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ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION

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Lobbying Spend

$2.6M

Filings

169

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	5	2
2025	—	8	2
2024	—	7	2
2023	—	4	1
2022	—	7	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	6	1
2017	$200,246	8	2
2016	$663,189	12	2
2015	$173,632	8	2
2014	$189,141	8	2
2013	$711,699	13	2
2012	$562,438	11	2
2011	$76,594	9	3
2010	$48,758	13	3
2009	—	8	2
2008	—	11	3
2007	$20,000	8	3
2006	—	1	1
2005	—	1	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	1	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	1	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
ORGANIC TRADE ASSOCIATION	$2,645,698	90
PODESTA GROUP, INC.	—	23
GRAY & OSCAR, LLC (FORMERLY BOB GRAY, LLC)	—	28
MONUMENT ADVOCACY	—	10
OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC	—	18

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	157
SENATE	150
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	117
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	30
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	29
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	164
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	50
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	31
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	30
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	20
Animals	Animals	4

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 6593119th Congress

Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill incl H.R.7567 and S. 5526, and H.R. 6593 and S. 3427 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025. Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act - HR9968 and S4951, Rightsizing Organic Integrity Act - HR8157 and S4904

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

Matched citations: H.R. 6593

H.R. 7567119th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill incl H.R.7567 and S. 5526, and H.R. 6593 and S. 3427 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025. Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act - HR9968 and S4951, Rightsizing Organic Integrity Act - HR8157 and S4904

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

Matched citations: H.R.7567

H.R. 8157119th Congress

Risk-based Oversight for Integrity Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill incl H.R.7567 and S. 5526, and H.R. 6593 and S. 3427 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025. Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act - HR9968 and S4951, Rightsizing Organic Integrity Act - HR8157 and S4904

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

Matched citations: HR8157

H.R. 9968119th Congress

Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill incl H.R.7567 and S. 5526, and H.R. 6593 and S. 3427 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025. Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act - HR9968 and S4951, Rightsizing Organic Integrity Act - HR8157 and S4904

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

Matched citations: HR9968

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S. 3427119th Congress

Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill incl H.R.7567 and S. 5526, and H.R. 6593 and S. 3427 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025. Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act - HR9968 and S4951, Rightsizing Organic Integrity Act - HR8157 and S4904

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

Matched citations: S. 3427

S. 4904119th Congress

Risk-based Oversight for Integrity Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill incl H.R.7567 and S. 5526, and H.R. 6593 and S. 3427 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025. Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act - HR9968 and S4951, Rightsizing Organic Integrity Act - HR8157 and S4904

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

Matched citations: S4904

S. 4951119th Congress

Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill incl H.R.7567 and S. 5526, and H.R. 6593 and S. 3427 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025. Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act - HR9968 and S4951, Rightsizing Organic Integrity Act - HR8157 and S4904

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

Matched citations: S4951

S. 5526119th Congress

Agricultural Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill incl H.R.7567 and S. 5526, and H.R. 6593 and S. 3427 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025. Opening Programs to Organic Farms Act - HR9968 and S4951, Rightsizing Organic Integrity Act - HR8157 and S4904

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

Matched citations: S. 5526

H.R. 6593119th Congress

Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill incl H.R.7567, and H.R. 6593 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025 (senate side DOIA)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 6593

H.R. 7567119th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill incl H.R.7567, and H.R. 6593 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025 (senate side DOIA)

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

Matched citations: H.R.7567

H.R. 6593119th Congress

Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill (H.R.7567), One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and H.R. 6593 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025 (senate side DOIA).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 6593

H.R. 7567119th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill (H.R.7567), One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and H.R. 6593 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025 (senate side DOIA).

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

Matched citations: H.R.7567

H.R. 7567119th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

2026 · first_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill (H.R.7567), One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R.7567

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill, and implementation of HR 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: HR 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill, implementation of HR 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and agriculture trade issue regarding Specialty Sugar Quota, and H.R. 6593 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025.

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

Matched citations: HR 1

H.R. 6593119th Congress

Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill, implementation of HR 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and agriculture trade issue regarding Specialty Sugar Quota, and H.R. 6593 - Domestic Organic Investment Act of 2025.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 6593

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill, implementation of HR 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and agriculture trade issue regarding Specialty Sugar Quota.

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

Matched citations: HR 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill, and implementation of HR 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: HR 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill, HR 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: HR 1

H.R. 1119th Congress

An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.

2025 · second_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill, HR 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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

Matched citations: HR 1

H.R. 5973118th Congress

Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill, H.R. 8467 - Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024; H.R.5973 - Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R.5973

H.R. 8467118th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill, H.R. 8467 - Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024; H.R.5973 - Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8467

H.R. 8467118th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture and organics, farm bill, HR. 8467 - Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024.

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

Matched citations: HR. 8467

H.R. 5973118th Congress

Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill, H.R. 8467 - Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024; H.R.5973 - Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R.5973

H.R. 8467118th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: MONUMENT ADVOCACY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to agriculture, organics, farm bill, H.R. 8467 - Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024; H.R.5973 - Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8467

Source: Senate LDA