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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
National Cotton Council

2. Address

Address1
P.O. BOX 2995
 Address2
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City
Cordova
 State
TN
 Zip Code
38088-2995
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Drew Davis
​9012749030
​ddavis@cotton.org
5. Senate ID#
​27571-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​National Cotton Council
6. House ID#
​303760000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2024
 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
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​290,000.00
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.
Method A. 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: Drew Davis
 Date
7/18/2024 5:37:00 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

Joined a letter at https://bit.ly/3xvJQaZ to Senate leaders Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) urging passage of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7024).

Joined a letter at https://bit.ly/3PWlD4b urging Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan to reject a request from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to impose new regulations on rail carriers.

Joined a letter endorsing House and Senate efforts, led by Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH) and Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), to repeal the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

Joined a letter urging the Department of Labor (DOL) to delay implementation of its recently finalized overtime pay rule.

Joined a letter requesting that the EPA list drift reduction adjuvants (DRAs) as one of the mitigation tools in the Draft Herbicide Strategy.

Joined in two stakeholder comments to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) from coalitions that sought to prevent a rule that would likely prohibit farming from taking place on wildlife refuges.

Joined a letter of support for Robert Primus, who was appointed by President Biden to serve as the next Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board (STB).

Sent a letter asking Environmental Protection Agency to extend the July 1 deadline for public comments on Acephate by 60 days in order to have more time to work with the registrants to provide additional data.

Joined a letter expressing support for bipartisan legislation to improve the federal regulatory process via the Regulatory Early Notice and Engagement Act (H.R. 8204).

Joined a letter to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee in support of Marcus Graham.

Joined a letter to President Biden urging his administration to assist in the negotiation of a new labor agreement between the International Longshoremens Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) applying to the 45,000 dockworkers servicing East Coast ports.

Filed comments on the New Uses of Dicamba referencing the draft label from Bayer.

Filed comments on glufosinate-p-ammonium.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), 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), White House Office, Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Risk Management Agency, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Small Business Administration (SBA), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Federal Maritime Commission

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
Gary M.
Adams
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Robbie
Minnich
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W. Harrison
Ashley
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Jody
Campiche
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Steven L.
Hensley
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Jeffrey
Kuckuck
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Aubrey
Fowler
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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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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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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)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

1 2 3

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)