3rd Quarter - Report — FULCRUM PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC for SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY (2026)

Firm

FULCRUM PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC

Client

SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY

Income

$60,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

Issues related to HR 1996 and S910, the SAFE Banking Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH MONTEITH	Legislative Aide, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) // Legislative Assistant, Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA-10) // Legislative Assistant, Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06)
MIYA PATEL	Legislative Assistant, Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO-02) // Legislative Counsel, Rep. John Delaney (D-MD-06) // Legal Fellow, House Financial Services Committee
JOSEFINA VILLANUEVA PRESCOTT	Counselor, Department of Health and Human Services // LD/Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) // Leg. Assistant, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) // Leg. Assistant, Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL-09) // Leg. Aide, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)
OSCAR THOMAS RAMIREZ	Special Asst. to the Secretary, Department of Labor // Chief of Staff, Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA-32) // Legislative Director/Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Al Green (D-TX-09) // Legislative Assistant / Legislative Director, Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA-43)
DANA JAMAL THOMPSON	Legislative Director / Chief Counsel, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) // Legislative Counsel / Chief Counsel / Deputy Chief of Staff / Chief of Staff, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1996 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to R&D tax credit.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH MONTEITH	Legislative Aide, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) // Legislative Assistant, Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA-10) // Legislative Assistant, Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06)
MIYA PATEL	Legislative Assistant, Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO-02) // Legislative Counsel, Rep. John Delaney (D-MD-06) // Legal Fellow, House Financial Services Committee
JOSEFINA VILLANUEVA PRESCOTT	Counselor, Department of Health and Human Services // LD/Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) // Leg. Assistant, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) // Leg. Assistant, Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL-09) // Leg. Aide, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)
OSCAR THOMAS RAMIREZ	Special Asst. to the Secretary, Department of Labor // Chief of Staff, Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA-32) // Legislative Director/Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Al Green (D-TX-09) // Legislative Assistant / Legislative Director, Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA-43)
DANA JAMAL THOMPSON	Legislative Director / Chief Counsel, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) // Legislative Counsel / Chief Counsel / Deputy Chief of Staff / Chief of Staff, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18)

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to water and pesticides.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH MONTEITH	Legislative Aide, Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) // Legislative Assistant, Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA-10) // Legislative Assistant, Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-06)
MIYA PATEL	Legislative Assistant, Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO-02) // Legislative Counsel, Rep. John Delaney (D-MD-06) // Legal Fellow, House Financial Services Committee
JOSEFINA VILLANUEVA PRESCOTT	Counselor, Department of Health and Human Services // LD/Dep. Chief of Staff, Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV-04) // Leg. Assistant, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) // Leg. Assistant, Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL-09) // Leg. Aide, Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL)
OSCAR THOMAS RAMIREZ	Special Asst. to the Secretary, Department of Labor // Chief of Staff, Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA-32) // Legislative Director/Deputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Al Green (D-TX-09) // Legislative Assistant / Legislative Director, Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA-43)
DANA JAMAL THOMPSON	Legislative Director / Chief Counsel, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA-43) // Legislative Counsel / Chief Counsel / Deputy Chief of Staff / Chief of Staff, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX-18)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); 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.