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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
b29f7de2-b552-4ba1-ba88-92677589be16
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-17 18:28:18
Income (reported)
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC

Law Firm, Government Relations

Contact
ROGER SZEMRAJ
Phone
+1 202-412-7311
Address
zip:20006, city:Washington, state:DC, street:2000 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 4003

Client

SOUTHWEST MEAT ASSOCIATION

SMA provides information and assistance to packer and processor members across the country

State
TX
Country
US
Effective date
2023-10-16

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

AGR — Agriculture

Farm Bill, food safety, international trade

Lobbyists: PHILIP C KARSTING (covered position: Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; CoS of Sen. Herb Kohl); mr BEN EDWARD DASH; ERIC STEINER (covered position: Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Chief of Staff, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; Associate Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA)

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

FOO — Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Farm Bill, food safety, international trade

Lobbyists: PHILIP C KARSTING (covered position: Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; CoS of Sen. Herb Kohl); mr BEN EDWARD DASH; ERIC STEINER (covered position: Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Chief of Staff, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; Associate Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA)

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)

Farm Bill, food safety, international trade

Lobbyists: PHILIP C KARSTING (covered position: Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; CoS of Sen. Herb Kohl); mr BEN EDWARD DASH; ERIC STEINER (covered position: Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Chief of Staff, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA; Associate Administrator for Special Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA)

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

LBR — Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Skilled labor shortages.

Lobbyists: PHILIP C KARSTING (covered position: Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service; CoS of Sen.Herb Kohl); mr BEN EDWARD DASH; ERIC STEINER (covered position: Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture,Nutrition, and Forestry; Chief of Staff, Food and NutritionService, USDA; Associate Administrator for Special NutritionPrograms, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA)

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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