AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED for AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Safety Modernization Act National School Lunch Program

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 8 - Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 1259 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 H.R. 1370 - To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3091 - Tax Hike Prevention and Business Certainty Act H.R. 3729 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory H.R. 6169 Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012 H.R. 6276 Commercial Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk Management Act H.R. 6439 Keep the Forest in the Family Estate Tax Act of 2012 S. 166 Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2011 S. 1647 Tax Hike Prevention and Business Certainty Act S. 1880 Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 S. 3412 Middle Class Tax Cut Act S. 3413 Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2012 S. 3521 Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 Tax Code Reform Estate Tax Capital Gains Dividends Health Insurance Tax (HIT) Medicare Contribution Tax Year-End Tax Increases 01-03 Tax Cuts Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) Alternative Minimum Tax Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit Diesel Fuel Created from Biomass Tax Credit Alternative Refueling Property Tax Credit Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Tax Credit Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) Small Producer Ethanol Tax Credit Excise Tax Credits for Alternative Fuel Production Tax Credit for Wind Power Community and Distributed Wind Investment Tax Credit Production Tax Credit for Biomass Power Self-Employed Deduction against Self-Employment Taxes Section 179 Small Business Expensing and Bonus Depreciation for Investments for Businesses Five-year Agricultural Equipment Depreciation Modification of Tax Treatment of Certain Payments to Controlling Exempt Organizations National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program Tax Free Status Deduction for Tuition and Fees for Higher Education Charitable Deduction for Donated Food Railroad Track Maintenance Credit Deduction for Donations of Conservation Easements Individual Income Tax Rates State and Local General Sales Taxes Tax Relief for Livestock Sold Due to Drought Commercial Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk Management Account

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 3521 (112th), H.R. 3091 (112th), S. 1880 (112th), S. 3412 (112th), H.R. 3729 (112th), S. 2242 (112th), H.R. 1370 (112th), H.R. 6439 (112th), H.R. 6276 (112th), S. 166 (112th), H.R. 6169 (112th), S. 1647 (112th), H.R. 1259 (112th), H.R. 8 (112th), S. 3413 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 H.R. 910 - Energy Tax Prevention Act H.R. 1633 - Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 2541 - Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act H.R. 3158 Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act H.R. 4078 Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4153 Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act H.R. 4278 Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012 H.R. 4402 H.R. 4965 To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States, and for other purposes H.R. 6091 -- Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 6194 U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 2018 -- Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 S. 482 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 S. 1528 Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 S. 2245 Preserve the Waters of the United States Act EPA Oversight Agricultural Conservation Practices Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Silviculture Normal Agriculture Nutrient Management in a Drought Situation Clean Water Act (CWA) Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act CWA Section 404 Regulatory Program CWA Section 303 Regulatory Program CWA Section 311 Regulatory Program CWA Section 401 Regulatory Program CWA Section 402 Regulatory Program CWA Section 308 Regulatory Program TMDLs for Nutrients and Sediment Chesapeake Bay Watershed TMDL 6th Circuit Ruling on Pesticide Application Permits FIFRA NPDES Permits for Pesticides Animal Manure Discharge Regulation NPDES Consolidated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Reporting Rule Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures Clean Air Act Title V of the Clean Air Act Climate Change Greenhouse Gas Regulation GHG Tailoring Rule National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Particulate Matter Farm Dust Coarse Particulate Matter (PM10) Draft Guidance to Implement Requirements for the Treatment of Air Quality Monitoring Data Influenced by Exceptional Events Waters of the United States Guidance EPAs TMDL vision strategy Chesapeake Bay TMDL USDA Certainty guidance

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 4278 (112th), S. 2245 (112th), H.R. 4078 (112th), H.R. 872 (112th), H.R. 4153 (112th), H.R. 2541 (112th), S. 1528 (112th), H.R. 6194 (112th), H.R. 2018 (112th), H.R. 4402 (112th), H.R. 3158 (112th), H.R. 4965 (112th), H.R. 6091 (112th), H.R. 1633 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th), S. 482 (112th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 4348 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) S. 1813 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Surface Transportation Bill Agricultural Hours of Service Exemption Uniform mileage exemption for agriculture Uniform exemptions from FMCSA regulations for agriculture Truck Weight Limits Rural Transportation Issues Study Dockworker Negotiations

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1813 (112th), H.R. 4348 (112th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

H.R. 6233 Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6233 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

Universal Service Fund Reform Connect America Fund Expanding Broadband Access to Small Business

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 4157 Preserving America's Family Farms Act S. 2221 Preserving America's Family Farms Act Agricultural Child Labor

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 2221 (112th), H.R. 4157 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 4310 Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act H.R. 6156 Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012 S. 3406 Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 WTO Obligations WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade Argentina-U.S. WTO Challenge on Beef and Lemon Import Restrictions Global Market Access Barriers to Agricultural Biotechnology Expansion of Japanese Market for Beef Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Agricultural Trade and Services Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade with Asia-Pacific Region Safe Harbor Proposal in TPP EU Geographical Indicators Codex Alimentarius Commission Maximum Residue Level Standard for Ractopamine Provisions Regarding Trading with Entities that have Business Operations with a State Sponsor of Terrorism CFTC Extended Futures Trading Hours Swaps Clearing Requirement Exemption

