4th 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 4th Quarter 2008 Filed Jan 15, 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
$6,345
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

H.R. 371, S. 340 - AgJOBS; H.R. 4088 - Immigration Enforcement; H.R. 6885 - H-2A for dairy farms; Social Security No-Match regulations; Emergency Agricultural Relief Act Amendment

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Farm Credit Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6885 (110th), S. 340 (110th), H.R. 4088 (110th), H.R. 371 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funding for agricultural programs; Emergency Agricultural Relief Act Amendment

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Farm Credit Administration; SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 371, S. 340 - AgJOBS; Emergency Agricultural Relief Act Amendment; H.R. 6885 - H-2A for dairy farmers

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Farm Credit Administration; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: S. 340 (110th), H.R. 6885 (110th), H.R. 371 (110th)

Banking BAN

Farm Credit System related issues. Proposed regulations on Risk Weights for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Financial services regulatory legislation. USDA regulations on FSA Interest Rates for Guaranteed Loans.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Farm Credit Administration

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 6124 - Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, Farm Credit System related issues. USDA regulations on Farm Service Agency Maximum Interest Rates (RIN 0560-AH66)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Farm Credit Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: H.R. 6124 (110th)

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.