4th Quarter - Report — NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL for NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL (2018)

Firm

NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL

Client

NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL

Income

—

Expenses

$65,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

7 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement consideration. Market access for fresh potatoes to Mexico. Cross Border Issues with the U.S. and Canada.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KEELING	—
WILLIAM KAM QUARLES	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

NIFA Special Grants Potato Breeding research Funding for Market Access Program and Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Maintain authorized budget levels for Farm Bill

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KEELING	—
WILLIAM KAM QUARLES	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Crop protection tool regulation. Pesticide Regulation Improvement Extension Act (H.R. 1029)/HR2 NPDES Legislation HR 953/HR2 Endangered Species Act reforms - HR2

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KEELING	—
WILLIAM KAM QUARLES	—

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (115th), H.R. 953 (115th), H.R. 1029 (115th)

Immigration IMM

H-2A Guest Worker program implementation. Immigration reform for agriculture.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KEELING	—
WILLIAM KAM QUARLES	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Agriculture AGR

Conference report on H.R. 2 - 2018 Farm Bill Regulatory Activities related to pollinators; the White House Task Force on Pollinators. Potato participation in nutrition program. (HR5961, S2976) Hours of Service/Electronic Logging Device Rule

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KEELING	—
WILLIAM KAM QUARLES	—

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS)

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax reform for agriculture

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KEELING	—
WILLIAM KAM QUARLES	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Implementation of S. 764 GMO labeling disclosure bill. Implementation of Food Safety Modernization Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KEELING	—
WILLIAM KAM QUARLES	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 764 (115th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.