AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED for AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED

Animals ANI

H.R. 965 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 3704 - Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act H.R. 3798 - Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012 S. 1211 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 Horse Processing Animal Disease Traceability System Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) HSUS-UEP Animal Welfare Agreement Nonambulatory livestock U.S. Import Regulations for BSE Antibiotic Use Center for Veterinary Medicine Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) Cephalosporin Horse welfare

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 965 (112th), H.R. 3798 (112th), H.R. 3704 (112th), S. 1211 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 4157 Preserving America's Family Farms Act S. 2221 Preserving America's Family Farms Act Agricultural Child Labor

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 2221 (112th), H.R. 4157 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 910 - Energy Tax Prevention Act H.R. 1633 - Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 4153 - Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act H.R. 4278 - To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to permit requirements for dredged or fill material S. 482 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S. 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1528 Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 S. 2245 A bill to preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States Chesapeake Bay Watershed TMDL Title V of the Clean Air Act TMDLs for Nutrients and Sediment NPDES Permits for Pesticides Clean Water Act (CWA) Clean Air Act 6th Circuit Ruling on Pesticide Application Permits Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) FIFRA Greenhouse Gas Regulation Waters of the U.S. Water Quality Standards for the State of Floridas Lakes & Flowing Waters CWA Section 404 Regulatory Program CWA Section 202 Regulatory Program EPA Oversight Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act Mississippi River Basin TMDL Farm Dust Sackett v. EPA Climate Change Animal Manure Discharge Regulation Coarse Particulate Matter (PM10) Agricultural Conservation Practices Louisiana Gulf Coast TMDL Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) Regulatory Fairness Act (RFA) NPDES Consolidated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Reporting Rule Animal Emissions Panel Scientific Advisory Board Development of Emissions Estimating Methodologies for Lagoons and Basins at Swine and Dairy Animal Feeding Operations Development of Emissions Estimating Methodologies for Broiler Animal Feeding Operations Voluntary Air Consent Agreement National Air Emissions Monitoring Study Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center GHG Tailoring Rule Minnesota Memorandum of Understanding for the Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program New Source Performance Standards Program

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1528 (112th), H.R. 1633 (112th), H.R. 4278 (112th), S. 482 (112th), S. 493 (112th), S. 2245 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th), H.R. 4153 (112th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Endangered Species Act Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Draft National Ocean Policy Implementation National Fish, Wildlife and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy Wildlife Service Draft Policy on the Interpretation of Significant Portion of the Range Working Lands for Wildlife Program Greater Sage Grouse Working Lands Programs Land Retirement Programs

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Agriculture AGR

2012 Farm Bill S. 1161 Rural America Preservation Act of 2011 Biotechnology USDA Rural Development Programs Agricultural Research Beginning and Socially Disadvantaged Farmer and Rancher Land Contract Guarantee Program Council for Native American Farming and Ranching Resource Conservation and Development Program Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Minor Crop Pest Management (IR-4) Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Rural Innovation Initiative Business and Industry Direct and Guaranteed Loans Value-Added Producer Grants NASS Funding Revolving Fund Grant Program to provide safe drinking water and sanitary waste disposal facilities Target Price Only Support Ag Risk Coverage (ARC) Shallow Loss Program Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) Farm Bureau Deep Loss Farm Bill Proposal Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Draft Guidance for Improving the Process for Preparing Efficient and Timely Environmental Reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Mandatory Biotech Labeling

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1161 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Health Insurance Exchanges Safe Harbor Provision PPACA Employer Mandate

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 872 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 H.R. 2055 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 NPDES Pesticide Permits Sulfuryl Flouride Ammonium Nitrate Atrazine Dioxin Integrated Risk Information System

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 872 (112th), H.R. 2055 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 3010 Regulatory Accountability Act S. 1606 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 Regulatory Accountability Two-year Moratorium on Discretionary, Non-Essential Regulatory Actions Review of CFTCs Cost/Benefit Analysis Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Definition of swap dealer

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 1606 (112th), H.R. 3010 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

WTO Doha Round China Poultry Duties GSM-102 Export Credit Guarantee Program Brazil Cotton Case Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) WTO Obligations Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Market Access Program Foreign Market Development Program Emerging Markets Program Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops P.L. 480 Programs APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine APHIS Trade Issues Resolution and Management U.S. Codex Office WTO Agreement on Agriculture WTO India Poultry Case U.S.-EU Organic Equivalency Agreement High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth USTR/Other Agency Merger

