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AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION

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AMERICAN SEED TRADE ASSOCIATION

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  • Issues relating to conservation, sustainability, research programs, treated seed, plant biotechnology, plant breeding innovation, competition, and intellectual property
  • Appropriations for agricultural programs Appropriations for biotechnology regulation Appropriations for FY23 and FY 24
  • Issues relating to proper labeling of seed, global food systems, sustainability, and plant incorporated protectants
  • Issues related to Mexico approvals around crop protection/biotechnology tools and hurdles of seed movement across borders

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General Issues: Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Transportation, Homeland Security, Foreign Relations, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Natural Resources, Environmental/Superfund, Science/Technology, Immigration, Government Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Spending: about $2,400,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Federal Maritime Commission, Energy - Dept of, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), House of Representatives,, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Farm Credit Administration, Y Y Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Credit Administration

Bills mentioned

S.764: Veterans Education Priority Enrollment Act of 2017

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

H.R.5054: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Robert B. Aderholt (R-Ala.)

S.2986: International Communications Privacy Act

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.5538: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

S.3068: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.2069: Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.764: A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program...

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

S.2609: An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to...

Sponsor: Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)

H.R.1284: Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2015

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

H.R.9: Innovation Act

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

H.R.22: FAST Act

Sponsor: Rodney Davis (R-Ill.)

H.R.1599: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

H.R.2692: Saving America's Pollinators Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

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.2642: Agricultural Act of 2014

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

H.R.4432: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

S.1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013

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

H.R.5233: Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014

Sponsor: George Holding (R-N.C.)

H.R.2410: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Robert B. Aderholt (R-Ala.)

S.1244: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

H.R.5961: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Robert B. Aderholt (R-Ala.)

S.2976: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: John Hoeven (R-N.D.)

H.R.6147: Interior, Environment, Financial Services and General Government,...

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

S.3073: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

S.2976: Advancing Support for Working Families Act

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

S.3073: SANTA Act

Sponsor: Bill Cassidy (R-La.)

H.R.5961: Student Apprenticeship Act of 2020

Sponsor: Ro Khanna (D-Calif.)

H.R.6147: Help Extend Auditory Relief (HEAR) Act of 2020

Sponsor: Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.)

H.R.6800: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

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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?
Ric Dunkle Dr. Senior Director for Seed Health
Bernice Slutsky USDA Sr. Plcy Advr, USDA Science Plcy Advr,con USDA Biotech Coord, EPA Biologist, EPA Biolgst USDA Sr Advsr; USDA Science Advsr; cont. USDA Biotech Coord., EPA Biolgst, EPA Biologst USDA Sr Advsr, USDA Science Advsr cont USDA Biotech Coord, EPA Biologst, EPA Biologst USDA Sr Advsr, USDA Science Adv. cont
LESLIE CAROL CAHILL n/a
ANDREW W. LAVIGNE n/a
Jane DeMarchi n/a
Andrew LaVigne n/a
Virginia Houston n/a
Houston Virginia n/a
DeMarchi Janed n/a
LaVigne Andrew n/a
Bernice Slutksy n/a
Ric Dunkle n/a
Andrew LeVigne n/a
Leslie Cahill n/a
Lisa Nichols n/a
Leslie C. Cahill n/a
ANDY LAVIGNE n/a
Janae Brady n/a
Payton Englert 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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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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