Why It Matters
3M Co. is lobbying on the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027 and the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027, both listed as awaiting House floor consideration and providing fiscal 2027 appropriations. The filing also lists hydrochlorofluorocarbon and perfluorinated chemical issues, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory reform, tax policy, and trade and traffic safety, with no specific legislation cited for those topics.
By the Numbers
The in-house third-quarter report lists $750,000 in lobbying expenditures, up $470,000 from the $280,000 3M reported in-house in the third quarter of 2025. Compared with the previous quarter, the in-house figure rose $30,000 to $720,000.
Across all 11 registrants, 3 M reported a third-quarter total of $1,215,000, down $30,000 from $1,245,000 in the second quarter and up $605,000 from $610,000 in the third quarter of 2025. Ballard Partners LLC's reported fee fell from $180,000 in the second quarter to $140,000 in the third quarter, its lowest of the three quarters this year.
The in-house filing lists five lobbyists: Meagan Linn, senior vice president of government affairs, with prior House staff experience; Saif Inam, director of federal government affairs, also with prior House staff experience; James Savage III, government relations professional, with prior House staff experience; Andrew Beilein, head of federal government affairs, newly listed on the in-house roster this quarter; and Emilia Valbum, head of commercial diplomacy and trade, government affairs.
Broader Context
H.R. 9495 was introduced June 26, with Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) listed as sponsor and placed on the House Union Calendar as No. 621. H.R. 9260, sponsored by Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL), was placed on the Union Calendar as No. 604 on June 11. Both bills are listed as awaiting floor consideration, with more than 40 other organizations reportedly lobbying on each.
In May, the EPA proposed two drinking water rules concerning per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). One would retain enforceable limits for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) while allowing qualifying public water systems to seek extensions of their compliance deadlines from 2029 to 2031. The other would rescind federal drinking water limits for perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), HFPO-DA, also known as GenX chemicals, and certain PFAS mixtures. EPA held public hearings on both proposals on July 7, and their comment periods closed July 20. Both proposals remained pending as of the third-quarter filing.
On chemical regulation, the American Chemistry Council welcomed a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee discussion draft on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in March, with its president citing EPA review delays and a backlog of new chemicals. The Alliance for Health and Safe Chemicals opposed the proposed TSCA changes in February alongside a coalition that includes Earthjustice, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Environmental Defense Fund, arguing that they could weaken EPA reviews, allow more dangerous chemicals onto the market and undermine states' ability to protect residents.
The president signed H.R. 1 into law July 4, 2025. The law included business tax changes relevant to the filing's listed topics, including provisions allowing immediate deductions for qualifying domestic research and experimental expenditures and changes to international taxation. Those provisions were enacted, not pending, when the filing was signed.
The Bottom Line
Both fiscal 2027 appropriations bills are listed as awaiting House floor consideration, making floor scheduling the next legislative decision point, although the latest congressional action histories require confirmation. EPA's pending PFAS drinking water proposals also remain relevant to 3M's chemical regulatory interests. Ballard Partners LLC's reported fee for 3M fell from $180,000 in the second quarter to $140,000 in the third quarter, its lowest of the three quarters this year, while the reported registrant count remained at 11.
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