What was lobbied
19 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
H.R. 4 - Jobs for America Act H.R. 4457 - Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act to extend section 179 small business expensing H.R. 4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 4719 - America Gives More Act of 2014 (enhanced deductions for food and conservation easement donations) H.R. 2807 - Conservation Easement Incentive Act S. 2260 - Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act Section 179 Small Business Expensing Support Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Support Cash Accounting
Contacted: SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Forest Service; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 4719 (113th), H.R. 4718 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 4457 (113th), H.R. 2807 (113th)
Support of FCCs creation of the Connect America Fund (CAF) to increase rural broadband services
Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Forest Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
H.R. 2575 - Save American Workers Act S. 2881 - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 H.R. 5213 - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 H.R. 5392 -The Fairness for Farmers Act to exclude H-2A workers from the PPACA employer mandate HR 763 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act HR 3367 - to delay Section 09010 of PPACA S. 603 - Jobs and Premiums Protection Act
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Bills named:
S. 2881 (113th), H.R. 3367 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), H.R. 5392 (113th), H.R. 5213 (113th)
Support federal inspection of port services in response to Washington State Department of Agriculture withdrawal of inspection services at port of Vancouver
Contacted: SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Forest Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Support H.J. Res. 124, Continuing Resolution
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Forest Service; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Bills named:
H.J.Res. 124 (113th)
Support health of honeybees while ensuring access to crop protection tools Combating Antibiotic Resistance
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
General Immigration Reform Objections to overuse of I-9 audits and targeted ICE enforcement.
Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
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 H.R. 4432 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Bills named:
H.R. 4432 (113th)
Reducing honeybee losses while ensuring availability of crop protection tools General concerns regarding antibiotic resistance and use of antibiotics in animals
Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE
S.1900/H.R. 3830 in support of Trade promotion authority for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations with multiple countries and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations with the European Union
Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Bills named:
S. 1900 (113th), H.R. 3830 (113th)
Reduce Frequency of Railroad Delays S. 2777 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Forest Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Bills named:
S. 2777 (113th)
2014 Farm Bill implementation Cotton Transition Assistance Program Supplemental Coverage Option Winter Wheat Whole Farm Revenue Program Crop Insurance - Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Crop Insurance - Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Agricultural Conservation Flexibility Act Livestock Forage Disaster Program FDA Produce Safety Rule (under FSMA) Support protection of honeybees along with access to crop protection products Support APHIS recommendation to deregulate Monsanto dicamba tolerant soy and cotton. Support APHIS recommendation to deregulate Dows Enlist Crops Support EPAs decision to regulate Dows Enlist Duo AMS - Beef check off reforms (information notice on AMS effort to standardize formulas for calculating fees) Wetland Conservation Compliance (offside wetland determinations and prior converted cropland determinations)
Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Drones/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) research and usage by farmers and ranchers Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food FDA proposed rule FMCSA rule on Hours of Service (HOS) - livestock exemption S.2777 - Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R.5021 - Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (supports inclusion of Senate PATH provisions in H.R. 5021)
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
H.R. 5021 (113th), S. 2777 (113th)
Support Renewable Fuel Standard Support Production Tax Credit for Renewable Fuels and Renewable Energy Support Distributed Wind Investment Tax Credit
Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Oppose Groundwater Resource Management Directive ESA- support expansion of H.R. 4316, H.R. 4317, H.R. 4318 to increase transparency of ESA. Oppose U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries service modifying process to designate critical habitats under ESA Support Prelisting conservation actions H.R.1526 - Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act
Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Bills named:
H.R. 4317 (113th), H.R. 4318 (113th), H.R. 1526 (113th), H.R. 4316 (113th)
Object to Department of Labor abuse of hot goods orders against specialty crop producers. H.R. 4 - Jobs for America Act Support H.R.1387 to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from the goods whose sale or distribution in commerce may be prohibited subsequent to FLSA violation H.R. 2575 - Save American Workers Act H.R. 5392 - The Fairness for Farmers Act (excludes H-2A workers from the PPACA employer mandate) S. 2881 - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 H.R. 5213 - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 Promote farm safety
Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Bills named:
H.R. 5392 (113th), H.R. 5213 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 1387 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), S. 2881 (113th)
Support Biodiesel Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Support Renewable Fuel Standard
Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
Support S. 2526/ H.R. 4957 Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reform (CLEER) Act H.R. 5078 - Support "Waters of the U.S. Overreach Protection Act" prohibiting EPA and Army Corp of Engineers from implementing a Waters of the U.S. rule that broadens the scope of the Clean Water Act S. 1000 - Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013 H.R.935 - Support "Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2014, to amend FIFRA and the Clean Water Act Oppose EPA and Corps of Engineers proposed "Waters of the United States" regulation Oppose "Climate Action Plan" Oppose EPAs TMDL vision strategy Oppose Chesapeake Bay TMDL National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Oppose USDA Forest Service Groundwater Directive
Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Bills named:
S. 1000 (113th), H.R. 5078 (113th), S. 2526 (113th), H.R. 935 (113th), H.R. 4957 (113th)
H.R. 4315 - 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316 - Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317 - State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318 - Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act
Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Bills named:
H.R. 4316 (113th), H.R. 4317 (113th), H.R. 4318 (113th), H.R. 4315 (113th)
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