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Trucking/Shipping TRU

- Increased flexibility on Hours of Service requirements for livestock haulers (Dept of Transportation and Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration) - H.R. 4919 Responsible and Efficient Agricultural Destination Act (TREAD Act) regarding hours of service requirements for livestock haulers - COVID-19 regulatory enforcement for critical infrastructure

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 4919 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

- Work on FY2021 Budget and Appropriations provisions impacting the cattle industry - S.3548 CARES Act - Wild Horse and Burro management programs

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3548 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

- COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion - HR535 PFAS legislation

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 535 (116th)

Small Business SMB

CARES Act Program delivery Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Climate Change & Green New Deal - H.Res.109 & S.J.Res.8 Waters of the U.S. Rule - U.S. EPA Delegation of 404 program to States - U.S. EPA Particulate Matter NAAQS - U.S. EPA COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion - U.S. EPA

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office

Bills named: H.Res. 109 (116th), S.J.Res. 8 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

- HR5430 the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (USMCA trade agreement ratification) - Phase I Trade Agreement between US and China and implications for U.S. beef industry - US - Japan trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry - Potential for US - UK trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry - US - EU trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry - Increased access for US beef into the European Union

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 5430 (116th)

Agriculture AGR

- Working with USDA on implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill. Specifically regarding implementation of FMD Vaccine Bank, conservation programs - Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs - Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs - Urging Packers and Stockyards Division at USDA to monitor the cattle markets for signs of manipulation or collusion in the aftermath of the fire at the Tyson beef plant in Holcomb, Kansas. - UDA guidance regarding electronic identification tags for livestock - US Forest Service wildfire management - National Environmental Policy Act - FDA Farm Inspection Authority - HR 5415 - COVID-19 related program delivery

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 5415 (116th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

- H.R. 4895 CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 - HR 4773 Livestock Risk Management and Education Act regarding funding for improved cattle producer knowledge of risk management tools - Working with CFTC to educate on usage of futures contracts by cattle producers.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 4895 (116th), H.R. 4773 (116th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

- Dietary Guidelines and inclusion of beef - Labeling of plant-based meat alternatives - USDA and FDA - HR4881/S3016 Real MEAT Act - S2744 The US Beef Integrity Act - S3053 Food Safety Modernization for Innovation Technologies Act

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4881 (116th)

Natural Resources NAT

- Endangered Species Act rulemaking at Department of the Interior and US Fish and Wildlife Service - - BLM Wild Horse and Burro Management - Wildfire management - Wildlife Migration Corridors - Gray Wolf delisting - Greater Sage Grouse management, - Recreation and public access issues on federal grazing lands - Land and Water Conservation Fund mandatory funding - National Environmental Policy Act implementation - BLM Grazing Regulations

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)