AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION

AGR · Agriculture

2018 Farm Bill programs; 2025 Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Cover crops; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; including disbursement of associated grants; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program; Climate-smart agriculture quantification; Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act; Oversight of USDA Economic Reporting; Research and Research Facilities; Make America Healthy Again.

INS · Insurance

Crop insurance program.

ENG · Energy/Nuclear

Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs; Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z) including revisions to indirect land use change penalties, feedstock eligibility, credit transferability, credit rounding, and sustainable aviation fuel; Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit.

TRD · Trade (domestic/foreign)

Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Anti-Dumping and Counterveiling Duties Case on imported 2,4-D from India and China; Proposals to strip Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status from China; Section 301 investigation into Chinese shipbuilding; Implementation of executive orders regarding new tariff levels; Efforts to move Food for Peace from USAID to USDA; Continued U.S. membership in WTO.

TRA · Transportation

Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; California locomotive technology waiver; Columbia River system navigation.

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2025 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation.

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions.

TEC · Telecommunications

Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Drones.

NAT · Natural Resources

Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.

ENV · Environment/Superfund

Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule.

CAW · Clean Air and Water (quality)

Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Budget reconciliation tax provisions.

FIN · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Climate-related disclosures.