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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

1. China market access, and Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. APHIS facility inspections and approvals with regard to Russia market access. 3. India, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Canada and the EU general market access. 4. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 5. General tariff issues, including aluminum and steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 6. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers, including tariffs on methionine imported from France, Spain and Japan.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Maritime Commission; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); President of the U.S.; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 5 (117th)

Transportation TRA

1. Transportation issues related to pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, specifically the current export and shipping crisis 2. HR 3684 INVEST in America Act: Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act. Supports the inclusion of broad-based funding mechanisms in any funding title associated with a surface transportation reauthorization bill, specifically opposed to a truck-only vehicle miles tax and opposed to pursuing any increase in minimum liability insurance requirements for motor carriers. 3. H.R.1745 and S.659 - DRIVE Safe Act; To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. 4. S.792 HAULS Act of 2021 - Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety Act of 2021; A bill to amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to modify certain agricultural exemptions for hours of service requirements, and for other purposes.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1745 (117th), S. 659 (117th), S. 792 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

1. Enforcement of The Shipping Act of 1984; 2. HR 4996 Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021: To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to prohibited acts by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators, and for other purposes. 3. General shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, specifically ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 4. H.R.1745 and S.659 - DRIVE Safe Act; To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. 5. Support the inclusion of broad-based funding mechanisms in any funding title associated with a surface transportation reauthorization bill, specifically opposed to a truck-only vehicle miles tax. 6. S.792 HAULS Act of 2021 - Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety Act of 2021; A bill to amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to modify certain agricultural exemptions for hours of service requirements, and for other purposes.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); President of the U.S.

Bills named: S. 792 (117th), H.R. 4996 (117th), H.R. 1745 (117th), S. 659 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

1. H.R.4356 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 - specifically additional funding for feed ingredient approvals at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine.

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); President of the U.S.; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4356 (117th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

1. S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, specifically opposed to the duplicative and burdensome Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act requirements in this legislation.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; President of the U.S.; Federal Maritime Commission; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1260 (117th)

Animals ANI

1. General pet food and related pet issues, including the continuation of the Congressional Pet Caucus. 2. Business and supply chain impacts as it relates to being an essential business during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2), specifically PFI submitted public comments on food and agriculture supply chain weaknesses and vulnerabilities exposed by the coronavirus pandemic to USDA. PFI opposes federal mandates or incentives promoting renewable fuel production that use essential animal- and plant-based oils and fats necessary for complete and balanced nutrition in pet food formulations. 3. Coordination and research regarding the FDA's investigation into the potential link between diet and dog health. 4. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S.; specifically H.R.6921 - Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes. 5. H.R.1448 - Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act. To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy, and to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); President of the U.S.; Federal Maritime Commission

Bills named: H.R. 6921 (117th), H.R. 1448 (117th)

Agriculture AGR

1. Ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients and pet food products. 2. Pet food's role in the agriculture industry, and related pet and human health issues, including the stewardship of antimicrobials to preserve their effectiveness in protecting plants, animals and public health. 3. U.N. Food Systems Summit

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); President of the U.S.