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SEABOARD CORPORATION

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This entity appears on both sides of lobbying disclosures. The firm tab shows registrant-reported income; the client tab shows client-reported lobbying spend. Contract awards are separate and are not included here.

Lobbying Spend

$4.3M

Filings

110

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2020	$200,000	4	1
2019	$310,000	4	1
2018	$320,000	4	1
2017	$690,000	10	1
2016	$320,000	4	1
2015	$350,000	5	1
2014	$230,000	7	1
2013	$285,000	5	1
2012	$243,655	5	1
2011	$285,994	6	1
2010	$170,000	5	1
2009	$190,000	5	1
2008	$186,000	5	1
2007	$70,000	2	1
2006	$100,000	3	1
2005	$40,000	2	1
2004	$20,000	1	1
2003	$40,000	3	2
2002	$20,000	4	2
2001	$40,000	2	1
2000	$80,000	2	1
1999	$80,000	3	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SEABOARD CORPORATION	$4,270,649	87
KING & SPALDING LLP	—	23

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	84
SENATE	84
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	82
State, Dept of (DOS)	79
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	72
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	49
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	44
Overseas Private Investment Corp (OPIC)	24
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	23
Federal Maritime Commission	17
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	6
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	6
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	3
Maritime Administration (MARAD)	3
President of the U.S.	2
Treasury, Dept of	2
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)	1
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	100
Foreign Relations	Foreign Relations	79
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	70
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	66
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	63
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	62
Transportation	Transportation	51
Immigration	Immigration	25
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries	21
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	9
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	8
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	8
Commodities (big ticket)	Commodities (big ticket)	8
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	3
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	2
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	1
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	1
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 4996117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R.4996

S. 3580117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S.3580

H.R. 4996117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R.4996

S. 3580117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S.3580

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H.R. 4996117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R.4996

S. 3580117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S.3580

H.R. 4996117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R.4996

S. 3580117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S.3580

H.R. 4996117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R.4996

S. 3580117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S.3580

H.R. 4996117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R.4996

S. 3580117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S.3580

H.R. 4996117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R.4996

S. 3580117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S.3580

H.R. 4996117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

2023 · first_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R.4996

S. 3580117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

2023 · first_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S.3580

H.R. 4996117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R.4996

S. 3580117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S.3580

H.R. 4996117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R.4996

S. 3580117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S.3580

H.R. 4996117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R.4996

S. 3580117th Congress

Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: KING & SPALDING LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: S.3580

H.R. 6201116th Congress

Families First Coronavirus Response Act

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: SEABOARD CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 6201

H.R. 748116th Congress

CARES Act

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: SEABOARD CORPORATION

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Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 748

H.R. 748116th Congress

CARES Act

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: SEABOARD CORPORATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 748

Source: Senate LDA