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National Organic Coalition, Inc fka "Rural Advancement Foundation Intern..."

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Etka Consulting

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  • 2024 Farm Bill 2024 Farm Bill extension USDA AMS rulemakings (Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards, Origin of Livestock, Strengthening Organic Enforcment) USDA Organic Transition Initiative USDA AMS enforcement of organic standards USDA Organic Market Development Grants USDA FSA Organic Certification Cost Share Program USDA FSA Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance program USDA Organic Data Initiative USDA Climate Smart Commodities program
  • Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture Appropriations bill (National Organic Program, Organic Transition Program, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program, AFRI program, Office of General Counsel, NASS TOTAL survey)

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General Issues: Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Environmental/Superfund, Small Business, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Education

Spending: about $1,304,032 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), White House Office, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA),, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills mentioned

H.R.2436: Organic Agriculture Research Act of 2017

Sponsor: Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)

H.R.3871: Organic Farmer and Consumer Protection Act of 2017

Sponsor: John Faso (R-N.Y.)

H.R.1699: Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2015

Sponsor: Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.)

S.2621: Biotechnology Food Labeling Uniformity Act

Sponsor: Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

S.809: Educational Opportunities Act

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

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

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

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

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

H.R.4432: Commercial UAS Modernization Act

Sponsor: Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

H.R.2642: Agricultural Act of 2014

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

H.R.1699: Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act

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

S.809: Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act

Sponsor: Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)

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

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

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

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

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.1414: Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

Sponsor: Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)

S.679: Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

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.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.)

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

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

S.510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

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

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.2454: American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009

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

H.R.875: Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

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

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

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

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

H.R.3941: Local FARMS Act

Sponsor: Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)

S.1947: Local FARMS Act

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

S.2404: Organic Agriculture Research Act of 2018

Sponsor: Bob Casey (D-Pa.)

H.R.5208: Seeds for the Future Act

Sponsor: Mark Pocan (D-Wis.)

S.2964: Seeds for the Future Act

Sponsor: Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.)

H.R.2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

H.R.6800: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.313: Expanding SNAP Options Act of 2021

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

S.300: Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021

Sponsor: Cory Booker (D-N.J.)

H.R.1393: Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021

Sponsor: Alma Adams (D-N.C.)

S.1072: Climate Stewardship Act of 2021

Sponsor: Cory Booker (D-N.J.)

H.R.2803: Agriculture Resilience Act

Sponsor: Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)

S.1337: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2021

Sponsor: Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.)

H.R.4356: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (D-Ga.)

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Lobbyists

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Steve Etka 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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