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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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City | WASHINGTON |
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Zip Code | 20009 |
Country | USA |
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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: SCOTT MALLAN |
Date | 7/22/2013 1:16:10 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 CHM
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 1009 - Chemical Safety Improvement Act, all sections (e.g., safety standard, preemption, confidential business information, and prioritization);
S. 696 - Safe Chemicals Act, all sections (e.g., safety standard, preemption, confidential business information, and prioritization); and
H.R. ___ and S. ___ - Legislation on disclosure of cleaning products (e.g., labeling and confidential business information).
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), 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 |
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Faber |
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Jason |
Rano |
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Libby |
Foley |
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Intern, Sen. Mark Kirk |
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 CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. ___ - Legislation that would improve oversight over cosmetic safety (e.g., labeling and safety substantiation); and
H.R. 1385 - Safe Cosmetics Act and Personal Care Products Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to labeling and safety substantiation.
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 |
Jason |
Rano |
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Scott |
Faber |
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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. 2248, Ban Poisonous Additives Act, all sections including those related to labels and restrictions; S. 1124, BPA in Food Packaging Right to Know Act, all sections including those related to labeling; S. Amdt. 965 to S. 954 - Amendment to permit states to label genetically engineered ingredients; and S. 809 and H.R. 1699, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act, all sections that would require labeling of GMO food.
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 |
Jason |
Rano |
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Scott |
Faber |
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Libby |
Foley |
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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. 982 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act, all sections including those pertaining to new requirements for filing asbestos-related claims with trusts established under federal bankruptcy law.
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 |
Jason |
Rano |
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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 FUE
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 875 - A bill to provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes;
H.R. 1462 - RFS Reform Act, to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program, to prohibit EPA from approving the introduction of gasoline that contains greater than 10 percent ethanol, and for other purposes;
H.R. 1175 - Focused Reduction of Effluence and Stormwater runoff through Hydrofracking Environmental Regulation Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to permitting;
H.R. 1154 - BREATHE Act, all sections including aggregation; and
S. 1135 and H.R. 1921 - FRAC Act, all sections including those pertaining to drinking water loopholes.
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 |
Scott |
Faber |
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Jason |
Rano |
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Alex |
Rindler |
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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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H. Amdt. 188 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to link conservation practices to crop insurance subsidies;
H. Amdt. 216 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the federal crop insurance program;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to disclose which members of Congress and Cabinet Secretaries receive crop insurance subsidies;
H. Amdt. 185 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the Environmental Quality Incentives Program;
H. Amdt. 184 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the Conservation Reserve Program;
H. Amdt. 176 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to fully restore $20.5 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);
H. Amdt. 183 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to prohibit those growing corn for ethanol production from receiving farm payments;
H. Amdt. 217 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to use savings from Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) deficit reduction instead of crop insurance;
H. Amdt. 177 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment setting target prices at 55 percent of 5-year Olympic Average;
H. Amdt. 179 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment capping the Price Loss Coverage program at 110 percent of CBO projected levels for the first 5 years;
H. Amdt. 205 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment creating a pilot program to address nitrate contamination of rural drinking water in small communities;
H. Amdt. 229 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment capping commodity payments at $250,000;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment reauthorizing research and education grants for the Antibiotic Research Program;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reduce annual taxpayer subsidies to the crop insurance industry;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to prohibit Supplemental Coverage Option from taking effect until the rates of fraud, waste, and abuse in the crop insurance program are equal to or less than those same rates in SNAP;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to delay the proposed cuts to SNAP until the rates of fraud, waste, and abuse in the crop insurance program are equal to or less than those same rates in SNAP;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would restore the $20.5 billion cuts to SNAP proposed in the legislation;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to ensure that children currently eligible for free school lunches remain eligible;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to strike lower Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) payment levels for organic producers;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to authorize the Healthy Food Financing Initiative;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to cap the rate of return guaranteed for all crop insurance providers at 12 percent and cap administration and other (A&O) expenses at $900 million;
