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AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE

AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE filed a Q2 report for AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE on July 17, 2025.

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q2 report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2025

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 17, 2025

Expenses

$460,000

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using IRS section 162(e) definitions (method C): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

Virginia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

ROBERT C. JOHANSSON New on this filing

Previously held: Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 4

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 2

Trade (domestic/foreign)

*Bilateral and regional issues/initiatives potentially impacting the U.S. sugar industry: USMCA, African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), Brazil, the EU, India, Kenya, and the United Kingdom. *Multilateral issues, disputes and developments involving the World Trade Organization, including: WTO reform priorities including the Dispute Settlement Body, the stalled dispute settlement related to India's sugar subsidy program, and preparatory actions for 14th Ministerial tentatively scheduled for early 2026.

Agriculture

*Public Law No: 115-334. All provisions related to the domestic sugar program and any legislation affecting current law. *Administration and management of U.S. sugar policy. *HR 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, agriculture disaster assistance implementation *HR 1604/S. 754, Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act *H.R.8467, Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024, provisions relating to sugar *The Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 (Senate Democratic Framework, unnumbered, not yet introduced), provisions relating to sugar *Senate Republican Framework for 2024 Farm Bill (unnumbered, not yet introduced), provisions relating to sugar *HR 10545, American Relief Act, 2025, provisions relating to sugar and agriculture disaster aid *H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill regarding Farm Bill and tax provisions relating to agriculture, including section 199A *Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. 136, relating to ongoing implementation *FY2026 Agriculture Appropriations Bills, H.R. 4121/S. __ (not yet numbered), regarding crop insurance *FY2026 Budget Resolution, not yet numbered or introduced, regarding crop insurance *PN12-43, Mr. Stephen Vaden nomination as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture *PN13-5, Mr. Richard Fordyce nomination as Undersecretary for FPAC *PN12-26, Mr. Luke Lindberg nomination as Undersecretary for Trade *PN12-22, Mr. Dudley Hoskins nomination as Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs *PN25-43, Mr. Brian Quintenz nomination as CFTC Commissioner *Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act (not yet reintroduced)

Bills named in this filing 7

H.R. 2617
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
H.R. 1604
Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act of 2025
S. 754
Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act of 2025
H.R. 8467
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024
H.R. 10545
American Relief Act, 2025
H.R. 1
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
H.R. 4121
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.