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Agriculture AGR

Farm Bill Commodity Programs Farm Bill Conservation Programs Support a Mandatory Base Acre Update Food and Agriculture Budget AFRI Funding Agriculture Appropriations Bill USDA part 340 regulations FIFRA/Pesticide Registration Plant Incorporated Protectants Updates Research issues from USDA REE (Research Education and Economic) USDA and EPA regulation of biotechnology Herbicide Resistance Management PRIA: Pesticide Registration Improvement Act Implementation The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Act Implementation USDA Conservation and Crop Risk Management Research Pilot Study Agriculture Disaster Aid Regulation exempting some Plant Incorporated Protectants Commodity Credit Corporation Cover Crop Incentives Support Federal Crop Insurance Development of new crop insurance products via 522/508 process Emergency Relief Program

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Oppose automatic sequestration of mandatory farm programs to offset deficit funding Inland Waterways Trust Fund MAP and FMD Funding Appropriations for the Navigation and Ecosystems Sustainability Program for locks on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Biotechnology Regulatory Efficiency and Predictability USDA NRCS Funding Funding for mandatory Farm Bill programs Funding for international food assistance programs Support funding for the Agriculture Genomes to Phenomes Initiative (AG2PI) Support funding to update a study related to the MOVES Model President's Budget Request for USDA

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Railroads RRR

Railroad Access Railroad Capacity Railroad Infrastructure and Competition Surface Transportation Board review of competitive rail switching Surface Transportation Board rail transportation of grain Support of Presidential Emergency Board agreement for rail labor dispute.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Surface Transportation Board (STB); SENATE

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Climate Change Wetlands Regulation Hypoxia Clean WAter Act: NPDES, CAFOs, TMDLs Farm Bill Conservation Program Atrazine regulations NPDES permits for pesticide applications Pesticide Spray Drift guidance and label languages Oppose mandatory numeric nutrient criteria development under the Clean Water Act Waters of the US (WOTUS) rule implementation Review of neonicotinoid pesticides and effects on pollinators National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS/CWA) Development of carbon and water quality trading programs at USDA Endangered Species Act Biogenic CO2 Emissions Climate and Conservation measures included in the Inflation Reduction Act

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Support Renewable Fuel Standard Support renewable fuels infrastructure Support Corn-based Ethanol Education of renewable volume obligations Support Sustainable Aviation Fuel/Clean Fuel Tax Credit

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Congressional Issues: Support Renewable Fuels Standard Support REnewable Fuels Infrastructure Support Corn-Based Ethanol Education of renewable volume obligations Education on Reid Vapor Pressure Support Sustainable Aviation Fuel Support Low Carbon Fuel Policy Support S. 944/H.R. 5089 Next Generation Fuels Act of 2023 Executive Branch Issues: All aspects detailing the implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) Renewable Fuels Infraustruation Reid Vapor Pressure Support Sustainable Aviation Fuel/Clean Fuel Tax Credit Support Low Carbon Fuel Policy

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: S. 944 (118th), H.R. 5089 (118th)

Transportation TRA

Activities related to locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Issues related to the Inland WAterway Trust Fund Support of USACE Capital Investment Strategy Cargo Preference Act Administration Infrastructure Plan

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International Biotechnology regulatory issues Support Market Access Program Support Foreign Market Development Program USMCA Trade AGreement Implementation Oppose Mexico GM Corn Ban Sanitary and Phytosanitary barriers to trade Low Level Presence Policy Issues Plant Breeding Innovation Policy Oppose tariffs on agricultural products Support Trade Assistance for farmers Support trade with Southeast Asia, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) International Food Aid proposals

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Support FCC Rural Broadband Support Universal Service Fund

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Preserve Benefits of Section 199 provision, support of permanent tax cuts for pass-through entities Support current estate tax exemptions and rates Oppose legislation to eliminate the step-up basis provisions Protect farmers' use of cash method accounting 1031 Like Kind Exchanges 2032A Special Use Valuation Inflation Reduction Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Implementation of USMCA Food and Agriculture Budget Animal and Plant Genome Editing U.S. Food Aid Programs

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE