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Illinois Agricultural Association

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Illinois Agricultural Association

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  • Support for whole milk in school lunch programs. Crab Orchard Refuge - support for continued grazing and agricultural practices on refuge land. Opposition to H.R. 4417 - EATS Act. Continued support for a comprehensive farm bill including maintaining crop insurance in its current form, increased reference pricing, and maintaining all titles in the legislation. SOLAR ACT
  • Support for H.R. 3139 - The ACRE Act.
  • Support for a wage freeze on adverse effect wage rates for H2A employees.
  • Support for H.R. 5722 - WRDA funding.
  • USPS processing and distribution facility review - support for keeping facilities in the state open and operating.

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General Issues: Agriculture, Banking, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Transportation, Government Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Environmental/Superfund, Animals, Fuel/Gas/Oil, Manufacturing, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Insurance, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Immigration, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Indian/Native American Affairs, Alcohol & Drug Abuse, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Aviation/Aircraft/Airlines, Trucking/Shipping, Education, Foreign Relations, Natural Resources, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Health Issues, Railroads, Chemicals/Chemical Industry

Spending: about $2,950,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), President of the U.S., Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Risk Management Agency, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Army - Dept of (Corps of Engineers), House of Representatives,, Government Accountability Office (GAO), Labor - Dept of (DOL), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Transportation - Dept of (DOT),, State - Dept of (DOS), Energy - Dept of, Education - Dept of, U.S. Senate,, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS),

Bills mentioned

S.951: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

H.R.2170: Flood and Agriculture Risk Management Cost Reduction Act of 2017

Sponsor: Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.)

S.517: Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act

Sponsor: Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

H.R.1311: Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act

Sponsor: Adrian Smith (R-Neb.)

H.R.3687: Cuba Agricultural Exports Act

Sponsor: Rick Crawford (R-Ark.)

S.612: WIIN Act

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

H.R.2642: Agricultural Act of 2014

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

H.RES.379: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding certain...

Sponsor: Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.)

H.R.1518: PAST Act

Sponsor: Edward Whitfield (R-Ky.)

H.R.1094: Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2013

Sponsor: Pat Meehan (R-Pa.)

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

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

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

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

S.2848: Water Resources Development Act of 2016

Sponsor: James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)

H.R.5303: Water Resources Development Act of 2016

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

H.R.5485: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsor: Ander Crenshaw (R-Fla.)

H.R.2028: Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

S.J.RES.28: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter...

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

H.R.4909: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017

Sponsor: William M. Thornberry (R-Texas)

H.R.897: Zika Vector Control Act

Sponsor: Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio)

S.J.RES.22: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter...

Sponsor: Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)

S.2012: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

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

Sponsor: Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)

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

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

S.1140: Federal Water Quality Protection Act

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.8: North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

H.R.3845: Crop Insurance Restoration Act

Sponsor: David Young (R-Iowa)

H.R.22: FAST Act

Sponsor: Rodney Davis (R-Ill.)

H.R.3763: Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

H.R.2393: Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

H.R.2822: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

H.R.636: FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016

Sponsor: Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio)

H.R.1105: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

H.R.1147: Legal Workforce Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.1732: Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

H.R.2820: Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2015

Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.)

H.R.5071: Agricultural Conservation Flexibility Act of 2014

Sponsor: Reid Ribble (R-Wis.)

H.R.5078: Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014

Sponsor: Steve Southerland (R-Fla.)

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

Sponsor: Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio)

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

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

H.R.311: FUELS Act

Sponsor: Rick Crawford (R-Ark.)

S.895: Antimicrobial Data Collection Act

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

S.1256: Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act of 2013

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.953: Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2013

Sponsor: Alan Grayson (D-Fla.)

S.1900: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.3830: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-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.)

S.743: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

S.601: Water Resources Development Act of 2013

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

S.565: Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act

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

S.566: WIN P3 Act

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

H.R.1149: WAVE4 Act

Sponsor: Edward Whitfield (R-Ky.)

H.R.1152: Mississippi River Navigation Sustainment Act

Sponsor: Bill Enyart (D-Ill.)

H.R.1153: WIN P3 Act

Sponsor: Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.)

H.R.2243: To authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to make competitive grants...

Sponsor: Bill Enyart (D-Ill.)

S.622: Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2013

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

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

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

S.655: Urban Jobs Act of 2013

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

S.656: NGEAR Act

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

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

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

H.R.1026: To exempt certain class A CDL drivers from the requirement to obtain a...

Sponsor: Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas)

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

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

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

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

H.R.8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.6228: To provide a one-year extension of the Food, Conservation, and Energy...

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

H.R.3798: Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012

Sponsor: Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)

S.3239: Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.4278: Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012

Sponsor: Robert Hurt (R-Va.)

H.R.4157: Preserving America's Family Farms Act

Sponsor: Tom Latham (R-Iowa)

H.R.4342: WAVE4 Act

Sponsor: Edward Whitfield (R-Ky.)

H.R.5990: Farm Tax Parity Act

Sponsor: Aaron Schock (R-Ill.)

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

Sponsor: Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio)

H.R.4965: To preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters...

