AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

Total Lobbying Spend

$5.5M

Filings

103

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	$903,358	4	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

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Agriculture	—	102
Transportation	—	26
Energy/Nuclear	—	26
Insurance	—	26
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	26
Budget/Appropriations	—	24
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	24
Telecommunications	—	23
Natural Resources	—	21
Environment/Superfund	—	21
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	20
Clean Air and Water (quality)	—	20
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	16
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	—	8
Defense	—	3

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
GORDLEY ASSOCIATES	—	76
AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION	$5,450,719	27

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.