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Government Issues GOV

HR 4350, proposals related to government contracting.

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4350 (117th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Support for S393 The Equality Act; and support for voting rights legislation.

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support for extension of Generalized System of Preferences reauthorization and reinstatement of India to the program; support for Miscellaneous Tariff Bill; support for mandatory corporate due diligence reporting on supply chain issues; support for legislation to combat deforestation in global supply chains.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Agriculture AGR

Support for policies to incentivize agriculture producers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as S 1251 The Grown Climate Solutions Act. Issues related to the domestic supply of sugar.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 5376, including policies related to corporate income tax rates, section 163n and corporate ownership and asset sales.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to energy savings and climate change; issues related to S 2950 and HR 5508 the Forest Act and support for legislative solutions to deforestation, including corporate due diligence requirements. Response to EPA's Advanced Notice on Public Rule Making on advanced recycling and Clean Air Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5508 (117th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Supporting FDA voluntary guidance on sodium and sodium reduction in the Child Nutrition Program, Preventative oral health, food ingredient policy, and dietary guidelines; funding for Food Safety Modernization Act; funding for pet food ingredient reviews; support for policies that improve the US recycling infrastructure, including support for EPR fees; inquiries to understand policy proposals to improve the nations recycling infrastructure, such as the Break Free from Plastics Pollution Act of 2021; additional inquiries on updates and priorities for the Thrifty Food Plan, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Women, Infants, Children (WIC), Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and the White House Conference on Food Nutrition, Hunger, and Health.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Science/Technology SCI

Advocacy related to data privacy legislation.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)