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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. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 3. General tariff issues, including aluminum and steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 4. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues.

Contacted: Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 3 (117th)

Transportation TRA

1. Transportation issues related to pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders. 2. 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.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Maritime Commission; President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

1. Enforcement of The Shipping Act of 1984. 2. 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. 3. 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.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Maritime Commission; President of the U.S.; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

1. Additional funding for the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine, specifically for feed ingredient approvals for FY22. 2. H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: specifically funding for monitoring susceptible animals for evidence of SARS-CoV-2 and funding to reduce overtime costs of agricultural inspectors. 3. Request full funding for the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA), authorized in the 2018 Farm Bill.

Contacted: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Maritime Commission; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (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) 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.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Maritime Commission; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

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.

Contacted: President of the U.S.; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES