from this filer.
Where this comes from
Lobbying Disclosure Act reports (LD-2), LDA.gov. We save our own copy of each page of LDA.gov's list of reports before we read it. These pages were built from our copies on .
2026-Q2: every page of LDA.gov's list saved and read.
A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together. A report of less than $5,000, or of no lobbying activity, states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.
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