119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 11, 2025
A bill to transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agreements, certificates, licenses, and privileges of the United States Agency for International Development relating to implementing and administering the Food for Peace Act to the Department of Agriculture.
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Feb 11, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: International Affairs
No official summary has been published for this bill.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
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LIBERTY MARITIME CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINSTON TAYLOR LLP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WINSTON & STRAWN LLP)
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 23, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$270,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Promotion of food aid and cargo preference (S.525, H.R.1207) and national defense sealift (SHIPS for America Act, NDAA), Section 232 and 301 tariffs, Maritime Action Plan, and national agriculture legislation.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
USA RICE FEDERATION · lobbying firm or registrant: USA RICE FEDERATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
…, Taiwan, Vietnam, Haiti, United Kingdom 3. Non-tariff trade barriers 4. Shipping Issues and Compliance 5. S. 743 Ag disputes Act 6. Food for Peace legislation S. 525 and H.R. 1207
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CARE ACTION NOW, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CARE ACTION NOW, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Budget/Appropriations
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
…. FY27 and FY26 SFOPs and Agriculture Appropriations. H.R. 7567, The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. The Agricultural Act of 2026. H.R. 1207 and S. 525, legislation to transfer Food for Peace authorities from USAID to USDA. H.R. 8800 and S. 4784, National Defense Authorization Act. H.R. 1196, Protect U.S. Nati…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CARE ACTION NOW, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CARE ACTION NOW, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$50,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 7567, The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. The Agricultural Act of 2026. FY27 and FY26 SFOPs and Agriculture Appropriations. H.R. 1207 and S. 525, legislation to transfer Food for Peace authorities from USAID to USDA.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for S.525/H.R.1207 - A bill to transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans,…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LIBERTY MARITIME CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NORTH SOUTH GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, FKA JDM PUBLIC STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Promotion of food aid and cargo preference (S.525, H.R.1207) and national defense sealift (SHIPS for America Act, NDAA), Section 301 tariffs revisions, and national agriculture legislation.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW · lobbying firm or registrant: SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
Active Legislation: H.R. 1207 / S. 525 - To transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agre…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LIBERTY MARITIME CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINSTON TAYLOR LLP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WINSTON & STRAWN LLP)
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 22, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$320,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Promotion of food aid and cargo preference (S.525, H.R.1207) and national defense sealift (SHIPS for America Act, NDAA), Section 232 and 301 tariffs, Maritime Action Plan, and national agriculture legislation.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$290,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for S.525/H.R.1207 - A bill to transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans,…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
USA RICE FEDERATION · lobbying firm or registrant: USA RICE FEDERATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…, Taiwan, Vietnam, Haiti, United Kingdom 3. Non-tariff trade barriers 4. Shipping Issues and Compliance 5. S. 743 Ag disputes Act 6. Food for Peace legislation S. 525 and H.R. 1207
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW · lobbying firm or registrant: SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s Criminal Statues Act - Discussions with staff regarding admiralty law provisions impacted by the bill. Advocacy in opposition to the legislation. H.R. 1207 / S. 525 - To transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agre…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LIBERTY MARITIME CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NORTH SOUTH GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, FKA JDM PUBLIC STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$45,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Promotion of food aid and cargo preference (S.525, H.R.1207) and national defense sealift (SHIPS for America Act, NDAA), Section 301 tariffs revisions, and national agriculture legislation.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CARE ACTION NOW, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CARE ACTION NOW, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 13, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$53,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 7567 The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Senate Farm Bill FY27 and FY26 SFOPs and Ag approps Bills to move FFP to USDA: HR 1207 and S. 525, A bill to transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LIBERTY MARITIME CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINSTON TAYLOR LLP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WINSTON & STRAWN LLP)
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 24, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$230,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Promotion of food aid and cargo preference (S.525, H.R.1207) and national defense sealift (SHIPS for America Act, NDAA), Section 301 tariffs revisions, Maritime Action Plan, and national agriculture legislatio…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW · lobbying firm or registrant: SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$100,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1207 / S. 525 - To transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agre…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LIBERTY MARITIME CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NORTH SOUTH GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, FKA JDM PUBLIC STRATEGIES, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Promotion of food aid and cargo preference (S.525, H.R.1207) and national defense sealift (SHIPS for America Act, NDAA), Section 301 tariffs revisions, and national agriculture legislation.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
USA RICE FEDERATION · lobbying firm or registrant: USA RICE FEDERATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$120,000
Spent on own lobbying
…, Taiwan, Vietnam, Haiti, United Kingdom 3. Non-tariff trade barriers 4. Shipping Issues and Compliance 5. S. 743 Ag disputes Act 6. Food for Peace legislation S. 525 and H.R. 1207
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$220,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for S.525/H.R.1207 - A bill to transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans,…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CARE ACTION NOW, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CARE ACTION NOW, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$72,000
Spent on own lobbying
HR 7567 The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 Senate Farm Bill FY27 and FY26 SFOPs and Ag approps Bills to move FFP to USDA: HR 1207 and S. 525, A bill to transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LIBERTY MARITIME CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: WINSTON TAYLOR LLP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WINSTON & STRAWN LLP)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 22, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$160,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Promotion of food aid and cargo preference (S.525, H.R.1207) and national defense sealift (SHIPS for America Act, NDAA), Section 301 tariffs revisions, and national agriculture legislation.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW · lobbying firm or registrant: SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF N.A. - AGLIW
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries
$130,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1207 / S. 525 - To transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agre…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
USA RICE FEDERATION · lobbying firm or registrant: USA RICE FEDERATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$110,000
Spent on own lobbying
…, Taiwan, Vietnam, Haiti, United Kingdom 3. Non-tariff trade barriers 4. Shipping Issues and Compliance 5. S. 743 Ag disputes Act 6. Food for Peace legislation S. 525 and H.R. 1207
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CARE ACTION NOW, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CARE ACTION NOW, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
Farm Bill Bills to move FFP to USDA: HR 1207 and S. 525, A bill to transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MARINE ENGINEERS' BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$210,000
Spent on own lobbying
Support for S.525/H.R.1207 - A bill to transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans,…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY · lobbying firm or registrant: ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Dec 19, 2025 · issue area: Agriculture
$1,560,000
Spent on own lobbying
….; provisions to continue food aid at the U.S. Department of Agriculture H.R.2203: Innovative FEED Act of 2025; provisions related to Innovative Feed Approvals S. 525: A bill to transfer the functions, duties, responsibilities, assets, liabilities, orders, determinations, rules, regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing