Mid-Year Report

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES for NATIONAL COUNCIL OF FARMER COOPERATIVES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$460,000

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

H.R. 1495 Water Resources Development Act of 2007, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARLIS CARSON N/A
RANDALL T JONES N/A
JACKIE KLIPPENSTEIN N/A
KAM QUARLES N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1495 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 1026 Agricultural Export Facilitation Act of 2007, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. H.R. 2629 To restore import and entry agricultural inspection functions to the Department of Agriculture, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. S. 887 A bill to restore import and entry agricultural inspection functions to the Department of Agriculture, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. U.S. - Korea Free Trade Agreement, agriculture trade provisions. H.R. 443 To suspend the antidumping duty orders on imports of solid urea from Russia and Ukraine, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. H.R. 445 To terminate the limitations on imports of ammonium nitrate from the Russian Federation, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARLIS CARSON N/A
RANDALL T JONES N/A
JACKIE KLIPPENSTEIN N/A
KAM QUARLES N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1026 (110th), H.R. 443 (110th), S. 887 (110th), H.R. 445 (110th), H.R. 2629 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2206 Making emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. H.R. 3161 FY 2008 Agriculture Appropriations, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. H.CON.RES.99 Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. S.CON.RES.21 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARLIS CARSON N/A
RANDALL T JONES N/A
JACKIE KLIPPENSTEIN N/A
KAM QUARLES N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 21 (110th), H.R. 3161 (110th), H.R. 2206 (110th), H.Con.Res. 99 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2720 To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to reform commodity programs and to increase nutrition, conservation, and energy programs of the Department of Agriculture, to reduce the national budget deficit, and for other purposes, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. Capper-Volstead Act, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. H.R. 2419 Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. .

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARLIS CARSON N/A
RANDALL T JONES N/A
JACKIE KLIPPENSTEIN N/A
KAM QUARLES N/A

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 2720 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2776 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy and energy conservation, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. American Jobs Creation Act, provisions relating to farmer cooperatives. H.R. 6 CLEAN Energy Act of 2007: Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation Act of 2007; provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARLIS CARSON N/A
RANDALL T JONES N/A
JACKIE KLIPPENSTEIN N/A
KAM QUARLES N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 2776 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 807 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to provide that manure shall not be considered to be a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. H.R. 1398 To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 to provide that manure shall not be considered to be a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARLIS CARSON N/A
RANDALL T JONES N/A
JACKIE KLIPPENSTEIN N/A
KAM QUARLES N/A

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 807 (110th), H.R. 1398 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.CON.RES.25 Expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber; provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. S.CON.RES.3 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. H.R. 6 CLEAN Energy Act of 2007: Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation Act of 2007; provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. H.R. 2776 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy and energy conservation, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARLIS CARSON N/A
RANDALL T JONES N/A
JACKIE KLIPPENSTEIN N/A
KAM QUARLES N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2776 (110th), H.Con.Res. 25 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), S.Con.Res. 3 (110th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 371 AgJOBS Act of 2007: Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. H.R. 1645 To provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. S. 340 AgJOBS Act of 2007: Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. S. 1348 A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARLIS CARSON N/A
RANDALL T JONES N/A
JACKIE KLIPPENSTEIN N/A
KAM QUARLES N/A

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1645 (110th), S. 340 (110th), S. 1348 (110th), H.R. 371 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 1680 Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives. S. 1463 Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007, provisions relating to agriculture and farmer cooperatives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARLIS CARSON N/A
RANDALL T JONES N/A
JACKIE KLIPPENSTEIN N/A
KAM QUARLES N/A

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1463 (110th), H.R. 1680 (110th)

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.