Issues lobbied + lobbyists
AGR — Agriculture
2018 Farm Bill programs; Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Cover crops; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster, market, and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; including disbursement of associated grants; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator; Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act; Oversight of USDA Economic Reporting; Research and Research Facilities; Make America Healthy Again; Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) process.
Lobbyists: ALEXA COMBELIC; VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON; JOE PROSSER; CARSON FORT; JOSHUA RAHM; MADELYN DERKS
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office
INS — Insurance
Crop insurance program.
Lobbyists: ALEXA COMBELIC; VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON; JOE PROSSER; CARSON FORT; JOSHUA RAHM; MADELYN DERKS
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Risk Management Agency; SENATE; White House Office
ENG — Energy/Nuclear
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; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs; Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z); Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit; International maritime and aviation biofuels programs.
Lobbyists: ALEXA COMBELIC; VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON; JOE PROSSER; CARSON FORT; JOSHUA RAHM; MADELYN DERKS
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office
TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)
IEEPA tariffs and Chinese retaliation; Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA; Six year review of the USMCA; Section 301 investigation into China's noncompliance of the U.S. China Phase One Agreement; Section 301 investigations on excess capacity and forced labor; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Implementation of executive orders regarding new tariff levels; Efforts to move Food for Peace from USAID to USDA; Continued U.S. membership in WTO; Sec. 122 tariffs; Tariffs on agricultural and farminginputs; Countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizers.
Lobbyists: ALEXA COMBELIC; VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON; JOE PROSSER; CARSON FORT; JOSHUA RAHM; MADELYN DERKS
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office
TRA — Transportation
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; Columbia River system navigation; Rail network efficiency and competition.
Lobbyists: ALEXA COMBELIC; VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON; JOE PROSSER; CARSON FORT; JOSHUA RAHM; MADELYN DERKS
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2026 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation.
Lobbyists: ALEXA COMBELIC; VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON; JOE PROSSER; CARSON FORT; JOSHUA RAHM; MADELYN DERKS
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; White House Office
LBR — Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions; H-2A visas.
Lobbyists: ALEXA COMBELIC; VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON; JOE PROSSER; CARSON FORT; JOSHUA RAHM; MADELYN DERKS
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office
TEC — Telecommunications
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Drone technology access.
Lobbyists: ALEXA COMBELIC; VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON; JOE PROSSER; CARSON FORT; JOSHUA RAHM; MADELYN DERKS
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; White House Office
NAT — Natural Resources
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; Fish and Wildlife Service wetlands easements; Potash and Phosphate.
Lobbyists: ALEXA COMBELIC; VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON; JOE PROSSER; CARSON FORT; JOSHUA RAHM; MADELYN DERKS
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office
ENV — Environment/Superfund
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule; EPA Clean School Bus Programs.
Lobbyists: ALEXA COMBELIC; VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON; JOE PROSSER; CARSON FORT; JOSHUA RAHM; MADELYN DERKS
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office
CAW — Clean Air and Water (quality)
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Lobbyists: ALEXA COMBELIC; VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON; JOE PROSSER; CARSON FORT; JOSHUA RAHM; MADELYN DERKS
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Budget reconciliation tax provisions.
Lobbyists: ALEXA COMBELIC; VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON; JOE PROSSER; CARSON FORT; JOSHUA RAHM; MADELYN DERKS
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office
FIN — Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Climate-related disclosures.
Lobbyists: VIRGINIA LEIGH HOUSTON; ALEXA COMBELIC; JOE PROSSER; CARSON FORT; JOSHUA RAHM; MADELYN DERKS
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE