4th Quarter - Report

AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$243,307
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Act, including proposed changes to Waters of the U.S.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce concerns; Rail labor negotiations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Telecommunications TEC

Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Cybersecurity.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Natural Resources NAT

Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; White House Office

Environment/Superfund ENV

Biobased and soy-based products.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

2018 Farm Bill programs; 2023 Farm Bill; Biotechnology, including animal biotechnology regulation; Biobased products; Crop protection; Conservation and sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Supply chain; Federal grain inspection standards; Soy foods; White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Insurance INS

Crop insurance program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Risk Management Agency; White House Office

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Biofuels; Biodiesel tax credit renewal and extension; Renewable Fuel Standard, including Small Refinery Exemptions, updated renewable volume obligations, and soy supply and demand; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Labeling requirements for alternative fuels; Inflation Reduction Act implementation, including clean fuels production credit and sustainable aviation fuel production credit and feedstock eligibility.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations; ITC investigation into phosphate imports from Russia and Morocco; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; ITC investigation into UAN imports from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Transportation TRA

2022 Water Resources Development Act; Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Rail service delivery; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Bipartisan infrastructure bill, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Infrastructure bill implementation; Surface Transportation Board action - specifically Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific Railroad merger; Common carrier obligation definition update; Rail labor dispute; Extreme weather events-low water levels on the Mississippi River, requesting additional Army Corps and Coast Guard funding for navigation support; Port infrastructure development.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: Federal Maritime Commission; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Agricultural assistance; Broadband, Infrastructure resources; 2023 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; White House Office

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Protections for stepped-up basis; 1031 like-kind exchanges; 199A business income deductions; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Tax provisions in FY2023 Omnibus package.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Climate-related disclosures.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Data privacy and utilization; Right to Repair.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.