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

H.R.4147: ChiPACC Act of 2011

Sponsor: James P. Moran (D-Va.)

H.R.7: American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012

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

S.1813: MAP-21

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

H.R.104: RAMP Act

Sponsor: Charles Boustany Jr. (R-La.)

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

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

H.R.835: Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety Act

Sponsor: Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.)

H.R.3403: Save Christmas Act

Sponsor: Joe Walsh (R-Ill.)

H.R.2112: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: Jack Kingston (R-Ga.)

H.R.1633: Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011

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

H.R.2164: Legal Workforce Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.3097: Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act

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

H.R.3091: To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and...

Sponsor: Peter Roskam (R-Ill.)

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

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

H.R.2584: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

S.1176: American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act of 2011

Sponsor: Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.)

H.R.2885: Legal Workforce Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

S.718: A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act...

Sponsor: Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)

H.R.910: Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

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

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

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

Sponsor: Dan Lungren (R-Calif.)

S.1816: Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act

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

S.510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

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

H.R.5088: America's Commitment to Clean Water Act

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

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

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

H.R.6263: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Indian tribes to...

Sponsor: Don Young (R-Alaska)

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.5297: Small Business Jobs Act of 2010

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.305: Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2009

Sponsor: Mark Steven Kirk (R-Ill.)

S.505: Homeowners' Defense Act of 2009

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

H.R.1549: Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009

Sponsor: Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.)

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

Sponsor: Tim Holden (D-Pa.)

H.R.4940: Renewable Fuels Reinvestment Act

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

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

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

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

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.787: Clean Water Restoration Act

Sponsor: Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

H.R.3265: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Act of 2009

Sponsor: Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.)

H.R.4070: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the incentives for...

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

H.R.4733: Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act

Sponsor: Diane Watson (D-Calif.)

H.R.3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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

H.R.3962: Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension...

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

H.R.4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Sponsor: John M. Spratt Jr. (D-S.C.)

H.R.1611: To amend the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 to repeal a provision...

Sponsor: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

S.1733: Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

H.R.3905: Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009

Sponsor: Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.)

S.1589: Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act of 2009

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.2868: Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010

Sponsor: Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.)

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

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

H.R.2409: Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act

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

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

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

S.1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

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

H.R.874: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act

Sponsor: Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.)

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

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

H.R.3644: Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007

Sponsor: Christopher H. Shays (R-Conn.)

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

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

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

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

H.R.4162: San Bernardino Biomass Use Facilitation Act

Sponsor: Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.)

H.R.6202: Farm Animals Anti-Cruelty Act

Sponsor: James P. Moran (D-Va.)

H.R.1363: Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2007

Sponsor: Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.)

S.3478: Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.6377: Energy Markets Emergency Act of 2008

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

S.772: Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

H.R.1650: Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2008

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

H.R.183: To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes...

Sponsor: Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.)

H.R.4988: Conservation Assistance Loan Act of 2018

Sponsor: Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.)

H.R.4904: Lessening Regulatory Burdens on our Farmers Act of 2018

Sponsor: Darin M. LaHood (R-Ill.)

S.2421: FARM Act

Sponsor: Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

H.R.2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

H.R.2335: Border Patrol Pay Security Act of 2019

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

S.897: Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.4229: Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act

Sponsor: Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa)

S.3693: A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster...

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.7175: Paycheck Protection for Producers Act

Sponsor: Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

H.R.6611: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for the...

Sponsor: Austin Scott (R-Ga.)

H.R.6728: To amend the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act to raise the...

Sponsor: Austin Scott (R-Ga.)

S.3918: Paycheck Protection for Producers Act

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

H.R.5288: Upper Mississippi River Flood Control Act

Sponsor: Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.)

H.R.7575: Water Resources Development Act of 2020

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.2933: Food and Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act of 2019

Sponsor: Mark Pocan (D-Wis.)

H.R.1246: Paycheck Protection Clarification for Producers Act

Sponsor: Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

H.R.1411: PPP Flexibility for Farmers and Ranchers Act

Sponsor: Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.)

H.R.267: 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Ac

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

H.R.2657: Passport Act

Sponsor: John Joyce (R-Pa.)

H.R.1603: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

H.R.1712: Death Tax Repeal Act

Sponsor: Jason Smith (R-Mo.)

S.1251: Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021

Sponsor: Mike Braun (R-Ind.)

H.R.2244: Flexible Financing for Rural America Act

Sponsor: Tom O'Halleran (D-Ariz.)

S.2168: Define WOTUS Act of 2021

Sponsor: Mike Braun (R-Ind.)

H.R.3684: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.4410: Year-Round Fuel Choice Act of 2021

Sponsor: Angie Craig (D-Minn.)

H.R.3472: Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension Act of 2021

Sponsor: Cynthia Axne (D-Iowa)

H.R.4288: Agricultural Labeling Uniformity Act

Sponsor: Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.)

H.R.4417: Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act

Sponsor: Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa)

H.R.3139: ACRE Act of 2023

Sponsor: Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa)

H.R.5722: To require the Corps of Engineers to update Upper Mississippi River...

Sponsor: Mary Miller (R-Ill.)

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