4th 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.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

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

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

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax reform for agriculture

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

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

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

Bills named: S. 764 (115th)

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. Hours of Service/Electronic Logging Device Rule

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 2642 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

NIFA Special Grants Potato Breeding research Funding for Market Access Program and Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Maintain authorized budget levels for Farm Bill

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

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Crop protection tool regulation. Pesticide Regulation Improvement Extension Act (H.R. 1029). NPDES Legislation HR 953

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 953 (115th), H.R. 1029 (115th)

Immigration IMM

H-2A Guest Worker program implementation. Immigration reform for agriculture.

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

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

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.