AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE lobbying for AMERICAN SUGAR ALLIANCE

Filing 3rd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

3rd Quarter 2025

July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 21, 2025

Expenses

$440,000.00

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

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

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE
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 6

HR 2617
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
HR 10545
American Relief Act, 2025
HR 1
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
HR 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
HR 4288
Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act

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 *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. 2256, regarding sugar *FY2026 Budget Resolution, not yet numbered or introduced, regarding crop insurance *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 *Administration of Critical Minerals List *Farm Bill reauthorization (not yet introduced or assigned a number)

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.