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 2012 Filed Apr 18, 2012 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
$12,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Immigration IMM

Farm Labor issues - Immigration Enforcement; H2A Agricultural Guest Worker Program; E-Verify Legislation (H.R. 2164, S. 1196, H.R. 2885)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Bills named: S. 1196 (112th), H.R. 2164 (112th), H.R. 2885 (112th)

Banking BAN

Farm Credit System

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 874, S. 1512 - Farm Service Agency Loan Guarantees; Crop Insurance; Farm Bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 874 (112th), S. 1512 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Farm Labor availability; Immigration enforcement; H-2A Agricultural Guest Worker Program, E-Verify legislation (H.R.2164).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT SMITH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 2164 (112th)

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.