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American Sugar Alliance

American Sugar Alliance filed a Q4 report for American Sugar Alliance on January 20, 2026.

Lobbying for American Sugar Alliance

As filed: AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE for AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE.

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q4 report

Reporting period

4th Quarter 2025

Oct 1 - Dec 31 · Posted Jan 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 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

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, 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 *FY2026 Agriculture Appropriations Bills, H.R. 4121/S. 2256, regarding sugar *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 *PN416-2, Ms. Julie Callahan nomination as Chief Agricultural Negotiator, USTR *PN445-11, Mr. Douglas Troutman nomination as Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances of the Environmental Protection Agency *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 Bill reauthorization (not yet introduced or assigned a number) *Farmer Bridge Assistance implemented by USDA under Commodity Credit Corporation, regarding sugar *PN624-1, Michael Selig nomination as CFTC Chairman

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, 2) the stalled dispute settlement case related to India's domestic support and export subsidy program, and 3) preparatory actions for the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference tentatively scheduled for early March 26-29, 2026.

Bills named in this filing 5

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
S. 2256
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
H.R. 4288
Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act

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