3rd Quarter - Report

AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$228,554
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

12 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 the Waters of the U.S. final rule.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
ANDREW CYPHERS New —
MADELYN DERKS —
CARSON FORT —
DAVID JOHANSON New Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission Intl Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee - Chairman/Ranking Member Grassley/Hatch
JOE PROSSER —
JOSHUA RAHM —

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Budget reconciliation tax provisions; Energy tax credits.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
ANDREW CYPHERS New —
MADELYN DERKS —
CARSON FORT —
DAVID JOHANSON New Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission Intl Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee - Chairman/Ranking Member Grassley/Hatch
JOE PROSSER —
JOSHUA RAHM —

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

Telecommunications TEC

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
ANDREW CYPHERS New —
MADELYN DERKS —
CARSON FORT —
DAVID JOHANSON New Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission Intl Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee - Chairman/Ranking Member Grassley/Hatch
JOE PROSSER —
JOSHUA RAHM —

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

Agriculture AGR

2018 Farm Bill programs; Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides, including label approvals, label uniformity, and FIFRA registration review; Conservation and sustainability; On-farm conservation practices; Innovation and competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster, market, and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; USDA Regenerative Feedstock Rule and USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator; Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act; Research and Research Facilities; Make America Healthy Again; Food regulations and labeling, including food labeling and designations and Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) process.; Ultra-processed foods (UPF).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
ANDREW CYPHERS New —
MADELYN DERKS —
CARSON FORT —
DAVID JOHANSON New Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission Intl Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee - Chairman/Ranking Member Grassley/Hatch
JOE PROSSER —
JOSHUA RAHM —

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

Insurance INS

Crop insurance program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
ANDREW CYPHERS New —
MADELYN DERKS —
CARSON FORT —
DAVID JOHANSON New Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission Intl Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee - Chairman/Ranking Member Grassley/Hatch
JOE PROSSER —
JOSHUA RAHM —

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard: renewable volume obligation rulemaking, feedstock pathways, small refinery exemptions; Year-round E-15; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs; Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z); Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit; Maritime and aviation biofuels programs; Fuel affordability; Biofuel carbon intensity modeling.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
ANDREW CYPHERS New —
MADELYN DERKS —
CARSON FORT —
DAVID JOHANSON New Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission Intl Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee - Chairman/Ranking Member Grassley/Hatch
JOE PROSSER —
JOSHUA RAHM —

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office

Natural Resources NAT

Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; Fish and Wildlife Service wetlands easements; Potash and Phosphate.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
ANDREW CYPHERS New —
MADELYN DERKS —
CARSON FORT —
DAVID JOHANSON New Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission Intl Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee - Chairman/Ranking Member Grassley/Hatch
JOE PROSSER —
JOSHUA RAHM —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; White House Office

Environment/Superfund ENV

Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule; Pesticides; Permitting Reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
ANDREW CYPHERS New —
MADELYN DERKS —
CARSON FORT —
DAVID JOHANSON New Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission Intl Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee - Chairman/Ranking Member Grassley/Hatch
JOE PROSSER —
JOSHUA RAHM —

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Free trade and regional trade agreements; Review and renewal of U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement; China trade negotiations, including U.S.-China Board of Trade; Section 301 investigations and tariffs; Section 338 tariffs on Canada; Section 122 steel & aluminum tariffs; Tariffs on agricultural farming inputs; Countervailing duties on fertilizer and other agricultural inputs; World Trade Organization and U.S. membership; International food assistance, including Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods procurement; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Permanent transfer of Food for Peace to USDA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
ANDREW CYPHERS New —
MADELYN DERKS —
CARSON FORT —
DAVID JOHANSON New Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission Intl Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee - Chairman/Ranking Member Grassley/Hatch
JOE PROSSER —
JOSHUA RAHM —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; Columbia River system navigation; Rail network efficiency and competition; Surface transportation reauthorization legislation; 2026 Water Resources Development Act; Surface Transportation Board railway merger consideration.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
ANDREW CYPHERS New —
MADELYN DERKS —
CARSON FORT —
DAVID JOHANSON New Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission Intl Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee - Chairman/Ranking Member Grassley/Hatch
JOE PROSSER —
JOSHUA RAHM —

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2026 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation; Farm assistance.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
ANDREW CYPHERS New —
MADELYN DERKS —
CARSON FORT —
DAVID JOHANSON New Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission Intl Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee - Chairman/Ranking Member Grassley/Hatch
JOE PROSSER —
JOSHUA RAHM —

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce concerns; H-2A visas.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
ANDREW CYPHERS New —
MADELYN DERKS —
CARSON FORT —
DAVID JOHANSON New Commissioner, U.S. International Trade Commission Intl Trade Counsel, U.S. Senate Finance Committee - Chairman/Ranking Member Grassley/Hatch
JOE PROSSER —
JOSHUA RAHM —

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

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.