Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021

Closing the Meal Gap (S. 2192) Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (H.R. 5919) The Emergency Child and Adult Nutrition Assistance Act (H.R. 4904) Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act (H.R. 4904) GIVE MILK Act (H.R. 818) School Foods Modernization Act (S. 876) Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) Universal School Meals Program Act (S. 1530/H.R. 3115) The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1861) WIC Act of 2021 (S. 853) The Reducing Obesity in Youth Act (H.R. 5413) Keep Kids Fed Act (H.R. 8150) Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) Keeping School Meals Flexible Act (H.R. 6613) Healthy Meal Time Act (H.R. 6526) Salad Bars in Schools Expansion Act (H.R. 4344) Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2022 as "National CACFP Week" (H.Res. 980) Feed Hungry Veterans Act (H.R. 7272) White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health Act (S. 3605/H.R. 5724) Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 8450) The No Shame at School Act (S. 4602/H.R. 8477) Halt Obesity in America Act (H.R. 5625) A resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 23, 2022, as "Malnutrition Awareness Week" (S.Res. 788/H.Con. Res 106) Developing legislation on technical assistance and training in school meal programs Legislation to provide increase technical assistance for school meal programs (no bill number) Transitional and long-term nutrition standards for the school meals program Establishment of an added sugars standard for the school meals and competitive foods programs Voluntary sodium reduction goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods Engagement on: White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Implementation of: H.R. 2011, to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Closing the Meal Gap (S. 2192) Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (H.R. 5919) The Emergency Child and Adult Nutrition Assistance Act (H.R. 5309) Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act (H.R. 4904) GIVE MILK Act (H.R. 818) School Foods Modernization Act (S. 876) Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) Universal School Meals Program Act (S. 1530/H.R. 3115) The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1861) WIC Act of 2021 (S.853) Voluntary sodium reduction goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods The Reducing Obesity in Youth Act (H.R. 5413) Keep Kids Fed Act (H.R. 8150) Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) Keeping School Meals Flexible Act (H.R. 6613) Healthy Meal Time Act (H.R. 6526) Salad Bars in Schools Expansion Act (H.R. 4344) Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2022 as "National CACFP Week" (H.Res. 980) Feed Hungry Veterans Act (H.R. 7272) White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health Act (S. 3605/H.R. 5724) Legislation to provide increase technical assistance for school meal programs (no bill number) Child nutrition reauthorization (no bill number) Transitional and long-term nutrition standards for the school meals program Establishment of an added sugars standard for the school meals and competitive foods programs Engagement on: White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Implementation of: H.R. 2011, to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Closing the Meal Gap (S. 2192) Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (no bill number) The Emergency Child and Adult Nutrition Assistance Act (H.R. 5309) Establishment of an added sugars standard for the School Meals and Competitive Foods programs Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act (H.R. 4904) GIVE MILK Act (H.R. 818) School Foods Modernization Act (S. 876) Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) Transitional and long-term nutrition standards for the School Meals program Universal School Meals Program Act (S. 1530/H.R. 3115) The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1861) WIC Act of 2021 (S.853) WIC for Kids Act (no bill number) Voluntary sodium reduction goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods The Reducing Obesity in Youth Act (H.R. 5413) White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger, and Health Act (H.R. 5724) Implementation of: H.R. 2011, to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

H.R.1861 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act; H.R.2828 & S.1346; the Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese To Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act or the DAIRY PRIDE Act.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Dietary Guidelines for Americans. H.R. 1603: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021. H.R. 1861: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act.

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

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

Closing the Meal Gap (S. 2192) Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (H.R. 5919) The Emergency Child and Adult Nutrition Assistance Act (H.R. 4904) Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act (H.R. 4904) GIVE MILK Act (H.R. 818) School Foods Modernization Act (S. 876) Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) Universal School Meals Program Act (S. 1530/H.R. 3115) The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1861) WIC Act of 2021 (S. 853) The Reducing Obesity in Youth Act (H.R. 5413) Keep Kids Fed Act (H.R. 8150) Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) Keeping School Meals Flexible Act (H.R. 6613) Healthy Meal Time Act (H.R. 6526) Salad Bars in Schools Expansion Act (H.R. 4344) Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2022 as "National CACFP Week" (H.Res. 980) Feed Hungry Veterans Act (H.R. 7272) White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health Act (S. 3605/H.R. 5724) Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 8450) The No Shame at School Act (S. 4602/H.R. 8477) Halt Obesity in America Act (H.R. 5625) A resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 23, 2022, as "Malnutrition Awareness Week" (S.Res. 788/H.Con. Res 106) Developing legislation on technical assistance and training in school meal programs Legislation to provide increase technical assistance for school meal programs (no bill number) Legislation to reauthorize the Farm Bill (no bill number) Long-term nutrition standards for the school meals program Establishment of an added sugars standard for the school meals and competitive foods programs Voluntary sodium reduction goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods Engagement on: White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Implementation of: H.R. 2011, to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

