TUTTLE TAYLOR AND HERON for BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Support tax reform and simplification of the tax code; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1).

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

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; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1); Against Diary Pride Act (S.130, H.R. 778); Monitor international trade issues pertaining to agriculture.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th), H.R. 778 (115th), H.R. 23 (115th), S. 130 (115th), H.R. 1753 (115th), S. 741 (115th)

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.

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

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 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.

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

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

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.

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

Torts TOR

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

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

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

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

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

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