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Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Disaster Assistance FSA Emergency Loan Program

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Agricultural Child Labor

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

CEAP Endangered Species Act Wild Lands Invasive Species Control

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 910 - Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1633 - Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 2018 - Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 S. 1528 - Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 Chesapeake Bay Watershed TMDL Title V of the Clean Air Act TMDLs for Nutrients and Sediment NPDES Permits for Pesticides Clean Water Act (CWA) Clean Air Act 6th Circuit Ruling on Pesticide Application Permits Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) FIFRA Greenhouse Gas Regulation Waters of the U.S. Water Quality Standards for the State of Floridas Lakes & Flowing Waters CWA Section 404 Regulatory Program CWA Section 202 Regulatory Program EPA Oversight Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Florida SPCC Air Toxics Rule Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act Mississippi River Basin TMDL Farm Dust Ozone NAAQS Sackett v. EPA Climate Change Payment of Attorney Fees under Equal Access to Justice Act Dr. Hongwei Xin Nomination to EPA Science Advisory Board CERCLA EPCRA

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 910 (112th), H.R. 1633 (112th), S. 1528 (112th), H.R. 2018 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

2012 Farm Bill H.R.3062 Dairy Security Act of 2011 S. 1626 - Aggregate Risk and Revenue Management Act of 2011 Biotechnology USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture Direct Payments White House Rural Advisory Council Dairy Policy Disaster Assistance GE Atlantic Salmon FSA Emergency Loan Program

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 1626 (112th), H.R. 3062 (112th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Daily Price Limits in Corn Futures and Options Ag Swaps NASS Planting Intentions Reports NASS Acreage Reports

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 2887 Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011 S. 1525 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 Applicability of FMCSA Regulation to Operators of Certain Farm Vehicles and Off-Road Agricultural Equipment Highway Bill FMCSA 2011-2016 Strategic Plan: Raising the Safety Bar

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2887 (112th), S. 1525 (112th)

Education EDU

H.R. 2485 All Children Are Equal Act S. 946 - Establish an Office of Rural Education Policy Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I Funding

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 946 (112th), H.R. 2485 (112th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 872 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 NPDES Pesticide Permits Sulfuryl Flouride National Cotton Council v. EPA Regulation of Ammonium Nitrate Regulation of Atrazine

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 872 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

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

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2112 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 S. 1185 Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) Biomass Conservation Assistance Program (BCAP)

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1185 (112th), H.R. 2112 (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 Labor Immigration H-2A E-Verify

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R. 2112 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 Ractopamine

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 2112 (112th)

Animals ANI

H.R. 2112 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 GIPSA Horse Processing Animal Disease Traceability System

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2112 (112th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Allowable Ethanol Content Oil and Gas Preleasing/Leasing

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 2112 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2832 To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Generalized System of Preferences Andean Trade Preference Act WTO Doha Round China Poultry Duties Codex Alimentarius Commission Export Credit Guarantee Program Nomination of Michael Punke to U.S. Ambassador to WTO and Deputy USTR Nomination of Isi Siddiqui to Chief Agricultural Negotiator for Office of USTR

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2832 (112th), H.R. 2112 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 674 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities H.R. 2112 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2858 - Rural Microbusiness Investment Credit Act of 2011 H.R. 2959 Charitable Agricultural Research Act S. 89 Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 S. 164 Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 S. 166 Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2011 S. 1561 Charitable Agricultural Research Act Agricultural Equipment Depreciation 3 Percent Withholding Tax Estate Tax Health Insurance Tax (HIT) Donated Food Ag Research Microbusiness Capital Gains Dividends

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: S. 166 (112th), H.R. 2959 (112th), H.R. 2112 (112th), H.R. 674 (112th), S. 1561 (112th), S. 164 (112th), S. 89 (112th), H.R. 2858 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 2112 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 Universal Service Fund Reform LightSquared/GPS Interference

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 2112 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2017 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2112 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2560 - Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011 H.R. 2584 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2608 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 H.J. Res 79 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2012 S. 365 Budget Control Act of 2011 H.A. 15% ethanol denial Deficit Reduction Agriculture Appropriations Presidential Deficit Reduction Plan Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Balanced Budget

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 2584 (112th), S. 365 (112th), H.R. 2560 (112th), H.R. 2017 (112th), H.R. 2608 (112th), H.J.Res. 79 (112th), H.R. 2112 (112th)