1st Quarter - Report — USA RICE FEDERATION for USA RICE FEDERATION (2012)

Firm

USA RICE FEDERATION

Client

USA RICE FEDERATION

Income

—

Expenses

$130,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

2012 Farm Bill preparations Crop insurance program/policy changes for rice Conservation programs in the 2012 Farm Bill

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E BROUSSARD	—
THOMAS R LANGLEY	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 1259 and S 2242Repeal of the Death Tax

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E BROUSSARD	—
THOMAS R LANGLEY	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1259 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.CON.RES.34Ryan Budget Ag appropriations funding requests- Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development program, conservation, food aid programs, and Ag research programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E BROUSSARD	—
THOMAS R LANGLEY	—

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 34 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Sulfuryl Fluoride and Methyl Bromide fumigants Clean Water Act vs FIFRA court case (NPDES issues)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E BROUSSARD	—
THOMAS R LANGLEY	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Aid to North Korea Rice Sampling and Testing

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E BROUSSARD	—
THOMAS R LANGLEY	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 4157 and S 2221, Preserving America's Family Farms Act Department of Labor proposed rule on youth working on agriculture operations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E BROUSSARD	—
THOMAS R LANGLEY	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4157 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 833 Ag Export Enhancement Act of 2011 Trans Pacific Partnership Pytosanitary trading requirements with China Dear Colleague letter supporting increased rice trade with Iraq

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN E BROUSSARD	—
THOMAS R LANGLEY	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 833 (112th)

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.