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Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 6 - The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Minerals Management Service

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

National Invasive Species Management Plan Prior Converted Cropland/Wetland Conservation

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Minerals Management Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

S. 2191 - America's Climate Security Act of 2007 H.R. 21 - The Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act H.R. 2421 - Clean Water Restoration Act S. 1870 - Clean Water Restoration Act S. 3036 - The Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act Concentrated Animal Feed Operations (CAFO) Rule National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) The Water Transfer Rule Hypoxia Action Plan Rapanois Guidance Waters of the US Prior Converted Cropland Regulation

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Minerals Management Service; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 21 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), S. 3036 (110th), S. 1870 (110th), H.R. 2421 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 6049 - the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 S. 55 - Individual Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2007 H.R. 1366 - Individual Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2007 H.R. 2312 - To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends S. 502 - To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends H.R. 3976 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for contributions of food inventory by all corporations. H.R. 3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act H.R. 5134 - Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2007 S. 2637 - Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Act of 2008 H.R. 5351 - Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008 H.R. 4215 Updates the Optional Method for Computing Net Earnings from Self-employment H.R. 5140 - Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R. 2380 - Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007 H.R. 197 - to extend the tax credit for electricity produced by wind for five years S. 689, Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2007 S. 1621 - to shorten depreciation of farm equipment from seven to five years H.R. 2280 - to shorten depreciation of farm equipment from seven to five years S. 700 Endangered Species Recovery Act H.R. 1422 - Endangered Species Recovery Act S. 2239 Equity for our Nations Self-Employment Act H.R. 3660 - Equity for our Nations Self-Employment Act H.R. 3039 - to purchase replacement property under section 1031 S. 469 to make the enhanced deduction of donated conservation easements permanent H.R. 1576 to make the enhanced deduction of donated conservation easements permanent S. 777 to repeal the three percent withholding on government payments H.R. 1023 - to repeal the three percent withholding on government payments H.R. 2659 to reverse the IRS position that self-employment taxes should be paid on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) payments S. 1155 to reverse the IRS position that self-employment taxes should be paid on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) payments H.R. 196 - to make tax incentives for ethanol and biodiesel permanent S. 760 to provide tax incentives to protect habitats for endangered species H.R. 1422 - to provide tax incentives to protect habitats for endangered species H.R. 3221 - Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 H.R. 197 to extend the tax credit for electricity produced by wind for five years H.R. 3708 to increase the maximum amount of land provided by a conservation easement that can be excluded from estate taxes H.R. 6275 Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 H.R. 5719 - Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 S. 2886 - Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Minerals Management Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2312 (110th), S. 1621 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th), H.R. 5140 (110th), S. 760 (110th), H.R. 3996 (110th), H.R. 196 (110th), H.R. 6275 (110th), H.R. 1366 (110th), S. 2886 (110th), H.R. 3976 (110th), S. 2637 (110th), H.R. 2380 (110th), S. 502 (110th), H.R. 3660 (110th), S. 1155 (110th), H.R. 1422 (110th), H.R. 1023 (110th), S. 777 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th), H.R. 2280 (110th), S. 689 (110th), H.R. 5351 (110th), H.R. 5134 (110th), H.R. 3039 (110th), H.R. 2659 (110th), S. 2239 (110th), H.R. 197 (110th), S. 469 (110th), H.R. 3708 (110th), S. 55 (110th), H.R. 5719 (110th), H.R. 4215 (110th), S. 700 (110th), H.R. 1576 (110th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

H.R. 3098 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3098 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Korea Free Trade Agreement Panama Free Trade Agreement Permanent normal trade relations' (PNTR) to Russia World Trade Organization S. 1919 Trade Enforcement Act of 2007 Generalized Systems of Preferences

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Minerals Management Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1919 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2419 - Farm, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 H.R. 6124 - Farm, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Biotechnology Sustainability Peanut Marketing Loan Rates Farm Bill Supplemental Disaster Assistance Farm Bill CRP Haying and Grazing Prevented Planting Rules

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Minerals Management Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 6124 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th)

