1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED for AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$590,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Non-Disclosure Regulation Oversight

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KENDRA KELLER —
MARK A MASLYN —
PAUL SCHLEGEL —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Defining Swap Dealer

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KENDRA KELLER —
KELLI LUDLUM —
MARK A MASLYN —
MARY KAY THATCHER —

Contacted: SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Animals ANI

H.R. 525 Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act of 2011 S. 518 Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act ILAR Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Animal Welfare Guidelines Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program Iron dextran shortage Non-ambulatory livestock

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KENDRA KELLER —
KELLI LUDLUM —
MARK A MASLYN —
MARY KAY THATCHER —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 525 (112th), S. 518 (112th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Impact of high fuel prices

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH JONES —
KENDRA KELLER —
MARK A MASLYN —
PAUL SCHLEGEL —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Education EDU

Agricultural Education Programs / Perkins Funding/Smith-Lever Funding Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY —
KENDRA KELLER —
MARK A MASLYN —
PATRICIA A WOLFF —

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); U.S. Forest Service

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S. 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 Chesapeake Bay Watershed TMDL Title V of the Clean Air Act TMDLs for Nutrients and Sediment Chesapeake Bay Executive Order on Protection and Restoration EPAs Strategy for Achieving Water Quality 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 National Air Emissions Monitoring Study (NAEMS) National Wetlands Plant List Waters of the U.S. Water Quality Standards for the State of Floridas Lakes & Flowing Waters CWA Section 404 Regulatory Program EPA Oversight Environmental Impact Statement for Phosphate Mining in the Central Florida Phosphate District Endangered Species Act Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Funding National Climate Service S. 482Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 872--Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act Numeric Nutrient Criteria

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KENDRA KELLER —
RICHARD L KRAUSE —
MARK A MASLYN —
DON PARRISH —
DANIELLE D'ANA QUIST —
PAUL SCHLEGEL —
ELLEN STEEN —
TYLER WEGMEYER —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 910 (112th), H.R. 872 (112th), S. 493 (112th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Land & Resource Management Planning Wild Horse and Burro Strategy Rangeland Administration/Grazing Permits National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Endangered Species Act Forest Service Planning Rule Changes to the National Handbook of Conservation Practices for NRCS Nutrient Management

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TODD DEAN DAVIS —
ELIZABETH JONES —
KENDRA KELLER —
RICHARD L KRAUSE —
MARK A MASLYN —
PAUL SCHLEGEL —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement Cuba Opening Chinese Market to U.S. Beef Legislation to Stop Payments to Brazilian Research Institute Russia WTO Accession U.S.-Russia Relations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS GARZA —
KENDRA KELLER —
MARK A MASLYN —
DAVID J SALMONSEN —
MARY KAY THATCHER —
ROSEMARIE WATKINS —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Agriculture AGR

2012 Farm Bill S. 685 - Free Sugar Act of 2011 S. Res. 87 - A resolution designating the year of 2012 as the "International Year of Cooperatives" Biotechnology Genetically Engineered Corn International Year of Cooperatives

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TODD DEAN DAVIS New —
KENDRA KELLER —
KELLI LUDLUM —
MARK A MASLYN —
TARA SMITH —
MARY KAY THATCHER —
ROSEMARIE WATKINS —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Bills named: S.Res. 87 (112th), S. 685 (112th)

Transportation TRA

S. 233FAA Reauthorization Bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH JONES —
KENDRA KELLER —
RICHARD L KRAUSE —
MARK A MASLYN —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 530 A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production, and for other purposes Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act Ag-based/Renewable Energy E-15 Waiver and New Fuel Pump Label Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) Advanced Biofuels Biofuel Infrastructure Renewable Fuels Standard

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW ERICKSON New Confidential Assistant, USDA Rural Development
ELIZABETH JONES —
KENDRA KELLER —
MARK A MASLYN —
PAUL SCHLEGEL —
PATRICIA A WOLFF —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: S. 493 (112th), S. 530 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Labor Immigration H-2A E-Verify

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KENDRA KELLER —
MARK A MASLYN —
PAUL SCHLEGEL —

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) National Bio and Agro Defense League Disease Research

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KENDRA KELLER —
KELLI LUDLUM —
MARK A MASLYN —
MARY KAY THATCHER —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 H.R. 674 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities H.R. 705 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 H.R. 1259 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 S. 89 American Child Support Enforcement Immigration Act of 2011 S. 164 Damaged Vehicle Information Act S. 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 Capital Gains Tax Rates Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 Agricultural Equipment Depreciation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KENDRA KELLER —
MARK A MASLYN —
PATRICIA A WOLFF —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 164 (112th), H.R. 1259 (112th), H.R. 4 (112th), H.R. 674 (112th), S. 493 (112th), S. 89 (112th), H.R. 705 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

National Broadband Plan Universal Service Plan Broadband/GPS Interference

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY —
KENDRA KELLER —
MARK A MASLYN —
PATRICIA A WOLFF —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KENDRA KELLER —
MARK A MASLYN —
PATRICIA A WOLFF —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 38 - To rescind funds appropriated to the Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund under the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.J. Res. 48 - Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011 S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act S. 72 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 S.J. Res. 3 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget USDAs FY 2012 Budget Summary and Annual Performance Plan

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY —
KENDRA KELLER —
MARK A MASLYN —
PATRICIA A WOLFF —

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 18 (112th), H.J.Res. 48 (112th), S. 72 (112th), S.J.Res. 3 (112th), H.R. 38 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 872 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 Web-Distributed Labeling (WDL) NPDES Pesticide Permits Sulfuryl fluoride Explosive Pest Control Devices

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KENDRA KELLER —
MARK A MASLYN —
DON PARRISH —
PAUL SCHLEGEL —
TYLER WEGMEYER —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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

Government Issues GOV

E.O. 13563 Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Revision of Regulatory Process

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KENDRA KELLER —
MARK A MASLYN —
PAUL SCHLEGEL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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.