4th Quarter - Report

NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$41,940
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Data dissemination and work to improve the 2020 Dietary Guidelines process.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIELLE BECK New —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

Animals ANI

Supporting USDA proposal to allow dentition and age records to establish age in order to grade beef.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
COLIN WOODALL —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Promoting Congressional passage of the Trans Pacific Partnership. Working with USTR and USDA to restore beef trade into China. Working with USTR regarding the beef trade MOU with the EU and how to regain our portion of the quota.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS KENT BACUS —
DANIELLE BECK —
ETHAN LANE —
ALLISON MICHELLE RIVERA New —
MARCI SCHLUP —
COLIN WOODALL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Working with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to monitor the volatility associated with the CME Group's Live Cattle futures contract and to try and determine if automated trading is unduly impacting the market. Also working with House and Senate Agriculture Committees to engage with CFTC as well.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH CALHOUN New —
COLIN WOODALL —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Working against the Department of Treasury's proposed regulations under Section 2704 to eliminate or greatly reduce the discounts for lack of control and lack of marketability for family related entities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIELLE BECK —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Working on FY17 Agriculture Appropriations bills (HR 5054 and S 2956) to defund any action by USDA to work on a rule similar to the proposed GIPSA rule of 2010. Working on FY17 Energy and Water Development (HR 5055, HR 2028, and S 2804) and Intertior/EPA (HR 5538 and S3068) appropriations bills to defund EPA's implementation of the WOTUS rule. Worked to include this provisions in the proposed FY17 omnibus appropriations bill which was not completed.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIELLE BECK New —
SARAH CALHOUN New —
ETHAN LANE —
ALLISON MICHELLE RIVERA New —
MARCI SCHLUP —
COLIN WOODALL —
SCOTT YAGER New —

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 5538 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), H.R. 5055 (114th), H.R. 5054 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Working to stop or repeal EPA's Waters of the United States Rule (WOTUS). Worked to include language to defund WOTUS in the proposed FY17 omnibus appropriations act which was not completed.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ETHAN LANE —
ALLISON MICHELLE RIVERA —
MARCI SCHLUP —
COLIN WOODALL —
SCOTT YAGER New —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Natural Resources NAT

Supporting HR 1830 - Water Rights Protection Act Supporting HR 4739 - Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act Supporting S 437 - Improved National Monument Designation Process Act Supporting S 1416 - to limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument. Working on HR 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY17 to add provisions to limit ESA action on the greater sage grouse

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ETHAN LANE —
MARCI SCHLUP —

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 4909 (114th), H.R. 1830 (114th), H.R. 4739 (114th)

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.