1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$292,517
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.

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; Soy foods; Domestic nutrition programs; Solar siting.

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

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

Insurance INS

Crop insurance program.

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); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Risk Management Agency; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

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

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

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); 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; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; Report released by the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

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

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

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; Infrastructure bill implementation; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; California locomotive technology waiver; Francis Scott Key Bridge removal/repair.

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

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

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce concerns.

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

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

Telecommunications TEC

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

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

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

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions.

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

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

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Inflation Reduction Act implementation.

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

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

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

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.