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AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE

AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE filed a Q1 report for AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE on April 15, 2025.

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Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q1 report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2025

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 15, 2025

Expenses

$660,000

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 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, agriculture disaster assistance implementation *S. 587/H.R. 1301, Death Tax Repeal Act *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 *PN11-12, Ms. Brooke Rollins nomination as Secretary of Agriculture *Tax provisions relating to agriculture in reauthorization of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, P.L. 115-97, including section 199A *Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. 136, relating to ongoing implementation *FY2026 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, not yet numbered or introduced, 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

Trade (domestic/foreign)

*Bilateral & regional issues/initiatives potentially impacting the U.S. sugar industry: USMCA, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP), 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.

Bills named in this filing 7

H.R. 2617
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
S. 587
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
H.R. 1301
Death Tax Repeal Act
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

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