GIVE MILK Act (H.R.818); Whole Milk For Healthy Kids Act (H.R.1861); Eligible milk and yogurt container size flexibility within the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); Childhood nutrition reauthorization, provisions related to dairy; School Milk Nutrition Act (H.R.4635); American Families Plan, provisions related to dairy; USDA Final Rule: Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium (87 FR 6984; School Food Recovery Act (H.R. 5459); Food Date Labeling Act (H.R. 6167/S. 3324); Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2022 (H.R. 7070); Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) S. 2089 - Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022; H.R.7790 - Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022; S.4257 - Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022; S.3216 - WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2021; S.4261 - FORMULA Act; H.R.7791 - Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022; S.4348 - FDASLA Act of 2022 (infant formula provisions); H.R.7070 - Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2022; H.R.7830 - Babies Need More Formula Now Act of 2022; Food and Drug Administration final rule: Milk and Cream Products and Yogurt Products; Final Rule To Revoke the Standards for Lowfat Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and To Amend the Standard for Yogurt (86 Fed. Reg. 31117, June 11, 2021); H.R. 8450 - Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act; White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health; H.R.8294 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; S.4661 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; H.R.2617 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023; USDA Proposed Rule: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages;

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

FDA enforcement of standards of identity regulations Need to Buy American (food procurement for schools and institutions) H.R. 1861,The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Supported efforts to swiftly and effectively implement the dairy provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill, including the Dairy Margin Coverage program and expanded access to the Livestock Gross Margin program. Child Nutrition - NMPF is monitoring and educating Congress on the effects of child nutrition legislation and programs for dairy farmers, cooperatives, and consumers. NMPF supports efforts to increase kids' access to dairy through nutrition programs. This includes reinstating 1% flavored milk in school breakfast and lunch programs, including as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Act (H.R. 4356, S. 2599), the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1861), the School Milk Nutrition Act (H.R. 4635), the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 8450), and the forthcoming FNS rule on school meal standards for the 2024-25 school year and beyond. Also worked to include nutritional equivalency requirement for milk alternatives in school meal programs in the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 8450). Met with congressional offices and USDA staff to voice concern on FNS's proposed rule which reduces the amount of dairy in WIC food packages, among other things ("Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages" published November 21,2022). Additional Nutrition Policy Areas - Supported efforts to increase funding for SNAP and other nutrition programs as well as USDA's flexibility in implementing these programs to support food insecure households during the downturn caused by and the ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Supported the GIVE MILK Act (H.R. 818) to increase milk consumption under the WIC program. Urged White House to prioritize increasing food access and protecting choice at its White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Supported legislative and administrative efforts to improve and modify dairy policy, including providing relief to dairy farmers for uncompensated COVID-19-related losses. COVID-19 - Supported the continued implementation of agricultural provisions of the 2020 COVID relief packages [CARES Act (H.R. 748), Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), HEROES Act (H.R. 6800), and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133) as signed into law on December 27, 2020] as well as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) to provide relief to farmers and families from the COVID-19 pandemic. Also supported related administrative actions, including Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments, product purchases, milk disposal compensation, and milk donation assistance. Supported efforts to ensure agricultural producers have access to the capital required to continue operating during and recover from a disaster, including the Paycheck Protection Clarification for Producers Act (H.R. 1246). Supported the Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters Act (H.R. 1240, S. 359) to provide farmers with additional flexibility relating to prevented planting requirements due to shortages in feed, as well as related administrative actions. Supported the Broadband for Rural America Act (H.R. 3369), which increases funding for and streamlines broadband development programs, including bringing programs together under the single roof of USDA. Supported the Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act (H.R. 4374). Supported the 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act (H.R. 267) as passed by the House Agriculture Committee. Measure reauthorizes the WHIP-Milk Loss program and makes dairy cooperatives eligible to make payments to producers. Supported similar provisions of the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (H.R. 5305).

