2nd Quarter - Report

DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC. for DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INC

Period 2nd Quarter 2016 Filed Jul 20, 2016 Signed by J.S. Stone - Vice President Government Relations

Official filing
Firm
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA, INC.
Client
DAIRY FARMERS OF AMERICA INC
Income
—
Expenses
$240,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

Supported H.R. 2393, legislation to repeal the Country of Origin Labeling requirements on beef, lamb, pork and chicken.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JACKIE KLIPPENSTEIN —
JS STONE —

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2393 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Continued to work for positive trade provisions for U.S. dairy and agriculture producers in the final terms of TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership) Free Trade Agreement. U.S. - EU Free Trade Agreement negotiations - we are opposed to the EU's proposal to use geographical indications (GIs) to block our use of many generic product names, even in the U.S. market.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JACKIE KLIPPENSTEIN —
JS STONE —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Retirement RET

Provisions in the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA) included in H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. Law 113-235); S. 2147 and H.R. 4029; S. 1631 and H.R. 2844; and proposed regulations related to MPRA.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JACKIE KLIPPENSTEIN —
JS STONE —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 83 (114th), H.R. 4029 (114th), H.R. 2844 (114th), S. 1631 (114th), S. 2147 (114th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Worked for passage of national GMO food labeling regulations to be administered by the Secretary of USDA.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JACKIE KLIPPENSTEIN —
JS STONE —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

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.