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 3406 (112th), H.R. 4310 (112th), H.R. 6156 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 5973 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 6083 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 H.R. 6233 - Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012 S. 1717 - Prevention of Escapement of Genetically Altered Salmon in the United States Act S. 3240 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (2012 Farm Bill) Biotechnology Mandatory Biotech Labeling Herbicide Tolerant Soybeans Coexistence Policy Global Low Level Presence (LLP) Initiative Biotech Post-Patent Industry Accord National Bioeconomy Blueprint USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture Leonardo Academy Draft Sustainability Standards Farm Programs Farm Bill Discharge Petition Revenue Loss Coverage (RLC) Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Ag Risk Coverage (ARC) Shallow Loss Program Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) Farm Bureau Deep Loss Farm Bill Proposal Systemic Risk Reduction Program (SRRP) Disaster Assistance Crop Insurance National Flood Insurance Program Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program Non-Program Crop Disaster Programs Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) Livestock Forage Program (LFP) Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, & Farm - raised Fish Program (ELAP) Tree Assistance Program (TAP) State Block Grants Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) Limits Supplemental Coverage Option (SCO) Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program (SURE) Sugar Program Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Dairy programs Checkoff Programs GIPSA Marketing Loan Program Ribonucleic Acid Interrupter (RNAi)Technology

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6233 (112th), H.R. 6083 (112th), S. 1717 (112th), S. 3240 (112th), H.R. 5973 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1370 - To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 5943 - Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012 H.R. 6079 - Repeal of Obamacare Act S. 1880 - Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 2620 Rural Hospital Access Act of 2012 PPACA Safe Harbor Provision PPACA Mandates PPACA Repeal Vote Health Savings Accounts Flexible Spending Accounts Rural Hospital Access Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Low-Volume Hospitals Medical Device Tax Health Insurance Tax Guidance on 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation under Public Health Service Act Definition of Seasonal Worker

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 5943 (112th), H.R. 1370 (112th), H.R. 6079 (112th), S. 2620 (112th), S. 1880 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 5856 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5973 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.J. Res. 117 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 Funding for Broadband Deployment Fiscal Cliff Budget Control Act Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 Administration Sequestration Report

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 5973 (112th), H.J.Res. 117 (112th), H.R. 5856 (112th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 H.R. 6194 - U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act of 2012 S. 3605 - A bill to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes FIFRA NPDES Pesticide Permits 2,4-D Auxin Dicamba Methyl Bromide Sulfuryl Flouride Draft AEIS on Phosphate Mining in the Central Florida Phosphate District Proposed Revision to FAOs International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides Integrated Risk Information System Assessment of Oral Exposure to Inorganic Arsenic

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3605 (112th), H.R. 872 (112th), H.R. 6194 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 3010 Regulatory Accountability Act S. 1606 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 Regulatory Accountability

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3010 (112th), S. 1606 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 3409 Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act Domestic Energy Policy Exploration of Domestic Sources of Conventional Energy Renewable Electricity Coal Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) Use of Drop-in Biofuels by Military Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit Diesel Fuel Created from Biomass Tax Credit Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) Small Producer Ethanol Tax Credit Excise Tax Credits for Alternative Fuel Cellulosic Biofuel Tax Credit and Bonus Depreciation Alternative Refueling Property Tax Credit Wind Production Tax Credit Wind Energy Incentives Community Distributed Wind Investment Tax Credit Proposed Rule for Revised Pipeline Safety Regulation: Pipeline Damage and Prevention Programs

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3409 (112th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 2164 - Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2847 - American Specialty Agriculture Act H.R. 2885 - Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2895 - Legal Agricultural Workforce Act S. 1384 HARVEST Act of 2011 Immigration Reform H-2A E-Verify Form I-9 Employee Eligibility Verification

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1384 (112th), H.R. 2885 (112th), H.R. 2847 (112th), H.R. 2895 (112th), H.R. 2164 (112th)

Education EDU

H.R. 2485 All Children Are Equal Act H.R. 4348 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) S. 1813 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Funding Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 4348 (112th), S. 1813 (112th), H.R. 2485 (112th)

Animals ANI

H.R. 965 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 S. 1211 Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 HSUS-OCM Beef Checkoff Lawsuit HSUS-UEP Animal Welfare Agreement Under Cover Video at Central Valley Meat Co. 150 Standard for Fire and Life Safety in Animal Housing Facilities Meatless Monday at USDA Antibiotic Use Consumers Union Report - Meat On Drugs: The Overuse of Antibiotics in Food Animals and What Supermarkets and Consumers Can Do to Stop It Veterinary Practitioner Exemption for the Preparation of Specialized Animal Products Final Guidance 209 The Judicious Use of Medically Important Drugs in Food-Producing Animals Draft Guidance 213 Draft Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) Regulation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Program Retail Pet Sales

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 965 (112th), S. 1211 (112th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

H.R. 4348 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) H.R. 5744 Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 6089 Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012 S. 3374 A bill to amend the Public Rangelands Improvement Act of 1978 Endangered Species Act Bark Beetles Wildfires Public Lands Grazing Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) Working Lands Programs Land Retirement Programs Land and Water Conservation Fund Wild Horse and Burro Program Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Proposed Northeast Nevada Wild Horse Eco-Sanctuary National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)

Contacted: SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 6089 (112th), S. 3374 (112th), H.R. 5744 (112th), H.R. 4348 (112th)