AGR — Agriculture
Advocating for USDA to quickly implement its Time Limited Trial of higher line speeds in NSIS plants. General education on the importance of immigrant labor for the agriculture industry workforce. Seeking additional funding for National Animal Health Laboratory Network, the National Animal Vaccine and Countermeasures Bank, the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program, and National Veterinary Stockpile. Monitor the development of the FY27 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Bill. Educate Members and the Administration about the pork supply chain. Conversations with USDA 2019 Market Facilitation. Conversations with USDA on Livestock Risk Protection and Livestock Gross Margin. Engagement with administration on Make America Healthy Again report. Engagement with administration on Dietary Guidelines. Engagement with administration on school meal program. S. 1326 - Food Security and Farm Protection Act. H.R. 4673 - Save Our Bacon Act. H.R. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 - Section 12006. Implementation of Public Law No: 119-21: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. Conversations on Market News Reporting agency importance to pork producers. General conversations on foreign animal disease preparedness and prevention including screwworm and African swine fever. General conversations on gene editing with Administration.
Lobbyists:- KELCY SCHAUNAMAN — covered position: Leg. Intern, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp; Legal Intern, Assoc. Counsel and Leg. Assist., House Cmte. on Agriculture; Senior Policy Advisor, USDA [new]
- ms MARIA CARIDAD DE LOS ANGELES ZIEBA
- mr MICHAEL CARL FORMICA
- KYLE GARNER
- MOLLY O'CONNOR [new]
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
ENV — Environment/Superfund
General education on pork production and water quality. Reporting of air emissions from livestock farms under environmental statutes. Completion of the National Air Emissions Monitoring Study. Implementation of P.L. 115-141, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, specifically provisions of TITLE XI, Fair Agricultural Reporting Method (FARM) Act. FARM Act provisions. Amendment to Emergency Release Notification Regulations on Reporting Exemption for Air Emissions From Animal Waste at Farms; Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; RIN 2050-AH00; June 13, 2019; 84 CFR 27533. General engagement on development of climate change and sustainability policy proposals. General engagement on development of environmental justice policy proposals. Engagement on status and implementation of Waters of United States Rule and Navigable Waters Protection Rule. The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, 87 FR 21334. Monitor implementation of P.L. 117-169 - Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, provisions related to agriculture, farms, and food production. General engagement on the EPA Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessment on formaldehyde. General engagement on rodenticides. General engagement on PFAS chemicals and proposed Safe Drinking Water Act Maximum Contaminant Regulation and CERCLA listing. US Environmental Protection Agency: Effluent Limitation Guidelines for Meat and Poultry Processing. 89 FR 4474 (Jan 23, 2024); EPA-HQ-OW-2021-0736; FRL-8885-01-OW. US Securities and Exchange Commission: SEC Enhancement and Standardization of Climate Related Disclosures for Investors 87 21334 (April 11,2022); Release Nos. 33-11042; 34-94478; File No. S7-10-22. US Environmental Protection Agency Clean Water Act Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (40 CFR part 412), Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15. Engagement over Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act tax credits for 40B (Sustainable Aviation Fuel), 45Q (Carbon Sequestration), 45Z (Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit) and GREET (Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies) modeling.
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
IMM — Immigration
Monitor policy discussion on agricultural labor, including reforms to the H2A program and continued support for TN visa program, and educate members on its impact to the pork industry. Impact on the elimination of the categorical humanitarian parole programs for individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (CHNV) to U.S. pork producers.
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)
Monitor international trade proposals and their impact on U.S. pork production. Lifting market access restrictions to Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, China, Ecuador, EU, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Panama, South Africa, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, United Kingdom, Peru, Chile, Costa Rica, Japan, Switzerland. Seeking to resolve ongoing U.S. agricultural issues through the African Growth Opportunities Act (AGOA). General engagement on World Trade Organization (WTO) reform. Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products with U.S.-Origin Claims, 88 FR 15290. Impact of California Proposition 12, Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (2018), on the pork industry and trade. General engagement on the General System of Preferences (GSP) and encouraging the lifting of market access constraints in GSP benefiting countries. Trade tariffs against US pork caused by the enactment of Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 on steel and aluminum. Impact to U.S. pork exports by the enactment Section 301 Investigation of Chinas Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance. Education and General Engagement on the Mexican Tomato Suspension Agreement. Testifying and comments on Section 301 - Brazils Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation. Impact to U.S. pork exports by the enactment Executive Order 14257 - International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 604 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2483), and section 301.
Lobbyists:- ms MARIA CARIDAD DE LOS ANGELES ZIEBA
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)