AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED for AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED

Natural Resources NAT

Oppose Groundwater Resource Management Directive Support expansion of H.R.2939, S.1230 to increase transparency of ESA Oppose U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service effort to modify ESA critical habitat designation process Support Prelisting conservation actions Support H.R.2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act Support S.33 Improved National Monument Transparency Act

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2936 (115th), H.R. 2939 (115th), S. 1230 (115th), S. 33 (115th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Promoting the availability of diverse and independent sources of Video Programming

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Forest Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Support H.R.1273, S.376-21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Support H.R.1274 2-State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Support H.R.3131-Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act Support H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act Support H.R.717 - Listing Reform Act

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 717 (115th), H.R. 1273 (115th), H.R. 424 (115th), H.R. 1274 (115th), H.R. 3131 (115th), S. 376 (115th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Support health of honeybees while ensuring access to crop protection tools Combating antibiotic resistance

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Transportation TRA

Drones/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) research and usage by farmers and ranchers FMCSA rule on Hours of Service (HOS)-livestock exemption Future highway and transportation funding Expanded covered Farm vehicle exemptions Support PTC Extension

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Support Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Support Cash Accounting Support Renewable Energy Tax Credit Support Renewable Energy Tax Credits Short Line Railroad Maintenance Credit (S. 407 and H.R. 721: Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act or BRACE Act) Support Like Kind Exchange (Section 1031) Support Reduced Capital Gains Taxes Support Estate Tax Repeal Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 976) and Remote Transactions Parity Act (H.R. 2193) Cost Recovery and Depreciation Issues Jobs and Premium Protection Act, H.R. 246 To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.) Repeal Health Insurance Tax Extend Bonus Depreciation Support H.R. 2997 The 21st Century AIIR Act Support S.1405 the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 721 (115th), S. 407 (115th), S. 976 (115th), S. 1405 (115th), H.R. 2193 (115th), H.R. 2997 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

Support FCCs creation of the Connect America Fund (CAF) to increase rural broadband services. Expanding the Economic & Innovation Opportunities of spectrum through Incentive Spectrum

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Health Issues HCR

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Agriculture, FDA Appropriations Interior Environment Appropriations (Waters of the US) Wild House and Burro Management Labor Appropriations OSHA PMS Ag retailer exemption H-2A Appropriations requests Section 514 Housing Appropriations NPDES Energy and Water Development (WOTUS) U.S EPA Worker Protection Standards Rule (WPS)

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Government Issues GOV

S. 21-Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R.469-Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R.5, S.951 -Regulatory Accountability Act H.R.1033, S378-Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S.584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 469 (115th), S. 951 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 1033 (115th), S. 584 (115th), S. 21 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Support Renewable Fuel Standard Support Production Tax Credits for Renewable Fuels and Renewable Energy

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Immigration IMM

General Immigration Reform H-2A, Legislative Reforms Objections to overuse of I-9 audits and targeted ICE enforcement

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Forest Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

FSMA - Cooperative agreement, Produce Safety Rule AMS - Beef Check Off and other Check Offs Regulating the use and labeling of genetically modified (GM) food products Preventative measures for food-borne illnesses

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Animals ANI

Reducing honeybee losses while ensuring availability of crop protection tools General concerns regarding antibiotic resistance and use of antibiotics in animals General concerns on welfare of livestock, humane slaughter and transportation

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Object to Department of Labor abuse of hot good orders against specialty crop producers. Promote farm safety OSHA Ag Retailer Process Safety Management

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Support Biodiesel Tax Credits Support Renewable Fuel Standard Support S.517 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 517 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 953, Support Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) - Review Process Support water rights protection Oppose H.R. 806 Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 Support water rights protection Act, HR 2939, S.1230 EPCRA and CERCLA reporting H.R. 953 NPDES/Pesticide, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 S.517 Consumer & Fuel Retailer Choice Act CLEER & ORDEAL Acts Repeal Support of the 2015 rule defining "Waters of the US" Support New rule defining "Waters of the US

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 517 (115th), H.R. 2939 (115th), H.R. 953 (115th), S. 1230 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support for normalizing trade and travel relations with Cuba. Actively working to educate and gather support for various pieces of legislation that address agricultural trade relations with Cuba. Supporting appropriations to fund USDA personnel in Cuba to assist with improvements to agricultural trade. Actively working to educate Congress on the importance of NAFTA to US Agriculture

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Railroads RRR

Reduce Frequency of Railroad Delays Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act STB Nominees

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service

Agriculture AGR

Environmental Quality Incentive Program GIPSA - Farm Fair Practice Rules AMS-Mandatory Price Reporting AMS-Organic Standards Wetland Conservation Compliance swamp buster Support H.R. 2353 Strengthening Career & Technical Education for 21st Century Act (Perkins Funding)

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (115th)