To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

Prevent All Soring Tactics Act, to strengthen penalties and make the soring of horses illegal Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (TSCA reform, S. 697), to require the use of existing validated alternatives to animal testing where available, ensure that research and development of new methods is prioritized and create a host of procedures prior to any new testing Humane Cosmetics Act, to end the use of animals in testing for cosmetics safety AWARE, to require federally funded research using farm animals to comply with the Animal Welfare Act PACT Act, to strengthen the animal crush video law and prohibit those same extreme acts of animal cruelty when they occur in interstate or foreign commerce. PAWS Act, to protect pets in domestic violence cases and ensure that shelters can accommodate pets Pets on Trains Act, to allow passengers to transport domesticated cats or dogs on certain Amtrak trains. SAFE Act, to ban horse slaughter in the United States and end the current export of horses abroad for slaughter for human consumption The Grijalva Amendment to H.R. 2822 (Interior Appropriations) to strike a rider aimed at blocking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from proposing a rule to crack down on the commercial ivory trade in the United States The Tsongas Amendments to H.R. 2822 (Interior Appropriations) to strike riders designed to delay ESA protections for the sage grouse, delist gray wolves in the Great Lakes states and Wyoming, and weaken protections for long eared bats. Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015 to prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan as endangered species H.R. 884 to delist wolves under the Endangered Species Act

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Sportfish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund Endangered Species Act Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund Tribal Self Governance Act Lacey Act, Sikes Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Access to public lands for hunting and fishing, North American Wetland Conservation Act National Fish Hatchery System; Sage Grouse Lesser prairie chicken; SAFE Act, S 1202 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act Land and Water Conservation Fund Neotropial Migratory Bird Conservation Act, HR2957 Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015, HR 843 To Director the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; HR 884 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, HR493 S.405/HR2406 Sportsmen's Issues Forestry, HR2647

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

H.R. 2647; Executive Order 13443, H.R. 384, H.R. 884, Interior appropriations, funding for conservation programs, public lands, species conservation, wildlife disease research, litigation, wetlands, energy.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Prevent All Soring Tactics Act, to strengthen penalties and make the soring of horses illegal Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (TSCA reform, S. 697), to require the use of existing validated alternatives to animal testing where available, ensure that research and development of new methods is prioritized and create a host of procedures prior to any new testing Humane Cosmetics Act, to end the use of animals in testing for cosmetics safety AWARE, to require federally funded research using farm animals to comply with the Animal Welfare Act PACT Act, to strengthen the animal crush video law and prohibit those same extreme acts of animal cruelty when they occur in interstate or foreign commerce. PAWS Act, to protect pets in domestic violence cases and ensure that shelters can accommodate pets Pets on Trains Act, to allow passengers to transport domesticated cats or dogs on certain Amtrak trains. SAFE Act, to ban horse slaughter in the United States and end the current export of horses abroad for slaughter for human consumption Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015 to prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan as endangered species H.R. 884 to delist wolves under the Endangered Species Act

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2647; Executive Order 13443, H.R. 384, H.R. 884, Interior appropriations, funding for conservation programs, public lands, species conservation, wildlife disease research, litigation, wetlands, energy.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Forest Management: HR 2467; Interior and Related Agencies appropriations; species conservation: HR 884; federal land management; Executive Order 13443, funding for conservation programs, litigation, wetlands, energy.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Sportfish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund Endangered Species Act Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund Tribal Self Governance Act Lacey Act, Sikes Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Access to public lands for hunting and fishing, North American Wetland Conservation Act National Fish Hatchery System; Sage Grouse Lesser prairie chicken; SAFE Act, S 1202 Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act Land and Water Conservation Fund Neotropial Migratory Bird Conservation Act, HR2957 Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015, HR 843 To Director the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; HR 884 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, HR493 S.405/HR2406 Sportsmen's Issues Forestry, HR2647

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

Prevent All Soring Tactics Act, to strengthen penalties and make the soring of horses illegal Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (TSCA reform, S. 697), to require the use of existing validated alternatives to animal testing where available, ensure that research and development of new methods is prioritized and create a host of procedures prior to any new testing Humane Cosmetics Act, to end the use of animals in testing for cosmetics safety AWARE, to require federally funded research using farm animals to comply with the Animal Welfare Act PACT Act, to strengthen the animal crush video law and prohibit those same extreme acts of animal cruelty when they occur in interstate or foreign commerce. PAWS Act, to protect pets in domestic violence cases and ensure that shelters can accommodate pets Pets on Trains Act, to allow passengers to transport domesticated cats or dogs on certain Amtrak trains. SAFE Act, to ban horse slaughter in the United States and end the current export of horses abroad for slaughter for human consumption Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015 to prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan as endangered species H.R. 884 to delist wolves under the Endangered Species Act Sportsmens Act of 2015 which contains special provisions for trophy hunters and commercial trappers

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Wolf Conservation Sage Grouse Conservation Northern Long-Eared Bat Conservation Lesser Prairie chicken conservation American burying beetle conservation HR 884 - A bill to codify delisting of wolves in the Great Lakes and Wyoming HR 843 - Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act S. 655 - a bill to prohibit the use of funds by the Secretary of the Interior to make a final determination on the listing of the northern long-eared bat under the ESA H.R. 2910, Mexican Wolf Transparency and Accountability Act S. 112 - the Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 S. 292 - the 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act S. 293 - a bill to amend the ESA to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 468 - the Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act of 2015 S. 736 - the State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act S. 855 - the Endangered Species Management Self-Determination Act S. 1036 - the Sage-Grouse Protection and Conservation Act

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Executive Order 13443, H.R. 384, H.R. 884, Interior appropriations, funding for conservation programs, public lands, species conservation, wildlife disease research, litigation, wetlands, energy.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Michigan Farm Bureau (MFB) supported a letter lead by Representatives Dan Benishek and Collin Peterson to the Fish and Wildlife Service on the proposed threatened listing of the Northern Long-Eared Bat. The letter asked for additional public meetings and extending the comment period for the proposal. MFB also asked the Michigan U.S. House members to cosign the letter. Additionally, Michigan Farm Bureau supported co-sponsorship of H.R. 884 - a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue final rules relating to listing of the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act, and H.R. 843 the Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015. Farm Bureau policy supports: legislation that would direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the final rule that was published on December 28, 2011 (76 Fed. Reg. 81666 et seq) delisting the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the gray wolf, without regard to any other provision or statute or regulation that applies to the issuance of such rule and not subject to judicial review.

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Wolf Conservation Sage Grouse Conservation Northern Long-Eared Bat Conservation HR 884 - A bill to codify delisting of wolves in the Great Lakes and Wyoming HR 843 - Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act S. 655 - A bill to prohibit funding for listing the Northern Long-Eared Bat

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Prevent All Soring Tactics Act, to strengthen penalties and make the soring of horses illegal Humane Cosmetics Act, to end the use of animals in testing for cosmetics safety AWARE, to require federally funded research using farm animals to comply with the Animal Welfare Act PAWS Act, to protect pets in domestic violence cases and ensure that shelters can accommodate pets Pets on Trains Act, to allow passengers to transport domesticated cats or dogs on certain Amtrak trains. Western Great Lakes Wolf Management Act of 2015 to prohibit treatment of gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan as endangered species H.R. 884 to delist wolves under the Endangered Species Act Sportsmens Act of 2015 which contains special provisions for trophy hunters and commercial trappers

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE