SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY

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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

$4.5M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2018–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$391,500	3	1
2025	$522,000	4	1
2024	$712,500	5	1
2023	$632,000	4	1
2022	$602,000	4	1
2021	$552,000	4	1
2020	$402,000	4	1
2019	$375,000	4	1
2018	$261,000	4	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY	$4,450,000	36

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	35
SENATE	35
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	27
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	27
White House Office	27
Federal Railroad Administration	20
Surface Transportation Board (STB)	20
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	20
U.S. Customs & Border Protection	20
AMTRAK - Natl Railroad Passenger Corporation	8
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	8
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	7
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	7
Office of the Vice President of the United States	7
Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	7
Railroad Retirement Board	7
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	7
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	5
Vice President of the U.S.	5
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Railroads	Railroads	36
Trucking/Shipping	Trucking/Shipping	36
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	36
Transportation	Transportation	36
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	36
Homeland Security	Homeland Security	35
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	27
Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills)	19

Source: Senate LDA

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