NATIONAL COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYERS

Lobbying Spend

$2.3M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$40,000	4	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	5	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	4	1
2014	$13,667	4	1
2013	—	4	1
2012	$30,000	4	1
2011	$130,000	5	1
2010	$55,600	6	1
2009	$24,944	5	1
2008	—	5	1
2007	$64,100	2	1
2006	$62,668	2	1
2005	$50,000	1	1
2004	$360,000	2	1
2003	$120,000	2	1
2002	$340,000	2	1
2001	$260,000	2	1
2000	$490,000	2	1
1999	$250,000	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYERS	$2,290,979	98

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	94
SENATE	94
Labor, Dept of (DOL)	88
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	84
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	74
Employment & Training Administration	62
White House Office	44
Small Business Administration (SBA)	32
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)	17
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	14
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	13
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	12
State, Dept of (DOS)	9
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration	4
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	3
U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)	2
Administration for Children & Families (ACF)	1
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)	1
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	1
U.S. Customs & Border Protection	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	77
Immigration	Immigration	69
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	26
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	3
Health Issues	Health Issues	2
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Aerospace	Aerospace	1
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	1
Small Business	Small Business	1
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	1