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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
b5d61cfb-ae67-49ee-b4f5-d20eca6de939
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-13 17:01:52
Income (reported)
$30,000
Expenses (reported)
—
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

Contact
MAUREEN WALSH
Phone
+1 202-770-7299
Address
zip:22205, city:Arlingotn, state:VA, street:5429 22nd Road N

Client

U.S. BIOCHAR COALITION

Trade Association for the U.S. Biochar industry

State
DC
Country
US
Effective date
2023-10-01

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

AGR — Agriculture

Issues related to the Farm Bill, issues related to NRCS and soil health. Issues related to the Fix Our Forests Act

Lobbyists: ms MAUREEN JOAN WALSH (covered position: Staff Assistant, Office of Congressman Jim Moran); MARKUS VIDENIEKS

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Forest Service

ENV — Environment/Superfund

Issues related to the regulation pyrolysis, issues related to the destruction of PFAS

Lobbyists: ms MAUREEN JOAN WALSH (covered position: Staff Assistant, Office of Congressman Jim Moran); MARKUS VIDENIEKS

Government entities lobbied: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

ENG — Energy/Nuclear

Issues related to biochar as a carbon sequestering technology, issued related to tax credits for renewable energy, issues related to tax credits for carbon sequestration technologies

Lobbyists: ms MAUREEN JOAN WALSH; MARKUS VIDENIEKS

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to 45Q

Lobbyists: ms MAUREEN JOAN WALSH (covered position: Staff Assistant, Office of Rep. Jim Moran); MARKUS VIDENIEKS

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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