Mid-Year Report — COBANK, ACB for COBANK ACB (2007)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

COBANK, ACB

Client

COBANK ACB

Income

—

Expenses

$228,000

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
Mid-Year Report (this page)	Aug 13, 2007	$228,000	Replaced
Mid-Year Amendment	Aug 13, 2007	$259,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Government sponsored enterprise relations legislation Farm Credit Administration USDA lending programs

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E CASSIDY	N/A
CANDACE A ROPER	N/A
ROBERT A SMITH	—
TRISTA SOENKER NICHOLSON	N/A
SARAH B TYREE	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Farm Credit Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 6 HR 2337 HR 2776 Biofuels, Clean Renewable Energy Bonds, Clean Coal Bonds, Rural Renaissance Bonds

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E CASSIDY	N/A
CANDACE A ROPER	N/A
ROBERT A SMITH	—
TRISTA SOENKER NICHOLSON	N/A
SARAH B TYREE	N/A

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Farm Credit Administration; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 2776 (110th), H.R. 2337 (110th)

Immigration IMM

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E CASSIDY	N/A
CANDACE A ROPER	N/A
ROBERT A SMITH	—
TRISTA SOENKER NICHOLSON	N/A
SARAH B TYREE	N/A

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Farm Credit Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E CASSIDY	N/A
CANDACE A ROPER	N/A
ROBERT A SMITH	—
TRISTA SOENKER NICHOLSON	N/A
SARAH B TYREE	N/A

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Farm Credit Administration

Utilities UTI

Rural Utilities Program of USDA

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E CASSIDY	N/A
CANDACE A ROPER	N/A
ROBERT A SMITH	—
TRISTA SOENKER NICHOLSON	N/A
SARAH B TYREE	N/A

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Farm Credit Administration; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Clean Renewable Energy Bonds Renewable Energy financing

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E CASSIDY	N/A
CANDACE A ROPER	N/A
ROBERT A SMITH	—
TRISTA SOENKER NICHOLSON	N/A
SARAH B TYREE	N/A

Contacted: Farm Credit Administration; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Agriculture Appropriations for trade program Market Access Program Foreign Market Program USDA GSM program, agricultural export guarantees

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E CASSIDY	N/A
CANDACE A ROPER	N/A
ROBERT A SMITH	—
TRISTA SOENKER NICHOLSON	N/A
SARAH B TYREE	N/A

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Farm Credit Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Farm Credit Administration issues and regulations; termination of system status, regulatory burdens, processing and marketing CoBank lending to businesses primarily engaged in agriculture Farm Service Agency Lending, Rural Utility Service Lending Clean Renewable Energy Bonds

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E CASSIDY	N/A
CANDACE A ROPER	N/A
ROBERT A SMITH	—
TRISTA SOENKER NICHOLSON	N/A
SARAH B TYREE	N/A

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Farm Credit Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Agriculture AGR

Agriculture Appropriations, HR 3161 & S. 1859 Farm Bill, HR 2419 - Farm Credit Title and GSM program Farm Credit Administration regulations and proposed regulations Farm Credit HORIZONS

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E CASSIDY	N/A
CANDACE A ROPER	N/A
ROBERT A SMITH	—
TRISTA SOENKER NICHOLSON	N/A
SARAH B TYREE	N/A

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Farm Credit Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1859 (110th), H.R. 3161 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th)

Telecommunications TEC

Regulations of the Federal Communications Communication on Auctions for High Cost Universal Service, Anti-Deficiency Act, USF reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E CASSIDY	N/A
CANDACE A ROPER	N/A
ROBERT A SMITH	—
TRISTA SOENKER NICHOLSON	N/A
SARAH B TYREE	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Farm Credit Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Agriculture Appropriations, HR 3161, S. 1859, and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations USDA - Agricultural Development, Rural Development, Rural Utilities Service, Agricultural Trade and Farm Support Programs Funding for Farm Credit Administration

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E CASSIDY	N/A
CANDACE A ROPER	N/A
ROBERT A SMITH	—
TRISTA SOENKER NICHOLSON	N/A
SARAH B TYREE	N/A

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Farm Credit Administration; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1859 (110th), H.R. 3161 (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.