1st Quarter - Report

NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$90,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
1st Quarter - Report (this page) Apr 30, 2020 $90,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment Apr 30, 2020 $90,000 Yes

What was lobbied

10 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

- Work on FY2021 Budget and Appropriations provisions impacting the cattle industry - S.3548 CARES Act - Wild Horse and Burro management programs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIELLE BECK —
TANNER JORDAN BEYMER —
MARY-THOMAS HART —
ETHAN LANE —
ALLISON MICHELLE RIVERA —
SCOTT YAGER —

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 3548 (116th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

- H.R. 4895 CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 - HR 4773 Livestock Risk Management and Education Act regarding funding for improved cattle producer knowledge of risk management tools - Working with CFTC to educate on usage of futures contracts by cattle producers.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARRYL BLAKEY New —
ETHAN LANE —

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office; SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4895 (116th), H.R. 4773 (116th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

- Increased flexibility on Hours of Service requirements for livestock haulers (Dept of Transportation and Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration) - H.R. 4919 Responsible and Efficient Agricultural Destination Act (TREAD Act) regarding hours of service requirements for livestock haulers - COVID-19 regulatory enforcement for critical infrastructure

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIELLE BECK —
ETHAN LANE —
ALLISON MICHELLE RIVERA —

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4919 (116th)

Natural Resources NAT

- Endangered Species Act rulemaking at Department of the Interior and US Fish and Wildlife Service - - BLM Wild Horse and Burro Management - Wildfire management - Wildlife Migration Corridors - Gray Wolf delisting - Greater Sage Grouse management, - Recreation and public access issues on federal grazing lands - Land and Water Conservation Fund mandatory funding - National Environmental Policy Act implementation - BLM Grazing Regulations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TANNER JORDAN BEYMER —
MARY-THOMAS HART —
ETHAN LANE —

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Small Business SMB

CARES Act Program delivery Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIELLE BECK —
ETHAN LANE —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

- HR5430 the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (USMCA trade agreement ratification) - Phase I Trade Agreement between US and China and implications for U.S. beef industry - US - Japan trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry - Potential for US - UK trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry - US - EU trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry - Increased access for US beef into the European Union

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
THOMAS KENT BACUS —
ETHAN LANE —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 5430 (116th)

Agriculture AGR

- Working with USDA on implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill. Specifically regarding implementation of FMD Vaccine Bank, conservation programs - Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs - Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs - Urging Packers and Stockyards Division at USDA to monitor the cattle markets for signs of manipulation or collusion in the aftermath of the fire at the Tyson beef plant in Holcomb, Kansas. - UDA guidance regarding electronic identification tags for livestock - US Forest Service wildfire management - National Environmental Policy Act - FDA Farm Inspection Authority - HR 5415 - COVID-19 related program delivery

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIELLE BECK —
TANNER JORDAN BEYMER —
DARRYL BLAKEY —
MARY-THOMAS HART —
ETHAN LANE —
ALLISON MICHELLE RIVERA —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 5415 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

- COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion - HR535 PFAS legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY-THOMAS HART —
ETHAN LANE —
ALLISON MICHELLE RIVERA —
SCOTT YAGER —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 535 (116th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

- Dietary Guidelines and inclusion of beef - Labeling of plant-based meat alternatives - USDA and FDA - HR4881/S3016 Real MEAT Act - S2744 The US Beef Integrity Act - S3053 Food Safety Modernization for Innovation Technologies Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DANIELLE BECK —
ETHAN LANE —
ALLISON MICHELLE RIVERA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4881 (116th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Climate Change & Green New Deal - H.Res.109 & S.J.Res.8 Waters of the U.S. Rule - U.S. EPA Delegation of 404 program to States - U.S. EPA Particulate Matter NAAQS - U.S. EPA COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion - U.S. EPA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY-THOMAS HART —
ETHAN LANE —
SCOTT YAGER —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 8 (116th), H.Res. 109 (116th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.