3rd Quarter - Report — USA RICE FEDERATION for USA RICE FEDERATION (2026)

Firm

USA RICE FEDERATION

Client

USA RICE FEDERATION

Income

—

Expenses

$60,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

1. General Shipping Issues and Compliance 2. Rail service issues facing rice shippers and potential rail merger impact 3. Ocean shipping issues facing rice shippers

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB WESTLIN	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Maritime Commission; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

1. Implementation of PL 118-158, American Relief Act. 2025, regarding provisions relating to agriculture 2. H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB WESTLIN	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th)

1. Crop Insurance Program 2. Issues and potential bills related to the pending 2025 Farm Bill in Development 3. Implementation of PL 118-158, American Relief Act, 2025, regarding provisions relating to agriculture 4. S. 5526 Agricultural Act of 2026 5. S. 743 Ag Disputes Act 6. Food and agricultural research 7. Food safety 8. H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act and implementation of PL 119-21 9. Economic assistance, Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) program 10. H.R.7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 11. H.Con.Res. 113, regarding provisions relating to agriculture

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB WESTLIN	—
SHELBY YOUNG New	—

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

Bills named: S. 5526 (119th), H.R. 7567 (119th), H.R. 1 (119th), H.Con.Res. 113 (119th), S. 743 (119th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

1. Commodity and Conservation Programs for Rice Farmers 2. Crop Insurance Program 3. Issues and potential bills relating to the pending 2025 Farm Bill in development 4. Food and agricultural research 5. Food safety 6. 7. H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act and implementation of PL 119-21 7. "Generally Recognized as Safe" (GRAS) reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB WESTLIN	—
SHELBY YOUNG New	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

1. World Trade Organization (WTO) trade compliance. India & China 2. Trade with: China, Colombia, Cuba, European Union, Iraq, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Vietnam, Haiti, United Kingdom 3. Non-tariff trade barriers 4. Shipping Issues and Compliance 5. S. 743 Ag disputes Act 6. Food for Peace legislation S. 525 and H.R. 1207

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB WESTLIN	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Maritime Commission; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 743 (119th), H.R. 1207 (119th), S. 525 (119th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

1. Pesticide re-registration 2. WOTUS - Waters of the U.S. 3. Endangered species and related actions by the EPA 4. S. 623 No IRIS Act of 2025 5. H.R. 1415 No IRIS Act of 2025 6. H.R. 4754 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB WESTLIN	—
SHELBY YOUNG New	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 1415 (119th), H.R. 4754 (119th), S. 3 (119th), S. 623 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

1. Proposed tax code changes impacting the U.S. rice industry 2. HR. 1707 Grown in America Act of 2025 3. 4. H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act and implementation of PL 119-21

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACOB WESTLIN	—
SHELBY YOUNG	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th), H.R. 1707 (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.