What was lobbied
20 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Support Biodiesel Tax Credits Support Renewable Fuel Standard Support S.517 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Forest Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Bills named:
S. 517 (115th)
Support for normalizing trade and travel relations with Cuba. Actively working to educate and gather support for various pieces of legislation that address agricultural trade relations with Cuba. Supporting appropriations to fund USDA personnel in Cuba to assist with improvements to agricultural trade. Actively working to educate Congress on the importance of NAFTA to US Agriculture
Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Drones/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) research and usage by farmers and ranchers FMCSA rule on Hours of Service (HOS)-livestock exemption Future highway and transportation funding Expanded covered Farm vehicle exemptions Support PTC Extension
Contacted: White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Reduce Frequency of Railroad Delays Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act STB Nominees
Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Forest Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Environmental Quality Incentive Program GIPSA - Farm Fair Practice Rules Farm Bill AMS-Mandatory Price Reporting AMS-Organic Standards Wetland Conservation Compliance swamp buster Support H.R. 2353 Strengthening Career & Technical Education for 21st Century Act (Perkins Funding)
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Bills named:
H.R. 2353 (115th)
Support Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Support Cash Accounting Support Renewable Energy Tax Credit Support Renewable Energy Tax Credits Short Line Railroad Maintenance Credit (S. 407 and H.R. 721: Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act or BRACE Act) Support Like Kind Exchange (Section 1031) Support Reduced Capital Gains Taxes Support Estate Tax Repeal Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 976) and Remote Transactions Parity Act (H.R. 2193) Cost Recovery and Depreciation Issues Jobs and Premium Protection Act, H.R. 246 To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.) Repeal Health Insurance Tax Extend Bonus Depreciation Support H.R. 2997 The 21st Century AIIR Act Support S.1405 the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017
Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Bills named:
H.R. 721 (115th), S. 407 (115th), S. 976 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th), S. 1405 (115th), H.R. 2997 (115th), H.R. 2193 (115th)
Support FCCs creation of the Connect America Fund (CAF) to increase rural broadband services. Expanding the Economic & Innovation Opportunities of spectrum through Incentive Spectrum
Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; White House Office; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE
Agriculture, FDA Appropriations Interior Environment Appropriations (Waters of the US) Wild House and Burro Management Labor Appropriations OSHA PMS Ag retailer exemption H-2A Appropriations requests Section 514 Housing Appropriations NPDES Energy and Water Development (WOTUS) U.S EPA Worker Protection Standards Rule (WPS)
Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Support health of honeybees while ensuring access to crop protection tools Combating antibiotic resistance
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
S. 21-Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R.469-Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R.5, S.951 -Regulatory Accountability Act H.R.1033, S378-Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S.584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Bills named:
S. 21 (115th), H.R. 469 (115th), S. 951 (115th), S. 584 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 1033 (115th)
Support Renewable Fuel Standard Support Production Tax Credits for Renewable Fuels and Renewable Energy
Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE
General Immigration Reform H-2A, Legislative Reforms Objections to overuse of I-9 audits and targeted ICE enforcement
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
FSMA - Cooperative agreement, Produce Safety Rule AMS - Beef Check Off and other Check Offs Regulating the use and labeling of genetically modified (GM) food products Preventative measures for food-borne illnesses
Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Reducing honeybee losses while ensuring availability of crop protection tools General concerns regarding antibiotic resistance and use of antibiotics in animals General concerns on welfare of livestock, humane slaughter and transportation
Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Object to Department of Labor abuse of hot good orders against specialty crop producers. Promote farm safety OSHA Ag Retailer Process Safety Management
Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
H.R. 953, Support Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) - Review Process Support water rights protection Oppose H.R. 806 Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 Support water rights protection Act, HR 2939, S.1230 EPCRA and CERCLA reporting H.R. 953 NPDES/Pesticide, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 S.517 Consumer & Fuel Retailer Choice Act CLEER & ORDEAL Acts Repeal Support of the 2015 rule defining "Waters of the US" Support New rule defining "Waters of the US
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Bills named:
S. 1230 (115th), H.R. 953 (115th), S. 517 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th), H.R. 2939 (115th)
Oppose Groundwater Resource Management Directive Support expansion of H.R.2939, S.1230 to increase transparency of ESA Oppose U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service effort to modify ESA critical habitat designation process Support Prelisting conservation actions Support H.R.2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act Support S.33 Improved National Monument Transparency Act
Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Bills named:
S. 33 (115th), H.R. 2939 (115th), S. 1230 (115th), H.R. 2936 (115th)
Promoting the availability of diverse and independent sources of Video Programming
Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Support H.R.1273, S.376-21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Support H.R.1274 2-State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Support H.R.3131-Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act Support H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act Support H.R.717 - Listing Reform Act
Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office
Bills named:
S. 376 (115th), H.R. 424 (115th), H.R. 717 (115th), H.R. 1274 (115th), H.R. 1273 (115th), H.R. 3131 (115th)
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Forest Service; White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
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