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 7 American Energy and Infrastructure Act H.R. 763 Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011 H.R. 2414 Farmers' Freedom Act of 2011 H.R. 2429 To exempt certain class A CDL drivers from the requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement while operating a service vehicle with a fuel tank containing 3,785 liters (1,000 gallons) or less of diesel fuel. H.R. 3265 To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to provide clarification regarding the applicability of exemptions relating to the transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies, and for other purposes. H.R. 3864 American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 H.R. 4281 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 S. 1653 International Tourism Facilitation Act S. 1813 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) S.A. 1617 To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to provide clarification regarding the applicability of exemptions relating to the transportation of agricultural commodities and farm supplies, and for other purposes. S.A. 1653 To exempt certain farm vehicles from certain federal requirements governing the operation of motor vehicles S.A. 1660 To provide additional time for the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue achievable standards for industrial, commercial, and institutional boilers, process heaters, and incinerators. S.A. 1782 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain tax credits relating to energy, and for other purposes. S.A. 1812 To prevent a tax increase on American businesses and to provide certainty to job creators by extending certain expiring tax credits relating to energy. S.A. 1814 To provide exemptions from requirements for certain farm vehicles.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 763 (112th), H.R. 3864 (112th), H.R. 4281 (112th), S. 1813 (112th), H.R. 7 (112th), H.R. 2414 (112th), H.R. 2429 (112th), S. 1653 (112th), H.R. 3265 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1259 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 H.R. 1370 - To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3091 - Tax Hike Prevention and Business Certainty Act S. 1647 - Tax Hike Prevention and Business Certainty Act S. 1880 Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 2242 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes. Agricultural Equipment Depreciation Estate Tax Health Insurance Tax (HIT) Capital Gains Dividends Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit Diesel Fuel Created from Biomass Tax Credit Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) Small Producer Ethanol Tax Credit Excise Tax Credits for Alternative Fuel Alternative Refueling Property Tax Credit Bonus Depreciation for Investments for Businesses Section 179 Small Business Expensing Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) Individual Income Tax Rates Production Tax Credit Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Tax Credit Marriage Penalty Tax Credit for Post Secondary Education Expenses National Health Service Corps Tax Free Status

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1647 (112th), H.R. 1370 (112th), S. 1880 (112th), S. 2242 (112th), H.R. 1259 (112th), H.R. 3091 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

Universal Service Fund Reform LightSquared/GPS Interference Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H. CR. 34 Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 USDA Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 7 - American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act H.R. 3407 - Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act H.R. 3408 - PIONEERS Act H.R. 3410 - Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Blender Pumps Ethanol Storage Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit Diesel Fuel Created from Biomass Tax Credit Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) Small Producer Ethanol Tax Credit Excise Tax Credits for Alternative Fuel Alternative Refueling Property Tax Credit Proposed Five-Year Program for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing for 2012-2017 Resolution of Disapproval of the Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) Rule for Utilities Boiler MACT Rules Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP)

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 7 (112th), H.R. 3410 (112th), H.R. 3407 (112th), H.R. 3408 (112th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 2164 - Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2847 - American Specialty Agriculture Act H.R. 2885 - Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2895 - Legal Agricultural Workforce Act S. 1384 HARVEST Act of 2011 H-2A E-Verify

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2164 (112th), H.R. 2885 (112th), H.R. 2895 (112th), S. 1384 (112th), H.R. 2847 (112th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Safety Modernization Act AMS Draft Standard Practice for Verifying Tenderness Marketing Claims Associated with Cuts Derived from Beef Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank Lean Finely Textured Beef FSIS Funding National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS)

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

H.R. 2485 - All Children Are Equal Act H.R. 3989 - Student Success Act H.R. 3990 - Encouraging Innovation and Effective Teachers Act H.R. 4019 - Federal Forests County Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act of 2012 S. 1692 County Payments Reauthorization Act of 2011 Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Funding Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program Agriculture in the Classroom

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2485 (112th), H.R. 4019 (112th), H.R. 3989 (112th), S. 1692 (112th), H.R. 3990 (112th)