NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL for NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL
What was lobbied
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Transportation TRA
Electronic Logging Device and Hours of Service exemption for the livestock industry.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
General education on the importance of immigrant labor for the agriculture industry workforce.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DUSTIN BAKER | — |
| NICHOLAS DAVID GIORDANO | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
The importance of maintaining current market access to Mexico, Canada, Japan, and China. General education on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Lifting market access restrictions to Australia, Brazil, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and Vietnam. Seeking to overturn retaliatory tariffs against U.S. pork caused by the enactment of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on steel and aluminum and Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on Chinese intellectual property.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DUSTIN BAKER | — |
| NICHOLAS DAVID GIORDANO | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
| MARIA CARIDAD DE LOS ANGELES ZIEBA | — |
Agriculture AGR
Monitor implementation of P.L. 115-334, the Agriculture Act of 2018. General education on the state of the Foot and Mouth (FMD) Vaccine Bank. General education on the importance of immigrant labor for the agriculture industry workforce. General education on the regulation of foods produced using animal cell culture technology.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DUSTIN BAKER | — |
| NICHOLAS DAVID GIORDANO | — |
| DAN KOVICH | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Trucking/Shipping TRU
Electronic Logging Device and Hours of Service exemption for the livestock industry.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
Reporting of air emissions from livestock farms under environmental statutes. EPAs Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States final rule defining the scope of Waters of the United States as defined in and protected under the Clean Water Act; RIN 2040-AF30; June 29, 2015; 80 FR 37053. General education on nuisance lawsuits against pork producers in North Carolina.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
Immigration IMM
General education on the importance of immigrant labor for the agriculture industry workforce.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DUSTIN BAKER | — |
| NICHOLAS DAVID GIORDANO | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Animals ANI
Monitor implementation of P.L. 115-334, the Agriculture Act of 2018. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Draft Guidance for Industry #187, Regulation of Intentionally Altered Genomic DNA in Animals, to address animals with intentionally altered genomic DNA developed through use of genome editing technologies, as well as techniques such as rDNA in genetic engineering. General education on the regulation of foods produced using animal cell culture technology. General education on the state of the Foot and Mouth (FMD) Vaccine Bank. General education regarding the global spread of African Swine Fever and its possible ramifications to the U.S. pork industry. Impact of California Proposition 12, Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (2018), on the pork industry.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DUSTIN BAKER | — |
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
| NICHOLAS DAVID GIORDANO | — |
| DAN KOVICH | — |
| DANIELLE SIKES | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
EPAs Clean Water Rule: Definition of Waters of the United States final rule defining the scope of Waters of the United States as defined in and protected under the Clean Water Act; RIN 2040-AF30; June 29, 2015; 80 FR 37053.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL CARL FORMICA | — |
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