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VLO: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report

Renewable Fuel Standard, issues related to vehicle fuel economy standards, issues related to domestic fuel market, Issues related to fuel exports. Issues related to importation of renewable fuel feedstock, Issues related to renewable fuel exports, and issues related to crude oil, Issues related to fuel exports.

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Oct 20, 2026, 10:06 AM EDT
Event / period date
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Collected
Nov 11, 2026, 12:38 PM EST

Why this is connected

Legal-name match: VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION is VALERO ENERGY CORP/TX (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1035002/), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).

Reported lobbying amounts

Expenses: $430,000.00

These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.

Source evidence

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