Client expense: $306,540 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

Seeking improvements in the calculation of the Class I milk mover base price under 2018 Farm Bill. Florida's milk marketing order was adversely impacted due to this change, as well as distorted markets from the USDA Farmers-to-Families Food Box program. Support reverting back to the "higher of" Class 3 & 4 as opposed to an average calculation. Support for S.3292 - Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act - to force USDA to initiate a federal milk marketing order hearing. Support for HR.1861 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act - to permit flavored and unflavored whole milk in public schools.

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

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

Farm Bill Implementation; Impacts of milk pricing changes on dairy producers HR 1861; "The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021;" impacts on school milk demand S 1251; HR 2820; "The Growing Climate Solutions Act;" impacts on dairy producers USDA Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program; impacts on dairy producers Inclusion of incentives for agriculture to reduce greenhouse gases in budget reconciliation; impacts on dairy producers S 2089; HR 8150; "The Keep Kids Fed Act;" impacts on dairy producers

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

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

HR 1861; "The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act;" Impacts on milk consumption in schools Greenhouse gas emissions reduction incentives in the budget reconciliation bill; Impacts on dairy producers Monitor potential changes to animal biotechnology regulation; Impacts on dairy producers HR 2820; S 1251; "The Growing Climate Solutions Act;" impacts on dairy producers USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers; additional relief to dairy producers Making SNAP expansion permanent; impacts on dairy producers S 2089; HR 8150; "The Keep Kids Fed Act;" impacts on dairy producers

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

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

HR 1861 "The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021;" Impacts on dairy producers Education on agriculture contributions to reduction of greenhouse gases Disaster assistance for producers affected by storms S 300; HR 1393 "Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021; impacts on dairy producers S 278; "The Emergency Relief For Farmers of Color Act of 2021;" impacts on dairy producers Efforts to make the SNAP expansion permanent; impacts on dairy producers USDA implementation of the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program; impacts on dairy producers S 2089; HR 8150; "Keep Kids Fed Act;" impacts on dairy producers

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

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

H.R.1861 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act; H.R.2828 & S.1346; the Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese To Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act or the DAIRY PRIDE Act.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Closing the Meal Gap (S. 2192) Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (H.R. 5919) The Emergency Child and Adult Nutrition Assistance Act (H.R. 4904) Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act (H.R. 4904) GIVE MILK Act (H.R. 818) School Foods Modernization Act (S. 876) Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) Universal School Meals Program Act (S. 1530/H.R. 3115) The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1861) WIC Act of 2021 (S. 853) The Reducing Obesity in Youth Act (H.R. 5413) Keep Kids Fed Act (H.R. 8150) Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) Keeping School Meals Flexible Act (H.R. 6613) Healthy Meal Time Act (H.R. 6526) Salad Bars in Schools Expansion Act (H.R. 4344) Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2022 as "National CACFP Week" (H.Res. 980) Feed Hungry Veterans Act (H.R. 7272) White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health Act (S. 3605/H.R. 5724) Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 8450) The No Shame at School Act (S. 4602/H.R. 8477) Halt Obesity in America Act (H.R. 5625) A resolution designating the week of September 19 through September 23, 2022, as "Malnutrition Awareness Week" (S.Res. 788/H.Con. Res 106) Developing legislation on technical assistance and training in school meal programs Legislation to provide increase technical assistance for school meal programs (no bill number) Transitional and long-term nutrition standards for the school meals program Establishment of an added sugars standard for the school meals and competitive foods programs Voluntary sodium reduction goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods Engagement on: White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Implementation of: H.R. 2011, to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

GIVE MILK Act (H.R.818); Whole Milk For Healthy Kids Act (H.R.1861); Eligible milk and yogurt container size flexibility within the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); Childhood nutrition reauthorization, provisions related to dairy; School Milk Nutrition Act (H.R.4635); American Families Plan, provisions related to dairy; USDA Final Rule: Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium (87 FR 6984; School Food Recovery Act (H.R. 5459); Food Date Labeling Act (H.R. 6167/S. 3324); Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2022 (H.R. 7070); Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) S. 2089 - Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022; H.R.7790 - Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022; S.4257 - Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022; S.3216 - WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2021; S.4261 - FORMULA Act; H.R.7791 - Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022; S.4348 - FDASLA Act of 2022 (infant formula provisions); H.R.7070 - Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2022; H.R.7830 - Babies Need More Formula Now Act of 2022; Food and Drug Administration final rule: Milk and Cream Products and Yogurt Products; Final Rule To Revoke the Standards for Lowfat Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and To Amend the Standard for Yogurt (86 Fed. Reg. 31117, June 11, 2021); H.R. 8450 - Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act; White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health; H.R.8294 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023; S.4661 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023;

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Dietary Guidelines for Americans. H.R. 1603: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021. H.R. 1861: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act.

