4th Quarter - Report

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

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$34,906
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 3012 - requires a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to set terms for future trade agreements, to express the sense of Congress that the role of Congress in trade policymaking should be strengthened, and for other purposes. - opposition to the bill Continued work on Korean-US Trade Promotion, resumption of beef trade with Taiwan

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JILL DAVIDSAVER —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 3012 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 2997 - support for including language that would provide funding for and allow USDA - FSIS to complete a risk assessment on Chinese poultry imports.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFF EISENBERG —
DUSTIN VAN LIEW —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2997 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

research on the Equal Access to Justice Act to determine how it is being utilized to bring legal action against cattle producers

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFF EISENBERG —
TAMARA THIES —
DUSTIN VAN LIEW —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

support of S 510 - Senate food safety bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINA BUTTS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Agriculture AGR

continued work on S 1062 - Beef Checkoff Modernization Act of 2009

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BURTON ELLER USDA Depty Under Secretary for MRP

Contacted: SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Natural Resources NAT

Work on control options for wild horses and burros

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFF EISENBERG —
DUSTIN VAN LIEW —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Opposition to HR 2454 - American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009/Opposition to S 1733 - Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act Opposition to EPA's greenhouse gas endangerment finding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFF EISENBERG —
TAMARA THIES —
DUSTIN VAN LIEW —
COLIN WOODALL —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th)

Animals ANI

Opposition to HR 1549/S 619 - Preservation of Antibiotics in Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTINA BUTTS —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1549 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Opposition to S. 787 - the clean water restoration act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFF EISENBERG —
TAMARA THIES —
DUSTIN VAN LIEW —
COLIN WOODALL —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 787 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 3524 - Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax Act - support of the bill HR 3463 - Estate Tax Relief Act - support of the bill HR 4154 - Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Business Act of 2009 - opposition to bill HR 1831/S 812 - Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2009 - support of bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JILL DAVIDSAVER —
COLIN WOODALL —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3524 (111th), H.R. 3463 (111th), H.R. 4154 (111th), H.R. 1831 (111th)

Transportation TRA

HR 1220/S 639 - To amend title 49, USC, to provide certain exemptions to drivers of intrastate commercial motor vehicles engaged in agricultural purposes, and for other purposes. - support for bill HR 1799 - Safe and Efficient Transportation Act - support for bill HR 3605 - To amend title 23, USC, to authorize states to issues special permits to allow the operation of vehicles of up to 95,000

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JILL DAVIDSAVER —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1799 (111th), H.R. 3605 (111th), H.R. 1220 (111th)

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.