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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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City | Jefferson City |
State | MO |
Zip Code | 65102 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400275270-12
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6. House ID# 400270000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2014 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: JAMES GARRETT HAWKINS |
Date | 10/17/2014 3:20:38 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Tax Reform: The organization supports replacing the current federal income tax with a system that is simple, transparent, revenue-neutral and equitable. As such, we are closely monitoring discussions in the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee. Furthermore, the organization supports extending several tax provisions that lapsed at the end of 2013 (e.g. section 179 small business expensing, bonus depreciation, the cellulosic biofuel producer tax credit, etc.). The organization supports passage of H.R. 4718 which would make 50 percent bonus depreciation permanent. We support maintaining current cash accounting rules for farmers and ranchers.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
FY 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill (H.R. 4800): Legislation that provides funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration. Of interest to the organization are funding for USDA's Agriculture in the Classroom program and provisions affecting the administration of farm and conservation programs, animal health and meat inspection programs, and Packers and Stockyards Act regulations.
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 4923): Measure to fund the civil works projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation and Central Utah Project; the Department of Energy (DOE); and a number of independent agencies. Of specific interest to the organization is the Army Corps of Engineers' budget. The organization supports the spending prohibition for the Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan (MRERP) as well as the Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study (MRAPS).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CHM
16. Specific lobbying issues
"Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013" (H.R. 935) and "Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2013" (S. 802): Bills that would amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (CWA) to clarify that CWA permits are not needed when a pesticide is applied in accordance with a FIFRA-approved label. The organization is concerned about the potential for duplicative permitting requirements, thus approves of the proposed clarification.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
"Electricity Security and Affordability Act" (H.R. 3826): Legislation that would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from establishing a performance standard for greenhouse gas emissions from any new source that is a fossil fuel-fired electric generating unit unless specific requirements are met. The organization supports H.R. 3826.
"Farmer Identity Protection Act" (S. 1343): Legislation to prohibit the EPA or any EPA contractor from releasing private and confidential information of livestock and poultry farmers to the public. The organization supports S. 1343 and a similar bill in the House of Representatives, H.R. 4157.
"Waters of the U.S." Proposed Rule: The organization has serious concerns about the proposed rule issued by the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to define the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act as well as the Interpretive Rule Regarding the Applicability of Clean Water Act Section 404(f)(1)(A).
"Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act" (H.R. 5078): Legislation prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers from developing, finalizing, adopting, implementing, applying, administering, or enforcing the proposed Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. The bill also requires the agencies to withdraw the interpretive rule issued in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and consult with state and local officials concerning the scope of the federal Clean Water Act. The organization supports the measure.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code GOV
16. Specific lobbying issues
"Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome Act" (H.R. 4874): Legislation that would establish a commission to review the Code of Federal Regulations and specify rules that should be repealed based on certain criteria. The organization supports the bill.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
"Endangered Species Transparency & Reasonableness Act" (H.R. 4315): Legislation requiring the U.S. Department of Interior to post on the Internet the information/data used as the basis for the listing of species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The bill also requires an annual report be submitted to congressional committees of jurisdiction regarding financial expenditures for lawsuits. The organization supports reform of the ESA.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
"Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014" (H.R. 4432): Legislation that amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a uniform, national system governing the premarket review and labeling of foods containing genetically engineered ingredients. Among other purposes, it also requires the Food and Drug Administration to conduct a safety review of all new plant varieties used for genetically engineered food before those foods are introduced into commerce and upholds the agency's authority to specify special labeling if it believes it is necessary to protect health and safety. The organization supports the measure.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Trade Negotiations: The organization is monitoring the Trans Pacific Partnership and Trans Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations. Improving market access for all U.S. agricultural commodities and products and resolving sanitary and phytosanitary trade barriers are our priorities. The organization has supported congressional efforts to urge the Obama administration to make market access and trade barrier resolution priorities as well, particularly with regard to Japan. The organization is also monitoring discussions concerning congressional renewal of Trade Promotion Authority.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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