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

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

Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; Discussed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) SAFE; Supported Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform; Supported review of livestock markets with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding. Oppose mandated mandatory minimum cash trade provisions of S.4030, the revised Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022 Support for H.R. 1861, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021; Support for H.R. 818, the Giving Increased Variety to Ensure Milk into the Lives of Kids (GIVE MILK) Act; Expressed concern over cattle marketing provisions while expressing support for other provisions included in the Lower Food and Fuel Cost Act, H.R. 7606; Access to Fertilizer: Competition and Supply Chain Concerns (AMS-AMS-22-0027-0001); Support for numerous provisions in H.R. 8294, the fiscal year 2023 appropriations bill; Concerns on Fish and Wildlife Service Proposed Rule on Experimental Populations Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2021-0033; Concern and support for provisions of USDA Packers and Stockyard Division proposed rules Doc. No. AMS-FTPP-21-0044, June 8, 2022, Pages 34980-35031; Opposition and support for certain provisions H. R. 5376 the Inflation Reduction Act; Support and concern over provisions in the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on Poultry Growing Tournament Systems - Doc. No. AMS-FTPP-22-0046;

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office

FDA enforcement of standards of identity regulations Need to Buy American (food procurement for schools and institutions) H.R. 1861,The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

Client expense: $520,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319), implementation Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Pandemic Assistance for Farmers Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC)Program implementation Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage Dairy Donation Program Federal Milk Marketing Order reform Pandemic Volatility Assistance Program School Milk Nutrition Act (H.R. 4635) The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1861)

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

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

Seeking improvements in the calculation of the Class I milk mover base price under 2018 Farm Bill. Florida's milk marketing order was adversely impacted due to this change, as well as distorted markets from the USDA Farmers-to-Families Food Box program. Support reverting back to the "higher of" Class 3 & 4 as opposed to an average calculation. Support for S.3292 - Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act - to force USDA to initiate a federal milk marketing order hearing. Support for HR.1861 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act - to permit flavored and unflavored whole milk in public schools.

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

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

Supported efforts to swiftly and effectively implement the dairy provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill, including the Dairy Margin Coverage program and expanded access to the Livestock Gross Margin program. Child Nutrition - NMPF is monitoring and educating Congress on the effects of child nutrition legislation and programs for dairy farmers, cooperatives, and consumers. NMPF supports efforts to increase kids' access to dairy through nutrition programs. This includes reinstating 1% flavored milk in school breakfast and lunch programs, including as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Act (H.R. 4356, S. 2599), the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1861), the School Milk Nutrition Act (H.R. 4635), the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 8450), and the forthcoming FNS rule on school meal standards for the 2024-25 school year and beyond. Also worked to include nutritional equivalency requirement for milk alternatives in school meal programs in the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 8450). Additional Nutrition Policy Areas - Supported efforts to increase funding for SNAP and other nutrition programs as well as USDA's flexibility in implementing these programs to support food insecure households during the downturn caused by and the ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Supported the GIVE MILK Act (H.R. 818) to increase milk consumption under the WIC program. Urged White House to prioritize increasing food access and protecting choice at its White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Supported legislative and administrative efforts to improve and modify dairy policy, including providing relief to dairy farmers for uncompensated COVID-19-related losses. COVID-19 - Supported the continued implementation of agricultural provisions of the 2020 COVID relief packages [CARES Act (H.R. 748), Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), HEROES Act (H.R. 6800), and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133) as signed into law on December 27, 2020] as well as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) to provide relief to farmers and families from the COVID-19 pandemic. Also supported related administrative actions, including Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments, product purchases, milk disposal compensation, and milk donation assistance. Supported efforts to ensure agricultural producers have access to the capital required to continue operating during and recover from a disaster, including the Paycheck Protection Clarification for Producers Act (H.R. 1246). Supported the Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters Act (H.R. 1240, S. 359) to provide farmers with additional flexibility relating to prevented planting requirements due to shortages in feed, as well as related administrative actions. Supported the Broadband for Rural America Act (H.R. 3369), which increases funding for and streamlines broadband development programs, including bringing programs together under the single roof of USDA. Supported the Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act (H.R. 4374). Supported the 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act (H.R. 267) as passed by the House Agriculture Committee. Measure reauthorizes the WHIP-Milk Loss program and makes dairy cooperatives eligible to make payments to producers. Supported similar provisions of the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (H.R. 5305).

