OHIO FARM BUREAU FEDERATION for OHIO FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

Transportation TRA

Water Resources and Reform Development Act Implementation extension of Positive Train Control requirements for transport of anhydrous ammonia- HR 22 - FAST Act

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 22 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Promotion Authority - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (S 995/HR 1890/HR 2146); Normalization of relations with Cuba Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement Repeal of Country of Origin Labeling for meat (HR 2393) (HR 1314)

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1314 (114th), H.R. 2146 (114th), H.R. 2393 (114th), H.R. 1890 (114th)

Agriculture AGR

Farm Bill Implementation (S954, HR 1771, HR 2642) and 2015 Ag Appropriations HR 22 (FAST Act) and HR 1314 (Budget Act) - provisions regarding rate of return cap for crop insurance

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1314 (114th), H.R. 2642 (114th), H.R. 1771 (114th), H.R. 22 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

definition of seasonal labor - STARS Act (H.R. 863)

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: H.R. 863 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General education and field meetings regarding oil and gas development, tax and leasing issues in Ohio; wind production tax credit; oil and gas royalty tax, and pipeline placement and FERC jurisdiction.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

overall tax reform Permanently extend Section 179 small business expensing (H.R. 636) Permanently repeal the Estate Tax (H.R. 1105) Fifty percent bonus depreciation permanent (S 1660) Fifty percent bonus depreciation extended (S. 1666) All also included in Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 (PATH) Senate package of two-year extension of tax extenders

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (114th), S. 1666 (114th), H.R. 636 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Worker Protection Standard proposed rule change; general pesticide issues, spray drift, product registration; NPDES permitting; Renewable Fuel Standards- EPA proposed rule; Greenhouse Gas Emissions proposed rule; Latta dear colleague letter on ozone; Reducing Regulatory Burden (HR 897)

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: H.R. 897 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Legal Workforce Act - requires e-verify (HR 1772/HR 1147)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1772 (114th), H.R. 1147 (114th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Safety Modernization Act - all proposed rules with a focus on rule for Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding Produce for Human Consumption GMO labeling legislation -Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 (HR 1599) Food production in urban areas

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1599 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA interpretation of exempt farming activities definition of seasonal labor - STARS Act (H.R. 863) OSHA intrepretation of "retail facility" under Process Safety Management program

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 863 (114th)

Animals ANI

General issues regarding livestock care in Ohio. Antibiotic and hormone use in animals; equine slaughter, Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2015 (HR 1942); antimicrobial drug use in animals (HR 2459); black vulture depredation

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2459 (114th), H.R. 1942 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Legislation to limit EPA authority regarding Waters of the United States rule implementation (S 1140, HR 1732, Barrasso AMDT 347 to budget resolution). Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 (HR 897) to eliminate duplication of pesticide regulation. Regional Conservation Partnership Program participation - funding opportunity in the Farm Bill; funds for conservation programs in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The Drinking Water Protection Act (HR 212); Safe and Secure Drinking Water Protection Act of 2015 (S. 462/HR 243); Great Lakes Assurance Program (HR 3120); NASA remote sensing program funding

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 3120 (114th), H.R. 243 (114th), H.R. 212 (114th), S. 462 (114th), H.R. 897 (114th), H.R. 1732 (114th)