2nd 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 2nd Quarter 2009 Filed Jul 8, 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
$28,769
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Immigration IMM

AgJOBS - S.1038, H.R. 2414 H2-A Agricultural Guest Worker - H.R. 1660

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Bills named: S. 1038 (111th), H.R. 2414 (111th), H.R. 1660 (111th)

Banking BAN

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Estate Taxes on Farms

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Farm Labor Availability; AgJOBS - S.1038, H.R. 2414 H2A Guest Worker Program - H.R. 1660

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 2414 (111th), H.R. 1660 (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.