Client expense: $241,100 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

HR 1861; Whole Milk for Healthy kids Act; impacts on milk consumption in schools HR 2820; S 1251; Growing Climate Solutions Act; impacts on dairy producers USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers Act; additional relief for dairy producers House; Senate; FY23 Agriculture Appropriations Bill; funding for Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects HR 1603; Farm Workforce Modernization Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1909; S 747; Citizenship for Essential Workers Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1177; S 348; U.S. Citizenship Act; impacts on dairy producers Adjustment of status for immigrant essential workers in budget reconciliation; impacts on dairy producers

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1861; Whole Milk for Healthy kids Act; impacts on milk consumption in schools HR 2820; S 1251; Growing Climate Solutions Act; impacts on dairy producers USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers Act; additional relief for dairy producers House; Senate; FY23 Agriculture Appropriations Bill; funding for Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects HR 1603; Farm Workforce Modernization Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1909; S 747; Citizenship for Essential Workers Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1177; S 348; U.S. Citizenship Act; impacts on dairy producers Adjustment of status for immigrant essential workers in budget reconciliation; impacts on dairy producers

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1861; Whole Milk for Healthy kids Act; impacts on milk consumption in schools HR 2820; S 1251; Growing Climate Solutions Act; impacts on dairy producers USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers Act; additional relief for dairy producers House; Senate; FY23 Agriculture Appropriations Bill; funding for Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects HR 1603; Farm Workforce Modernization Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1909; S 747; Citizenship for Essential Workers Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1177; S 348; U.S. Citizenship Act; impacts on dairy producers Adjustment of status for immigrant essential workers in budget reconciliation; impacts on dairy producers

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1861; Whole Milk for Healthy kids Act; impacts on milk consumption in schools HR 2820; S 1251; Growing Climate Solutions Act; impacts on dairy producers USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers Act; additional relief for dairy producers House; Senate; FY23 Agriculture Appropriations Bill; funding for Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects HR 1603; Farm Workforce Modernization Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1909; S 747; Citizenship for Essential Workers Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1177; S 348; U.S. Citizenship Act; impacts on dairy producers Adjustment of status for immigrant essential workers in budget reconciliation; impacts on dairy producers

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1861; Whole Milk for Healthy kids Act; impacts on milk consumption in schools HR 2820; S 1251; Growing Climate Solutions Act; impacts on dairy producers USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers Act; additional relief for dairy producers House; Senate; FY23 Agriculture Appropriations Bill; funding for Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects HR 1603; Farm Workforce Modernization Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1909; S 747; Citizenship for Essential Workers Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1177; S 348; U.S. Citizenship Act; impacts on dairy producers Adjustment of status for immigrant essential workers in budget reconciliation; impacts on dairy producers

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1861; Whole Milk for Healthy kids Act; impacts on milk consumption in schools HR 2820; S 1251; Growing Climate Solutions Act; impacts on dairy producers USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers Act; additional relief for dairy producers House; Senate; FY23 Agriculture Appropriations Bill; funding for Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects HR 1603; Farm Workforce Modernization Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1909; S 747; Citizenship for Essential Workers Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1177; S 348; U.S. Citizenship Act; impacts on dairy producers Adjustment of status for immigrant essential workers in budget reconciliation; impacts on dairy producers

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1861; Whole Milk for Healthy kids Act; impacts on milk consumption in schools HR 2820; S 1251; Growing Climate Solutions Act; impacts on dairy producers USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers Act; additional relief for dairy producers House; Senate; FY23 Agriculture Appropriations Bill; funding for Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects HR 1603; Farm Workforce Modernization Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1909; S 747; Citizenship for Essential Workers Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1177; S 348; U.S. Citizenship Act; impacts on dairy producers Adjustment of status for immigrant essential workers in budget reconciliation; impacts on dairy producers

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1861; Whole Milk for Healthy kids Act; impacts on milk consumption in schools HR 2820; S 1251; Growing Climate Solutions Act; impacts on dairy producers USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers Act; additional relief for dairy producers House; Senate; FY23 Agriculture Appropriations Bill; funding for Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects HR 1603; Farm Workforce Modernization Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1909; S 747; Citizenship for Essential Workers Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1177; S 348; U.S. Citizenship Act; impacts on dairy producers Adjustment of status for immigrant essential workers in budget reconciliation; impacts on dairy producers

