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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 | 1320 Capitol Street, NE |
Address2 | Suit 200 |
| City | Salem |
State | OR |
Zip Code | 97301 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 400263203-12
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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: David Dillon |
Date | 2/7/2018 12:36:34 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
Supported H.R. 4101, the School Milk Nutrition Act of 2017. This legislation improves access to milk for school-aged children across the country, and it affirms that milk is a nutritious choice for children and families.
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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Greenman |
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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
Monitored Agricultural Guestworker Act (Ag Act). A 2014 study of the economics of immigration and ag labor, we noted that labor is farmers third-highest expense, accounting for 17 percent of production costs for the sector and up to 40 percent to 50 percent in labor-intensive subsectors such as fruit, vegetables and horticulture. The nations food security and up to $9 billion in U.S. agricultural production are at stake if the immigration issue is not solved. Moreover, how the issue is solved is critical.
The new guestworker program (H2C) established by the Ag Act offers some improvements over the existing H-2A program, opening up new opportunities for subsectors such as dairy, nursery, cow/calf and others. There are provisions in the legislation that have raised concern among our members, such as a cap on the number of visas for the new H-2C program. Similarly, the transition to a new program should be as seamless as possible, providing stability in our existing workforce and affording fairness both to growers and to workers. The Ag Act provides the correct structure to address these twin issues by establishing a new guest worker program and affording legal status for existing workers.
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 |
Gail |
Greenman |
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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
Supported FDAs proposed rule to extend the compliance dates for the agricultural water requirements by an additional two to four years, for produce other than sprouts. This extension allows farmers an opportunity to continue their engagement with the FDA to consider the best approach for implementation of Subpart E.
Also supported the provision in the proposed rule that FDA will not perform farm inspections to assess compliance with the non-water requirements of the Produce Safety Rule for produce other than sprouts until 2019. By removing the farm inspections in 2018, farmers will have the ability to strengthen their food safety plan and and ensure their plan is fully compliant with the non-water requirements of the Produce Safety Rule.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Worked bipartisan amendment added on the House floor to the Interior-EPA portion of the Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations measure (H.R. 3354). The amendment would reaffirm congressional intent that two laws enacted to manage the after-effects of industrial toxic waste spills were not intended to govern routine, low-level emissions from livestock on farms. Specifically, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) was enacted to provide for cleanup of major industrial toxic waste dumps and spills, like oil spills and chemical tank explosions. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) was enacted to ensure that parties who emit hazardous chemicals submit reports to their local emergency responders to allow for more effective planning for chemical emergencies. OFB maintains that neither of these laws were intended to govern agricultural operations.
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Monitored tax reform legislation including, but not limited to, estate tax, coprorate tax structures, individual income tax brackets, Section 179 and AMT (alternative minimum tax) provisions. Specific focus and opposition to any changes to the UBIT (affecting non-profit organizations). Concerned about proposed modification to Sections 512 and 513 of the
Internal Revenue Code contained in Section 13702 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as reported out of the Senate Finance Committee. The provision (hereinafter UBIT Change) proposes to subject to tax the passive income that not-for-profit organizations earn from the licensing of their name and logo under the tax codes unrelated business income tax (UBIT) regime. The Senates proposed change to the longstanding UBIT treatment of passive royalty income has the potential to dramatically reduce the funding available to nonprofits to carry out their critical mission.
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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Greenman |
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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. 3956, the STARS Act of 2017 - Legislation provides much needed clarity around the Patient
Protection Affordable Care Acts (ACAs) definition and treatment of seasonal
workers. Seasonal small businesses continue to struggle with determining their employer size
and employer shared responsibility requirements due to the laws varying
definitions of seasonal. When complying with the ACA, it is possible for the same
worker to be a seasonal worker for the purpose of determining employer size, but
not be considered a seasonal employee under an employers shared responsibility
obligations. These various definitions create confusion for seasonal small businesses
that struggle to comply with the law.
The STARS Act adopts the Treasury Departments definition of seasonal
employment while simplifying and aligning the seasonal provisions of the ACA to
better enable employer compliance. This targeted approach provides seasonal
employers with the clarity needed to assess their obligations under the ACA.
Specifically, the STARS Act:
● Aligns the separate definitions of seasonal found in statute and in the final
regulation to the Treasury Departments preferred definition from the final
regulation on IRC 4980H (six months or less, customary, annual, recurring)
● Simplifies the determination of Applicable Large Employer size and the
determination of a seasonal employees full-time status for the purposes of
the ACAs Employer Shared Responsibility provisions.
Supports legislation, S. 1978, the Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017, to delay the annual fee on health insurance providers that was enacted as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The bill addresses one of the major concerns that farmers and ranchers have related to health insurance - cost. The health insurance tax (HIT) has increased health insurance costs for farmers, ranchers and other small businesses by imposing a levy on the net premiums of health insurance companies, which is passed on to consumers. Providing an additional two years of relief from the HIT is a welcome and critical step toward the certainty of a full repeal.
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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