Bacardi North America (Formerly Bacardi USA INC)

Based in FL

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AI Overview

With $4.3M in lobbying spend across 34 quarterly filings, Bacardi North America (Formerly Bacardi USA INC) is a significant lobbying presence. Their lobbying covers 6 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$4.3M

Total Spend

Years Active

Firms Hired

Lobbyists Deployed

Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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Year	Lobbying Spend
2018	$400K
2019	$410K
2020	$540K
2021	$560K
2022	$510K
2023	$700K
2024	$550K
2025	$590K

Issues Lobbied

Foreign Relations Alcohol & Drug Abuse Copyright/Patent Trade Taxation Agriculture

Lobbying Firms

Bacardi North America (Formerly Bacardi USA, INC)

Lobbyists

Kristin Bodenstedt

What They Lobby About

These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Foreign Relations, Alcohol & Drug Abuse, Copyright/Patent, Trade, Taxation and 1 more

•Issues related to the economic embargo of Cuba

•Underage drinking prevention generally. Drunk driving prevention generally.

•HR 1450 and S 259, No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act, amending Section 211 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1999 to protect the original owners of confiscated Cuban trademarks in America

•Free trade agreements and trade relations generally.

•HR 2021, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands, extension of the rum cover over.
•Rum cover