NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL for NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL
What was lobbied
One issue area, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Agriculture AGR
Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014 H.R. 4800 and S. 2389, Agricultural appropriations for 2015 fiscal year in program funding for USDA APHIS, ARS, FSA and FAS Targeted weight provisions in Section 125 of 2015 fiscal year Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act (H.R. 4745) H.R. 3964, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act H.R. 3474, the Hire More Heroes Act of 2104, containing extension of expired business tax provisions S. 2260, Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act H.R. 4457, the Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4453, the Permanent S Corporation Built-In Gains Recognition Period Act Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with USDA, USTR and Congress concerning the WTO trade dispute with Brazil Communications with USDA concerning Chinas policies and WTO commitments H.R. 3830, the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin for textiles and apparel U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act Implementation of Title VII of H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4413, Customer Service Protection and End-User Relief Act Issues related to the use and registration of crop protection products in communications with EPA Office of Pesticide Programs EPA draft guidance for pesticide spray drift evaluation in pesticide risk assessments Proposed rule for Clean Water Act to define waters of U.S. for permitting purposes EPAs interpretive rule regarding exemptions from permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act Issues related to the cottonseed industrys petition with EPA for a Renewable Identification Number OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Development of OSHA rule for combustible dust Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) Proposed rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food Participation in and comments following the White Houses pollinator stakeholder meeting Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton Meetings with USDA Agricultural Research Service regarding honey bee health research Issues related to new EPA pesticide label language for certain neonicotinoid products EPA proposed revisions to national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter Contacts with USDA, USTR and Department of State on issues related to international cotton contract defaults Contacts with USDA Commodity Credit Corporation regarding the enforcement of cotton shipping standards Comments to USDA-AMS regarding cotton classification fees USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GARY M ADAMS | — |
| WILLIAM HARRISON ASHLEY | — |
| CHRISTINE M BIRDSONG | — |
| ROBERT CRAIG BROWN | — |
| SIDNEY A JOHNSON | — |
| MARK D LANGE | — |
| JOHN MAGUIRE | — |
| E KEITH MENCHEY | — |
| ROBBIE SCOTT MINNICH | — |
Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.