2nd Quarter - Report

ETKA CONSULTING for MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION

Period 2nd Quarter 2024 Filed Jul 22, 2024 Signed by STEVEN D. ETKA

Official filing
Firm
ETKA CONSULTING
Client
MIDWEST DAIRY COALITION
Income
$20,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

2023 Farm Bill (Dairy Margin Coverage program, Federal Milk Marketing Orders, Geographic Indications and Common Cheese names) AMS Federal Milk Marketing Order System Dairy Pride Act (S.549, H.R. 1462) Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1147/S.1957) Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program (S. 1474) Farmers First Act (S. 1736, H.R. 6379)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA —

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

Bills named: S. 1736 (118th), H.R. 1147 (118th), S. 1474 (118th), S. 1957 (118th), H.R. 6379 (118th), H.R. 1462 (118th), S. 549 (118th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S./Mexico/Canada Free Trade Agreement (dairy dispute with Canada) Geographic Indications and common cheese names

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA —

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Dairy Pride Act (S.549, H.R. 1462)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1462 (118th), S. 549 (118th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Farm workforce modernization/immigration reform related to dairy farms

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture Appropriations bill (Dairy Business Innovation Initiative)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA —

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

Immigration IMM

Department of State- TN Visa backlog

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Health Issues HCR

H5N1 (avian influenza outbreak in dairy herds)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN D ETKA —

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

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.