3rd Quarter - Report — NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL for NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL (2017)

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.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax reform for agriculture

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

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

NIFA Special Grants Potato Breeding research Funding for Market Access Program Maintain authorized budget levels for Farm Bill

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

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Crop protection tool regulation. Pesticide Regulation Improvement Extension Act (H.R. 1029).

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 1029 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Market Access Program. North American Free Trade Agreement consideration. Market access for fresh potatoes to Mexico.

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

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

Bills named: S. 764 (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); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Agriculture AGR

Implementation of the Agriculture Act of 2014 (H.R. 2642). Regulatory Activities related to pollinators; the White House Task Force on Pollinators. Potato participation in nutrition program.

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 2642 (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.