1st Quarter - Report — NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL for NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL (2019)

Firm

NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL

Client

NATIONAL POTATO COUNCIL

Income

—

Expenses

$65,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

2018 Farm Bill Regulatory activities related to pollinators, the White House Task Force on Pollinators. Potato participation in the nutrition program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KEELING	—
WILLIAM KAM QUARLES	—

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Immigration IMM

H-2A Guest Worker program implementation Immigration reform for agriculture.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KEELING	—
WILLIAM KAM QUARLES	—

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Implementation of S. 764 GMO labeling disclosure bill. Implementation of Food Safety Modernization Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KEELING	—
WILLIAM KAM QUARLES	—

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 764 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax reform for agriculture.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KEELING	—
WILLIAM KAM QUARLES	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement completion. Market access for fresh potatoes to Mexico. China market access.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KEELING	—
WILLIAM KAM QUARLES	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

NIFA Special Grants Potato Breeding research. Funding for Market Access Program and Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Maintain authorized budget levels for Farm Bill.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KEELING	—
WILLIAM KAM QUARLES	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Crop protection tool regulation. Pesticide Regulation Improvement Extension Act. NPDES Legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KEELING	—
WILLIAM KAM QUARLES	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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.