Lobbying Relationship

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NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSN

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NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSN

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  • Farm Bill Commodity Programs Farm Bill Conservation Programs Support a Mandatory Base Acre Update Food and Agriculture Budget AFRI Funding Agriculture Appropriations Bill USDA part 340 regulations FIFRA/Pesticide Registration Plant Incorporated Protectants Updates Research issues from USDA REE (Research Education and Economic) USDA and EPA regulation of biotechnology Herbicide Resistance Management PRIA: Pesticide Registration Improvement Act Implementation The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Act Implementation USDA Conservation and Crop Risk Management Research Pilot Study Agriculture Disaster Aid Regulation exempting some Plant Incorporated Protectants Commodity Credit Corporation Cover Crop Incentives Support Federal Crop Insurance Development of new crop insurance products via 522/508 process Emergency Relief Program
  • Inland Waterways Trust Fund MAP and FMD Funding Appropriations for the Navigation and Ecosystems Sustainability Program for locks on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Biotechnology Regulatory Efficiency and Predictability USDA NRCS Funding Funding for mandatory Farm Bill programs Funding for international food assistance programs Support funding for the Agriculture Genomes to Phenomes Initiative (AG2PI) Support funding to update a study related to the MOVES Model President's Budget Request for USDA
  • Climate Change Wetlands Regulation Hypoxia Clean WAter Act: NPDES, CAFOs, TMDLs Farm Bill Conservation Program Atrazine regulations NPDES permits for pesticide applications Pesticide Spray Drift guidance and label languages Oppose mandatory numeric nutrient criteria development under the Clean Water Act Waters of the US (WOTUS) rule implementation Review of neonicotinoid pesticides and effects on pollinators National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS/CWA) Development of carbon and water quality trading programs at USDA Endangered Species Act Biogenic CO2 Emissions Climate and Conservation measures included in the Inflation Reduction Act
  • Support Renewable Fuel Standard Support renewable fuels infrastructure Support Corn-based Ethanol Education of renewable volume obligations Support Sustainable Aviation Fuel/Clean Fuel Tax Credit
  • Congressional Issues: Support Renewable Fuels Standard Support REnewable Fuels Infrastructure Support Corn-Based Ethanol Education of renewable volume obligations Education on Reid Vapor Pressure Support Sustainable Aviation Fuel Support Low Carbon Fuel Policy Support S. 944/H.R. 5089 Next Generation Fuels Act of 2023 Support the use of year-round E-15 Executive Branch Issues: All aspects detailing the implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) Renewable Fuels Infraustruation Reid Vapor Pressure Support Sustainable Aviation Fuel/Clean Fuel Tax Credit Support Low Carbon Fuel Policy Oppose EPA Multi-Pollutant Emission Standards for Model Years 2027-32 for Light- and Medium-Duty Vehicles as proposed
  • Activities related to locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers Issues related to the Inland Waterway Trust Fund Administration Infrastructure Plan Support Reauthorization of Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA)
  • International Biotechnology regulatory issues Support Market Access Program Support Foreign Market Development Program USMCA Trade AGreement Implementation Oppose Mexico GM Corn Ban Sanitary and Phytosanitary barriers to trade Low Level Presence Policy Issues Plant Breeding Innovation Policy Oppose tariffs on agricultural products Support Trade Assistance for farmers Support trade with Southeast Asia, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) International Food Aid proposals
  • Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Preserve Benefits of Section 199 provision, support of permanent tax cuts for pass-through entities Support current estate tax exemptions and rates Oppose legislation to eliminate the step-up basis provisions Protect farmers' use of cash method accounting 1031 Like Kind Exchanges 2032A Special Use Valuation Inflation Reduction Act Support Energy Tax Credits/Incentives for Ethanol Support Tax incentives for Biobased materials.
  • Implementation of USMCA Food and Agriculture Budget Animal and Plant Genome Editing U.S. Food Aid Programs

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General Issues: Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Energy/Nuclear, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Transportation, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Railroads, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Small Business, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Roads/Highway, Health Issues

Spending: about $8,127,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), White House Office, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Energy - Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA),, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),, Treasury - Dept of,, Energy - Dept of,, Interior - Dept of (DOI),, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Bills mentioned

H.R.2321: CREAATE Act

Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.)

