AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED for AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Support Biodiesel Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Support Renewable Fuel Standard

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Railroads RRR

Reduce Frequency of Railroad Delays S.2777 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: S. 2777 (114th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Universal Service Fund

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Forest Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

S.1900/H.R.3830 in support of Trade Promotion Authority for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations with multiple countries and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partership (TTIP) negotiations with the European Union Issue surfacing for joint commission on Commerce and Trade

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 3830 (114th), S. 1900 (114th)

Agriculture AGR

2014 Farm Bill implementation Cotton Transition Assistance Program Supplemental Coverage Option Winter Wheat Whole Farm Revenue Program Crop Insurance - Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC) Crop Insurance - Price Loss Coverage (PLC) Agricultural Conservation Flexibility Act Livestock Forage Disaster Program FDA Produce Safety Rule (under FSMA) Support protection of honeybees along with access to crop protection products Support APHIS recommendation to deregulate Monsanto dicamba tolerant soy and cotton. Support APHIS recommendation to deregulate Dows Enlist Crops Support EPAs decision to regulate Dows Enlist Duo Environmental Quality Incentive Program AMS - Beef check off reforms (information notice on AMS effort to standardize formulas for calculating fees) Wetland Conservation Compliance (offsite wetland determinations and prior converted cropland determinations)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Transportation TRA

Drones/Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) research and usage by farmers and ranchers FMCSA rule on Hours of Service (HOS)-livestock exemption S.2777-Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R.5021-Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (supports inclusion of Senate PATH provisions in H.R.5021) Future highway and transportation funding

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 2777 (114th), H.R. 5021 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Support H.R.4-Jobs for America Act Support H.R.4457-Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act to extend section 179 small business expensing Support H.R.4718-To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation Support H.R.4719-America Gives More Act of 2014 (enhanced deductions for food and conservation easement donations) Support H.R.2807-Conservation Easement Incentive Act Support S.2260-Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE)Act Section 179 Small Business Expensing Support Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Support Cash Accounting

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 4719 (114th), H.R. 2807 (114th), H.R. 4718 (114th), S. 2260 (114th), H.R. 4457 (114th), H.R. 4 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Support H.R. 2575 - Save American Workers Act Support S. 2881 - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 Support H.R. 5213 - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 Support H.R. 5392 -The Fairness for Farmers Act to exclude H-2A workers from the PPACA employer mandate Support HR 763 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Support HR 3367 - to delay Section 09010 of PPACA Support S. 603 - Jobs and Premiums Protection Act

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 603 (114th), H.R. 5213 (114th), H.R. 5392 (114th), H.R. 763 (114th), S. 2881 (114th), H.R. 2575 (114th), H.R. 3367 (114th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Support federal inspection of port services in response to Washington State Department of Agriculture withdrawal of inspection services at port of Vancouver

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support H.J. Res. 124, Continuing Resolution USDA Appropriations

Contacted: SENATE; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 124 (114th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Support health of honeybees while ensuring access to crop protection tools Combating antibiotic resistance

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Government Issues GOV

H.R.367-Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R.1493-Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act H.R.2122-Regulatory Accountability Act H.R.2641-the Responsibly and Professional Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act H.R.2919-Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act H.R.2542-Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act H.R.4874-the Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome(SCRUB)Act

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Bills named: H.R. 2542 (114th), H.R. 2919 (114th), H.R. 367 (114th), H.R. 4874 (114th), H.R. 1493 (114th), H.R. 2122 (114th), H.R. 2641 (114th)

Immigration IMM

General Immigration Reform Objections to overuse of I-9 audits and targeted ICE enforcement H.R. 1773-Ag Act

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1773 (114th)

Animals ANI

Reducing honeybee losses while ensuring availability of crop protection tools General concerns regarding antibiotic resistance and use of antibiotics in animals

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Object to Department of Labor abuse of hot good orders against specialty crop producers. H.R.4-Jobs for America Act Support H.R.1387 to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt certain perishable agricultural commodities from the goods whose sale or distribution in commerce may be prohibited subsequent to FLSA violation. H.R.2575-Save American Workers Act H.R.5392-The Fairness for Farmers Act (excludes H-2A workers from the PPACA employer mandate) S.2881-Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS)Act of 2014 H.R.5213-Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS)Act of 2014 Promote farm safety West Coast Port Labor Issues

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 4 (114th), H.R. 2575 (114th), S. 2881 (114th), H.R. 5213 (114th), H.R. 1387 (114th), H.R. 5392 (114th)

Natural Resources NAT

Oppose Groundwater Resource Management Directive Support expansion of H.R.4316, H.R.4317, H.R.4318 to increase transparency of ESA Oppose U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service effort to modify ESA critical habitat designation process Support Prelisting conservation actions H.R.1526-Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act H.R.657-Grazing Improvement Act

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 4316 (114th), H.R. 657 (114th), H.R. 4317 (114th), H.R. 4318 (114th), H.R. 1526 (114th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Support H.R.4315-21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Support H.R.4316-Endangered Species Recovrey Transparency Act Support H.R.4317-State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act Support H.R.4318-Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4316 (114th), H.R. 4315 (114th), H.R. 4317 (114th), H.R. 4318 (114th)

Telecommunications TEC

Support FCCs creation of the Connect America Fund (CAF) to increase rural broadband services

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Support Renewable Fuel Standard Support Production Tax Credit for Renewable Fuels and Renewable Energy Support Distributed Wind Investment Tax Credit

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

FSMA - Cooperative agreement, Produce Safety Rule AMS - Beef Check Off and other Check Offs Regulating the use and labeling of genetically modified (GM) food products Preventative measures for food-borne illnesses Support H.R. 4432 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4432 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Support S. 2526/ H.R. 4957 Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reform (CLEER) Act H.R. 5078 - Support "Waters of the U.S. Overreach Protection Act" prohibiting EPA and Army Corp of Engineers from implementing a Waters of the U.S. rule that broadens the scope of the Clean Water Act S. 1000 - Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013 H.R.935 - Support "Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2014, to amend FIFRA and the Clean Water Act Oppose EPA and Corps of Engineers proposed "Waters of the United States" regulation Oppose "Climate Action Plan" Oppose EPAs TMDL vision strategy Oppose Chesapeake Bay TMDL National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Oppose USDA Forest Service Groundwater Directive

Contacted: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 4957 (114th), H.R. 935 (114th), H.R. 5078 (114th), S. 2526 (114th), S. 1000 (114th)