H. Amdt ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment restores mandatory money for the National Organic Program;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment directs USDA to conduct a report on impact of local and regional food systems;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment restore the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to restore the National Organic Cost Share Program;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reduce Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) allowance from $20 to $10;
H. Amdt. 203 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment repealing the Healthy Food Financing Initiative;
H. Amdt. 212 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment eliminating the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program;
H. Amdt. 221 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment delaying implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act;
H. Amdt. 225 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment prohibiting the EPA from procuring or disclosing information of farmers and ranchers;
H. Amdt. 230 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment creates addition work requirements for SNAP recipients and increase total SNAP cut to $31 billion;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment asserting the right of a state to trade agriculture products freely with another state;
H.R. 1995 - AFFIRM Act, sections that would reform the federal crop insurance program;
H.R. 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture and nutrition programs through 2018;
H.R. 2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture programs through 2018;
H.R. 1414 and S. 679 - Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to farmers market and nutrition programs and promoting healthy food consumption;
S. Amdt. 953 to S. 954 - Amendment to limit the amount of premium subsidy assistance provided to farmers with an adjusted gross income above $750,000;
S. Amdt. 923 to S. 954 - Amendment to prohibit crop insurance premium assistance for farmers who grow tobacco;
S. Amdt. 926 to S. 954 - Amendment to cap annual crop insurance premium assistance per farmer at $50,000;
S. Amdt. 936 to S. 954 - Amendment to make crop insurance subsidies as transparent as traditional farm subsidies;
S. Amdt. 1013 to S. 954 - Amendment to end premium subsidies for harvest price option policies;
S. Amdt. 1049 to S. 954 - Amendment to improve ground and surface water conservation through changes to EQIP;
S. 954 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, all sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture and nutrition programs through 2018;
H.R. 686 - Protect Our Prairies Act, sections that would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes;
H.R. 1890 and S. 923 - Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act, all sections that would rework and reallocate funds within the farm bill conservation title to improve farmer program access and environmental health;
H.R. 2260 - Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to linking crop insurance and conservation;
H.R. 2410 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2014, sections pertaining to agriculture;
H. Amdt. 196 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would allow states to conduct drug testing on SNAP applicants as a condition for receiving benefits;
H. Amdt. 200 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would shorten SNAP benefit expunging statute and require a state agency to expunge benefits that have not been accessed by a household after a period of 60 days;
H. Amdt. 231 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would apply federal welfare work requirements to SNAP at a states option;
S. Amdt. 931 to S. 954 - Amendment that would strike a reduction in SNAP with an offset that limits crop insurance reimbursements to providers; and
S. 446 and H.R. 943 - Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, all sections including those pertaining to reducing crop insurance premium subsidy rates.
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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Faber |
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Jason |
Rano |
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Brian |
Heindl |
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Intern, Rep. Rob Andrews |
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Brian |
Heindl |
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Staff Asst., L.C., L.A., Approp. Dir. & L.D., Sen. Herb Kohl |
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Mike |
Lavender |
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Intern, Staff Asst., L.C. & L.A., Sen. Herb Kohl |
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Alex |
Rindler |
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Libby |
Foley |
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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 ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
H. Amdt. 188 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to link conservation practices to crop insurance subsidies;
H. Amdt. 216 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the federal crop insurance program;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to disclose which members of Congress and Cabinet Secretaries receive crop insurance subsidies;
H. Amdt. 185 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the Environmental Quality Incentives Program;
H. Amdt. 184 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the Conservation Reserve Program;
H. Amdt. 176 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to fully restore $20.5 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);
