Lobbying Relationship

Client

United Fresh Produce Association

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Lobbying firm

The Russell Group, Inc.

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  • Produce food safety; matters pertaining to Child Nutrition Reauthorization; matters pertaining to the Specialty Crop Research Initiative; matters pertaining to COVID-19; FY22 appropriations; H.R.1603 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021; matters pertaining to Food Safety Modernization Act regulation of agricultural water; H.R.5309 - Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2021.

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General Issues: Agriculture, Transportation, Immigration, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Trade (Domestic & Foreign)

Spending: about $2,710,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA),, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), House of Representatives,, Y Y U.S. Department of Agriculture White House

Bills mentioned

H.R.4800: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a land exchange...

Sponsor: Bill Keating (D-Mass.)

S.2389: Preserve Access to Medicare Rural Home Health Services Act of 2015

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

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

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

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

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

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

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

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

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

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.3102: Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013

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

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

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

S.3307: 21st Century Investment Act of 2012

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

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.2164: Legal Workforce Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.2419: COMBAT PTSD Act

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

H.R.2847: American Specialty Agriculture Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.2749: Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities Act

Sponsor: Michael M. Honda (D-Calif.)

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

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

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

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

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

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

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

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

H.R.1332: Safe FEAST Act of 2009

Sponsor: Jim Costa (D-Calif.)

S.510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

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

H.R.759: Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009

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

H.R.4333: Children's Fruit and Vegetable Act of 2009

Sponsor: Sam Farr (D-Calif.)

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

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

S.1348: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

H.R.1645: STRIVE Act of 2007

Sponsor: Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-Ill.)

S.2228: Farm, Ranch, Equity, Stewardship, and Health Act of 2007

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

H.R.1600: EAT Healthy America Act

Sponsor: Dennis Cardoza (D-Calif.)

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.)

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.6417: AG and Legal Workforce Act

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

H.R.3055: Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health...

Sponsor: José E. Serrano (D-N.Y.)

S.2522: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

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

H.R.4916: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

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

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

H.R.1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

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

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

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

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

H.R.5309: Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act of 2021

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

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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 Legislative Assistant - Senator Bennett Clerk - Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcmt
Edward Barron Senate Agric. Comm. - Dep. Chief Couns./COS Senate Jud. Comm. - Dep. Chief Couns. Senate Envir. and Public Works Comm - Dep. COS
Jessica Schulken Clerk and Professional Staff Member, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies
Alex Noffsinger Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Intern
WILLIAM G. LEASHER 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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