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Reported covered position: Legislative Director (July 2024-August 2025) and Senior Legislative Assistant (January 2023-July 2024) for Rep. Mark Alford (MO-04), Legislative Assistant November 2021-January 2023, Staff Assistant May 2021-November 2021, Rep. Vicky Hartzler (MO-04)
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Income and expense are whole-filing amounts associated with this lobbyist, not personal compensation or an allocated share.
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AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION via AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
2026 · third_quarter · Q3
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2026 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation; Farm assistance.
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Source: Senate LDA
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; Fish and Wildlife Service wetlands easements; Potash and Phosphate.
Free trade and regional trade agreements; Review and renewal of U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement; China trade negotiations, including U.S.-China Board of Trade; Section 301 investigations and tariffs; Section 338 tariffs on Canada; Section 122 steel & aluminum tariffs; Tariffs on agricultural farming inputs; Countervailing duties on fertilizer and other agricultural inputs; World Trade Organization and U.S. membership; International food assistance, including Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods procurement; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Permanent transfer of Food for Peace to USDA
2018 Farm Bill programs; Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides, including label approvals, label uniformity, and FIFRA registration review; Conservation and sustainability; On-farm conservation practices; Innovation and competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster, market, and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; USDA Regenerative Feedstock Rule and USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator; Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act; Research and Research Facilities; Make America Healthy Again; Food regulations and labeling, including food labeling and designations and Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) process.; Ultra-processed foods (UPF).
Workforce concerns; H-2A visas.
Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; Columbia River system navigation; Rail network efficiency and competition; Surface transportation reauthorization legislation; 2026 Water Resources Development Act; Surface Transportation Board railway merger consideration.
Crop insurance program.
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule; Pesticides; Permitting Reform.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Budget reconciliation tax provisions; Energy tax credits.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard: renewable volume obligation rulemaking, feedstock pathways, small refinery exemptions; Year-round E-15; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs; Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z); Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit; Maritime and aviation biofuels programs; Fuel affordability; Biofuel carbon intensity modeling.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION via AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
2026 · second_quarter · Q2
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule; Pesticides.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2026 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation; Farm assistance.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Budget reconciliation tax provisions.
Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions; H-2A visas.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; Columbia River system navigation; Rail network efficiency and competition; Surface transportation reauthorization legislation; 2026 Water Resources Development Act.
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs; Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z); Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit; Maritime and aviation biofuels programs; Fuel affordability; Biofuel carbon intensity modeling.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA; Six year review of the USMCA; Section 301 investigations on excess capacity and forced labor; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Implementation of executive orders regarding new tariff levels; Efforts to move Food for Peace from USAID to USDA; Continued U.S. membership in WTO; Sec. 122 tariffs; Tariffs on agricultural and farminginputs; Countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizers and other agricultural inputs.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; Fish and Wildlife Service wetlands easements; Potash and Phosphate.
2018 Farm Bill programs; Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides, including label approvals and label uniformity; Conservation and sustainability; On-farm conservation practices; Innovation and competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster, market, and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; USDA Regenerative Feedstock Rule and USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator; Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act; Research and Research Facilities; Make America Healthy Again; Food regulations and labeling, including food labeling and designations and Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) process.
Crop insurance program.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION via AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
2026 · first_quarter · Q1
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; Fish and Wildlife Service wetlands easements; Potash and Phosphate.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Drone technology access.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; Columbia River system navigation; Rail network efficiency and competition.
Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions; H-2A visas.
IEEPA tariffs and Chinese retaliation; Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA; Six year review of the USMCA; Section 301 investigation into China's noncompliance of the U.S. China Phase One Agreement; Section 301 investigations on excess capacity and forced labor; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Implementation of executive orders regarding new tariff levels; Efforts to move Food for Peace from USAID to USDA; Continued U.S. membership in WTO; Sec. 122 tariffs; Tariffs on agricultural and farminginputs; Countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizers.
Climate-related disclosures.
2018 Farm Bill programs; Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Cover crops; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster, market, and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; including disbursement of associated grants; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator; Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act; Oversight of USDA Economic Reporting; Research and Research Facilities; Make America Healthy Again; Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) process.
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Budget reconciliation tax provisions.
Crop insurance program.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2026 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs; Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z); Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit; International maritime and aviation biofuels programs.
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule; EPA Clean School Bus Programs.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION via AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
2025 · fourth_quarter · Q4
2018 Farm Bill programs; Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Cover crops; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster, market, and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; including disbursement of associated grants; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; Climate-smart agriculture quantification; Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act; Oversight of USDA Economic Reporting; Research and Research Facilities; Make America Healthy Again.
Crop insurance program.
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Budget reconciliation tax provisions.
Climate-related disclosures.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs; Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z) including revisions to indirect land use change penalties, feedstock eligibility, credit transferability, credit rounding, and sustainable aviation fuel; Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit.
IEEPA tariffs and Chinese retaliation; Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA; Section 301 investigation into China's noncompliance of the U.S. China Phase One Agreement; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Implementation of executive orders regarding new tariff levels; Efforts to move Food for Peace from USAID to USDA; Continued U.S. membership in WTO; Comments on food labeling, crop protection policies, and biofuels programs to Department of Justice.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; California locomotive technology waiver; Columbia River system navigation; Rail network efficiency and competition.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2025 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation.
Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions; H-2A visas.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Drone technology access.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; Fish and Wildlife Service wetlands easements; Potash and Phosphate.
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION via AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
2025 · third_quarter · Q3
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
2025/26 Market Assistance; 2018 Farm Bill programs; 2025 Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Cover crops; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; including disbursement of associated grants; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; Climate-smart agriculture quantification; Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act; Oversight of USDA Economic Reporting; Research and Research Facilities; Make America Healthy Again.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule.
Crop insurance program.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs; Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z) including revisions to indirect land use change penalties, feedstock eligibility, credit transferability, credit rounding, and sustainable aviation fuel; Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Budget reconciliation tax provisions.
Climate-related disclosures.
IEEPA tariffs and Chinese retaliation; Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Section 301 investigation into Chinese shipbuilding; Implementation of executive orders regarding new tariff levels; Efforts to move Food for Peace from USAID to USDA; Continued U.S. membership in WTO; Comments on food labeling, crop protection policies, and biofuels programs to Department of Justice.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; California locomotive technology waiver; Columbia River system navigation.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2025 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation.
Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office