H. Amdt. 183 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to prohibit those growing corn for ethanol production from receiving farm payments;
H. Amdt. 217 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to use savings from Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) deficit reduction instead of crop insurance;
H. Amdt. 177 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment setting target prices at 55 percent of 5-year Olympic Average;
H. Amdt. 179 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment capping the Price Loss Coverage program at 110 percent of CBO projected levels for the first 5 years;
H. Amdt. 205 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment creating a pilot program to address nitrate contamination of rural drinking water in small communities;
H. Amdt. 229 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment capping commodity payments at $250,000;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment reauthorizing research and education grants for the Antibiotic Research Program;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reduce annual taxpayer subsidies to the crop insurance industry;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to prohibit Supplemental Coverage Option from taking effect until the rates of fraud, waste, and abuse in the crop insurance program are equal to or less than those same rates in SNAP;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to delay the proposed cuts to SNAP until the rates of fraud, waste, and abuse in the crop insurance program are equal to or less than those same rates in SNAP;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would restore the $20.5 billion cuts to SNAP proposed in the legislation;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to ensure that children currently eligible for free school lunches remain eligible;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to strike lower Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) payment levels for organic producers;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to authorize the Healthy Food Financing Initiative;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to cap the rate of return guaranteed for all crop insurance providers at 12 percent and cap administration and other (A&O) expenses at $900 million;
H. Amdt ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment restores mandatory money for the National Organic Program;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment directs USDA to conduct a report on impact of local and regional food systems;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment restore the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to restore the National Organic Cost Share Program;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reduce Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) allowance from $20 to $10;
H. Amdt. 203 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment repealing the Healthy Food Financing Initiative;
H. Amdt. 212 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment eliminating the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program;
H. Amdt. 221 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment delaying implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act;
H. Amdt. 225 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment prohibiting the EPA from procuring or disclosing information of farmers and ranchers;
H. Amdt. 230 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment creates addition work requirements for SNAP recipients and increase total SNAP cut to $31 billion;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment asserting the right of a state to trade agriculture products freely with another state;
H.R. 1995 - AFFIRM Act, sections that would reform the federal crop insurance program;
H.R. 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture and nutrition programs through 2018;
H.R. 2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture programs through 2018;
H.R. 1414 and S. 679 - Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to farmers market and nutrition programs and promoting healthy food consumption;
S. Amdt. 953 to S. 954 - Amendment to limit the amount of premium subsidy assistance provided to farmers with an adjusted gross income above $750,000;
S. Amdt. 923 to S. 954 - Amendment to prohibit crop insurance premium assistance for farmers who grow tobacco;
S. Amdt. 926 to S. 954 - Amendment to cap annual crop insurance premium assistance per farmer at $50,000;
S. Amdt. 936 to S. 954 - Amendment to make crop insurance subsidies as transparent as traditional farm subsidies;
S. Amdt. 1013 to S. 954 - Amendment to end premium subsidies for harvest price option policies;
S. Amdt. 1049 to S. 954 - Amendment to improve ground and surface water conservation through changes to EQIP;
S. 954 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, all sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture and nutrition programs through 2018;
H.R. 686 - Protect Our Prairies Act, sections that would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes;
H.R. 1890 and S. 923 - Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act, all sections that would rework and reallocate funds within the farm bill conservation title to improve farmer program access and environmental health;
H.R. 2260 - Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to linking crop insurance and conservation;
H.R. 2410 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2014, sections pertaining to agriculture;
H. Amdt. 196 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would allow states to conduct drug testing on SNAP applicants as a condition for receiving benefits;
H. Amdt. 200 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would shorten SNAP benefit expunging statute and require a state agency to expunge benefits that have not been accessed by a household after a period of 60 days;
H. Amdt. 231 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would apply federal welfare work requirements to SNAP at a states option;
S. Amdt. 931 to S. 954 - Amendment that would strike a reduction in SNAP with an offset that limits crop insurance reimbursements to providers; and
S. 446 and H.R. 943 - Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, all sections including those pertaining to reducing crop insurance premium subsidy rates.
