INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION for INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION

Agriculture AGR

2018 farm bills (H.R.2 & S.3042), including provisions related to dairy. FY 2019 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bills (H.R. 5961 & S. 2976), provisions related to ice cream research, FDA funding and dairy

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 3042 (115th), H.R. 5961 (115th), S. 2976 (115th), H.R. 2 (115th)

Immigration IMM

Legislation regarding an agricultural guest worker program

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Canada's provincial and national ingredients strategy North American Free Trade Agreement provisions related to dairy Bilateral trade agreements Oppose geographical indications that seek to restrict the use of common food names FY 2019 State Department and Foreign Operations Appropriations bills (H.R.6385 and S.3108), provisions related to funding for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO; World Health Assembly resolution on infant and young child feeding

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6385 (115th), S. 3108 (115th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

FY 2019 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bills (H.R.5961 & S.2976), provisions related to school nutrition programs and other provisions related to dairy; H.R. 4101, School Milk Nutrition Act of 2017; Eligible milk within the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC); Proposed changes to USDA school meals program regarding the types of milk that may be served in such programs and enforcement of the reimbursable meal requirements; H.R.4828,CURD Act; S.2322,CURD Act; Implementation of the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (P.L. 114-216) and the Nutrition Facts Panel and Serving Size rules; Enforcement of National School Lunch Program provisions that require non-dairy fluid milk substitutes to meet the nutritional equivalency standards of milk. H.R.6022 and S.3019, the Accurate Labels Act;

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 6022 (115th), S. 3019 (115th), S. 2976 (115th), H.R. 5961 (115th), H.R. 4828 (115th), H.R. 4101 (115th), S. 2322 (115th)