MARKUS VIDENIEKS — Lobbyist Profile | Poliscope

MARKUS VIDENIEKS

Filings

Clients

Firms

Years active

2024–2026

Associated filing income

$800,000

How to read the money

Income and expense are whole-filing amounts associated with this lobbyist, not personal compensation or an allocated share.

Clients represented

Client	Filings	Years
AMERICAN BIOMASS ENERGY ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION)	15	2024–2026
U.S. BIOCHAR COALITION	8	2024–2026

Lobbying firms

Firm	Filings	Years
SMART POLICY GROUP LLC	23	2024–2026

Original LDA source filings (23)

Specific issues are shown only where the LDA source assigned them to this lobbyist. Targets apply to the associated filing.

AMERICAN BIOMASS ENERGY ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION) via SMART POLICY GROUP

2026 · third_quarter · Q3

Firm income: $40,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (4 issues)

AGR

Agriculture

Issues related to forestry and tax credits

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

Issues related to biomass energy production, Inflation Reduction Act and One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Fix Our Forests Act

TAX

Source: Senate LDA

Show 19 more original filings

U.S. BIOCHAR COALITION via SMART POLICY GROUP

2026 · first_quarter · Q1

Firm income: $30,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (4 issues)

TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to 45Q

AGR

Agriculture

Issues related to the Farm Bill, issues related to NRCS and soil health. Issues related to the Fix Our Forests Act

ENV

Environment/Superfund

Issues related to the regulation pyrolysis, issues related to the destruction of PFAS

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

Issues related to biochar as a carbon sequestering technology, issued related to tax credits for renewable energy, issues related to tax credits for carbon sequestration technologies

Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Forest Service

AMERICAN BIOMASS ENERGY ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION) via SMART POLICY GROUP

2026 · first_quarter · Q1

Firm income: $40,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (4 issues)

NAT

Natural Resources

RFS, forestry, Fix Our Forests

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

Issues related to biomass energy production, Inflation Reduction Act and One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Fix Our Forests Act

TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Tax issues relating to biomass power in the Inflation Reduction Act and One Big Beautiful Bill Act

AGR

U.S. BIOCHAR COALITION via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2025 · fourth_quarter · Q4

Firm income: $30,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (4 issues)

AGR

Agriculture

Issues related to the Farm Bill, issues related to NRCS and soil health.

ENV

Environment/Superfund

Issues related to the regulation pyrolysis, issues related to the destruction of PFAS

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

Issues related to biochar as a carbon sequestering technology, issued related to tax credits for renewable energy

TAX

AMERICAN BIOMASS ENERGY ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION) via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2025 · fourth_quarter · Q4

Firm income: $40,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (4 issues)

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

Issues related to biomass energy production, Inflation Reduction Act and One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Fix Our Forests Act

AGR

Agriculture

Issues related to RFS and forestry

TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Tax issues relating to biomass power in the Inflation Reduction Act and One Big Beautiful Bill Act

NAT

U.S. BIOCHAR COALITION via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2025 · third_quarter · Q3

Firm income: $30,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (4 issues)

AGR

Agriculture

Issues related to the Farm Bill, issues related to NRCS and soil health.

ENV

Environment/Superfund

Issues related to the regulation pyrolysis, issues related to the destruction of PFAS

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

Issues related to biochar as a carbon sequestering technology, issued related to tax credits for renewable energy

TAX

AMERICAN BIOMASS ENERGY ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION) via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2025 · third_quarter · Q3

Firm income: $40,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (4 issues)

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

Issues related to biomass energy production, Inflation Reduction Act and One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Fix Our Forests Act

AGR

Agriculture

Issues related to RFS and forestry

TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Tax issues relating to biomass power in the Inflation Reduction Act and One Big Beautiful Bill Act

NAT

U.S. BIOCHAR COALITION via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2025 · second_quarter · Q2

Firm income: $30,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (4 issues)

AGR

Agriculture

Issues related to the Farm Bill, issues related to NRCS and soil health.

