What was lobbied
20 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Reduce Frequency of Railroad Delays Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act STB Nominees
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; /Association Health Care Plan
Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE
Support Renewable Fuel Standard Support Production Tax Credits for Renewable Fuels and Renewable Energy
Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Support for normalizing trade and travel relations with Cuba. Actively working to educate and gather support for various pieces of legislation that address agricultural trade relations with Cuba. Supporting appropriations to fund USDA personnel in Cuba to assist with improvements to agricultural trade. Actively working to educate Congress on the importance of NAFTA to US Agriculture
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Forest Service
Environmental Quality Incentive Program GIPSA - Farm Fair Practice Rules Farm Bill AMS-Mandatory Price Reporting AMS-Organic Standards Wetland Conservation Compliance swamp buster Part 340 Gene Editing
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Drones/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) research and usage by farmers and ranchers FMCSA rule on Hours of Service (HOS)-livestock exemption Future highway and transportation funding Expanded covered Farm vehicle exemptions Support PTC Extension Actively working to educate Congress on the importance of China to U.S Agriculture
Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Education, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI)
Support Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Support Cash Accounting Support Renewable Energy Tax Credit Support Renewable Energy Tax Credits Short Line Railroad Maintenance Credit (S. 407 and H.R. 721: Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act or BRACE Act) Support Like Kind Exchange (Section 1031) Support Reduced Capital Gains Taxes Support Estate Tax Repeal Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 976) and Remote Transactions Parity Act (H.R. 2193) Cost Recovery and Depreciation Issues Jobs and Premium Protection Act, H.R. 246 To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.) Repeal Health Insurance Tax Extend Bonus Depreciation Support H.R. 2997 The 21st Century AIIR Act Support S.1405 the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017
Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office
Bills named:
H.R. 721 (115th), S. 976 (115th), S. 407 (115th), H.R. 2193 (115th), S. 1405 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th), H.R. 2997 (115th)
Support FCCs creation of the Connect America Fund (CAF) to increase rural broadband services. Expanding the Economic & Innovation Opportunities of spectrum through Incentive Spectrum
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service
Agriculture, FDA Appropriations Interior Environment Appropriations (Waters of the US)- CERCLA Wild House and Burro Management Labor Appropriations OSHA PMS Ag retailer exemption H-2A Appropriations requests Section 514 Housing Appropriations NPDES Energy and Water Development (WOTUS) U.S EPA Worker Protection Standards Rule (WPS) ELD
Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Support health of honeybees while ensuring access to crop protection tools Combating antibiotic resistance
Contacted: Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
S. 21-Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R.469-Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R.5, S.951 -Regulatory Accountability Act H.R.1033, S378-Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act S.584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
Bills named:
H.R. 5 (115th), S. 584 (115th), S. 21 (115th), H.R. 1033 (115th), S. 951 (115th), H.R. 469 (115th)
General Immigration Reform H-2A, Legislative Reforms Objections to overuse of I-9 audits and targeted ICE enforcement HR 4760 SAF Act HR 4092 AG Act
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
Bills named:
H.R. 4092 (115th), H.R. 4760 (115th)
FSMA - Cooperative agreement, Produce Safety Rule AMS - Beef Check Off and other Check Offs Regulating the use and labeling of genetically modified (GM) food products Preventative measures for food-borne illnesses
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Forest Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office
Support H.R. 2353 Strengthening Career & Technical Education for 21st Century Act (Perkins Funding) Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization
Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Forest Service; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Bills named:
H.R. 2353 (115th)
Reducing honeybee losses while ensuring availability of crop protection tools General concerns regarding antibiotic resistance and use of antibiotics in animals General concerns on welfare of livestock, humane slaughter and transportation Gene Editing
Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Object to Department of Labor abuse of hot good orders against specialty crop producers. Promote farm safety OSHA Ag Retailer Process Safety Management
Contacted: Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office
Support Biodiesel Tax Credits Support Renewable Fuel Standard Support S.517 - Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act
Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
S. 517 (115th)
H.R. 953, Support Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) - Review Process Support water rights protection Support water rights protection Act, HR 2939, S.1230 EPCRA and CERCLA reporting H.R. 953 NPDES/Pesticide, Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017 S.517 Consumer & Fuel Retailer Choice Act Repeal Support of the 2015 rule defining "Waters of the US" Support New rule defining "Waters of the US FARM Act ACRE Act
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Bills named:
S. 1230 (115th), H.R. 2939 (115th), H.R. 953 (115th), S. 517 (115th)
Oppose Groundwater Resource Management Directive Support expansion of H.R.2939, S.1230 to increase transparency of ESA Oppose U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service effort to modify ESA critical habitat designation process Support Prelisting conservation actions Support H.R.2936, Resilient Federal Forests Act Support S.33 Improved National Monument Transparency Act
Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Bills named:
H.R. 2936 (115th), S. 1230 (115th), H.R. 2939 (115th), S. 33 (115th)
Support H.R.1273, S.376-21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Support H.R.1274 2-State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Support H.R.3131-Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act Support H.R.424 - Gray Wolf State Management Act Support H.R.717 - Listing Reform Act
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Bills named:
H.R. 424 (115th), H.R. 3131 (115th), S. 376 (115th), H.R. 1274 (115th), H.R. 717 (115th), H.R. 1273 (115th)
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