2nd Quarter - Report

AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE for AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$460,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

*Bilateral and regional issues/initiatives potentially impacting the U.S. sugar industry: USMCA, African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), Brazil, the EU, India, Kenya, and the United Kingdom. *Multilateral issues, disputes and developments involving the World Trade Organization, including: WTO reform priorities including the Dispute Settlement Body, the stalled dispute settlement related to India's sugar subsidy program, and preparatory actions for 14th Ministerial tentatively scheduled for early 2026.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT C. JOHANSSON New Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Agriculture AGR

*Public Law No: 115-334. All provisions related to the domestic sugar program and any legislation affecting current law. *Administration and management of U.S. sugar policy. *HR 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, agriculture disaster assistance implementation *HR 1604/S. 754, Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act *H.R.8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, provisions relating to sugar *The Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 (Senate Democratic Framework, unnumbered, not yet introduced), provisions relating to sugar *Senate Republican Framework for 2024 Farm Bill (unnumbered, not yet introduced), provisions relating to sugar *HR 10545, American Relief Act, 2025, provisions relating to sugar and agriculture disaster aid *H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill regarding Farm Bill and tax provisions relating to agriculture, including section 199A *Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. 136, relating to ongoing implementation *FY2026 Agriculture Appropriations Bills, H.R. 4121/S. __ (not yet numbered), regarding crop insurance *FY2026 Budget Resolution, not yet numbered or introduced, regarding crop insurance *PN12-43, Mr. Stephen Vaden nomination as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture *PN13-5, Mr. Richard Fordyce nomination as Undersecretary for FPAC *PN12-26, Mr. Luke Lindberg nomination as Undersecretary for Trade *PN12-22, Mr. Dudley Hoskins nomination as Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs *PN25-43, Mr. Brian Quintenz nomination as CFTC Commissioner *Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act (not yet reintroduced)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT C. JOHANSSON Chief Economist, USDA

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th), H.R. 4121 (119th), H.R. 1604 (119th), S. 754 (119th), H.R. 10545 (119th), H.R. 8467 (119th), H.R. 2617 (119th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.