AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Lobbying Spend

$6.4M

Filings

107

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$674,200	3	1
2025	$1,134,094	5	1
2024	$1,041,296	4	1
2023	$931,245	4	1
2022	$882,976	4	1
2021	$991,844	5	1
2020	$600,000	8	2
2019	$100,000	8	2
2018	—	6	1
2017	—	5	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	5	1
2014	—	5	1
2013	—	5	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	5	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	3	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	1	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	1	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
AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION	$6,355,655	31
GORDLEY ASSOCIATES	—	76

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	104
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	104
SENATE	104
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	99
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	59
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	37
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	34
Risk Management Agency	30
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)	28
Energy, Dept of	28
Natl Economic Council (NEC)	28
White House Office	28
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	27
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	25
Federal Maritime Commission	25
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	25
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	23
State, Dept of (DOS)	23
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)	21
Surface Transportation Board (STB)	21

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	Agriculture	106
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	30
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	30
Insurance	Insurance	30
Transportation	Transportation	30
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	28
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	28
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	27
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	25
Natural Resources	Natural Resources	25
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	24
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	24
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	18
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	8
Defense	Defense	3

Bills Explicitly Cited (17)

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

H.R. 1555117th Congress

Broadband Consumer Transparency Act of 2021

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1555, the Universal Broadband Act; Broadband Funding; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; S 2166 RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act.

Client expense: $196,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1555

H.R. 2518117th Congress

PRECISE Act

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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2018 Farm Bill programs: Biotechnology; crop protection; sustainability; aquaculture; competitiveness; innovation; and climate change; cover crops; precision agriculture; Growing Climate Solutions Act; Climate Stewardship Act; Farmers Fighting Climate Change Act; HR 2518 PRECISE Act; S 1395 Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act.

Client expense: $196,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2518

H.R. 3684117th Congress

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) implementation; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Surface transportation reauthorization, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684); Surface Transportation Investment Act (S. 2016); Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (S. 1931).

Client expense: $196,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3684

S. 1395117th Congress

Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

2018 Farm Bill programs: Biotechnology; crop protection; sustainability; aquaculture; competitiveness; innovation; and climate change; cover crops; precision agriculture; Growing Climate Solutions Act; Climate Stewardship Act; Farmers Fighting Climate Change Act; HR 2518 PRECISE Act; S 1395 Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act.

Client expense: $196,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 1395

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S. 1931117th Congress

Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) implementation; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Surface transportation reauthorization, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684); Surface Transportation Investment Act (S. 2016); Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (S. 1931).

Client expense: $196,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1931

S. 2016117th Congress

Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) implementation; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Surface transportation reauthorization, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684); Surface Transportation Investment Act (S. 2016); Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (S. 1931).

Client expense: $196,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 2016

S. 2166117th Congress

RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021

2021 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1555, the Universal Broadband Act; Broadband Funding; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; S 2166 RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act.

Client expense: $196,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 2166

H.R. 1555117th Congress

Broadband Consumer Transparency Act of 2021

2021 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 1555, the Universal Broadband Act; COVID-19 Broadband Funding; Global Positioning System; Ligado order.

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 1555

H.R. 5430116th Congress

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including HR 5430 (USMCA) and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations; Sec. 301 investigations into Vietnam; FY2021 funding for USDA Food for Progress program.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5430

H.R. 6723116th Congress

Universal Broadband Act of 2020

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 6723, the Universal Broadband Act

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6723

H.R. 8337116th Congress

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Agricultural assistance, broadband, mental health, and infrastructure resources in COVID-19 supplementals and enacted aid programs including USDAs Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 1 & 2 and SBAs Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program; Replenishment of USDAs Commodity Credit Corporation in H.R. 8337, the continuing resolution.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8337

H.R. 5430116th Congress

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including HR 5430 (USMCA) and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5430

H.R. 6723116th Congress

Universal Broadband Act of 2020

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 6723, the Universal Broadband Act

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 6723

H.R. 8337116th Congress

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Agricultural assistance, broadband, mental health, and infrastructure resources in COVID-19 supplementals and enacted aid programs including USDAs Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 1 & 2 and SBAs Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program; Replenishment of USDAs Commodity Credit Corporation in H.R. 8337, the continuing resolution.

Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 8337

H.R. 5430116th Congress

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including HR 5430 (USMCA) and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations.

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5430

H.R. 5430116th Congress

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including HR 5430 (USMCA) and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5430

H.R. 5430116th Congress

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

2019 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Market access issues World Trade Organization Free trade and regional trade agreements, including HR 5430 (USMCA) and China phase I International food assistance

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

Matched citations: HR 5430

Source: Senate LDA

AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope