NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL for NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL
What was lobbied
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Transportation TRA
Electronic Logging Device and Hours of Service exemption for the livestock industry.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Trucking/Shipping TRU
Electronic Logging Device and Hours of Service exemption for the livestock industry.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
The importance of maintaining current market access to Mexico, Canada, Korea, Colombia, China. Generalized System Preferences (GSP) and lifting market access constraints on GSP benefiting countries. Lifting market access restrictions to Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Nigeria, Paraguay, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Seeking to overturn retaliatory tariffs against U.S. pork caused by the enactment of the Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on steel and aluminum and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on Chinese intellectual property.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| NICHOLAS DAVID GIORDANO | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
| MARIA CARIDAD DE LOS ANGELES ZIEBA | — |
Agriculture AGR
S. 3042, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes. H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act of 2018, to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 4092, the AG Act, to create a non-immigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers. H.R. 2887, the No Regulation Without Representation Act of 2017, to regulate certain State impositions on interstate commerce. H.R. 4879, the Protect Interstate Commerce Act of 2018, to prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate or foreign commerce, and for other purposes.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DUSTIN BAKER | — |
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
| NICHOLAS DAVID GIORDANO | — |
| DAN KOVICH | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
H.R. 848, the Farm Regulatory Certainty Act, to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to incentivize efficient nutrient management practices and to clarify the citizen suit provisions of such Act. Reporting of air emissions from livestock farms under environmental statutes. Environmental Justice petition regarding the pork industry in the state of North Carolina. EPAs Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States final rule defining the scope of Waters of the United States as defined in and protected under the Clean Water Act; RIN 2040-AF30; June 29, 2015; 80 FR 37053. General education on nuisance lawsuits against pork producers in North Carolina.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Immigration IMM
H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act of 2018, to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 4092, the AG Act, to create a non-immigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers. General education on the importance of immigrant labor for the agriculture industry workforce.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DUSTIN BAKER | — |
| NICHOLAS DAVID GIORDANO | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Animals ANI
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Draft Guidance for Industry #187, Regulation of Intentionally Altered Genomic DNA in Animals, to address animals with intentionally altered genomic DNA developed through use of genome editing technologies, as well as techniques such as rDNA in genetic engineering. General education on the regulation of alternative protein products. General education on the state of the Foot and Mouth (FMD) Vaccine Bank.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| NICHOLAS DAVID GIORDANO | — |
| DAN KOVICH | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
H.R. 4760, the Securing Americas Future Act of 2018, to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 4092, the AG Act, to create a non-immigrant H-2C work visa program for agricultural workers. General education on the importance of immigrant labor for the agriculture industry workforce.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DUSTIN BAKER | — |
| NICHOLAS DAVID GIORDANO | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
EPAs Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States final rule defining the scope of Waters of the United States as defined in and protected under the Clean Water Act; RIN 2040-AF30; June 29, 2015; 80 FR 37053.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
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