3rd Quarter - Report

THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE for THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$243,295
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Highway Bill / Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Federal-Aid Highway Program Funding (Congress, DOT) H.R. 4585, Agricultural & Rural Road Improvement Program Act (Congress, DOT) H.R. 4601, Seasonal Agriculture CDL Modernization Act (Congress) S. 2108 & H.R. 2920, VARIANCE Act (Congress) Truck Weight Modernization (Congress) Infrastructure Permitting Reform (Congress) Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, including Hours of Service (Congress, DOT) Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Regulations, including Nurse Tank Safety (Congress, DOT) Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works (USACE) navigation program funding and execution (Congress, USACE) Unintroduced Legislation - Water Resources Development Act (Congress) Railroad rate, practice, and service issues (Surface Transportation Board, Congress) S. 2104, Reliable Rail Service Act of 2025 (Congress) Rail Safety and Technology Policy (Congress, DOT) Confirmation hearings for nominees for the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (Congress) Heavy Duty Vehicles

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN BOWLEY New —

Contacted: Surface Transportation Board (STB); Federal Railroad Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4601 (119th), H.R. 4585 (119th), S. 2108 (119th), S. 2104 (119th), H.R. 2920 (119th)

Homeland Security HOM

Ammonium Nitrate Security Program rule making (Congress and DHS) CFATS reauthorization (Congress)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN BOWLEY New —
THOMAS LYNCH —
EDWIN THOMAS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Climate Change (House) - Monitoring possible carbon tax on energy-intensive, trade-exposed industries CLEAN Future Act - Monitoring potential impacts on energy-intensive trade-exposed industries S. 3894 Growing Climate Solutions Act - support the bill and advocate for inclusion of 4R management practices TSCA Formaldehyde Risk Evaluation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS LYNCH —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3894 (119th)

Agriculture AGR

Fertilizer market Farm Bill - Conservation Title Inclusion of phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards Act Increased TSP Access Plant Biostimulant Act (S. 1907 and H.R. 3783) Make America Healthy Again Phosphogypsum Reuse Nitrate IRIS Risk Assessment Fertilizer Reporting USDA Fertilizer Economist

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN BOWLEY —
THOMAS LYNCH —
EDWIN THOMAS New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bills named: H.R. 3783 (119th), S. 1907 (119th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

General issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS LYNCH —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Addressing implementation of Superfund Excise Tax on chemical feed stocks IRC Section 45 Production Tax Credits

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS LYNCH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Tariff policy as it impacts fertilizers USTR Proposed Remedies - Chinas Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RYAN BOWLEY —
THOMAS LYNCH —
EDWIN THOMAS —

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