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Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 2997 Superfund Common Sense Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 2997 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 1540 - National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 H.R. 1905 - Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012 S. 3285 - A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation. WTO Obligations WTO Agreement on Agriculture Doha Round Brazil Cotton Case Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) GSM-102 Export Credit Guarantee Program Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade with Asia-Pacific Region Codex Alimentarius Commission U.S. Codex Office Codex Negative List U.S. China Biotech Working Group Meeting Creation of Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Beef Exports to EU Licensed Humanitarian Aid CFTC Extended Futures Trading Hours MF Global Bankruptcy

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

Bills named: H.R. 1540 (112th), H.R. 1905 (112th), S. 3285 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

S. 1161 Rural America Preservation Act of 2011 S. 3187 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3240 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (2012 Farm Bill) Biotechnology Mandatory Biotech Labeling U.S.-China Biotech Working Group Meeting Coexistence Policy Biotech Post-Patent Industry Accord National Bioeconomy Blueprint USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture Leonardo Academy Draft Sustainability Standards Food Security USDA Rural Development Programs EPA Farm, Ranch and Rural Communalities Committee Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Business and Industry Direct and Guaranteed Loans Value-Added Producer Grants Ag Risk Coverage (ARC) Shallow Loss Program Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) Farm Bureau Deep Loss Farm Bill Proposal Systemic Risk Reduction Program (SRRP) Crop Insurance Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Limits Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE) Dairy programs Checkoff Programs GIPSA Agricultural Research Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) LEED 2012 Revisions USDAs 150th Anniversary FSA Office Consolidation USDA National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board

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

Bills named: S. 3187 (112th), S. 1161 (112th), S. 3240 (112th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Safety Modernization Act National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods Science-Based Labeling

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

Education EDU

H.R. 2485 - All Children Are Equal Act H.R. 4019 - Federal Forests County Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act of 2012 S. 1692 - County Payments Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1813 - Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Funding Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program Agriculture in the Classroom

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

Bills named: H.R. 2485 (112th), H.R. 4019 (112th), S. 1813 (112th), S. 1692 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 436 - Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 1744 - American Job Protection Act H.R. 5842 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R. 5943 - Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012 S. 2620 Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012 Health Insurance Exchanges Safe Harbor Provision PPACA Mandates PPACA Supreme Court Ruling PPACA Repeal Vote Health Savings Accounts Flexible Spending Accounts Rural Hospital Access Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Low-Volume Hospitals Medical Device Tax Health Insurance Tax

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

Bills named: H.R. 5943 (112th), H.R. 1744 (112th), H.R. 5842 (112th), S. 2620 (112th), H.R. 436 (112th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 H.R. 2997 - Superfund Common Sense Act S. 1729 - A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify that manure is not considered a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant under that Act. FIFRA Superfund/CERCLA/EPCRA NPDES Pesticide Permits National Cotton Council v. EPA Atrazine 2,4-D Auxin

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

Bills named: S. 1729 (112th), H.R. 872 (112th), H.R. 2997 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 2146 - DATA Act H.R. 3010 - Regulatory Accountability Act S. 1606 - Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 S. 1789 - 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012 Regulatory Accountability Government Employee Meeting Attendance

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

Bills named: H.R. 3010 (112th), S. 1606 (112th), H.R. 2146 (112th), S. 1789 (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 Form I-9 Employee Eligibility Verification

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

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 7 American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) Blender Pumps Ethanol Storage 2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards E15 Approval Funding for Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Program Transfer of Funds from DOEs Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Accounts to the Defense Production Act Fund Use of Drop-in Biofuels by Military 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 Cellulosic Biofuel Tax Credit and Bonus Depreciation Alternative Refueling Property Tax Credit Wind Production Tax Credit Wind Energy Incentives Community Distributed Wind Investment Tax Credit

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

Bills named: H.R. 7 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 5325 - Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5326 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5855 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5973 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 USDA Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal Transfer of Funds from DOEs Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Accounts to the Defense Production Act Fund Funding for National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility CFTC Funding GIPSA Funding Funding for Horse Processing Wildlife Service Funding Biotechnology Regulations in Appropriations Bills Funding for Broadband Deployment H.R. 3295 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 Interior Appropriations