S.1839: CREAATE Act

Sponsor: Angus King (ID-Maine)

S.764: Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

S.565: Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017

Sponsor: Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

S.566: Methow Headwaters Protection Act

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

S.407: Building Rail Access for Customers and the Economy Act

Sponsor: Michael D. Crapo (R-Idaho)

S.601: Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act of 2017

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.1149: Nuclear Family Priority Act

Sponsor: Jody Hice (R-Ga.)

H.R.3080: To provide installation reutilization authority for arsenals, depots,...

Sponsor: Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa)

H.R.935: National Freight Network Trust Fund Act of 2015

Sponsor: Janice Hahn (D-Calif.)

S.565: Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act of 2015

Sponsor: Gary Peters (D-Mich.)

S.566: Tropical Forest Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2015

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

S.407: Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act of 2015

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

S.601: ACCTION Act of 2015

Sponsor: Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.)

H.R.1149: Protection of Children Act of 2015

Sponsor: John Carter (R-Texas)

H.R.3080: Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act

Sponsor: Kristi Noem (R-S.D.)

S.56: Ending Mobile Phone Welfare Act of 2015

Sponsor: David Vitter (R-La.)

S.40: Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2015

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.60: A bill to prohibit aliens who are not lawfully present in the United...

Sponsor: David Vitter (R-La.)

H.R.114: Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2015

Sponsor: Scott Garrett (R-N.J.)

H.R.308: Keep the Promise Act of 2015

Sponsor: Trent Franks (R-Ariz.)

H.R.935: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2014

Sponsor: Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio)

S.565: Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

S.566: WIN P3 Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

S.407: Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

S.601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

H.R.1149: WAVE4 Act

Sponsor: Edward Whitfield (R-Ky.)

H.R.3080: Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

H.R.4413: Customer Protection and End User Relief Act

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.)

H.R.4267: Commodity Delivery Relief Act

Sponsor: Vance McAllister (R-La.)

H.R.1947: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.)

S.954: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

H.R.875: To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and...

Sponsor: F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

H.R.87: Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2013

Sponsor: Donna M.C. Christensen (D-Virgin Islands)

S.CON.RES.8: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget...

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.6083: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.)

H.R.872: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011

Sponsor: Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio)

H.R.2018: Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011

Sponsor: John L. Mica (R-Fla.)

H.R.4153: Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.3065: A bill to reduce temporarily the duty on certain sports footwear for men...

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.187: Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.1687: Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011

Sponsor: John Shimkus (R-Ill.)

H.R.1: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.3199: To provide a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical...

Sponsor: F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

H.R.3552: To extend the additional duty on ethanol.

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3441: Stop Green Initiative Abuse Act of 2011

Sponsor: Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.)

H.R.4342: WAVE4 Act

Sponsor: Edward Whitfield (R-Ky.)

H.R.12: American Jobs Act of 2011

Sponsor: John B. Larson (D-Conn.)

S.473: Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

H.R.1573: To facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street...

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.)

H.R.168: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the prevention,...

Sponsor: Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.)

S.1185: Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act

Sponsor: John Thune (R-S.D.)

H.R.6233: Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.)

S.3240: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

H.R.3079: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act

Sponsor: Eric Cantor (R-Va.)

H.R.3191: John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park...

Sponsor: David Cicilline (D-R.I.)

H.R.4: Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy...

Sponsor: Dan Lungren (R-Calif.)

H.R.6124: Local Control for Energy and Environment Act

Sponsor: David Wu (D-Ore.)

H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

S.3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

H.R.5124: To prohibit the use, production, sale, importation, or exportation of...

Sponsor: Keith Ellison (D-Minn.)

S.3221: A bill to amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to...

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

S.3307: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

H.R.3852: Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act of 2009

Sponsor: Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.)

S.1816: Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act

Sponsor: Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)

S.1311: Gulf of Mexico Restoration and Protection Act

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

H.R.5509: Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act

Sponsor: Tim Holden (D-Pa.)

S.1733: Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

S.3735: A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act...

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

H.R.6087: To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to...

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.)

S.787: Clean Water Restoration Act

Sponsor: Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

S.146: Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

H.R.233: Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

S.2889: Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.4940: Renewable Fuels Reinvestment Act

Sponsor: Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.)

S.3231: GREEN Jobs Act of 2010

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.4853: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act...

