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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Bilateral Trade Agreements: U.S. - Oman Free Trade Agreement Korea - U.S. Free Trade Agreement

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

H.R. 2207, Agricultural Disaster Assistance and Western States Emergency Unfinished Business Appropriations Act of 2007

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2207 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 20, Joint Funding Resolution H.J. Res. 20, Joint Funding Resolution H.R. 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 H.R. 2317, Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 H.R. 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2317 (110th), H.R. 20 (110th), H.R. 2316 (110th), H.J.Res. 20 (110th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 1680, Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate Act of 2007

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1680 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2361, Responsible Renewable Energy Tax Credit Act of 2007 H.R. 6, CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 S.A. 1556 (Sen. Lincoln, D - Arkansas) H.R. 2776, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 H.R. 1551, Healthy Farms, Foods and Fuels Act of 2007 S. 919, Healthy Farms, Foods and Fuels Act of 2007 S. 987, Biofuels for Energy Security and Transportation Act of 2007 H. Con. Res. 25, Renewable Fuels 25x'25

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: H.R. 2337 (110th), H.R. 2361 (110th), H.Con.Res. 25 (110th), S. 987 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), S. 919 (110th), H.R. 2776 (110th), H.R. 1551 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 2421, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2421 (110th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

S. 700, The Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007 (tax credits for easements and enhancing wildlife on farmland) H.R. 1422, Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2007 H.R. 926, Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property (STOPP) Act of 2007

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 926 (110th), H.R. 1422 (110th), S. 700 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2280, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Treat Certain Farming Business Machinery and Equipment as 5-year Property for Purposes of Depreciation S. 1621, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Treat Certain Farming Business Machinery and Equipment as 5-year Property for Purposes of Depreciation H.R. 2144, Farm, Nutrition and Community Investment Act of 2007 S. 1486, Rural America Preservation Act of 2007 H.R. 2401, NOURISH Act of 2007 H.R. 1371, Farming Flexibility Act of 2007 S. 971, the National Institute for Food and Agriculture Act of 2007 (NIFA) S. 1609, National Offshore Aquaculture Act of 2007 S. 1190, Connect The Nation Act of 2007

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2144 (110th), H.R. 2280 (110th), S. 1190 (110th), S. 1621 (110th), H.R. 2401 (110th), H.R. 1371 (110th), S. 1609 (110th), S. 1486 (110th), S. 971 (110th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 1495, the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA) S. 1248, Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1248 (110th), H.R. 1495 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 976, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 2, the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 H.R.1023, Repeal of the Three Percent Withholding Tax S. 777, Repeal of the Three Percent Withholding Tax S. 55, Repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax S. 469, Permanent Tax Deductions for Conservation Easements H.R. 1576, Permanent Tax Deductions for Conservation Easements S. 689, Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2007 H.R. 1366, Repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) S. 1155, Conservation Reserve Program Tax Fairness Act of 2007 H.R. 1586, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2007 H.R. 2380, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007 H.R. 197, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year extension of the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources H.R. 2361, Responsible Renewable Energy Tax Credit Act of 2007 H.R. 2312, To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends H.R. 2659, Conservation Reserve Program Tax Fairness Act of 2007 S. 1155, Conservation Reserve Program Tax Fairness Act of 2007

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 197 (110th), H.R. 2 (110th), H.R. 1576 (110th), S. 777 (110th), H.R. 1366 (110th), H.R. 2380 (110th), S. 689 (110th), H.R. 1586 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th), S. 55 (110th), S. 1155 (110th), H.R. 1023 (110th), H.R. 2361 (110th), H.R. 2659 (110th), S. 469 (110th), H.R. 2312 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. Con Res. 21, Budget Resolution H.R. 1591, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 30, 2007 H.R. 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Care, Katrina Recovery and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 H.R. 3161, Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes S. 1859, Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes H.R. 3043, Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes S. 1644, Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2206 (110th), S. 1859 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th), H.R. 1591 (110th), S. 1644 (110th), H.R. 3161 (110th), S.Con.Res. 21 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 807, Agricultural Protection and Prosperity Act of 2007 H.R. 1398, Agricultural Protection and Prosperity Act of 2007

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1398 (110th), S. 807 (110th)

Immigration IMM

S. 340, Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act of 2007 (AgJOBS) H.R. 371, Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits and Security Act of 2007 (AgJOBS) H.R. 1792, Helping Agriculture Receive Verifiable Employees Securely and Temporarily Act of 2007 (HARVEST) S. 1639, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007 S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform S.A. 1189 (Sen. Allard, R-Colo.) S.A. 1187 (Sen. Cornyn, R-Texas) S.A. 1331 (Sen. Kennedy, D-Mass.) S.A. 1267 (Sen. Dorgan, D-N.D.) S.A. 1194 (Sen. Menendez, D-N.J.) S.A. 1199 (Sen. Dodd, D-Conn.) S.A. 1183 (Sen. Clinton, D-N.Y.) S.A. 1202 (Sen. Obama, D-Ill.) S.A. 1267 (Sen. Bingaman, D-N.M.)

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 340 (110th), H.R. 371 (110th), S. 1639 (110th), H.R. 1792 (110th), S. 1348 (110th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R. 1600, Equitable Agriculture Today for a Healthy American Act (EAT Healthy) H.R. 1148, Safe Food Act of 2007 S. 654, Safe Food Act of 2007 S. 1150, New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2007 H.R. 2135, Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007 S. 622, Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007 H.R.2315, New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act of 2007 H.R. 357, Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling H.R. 661, Food Safety and Downed Animal Protection Act S. 394, Food Safety and Downed Animal Protection Act S. 414, Cloned Food Labeling Act S. 1274, Human and Pet Food Safety Act of 2007 S. 1776, Imported Food Security Act of 2007 H.R. 2108 - Human and Pet Food Safety Act of 2007 S. 887, Restore Import and Entry Agricultural Inspection Functions to USDA H.R. 962, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2007 S. 549, Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2007

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1274 (110th), S. 394 (110th), H.R. 2108 (110th), H.R. 661 (110th), S. 1150 (110th), S. 622 (110th), H.R. 1600 (110th), S. 887 (110th), H.R. 962 (110th), H.R. 2315 (110th), S. 1776 (110th), S. 549 (110th), H.R. 1148 (110th), S. 654 (110th), S. 414 (110th), H.R. 2135 (110th), H.R. 357 (110th)

Animals ANI

H.R. 503, American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act S. 311, American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act S. 221, Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2007 H.R. 249, To Restore the Prohibition on the Commercial Sale and Slaughter of Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros H.R. 1726, Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 503 (110th), S. 221 (110th), H.R. 249 (110th), S. 311 (110th), H.R. 1726 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 2, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 2674, Children's Act for Responsible Employment (CARE) of 2007

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: H.R. 2674 (110th), H.R. 800 (110th), H.R. 2 (110th)