AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE lobbying for AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2026

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2026

Expenses

$450,000

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, USDA

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 5

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

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 10545, American Relief Act, 2025, implementation of provisions relating to sugar and agriculture disaster aid *H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill regarding implementation of Farm Bill and tax provisions relating to sugar and agriculture, including section 199A *FY2027 Agriculture Appropriations Bills, H.R. 8646/S.__, regarding sugar *H.R. 4288, Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act *Administration of the H-2B visa program authorized under the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 *Make American Healthy Again Commission Report *Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567)/Agricultural Act of 2026 (S.__), relating to sugar *Farmer Bridge Assistance implemented by USDA under Commodity Credit Corporation, regarding sugar *Market Loss Assistance for 2025 crop, disaster assistance for 2025 and 2026 calendar years in context of FY26 Supplemental or Budget Reconciliation under H. Con. Res. 113. *Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act implementation issues *Food for Peace implementation regarding Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food *Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to sugar *Commodity Futures Trading Commission request for comments on Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding prediction market regulations *Build America 250 Act of 2026 (HR 8870) *H2A initiatives including Securing Agricultures Workforce Act of 2026 (HR 9535), Senator Hyde-Smith reform letter

Trade (domestic/foreign)

*Bilateral and regional issues/initiatives potentially impacting the U.S. sugar industry: Reciprocal Trade Agreements, USMCA, African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA),Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, EU, Kenya, India, United Kingdom, and Philippines. *Multilateral issues, disputes and developments involving the World Trade Organization, including: 1) WTO reform priorities for the United States including the Dispute Settlement Body and 2) the stalled dispute settlement case related to India's domestic support and export subsidy program.

Bills named in this filing 8

H.R. 10545
American Relief Act, 2025
H.R. 1
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
H.R. 8646
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027
H.R. 4288
Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act
H.R. 7567
Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026
H. Con. Res. 113
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appro…
H.R. 8870
BUILD America 250 Act
H.R. 9535
Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026