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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 600 MARYLAND AVENUE, SW |
Address2 | Ste. 1000W |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20024 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2285-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2013 |
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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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: Ellen Steen, General Counsel & Secretary |
Date | 01/22/2014 |
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
Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act (Farm Bill)
H.R. 3102 Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013
Biotechnology
Farm Programs
Farm Bill
Disaster Assistance
Crop Insurance
Business & Industry Loan Guarantees
Wetlands Reserve Program
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP)
Emergency Livestock Assistance Program
Livestock Forage Disaster Program
Livestock Indemnity Program
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program
Tree Assistance Program
Acreage Certification
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP)
Prevented Plantings
Dairy Indemnity Payment Program
Tobacco Transition Payment Program
2013 Direct and Countercyclical Payments
Economic Assistance for Upland Cotton
Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Mary Kay |
Thatcher |
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Andrew |
Walmsley |
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Bob |
Young |
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John |
Anderson |
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Todd |
Davis |
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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 ANI
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1407/S. 622 - Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA III) reauthorization
H.R. 820 - Delivering Antimicrobial Transparency in Animals Act of 2013 (DATA)
Antibiotic Use
Animal Disease Traceability System (ADT)
Wild Free Roaming Horses & Burros Act
BSE Classifications
Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting Program
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
Livestock Housing
Preventative Controls for Animal Feed
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Kelli |
Ludlum |
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Mary Kay |
Thatcher |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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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
Fiscal Year 2014 Agriculture Appropriations
House and Senate Appropriations
H.R. 2775- fiscal legislation to fund the government and suspend the debt limit
Government Shutdown
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Ronald |
Karney |
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Patricia |
Wolff |
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Matthew |
Erickson |
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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
S. 802 - To amend and clarify FIFRA and the CWA
S. 496 - Farmers Undertake Environment Land Stewardship Act
Manchin Amendment to the farm bill to clarify stormwater exemptions under the CWA
President's Climate Action Plan
H.R. 311- Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act
H.R.- Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013
H.R. 2026- Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act of 2013
Clean Water Act (CWA)
FIFRA
NPDES Permits for Pesticides
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Waters of the U.S. Guidance
Consolidated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Rules
Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures
Clean Air Act
Climate Change
Greenhouse Gas Regulation
Draft Guidance to Implement Requirements for the Treatment of Air Quality Monitoring Data Influenced by Exceptional Events
Waters of the United States Guidance
EPAs TMDL vision strategy
Chesapeake Bay TMDL
Confidential CAFO/Clean Water Act Data
National Blueways Program
Ag BMP Performance Database
Numeric Nutrient Criteria
Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act (FUELS)
H.R. 1422 The EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Don |
Parrish |
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Danielle |
Quist |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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Veronica |
Nigh |
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Andrew |
Walmsley |
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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 ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
Renewable Fuel Standard
Energy Independence and Security Act
Biofuels
Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
Domestic Energy Policy
Feedstock Flexibility Program
Renewable Fuels (RFS/RFS2)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Andrew |
Walmsley |
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Matthew |
Erickson |
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Veronica |
Nigh |
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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 CDT
16. Specific lobbying issues
CFTC Regulations in regard to MF Global
Customer Protection Rule
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Kelli |
Ludlum |
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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
H.R. 1407/S. 622 - Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA III) reauthorization
Food Safety Modernization Act
S. 809/H.R. 1699 - Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act
H.R. 1496 the Pest Free Food Supply Act
Food Safety Modernization Act
Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) System
Produce Safety and Preventative Controls
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Kelli |
Ludlum |
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Mary Kay |
Thatcher |
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Andrew |
Walmsley |
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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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 2575 Save the American Workers Act
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Health Insurance Tax
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Patricia |
Wolff |
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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
H.R. 2575 Save the American Workers Act
Regulatory Accountability
U.S. Postal Service
Privacy of Information
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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Mary Kay |
Thatcher |
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Danielle |
Quist |
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Don |
Parrish |
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Matthew |
Erickson |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 744 the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act
H.R. 1773 The Agricultural Guestworker Act
H.R. 1772 - the Legal Workforce Act
H-2A
Market-Based Employer-Employee Contract Program
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Kristi |
Boswell |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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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 LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S.460 the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013
H.R. 1772 - the Legal Workforce Act
Tracking and sharing of Workplace Accidents and Illnesses
OSHA Exemption of small farms related to storage of grain
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Labor - Dept of (DOL)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Kristi |
Boswell |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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Danielle |
Quist |
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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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 684/S. 336 - Marketplace Fairness Act
Ways and Means Committee Tax Reform Working Groups
Health Insurance (HIT) Tax
S. 1183/H.R. 2429 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013
H.R. 2671/S.1280 Charitable Agricultural Research Act
S.1395/H.R. 2945 Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2013
S. 526 Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act
H.R. 763- American Family Protection Act of 2013
Tax Code Reform
Estate Tax
Capital Gains
Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT)
Alternative Minimum Tax
Special Rules/Forms for Farmers' Tax Returns
Manufacturing Tax Incentives
Corporate Tax Rates
Individual Income Tax Rates
Section 179 Small Business Expensing
Bonus Depreciation
The Production Tax CreditThe Community and Distributed Wind Investment Tax Credit
Cellulosic Biofuel Producer Tax Credit
Alternative Fuel Refueling Property
Self Employment Taxes
Donated Conservation Easements
Tax Exemption for Agricultural Research Organizations
Tax Incentives for Food Donations
Cash Accounting
Health Insurance Tax (HIT)
Alternative Fuel Refueling Property
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Patricia |
Wolff |
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Matthew |
Erickson |
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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 RES
16. Specific lobbying issues
House Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bill
H.R. 3189 Water Rights Protection Act
Endangered Species Act
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
Critical Habitat Designations
National Environmental Policy Act
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Interior - Dept of (DOI)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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Don |
Parrish |
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Mary Kay |
Thatcher |
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Veronica |
Nigh |
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Danielle |
Quist |
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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
WTO Obligations
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations
Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Issues
Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) & Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL)
Renewal of Trade Promotion Authority
Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement (TPP)
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) with the EU
Biotech Trade Barriers
Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)
EU Beef Quota
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
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 |
Dale |
Moore |
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Bob |
Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Dave |
Salmonsen |
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Veronica |
Nigh |
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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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 485/H.R. 1026 - To reduce regulatory burdens for transporting diesel fuel
H.R. 3080 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013
Mississippi River Transportation
Reducing Regulatory Burdens for Transporting Diesel Fuel
Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)
Inland Waterways Trust Fund
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Hours of Service Rules for Livestock Transportation
MAP-21 Agriculture Exemptions
Pacific Northwest Port Imports/Exports
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Moore |
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Young |
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Kendra |
Keller |
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Andrew |
Walmsley |
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Paul |
Schlegel |
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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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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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