2nd Quarter - Report — ETKA CONSULTING for MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION (2025)

Firm

ETKA CONSULTING

Client

MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION

Income

$20,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

2025 Farm Bill (Dairy Margin Coverage program, Federal Milk Marketing Orders, Geographic Indications trade issue, Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program). Dairy Business Innovation Act (S.420 /H.R.985) Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act (H.R. 295/S. 581) Innovative Feed Enhancement and Economic Development (FEED) Act(H.R. 2203) Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program (S. 1021/H.R. 2496)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2496 (119th), S. 420 (119th), H.R. 985 (119th), S. 581 (119th), H.R. 2203 (119th), S. 1021 (119th), H.R. 295 (119th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Preserving markets for dairy exports

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Dairy PRIDE Act, to prohibit the use of dairy terms on the labeling of non-dairy products. (The bill has not been reintroduced in the current Congress)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 3227)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3227 (119th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture Appropriations bills (funding for the Dairy Business Innovation Centers)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Immigration IMM

Farm Workforce Modernization Act (H.R. 3227)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3227 (119th)

Health Issues HCR

Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 649/S.222)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 649 (119th), S. 222 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Main Street Tax Certainty Act (H.R. 703/ S. 213), to make the Section 199A tax deduction permanent.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 213 (119th), H.R. 703 (119th)

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.