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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 | 1/21/2021 4:14:07 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
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
Efforts to improve and expand meat processing capacity, including the Requiring Assistance to Meat Processors for Upgrading Plants (RAMP UP) Act, Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions (DIRECT) Act, Small Packer Overtime and Holiday Fee Relief for COVID-19 Act of 2020, and the PRICE Act
Delivery of disaster relief programs
Matters pertaining to the cattle markets, including supply chain issues and regulatory oversight
2018 Farm Bill, FMD Vaccine Bank
2018 Farm Bill, Animal AG Preparedness Funding
Pasture Rangeland Forage Program (PRF)
Animal Disease Traceability
Gene Editing for Livestock
Coronavirus Aid, Response, and Economic Security Act
US Forest Service COVID-19 program activity; grazing permit administration, sage grouse dSEIS, wildfire preparedness; handbook revisions
50/14 - S. 3693 & H.R. 7501
Cattle Market Transparency Act - S. 4647 & H.R. 8557
PRICE Act - H.R. 8489
Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization
AMS LMR Forms
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
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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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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
Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry
Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry - H.R. 133
Work on FY2021 Budget and Appropriations provisions impacting the cattle industry, including FY21 agriculture appropriations report language on alternative protein labeling and funding for animal health initiatives; COVID related supplemental appropriations, including efforts to provide additional funding for CFAP; FY21 Continuing Resolution
Appropriation provision regarding a delay of the Electronic Logging Device for Livestock Haulers.
FY21 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations bill, including omnibus negotiations regarding funding for BLM wild horse and burro management; funding for natural resource management programs
FY21 Agriculture appropriations bill development regarding funding for conservation programs
COVID-19-related appropriations preparation
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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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
Groundwater guidance
Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities advisory committee
Climate Change - H. Res. 7393, S. 3894, H. Res. 5861
Particulate Matter NAAQS
CWA Section 404 Permitting
CWA Application to Discharges via Groundwater
Climate Change - H. Res. 7393, S. 3894, H. Res. 5861
Particulate Matter NAAQS
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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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
PFAS - H.R. 6395
National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; specific agency rulemakings
COVID-19-related program preparedness
Species protections under the Endangered Species Act
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
Federal Trade Commission - Made in USA Label
USDA - Product of USA Label
Development of 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, specifically related to beefs nutritional profile
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.
Relevant legislation includes the Food Safety Modernization for Innovative Technologies Act
Real Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully (MEAT) Act
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 implementation, including priorities for acquisitions
Land and Water Conservation Fund funding, including local priorities
Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act (H.R.5737)
Parochial forestry bills
Parochial land management bills
NEPA implementation
COVID-19-related program adaptations and execution
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
Australia market access
Namibia beef import concerns
Taiwan trade barriers
European Union market access
United Kingdom market access
U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation
Mexico cross-border trade issues
Canada cross-border trade issues
China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement
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
CFTC Reauthorization
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, implementation of LWCF acquisition, and local priorities
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
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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
S. 4720 - HAULS Act, Backend 150 air mile exemption for ag commodity haulers added to current exemption
ELD delay for Livestock Haulers
Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers
Waiver of Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers due to COVID 19 outbreak
Infrastructure Package- Reauthorization of the FAST Act and inclusion of S.4720
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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Allison |
Rivera |
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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
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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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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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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