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Animals ANI

BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act issues; sage grouse, gray wolves, lesser prairie chicken, grizzly bear Black Vulture Relief Act ESA rulemakings on habitat, economic impacts

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; SENATE

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

- Land and Water Conservation Fund reform - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues - Forest Service drought assessment processes - Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction - North American Grasslands Conservation Act - BLM Solar plan expansion

Contacted: SENATE; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Transportation TRA

ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Port Congestion and Backups - US Congress Potential labor strikes

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Immigration- Ag and overall supply chain Labor needs

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Product of USA label (USDA) DIRECT Act PRIME Act Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments Fair Labels Act

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

EPA/Army Corps rulemaking regarding the definition of "Waters of the U.S." - particulate matter NAAQS - CWA Permitting: Meat & poultry processors; concentrated animal feeding operations - Animal agriculture air emissions methodologies - PFAS

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

America First Trade Policy issues European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access issues Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization Brazil trade compliance issues Paraguay beef imports Australian beef trade issues Japan beef trade issues South Korea beef trade issues Taiwan beef trade issues

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

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

CFTC Reauthorization Price Limits for futures contracts Delivery point discounts

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Agriculture AGR

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs and funding Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs and funding Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry and funding Disaster Programs and funding Farm Bill reauthorization Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act Forest Service Drought Assessment processes EATS Act and California Prop 12 Delivery of USDA Rural Development Grants for small meat processors Habitat connectivity for working lands Producer programs for predator depredation compensation - black vultures, wolves, and other predators Black Vulture Relief Act New World Screwworm containment and eradication efforts and related funding Commodity Checkoff Programs Make American Healthy Again Dietary Guidelines for Americans Fair Labels Act

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; White House Office

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues Corporate Transparency Act One Big Beautiful Bill Act implementation

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY26 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation FY26 Agriculture appropriations legislation FY26 THUD Appropriations legislation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry Appropriations provisions regarding USDA AMS regulation of the cattle industry including the Cattle Appropriations regarding New World Screwworm control and eradication HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act implementation

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (119th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

PFAS National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings Emissions, greenhouse gas Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service

Natural Resources NAT

Parochial grazing legislative language - Parochial forestry legislative language - NEPA implementation - Recreation & multiple use - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - Grazing regulations - Wild Horse and Burro Act - Grazing permit administration - Handbook revisions - Sage grouse - BLM Rule on Conservation and Landscape Health - Endangered Species Act Rulemaking and statute - National Wildlife Refuge System policy changes - BLM Solar plan extension - Fix Our Forests Act - BLM Western Solar Plan Update

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