• Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to ethanol exports; Issues related to 2023, 2024 and 2025 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the RFS; Issues related to small refinery exemptions from RFS compliance; Issues related to Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) waiver extension from E10 to E15 and higher blends; Issues related to the USDA Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Issues related to life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling for biofuels including ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel; Issues related to the 45Z clean fuel production tax credits in H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act; Issues related to 40B sustainable aviation fuel tax credits in H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, including life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling; Issues related to fuel registrations and pathway approvals under the RFS; Issues related to Farm Bill programs including crop insurance, funding for rural development programs, funding for the Foreign Market Development Program and Market Access Program, and general support for biofuels from U.S. commodities
• Issues related to H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act; Issues related to bills to fund the government, specifically policy items related to tax provisions; Issues related to the USDA Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Issues related to carbon capture and sequestration, including 45Q tax credits and direct payment options; Issues related to life cycle assessment modeling for biofuels including ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel; Issues related to 45Z clean fuel production tax credits; Issues related to regenerative agriculture practices, including funding for working lands conservation programs; Issues related to fuel registration and pathway approvals under the RFS; Issues related to clean energy tax credits in H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act;
• Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements for mid-level ethanol-blended fuels; Issues related to 2023, 2024 and 2025 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the RFS; Issues related to proposed measures to influence RIN values; Issues related to higher octane fuels; Issues related to funding for refueling infrastructure capable of handling higher blends of ethanol; Issues related to the USDA Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Issues related to carbon capture and sequestration, including 45Q tax credits and direct payment options; Issues related to life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling for biofuels including ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel; Issues related to proposed clean fuel production tax credits; Issues related to pathway approvals under the RFS; Issues related to clean energy tax credits in H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act;
• Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements for mid-level ethanol-blended fuels; Issues related to E15 fueling infrastructure; Issues related to 2023, 2024 and 2025 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the RFS; Issues related to proposed RIN reforms, including transparency, price caps and export credits; Issues related to higher octane fuels; Issues related to Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) technology, including 45Q and 45Z tax credits; Issues related to the USDA Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Issues related to life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling for biofuels including ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel; Issues related to the 45Z clean fuel production tax credit; Issues related to fuel registration and pathway approvals under the RFS
• Issues related to the RFS; Issues related to Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) requirements for mid-level ethanol-blended fuels; Issues related to partial waivers for 15 percent ethanol fuel (E15) and higher blends; Issues related to 2023, 2024 and 2025 Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) under the RFS; Issues related to higher octane fuels; Issues related to Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) technology, including 45Q and 45Z tax credits; Issues related to the USDA Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Issues related to life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling for biofuels including ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel; Issues related to the clean fuel production tax credits; Issues related to fuel registration and pathway approvals under the RFS
• Issues related to ethanol exports; Issues related to oil, gasoline and ethanol imports; Issues related to exports of dried distillers grains (DDGS) and other high protein feed ingredients; Issues related to agricultural commodity exports and tariffs; Issues related to trade with China, specifically imports of "used cooking oil"; Issues related to trade with Brazil, specifically tariff rate quotas on U.S. ethanol and imports of Brazilian ethanol into the U.S.; Issues related to enforcement of USMCA; Issues related to trade with various nations; Issues related to imports of biofuels and biofuel feedstocks; Issues related to Farm Bill programs including funding for the Foreign Market Development Program and Market Access Program
• Issues related to Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) technology, including 45Q and 45Z tax credits and direct pay options for same; Issues related to tax incentives for fuel retailers to sell higher blends of ethanol; Issues related to tax incentives for car manufacturers to produce flex fuel vehicles; Issues related to life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling for biofuels including ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), particularly as it relates to the 40B tax credits for SAF; Issues related to the 45Z clean fuel production tax credits; Issues related to other programs included in the H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act, Issues related to capitalization of R&D expenditures under section 174
• Issues related to life cycle assessment (LCA) modeling for biofuels including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF); Issues related to 40B tax credits for the production of SAF; Issues related to tax credits for alcohol to jet sustainable aviation fuel in H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act; Issues related to 45Z, the clean fuel production credit in H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act;
• Issues related to railroad performance and oversight by the STB; Issues related to STB reauthorization; Issues related to common carrier obligations; Issues related to rail safety legislation

Duration: January 31, 2018 to present

General Issues: Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Environmental/Superfund, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines, Railroads, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Health Issues, Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Trucking/Shipping, Immigration, Clean Air & Water (Quality)

Spending: about $3,690,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2018: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Energy - Dept of, Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Federal Reserve System, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration