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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 1275 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, #801 |
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| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 27376-12
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6. House ID# 305960000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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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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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Ethan Lane |
Date | 10/20/2020 6:54:41 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
- Working with USDA on implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill. Specifically regarding implementation of FMD Vaccine Bank, conservation programs
- Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs
- Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs
- Matters pertaining to COVID-19, specifically funding for, development and implementation of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Programs 1 and 2
- RAMP UP Act - S. 4298 & H.R. 7490
- PRICE Act - H.R. 8489
- 50/14 - S. 3693 & H.R. 7501
- Cattle Market Transparency Act - S. 4647 & H.R. 8557
- Delivery of disaster relief programs
- Matters pertaining to the cattle markets, including supply chain issues and regulatory oversight
- Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization
- Annual Cattle Health Priority Meeting
- Farm Bill 2023 Priorities
- PRF Program-
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, White House Office
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 |
Allison |
Rivera |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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Tanner |
Beymer |
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Danielle |
Beck |
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Mary-Thomas |
Hart |
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Kaitlynn |
Glover |
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U.S Senate - Office of Senator John Barrasso (WY)
- Intern - September-December 2011
- Legislative Aide- May-December 2015
- Legislative Assistant- January 2016-January 2020
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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
- Work on FY2021 Budget and Appropriations provisions impacting the cattle industry
- FY21 Agriculture appropriations bill development regarding funding for conservation programs
- FY21 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations bill development regarding funding for BLM wild horse and burro management; funding for natural resource management programs, provisions regarding environmental regulation of the cattle industry
- FY21 THUD Appropriations Bill regarding provisions related to the transport of livestock
- S.3548 CARES Act Implementation
- Wild Horse and Burro management programs
- COVID-19 related program adaptations and execution
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 |
Danielle |
Beck |
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Allison |
Rivera |
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Scott |
Yager |
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Mary-Thomas |
Hart |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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Tanner |
Beymer |
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Kaitlynn |
Glover |
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U.S Senate - Office of Senator John Barrasso (WY)
- Intern - September-December 2011
- Legislative Aide- May-December 2015
- Legislative Assistant- January 2016-January 2020
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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
- Climate Change & Green New Deal - H. Res. 7393, S. 3894, H. Res. 5861
- Waters of the U.S. Rule - U.S. EPA
- Particulate Matter NAAQS - U.S. EPA
- CWA Section 404 Permitting - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Climate Change -Growing Climate Solutions Act
- GHG reporting - Senate Agriculture Committee
- CAFO petition - U.S. EPA
- Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities advisory committee - U.S. EPA
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Scott |
Yager |
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Mary-Thomas |
Hart |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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Kaitlynn |
Glover |
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U.S Senate - Office of Senator John Barrasso (WY)
- Intern - September-December 2011
- Legislative Aide- May-December 2015
- Legislative Assistant- January 2016-January 2020
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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
- COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion - U.S. EPA
- HR535 PFAS legislation
- America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 - Discussion Draft
- Navigable Water Protection Rule
- National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings
- COVID-19-related program preparedness
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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 |
Scott |
Yager |
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Mary-Thomas |
Hart |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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Kaitlynn |
Glover |
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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
- Dietary Guidelines and inclusion of beef
- Labeling standards, regulation and market oversight, including efforts to modernize standards of identity, enforcement action relative to imitation meat products, and the development of new labeling standards for cell-cultured protein products.
- HR4881/S3016 Real MEAT Act
- S2744 The US Beef Integrity Act
- S3053 Food Safety Modernization for Innovation Technologies Act
- RAMP UP Act
- DIRECT Act
- Federal Trade Commission - Made in USA Label
- USDA - Product of USA Label
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)
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 |
Danielle |
Beck |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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Kent |
Bacus |
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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 NAT
16. Specific lobbying issues
- Great American Outdoors Act (S.3422);
- Land and Water Conservation Fund funding
- Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act (H.R.5737)
- Parochial forestry bills
- NEPA implementation
- COVID-19-related program adaptations and execution
- Grazing Regulations regulatory process
- Wild Horse and Burro Act
- Endangered Species Act rulemaking; critical habitat designations and species specific status - bears, wolves, western yellow-billed cuckoo; double crested cormorants
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Interior - Dept of (DOI), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), 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 |
Ethan |
Lane |
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Kaitlynn |
Glover |
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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
USDA - Australia market access
USDA - Namibia beef import concerns
USDA/USTR - Taiwan trade barriers
USTR - European Union market access
USTR - United Kingdom market access
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation
USDA - Mexico cross-border trade issues
USDA - Canada cross-border trade issues
USTR - China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement
USITC - Trade Promotion Authority
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Kent |
Bacus |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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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
- H.R. 4895 CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
Ethan |
Lane |
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Tanner |
Beymer |
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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
- COVID-19-related program adaptations and execution
- Land and Water Conservation Fund permanent funding
- National Environmental Policy Act implementation
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
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 |
Kaitlynn |
Glover |
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Ethan |
Lane |
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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
- Efforts to provide estate tax relief, specifically the Preserving Family Farms Act
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 |
Danielle |
Beck |
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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
- Hours of Service - Flexibilities within the Hours of Service for Livestock and ag commodity haulers
- Reauthorization of the Highway/Infrastructure bill
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 |
Allison |
Rivera |
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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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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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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?
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