TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)
Monitor international trade proposals and their impact on U.S. pork production.
Lobbyists:
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
1st Quarter - Report · 2026
- Filing UUID
b3f381ed-ef5e-4c1e-b83b-241f9b037f3c- Type
Q1— 1st Quarter - Report- Period
- first_quarter
- Year
- 2026
- Posted
- 2026-04-20 15:10:03
- Income (reported)
- $40,000
- Expenses (reported)
- —
- Filing document
- Open on lda.senate.gov
Registrant (lobbying firm)
Government relations firm
- Contact
- LAURA JOSHUA
- Phone
- +1 202-628-8952
- Address
- zip:20005, city:Washington, state:DC, street:740 15th ST NW 5th Floor
Client
NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL
Association of 43 state pork producer organizations.
- State
- DC
- Country
- US
- Government-entity client
- false
- Effective date
- 2015-05-01
Issues lobbied + lobbyists (4)
AGR — Agriculture
Educate Members and the Administration about the pork supply chain; advocate for pork producers due to economic harm from supply chain and other market disruptions; and educate policymakers about emerging infectious diseases in the pork industry. Monitor and advise on policy developments pertaining to market oversight and competition matters, including the revocation of the Biden Administration's Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, the Packers and Stockyards regulation, and other relevant legislative efforts. Monitor USDA FSIS swine modernization efforts. Monitor the development of the FY27 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; and advocate for funding for the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan. Monitor the Farm Bill reauthorization process and H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026; and educate Members on industry priorities, including on the pork supply chain. Monitor regulations related to nutrition.
Lobbyists:
- ANNE MACMILLAN
- ADAM TARR
- JORDAN BONFITTO — covered position: USDA: Sr Advisor to the Secretary & CoS for Marketing & Regulatory Program (25); Dir of External and Intergovernmental Affairs (20-21). Ag Policy Adv, Natl Econ Council, White House (19-20); Associate Dir of Ext and Intergov Affairs, USDA (18-19) [new]
- WILLIAM SITTON — covered position: Rep. Scott Franklin: Leg Dir (2023-2025); Policy Adv (2021-2023); Leg Asst, Rep. Francis Rooney (2020-2021); Leg Correspondent, Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (2019-2020); Intern, Rep. Francis Rooney (2019); Intern, Rep. Francis Rooney (2018) [new]
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
ENV — Environment/Superfund
Monitor policy discussions on sustainability in agriculture.
Lobbyists:
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
IMM — Immigration
Monitor policy discussion on agricultural labor, including reforms to the H2A program, and educate Members on its impact to the pork industry.
Lobbyists:
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE