NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL for NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General education on Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Bilateral Sanitary and Phytosanitary Market Access Issues: Australia, Burma, Canada, Chile, China, EU, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, India. General Education on Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling. General education on Trans-Pacific Partnership, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, and Trade and Investment Framework Agreement. General education on Codex Alimentarius Commission Food Safety Standards. H.R. 1890, the "Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015," legislation regarding Trade Promotion Authority for expedited trade negotiations. S. 995, the "Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015," legislation regarding Trade Promotion Authority for expedited international trade negotiations. H.R. 2845, the "AGOA Enhancement Act of 2015," legislation to modernize and extend the program established under the African Growth and Opportunity Act for ten additional years.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 995 (114th), H.R. 2845 (114th), H.R. 1890 (114th)

Agriculture AGR

General education on antibiotics and food safety. H.R. 2051, the "Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2015," legislation to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to extend the livestock mandatory price reporting requirements. General education on animal disease. H.R. 3049, the "Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016," legislation making FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture. S. 1800, the "Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2016," legislation making FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture. General education on Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling. General education on FOIA reform. S. 2917, the "Commodity End-User Relief Act," legislation to reauthorize funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission through 2019. General education on dietary guidelines for Americans.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3049 (114th), S. 2917 (114th), S. 1800 (114th), H.R. 2051 (114th)

Transportation TRA

"Hours of Service of Drivers: Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference (AFTC); Granting of Renewal of Exemption" notice renewing an exemption from the 30-minute rest break provision of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's hours-of-service regulations for commercial motor vehicle drivers transporting livestock; Docket No. FMCSA-2013-0283; June 12, 2015; 80 FR 33584. H.R.22, the "FAST Act," legislation to provide funding for surface transportation infrastructure planning and investment.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 22 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

General education on issues related to antibiotic research, school nutrition, and dietary guidelines. H.R. 3049, the "Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016," legislation making FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture. S. 1800, the "Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016," legislation making FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture.

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3049 (114th), S. 1800 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Waters of the United States proposed rule. S.1140 the "Federal Water Quality Protection Act," legislation to require the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to propose a regulation revising the definition of the terms "waters of the United States" and "navigable waters." General Education on EPA environmental justice standards as it relates to the pork industry.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1140 (114th)

Animals ANI

General education on antibiotics, foreign animal disease and food safety. General education on animal traceability. H.R. 3049, the "Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016," legislation making FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture. S. 1800, the "Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016," legislation making FY2016 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture. H.R. 1555, the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2015, legislation to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to preserve the effectiveness of medically important antimicrobials used in the treatment of human and animal diseases. General education on School Nutrition Reauthorization.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1555 (114th), H.R. 3049 (114th), S. 1800 (114th)