What was lobbied
21 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Support Renewable Fuel Standard Support Production Tax Credit for Renewable Fuels and Renewable Energy Support Distributed Wind Investment Tax Credit
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Support FCCs creation of the Connect America Fund (CAF) to increase rural broadband services
Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
S.1900/H.R.3830 in support of Trade Promotion Authority for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations with multiple countries and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partership (TTIP) negotiations with the European Union Issue surfacing for joint commission on Commerce and Trade
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Forest Service; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Bills named:
H.R. 3830 (114th), S. 1900 (114th)
Reduce Frequency of Railroad Delays S.2777 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
Bills named:
S. 2777 (114th)
Support H.R.4-Jobs for America Act Support H.R.4457-Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act to extend section 179 small business expensing Support H.R.4718-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation Support H.R.4719-America Gives More Act of 2014 (enhanced deductions for food and conservation easement donations) Support H.R.2807-Conservation Easement Incentive Act Support S.2260-Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE)Act Section 179 Small Business Expensing Support Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Support Cash Accounting
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Forest Service
Bills named:
H.R. 4 (114th), H.R. 2807 (114th), H.R. 4457 (114th), H.R. 4719 (114th), S. 2260 (114th), H.R. 4718 (114th)
Support federal inspection of port services in response to Washington State Department of Agriculture withdrawal of inspection services at port of Vancouver
Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
H.R.367-Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R.1493-Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act H.R.2122-Regulatory Accountability Act H.R.2641-the Responsibly and Professional Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act H.R.2919-Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act H.R.2542-Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act H.R.4874-the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome(SCRUB)Act
Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Forest Service; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE
Bills named:
H.R. 2919 (114th), H.R. 367 (114th), H.R. 2641 (114th), H.R. 2542 (114th), H.R. 1493 (114th), H.R. 2122 (114th), H.R. 4874 (114th)
FSMA - Cooperative agreement, Produce Safety Rule AMS - Beef Check Off and other Check Offs Regulating the use and labeling of genetically modified (GM) food products Preventative measures for food-borne illnesses Support H.R. 4432 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act
Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Forest Service
Bills named:
H.R. 4432 (114th)
Reducing honeybee losses while ensuring availability of crop protection tools General concerns regarding antibiotic resistance and use of antibiotics in animals
Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Support S. 2526/ H.R. 4957 Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reform (CLEER) Act H.R. 5078 - Support "Waters of the U.S. Overreach Protection Act" prohibiting EPA and Army Corp of Engineers from implementing a Waters of the U.S. rule that broadens the scope of the Clean Water Act S. 1000 - Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013 H.R.935 - Support "Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2014, to amend FIFRA and the Clean Water Act Oppose EPA and Corps of Engineers proposed "Waters of the United States" regulation Oppose "Climate Action Plan" Oppose EPAs TMDL vision strategy Oppose Chesapeake Bay TMDL National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Oppose USDA Forest Service Groundwater Directive
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
Bills named:
S. 1000 (114th), H.R. 4957 (114th), S. 2526 (114th), H.R. 935 (114th), H.R. 5078 (114th)
Oppose Groundwater Resource Management Directive Support expansion of H.R.4316, H.R.4317, H.R.4318 to increase transparency of ESA Oppose U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service effort to modify ESA critical habitat designation process Support Prelisting conservation actions H.R.1526-Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act H.R.657-Grazing Improvement Act
Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE
Bills named:
H.R. 1526 (114th), H.R. 4316 (114th), H.R. 4318 (114th), H.R. 4317 (114th), H.R. 657 (114th)
General Immigration Reform Objections to overuse of I-9 audits and targeted ICE enforcement H.R. 1773-Ag Act
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Bills named:
H.R. 1773 (114th)
Support H.J. Res. 124, Continuing Resolution USDA Appropriations
Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Bills named:
H.J.Res. 124 (114th)
Support health of honeybees while ensuring access to crop protection tools Combating antibiotic resistance
Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE
2014 Farm Bill implementation Cotton Transition Assistance Program Supplemental Coverage Option Winter Wheat Whole Farm Revenue Program Crop Insurance - Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Crop Insurance - Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Agricultural Conservation Flexibility Act Livestock Forage Disaster Program FDA Produce Safety Rule (under FSMA) Support protection of honeybees along with access to crop protection products Support APHIS recommendation to deregulate Monsanto dicamba tolerant soy and cotton. Support APHIS recommendation to deregulate Dows Enlist Crops Support EPAs decision to regulate Dows Enlist Duo Environmental Quality Incentive Program AMS - Beef check off reforms (information notice on AMS effort to standardize formulas for calculating fees) Wetland Conservation Compliance (offsite wetland determinations and prior converted cropland determinations)
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service
Support H.R.4315-21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Support H.R.4316-Endangered Species Recovrey Transparency Act Support H.R.4317-State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Support H.R.4318-Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
Bills named:
H.R. 4318 (114th), H.R. 4315 (114th), H.R. 4316 (114th), H.R. 4317 (114th)
Drones/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) research and usage by farmers and ranchers FMCSA rule on Hours of Service (HOS)-livestock exemption S.2777-Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R.5021-Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (supports inclusion of Senate PATH provisions in H.R.5021) Future highway and transportation funding
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Forest Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Bills named:
H.R. 5021 (114th), S. 2777 (114th)
Support H.R. 2575 - Save American Workers Act Support S. 2881 - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 Support H.R. 5213 - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 Support H.R. 5392 -The Fairness for Farmers Act to exclude H-2A workers from the PPACA employer mandate Support HR 763 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Support HR 3367 - to delay Section 09010 of PPACA Support S. 603 - Jobs and Premiums Protection Act
Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Bills named:
H.R. 3367 (114th), H.R. 763 (114th), H.R. 5213 (114th), S. 2881 (114th), H.R. 2575 (114th), S. 603 (114th), H.R. 5392 (114th)
Object to Department of Labor abuse of hot good orders against specialty crop producers. H.R.4-Jobs for America Act Support H.R.1387 to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from the goods whose sale or distribution in commerce may be prohibited subsequent to FLSA violation. H.R.2575-Save American Workers Act H.R.5392-The Fairness for Farmers Act (excludes H-2A workers from the PPACA employer mandate) S.2881-Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS)Act of 2014 H.R.5213-Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS)Act of 2014 Promote farm safety West Coast Port Labor Issues
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Bills named:
H.R. 1387 (114th), H.R. 5213 (114th), H.R. 4 (114th), H.R. 5392 (114th), H.R. 2575 (114th), S. 2881 (114th)
Support Biodiesel Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Support Renewable Fuel Standard
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Universal Service Fund
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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