1st Quarter - Report — ETKA CONSULTING for MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION (2025)

Firm

ETKA CONSULTING

Client

MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION

Income

$20,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Health Issues HCR

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 649/S.222)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 649 (119th), S. 222 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Main Street Tax Certainty Act (H.R. 703/ S. 213), to make the Section 199A tax deduction permanent.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 703 (119th), S. 213 (119th)

2025 Farm Bill (Dairy Margin Coverage program, Federal Milk Marketing Orders, Geographic Indications trade issue, Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program). Dairy Business Innovation Act (S.420 /H.R.985) Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act (H.R. 295/S. 581) Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development (FEED) Act(H.R. 2203) Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program (S. 1021/H.R. 2496)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 420 (119th), S. 1021 (119th), H.R. 2203 (119th), H.R. 985 (119th), H.R. 2496 (119th), S. 581 (119th), H.R. 295 (119th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Preserving markets for dairy exports

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Dairy PRIDE Act, to prohibit the use of dairy terms on the labeling of non-dairy products. (The bill has not been reintroduced in the current Congress)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Agriculture Workforce Modernization Act (the bill has not been reintroduced in the current Congress)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture Appropriations bills (funding for the Dairy Business Innovation Centers)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Immigration IMM

Workforce Modernization Act (the bill has not been reintroduced in the current Congress)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

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.