Lobbying Relationship

Client

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

Gray & Oscar, LLC (formerly Bob Gray, LLC)

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  • Closely monitored Senate Infrastructure Bipartisan Legislation Worked on letter to Secretary Vilsack urging him to make CFAP 3 payments to dairy producers Kept track of Senate discussions of Farm Workforce Modernization Act Reviewed USDA COVID Relief Payments to farmers that were announced on June 15th

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General Issues: Agriculture

Spending: about $1,400,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, House of Representatives,

Bills mentioned

H.R.5: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017

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

H.R.848: Farm Regulatory Certainty Act

Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.)

H.R.778: DAIRY PRIDE Act

Sponsor: Peter Welch (D-Vt.)

S.130: DAIRY PRIDE Act

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

S.2956: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)

S.1645: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies...

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.612: WIIN Act

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

H.R.5685: Farm Regulatory Certainty Act

Sponsor: Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.)

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

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

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

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

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

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

S.2529: A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to...

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

H.R.5699: Serve More Kids Act

Sponsor: Gwen Moore (D-Wis.)

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.)

H.R.2407: School Milk Nutrition Act of 2015

Sponsor: Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.)

S.1140: Federal Water Quality Protection Act

Sponsor: John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

H.R.22: FAST Act

Sponsor: Rodney Davis (R-Ill.)

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

Sponsor: Bill Shuster (R-Pa.)

H.R.2146: Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act

Sponsor: Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)

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

Sponsor: Steve Southerland (R-Fla.)

H.R.83: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

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

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

Sponsor: Reid Ribble (R-Wis.)

H.R.4800: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

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

H.R.4923: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

S.2389: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

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

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

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

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

H.R.2641: RAPID Act

Sponsor: Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

H.R.1741: Dairy Freedom Act

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

H.R.59: To make 5 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense,...

Sponsor: Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)

H.R.2642: Agricultural Act of 2014

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

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

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

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

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

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

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

H.R.1164: Government Shutdown Prevention Act

Sponsor: James Lankford (R-Okla.)

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.2997: Superfund Common Sense Act

Sponsor: Billy Long (R-Mo.)

H.R.3062: Dairy Security Act of 2011

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

H.J.RES.117: Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.693: E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011

Sponsor: Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.)

H.R.763: Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Michael H. Michaud (D-Maine)

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

Sponsor: Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio)

H.R.278: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for tax exempt...

Sponsor: Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.)

H.R.662: Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011

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

H.R.681: To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to...

Sponsor: Candice S. Miller (R-Mich.)

H.R.1603: To establish the Emergency Trade Deficit Commission, and for other...

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

H.R.1720: H-2A Improvement Act

Sponsor: Bill Owens (D-N.Y.)

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

Sponsor: Jack Kingston (R-Ga.)

H.R.2164: Legal Workforce Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.2401: Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011

Sponsor: John Sullivan (R-Okla.)

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

Sponsor: Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)

H.R.2693: Budget Control Act of 2011

Sponsor: David Dreier (R-Calif.)

H.R.2707: Agricultural Trade Facilitation Act

Sponsor: Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)

H.R.3024: Access to Agricultural Labor Act of 2011

Sponsor: Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.)

H.R.3111: Rural Economic Farm and Ranch Sustainability and Hunger Act of 2011

Sponsor: Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.)

S.104: A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection...

Sponsor: Mike Johanns (R-Neb.)

S.365: Budget Control Act of 2011

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

S.456: Cold Storage Reporting Improvement Act of 2011

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

S.457: Democracy for Dairy Producers Act of 2011

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

S.458: Milk Quality Standards Act of 2011

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

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

Sponsor: Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)

S.831: Dairy COOL Act of 2011

Sponsor: Al Franken (D-Minn.)

S.852: H-2A Improvement Act

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

S.1196: Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.1258: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011

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

S.1384: HARVEST Act of 2011

Sponsor: Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.)

S.1640: Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2011

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

S.1658: REFRESH Act of 2011

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

H.J.RES.79: Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2012

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.3372: Dairy Pricing Deregulation Act

Sponsor: Joe Walsh (R-Ill.)

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

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

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

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

H.R.1473: Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

S.360: Cap Executive Officer Pay Act of 2009

Sponsor: Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)

H.R.299: National Digital Television Consumer Education Act

Sponsor: Eliot L. Engel (D-N.Y.)

S.365: Nationwide Mortgage Fraud Task Force Act of 2009

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

H.R.585: Environment and Public Health Restoration Act of 2009

Sponsor: Barbara Lee (D-Calif.)

S.330: Medicare Prescription Drug Savings and Choice Act of 2009

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

H.R.141: To require those applying for, and renewing, SCHIP, TAA, and ATAA...

Sponsor: Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.)

S.102: A bill to repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay...

Sponsor: David Vitter (R-La.)

H.R.161: Social Security Beneficiary Tax Reduction Act

Sponsor: Ron Paul (R-Texas)

S.370: Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility Safe Closure Act of 2009

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

H.R.179: Community AIDS and Hepatitis Prevention Act

Sponsor: José E. Serrano (D-N.Y.)

S.88: IDEA Full Funding Act

Sponsor: David Vitter (R-La.)

H.R.274: Solid Waste Interstate Transportation Act of 2009

Sponsor: Robert J. Wittman (R-Va.)

S.139: Data Breach Notification Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.133: Troubled Asset Relief Program Transparency Reporting Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.254: Weekend Voting Act

Sponsor: Steve Israel (D-N.Y.)

S.51: A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to recognize the United...

Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii)

S.173: Federal Ocean Acidification Research And Monitoring Act of 2009

Sponsor: Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.)

H.R.550: Get America Moving Again Act of 2009

Sponsor: Donald Manzullo (R-Ill.)

S.181: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

Sponsor: Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.)

S.353: Pediatric Research Consortia Establishment Act

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

H.R.528: Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009

Sponsor: John M. McHugh (R-N.Y.)

H.R.308: Hurricane and Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2009

Sponsor: Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.)

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

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

H.R.1414: Multilingual Services Accounting Act

Sponsor: Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.)

S.1028: Strengthening America's Public Health System Act

Sponsor: Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)

H.R.1618: Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act

Sponsor: Jim McGovern (D-Mass.)

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

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

S.1398: Family Dairy Preservation Act of 2009

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

S.1331: Dairy Fairness Act of 2009

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

H.R.1799: Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009

Sponsor: Michael H. Michaud (D-Maine)

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

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

S.510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

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

S.1733: Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

H.R.5504: Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

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

Sponsor: Tim Holden (D-Pa.)

S.1816: Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act

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

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

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

H.R.5288: Dairy Price Stabilization Program Act of 2010

Sponsor: Jim Costa (D-Calif.)

S.3531: Dairy Market Stabilization Act of 2010

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

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

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

S.1406: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

H.R.2997: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

H.R.2414: AgJOBS Act of 2009

Sponsor: Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.)

S.1038: Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2009

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.889: Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2009

Sponsor: Arlen Specter (D-Pa.)

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

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

H.R.1105: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009

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

H.R.371: Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.)

S.340: AgJOBS Act of 2007

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

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

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

S.807: Agricultural Protection and Prosperity Act of 2007

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

S.3289: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

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

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

H.R.4101: School Milk Nutrition Act of 2017

Sponsor: Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.)

H.R.3354: Interior and Environment, Agriculture and Rural Development, Commerce,...

Sponsor: Ken Calvert (R-Calif.)

H.R.3672: Making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for...

Sponsor: Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.)

H.R.1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Sponsor: Edward Royce (R-Calif.)

H.R.5275: Agricultural Certainty for Reporting Emissions Act

Sponsor: Billy Long (R-Mo.)

H.R.4760: Securing America's Future Act of 2018

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

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.3268: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

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

S.1603: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

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

H.R.6417: AG and Legal Workforce Act

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

H.R.3125: School Milk Nutrition Act of 2019

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

S.1810: MILK Act of 2019

Sponsor: Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.)

H.R.832: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2019

Sponsor: Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.)

H.R.5038: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

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

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

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Lobbyists

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Michael Oscar S.E. PA. Exec. Dir., Sen. Arlen Specter 2002-10
Robert Gray n/a
Ropbert Gray n/a

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