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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
5ba54689-1595-46bd-9720-5d604b3e2f34
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-15 20:01:05
Income (reported)
$260,000
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

VENN STRATEGIES

A political and public affairs consulting firm.

Contact
JAY ENGLESON
Phone
+1 301-509-9933
Address
zip:20001, city:WASHINGTON, state:DC, street:750 9th St NW, Suite 650

Client

BATTERY MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY COALITION

a coalition of companies working on battery materials and technologies in North America.

State
DC
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2020-12-15

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

NAT — Natural Resources

Matters related to the promotion of extraction, processing, recycling, and manufacturing of battery materials and associated technologies in North America and abroad.

Lobbyists: BENJAMIN STEINBERG; mr ERIK ROBERT OLSON; EMMA J. BISHOP; CARLY GOOD; mr CHARLES DOMINIC LEVINGS; ANDREW THEUT [new]

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

MAN — Manufacturing

Matters related to the promotion of extraction, processing, recycling, and manufacturing of battery materials and associated technologies in North America and abroad.

Lobbyists: EMMA J. BISHOP; BENJAMIN STEINBERG; mr ERIK ROBERT OLSON; CARLY GOOD; mr CHARLES DOMINIC LEVINGS; ANDREW THEUT [new]

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

DEF — Defense

Matters related to the securing the battery supply chain for the defense and industrial base economy, including advocacy on non-Foreign Entity of Concern content requirements.

Lobbyists: BENJAMIN STEINBERG; mr ERIK ROBERT OLSON; EMMA J. BISHOP; CARLY GOOD; mr CHARLES DOMINIC LEVINGS; ANDREW THEUT [new]

Government entities lobbied: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)

Matters related to trade policy supporting the domestic, Canadian, and allied markets for the battery supply chain.

Lobbyists: BENJAMIN STEINBERG; mr ERIK ROBERT OLSON; EMMA J. BISHOP; CARLY GOOD; mr CHARLES DOMINIC LEVINGS; ANDREW THEUT [new]

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Matters related to implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBBA) tax credits for the battery supply chain, critical minerals, and associated technologies.

Lobbyists: BENJAMIN STEINBERG; mr ERIK ROBERT OLSON; EMMA J. BISHOP; CARLY GOOD; mr CHARLES DOMINIC LEVINGS; ANDREW THEUT [new]

Government entities lobbied: Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

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