4th Quarter - Report — TUTTLE TAYLOR AND HERON for BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS (2021)

Firm

TUTTLE TAYLOR AND HERON

Client

BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS

Income

$50,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support of Free Trade Agreements and export promotion programs; Obtaining a duty reduction for shelled and in-shell almonds to India; Inquiries regarding the importation of almond base to Asia; Almond labeling and smuggling issues in India; Monitoring trade issues regarding disparaging advertisements against almond milk; Addressing trade barriers in China

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN	—
JULIAN B HERON	—

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support Value Added Grant Program; Support funding for the Market Access Program; Support inclusion of language in appropriations bills for water

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN	—
JULIAN B HERON	—

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

Immigration IMM

Support immigration reform; Support appropriations requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A Program; Support finding a solution for the agriculture workforce

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN	—
JULIAN B HERON	—

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Support the inclusion of almonds in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program; Support Value Added Grant Program; Implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act; Support for checkoff transparency and not allowing checkoff funds to be used for disparaging advertisements against another commodity; Against the DAIRY PRIDE Act; International trade issues pertaining to agriculture

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN	—
JULIAN B HERON	—

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Support the passage of immigration reform; Support appropriation requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A Program; Monitoring legislation concerning sanctuary cities

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN	—
JULIAN B HERON	—

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

Torts TOR

Support tort reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN	—
JULIAN B HERON	—

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

Agriculture AGR

Support funding for the Market Access Program; Support measures to address CA water; Monitor FSMA; Support immigration reform (S. 175) (H.R. 641); Support checkoff transparency and not allowing checkoff funds to be used for disparaging advertisements against another commodity; Support tax reform; Opposing the DAIRY PRIDE ACT; Monitor international trade issues pertaining to agriculture

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN	—
JULIAN B HERON	—

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

Bills named: S. 175 (117th), H.R. 641 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Support tax reform and simplification of the tax code

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN	—
JULIAN B HERON	—

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

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.