4th Quarter - Report — THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE for THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE (2025)

Firm

THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE

Client

THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE

Income

—

Expenses

$314,896

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Highway Bill / Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Federal-Aid Highway Program Funding (Congress, DOT) H.R. 4585, Agricultural & Rural Road Improvement Program Act (Congress, DOT) H.R. 4601, Seasonal Agriculture CDL Modernization Act (Congress) S. 2108 & H.R. 2920, VARIANCE Act (Congress) Truck Weight Modernization (Congress) Infrastructure Permitting Reform (Congress) Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, including Hours of Service (Congress, DOT) Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Regulations, including Nurse Tank Safety (Congress, DOT) Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works (USACE) navigation program funding and execution (Congress, USACE) Unintroduced Legislation - Water Resources Development Act (Congress) Railroad rate, practice, and service issues (Surface Transportation Board, Congress) S. 2104, Reliable Rail Service Act of 2025 (Congress) Railroad Merger Proposals (Congress, White House Office) Rail Safety and Technology Policy (Congress, DOT) Confirmation hearings for nominees for the Surface Transportation Board (Congress) Heavy Duty Vehicles

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RYAN BOWLEY New	—

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Federal Railroad Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 4585 (119th), S. 2108 (119th), H.R. 2920 (119th), S. 2104 (119th), H.R. 4601 (119th)

Homeland Security HOM

Ammonium Nitrate Security Program rule making (Congress and DHS) CFATS reauthorization (Congress)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RYAN BOWLEY New	—
THOMAS LYNCH	—
EDWIN THOMAS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Environment/Superfund ENV

CLEAN Future Act - Monitoring potential impacts on energy-intensive trade-exposed industries S. 3894 Growing Climate Solutions Act - support the bill and advocate for inclusion of 4R management practices TSCA Formaldehyde Risk Evaluation H.R. 3898 PERMIT Act H.R. 4776 SPEED Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS LYNCH	—
EDWIN THOMAS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 3894 (119th), H.R. 3898 (119th), H.R. 4776 (119th)

Agriculture AGR

Fertilizer market Farm Bill - Conservation Title Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards Act Increased TSP Access Plant Biostimulant Act (S. 1907 and H.R. 3783) Make America Healthy Again Phosphogypsum Reuse Nitrate IRIS Risk Assessment Fertilizer Reporting USDA Fertilizer Economist

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RYAN BOWLEY	—
THOMAS LYNCH	—
EDWIN THOMAS New	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bills named: S. 1907 (119th), H.R. 3783 (119th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

General issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS LYNCH	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Addressing implementation of Superfund Excise Tax on chemical feed stocks

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS LYNCH	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Tariff policy as it impacts fertilizers

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RYAN BOWLEY	—
THOMAS LYNCH	—
EDWIN THOMAS	—

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

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.