1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$247,706
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

2018 Farm Bill programs; 2023 Farm Bill; Biotechnology, including animal biotechnology regulation; Biobased products; Crop protection; Conservation and sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Supply chain; Changes to the U.S. Standard for Soybeans/Federal Grain Standards; Soy foods; Domestic nutrition programs; Solar siting.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

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

Insurance INS

Crop insurance program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Biofuels; Biodiesel tax credit renewal and extension; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, and soy supply and demand; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Labeling requirements for alternative fuels; Inflation Reduction Act implementation, including clean fuels production credit and sustainable aviation fuel production credit and feedstock eligibility.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Transportation TRA

Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Rail service delivery; 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; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Infrastructure bill implementation; Common carrier obligation definition update; Extreme weather events-low water levels on the Mississippi River, requesting additional Army Corps and Coast Guard funding for navigation support; Port infrastructure development.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2023 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce concerns.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

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

Telecommunications TEC

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

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

Natural Resources NAT

Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Biobased and soy-based products.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Act, including the new Waters of the U.S. final rule.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Inflation Reduction Act implementation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Climate-related disclosures.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Data privacy and utilization; Right to Repair.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —
ARIEL A WIEGARD —

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

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.