NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL for NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL
What was lobbied
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Agriculture AGR
S. 3042, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act of 2018, to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 4092, the AG Act, to create a non-immigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers. H.R. 6417, the AG and Legal Workforce Act, to create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers, to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes. H.R. 4879, the Protect Interstate Commerce Act of 2018, to prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes. General education on the regulation of foods produced using animal cell culture technology. General education of final GIPSA rule.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DUSTIN BAKER | — |
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
| NICHOLAS DAVID GIORDANO | — |
| DAN KOVICH | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Transportation TRA
Electronic Logging Device and Hours of Service exemption for the livestock industry.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
The importance of maintaining current market access to Mexico, Canada, Japan, and China. Lifting market access restrictions to Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and Vietnam. Seeking to overturn retaliatory tariffs against U.S. pork caused by the enactment of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on steel and aluminum and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on Chinese intellectual property.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| NICHOLAS DAVID GIORDANO | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
| MARIA CARIDAD DE LOS ANGELES ZIEBA | — |
Trucking/Shipping TRU
Electronic Logging Device and Hours of Service exemption for the livestock industry.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Reporting of air emissions from livestock farms under environmental statutes. EPAs Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States final rule defining the scope of Waters of the United States as defined in and protected under the Clean Water Act; RIN 2040-AF30; June 29, 2015; 80 FR 37053. General education on nuisance lawsuits against pork producers in North Carolina. General education on Hurricane Florence and the impacts to the pork industry.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Immigration IMM
H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act of 2018, to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 4092, the AG Act, to create a non-immigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers. H.R. 6417, the AG and Legal Workforce Act, to create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers, to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes. General education on the importance of immigrant labor for the agriculture industry workforce.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DUSTIN BAKER | — |
| NICHOLAS DAVID GIORDANO | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Animals ANI
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Draft Guidance for Industry #187, Regulation of Intentionally Altered Genomic DNA in Animals, to address animals with intentionally altered genomic DNA developed through use of genome editing technologies, as well as techniques such as rDNA in genetic engineering. General education on the regulation of foods produced using animal cell culture technology. General education on the state of the Foot and Mouth (FMD) Vaccine Bank. Impact of California Proposition 12, Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (2018), on the pork industry.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DUSTIN BAKER | — |
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
| NICHOLAS DAVID GIORDANO | — |
| DAN KOVICH | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act of 2018, to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 4092, the AG Act, to create a non-immigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers. H.R. 6417, the AG and Legal Workforce Act, to create a nonimmigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers, to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes. General education on the importance of immigrant labor for the agriculture industry workforce.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DUSTIN BAKER | — |
| NICHOLAS DAVID GIORDANO | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
EPAs Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States final rule defining the scope of Waters of the United States as defined in and protected under the Clean Water Act; RIN 2040-AF30; June 29, 2015; 80 FR 37053.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
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