2nd Quarter - Report — TUTTLE TAYLOR AND HERON for BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS (2017)

Firm

TUTTLE TAYLOR AND HERON

Client

BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS

Income

$40,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Torts TOR

Support tort reform (H.R. 985, H.R. 725, H.R. 720)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIAN B HERON	—
BRONTE WIGEN	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 725 (115th), H.R. 985 (115th), H.R. 720 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Support tax reform and simplification of the tax code.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIAN B HERON	—
TRENA CHRISTINE PILEGAARD	—
BRONTE WIGEN	—

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Support of Free Trade Agreements and export promotion programs; Obtaining a duty reduction on shelled and in-shell almonds to China and India; Inquiries regarding importation of almond base to Japan; Inquiries regarding the importation of almond base to Korea; Almond labeling and smuggling issues in India; Issues regarding the West Coast Port Shutdown; Support extension of the temporary MRL for Fosetyl-Al in the EU for tree nuts; Continued monitoring of Fosetyl-Al issues in EU; Inquiries regarding the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA); Continued efforts to reduce duties in Israel; Monitoring NAFTA developments; Monitoring trade issues regarding disparaging advertisements against almond milk.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIAN B HERON	—
TRENA CHRISTINE PILEGAARD	—
BRONTE WIGEN	—

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Agriculture AGR

Support funding for the Market Access Program; Support measures regarding the health and welfare of honeybees and accompanying pollination issues for almonds; Support the inclusion of tree nuts in Child Nutrition legislation; Support extension of temporary MRL for Fosetyl-Al in the EU for tree nuts; Support measures to address California water (H.R. 23); Monitor FISMA; Support immigration reform; Support checkoff transparency and not allowing checkoff funds to be used for disparaging advertisements against another commodity (S.741, H.R. 1753); Support tax reform; Against Diary Pride Act (S.130, H.R. 778); Monitor international trade issues pertaining to agriculture.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIAN B HERON	—
TRENA CHRISTINE PILEGAARD	—
BRONTE WIGEN	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 778 (115th), S. 130 (115th), H.R. 1753 (115th), H.R. 23 (115th), S. 741 (115th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Support the inclusion of almonds in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program; Support Value Added Grant program; Implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act; Support extension of temporary MRL for Fosetyl-Al in the EU for tree nuts; Support for the inclusion of tree nuts in the Child Nutrition legislation; Inquiries regarding the inclusion of almonds in WIC, FSMA exemption; Support for checkoff transparency and not allowing checkoff funds to be used for disparaging advertisements against another commodity (S.741, H.R. 1753); Against Diary Pride Act (S.130, H.R. 778); International trade issues pertaining to agriculture.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIAN B HERON	—
TRENA CHRISTINE PILEGAARD	—
BRONTE WIGEN	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: S. 741 (115th), H.R. 778 (115th), S. 130 (115th), H.R. 1753 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Support the passage of immigration reform; Support appropriation requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A program; monitoring legislation regarding sanctuary cities.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIAN B HERON	—
TRENA CHRISTINE PILEGAARD	—
BRONTE WIGEN	—

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support Value Added Grant program; Support funding for the Market Access Program; Support inclusion of language in appropriations bills for water.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIAN B HERON	—
TRENA CHRISTINE PILEGAARD	—
BRONTE WIGEN	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; SENATE

Immigration IMM

Support immigration reform; Support appropriation requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A program; Support finding a solution for the agriculture workforce.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIAN B HERON	—
TRENA CHRISTINE PILEGAARD	—
BRONTE WIGEN	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

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.