Valero Energy Corporation
Valero Energy Corporation is an independent petroleum refiner and ethanol producer with concentrated political alignment to House Energy and Commerce Committee members, evidenced by $40,000 in donations to 8 Republican representatives, including two committee chairs.
BusinessWhat VLO does
Valero Energy Corporation operates as an independent petroleum refiner and marketer, producing conventional and renewable fuels, including gasoline, distillates, jet fuel, and ethanol. Its revenue is derived from refining and marketing operations across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K., with significant exposure to federal energy policy and renewable fuel standards. The company's operations are capital-intensive and heavily influenced by environmental regulations and trade policies.
12 months past · 3 months futureVLO activity timeline
Executive Branch ConflictsVLO held by Trump-administration officials
Lifetime Government AwardsVLO federal contracts
VLO doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding VLO
Politicians Trading VLOMembers of Congress with recent VLO positions
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading VLO
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.
Bills Affecting VLOLive legislation impacting this stock
Political ProfileWhere VLO sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: Strong committee alignment with $40,000 in donations targeting 8 Republican House members, including three subcommittee chairs (Weber-Energy, Cloud-Energy & Water Appropriations, Stauber-Energy & Mineral Resources). EVIDENTIARY: No recent corporate insider buys (tier F, 0 buys in 180 days per `get_corporate_insider_signal`). Mixed congressional trading: one purchase ($50k-$100k by M001190) and multiple sales, including two by C001123. Net: Structural access via committee chairs outweighs weak evidentiary trading signals.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
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High density of energy-sector legislation impacting revenueU.S. Congress"`Recent bill_impacts` lists 8 bills with uniform impact_ratio of 0.0003, indicating consistent regulatory exposure."
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Alignment with House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership on energy policyU.S. House of Representatives"Donations to Rep. Randy Weber ($10,000), chair of HSIF03 Energy Subcommittee, and Rep. Michael Cloud ($5,000), chair of HSAP10 Appropriations Subcommittee for Energy and Water, per `get_political_infl"
Capitol Hill AlliesChampions & critics
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Congressional critics
- No specific congressional critics identified.
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