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POET, LLC

DC · US

biofuel producer

corn

Tracked direct giving

$0

Tracked donations to candidate

$0

LDA reported lobbying spend

$7,730,000

Connections

10

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

TAXTaxation/Internal Revenue Code
$13.5M
AGRAgriculture
$13.3M
FUEFuel/Gas/Oil
$10.9M
ENVEnvironment/Superfund
$10.7M
TRDTrade
$10.7M
TRATransportation
$10.7M
AERAerospace
$10.1M
DEFDefense
$6.0M
AUTAUT
$4.7M
AVIAviation
$4.7M

Lobbying Firms Retained

POET, LLC$10.7M
INVARIANT LLC$1.6M
Bockorny$950K
BRACEWELL LLP$685K
VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)$440K

Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings

cornE15

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
Employed byVENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)Hired VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC) to lobby on E15 Year-Round SalesSource
Employed byBockornyHired BOCKORNY GROUP, INC. to lobby on Renewable Fuel StandardSource
Employed byINVARIANT LLCHired INVARIANT LLC to lobby on Renewable Fuel StandardSource
Lobbied for2023 Farm Bill Reauthorization (Corn Provisions)LDA filing: lobbied on Farm Bill Corn Provisions, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $610,000Source
Lobbied forE15 Year-Round Sales (EPA Emergency Waiver Made Permanent)LDA filing: lobbied on E15 Year-Round Sales, period 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30), reported amount $30,000Source
Lobbied forRenewable Fuel Standard (RFS)LDA filing: lobbied on Renewable Fuel Standard, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $140,000Source
Lobbied forRequest From States for Removal of Gasoline Volatility WaiverLobbied on E15 — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule.Source
Coalition withCorn industryPOET is the largest ethanol producer in the worldEditorial
Employed byBRACEWELL LLPHired BRACEWELL LLP to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
EmployedJeff BroinCEO and founder of POET LLCEditorial