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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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| Address1 | 200 Greencastle Road |
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| City | Tyrone |
State | GA |
Zip Code | 30290 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400424030-12
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2026 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Matthew C. Poe |
Date | 4/20/2026 2:43:24 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
SLMA is part of the Waters Advocacy Coalition (WAC), which has been working with Congress and the Trump Administration on ensuring conformity with the Sackett Supreme Court decision. WAC will be submitting formal comments under the WOTUS Notice: The Final Response to SCOTUS; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Recommendations, EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0093 in the coming weeks. WAC also advocated for passage of the PERMIT Act with the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee over the past several months.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
These issues impact Canfor, which is based in Canada and owns sawmills in the US.
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
SLMA is continuing to lobby on behalf of the Forestry title for the Farm Bill, and have discussed reintroduction of H.R.5044 - Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act from the 118th Congress for this Congress. SLMA is also advocating for full appropriations funding for the Wood Innovations Grant (WIG) program that is housed within the US Forest Service. SLMA lobbied the US Department of Agriculture in June to ensure full inclusion of the Wood Innovations Grants and Community Wood Grants as part of ongoing Appropriations discussions, and continues to have ongoing conversations with the US Forest Service to ensure programs like WIG are funded in FY26 and FY27 Appropriations process. As of April 2026, SLMA continues to advocate for Farm Bill passage, which passed the House Agriculture Committee a few months ago.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Forest Service
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Poe |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
These issues impact the ability of sawmills owned by Canfor Southern Pine to operate their US based mills.
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
SLMA has met with the House, Senate and White House this quarter on issues regarding the Tax portion of the Budget Reconciliation process, which includes making 199A permanent, extending R&D tax provisions, abolishment or reform of the Death/Estate Tax, and ensuring more parity with the corporate rate for small businesses and "S Corps" has it relates to SLMA's members. SLMA continued its advocacy on 199A, estate tax and other tax provisions that impact small businesses as part of final passage in the "One Big Beautiful Bill" that was signed in to law on July Fourth. SLMA has continued to meet with champions on the House Ways & Means Committee to advocate for small business tax relief, and will meet with the White House Office of Political Affairs (OPA) in April 2026 to further talk workforce and small business issues.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Poe |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
These issues impact the ability of sawmills owned by Canfor Southern Pine to operate their US based mills.
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
SLMA has met with the House of Representatives to discuss an extension for FY26 for increased mass timber utilization and further exertion of the sustainable building materials pilot program from Section 2861 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022 (Public Law 117-81). SLMA briefly met with members of the House of Representatives to further discussions of an FY27 extension of Section 2861 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2022 (Public Law 117-81) to increase mass timber use in the Department of Defense's construction portfolio. SLMA continues to have conversations with the House Armed Services Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee on reauthorization of the mass timber pilot program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Defense - Dept of (DOD)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
Poe |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
These issues impact the ability of sawmills owned by Canfor, Inc. to operate their US based mills.
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
SLMA met with the US Trade Representative's (USTR) Office in September to discuss the ongoing US-EU trade deal negotiations. Our discussions centered around the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and its impact on US lumber producers, and the need for simplified language in the final trade deal on this issue. Additionally, SLMA met with the Office of Public Liaison (OPL) in the White House to discuss this issue and the ongoing softwood lumber dispute with the US-Canada. These issues both have a major impact on the domestic manufacturing output for the US wood products industry and SLMA member companies. In the Fall, SLMA met with the US Trade Representative's (USTR) office to discuss the ongoing trade case that imposes duties on imported Canadian softwood lumber, and advocated for SLMA's support of strict trade policies against imported Canadian lumber. SLMA also discussed non-tariff trade barriers to the EU that can help open markets for domestic wood products manufacturing byproducts like chips. SLMA is furthering reaching back to USTR to discuss Section 301 Excess Capacity as it relates to manufacturing. SLMA is steadfast in its belief that cheap imports of pulp and other fiber are negatively impacting US domestic markets.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Matthew |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
These issues impact Canfor and its ability to operate in the US.
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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