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

S.510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.5141: Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act

Sponsor: Dan Lungren (R-Calif.)

S.3758: A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish...

Sponsor: Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

H.R.5297: Small Business Jobs Act of 2010

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

S.2729: Clean Energy Partnerships Act of 2009

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

S.J.RES.26: A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental...

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

Sponsor: Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.)

H.R.4645: Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)

H.R.4213: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3183: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

Sponsor: Ed Pastor (D-Ariz.)

S.1436: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

Sponsor: Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)

S.384: Global Food Security Act of 2009

Sponsor: Richard G. Lugar (R-Ind.)

H.R.2759: Waiving the cost-share requirement under the Staffing for Adequate Fire...

Sponsor: Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.)

S.3889: A bill to extend the deadline for the submittal of claims for...

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.464: More Children, More Choices Act of 2009

Sponsor: Tom Price (R-Ga.)

H.R.4154: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the new carryover...

Sponsor: Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.)

H.R.3524: Family Farm Preservation and Conservation Estate Tax Act

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

H.R.21: Ocean Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st...

Sponsor: Sam Farr (D-Calif.)

H.R.2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.977: Derivatives Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009

Sponsor: Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)

S.622: Imported Ethanol Parity Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

S.2242: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain sardines in oil, in...

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.6124: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Sponsor: Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)

H.R.6604: Commodity Markets Transparency and Accountability Act of 2008

Sponsor: Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)

H.R.1398: Agricultural Protection and Prosperity Act of 2007

Sponsor: Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)

S.622: Competitive and Fair Agricultural Markets Act of 2007

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

S.807: Agricultural Protection and Prosperity Act of 2007

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

H.R.6849: To amend the commodity provisions of the Food, Conservation, and Energy...

Sponsor: Bob Etheridge (D-N.C.)

S.2191: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

H.R.21: Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st...

Sponsor: Sam Farr (D-Calif.)

H.R.2421: Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

S.1870: Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007

Sponsor: Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

H.R.6: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Nick J. Rahall II (D-W.Va.)

H.R.3221: Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

Sponsor: Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)

H.R.2419: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Sponsor: Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)

S.2242: Heartland, Habitat, Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

S.3268: Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

H.R.2646: Mental Health Services in Public Health Emergencies Act

Sponsor: William J. Jefferson (D-La.)

S.1872: Farm Safety Net Improvement Act of 2007

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

S.317: Electric Utility Cap and Trade Act of 2007

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

S.3042: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Sponsor: Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)

H.R.4881: Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018

Sponsor: Robert E. Latta (R-Ohio)

S.22: Nevada Land Sovereignty Act

Sponsor: Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

S.22: Medicare Dental Benefit Act of 2019

Sponsor: Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)

H.R.5259: Preserving Family Farms Act of 2019

Sponsor: Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.)

S.944: Next Generation Fuels Act of 2023

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.5089: Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2023

Sponsor: David Rouzer (R-N.C.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Lesly McNitt FFAS Chief of Staff, USDA
Katherine Bergren Legislative Director, Rep. Randy Neugebauer
Connor Hamburg Legislative Assistant, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi
Zach Kinne Legislative Assistant, Senator Blunt
Elizabeth Elliott Legislative Director, Tom Perriello, VA
Elizabeth Jones Confidential Assistant-USDA
Colleen Willard Legislative Correspondent/Legislative Assistant for Congressman Roscoe Bartlett
Sarah Doese Majority Staff, House Committee on Appropriations (2018)
Gerald Wayne Stoskopf Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Rosalyn Brummette Policy Analyst, US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Nancy Martinez Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Todd Young Legislative Assistant, Senator Todd Young
Ethan Mathews n/a
Jon Doggett n/a
Charles Willett n/a
Brooke Appleton n/a
Layla Soberanis n/a
Brooke Shupe n/a
Randolph Raine n/a
ROD SNYDER n/a
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Sarah Gallo n/a
Sam Willett n/a
Jessica Bennett n/a
DaNita Murray n/a
Jon Dogget n/a
Lisa Kelley n/a
Emily Olson n/a
Katharine Emerson n/a
Lesly Weber McNitt n/a
Anne Thompson n/a
Matthew Ziegler n/a
Angus Kelly n/a
Kaytlin Bemis n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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