• Matters concerning alternative protein research and development funding, including: H.R.4356/S.2599 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022; H.R.2471 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Division A); FY23 Agriculture Appropriations; FY23 Presidents Budget; H.R.4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2022 (Title II)
• Matters concerning alternative proteins including, 2023 Farm Bill
• H.R.7468 Security of the Economy, Climate, and other U.S. interests with Recent and Existing Food alternatives (SECURE Food) Act, provisions relating to a study by the Director of National Intelligence

Duration: March 14, 2022 to March 18, 2022

General Issues: Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Intelligence and Surveillance

Spending: about $0 (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 2022: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)