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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
National Cotton Council

2. Address

Address1
P.O. BOX 2995
 Address2
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City
Cordova
 State
TN
 Zip Code
38088-2995
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Drew Davis
​9012749030
​ddavis@cotton.org
5. Senate ID#
​27571-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​National Cotton Council
6. House ID#
​303760000
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
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​301,000.00
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.
Method A. 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

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Drew Davis
 Date
4/16/2026 12:48:39 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 AGR

16. Specific lobbying issues

Joined a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, urging his department to immediately purge the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) database of beneficial ownership information submitted by domestic businesses and to finalize a rule formally exempting U.S. entities from the CTAs reporting requirements.

Filed In comments to the USDA-Risk Management Agency (RMA), the National Cotton Council (NCC) outlined concerns about removing the prevented-plant buy-up option from crop insurance.

Joined letters to congressional leaders and the Trump administration, urging protection of the federal crop insurance program during the FY27 budget and appropriations process.

Joined 20 organizations in a letter to the leaders of the House of Representatives opposing the Secure Revenue Clearance Act (H.R.7224).

Joined a letter to leaders of Mosaic and J.R. Simplot urging them to withdraw support for countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco to help ease rising input costs for U.S. farmers.

Joined a letter urging President Donald Trump to designate Beth Bechdol as the U.S. candidate for Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Joined a letter to President Trump, urging inclusion of additional market loss assistance for farmers in a forthcoming supplemental package, while also highlighting the importance of the Buying American Cotton Act and other demand-building legislation.

Joined numerous national and state agricultural organizations in a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick urging the revocation of countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco and Russia, citing the strain these duties place on U.S. farmers.

Joined a letter to House and Senate appropriators urging continued funding for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN)

Joined a letter to Congress urging carefully targeted, data-driven improvements to rail safety

Filed comments to the Environmental Protection Agency on Waters of the U.S.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office, Risk Management Agency, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Treasury - Dept of, President of the U.S.

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
Gary M.
Adams
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Robbie
Minnich
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W. Harrison
Ashley
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Jody
Campiche
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Steven L.
Hensley
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Jeffrey
Kuckuck
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Abigail
Huie
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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State
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Zip Code
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)