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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Faber |
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Jason |
Rano |
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Brian |
Heindl |
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Mike |
Lavender |
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Alex |
Rindler |
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Libby |
Foley |
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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
H. Amdt. 188 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to link conservation practices to crop insurance subsidies;
H. Amdt. 216 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the federal crop insurance program;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to disclose which members of Congress and Cabinet Secretaries receive crop insurance subsidies;
H. Amdt. 185 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the Environmental Quality Incentives Program;
H. Amdt. 184 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the Conservation Reserve Program;
H. Amdt. 176 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to fully restore $20.5 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP);
H. Amdt. 183 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to prohibit those growing corn for ethanol production from receiving farm payments;
H. Amdt. 217 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to use savings from Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) deficit reduction instead of crop insurance;
H. Amdt. 177 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment setting target prices at 55 percent of 5-year Olympic Average;
H. Amdt. 179 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment capping the Price Loss Coverage program at 110 percent of CBO projected levels for the first 5 years;
H. Amdt. 205 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment creating a pilot program to address nitrate contamination of rural drinking water in small communities;
H. Amdt. 229 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment capping commodity payments at $250,000;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment reauthorizing research and education grants for the Antibiotic Research Program;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reduce annual taxpayer subsidies to the crop insurance industry;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to prohibit Supplemental Coverage Option from taking effect until the rates of fraud, waste, and abuse in the crop insurance program are equal to or less than those same rates in SNAP;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to delay the proposed cuts to SNAP until the rates of fraud, waste, and abuse in the crop insurance program are equal to or less than those same rates in SNAP;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would restore the $20.5 billion cuts to SNAP proposed in the legislation;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to ensure that children currently eligible for free school lunches remain eligible;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to strike lower Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) payment levels for organic producers;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to authorize the Healthy Food Financing Initiative;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to cap the rate of return guaranteed for all crop insurance providers at 12 percent and cap administration and other (A&O) expenses at $900 million;
H. Amdt ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment restores mandatory money for the National Organic Program;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment directs USDA to conduct a report on impact of local and regional food systems;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment restore the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to restore the National Organic Cost Share Program;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reduce Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) allowance from $20 to $10;
H. Amdt. 203 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment repealing the Healthy Food Financing Initiative;
H. Amdt. 212 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment eliminating the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program;
H. Amdt. 221 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment delaying implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act;
H. Amdt. 225 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment prohibiting the EPA from procuring or disclosing information of farmers and ranchers;
H. Amdt. 230 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment creates addition work requirements for SNAP recipients and increase total SNAP cut to $31 billion;
H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment asserting the right of a state to trade agriculture products freely with another state;
H.R. 1995 - AFFIRM Act, sections that would reform the federal crop insurance program;
H.R. 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture and nutrition programs through 2018;
H.R. 2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture programs through 2018;
H.R. 1414 and S. 679 - Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to farmers market and nutrition programs and promoting healthy food consumption;
S. Amdt. 953 to S. 954 - Amendment to limit the amount of premium subsidy assistance provided to farmers with an adjusted gross income above $750,000;
S. Amdt. 923 to S. 954 - Amendment to prohibit crop insurance premium assistance for farmers who grow tobacco;
S. Amdt. 926 to S. 954 - Amendment to cap annual crop insurance premium assistance per farmer at $50,000;
S. Amdt. 936 to S. 954 - Amendment to make crop insurance subsidies as transparent as traditional farm subsidies;
S. Amdt. 1013 to S. 954 - Amendment to end premium subsidies for harvest price option policies;
S. Amdt. 1049 to S. 954 - Amendment to improve ground and surface water conservation through changes to EQIP;
S. 954 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, all sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture and nutrition programs through 2018;
H.R. 686 - Protect Our Prairies Act, sections that would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes;
H.R. 1890 and S. 923 - Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act, all sections that would rework and reallocate funds within the farm bill conservation title to improve farmer program access and environmental health;
H.R. 2260 - Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to linking crop insurance and conservation;
H.R. 2410 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2014, sections pertaining to agriculture;
H. Amdt. 196 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would allow states to conduct drug testing on SNAP applicants as a condition for receiving benefits;
H. Amdt. 200 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would shorten SNAP benefit expunging statute and require a state agency to expunge benefits that have not been accessed by a household after a period of 60 days;
H. Amdt. 231 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would apply federal welfare work requirements to SNAP at a states option;
S. Amdt. 931 to S. 954 - Amendment that would strike a reduction in SNAP with an offset that limits crop insurance reimbursements to providers; and
S. 446 and H.R. 943 - Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, all sections including those pertaining to reducing crop insurance premium subsidy rates.
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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Faber |
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Jason |
Rano |
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Brian |
Heindl |
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Mike |
Lavender |
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Alex |
Rindler |
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Libby |
Foley |
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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
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ISSUE UPDATE
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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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