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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
d85e53e9-66bf-4bcd-aecb-0922692c036c
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-13 19:43:10
Income (reported)
Expenses (reported)
$223,501
Expenses method
A
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE

Trade association

Contact
KURT MCMILLAN
Phone
+1 202-515-2708
Address
zip:22203, city:Arlington, state:VA, street:4201Wilson Boulevard Suite 700

Client

THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE

State
VA
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2014-01-01

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

TRA — Transportation

Highway Bill / Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Federal-Aid Highway Program Funding (Congress, DOT) H.R. 4585, Agricultural & Rural Road Improvement Program Act (Congress, DOT) H.R. 4601, Seasonal Agriculture CDL Modernization Act (Congress) S. 2108 & H.R. 2920, VARIANCE Act (Congress) Truck Weight Modernization (Congress) Infrastructure Permitting Reform (Congress) Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, including Hours of Service (Congress, DOT) Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Regulations, including Nurse Tank Safety (Congress, DOT) Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works (USACE) navigation program funding and execution (Congress, USACE) Unintroduced Legislation - Water Resources Development Act (Congress) Railroad rate, practice, and service issues (Surface Transportation Board, Congress) S. 2104, Reliable Rail Service Act of 2025 (Congress) Railroad Merger Proposals (Congress, White House Office) Rail Safety and Technology Policy (Congress, DOT) Confirmation hearings for nominees for the Surface Transportation Board (Congress) Heavy Duty Vehicles H.R. 6642, the ROUTE Act (Congress) Application of the Jones Act as it pertains to fertilizer shipments

Lobbyists: RYAN BOWLEY [new]

Government entities lobbied: Federal Railroad Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office

HOM — Homeland Security

Ammonium Nitrate Security Program rule making (Congress and DHS) CFATS reauthorization (Congress)

Lobbyists: KAYTLIN BEMIS

Government entities lobbied: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

ENV — Environment/Superfund

CLEAN Future Act - Monitoring potential impacts on energy-intensive trade-exposed industries S. 3894 Growing Climate Solutions Act - support the bill and advocate for inclusion of 4R management practices TSCA Formaldehyde Risk Evaluation H.R. 3898 PERMIT Act H.R. 4776 SPEED Act Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plan rule making

Lobbyists: KAYTLIN BEMIS; THOMAS LYNCH; mr EDWIN THOMAS

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

AGR — Agriculture

Fertilizer market Fertilizer Transparency Act (S. 4152) Homegrown Fertilizer Act (S. 4148) Farm Bill - Conservation Title Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards Act Increased TSP Access Plant Biostimulant Act (S. 1907 and H.R. 3783) Make America Healthy Again Phosphogypsum Reuse Nitrate IRIS Risk Assessment Fertilizer Reporting - (S.4152 and HR 6192) USDA Crop Inputs Economist

Lobbyists: mr EDWIN THOMAS [new]

Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); White House Office

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

General issues

Lobbyists: THOMAS LYNCH

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Addressing implementation of Superfund Excise Tax on chemical feed stocks

Lobbyists: THOMAS LYNCH

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)

Tariff policy as it impacts fertilizers

Lobbyists: THOMAS LYNCH; mr EDWIN THOMAS

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

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