1st 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 1st Quarter 2009 Filed Apr 6, 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
$27,815
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.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Agricultural Appropriations; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - H.R.1; Estate Taxes and Budget Proposal

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Agriculture AGR

Agricultural credit and credit availabilities; Farm Credit System related issues; Farm labor availability; Farm Bill implementation (Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008); Farm Service Agency loan guarantee program; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R.1); Agricultural Appropriations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Banking BAN

Farm Credit System related issues; Financial services regulatory legislation; USDA FSA lending; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (H.R.1)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th)

Immigration IMM

Farm Labor issues - Immigration Enforcement; H.R. 1660 - H-2A for dairy farms; Social Security No-Match regulations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1660 - H-2A for dairy farmers; Farm Labor availability; Immigration enforcement

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1660 (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.