NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION

Agriculture AGR

Working on Senate GMO labeling bill to ensure that cattle being fed GMO feed do not end up having the resulting beef labeled as GMO.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Working on FY17 Agriculture Appropriations bills to defund any action by USDA to work on a rule similar to the proposed GIPSA rule of 2010. Also worked to include report language which would show Congressional intent to exempt checkoff programs from Freedom of Information Act requests. Working on FY17 Energy and Water Development and Intertior/EPA appropriations bills to defund EPA's implementation of the WOTUS rule.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Working with USDA, HHS, and Congress to address the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee's recommendations for the 2015 Dietary Guidelines. Trying to get lean beef recognized in the final health dietary patterns statement.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Working to stop or repeal EPA's Waters of the United States Rule (WOTUS). Supporting Senate bill S. 1140 - Federal Water Quality Protection Act. Supporting SJ Res 22 - joint resolution of disapproval of the WOTUS rule.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 22 (114th), S. 1140 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Promoting Congressional passage of the Trans Pacific Partnership.

Contacted: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Forest Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Animals ANI

Working to fight the proposed rules to allow Argentina and Brazil to ship fresh and frozen beef into the United States.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Natural Resources NAT

Supporting Common Sense in Species Protection Act (S 112) to amend the Endangered Species Act to require public comments on critical habitat designations. Supporting the National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 (S 228 and HR 900) to require Congressional approval of national monument designations. Supporting the Water Rights Protection Act (HR 1820) to battle U.S. Forest Service on taking of water rights. FLAME Act Amendments of 2015 (S 508) - supporting full funding of wildfire budgets.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Forest Service; Bureau of Land Management (BLM); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 900 (114th), H.R. 1820 (114th)