2nd Quarter - Report — RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION for RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION (2025)

Firm

RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION

Client

RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$370,493

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

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

Inflation Reduction Act Tax Credits; 45Q Carbon Capture Credit; 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit; 40B Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit; Research and Development Tax Credit; Second Generation Biofuel Tax Credit Extension

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TROY BREDENKAMP	—
EDWARD SCOTT HUBBARD	—
JARED VERMILLION MULLENDORE	—

Contacted: White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Renewable Fuel Standard implementation; Ethanol Industry updates; Ethanol infrastructure issues; Mid-level fuel blends; Small refinery waivers; Sustainable Aviation Fuel; the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act of 2025 (H.R. 1346/S.593)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TROY BREDENKAMP	—
GEOFF COOPER	—
EDWARD SCOTT HUBBARD	—
JARED VERMILLION MULLENDORE	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 1346 (119th), S. 593 (119th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Brazil Ethanol Import Tariff; Brazil Renovabio Program; Colombia CVD Duties and Trade Barriers; China Ethanol Tariff; Mexico Fuel Reform; India Ethanol Import Ban; Canada Clean Fuel Regulation; Indo Pacific Economic Framework; Japan Market Access and SAF Development; Central America Ethanol Market Expansion; EU Market Expansion; Philippine Trade Policy; UK Ethanol Market Expansion; ReFuelEU Aviation Regulations; FuelEU Maritime Regulation; Biofuture Platform; Global Biofuel Alliance; Vietnam Ethanol Market Expansion; Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers and Non-Reciprocal Trade Arrangements

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GEOFF COOPER	—
EDWARD SCOTT HUBBARD	—

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

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Fueling infrastructure for higher level blends; Sustainable Aviation Fuel; Flex Fuel Parity; Flex Fuel Fairness

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TROY BREDENKAMP	—
GEOFF COOPER	—
EDWARD SCOTT HUBBARD	—
JARED VERMILLION MULLENDORE	—

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

Railroads RRR

Rail Safety; Hazardous material rail movement; Ethanol rail service interruptions/delays; ECP Brake Requirements

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TROY BREDENKAMP	—
GEOFF COOPER	—
EDWARD SCOTT HUBBARD	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Railroad Administration; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Agriculture AGR

Impact of biofuel production on feedstock price and availability, food price and availability, agriculture, carbon and GHG emissions; carbon sequestration and utilization; HBIIP Program; Farm Bill development

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TROY BREDENKAMP	—
GEOFF COOPER	—
EDWARD SCOTT HUBBARD	—
JARED VERMILLION MULLENDORE New	—

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

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.