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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2025–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC	—	6

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	3
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	3
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	3
SENATE	3
Treasury, Dept of	3
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	3
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	6
Agriculture	Agriculture	6
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	6
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	6
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	6
Health Issues	Health Issues	6
Immigration	Immigration	6
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	6

Bills Explicitly Cited (8)

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

H.R. 7567119th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Federal policies affecting meat and poultry-including USDA inspection and labeling; trade and market access; workforce/immigration and labor policy; food safety; environmental requirements affecting processors (e.g., water/effluent, waste); and related tax/budget matters; H.R. 7567, S.____--Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7567

H.R. 7567119th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Federal policies affecting meat and poultry-including USDA inspection and labeling; trade and market access; workforce/immigration and labor policy; food safety; environmental requirements affecting processors (e.g., water/effluent, waste); and related tax/budget matters; H.R. 7567, S.____--Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7567

H.R. 7567119th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Federal policies affecting meat and poultry-including USDA inspection and labeling; trade and market access; workforce/immigration and labor policy; food safety; environmental requirements affecting processors (e.g., water/effluent, waste); and related tax/budget matters; H.R. 7567, S.____--Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7567

H.R. 7567119th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Federal policies affecting meat and poultry-including USDA inspection and labeling; trade and market access; workforce/immigration and labor policy; food safety; environmental requirements affecting processors (e.g., water/effluent, waste); and related tax/budget matters; H.R. 7567, S.____--Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7567

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H.R. 7567119th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Federal policies affecting meat and poultry-including USDA inspection and labeling; trade and market access; workforce/immigration and labor policy; food safety; environmental requirements affecting processors (e.g., water/effluent, waste); and related tax/budget matters; H.R. 7567, S.____--Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7567

H.R. 7567119th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Federal policies affecting meat and poultry-including USDA inspection and labeling; trade and market access; workforce/immigration and labor policy; food safety; environmental requirements affecting processors (e.g., water/effluent, waste); and related tax/budget matters; H.R. 7567, S.____--Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7567

H.R. 7567119th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Federal policies affecting meat and poultry-including USDA inspection and labeling; trade and market access; workforce/immigration and labor policy; food safety; environmental requirements affecting processors (e.g., water/effluent, waste); and related tax/budget matters; H.R. 7567, S.____--Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7567

H.R. 7567119th Congress

Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Federal policies affecting meat and poultry-including USDA inspection and labeling; trade and market access; workforce/immigration and labor policy; food safety; environmental requirements affecting processors (e.g., water/effluent, waste); and related tax/budget matters; H.R. 7567, S.____--Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026

Client expense: — · Firm income: $80,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7567

Source: Senate LDA

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