Why It Matters
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP lobbied on H.R. 7502, the Recycled Materials Attribution Act, and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in the third quarter of 2026. H.R. 7502, the Recycled Materials Attribution Act of 2026, which would bar misleading recycled-content claims in consumer product marketing and establish uniform national standards, preempting state rules.
By the Numbers
The in-house $280,000 filing, signed Oct. 9, is down $590,000 from the $870,000 reported in the second quarter of 2026.
Outside firm Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid LLC reported $60,000 for the same period, bringing the combined third-quarter total to $340,000. CGCN Group LLC, which also filed on the company's behalf in the third quarter of 2025, filed a termination in the fourth quarter of 2025 and does not appear in any 2026 period.
The in-house filing names one lobbyist: Stephen Gordon Jr., Senior Manager, Government Affairs, a former staffer for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Broader Context
H.R. 7502 was introduced Feb. 11 by Rep. Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23) and was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The committee ordered the bill reported on Sept. 16; it had not become law as of the filing's signed date. The bill would require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to update its Green Guides environmental marketing standards within one year of enactment. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Green Guides, dated October 11, 2012, say marketers should qualify recycled-content claims, for example, by stating a percentage of recycled material.
On the trade front, the United States and Mexico launched a USMCA review process in March 2026, and the U.S. Trade Representative said on July 1 that the agreement was not renewed at the six-year joint review. A Congressional Research Service report dated Sept. 29 said that the United States and Canada had not announced any official negotiations related to the review as of that date.
The issue codes listed in the filing are chemical industry and domestic and foreign trade.
Competitive Landscape
11 organizations besides Chevron Phillips Chemical are lobbying H.R. 7502, including PepsiCo Inc., Tetra Pak Inc., the Household and Commercial Products Association, the Plastics Industry Association Inc., and Exxon Mobil Corp.
The Bottom Line
In-house spending has swung widely across seven quarters, while Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid LLC has appeared in every period; CGCN Group LLC filed a Termination in the fourth quarter of 2025 and does not appear in any 2026 period.
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