What was lobbied
21 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Support Biodiesel Renewable Diesel Tax Credit Support Renewable Fuel Standard
Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Support Renewable Fuel Standard Support Production Tax Credit for Renewable Fuels and Renewable Energy Support Distributed Wind Investment Tax Credit
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Bills named:
S. 1900 (113th), H.R. 3830 (113th)
Reduce Frequency of Railroad Delays S.2777 Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act
Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Bills named:
S. 2777 (113th)
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: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Forest Service; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Bills named:
S. 2777 (113th), H.R. 5021 (113th)
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: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Bills named:
H.R. 4719 (113th), H.R. 4718 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 2807 (113th), H.R. 4457 (113th), S. 2260 (113th)
Support FCCs creation of the Connect America Fund (CAF) to increase rural broadband services
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Support federal inspection of port services in response to Washington State Department of Agriculture withdrawal of inspection services at port of Vancouver
Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Support H.J. Res. 124, Continuing Resolution USDA Appropriations
Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service
Bills named:
H.J.Res. 124 (113th)
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: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Bills named:
H.R. 367 (113th), H.R. 2919 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), H.R. 2542 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), H.R. 1493 (113th), H.R. 4874 (113th)
General Immigration Reform Objections to overuse of I-9 audits and targeted ICE enforcement H.R. 1773-Ag Act
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Bills named:
H.R. 1773 (113th)
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: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Bills named:
H.R. 4432 (113th)
Reducing honeybee losses while ensuring availability of crop protection tools General concerns regarding antibiotic resistance and use of antibiotics in animals
Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
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: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Forest Service; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
H.R. 1526 (113th), H.R. 4317 (113th), H.R. 4316 (113th), H.R. 657 (113th), H.R. 4318 (113th)
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: Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Bills named:
H.R. 4318 (113th), H.R. 4316 (113th), H.R. 4315 (113th), H.R. 4317 (113th)
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: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; SENATE
Bills named:
S. 603 (113th), H.R. 5392 (113th), H.R. 3367 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), S. 2881 (113th), H.R. 5213 (113th)
Support health of honeybees while ensuring access to crop protection tools Combating antibiotic resistance
Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Universal Service Fund
Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Forest Service; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Bills named:
H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 1387 (113th), H.R. 5392 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), H.R. 5213 (113th), S. 2881 (113th)
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: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; U.S. Forest Service; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Bills named:
S. 1000 (113th), H.R. 4957 (113th), H.R. 935 (113th), H.R. 5078 (113th), S. 2526 (113th)
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