USA RICE FEDERATION lobbying for USA RICE FEDERATION

Filing 2nd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2025

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 21, 2025

Expenses

$140,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using 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

Government bodies contacted 12

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Federal Maritime Commission
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
State, Dept of (DOS)
Surface Transportation Board (STB)
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Treasury, Dept of
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Bills named in this filing 4

S 743
Ag Disputes Act
HCONRES 14
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appro…
HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
HR 1707
Grown in America Act of 2025

Lobbying activity 7

Agriculture

1. Implementation of PL 115-334, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 2. Crop Insurance Program 3. Issues and potential bills relating to the pending 2025 Farm Bill in development 4. Implementation of PL 118-158, American Relief Act, 2025, regarding provisions relating to agriculture 5. S. 743 Ag Disputes Act 6. Food and agricultural research 7. Food safety 8. H.Con.Res. 14 FY 2025 Budget Resolution 9. H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

1. Commodity and Conservation Programs for Rice Farmers 2. Crop Insurance Program 3. Issues and potential bills relating to the pending 2025 Farm Bill in development 4. Food and agricultural research 5. Food safety 6. H.Con.Res. 14 FY 2025 Budget Resolution 7. H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Trade (domestic/foreign)

1. World Trade Organization (WTO) trade compliance. India & China 2. Trade with: China, Colombia, Cuba, European Union, Iraq, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, Vietnam, Haiti, United Kingdom 3. Non-tariff trade barriers 4. Shipping Issues and Compliance 5. S. 743 Ag disputes Act

Environment/Superfund

1. Pesticide re-registration 2. WOTUS - Waters of the U.S. 3. Endangered species and related actions by the EPA

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

1. Proposed tax code changes impacting the U.S. rice industry 2. HR. 1707 Grown in America Act of 2025 3. H.Con.Res. 14 FY 2025 Budget Resolution 4. H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Transportation

1. General Shipping Issues and Compliance 2. Rail issues facing rice shippers 3. Ocean shipping issues facing rice shippers

Budget/Appropriations

1. Implementation of PL 118-158, American Relief Act, 2025, regarding provisions relating to agriculture 2. H.Con.Res. 14 FY 2025 Budget Resolution 3. H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act