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

Bills named: H.R. 5855 (112th), H.R. 3295 (112th), H.R. 5973 (112th), H.R. 5326 (112th), H.R. 5325 (112th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 7 American Energy and Infrastructure Act H.R. 104 Realize Americas Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act H.R. 2414 Farmers' Freedom Act of 2011 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. 4348 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) S. 1813 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Surface Transportation Bill Agricultural Hours of Service Exemption Maritime Provisions Uniform mileage exemption for agriculture Uniform exemptions from FMCSA regulations for agriculture Truck Weight Limits Freight Rail Provisions in Surface Transportation Bill Rural Transportation Issues Study

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

Bills named: H.R. 104 (112th), H.R. 4348 (112th), H.R. 3265 (112th), S. 1813 (112th), H.R. 7 (112th), H.R. 2414 (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 H.R. 3729 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory. H.R. 5990 Farm Tax Parity Act S. 166 Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2011 S. 1647 Tax Hike Prevention and Business Certainty Act S. 1880 Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 2050 Small Business Tax Extenders Act of 2012 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. Estate Tax Capital Gains Dividends Health Insurance Tax (HIT) Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) Alternative Minimum Tax Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit Diesel Fuel Created from Biomass Tax Credit Alternative Refueling Property Tax Credit Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Tax Credit Production Tax Credit for Wind Power Production Tax Credit for Biomass Power Self-Employed Deduction against Self-Employment Taxes Section 179 Small Business Expensing and Bonus Depreciation for Investments for Businesses Five-year Agricultural Equipment Depreciation Modification of Tax Treatment of Certain Payments to Controlling Exempt Organizations National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program Tax Free Status Charitable Deduction for Donated Food Railroad Track Maintenance Credit Individual Income Tax Rates Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) Small Producer Ethanol Tax Credit Excise Tax Credits for Alternative Fuel

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

Bills named: H.R. 3729 (112th), S. 1647 (112th), H.R. 1259 (112th), S. 1880 (112th), H.R. 5990 (112th), S. 2050 (112th), S. 166 (112th), H.R. 3091 (112th), H.R. 1370 (112th), S. 2242 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

Universal Service Fund Reform Rural Utilities Service (RUS) RUS Broadband Program Grant Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program Executive Order for Broadband Deployment

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

Animals ANI

H.R. 965 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 H.R. 3798 - Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012 S. 1211 - Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 S. 3239 - Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012 Horse Processing Horse welfare HSUS-UEP Animal Welfare Agreement U.S. Import Regulations for BSE BSE case in California Antibiotic Use Final Guidance 209 The Judicious Use of Medically Important Drugs in Food-Producing Animals Draft Guidance 213 Draft Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) Regulation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Program Boxed Beef Dashboard Secretarys Advisory Committee on Animal Health

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

Bills named: H.R. 3798 (112th), S. 3239 (112th), H.R. 965 (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 Litigation for Agricultural Producers

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

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 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 H.R. 4965 To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States, and for other purposes. S. 482 Energy Tax Prevention 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 EPA Oversight Agricultural Conservation Practices Conservation Innovation Grants EPA Arial Inspections of Agricultural Operations National Ocean Policy Clean Water Act (CWA) Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act Water Quality Standards for the State of Floridas Lakes & Flowing Waters Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida CWA Section 404 Regulatory Program CWA Section 303 Regulatory Program CWA Section 311 Regulatory Program CWA Section 401 Regulatory Program CWA Section 402 Regulatory Program CWA Section 202 Regulatory Program TMDLs for Nutrients and Sediment Chesapeake Bay Watershed TMDL Mississippi River Basin TMDL Louisiana Gulf Coast TMDL 6th Circuit Ruling on Pesticide Application Permits FIFRA NPDES Permits for Pesticides Animal Manure Discharge Regulation NPDES Consolidated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Reporting Rule Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures Clean Air Act Title V of the Clean Air Act Climate Change Greenhouse Gas Regulation GHG Tailoring Rule Draft Revised Guidance on Federal Greenhouse Gas Accounting Reporting New Source Performance Standards Program GHG Standards for New Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) Coarse Particulate Matter (PM10)

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

Bills named: H.R. 1633 (112th), S. 2245 (112th), H.R. 4278 (112th), S. 482 (112th), S. 1528 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th), H.R. 4153 (112th), H.R. 872 (112th), H.R. 4965 (112th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

H.R. 4234 - Grazing Improvement Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3240 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (2012 Farm Bill) E.O. 13547 - Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes Endangered Species Act Bark Beetle Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Draft National Ocean Policy Implementation Wildlife Service Grazing Permits Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Working Lands Programs Land Retirement Programs Forest Legacy Program Forest Planning Rule

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

Bills named: H.R. 5326 (112th), S. 3240 (112th), H.R. 4234 (112th)