Year-End Report — AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED for AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED (2007)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 2674, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 H.R. 4458, To amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the Regulatory Flexibility Act)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
REBECKAH FREEMAN ADCOCK	N/A
CHRIS GARZA	N/A
RONALD L GASKILL	N/A
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY	N/A
RICHARD L KRAUSE	N/A
KELLI LUDLUM	N/A
MARK A MASLYN	N/A
DON PARRISH	N/A
AUSTIN R PEREZ	N/A
DANIELLE D'ANA QUIST	N/A
CAROLINE A RYDELL	N/A
DAVID J SALMONSEN	N/A
PAUL SCHLEGEL	N/A
TARA SMITH	N/A
ALLISON LEIGH SPECHT	N/A
ANNE STECKEL	N/A
MARY KAY THATCHER	N/A
ROSEMARIE WATKINS	N/A
RUSSELL WILLIAMS	N/A
PATRICIA A WOLFF	N/A

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2674 (110th), H.R. 4458 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 3688, U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
REBECKAH FREEMAN ADCOCK	N/A
CHRIS GARZA	N/A
RONALD L GASKILL	N/A
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY	N/A
RICHARD L KRAUSE	N/A
KELLI LUDLUM	N/A
MARK A MASLYN	N/A
DON PARRISH	N/A
AUSTIN R PEREZ	N/A
DANIELLE D'ANA QUIST	N/A
CAROLINE A RYDELL	N/A
DAVID J SALMONSEN	N/A
PAUL SCHLEGEL	N/A
TARA SMITH	N/A
ALLISON LEIGH SPECHT	N/A
ANNE STECKEL	N/A
MARY KAY THATCHER	N/A
ROSEMARIE WATKINS	N/A
RUSSELL WILLIAMS	N/A
PATRICIA A WOLFF	N/A

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 3688 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
REBECKAH FREEMAN ADCOCK	N/A
CHRIS GARZA	N/A
RONALD L GASKILL	N/A
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY	N/A
RICHARD L KRAUSE	N/A
KELLI LUDLUM	N/A
MARK A MASLYN	N/A
DON PARRISH	N/A
AUSTIN R PEREZ	N/A
DANIELLE D'ANA QUIST	N/A
CAROLINE A RYDELL	N/A
DAVID J SALMONSEN	N/A
PAUL SCHLEGEL	N/A
TARA SMITH	N/A
ALLISON LEIGH SPECHT	N/A
ANNE STECKEL	N/A
MARY KAY THATCHER	N/A
ROSEMARIE WATKINS	N/A
RUSSELL WILLIAMS	N/A
PATRICIA A WOLFF	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 H.R. 976, Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
REBECKAH FREEMAN ADCOCK	N/A
CHRIS GARZA	N/A
RONALD L GASKILL	N/A
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY	N/A
RICHARD L KRAUSE	N/A
KELLI LUDLUM	N/A
MARK A MASLYN	N/A
DON PARRISH	N/A
AUSTIN R PEREZ	N/A
DANIELLE D'ANA QUIST	N/A
CAROLINE A RYDELL	N/A
DAVID J SALMONSEN	N/A
PAUL SCHLEGEL	N/A
TARA SMITH	N/A
ALLISON LEIGH SPECHT	N/A
ANNE STECKEL	N/A
MARY KAY THATCHER	N/A
ROSEMARIE WATKINS	N/A
RUSSELL WILLIAMS	N/A
PATRICIA A WOLFF	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 976 (110th), S. 1893 (110th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

S. 700, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007 H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
REBECKAH FREEMAN ADCOCK	N/A
CHRIS GARZA	N/A
RONALD L GASKILL	N/A
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY	N/A
RICHARD L KRAUSE	N/A
KELLI LUDLUM	N/A
MARK A MASLYN	N/A
DON PARRISH	N/A
AUSTIN R PEREZ	N/A
DANIELLE D'ANA QUIST	N/A
CAROLINE A RYDELL	N/A
DAVID J SALMONSEN	N/A
PAUL SCHLEGEL	N/A
TARA SMITH	N/A
ALLISON LEIGH SPECHT	N/A
ANNE STECKEL	N/A
MARY KAY THATCHER	N/A
ROSEMARIE WATKINS	N/A
RUSSELL WILLIAMS	N/A
PATRICIA A WOLFF	N/A

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1422 (110th), S. 700 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 2223, Habitat and Land Conservation Act of 2007

