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 2011 Filed Apr 20, 2011 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
$20,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Form 1099 Reporting Repeal; Estate Tax Reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Farm Labor availability; Immigration enforcement; AgJOBS bill; H-2A Agricultural Guest Worker Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Banking BAN

Farm Credit System lending authorities; Financial services regulatory legislation; Financial Services H.R. 4173; USDA Farm Service Agency Loan Guarantee Program - H.R. 874; USDA Business and Industry Loan Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 4173 (112th), H.R. 874 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

Agricultural credit; Farm Credit System lending & authorities; Farm labor; H.R. 874 - Farm Service Agency Loan Guarantees; Crop Insurance; Estate Taxes on Farms, Regulatory Relief for Farms.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 874 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Agricultural Appropriations; Funding for USDA Farm Service Agency Loan Guarantee Program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Immigration IMM

Farm Labor issues - Immigration Enforcement; AgJOBS bill; H2A Agricultural Guest Worker Program; E-Verify Legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Farm Credit Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); 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.