ENV

Environment/Superfund

Issues related to the regulation pyrolysis, issues related to the destruction of PFAS

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

Issues related to biochar as a carbon sequestering technology

TAX

AMERICAN BIOMASS ENERGY ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION) via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2025 · second_quarter · Q2

Firm income: $40,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (4 issues)

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

Issues related to biomass energy production, Inflation Reduction Act and One Big Beautiful Bill Act

AGR

Agriculture

Issues related to RFS and forestry

TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Tax issues relating to biomass power in the Inflation Reduction Act and One Big Beautiful Bill Act

NAT

AMERICAN BIOMASS ENERGY ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION) via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2025 · first_quarter · Q1

Firm income: $40,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (4 issues)

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

Issues related to biomass energy production

AGR

Agriculture

RFS and forestry

TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Tax issues relating to biomass power

NAT

U.S. BIOCHAR COALITION via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2025 · first_quarter · Q1

Firm income: $30,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (4 issues)

AGR

Agriculture

Issues related to the Farm Bill, issues related to NRCS and soil health.

ENV

Environment/Superfund

Issues related to the regulation pyrolysis, issues related to the destruction of PFAS

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

Issues related to biochar as a carbon sequestering technology

TAX

U.S. BIOCHAR COALITION via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2024 · fourth_quarter · Q4

Firm income: $30,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (4 issues)

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

Issues relates to carbon removal and sequestration

ENV

Environment/Superfund

Issue related to pyrolysis, issues related to recycling of organic waste streams

AGR

Agriculture

Issues related to the Farm Bill, issues related to the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Health and biochar

TAX

AMERICAN BIOMASS ENERGY ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION) via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2024 · fourth_quarter · Q4

Firm income: $40,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (3 issues)

TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Carbon Capture IRA implementation - 45Y, 48E, 45Z

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

IRA Implementation eRINs

AGR

Agriculture

BTIP program & hazardous fuels / forestry

Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Forest Service, White House Office

AMERICAN BIOMASS ENERGY ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION) via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2024 · third_quarter · 3A

Firm income: $40,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (3 issues)

AGR

Agriculture

BTIP program & hazardous fuels / forestry

TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Carbon Capture IRA implementation - 45Y, 48E, 45Z

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

IRA Implementation eRINs

Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Forest Service

AMERICAN BIOMASS ENERGY ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION) via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2024 · third_quarter · Q3

Firm income: $40,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (3 issues)

AGR

Agriculture

BTIP program & hazardous fuels / forestry

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

IRA Implementation eRINs

TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Carbon Capture IRA implementation - 45Y, 48E, 45Z

Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Forest Service

AMERICAN BIOMASS ENERGY ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION) via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2024 · first_quarter · Q1

Firm income: $40,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (3 issues)

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

IRA implementation - 45Y CCS

ENV

Environment/Superfund

RFS - eRINs

TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

IRA implementation - 45Y and 48E and 45Z

Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Forest Service

AMERICAN BIOMASS ENERGY ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION) via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2024 · second_quarter · 2A

Firm income: $40,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (3 issues)

AGR

Agriculture

BTIP program & hazardous fuels / forestry

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

IRA Implementation eRINs

TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Carbon Capture IRA implementation - 45Y

Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Forest Service

AMERICAN BIOMASS ENERGY ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION) via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2024 · second_quarter · 2A

Firm income: $40,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (3 issues)

TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Carbon Capture IRA implementation - 45Y

AGR

Agriculture

BTIP program & hazardous fuels / forestry

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

IRA Implementation eRINs

Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Forest Service

AMERICAN BIOMASS ENERGY ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION) via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2024 · second_quarter · 2A

Firm income: $40,000Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (3 issues)

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

IRA Implementation eRINs

TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Carbon Capture IRA implementation

AGR

Agriculture

BTIP program

Filing targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Forest Service

AMERICAN BIOMASS ENERGY ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY BIOMASS POWER ASSOCIATION) via SMART POLICY GROUP LLC

2024 · first_quarter · RR

Firm income: —Client expense: —Open original LDA filing ↗

Assigned issues and filing targets (2 issues)

ENG

Energy/Nuclear

Energy Production and Energy Tax Credits

TAX

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Energy Production and Energy Tax Credits