NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO
Working to have FDA enforce beef standards of identity on vegetable-based alternative protein products. Working to have FSIS regulate cultured or lab grown alternative protein products and to restrict their use of the term beef.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DANIELLE BECK | — |
| COLIN WOODALL | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
Support continued EPA efforts to repeal and replace the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARY-THOMAS HART | — |
| COLIN WOODALL | — |
| SCOTT YAGER | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
Working to support a bi-lateral trade agreement with Japan. Working to protect the beef and cattle trade provisions in NAFTA. Working to protect KORUS Working to maintain access to the Chinese market
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| THOMAS KENT BACUS | — |
| COLIN WOODALL | — |
Agriculture AGR
Supported passage of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 - HR 2 (House Farm Bill) out of the House Agriculture Committee and by the entire House. Supported passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - S 3042 (Senate Farm Bill) out of the Senate Agriculture Committee and by the entire Senate. Supported establishment of a Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine bank and improvements to the Conservation Title. Worked to defeat amendments on the both the House and Senate side to restrict which organizations can contract work on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. Pushing for the nomination and confirmation of commissioners to fill the CFTC. Pushing for the nomination and confirmation of USDA officials.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| THOMAS KENT BACUS | — |
| DANIELLE BECK | — |
| SARAH CALHOUN | — |
| MARY-THOMAS HART | — |
| ETHAN LANE | — |
| ALLISON MICHELLE RIVERA | — |
| COLIN WOODALL | — |
| SCOTT YAGER | — |
Transportation TRA
Working to exempt livestock haulers from the Electronic Logging Device implementation. Support introduction of The Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act: TLAAS - S 2938 Support introduction of The Transporting Livestock Across America Safely Act: TLAAS - HR 6079 Supporting Senate efforts to increase 150-air mile agricultural exemption to DOT Hours of Service rules to include the delivery end of an agricultural haul.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DANIELLE BECK | — |
| ALLISON MICHELLE RIVERA | — |
| COLIN WOODALL | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Supporting language in the FY18 House Agriculture Appropriations Bill to address the need for more funding for Foot and Mouth Disease vaccines and preparedness, and supporting the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Program. Supporting language directing USDA to regulate lab-grown alternative meats. Supporting language in the FY18 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill to get a one year delay on implementation of the electronic logging devices. Supporting language in the FY18 Interior Bill to prevent feedlots from having to report greenhouse gases, prohibiting funds to work on the sage grouse, allowing for the transfer of horses and burros off of Federal lands, and defunding any work on wolves. Supporting language in the FY18 Energy and Water Bill to expedite the repeal of the WOTUS rule.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DANIELLE BECK | — |
| SARAH CALHOUN | — |
| MARY-THOMAS HART New | — |
| ETHAN LANE | — |
| ALLISON MICHELLE RIVERA | — |
| COLIN WOODALL | — |
| SCOTT YAGER | — |
Natural Resources NAT
Supporting HR 424 - to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. Supporting S 33 - the Improved National Monument Designation Process Act Supporting S 565 - the Judgement Fund Transparency Act Supporting HR 3990 - the National Monument Creation and Protection Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ETHAN LANE | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Supporting HR 848 - The Farm Regulatory Certainty Act to keep agriculture out of RCRA regulation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARY-THOMAS HART New | — |
| SCOTT YAGER | — |
Immigration IMM
Support for the Agricultural Guestworker Act considered in the House Judiciary Committee. Supportive of continued work on an ag guestworker bill.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ALLISON MICHELLE RIVERA | — |
| COLIN WOODALL | — |
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.