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

Health Issues HCR

Support H.R. 2575 - Save American Workers Act Support S. 2881 - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 Support H.R. 5213 - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 Support H.R. 5392 -The Fairness for Farmers Act to exclude H-2A workers from the PPACA employer mandate Support HR 763 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Support HR 3367 - to delay Section 09010 of PPACA Support S. 603 - Jobs and Premiums Protection Act

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

Bills named: S. 603 (114th), H.R. 5392 (114th), S. 2881 (114th), H.R. 5213 (114th), H.R. 3367 (114th), H.R. 763 (114th), H.R. 2575 (114th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

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

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

Government Issues GOV

H.R.367-Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R.1493-Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act H.R.2122-Regulatory Accountability Act H.R.2641-the Responsibly and Professional Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act H.R.2919-Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act H.R.2542-Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act H.R.4874-the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome(SCRUB)Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 2542 (114th), H.R. 1493 (114th), H.R. 2641 (114th), H.R. 2919 (114th), H.R. 2122 (114th), H.R. 4874 (114th), H.R. 367 (114th)

Railroads RRR

Reduce Frequency of Railroad Delays Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act Support Positive Train Control Extension Support S808-Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015

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

Agriculture AGR

Whole Farm Revenue Program Crop Insurance Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Environmental Quality Incentive Program APHIS-Support implements to disease surveillance response and indemnity programs AMS - Beef check off reforms (information notice on AMS effort to standardize formulas for calculating fees) Wetland Conservation Compliance (offsite wetland determinations and prior converted cropland determinations)

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

Transportation TRA

Drones/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) research and usage by farmers and ranchers FMCSA rule on Hours of Service (HOS)-livestock exemption S.808-Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R.5021-Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (supports inclusion of Senate PATH provisions in H.R.5021) Future highway and transportation funding Small UAS NPRM Support H.R.22 Fast ACT Expanded covered Farm vehicle exemptions Support PTC Extension Support WRDA (Water Resources Development Act)

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

Bills named: H.R. 5021 (114th), H.R. 22 (114th), S. 808 (114th)

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support for the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). Actively working to educate and gather support in Congress to achieve passage of this trade agreement. 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 on the agriculture related sections of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations between the U.S. and the European Union with the Office of the US Trade Representative USTR) and with the USDA

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

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. 2595 and H.R. 4626: 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. 698) and Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775) Cost Recovery and Depreciation Issues S. 183 & H.R. 928 (S. 183: Jobs and Premium Protection Act, H.R. 928: 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

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

Bills named: S. 698 (114th), H.R. 4626 (114th), S. 183 (114th), S. 2595 (114th), H.R. 2775 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Agriculture, FDA Appropriations Interior Appropriations Labor Appropriations OSHA PMS Ag retailer exemption H-2A Appropriations requests Section 514 Housing Appropriations

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

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

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

Immigration IMM

General Immigration Reform H.R.1147 Legal Workforce Act H-2A, Administration/Delays/HDS/USCIS Objections to overuse of I-9 audits and targeted ICE enforcement H.R. 1773-Ag Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 1773 (114th), H.R. 1147 (114th)

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 Support H.R. 4432 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act Support S.2609 - amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, and for other purposes.

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

Bills named: S. 2609 (114th), H.R. 4432 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Object to Department of Labor abuse of hot good orders against specialty crop producers. H.R.4-Jobs for America Act Support H.R.1387 to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from the goods whose sale or distribution in commerce may be prohibited subsequent to FLSA violation. H.R.2575-Save American Workers Act H.R.5392-The Fairness for Farmers Act (excludes H-2A workers from the PPACA employer mandate) S.2881-Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS)Act of 2014 H.R.5213-Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS)Act of 2014 Promote farm safety OSHA Ag Retailer Process Safety Management Port Labor Issues

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

Bills named: H.R. 4 (114th), S. 2881 (114th), H.R. 1387 (114th), H.R. 2575 (114th), H.R. 5213 (114th), H.R. 5392 (114th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Support Biodiesel Tax Credits Support Renewable Fuel Standard

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Support S. 2526/ H.R. 4957 Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reform (CLEER) Act S. 1000 - Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013 H.R.935 - Support "Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2014, to amend FIFRA and the Clean Water Act Oppose "Climate Action Plan" Oppose EPAs TMDL vision strategy National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Support water rights protection Act, S982, HR 1830 Oppose OZONE Regulations

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

Bills named: H.R. 935 (114th), S. 1000 (114th), S. 2526 (114th), H.R. 4957 (114th), H.R. 1830 (114th)

Natural Resources NAT

Oppose Groundwater Resource Management Directive Support expansion of H.R.1667. 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 H.R.2647, Resilient Federal Forests Act (Support) Grazing Improvement Act (passed, signed law) H.R. 3946-Protecting Local Communities from Executive Overreach Act S2004-A bill to amend section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, to modify the authority of the President of the United States to declare national monuments, and for other purposes.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2647 (114th), H.R. 1667 (114th), H.R. 3946 (114th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Promoting the availability of diverse and independent sources of Video Programming

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

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Support H.R.1667-21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Support H.R.3162-Endangered Species Recovrey Transparency Act Support H.R.2352-State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Support H.R.2109-Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 1667 (114th), H.R. 3162 (114th), H.R. 2109 (114th), H.R. 2352 (114th)