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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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| Address1 | P.O. BOX 2995 |
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| City | Cordova |
State | TN |
Zip Code | 38088-2995 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27571-12
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6. House ID# 303760000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
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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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Drew Davis |
Date | 7/20/2017 2:53:03 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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Implementation of H.R. 2642, the Agricultural Act of 2014
Meetings with members of Congress regarding a legislative proposal authorizing cottonseed as a covered commodity and support for an administrative cotton ginning cost share program
WTO Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture
H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2017
Presidents Budget for FY 2018
H.R. 1430, The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act of 2017
H.R. 1431, The EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017
S.951, The Regulatory Accountability Act
H.R. 2321, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expanding American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act
Testimony before the House Agriculture Committees Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management regarding the current farm bill and the U.S. cotton industrys policy needs in the next farm bill
Participation in a coalition letter to President Trump regarding the Executive Order on the Waters of the United States rule
Comments to USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service regarding the need for the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a referendum to determine whether producers and importers favor the continuation of the amendments to the Cotton Research and Promotion Order
Participation in a letter from cotton organizations to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee regarding the inclusion of cottonseed policy in the omnibus spending package for FY 2017
Meeting with Agriculture Secretary to discuss administrative options for assisting U.S. cotton producers
Participation in EPAs Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee meeting to discuss state managed pollinator protection plans, EPA guidance to growers on resistance management and other topics
Comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations
Participation with other agricultural groups in comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations
Participation in Pesticide Policy Coalition comments to EPAs Office of Policy and Management regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190, Evaluation of Existing Regulations
Participation with other agricultural associations in a letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs regarding the Regulatory Accountability Act (S. 951)
Comments to EPAs Office of Pesticide Programs regarding Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0183; Pesticides; Certification of Applicators Rule; Extension of Effective Date
Participation with other agricultural organizations in four letters to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Ways and Means Committee regarding Congressional consideration of comprehensive tax reform and specific portions of the tax code: 1) use of cash accounting, 2) Section 199 expensing, 3) capital gains, and 4) the interest deduction provision
Comments to USDA Office of Budget and Program Analysis regarding proposed reorganization and the establishment of an Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
Participation in a coalition letter to the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee regarding USDA-Farm Service Agency Farm Loan programs
Comments with other cotton organizations to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative regarding Docket ID Number USTR-2017-0006, Negotiating Objectives regarding Modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico
Comments to USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service regarding Docket ID Number APHIS-205-0057-0001; Importation, Interstate Movement, and Environmental Release of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms
Comments to FDA regarding Docket ID Number FDA-2016-N4389-0274, Genome Editing in New Plant Varieties Used for Food
Letters to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding NCC funding requests for the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill
Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee regarding the nomination of Chris Giancarlo as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Participation in a letter from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding funding for USDA export promotion programs during consideration of the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill
Participation in a letter from the Coalition to Promote U.S. Agricultural Exports to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committees Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies regarding funding for USDA export promotion programs during consideration of the FY 2018 Agriculture Appropriations bill
Participation as witnesses in the House Agriculture Committees farm bill listening session, Conversations in the Field, in Gainesville, FL
Testimony before the U.S. Trade Policy Staff Committee regarding the modernization of the North American Free Trade Agreement
Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to President Trump concerning the need to move quickly in filling appointed positions within USDA
Participation in an agricultural coalition letter to members of the Senate regarding the nomination of Greg Doud as the Chief Agricultural Negotiator, with rank of Ambassador, in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
USDA approval of 2017 Specifications for Cotton Bale Packaging Materials
Organization of an educational outreach program on bee health and neonicotinoids which included nine participants from multiple offices within EPA
Meetings and written correspondence with USDA-FSA regarding adjusted world price calculations
Participation in meetings with USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service concerning cotton quality issues
Meetings with USTR, USDA, State Department, and National Economic Council staff on cotton trade policy issues, including NAFTA and China
Meetings with National Economic Council staff on cotton policy issues
Participation in a Policy Roundtable with EPAs Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy
Participation in a coalition meeting with OMB staff to discuss EPA's proposal to withdraw the 2015 WOTUS rule
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), State - Dept of (DOS), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Gary M. |
Adams |
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Robert Craig |
Brown |
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Sidney A. |
Johnson |
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Robbie |
Minnich |
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W. Harrison |
Ashley |
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Reece |
Langley |
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Matthew |
Valesko |
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Jody |
Campiche |
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Steven L. |
Hensley |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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