NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL for NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL

Transportation TRA

HOURS OF SERVICE RULE, LIVESTOCK HAULING REGULATIONS

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Health Issues HCR

ISSUES RELATED TO ANTIBIOTIC RESEARCH, PEDV, 2015 AG APPROPS BILL, SCHOOL NUTRITION, DIETARY GUIDELINES

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

CLIMATE CHANGE, RENEWABLE FUELS STANDARD (RFS), ETHANOL

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

BILATERAL/SPS MARKET ACCESS ISSUES: AUSTRALIA, BURMA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, EU, JAPAN, KAZAKSTAN, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, PERU, THE PHILIPPINES, RUSSIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, TAIWAN, THAILAND, VIETNAM, TRICHINAE, RACTOPAMINE, POST WEANING MULTISYSTEMIC WASTING SYNDROME (PMWS), PORCINE RESPIRATORY AND REPRODUCTIVE SYNDROME (PRRS)2013 SUSPENSION AGREEMENT-FRESH TOMATOES FROM MEXICO, AND MANDATORY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING (MCOOL) TRADE AGREEMENTS: TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP, TRANSATLANTIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP, AND TRADE AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT (TAIWAN). OTHER: CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION FOOD SAFETY STANDARDS WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH (OIE) TERRESTRIAL ANIMAL HEALTH CODE TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (AGOA) AGRICULTURAL ACT OF 2014. H.R.2709/S.1331 EXTEND THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 1331 (113th), H.R. 2709 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

ANTIBIOTICS, FOOD SAFETY, FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS, MANDATORY PRICE REPORTING ACT OF 2010, GIPSA PROPOSED RULE TO IMPLEMENT LIVESTOCK REGULATIONS, ANIMAL DISEASE, 2012/14 FARM BILL, 2015 AG APPROPS BILLMandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (MCOOL) FOIA REFORM Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDV) DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS 2014 TAX REFORM ACT USER FEES ACT PDUFA/GDUFA Anti-Hunger Empowerment Act of 2009 Transportation of Horses Prevention of Equine Cruelty Act of 2009 Summer Food Service Rural Expansion Act Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009 Tracing and Recalling Agricultural Contamination Everywhere Act of 2009 Safe and Fair Enforcement and Recall for Meat, Poultry and Food (SAFER) Act of 2009 Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to improve food safety. Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2009 A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to provide for the establishment of a traceability system for food, to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspections Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement, and for other purposes. A bill to ensure the safety of imported food products for the citizens of the United States, and for other purposes. Select Agent Program and Biosafety Improvement Act of 2009 Eating Healthy School Act of 2010

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Environment/Superfund ENV

COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION & LIABILITY ACT OF 1980 (CERCLA), EMERGENCY PLANNING & COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW ACT OF 1986 (EPCRA), SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS & REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986, RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD (RFS), FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), FEDERAL PRIVACY ACTFARM BILL WORKING LANDS CONSERVATION PROGRAMS (2014) CLEAN AIR ACT -NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AIR QUALITY COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT -NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR PARTICULATE MATTER -NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS FOR OZONE -CERCLA/EPCRA AIR EMISSION REPORTING CLEAN WATER ACT -REGULATIONS CONCERNING ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (AAFOs) AND CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFOs) -AGRICULTURE STORM WATER -NPDES PERMITTING -CLEAN WATER RESTORATION ACT/WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES -MANAGEMENT OF MANURE NUTRIENTS -PROMULGATION OF TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS -EMERGING CONTAMINANTS -ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE -CHESAPEAKE BAY -CHESAPEAKE BAY TMDL CLIMATE CHANGE - "WATERS OF THE US" PROPOSED RULE - EMERGING CONTAMINANTS - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE - FOIA FEDERAL PRIVACY ACT

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Animals ANI

FOOD SAFETY, TRACEABILITY, EGG BILL, FARM BILL, AG APPROPS 2015, ANTIBIOTICS, PAMTA, GIPSA, DOT HOURS OF SERVICE RULE, PEDv FUNDING, SCHOOL NUTRITION REAUTHORIZATION

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)