3rd Quarter - Report

TUTTLE TAYLOR AND HERON for BLUE DIAMOND GROWERS

Firm
Client
Income
$70,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Agriculture AGR

Monitor international trade issues pertaining to agriculture; Support funding for the Market Access Program and Farm Bill; Support measures to address CA climate issues; Support immigration reform (S. 175) (H.R. 641); Encourage work at USDA and USTR; Support tax reform; Support for ocean shipping reform actions; Opposing the DAIRY PRIDE ACT;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN —
JULIAN B HERON —

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

Bills named: S. 175 (117th), H.R. 641 (117th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Support Value Added Grant Program; Support funding for the Market Access Program; Support inclusion of language in appropriations bills for water

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN —
JULIAN B HERON —

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Support the inclusion of almonds in government programs; Support measures to address CA climate issues; Support immigration reform (S. 175) (H.R. 641); Encourage work at USDA and USTR; Support tax reform; Support for ocean shipping reform actions; Against the DAIRY PRIDE Act; International trade issues pertaining to agriculture; work on the Farm Bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN —
JULIAN B HERON —

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

Bills named: H.R. 641 (117th), S. 175 (117th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support of Free Trade Agreements and export promotion programs; Obtaining a duty reduction for exported shelled and in-shell almonds; Obtaining reform for trade in Asia and Africa; Inquiries regarding the importation of almond base to Asia; Monitoring trade issues regarding disparaging advertisements against almond milk in North America; Addressing trade barriers in China

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN —
JULIAN B HERON —

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Support the passage of immigration reform; Support appropriation requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A Program; Monitoring legislation concerning sanctuary cities

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN —
JULIAN B HERON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Support tax reform and simplification of the tax code

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN —
JULIAN B HERON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Torts TOR

Support tort reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN —
JULIAN B HERON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

Support immigration reform; Support appropriations requests for temporary immigration relief regarding the H-2A Program; Support finding a solution for the agriculture workforce

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARYKATE AHERN —
JULIAN B HERON —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.