Lobbying Relationship

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Irrigation Association

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Lobbying firm

Irrigation Association

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  • Farm Bill: conservation programs (EQIP, RCPP and technical assistance), education and research, rural connectivity
  • EPA WaterSense program
  • H-2B and H-2A guest worker programs
  • (1) Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act (S. 722 / H.R. 1477) -- Advocating for 529 savings plans to be allowed to cover expenses associated with obtaining/maintaining professional credentials. (2) Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act (not yet introduced)

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General Issues: Agriculture, Environmental/Superfund, Immigration, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Manufacturing, Natural Resources, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Government Issues, Budget/Appropriations, Telecommunications, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Small Business, Energy/Nuclear, Clean Air & Water (Quality), Science/Technology, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Utilities

Spending: about $1,406,800 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), White House Office, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Architect of the Capitol (AOC), General Services Administration (GSA), U.S. Senate,, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)

Bills mentioned

H.R.1908: WATER Act of 2009

Sponsor: Mike Coffman (R-Colo.)

H.R.2368: Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2009

Sponsor: Rush Holt (D-N.J.)

S.1733: Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

S.1711: Water Efficiency and Conservation Investment Act of 2009

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

S.1712: Water Efficiency, Conservation, and Adaptation Act of 2009

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

S.1005: Water Infrastructure Financing Act

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

S.787: Clean Water Restoration Act

Sponsor: Russ Feingold (D-Wis.)

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

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

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

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

H.R.4225: To authorize drought assistance adjustments to provide immediate funding...

Sponsor: Jim Costa (D-Calif.)

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

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

H.R.5019: Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010

Sponsor: Peter Welch (D-Vt.)

S.3177: Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010

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

H.R.2222: Green Communities Act

Sponsor: Allyson Y. Schwartz (D-Pa.)

S.3055: Green Communities Act of 2009

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

H.CON.RES.118: Supporting the goals of Smart Irrigation Month, which recognizes the...

Sponsor: John Linder (R-Ga.)

S.CON.RES.28: A concurrent resolution supporting the goals of Smart Irrigation Month,...

Sponsor: Ben Nelson (D-Neb.)

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

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

S.28: A bill to ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an...

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

H.R.3999: To direct the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation to initiate...

Sponsor: Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.)

H.R.135: Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Linder (R-Ga.)

H.R.631: Water Use Efficiency and Conservation Research Act

Sponsor: Jim Matheson (D-Utah)

H.R.1145: National Water Research and Development Initiative Act of 2009

Sponsor: Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.)

H.R.469: Produced Water Utilization Act of 2009

Sponsor: Ralph M. Hall (R-Texas)

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

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

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

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

H.R.135: Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2007

Sponsor: John Linder (R-Ga.)

H.R.4647: Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act

Sponsor: Jared Huffman (D-Calif.)

S.722: Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.1477: Freedom To Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act

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

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
John Farner Jr. U.S. Commerce Department - Schedule C Appointee; Rep. Bliley Department of Commerce Dept. of Commerce Schedule C (2004-2006) US Commerce Dept.-Schedule C Appointee U.S. Department of Commerce - Schedule C
John Farner Jr Department of Commerce US Dept of Commerce US Department of Commerce U.S. Department of Commerce Schedule C - Department of Commerce Dept. of Commerce Schedule C (2004-2006) Commerce Dept. - Schedule C Appointee Dept. of Commerce - Schedule C Dept of Commerce - Schedule C US Commerce Dept.-Schedule C Appointee Department of Commerce - Schedule C
Coleman Garrison Legislative Staffer: Rep. Neugebauer, Adams, Burgess
Andrew Smith n/a
Erin Field n/a
Elizabeth McCartney n/a
John Farner n/a
Andy Smith n/a
Nathan Bowen n/a

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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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