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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | P. O. Box 11000 |
Address2 | 2108 East South Boulevard |
City | Montgomery |
State | AL |
Zip Code | 36191-0001 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 693-12
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6. House ID# 322550000
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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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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 |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Paul Pinyan |
Date | 7/18/2014 3:41:23 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
Opposition to H.R. 1313, to amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act to repeal a duplicative program relating to inspection and grading of catfish, which would repeal the catfish inspection program at USDA-FSIS originally authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill
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 |
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Walker |
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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
Support for HR 4098/S 2193, the Horse Protection Act Amendments of 2013 (2014), that would make the practice of soring illegal and set up an independent horse industry organization
Oppostion to HR 1518/S 1406, the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act of 2013, that would make the practice of soring illegal, ban all action devices, and turn over inspections of horse shows solely to USDA
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
H.R. 4800 and S. 2389, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Opposition to language withholding USDA funding for the inspection of horse processing facilities
Opposition to the mandatory labeling of GMO salmon
Support for maintaining funding for implementation of final GIPSA rule published on 12/9/2011 dealing with producer/processor relationships
Support for USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) funding
Opposition to any amendments withholding funding for the implementation of the catfish inspection program at USDA-FSIS
Support funding for the Rural Energy for American Program (REAP)
Support funding for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) administered by USDA-NRCS
Support for working lands conservation programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) administered by USDA-NRCS
Opposition to amendments withholding funds for the Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection rule
Opposition to amendments wihtholding funding for implementation of the "Milk in the Northeast and Other Marketing Areas; Order Amending the Orders" rule published by the Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA in the Federal Register on April 23, 2010
S 2438, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations ACt, 2015
Support for amendment witholding funding for the implementaion of new hours of service rules until a study on the impact of the rules is completed
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 CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
Encouraged members of the House of Representatives to sign a letter drafted by Reps. Collins and Schrader requesting the EPA to withdraw the waters of the U.S. rule published in April of 2014
Expressed general oppostion to the waters of the U.S. rule and interpretive rule issued by EPA dealing with agricultural exemptions
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 FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support and requested co-sponsors for H.R. 4432, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014 which would set in motion a voluntary labeling systems for the presence of or lack of GMO materials in food ingredients
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 TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for HR 4457, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014, which would make permanent: the increased $500,000 expensing allowance for such property, the increased $2,000,000 threshold amount for such property over which the amount of the expensing allowance is reduced, and allow an inflation adjustment to the dollar amounts of the expensing allowance for taxable years beginning after 2014.
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 TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
Support for HR 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, which sets the minimum authorization levels for the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and requires 100 percent of funds to be spent on port infrastructure improvements by 2025, and contains limited language related to the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) Rule, allowing self-certification by a farmer up to 6,000 gallons.
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
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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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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