3rd Quarter - Report

AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$237,401
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
CARSON FORT —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
JOE PROSSER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —

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

Telecommunications TEC

Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
CARSON FORT —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
JOE PROSSER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Natural Resources NAT

Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
CARSON FORT —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
JOE PROSSER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Formaldehyde draft risk assessment; Clean Fleet Rule.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
CARSON FORT —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
JOE PROSSER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
CARSON FORT —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
JOE PROSSER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
CARSON FORT —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
JOE PROSSER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —

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

Agriculture AGR

2018 Farm Bill programs; 2024 Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Supply chain; Solar siting.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
CARSON FORT —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
JOE PROSSER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Insurance INS

Crop insurance program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
CARSON FORT —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
JOE PROSSER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —

Contacted: Risk Management Agency; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Allowing use of USDA energy programs for sustainable aviation fuel; Inflation Reduction Act implementation, including clean fuels production credit and feedstock eligibility; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
CARSON FORT —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
JOE PROSSER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Climate-related disclosures.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
CARSON FORT —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
JOE PROSSER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Report released by the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party; Implementation of the European Unions Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR); Anti-Dumping and Counterveiling Duties Case on imported 2,4-D from India and China.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
CARSON FORT —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
JOE PROSSER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Transportation TRA

Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; California locomotive technology waiver; Francis Scott Key Bridge removal/repair; 2024 Water Resources Development Act; Columbia River system navigation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
CARSON FORT —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
JOE PROSSER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —

Contacted: Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2024 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXA COMBELIC —
CARSON FORT —
VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON —
KYLE KUNKLER —
JOE PROSSER —
CHRISTY SEYFERT —

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

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.