Lobbying Relationship

Client

Monsanto Co.

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Lobbying firm

The Russell Group, Inc.

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  • Implementation of P.L. No. 114-216, National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard; H.R. 2/S. 3042, Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; H.R. 1029, Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018.

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General Issues: Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Agriculture

Spending: about $3,200,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA),, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Office, Y Y U.S. Department of Agriculture

Bills mentioned

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

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

S.2609: An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to...

Sponsor: Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)

H.R.2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)

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

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

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

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

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

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

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

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

H.R.5973: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Jack Kingston (R-Ga.)

S.2375: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

S.3606: Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act of 2012

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

S.3606: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Herb Kohl (D-Wis.)

S.510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

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

H.R.2751: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Sponsor: Betty Sutton (D-Ohio)

S.515: Patent Reform Act of 2009

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

H.R.1260: Patent Reform Act of 2009

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

S.364: Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2009

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

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

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

S.1759: Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2007

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.221: Fair Contracts for Growers Act of 2007

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.1145: Patent Reform Act of 2007

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

H.R.1908: Patent Reform Act of 2007

Sponsor: Howard L. Berman (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.1029: Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018

Sponsor: Rodney Davis (R-Ill.)

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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 Legislative Assistant, 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
Edward Barron Senate Agric. Comm. - Dep. Chief Couns./COS Senate Jud. Comm. - Dep. Chief Couns. Senate Envir. and Public Works Comm - Dep. COS
Randy Russell n/a
Randall Russell n/a
William Lesher 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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