Lobbying Relationship

Client

CALIFORNIA RICE COMMISSION

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Lobbying firm

The Russell Group, Inc.

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  • General agriculture issues; conservation programs; commodity programs; matters related to the Farm Bill.

Duration: to

General Issues: Agriculture, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Natural Resources, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Budget/Appropriations, Environmental/Superfund

Spending: about $3,750,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA),, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Y Y U.S. Department of Agriculture White House

Bills mentioned

H.R.434: New WATER Act

Sponsor: Jeffrey Denham (R-Calif.)

H.R.1060: Young Farmer Success Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.1060: Sacramento Valley Water Storage and Restoration Act of 2015

Sponsor: Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.)

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

Sponsor: Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)

S.177: Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

H.R.2642: Agricultural Act of 2014

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

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

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

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

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (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.2419: COMBAT PTSD Act

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

H.R.2419: Military Personnel War Zone Toxic Exposure Prevention Act

Sponsor: Timothy H. Bishop (D-N.Y.)

S.1596: Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

H.R.4108: Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation Act

Sponsor: Tom McClintock (R-Calif.)

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

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

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.)

S.3042: Small Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 2019

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.5430: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

Sponsor: Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.)

H.R.2: Moving Forward Act

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

H.R.2: Reserved for the Speaker.

Sponsor: none

S.3042: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022

Sponsor: Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)

H.R.6434: Japanese American World War II History Network Act

Sponsor: Jay Obernolte (R-Calif.)

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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?
Tyson Redpath Legislative Assistant to Rep. John Boehner
Andrew Harker House Agriculture Committee Intern
Karla Thieman Chief of Staff, USDA; Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Fitzhugh Elder IV Clerk, Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Legislative Assistant - Senator Bennett Clerk - Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcmt
Fitz Elder IV Clerk, Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee
Edward Barron Senate Agric. Comm. - Dep. Chief Couns./COS Senate Jud. Comm. - Dep. Chief Couns. Senate Envir. and Public Works Comm - Dep. COS
Laura Wood Sen. Jud. Comm. Legal Intern; Rep. Moore Intern
Jessica Schulken Clerk and Professional Staff Member, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies
Ashlee Johnson Staff Assistant, Rep. Mike Ross; Executive Assistant, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Legislative Analyst, White House Liaison, Chief of Staff to Deputy Secretary, USDA; Policy Assistant, Domestic Policy Council
WILLIAM G. LESHER n/a
RANDALL M. RUSSELL n/a
Randy Russell n/a
Danielle Beck n/a
Randall Russell n/a
Dorothy Bond n/a
Ed Barron n/a
William Lesher n/a
Samantha Buchalter n/a
Savannah Block 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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