AMERICAN COTTON SHIPPERS 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

$914K

Filings

179

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$90,000	6	2
2025	$135,000	8	2
2024	$270,000	12	3
2023	$320,000	10	3
2022	—	8	2
2021	—	9	2
2020	—	8	2
2019	—	9	2
2018	—	9	2
2017	—	8	2
2016	—	8	2
2015	—	9	2
2014	—	9	2
2013	—	8	2
2012	—	8	2
2011	—	11	2
2010	—	5	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	$15,000	6	2
2007	$84,006	7	2
2006	—	5	2
2005	$0	2	1
2004	$0	2	1
2003	$0	2	1
2002	$0	1	1
2001	$0	2	1
2000	—	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 COTTON SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION	$914,006	46
DELTA STRATEGY GROUP	—	69
OLSSON, FRANK, WEEDA, TERMAN & MATZ, PC	—	5
THE MACON EDWARDS COMPANY	—	59

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	168
SENATE	168
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)	105
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	36
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	27
Federal Maritime Commission	5
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	3
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	3
White House Office	3
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	171
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	3
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Transportation	Transportation	1
Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles	Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles	1

Source: Senate LDA

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