Transportation TRA

H. Res. 1012 - Honoring the historical significance of and reaffirming continued Congressional support for commercial navigation on the Missouri River FAA Order 1110.150 - Small Unmanned Aircraft System, Aviation Rulemaking Committee

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Minerals Management Service; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.Res. 1012 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2008 P.L. 480 - Title II Food Aid FY 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Amendment FY2009 Agriculture Appropriations Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of FY 2009 FY2009 Labor, Health, Human Services and Education Appropriations Outer Continental Shelf - Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Minerals Management Service

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 1398 - Agricultural Protection and Prosperity Act of 2007 S. 807 - Agricultural Protection and Prosperity Act of 2007 Superfund Animal Manure

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Minerals Management Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

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

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 5577 - Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Act of 2008 H. R. 5533 - Chemical Facilities Security Act of 2008 Registrations of M-44 Sodium Cyanide Capsules and Sodium Fluoroacetate

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Minerals Management Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5577 (110th), H.R. 5533 (110th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 2642- Emergency Agriculture Relief Act of 2008 Amendment H.R. 4088 - Secure America through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 1792 - Temporary Agricultural Labor Reform Act of 2007 S. 340 - Ag Jobs H-2A Guest Worker Program

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Minerals Management Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 2642 (110th), H.R. 1792 (110th), H.R. 4088 (110th), S. 340 (110th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2007 2012

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Minerals Management Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 5662 Patting Our Resources Towards Security (Ports) Act H.R. 5552 Border Security Accountability Act of 2008

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Minerals Management Service; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 5662 (110th), H.R. 5552 (110th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R. 3610 - Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007 H.R.5904 - Safe FEAST Act of 2008 S. 2663 - Consumer Products Safety Commission Bill (FDA & FSIS) S. 2077 - The Fresh Produce Safety Act S. 654 The Safe Food Act S. 2245 The Food Safety Authority Modernization Act S. 2418 - Ending Agricultural Threats: Safeguarding America's Food for Everyone (EAT SAFE) Act of 2007 S. 1776 - Imported Food Security Act of 2007 S. 1274 - Human and Pet Food Safety Act of 2007 H.R. 3624 Consumer Food Safety Act of 2007 H.R. 3484 - SAFER Meat, Poultry, and Food Act of 2007 H.R. 3967 Imported Food Safety Improvement Act of 2007 S. 2688 - Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act H.R. 5738 - Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act Food Protection

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Minerals Management Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 2077 (110th), H.R. 3484 (110th), S. 2245 (110th), S. 2418 (110th), H.R. 3624 (110th), S. 2688 (110th), S. 1274 (110th), H.R. 3610 (110th), H.R. 5738 (110th), S. 2663 (110th), S. 654 (110th), H.R. 5904 (110th), H.R. 3967 (110th), S. 1776 (110th)

Education EDU

H.R. 17 - Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Reauthorization Act S. 380 - Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Reauthorization Act S. 779 - Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Reauthorization Act H.R. 1635 - Secure Rural Schools and Community Self Determination Reauthorization Act

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Minerals Management Service; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 380 (110th), H.R. 17 (110th), H.R. 1635 (110th), S. 779 (110th)

Animals ANI

H.R. 503 - To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes. S. 311 - To amend the Horse Protection Act to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling, or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption, and for other purposes. H.R. 661 - Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act S. 394 - Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act H.R. 1726 - The Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act JBS Swift acquisition of Smithfield beef assets H.R. 6433 - Animal Generic Drug User Fee Act of 2008 H.R. 6432 - Animal Drug User Fee Act H.R. 1232 - Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act of 2007 S. 746 - Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act of 2007 S. 2770 - Downed Animal Enforcement Act of 2008 National Animal ID Program Country of Origin Labeling Mandatory Price Reporting Animal Biotechnology/Cloning National Veterinary Medical Service Act

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Minerals Management Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 503 (110th), H.R. 6433 (110th), S. 394 (110th), S. 311 (110th), H.R. 6432 (110th), H.R. 1726 (110th), S. 746 (110th), H.R. 1232 (110th), H.R. 661 (110th), S. 2770 (110th)