UNITED FRESH PRODUCE ASSOCIATION

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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

128

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2022

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2022	—	1	1
2021	—	9	2
2020	—	7	2
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	8	2
2017	—	8	2
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	6	2
2014	—	8	2
2013	—	8	2
2012	—	8	2
2011	—	8	2
2010	—	8	2
2009	—	8	2
2008	—	9	2
2007	—	5	2
2006	—	4	2
2005	—	3	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	2	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.	—	65
OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC	—	60
CORDONE CONSULTING LLC	—	3

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	82
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	82
SENATE	82
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	50
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	11
White House Office	6
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	84
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	21
Immigration	Immigration	16
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	15
Transportation	Transportation	10
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 1603117th Congress

Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; matters pertaining to COVID-19; FY22 appropriations; H.R.1603 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021; matters pertaining to Food Safety Modernization Act regulation of agricultural water; H.R.5309 - Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2021.

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

Matched citations: H.R.1603

H.R. 5309117th Congress

Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2021

2022 · first_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; matters pertaining to COVID-19; FY22 appropriations; H.R.1603 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021; matters pertaining to Food Safety Modernization Act regulation of agricultural water; H.R.5309 - Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2021.

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

Matched citations: H.R.5309

H.R. 1603117th Congress

Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; matters pertaining to COVID-19; FY22 appropriations; H.R.1603 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021; matters pertaining to Food Safety Modernization Act regulation of agricultural water; H.R.5309 - Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2021.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R.1603

H.R. 5309117th Congress

Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; matters pertaining to COVID-19; FY22 appropriations; H.R.1603 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021; matters pertaining to Food Safety Modernization Act regulation of agricultural water; H.R.5309 - Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2021.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R.5309

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H.R. 1603117th Congress

Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; matters pertaining to COVID-19, specifically Farmers to Families Food Box program; FY22 appropriations; H.R.1603 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021; matters pertaining to Food Safety Modernization Act regulation of agricultural water; H.R.5309 - Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2021.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R.1603

H.R. 5309117th Congress

Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2021

2021 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; matters pertaining to COVID-19, specifically Farmers to Families Food Box program; FY22 appropriations; H.R.1603 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021; matters pertaining to Food Safety Modernization Act regulation of agricultural water; H.R.5309 - Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2021.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R.5309

H.R. 1603117th Congress

Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; matters pertaining to COVID-19, specifically the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and Farmers to Families Food Box program; FY22 appropriations; H.R.1603 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R.1603

H.R. 1603117th Congress

Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021

2021 · first_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; matters pertaining to COVID-19, specifically the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and Farmers to Families Food Box program; implementation of FY21 appropriations; H.R.1603 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R.1603

H.R. 5038116th Congress

Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; H.R.5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019; matters pertaining to COVID-19, specifically the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and Farmers to Families Food Box program; FY21 appropriations.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R.5038

H.R. 5038116th Congress

Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; H.R.5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019; matters pertaining to COVID-19, specifically the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and Farmers to Families Food Box program; FY21 appropriations.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R.5038

H.R. 5038116th Congress

Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; H.R.5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019; H.R.5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act; matters pertaining to COVID-19, specifically the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and Farmers to Families Food Box program; FY21 appropriations.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R.5038

H.R. 5430116th Congress

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; H.R.5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019; H.R.5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act; matters pertaining to COVID-19, specifically the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and Farmers to Families Food Box program; FY21 appropriations.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R.5430

H.R. 5038116th Congress

Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; H.R.5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019; H.R.5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act; matters pertaining to COVID-19.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R.5038

H.R. 5430116th Congress

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; H.R.5038 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019; H.R.5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act; matters pertaining to COVID-19.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $40,000

Matched citations: H.R.5430

H.R. 1865116th Congress

Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; H.R.4916 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019; H.R.5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act; H.R.1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R.1865

H.R. 4916116th Congress

Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; H.R.4916 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019; H.R.5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act; H.R.1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R.4916

H.R. 5430116th Congress

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; H.R.4916 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019; H.R.5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act; H.R.1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R.5430

H.R. 3055116th Congress

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019

2019 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; Nutrition standards for school meals; H.R.3055 - Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020; S.2522 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; matters pertaining to to farm labor and immigration; matters pertaining to trade and USMCA; matters pertaining to infrastructure; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R.3055

S. 2522116th Congress

An original bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

2019 · third_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; Nutrition standards for school meals; H.R.3055 - Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020; S.2522 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; matters pertaining to to farm labor and immigration; matters pertaining to trade and USMCA; matters pertaining to infrastructure; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S.2522

H.R. 3055116th Congress

Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019

2019 · second_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; Nutrition standards for school meals; H.R.3055 - Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020; matters pertaining to to farm labor and immigration; matters pertaining to trade and USMCA; matters pertaining to infrastructure; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Market Facilitation Program; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R.3055

H.R. 5961115th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

2019 · first_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; Nutrition standards for school meals; H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; issues related to farm labor and immigration; issues related to trade and USMCA; issues related to infrastructure; issues related to Child Nutrition Reauthorization.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 5961

S. 2976115th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

2019 · first_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce food safety; Nutrition standards for school meals; H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; issues related to farm labor and immigration; issues related to trade and USMCA; issues related to infrastructure; issues related to Child Nutrition Reauthorization.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 2976

H.R. 2115th Congress

Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce Food Safety; Nutrition standards for school meals; H.R.5961/S.2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; issues related to farm labor and immigration; issues related to trade and USMCA; H.R. 2/S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R.6417, AG and Legal Workforce Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2

H.R. 5961115th Congress

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce Food Safety; Nutrition standards for school meals; H.R.5961/S.2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; issues related to farm labor and immigration; issues related to trade and USMCA; H.R. 2/S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R.6417, AG and Legal Workforce Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R.5961

H.R. 6417115th Congress

AG and Legal Workforce Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE RUSSELL GROUP, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Produce Food Safety; Nutrition standards for school meals; H.R.5961/S.2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; issues related to farm labor and immigration; issues related to trade and USMCA; H.R. 2/S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R.6417, AG and Legal Workforce Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R.6417

Source: Senate LDA

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