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Telecommunications TEC

Universal Service Fund

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Government Issues GOV

Regulatory Accountability U.S. Postal Service

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Endangered Species Act Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Biofuels Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Domestic Energy Policy Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

WTO Obligations Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Issues Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) & Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL)Renewal of Trade Promotion Authority Japan joining TPP Trade Issues with Asia-Pacific Region Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the EU EU Trade Issues

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Animals ANI

S. 622 - Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA III) reauthorization H.R. 820 - Delivering Antimicrobial Transparency in Animals Act of 2013 (DATA) Antibiotic Use Horse Soring & SlaughterColony Collapse Disorder Animal Disease Traceability System (ADT) Wild Free Roaming Horses & Burros Act BSE Classifications Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting Program

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 820 (113th), S. 622 (113th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

CME Acquisition of Kansas City Board of Trade Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) Reauthorization

Contacted: Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Safety Modernization Act Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) System Food Safety Guidance for Cantaloupe Food/Meat Inspector Furloughs FDAReorganization of Foods & Veterinary Medicine Program Food Safety & Inspection Service S. 622 - Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA III) reauthorization

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 622 (113th)

Education EDU

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Program Title I Funding Formula

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

S. 3240 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (2012 Farm Bill) Biotechnology Farm Programs Farm BillDisaster Assistance Crop Insurance Raw Milk Business & Industry Loan Guarantees Sugar Program (Farm Bill) Conservation compliance for those who take crop insurance (Farm Bill) Wetlands Reserve Program Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) 2011 Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program (SURE) Emergency Assistance for Honeybees Emergency Livestock Assistance Program Emergency Farm Loan program Livestock Forage Disaster Program Livestock Indemnity Program Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program Tree Assistance Program

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 3240 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Mississippi River Transportation Reducing Regulatory Burdens for Transporting Diesel Fuel Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)Inland Waterways Trust Fund S. 601 - Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (WRDA) S. 407 - Reinvesting in Vital Economic Rivers & Waterways Act of 2013 (RIVER) S. 485/H.R. 1026 - To reduce regulatory burdens for transporting diesel fuel H.R. 1149 - Waterways are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013 (WAVE Act) FMSCA "Transportation of Agricultural Commodities" Rule

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1149 (113th), S. 485 (113th), S. 601 (113th), H.R. 1026 (113th), S. 407 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 603 - Jobs and Premium Protection Act of 2013 S. 388 - American Family Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 8 - American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 684/S. 336 - Marketplace Fairness ActTax Code Reform Estate Tax Capital Gains Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) Alternative Minimum Tax Special Rules/Forms for Farmers' Tax Returns Manufacturing Tax Incentives Corporate Tax Rates Uniform Capitalization Rules CPI vs. Chained CPI Health Insurance Tax (HIT) Individual Income Tax Rates State and Local General Sales Taxes Veterinary Medical Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act (VMLRP) Section 1205 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 Section 179 Small Business Expensing Bonus Depreciation The Production Tax Credit, which provides an income tax credit of 2.2 cents per kilowatt-hour for the production of electricity using wind energy, will expire at the end of 2013; and The Community and Distributed Wind Investment Tax Credit, which gives the option to take an investment tax credit in lieu of the Production Tax Credit, will expire at the end of 2013 Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Tax Credit Alternative Fuel Refueling Property

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 684 (113th), S. 388 (113th), H.R. 8 (113th), S. 336 (113th), S. 603 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

PPACA Mandates Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Tax

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Fiscal Cliff Negotiations H.R. 933 - Consolidated & Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 S. Con. Res. 8 Senate Budget Resolution Sequestration

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.R. 933 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration Reform H-2A Market-Based Employer-Employee Contract Program Ag Worker Visa Program

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S. 175 - To amend and clarify FIFRA Clean Water Act (CWA) FIFRA NPDES Permits for PesticidesSpill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Waters of the U.S. Guidance FIFRA NPDES Permits for Pesticides Consolidated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Reporting Rule Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures Clean Air Act Climate Change Greenhouse Gas Regulation Farm Dust Particulate Matter (PM10; PM2.5) Draft Guidance to Implement Requirements for the Treatment of Air Quality Monitoring Data Influenced by Exceptional Events Waters of the United States Guidance EPAs TMDL vision strategy Chesapeake Bay TMDL USDA Certainty guidance Confidential CAFO/Clean Water Act Data

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); SENATE

Bills named: S. 175 (113th)