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
Presidents Budget Proposal for FY 2019 Letter to the chairman and ranking member of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding the U.S. cotton industrys appropriations requests Meetings with Congress, USTR and USDA regarding trade policy issues, including NAFTA, China cotton import policy, and WTO Meetings with House of Representatives staff and House Ag Committee Majority staff on ESA/FIFRA consultation process Food and Drug Administration documents addressing issues surrounding non-farmer owned cotton gins and cottonseed storage under Food Safety and Modernization Act regulations U.S. Department of Transportations Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulatory guidance to define exemptions and transportation for agricultural commodities USDA-FSA implementation of the Seed Cotton Program provisions and agricultural disaster program for 2017 hurricane losses Participation in meetings with USDA Cotton Warehouse Division regarding issues related to the flow of cotton Participation in agricultural coalition letter to the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works regarding the Agriculture Creates Real Employment Act Letter with 44 other cotton organizations to the chairman of House Committee on Agriculture conveying support for the introduction and consideration of H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 Participation in group letter to the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the Agricultural Genome Initiative within the 2018 Farm Bill Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0920: Registration Review; Neonicotinoid Risk Assessments; Neonicotinoid Benefits Assessments; Notice of Availability Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0865: Registration Review; Neonicotinoid Risk Assessments; Neonicotinoid Benefits Assessments; Notice of Availability Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0581: Registration Review; Neonicotinoid Risk Assessments; Neonicotinoid Benefits Assessments; Notice of Availability Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-00844: Registration Review; Neonicotinoid Risk Assessments; Neonicotinoid Benefits Assessments; Notice of Availability Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0361, Glyphostate: Draft Human Risk Assessment in Support of Registration Review Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0510, Pesticide Product Registration: New Active Ingredient Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0329: Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0661: Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0368: Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-00167: Registration Review; Draft Human Health and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides Participation in agricultural coalition letter to the chairman and ranking member of the House Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies regarding inclusion of the Administrations budget for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the FY 19 Agriculture Appropriations bill Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0059, Pesticide Products Registrations: New Active Ingredients Comments to United States International Trade Commission regarding Investigation No. 332-567: Generalized System of Preferences; Possible Modifications, 2017 Review, and the request for the addition of cottonseed to the list of Generalized System of Preference eligible products Participation in agricultural coalition letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House Committee on Agriculture and the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding funding in the next farm bill for reauthorization of the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Participation in a letter along with other cotton organizations to Senators from cotton growing states regarding the nomination of Andrew Wheeler at Deputy EPA Administrator Participation in a letter with other agricultural organizations to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2018-0141: Request for Extension of Public Comment Period for: National Marine Fisheries Services Biological Opinion for the pesticides chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion Participation in letter with other agricultural groups to Members of the House regarding consideration of amendments to crop insurance during the Farm Bill debate Participation in a meeting with the Agriculture Secretary and chairman of the House Appropriation Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies during an announcement of funding for a USDA Community Connect broadband grant in northwest Alabama Participation in a letter with other agricultural groups to Members of the House regarding consideration of amendments to the Farm Bill Participation in a letter with other clothing and textile organizations to the chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee regarding a proposed amendment to the FY 19 National Defense Authorization Act that would weaken the Berry Amendment (10 USC 2533a) Participation in a letter with other agricultural groups to the chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture regarding regulatory issues in the Farm Bills Title IX Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to EPA regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OW-2018-0063; Clean Water Act Coverage of Discharges of Pollutants via a Direct Hydrologic Connection to Surface Water Participation in agricultural coalition letter to the chairman and ranking member of the House Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government regarding the inclusion of the Administrations budget request for the CFTC in the FY 19 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill Issues pertaining to the approval by USDA of cotton industry bale packaging materials specifications Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Policy regarding Docket Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2017-0617, FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Nomination of Ad Hoc Expert Members Letter to USDA-APHIS regarding that agencys report, Plant pathogen list for fuzzy cottonseed (Gossypium spp.) from Brazil into the United States, with particular focus on Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum. Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Program regarding Docket Number EPA-OPP-2017-0720, Registration Review: Draft Human and/or Ecological Risk Assessments for Several Pesticides: Notice of Availability H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 S. 3042, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, including funding for Economic Adjustment Assistance Program and addressing concerns with farm program eligibility requirements Participation in agriculture coalition letters to House and Senate in support of current agricultural commodity check-off programs Meetings with USDA APHIS officials regarding pink bollworm and boll weevil eradication programs; soil-borne and weed-borne diseases; issues around the import of cottonseed; and APHIS market access approval process Meetings with EPA regarding application of new auxin herbicide formulations to be used with auxin resistant row-crop varieties including cotton; label status of several herbicides and insecticides under current review; use of epidemiology studies in risk reviews of pesticides; insect resistance; Bt cotton varieties and natural refuge; pollinator protection best management practices and risk assessment evaluations for pollinators in cotton
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GARY M ADAMS | — |
| WILLIAM HARRISON ASHLEY | — |
| ROBERT CRAIG BROWN | — |
| JODY LYNN CAMPICHE | — |
| STEVEN HENSLEY New | — |
| SIDNEY A JOHNSON | — |
| THOMAS R. LANGLEY | — |
| ROBBIE SCOTT MINNICH | — |
| MATTHEW VALESKO | — |
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.