AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED for AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support H.J. Res. 124, Continuing Resolution

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

Bills named: H.J.Res. 124 (113th)

Immigration IMM

General Immigration Reform Objections to overuse of I-9 audits and targeted ICE enforcement.

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

Transportation TRA

Drones/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) research and usage by farmers and ranchers Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food FDA proposed rule FMCSA rule on Hours of Service (HOS) - livestock exemption S.2777 - 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)

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

Bills named: H.R. 5021 (113th), S. 2777 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4 - Jobs for America Act H.R. 4457 - Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act to extend section 179 small business expensing H.R. 4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 4719 - America Gives More Act of 2014 (enhanced deductions for food and conservation easement donations) H.R. 2807 - Conservation Easement Incentive Act S. 2260 - Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act Section 179 Small Business Expensing Support Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Support Cash Accounting

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

Bills named: H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 4718 (113th), H.R. 4457 (113th), H.R. 4719 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 2807 (113th)

Telecommunications TEC

Support of FCCs creation of the Connect America Fund (CAF) to increase rural broadband services

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

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Support health of honeybees while ensuring access to crop protection tools Combating Antibiotic Resistance

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

Health Issues HCR

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 5213 (113th), H.R. 3367 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), S. 2881 (113th), H.R. 5392 (113th), S. 603 (113th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Support federal inspection of port services in response to Washington State Department of Agriculture withdrawal of inspection services at port of Vancouver

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Support Renewable Fuel Standard Support Production Tax Credit for Renewable Fuels and Renewable Energy Support Distributed Wind Investment Tax Credit

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

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 H.R. 4432 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 4432 (113th)

Animals ANI

Reducing honeybee losses while ensuring availability of crop protection tools General concerns regarding antibiotic resistance and use of antibiotics in animals

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

Natural Resources NAT

Oppose Groundwater Resource Management Directive ESA- support expansion of H.R. 4316, H.R. 4317, H.R. 4318 to increase transparency of ESA. Oppose U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries service modifying process to designate critical habitats under ESA Support Prelisting conservation actions H.R.1526 - Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 4317 (113th), H.R. 1526 (113th), H.R. 4318 (113th), H.R. 4316 (113th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

H.R. 4315 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316 - Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317 - State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 4318 (113th), H.R. 4315 (113th), H.R. 4317 (113th), H.R. 4316 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

S.1900/H.R. 3830 in support of Trade promotion authority for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations with multiple countries and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations with the European Union

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

Bills named: S. 1900 (113th), H.R. 3830 (113th)

Railroads RRR

Reduce Frequency of Railroad Delays S. 2777 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act

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

Bills named: S. 2777 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

2014 Farm Bill implementation Cotton Transition Assistance Program Supplemental Coverage Option Winter Wheat Whole Farm Revenue Program Crop Insurance - Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Crop Insurance - Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Agricultural Conservation Flexibility Act Livestock Forage Disaster Program FDA Produce Safety Rule (under FSMA) Support protection of honeybees along with access to crop protection products Support APHIS recommendation to deregulate Monsanto dicamba tolerant soy and cotton. Support APHIS recommendation to deregulate Dows Enlist Crops Support EPAs decision to regulate Dows Enlist Duo AMS - Beef check off reforms (information notice on AMS effort to standardize formulas for calculating fees) Wetland Conservation Compliance (offside wetland determinations and prior converted cropland determinations)

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Object to Department of Labor abuse of hot goods 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

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

Bills named: H.R. 1387 (113th), S. 2881 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 5392 (113th), H.R. 5213 (113th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Support Biodiesel Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Support Renewable Fuel Standard

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

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Support S. 2526/ H.R. 4957 Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reform (CLEER) Act H.R. 5078 - Support "Waters of the U.S. Overreach Protection Act" prohibiting EPA and Army Corp of Engineers from implementing a Waters of the U.S. rule that broadens the scope of the Clean Water 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 EPA and Corps of Engineers proposed "Waters of the United States" regulation Oppose "Climate Action Plan" Oppose EPAs TMDL vision strategy Oppose Chesapeake Bay TMDL National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Oppose USDA Forest Service Groundwater Directive

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

Bills named: S. 2526 (113th), H.R. 4957 (113th), H.R. 5078 (113th), H.R. 935 (113th), S. 1000 (113th)