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
REBECKAH FREEMAN ADCOCK	N/A
CHRIS GARZA	N/A
RONALD L GASKILL	N/A
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY	N/A
RICHARD L KRAUSE	N/A
KELLI LUDLUM	N/A
MARK A MASLYN	N/A
DON PARRISH	N/A
AUSTIN R PEREZ	N/A
DANIELLE D'ANA QUIST	N/A
CAROLINE A RYDELL	N/A
DAVID J SALMONSEN	N/A
PAUL SCHLEGEL	N/A
TARA SMITH	N/A
ALLISON LEIGH SPECHT	N/A
ANNE STECKEL	N/A
MARY KAY THATCHER	N/A
ROSEMARIE WATKINS	N/A
RUSSELL WILLIAMS	N/A
PATRICIA A WOLFF	N/A

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2223 (110th)

Animals ANI

H.R. 1726, Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act SJ Res 20, To disapprove a final rule of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to the importation of cattle and beef HJ Res 55, To disapprove a final rule of the Secretary of Agriculture relating to the importation of cattle and beef

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
REBECKAH FREEMAN ADCOCK	N/A
CHRIS GARZA	N/A
RONALD L GASKILL	N/A
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY	N/A
RICHARD L KRAUSE	N/A
KELLI LUDLUM	N/A
MARK A MASLYN	N/A
DON PARRISH	N/A
AUSTIN R PEREZ	N/A
DANIELLE D'ANA QUIST	N/A
CAROLINE A RYDELL	N/A
DAVID J SALMONSEN	N/A
PAUL SCHLEGEL	N/A
TARA SMITH	N/A
ALLISON LEIGH SPECHT	N/A
ANNE STECKEL	N/A
MARY KAY THATCHER	N/A
ROSEMARIE WATKINS	N/A
RUSSELL WILLIAMS	N/A
PATRICIA A WOLFF	N/A

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 55 (110th), S.J.Res. 20 (110th), H.R. 1726 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 S. 1870, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007 S. 791, Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act of 2007 H.R. 1350, Great Lakes Collaboration Implementation Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
REBECKAH FREEMAN ADCOCK	N/A
CHRIS GARZA	N/A
RONALD L GASKILL	N/A
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY	N/A
RICHARD L KRAUSE	N/A
KELLI LUDLUM	N/A
MARK A MASLYN	N/A
DON PARRISH	N/A
AUSTIN R PEREZ	N/A
DANIELLE D'ANA QUIST	N/A
CAROLINE A RYDELL	N/A
DAVID J SALMONSEN	N/A
PAUL SCHLEGEL	N/A
TARA SMITH	N/A
ALLISON LEIGH SPECHT	N/A
ANNE STECKEL	N/A
MARY KAY THATCHER	N/A
ROSEMARIE WATKINS	N/A
RUSSELL WILLIAMS	N/A
PATRICIA A WOLFF	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 791 (110th), S. 1870 (110th), H.R. 2421 (110th), H.R. 1350 (110th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 3098, Legislation to restore farm truck exemptions from Federal motor carrier vehicle regulations H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA) S. 1248, Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
REBECKAH FREEMAN ADCOCK	N/A
CHRIS GARZA	N/A
RONALD L GASKILL	N/A
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY	N/A
RICHARD L KRAUSE	N/A
KELLI LUDLUM	N/A
MARK A MASLYN	N/A
DON PARRISH	N/A
AUSTIN R PEREZ	N/A
DANIELLE D'ANA QUIST	N/A
CAROLINE A RYDELL	N/A
DAVID J SALMONSEN	N/A
PAUL SCHLEGEL	N/A
TARA SMITH	N/A
ALLISON LEIGH SPECHT	N/A
ANNE STECKEL	N/A
MARY KAY THATCHER	N/A
ROSEMARIE WATKINS	N/A
RUSSELL WILLIAMS	N/A
PATRICIA A WOLFF	N/A

