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RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION

DC · US

corn

Tracked direct giving

$0

LDA reported lobbying spend

$3,552,281

Connections

7

Coalition view

RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION operates as part of a multi-committee coalition with RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE and Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). Combined tracked totals across all coalition members below give the figure most public sources quote (Sludge, JNS, OpenSecrets).

Combined direct giving + IE support

$47,000

Combined tracked receipts

$8,420

Combined lobbying spend

$5,995,093

Lobbying Activity Detail

Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.

Top Lobbying Issues

FUEFuel/Gas/Oil
$5.9M
CAWClean Air/Water/Soil
$5.3M
AGRAgriculture
$5.1M
TAXTaxation/Internal Revenue Code
$5.1M
TRDTrade
$5.1M
RRRRRR
$5.1M
FOOFood Industry
$2.9M
ENGENG
$40K
ENVEnvironment/Superfund
$0

Lobbying Firms Retained

In-house lobbyists (filed as its own registrant)$5.1M
JIM MASSIE & PARTNERS, LLC$560K
Mercury Public Affairs, LLC$70K
H&M STRATEGIES LLP$60K
AJW, INC.$50K

Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings

E15renewable fuel standard

Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.

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TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
RetainedAJW, INC.Hired AJW, INC. to lobby on E15 Year-Round SalesSource
RetainedJIM MASSIE & PARTNERS, LLCHired JIM MASSIE & PARTNERS, LLC to lobby on Renewable Fuel StandardSource
RetainedMercury Public Affairs, LLCHired MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC to lobby on E15 Year-Round SalesSource
Lobbied onRenewable Fuel Standard (RFS)LDA filing: lobbied on Renewable Fuel Standard, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $40,000Source
Lobbied onE15 Year-Round Sales (EPA Emergency Waiver Made Permanent)LDA filing: lobbied on E15 Year-Round Sales, period 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)Source
RetainedH&M STRATEGIES LLPHired H&M STRATEGIES LLP to lobby (2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026)Source
Has as instrumentRENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPolitical action committee affiliated with RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION.Source