TUTTLE TAYLOR AND HERON for WESTERN GROWERS ASSOCIATION

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support of Free Trade Agreements and export promotion programs; support of TPA; issues regarding West Coast Port Closures; support of TPP.

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

Agriculture AGR

Funding for specialty crops in the Agriculture Act 2014 (HR 1947, HR 2642, S. 954); Support assistance for new crop insurance policy; Support for export promotion program; Support for the National School Lunch Program, particularly related to fruit and vegetable menus; Support for the Charitable Agriculture Research Act, HR 2671;support of the Western Water and American Food Security Act, H.R. 2898; Support of HR 1599; S. 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act; support of FY2017 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill HR 5538, continued support of finding drought relief for California; support of S. 612.

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

Bills named: S. 612 (114th), H.R. 2642 (114th), H.R. 1599 (114th), H.R. 2671 (114th), H.R. 1947 (114th), H.R. 2898 (114th), H.R. 5538 (114th), S. 2012 (114th), S. 954 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2014, HR 83, Support for inclusion of language in the FY 2016 Omnibus for water and specialty crop insurance agents; support of appropriation requests for temporary immigration relief; support of FY 2017 Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill, HR 5538.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5538 (114th), H.R. 83 (114th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Implementation of Food Safety Modernization Act; Support of HR 1599; support of finding a solution to the agriculture workforce; support of appropriation requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A program; support of find a solution to the agriculture workforce; monitoring of S. 3100 (the sanctuary cities bill) and S. 2193 (Kate's Law); support of finding a solution to the drought issues in CA; upport of the Western Water and American Food Security Act, H.R. 2898; Support of HR 1599; S. 2012 Energy Policy Modernization Act; support of FY2017 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill HR 5538; support of S. 612.

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

Bills named: S. 2012 (114th), H.R. 1599 (114th), H.R. 5538 (114th), S. 2193 (114th), H.R. 2898 (114th), S. 3100 (114th), S. 612 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Support of the passage of comprehensive immigration reform; Support of S. 744 and HR 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act; Contacts regarding HR 1773, Agricultural Guest Worker Act; support of appropriation requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A program; support of find a solution to the agriculture workforce.

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

Bills named: H.R. 1773 (114th), H.R. 15 (114th), S. 744 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Support of the passage of comprehensive immigration reform; Support of S. 744 and HR 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act; Contacts regarding HR 1773, Agricultural Guest Worker Act; support of appropriation requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A program; support of find a solution to the agriculture workforce; monitoring of S. 3100 (the sanctuary cities bill) and S. 2193 (Kate's Law).

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

Bills named: H.R. 15 (114th), S. 3100 (114th), S. 744 (114th), H.R. 1773 (114th), S. 2193 (114th)