AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED for AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED

Health Issues HCR

PPACA Mandates Definition of Seasonal Worker

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Truck Weight Limits Mississippi River Shipping

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

CME Acquisition of Kansas City Board of Trade

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 8 Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 H.J. Res. 66 The Permanent Tax Relief for Families and Small Businesses Act of 2012 S. 3412 Middle Class Tax Cut Act Tax Code Reform Estate Tax Capital Gains Dividends Year-End Tax Increases 01-03 Tax Cuts Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) Alternative Minimum Tax Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Credit Diesel Fuel Created from Biomass Tax Credit Alternative Refueling Property Tax Credit Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Tax Credit Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) Small Producer Ethanol Tax Credit Excise Tax Credits for Alternative Fuel Production Tax Credit for Wind Power Community and Distributed Wind Investment Tax Credit Production Tax Credit for Biomass Power Self-Employed Deduction against Self-Employment Taxes Section 179 Small Business Expensing and Bonus Depreciation for Investments for Businesses Five-year Agricultural Equipment Depreciation Modification of Tax Treatment of Certain Payments to Controlling Exempt Organizations National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program Tax Free Status Deduction for Tuition and Fees for Higher Education Charitable Deduction for Donated Food Railroad Track Maintenance Credit Deduction for Donations of Conservation Easements Individual Income Tax Rates State and Local General Sales Taxes Tax Relief for Livestock Sold Due to Drought Commercial Fishing, Farm, and Ranch Risk Management Account

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 8 (112th), H.J.Res. 66 (112th), S. 3412 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Fiscal Cliff Negotiations H.R. 8 American Tax Payer Relief Act of 2012 Funding for Broadband Deployment

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 8 (112th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Emergency Livestock Assistance Program Wetlands Reserve Program Emergency Surplus Removal Program Emergency Conservation Program Emergency Farm Loan program Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) Livestock Forage Disaster Program Livestock Indemnity Program Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program Tree Assistance Program

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 3525 The Sportsmens Act of 2012 Environmental Quality Incentives Program Emergency Conservation Program Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program

Contacted: SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: S. 3525 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Section 2823 of the National Defense Authorization Act Domestic Energy Policy Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) Use of Drop-in Biofuels by Military

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Immigration IMM

Immigration Reform H-2A E-Verify Form I-9 Employee Eligibility Verification ETA Form 9141 Application for Prevailing Wage Determination ETA Form 9142 Application for Temporary Employment Certification H-2A Certification Letter

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R.6418 No Hungry Kids Act Food Safety Modernization Act National School Lunch Program Traceability for Livestock Moving Interstate Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) system

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6418 (112th)

Animals ANI

H.R. 6388 To amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement Antibiotic Use Livestock Indemnity Program Livestock Forage Program Tyson Animal Welfare Audits Horse Soring Colony Collapse Disorder FDA Approved Feed Ingredients Animal Identification

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 6388 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Agricultural Child Labor Youth Farm Safety Education and Certification

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 872 - Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 H.R. 4078 - Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4153 - Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act H.R. 4965 - To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters of the United States, and for other purposes H.R. 2018 -- Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 S. 2245 Preserve the Waters of the United States Act S. 3525 The Sportsmens Act of 2012 Clean Water Act (CWA) Draft Guidance on Identifying Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act CWA Section 404 Regulatory Program CWA Section 303 Regulatory Program CWA Section 311 Regulatory Program CWA Section 401 Regulatory Program CWA Section 402 Regulatory Program CWA Section 308 Regulatory Program TMDLs for Nutrients and Sediment Chesapeake Bay Watershed TMDL 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 Illinois Council on Best Management Practices

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2018 (112th), S. 3525 (112th), H.R. 4965 (112th), H.R. 4153 (112th), H.R. 872 (112th), H.R. 4078 (112th), S. 2245 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 3010 Regulatory Accountability Act S. 1606 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011

Contacted: SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 3010 (112th), S. 1606 (112th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

S. 3525 The Sportsmens Act of 2012 Endangered Species Act Public Lands Grazing Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) Wild Horse and Burro Program Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Lesser Prairie Chicken ESA Listing Wetland Reserve Programs

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 3525 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 6156 Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012 WTO Obligations WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Trade with Asia-Pacific Region EU Geographical Indicators Humanitarian Trade Sanctions Exemption GSM-102 Export Credit Program

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 6156 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

S. 3240 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 (2012 Farm Bill) Biotechnology Mandatory Biotech Labeling Coexistence Policy Biotech Post-Patent Industry Accord USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture Farm Programs Disaster Assistance Crop Insurance Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) Livestock Forage Program (LFP) Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, & Farm - raised Fish Program (ELAP) Tree Assistance Program (TAP) Checkoff Programs Plant Variety Protection Advisory Board

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: S. 3240 (112th)

Transportation TRA

Agricultural Hours of Service Exemption Uniform mileage exemption for agriculture Uniform exemptions from FMCSA regulations for agriculture Truck Weight Limits Dockworker Negotiations House of Service Requirements Mississippi River Transportation Hours of Service Requirements

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL)