3rd Quarter - Report

FARM CREDIT EAST, ACA (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FIRST PIONEER FARM CREDIT, ACA) for FARM CREDIT EAST ACA (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FIRST PIONEER FARM CREDIT ACA)

Period 3rd Quarter 2009 Filed Oct 13, 2009 Signed by Robert A. Smith, Sr. Vice President/Knowledge Exchange & Public Affairs

Official filing
Firm
FARM CREDIT EAST, ACA (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FIRST PIONEER FARM CREDIT, ACA)
Client
FARM CREDIT EAST ACA (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FIRST PIONEER FARM CREDIT ACA)
Income
—
Expenses
$15,760
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

Agricultural Credit; Financial Services Regulatory Proposals; Farm Credit System Lending

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Farm Credit Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Agricultural Appropriations H.R. 2997 Funding for Farm Service Agency Loan Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; Farm Credit Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2997 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Farm Labor Availability; AgJOBS - S.1038, H.R. 2414 DHS Regulations on Social Security No-Match Letters

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Farm Credit Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2414 (111th), S. 1038 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

Agricultural Credit; Farm Credit System related issues; Farm labor availability; Farm Service Agency Lending and Funding; Dairy Farm assistance

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Farm Credit Administration

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Estate Taxes on Farms

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: White House Office; Farm Credit Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Immigration IMM

AgJOBS - S.1038, H.R. 2414 DHS Regulations on Social Security No-Match Letters

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Farm Credit Administration; White House Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2414 (111th), S. 1038 (111th)

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.