AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

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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

$5.4M

Filings

166

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$124,768	3	1
2025	$147,202	4	1
2024	$193,294	5	1
2023	$190,034	9	2
2022	$198,161	8	2
2021	$210,153	8	2
2020	$209,161	8	2
2019	$119,417	8	2
2018	$237,485	9	2
2017	$158,816	11	3
2016	$201,508	8	2
2015	$250,049	8	2
2014	$205,975	8	2
2013	$264,543	13	3
2012	$265,288	6	2
2011	$236,077	8	2
2010	$308,044	8	2
2009	$264,546	8	2
2008	$287,000	12	3
2007	$376,880	2	1
2006	$60,000	1	1
2005	$274,540	2	1
2004	$100,000	1	1
2003	$160,000	2	1
2002	$180,000	1	1
2001	$200,000	2	1
2000	$0	1	1
1999	—	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION	$5,422,940	90
MR. H.R. BERT PENA	—	37
TROUTMAN STATEGIES	—	20
USRY CONSULTING, INC.	—	19

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	155
SENATE	155
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	134
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	63
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	44
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)	6

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	148
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	35
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	25
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	6

Bills Explicitly Cited (15)

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

H.R. 2744110th Congress

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

2011 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2744 Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 2008, provisions relating to peanut research. Food Safety Legislation.

Client expense: $69,691 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2744

H.R. 2744110th Congress

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

2010 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2744 Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 2008, provisions relating to peanut research. Food Safety Legislation.

Client expense: $50,142 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2744

H.R. 2744110th Congress

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

2010 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2744 Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 2008, provisions relating to peanut research. Food Safety Legislation.

Client expense: $74,506 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2744

H.R. 2744110th Congress

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

2010 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2744 Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 2008, provisions relating to peanut research. Food Safety Legislation

Client expense: $75,404 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2744

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H.R. 2744110th Congress

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

2010 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2744 Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 2008, provisions relating to peanut research. Food Safety Legislation.

Client expense: $107,992 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2744

H.R. 2744110th Congress

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

2009 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2744 Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 2008, provisions relating to peanut research. Food Safety Legislation.

Client expense: $40,621 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2744

H.R. 2744110th Congress

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

2009 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2744 Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 2008, provisions relating to peanut research. Food Safety Legislation

Client expense: $35,400 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2744

H.R. 2744110th Congress

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

2009 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2744 Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 2008, provisions relating to peanut research. Food safety legislation.

Client expense: $98,430 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2744

H.R. 2744110th Congress

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

2009 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2744 Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 2008, provisions relating to peanut research.

Client expense: $90,095 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2744

H.R. 2744110th Congress

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2744 Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 2008, provisions relating to peanut research.

Client expense: $38,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2744

H.R. 2744110th Congress

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2744 Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 2008, provisions relating to peanut research.

Client expense: $9,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2744

H.R. 2744110th Congress

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2744 Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 2008, provisions relating to peanut research.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2744

H.R. 2744110th Congress

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2744 Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 2008, provisions relating to peanut research.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2744

H.R. 2744110th Congress

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

2007 · year_end · Firm: AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2744 Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 2008, provisions relating to peanut research.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2744

H.R. 2744110th Congress

Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

2007 · mid_year · Firm: AMERICAN PEANUT SHELLERS ASSOCIATION

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 2744 Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY 2008, provisions relating to peanut research.

Client expense: $196,880 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2744

Source: Senate LDA

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