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3098 (110th), H.R. 1495 (110th), S. 1248 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R. 1023, To Repeal the Imposition of Withholding on Certain Payments Made to Vendors by Government Entities S. 2345, American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act H.R. 3660, Equity for our Nation's Self-Employment Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
REBECKAH FREEMAN ADCOCK	N/A
CHRIS GARZA	N/A
RONALD L GASKILL	N/A
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY	N/A
RICHARD L KRAUSE	N/A
KELLI LUDLUM	N/A
MARK A MASLYN	N/A
DON PARRISH	N/A
AUSTIN R PEREZ	N/A
DANIELLE D'ANA QUIST	N/A
CAROLINE A RYDELL	N/A
DAVID J SALMONSEN	N/A
PAUL SCHLEGEL	N/A
TARA SMITH	N/A
ALLISON LEIGH SPECHT	N/A
ANNE STECKEL	N/A
MARY KAY THATCHER	N/A
ROSEMARIE WATKINS	N/A
RUSSELL WILLIAMS	N/A
PATRICIA A WOLFF	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3660 (110th), H.R. 1023 (110th), S. 2345 (110th), H.R. 3056 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2829, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R. 3161, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R.3043, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 1859, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
REBECKAH FREEMAN ADCOCK	N/A
CHRIS GARZA	N/A
RONALD L GASKILL	N/A
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY	N/A
RICHARD L KRAUSE	N/A
KELLI LUDLUM	N/A
MARK A MASLYN	N/A
DON PARRISH	N/A
AUSTIN R PEREZ	N/A
DANIELLE D'ANA QUIST	N/A
CAROLINE A RYDELL	N/A
DAVID J SALMONSEN	N/A
PAUL SCHLEGEL	N/A
TARA SMITH	N/A
ALLISON LEIGH SPECHT	N/A
ANNE STECKEL	N/A
MARY KAY THATCHER	N/A
ROSEMARIE WATKINS	N/A
RUSSELL WILLIAMS	N/A
PATRICIA A WOLFF	N/A

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 3161 (110th), H.R. 2829 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th), S. 1859 (110th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 1680, Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007 S. 1463, Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
REBECKAH FREEMAN ADCOCK	N/A
CHRIS GARZA	N/A
RONALD L GASKILL	N/A
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY	N/A
RICHARD L KRAUSE	N/A
KELLI LUDLUM	N/A
MARK A MASLYN	N/A
DON PARRISH	N/A
AUSTIN R PEREZ	N/A
DANIELLE D'ANA QUIST	N/A
CAROLINE A RYDELL	N/A
DAVID J SALMONSEN	N/A
PAUL SCHLEGEL	N/A
TARA SMITH	N/A
ALLISON LEIGH SPECHT	N/A
ANNE STECKEL	N/A
MARY KAY THATCHER	N/A
ROSEMARIE WATKINS	N/A
RUSSELL WILLIAMS	N/A
PATRICIA A WOLFF	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 1463 (110th), H.R. 1680 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 H.R. 6, Clean Energy Act of 2007 H.R. 3221, New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection H.R. 6, the Clean Energy Act of 2007

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
REBECKAH FREEMAN ADCOCK	N/A
CHRIS GARZA	N/A
RONALD L GASKILL	N/A
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY	N/A
RICHARD L KRAUSE	N/A
KELLI LUDLUM	N/A
MARK A MASLYN	N/A
DON PARRISH	N/A
AUSTIN R PEREZ	N/A
DANIELLE D'ANA QUIST	N/A
CAROLINE A RYDELL	N/A
DAVID J SALMONSEN	N/A
PAUL SCHLEGEL	N/A
TARA SMITH	N/A
ALLISON LEIGH SPECHT	N/A
ANNE STECKEL	N/A
MARY KAY THATCHER	N/A
ROSEMARIE WATKINS	N/A
RUSSELL WILLIAMS	N/A
PATRICIA A WOLFF	N/A

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th), H.R. 2337 (110th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

S. 887, To Restore Import and Entry Agricultural Inspection Functions to the Department of Agriculture H.R. 2876, Safe Interstate Meat Shipment Act S. 404, Country of Origin Labeling Act of 2007 H.R. 3610, Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
REBECKAH FREEMAN ADCOCK	N/A
CHRIS GARZA	N/A
RONALD L GASKILL	N/A
RONALD JOSEPH KARNEY	N/A
RICHARD L KRAUSE	N/A
KELLI LUDLUM	N/A
MARK A MASLYN	N/A
DON PARRISH	N/A
AUSTIN R PEREZ	N/A
DANIELLE D'ANA QUIST	N/A
CAROLINE A RYDELL	N/A
DAVID J SALMONSEN	N/A
PAUL SCHLEGEL	N/A
TARA SMITH	N/A
ALLISON LEIGH SPECHT	N/A
ANNE STECKEL	N/A
MARY KAY THATCHER	N/A
ROSEMARIE WATKINS	N/A
RUSSELL WILLIAMS	N/A
PATRICIA A WOLFF	N/A

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 404 (110th), S. 887 (110th), H.R. 3610 (110th), H.R. 2876 (110th)

What was lobbied