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

HR 1861; Whole Milk for Healthy kids Act; impacts on milk consumption in schools HR 2820; S 1251; Growing Climate Solutions Act; impacts on dairy producers USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers Act; additional relief for dairy producers House; Senate; FY23 Agriculture Appropriations Bill; funding for Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Projects HR 1603; Farm Workforce Modernization Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1909; S 747; Citizenship for Essential Workers Act; impacts on dairy producers HR 1177; S 348; U.S. Citizenship Act; impacts on dairy producers Adjustment of status for immigrant essential workers in budget reconciliation; impacts on dairy producers

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Supported efforts to swiftly and effectively implement the dairy provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill, including the Dairy Margin Coverage program and expanded access to the Livestock Gross Margin program. Child Nutrition - NMPF is monitoring and educating Congress on the effects of child nutrition legislation and programs for dairy farmers, cooperatives, and consumers. NMPF supports efforts to increase kids' access to dairy through nutrition programs. This includes reinstating 1% flavored milk in school breakfast and lunch programs, including as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Act (H.R. 4356, S. 2599), the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1861), the School Milk Nutrition Act (H.R. 4635), and the forthcoming FNS rule on school meal standards for the 2024-25 school year and beyond. Supported efforts to increase funding for SNAP and other nutrition programs as well as USDA's flexibility in implementing these programs to support food insecure households during the downturn caused by and the ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Supported the GIVE MILK Act (H.R. 818) to increase milk consumption under the WIC program. Urged White House to prioritize increasing food access and protecting choice at its White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Supported legislative and administrative efforts to improve and modify dairy policy, including providing relief to dairy farmers for uncompensated COVID-19-related losses. COVID-19 - Supported the continued implementation of agricultural provisions of the 2020 COVID relief packages [CARES Act (H.R. 748), Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), HEROES Act (H.R. 6800), and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133) as signed into law on December 27, 2020] as well as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) to provide relief to farmers and families from the COVID-19 pandemic. Also supported related administrative actions, including Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments, product purchases, milk disposal compensation, and milk donation assistance. Supported efforts to ensure agricultural producers have access to the capital required to continue operating during and recover from a disaster, including the Paycheck Protection Clarification for Producers Act (H.R. 1246). Supported the Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters Act (H.R. 1240, S. 359) to provide farmers with additional flexibility relating to prevented planting requirements due to shortages in feed, as well as related administrative actions. Supported the Broadband for Rural America Act (H.R. 3369), which increases funding for and streamlines broadband development programs, including bringing programs together under the single roof of USDA. Supported the Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act (H.R. 4374). Supported the 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act (H.R. 267) as passed by the House Agriculture Committee. Measure reauthorizes the WHIP-Milk Loss program and makes dairy cooperatives eligible to make payments to producers. Supported similar provisions of the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (H.R. 5305).

Client expense: $251,970 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office

Farm Bill Implementation; Impacts of milk pricing changes on dairy producers HR 1861; "The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021;" impacts on school milk demand S 1251; HR 2820; "The Growing Climate Solutions Act;" impacts on dairy producers USDA Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program; impacts on dairy producers Inclusion of incentives for agriculture to reduce greenhouse gases in budget reconciliation; impacts on dairy producers S 2089; HR 8150; "The Keep Kids Fed Act;" impacts on dairy producers

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

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

HR 1861; "The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act;" Impacts on milk consumption in schools Greenhouse gas emissions reduction incentives in the budget reconciliation bill; Impacts on dairy producers Monitor potential changes to animal biotechnology regulation; Impacts on dairy producers HR 2820; S 1251; "The Growing Climate Solutions Act;" impacts on dairy producers USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers; additional relief to dairy producers Making SNAP expansion permanent; impacts on dairy producers S 2089; HR 8150; "The Keep Kids Fed Act;" impacts on dairy producers

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

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

HR 1861 "The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021;" Impacts on dairy producers Education on agriculture contributions to reduction of greenhouse gases Disaster assistance for producers affected by storms S 300; HR 1393 "Justice for Black Farmers Act of 2021; impacts on dairy producers S 278; "The Emergency Relief For Farmers of Color Act of 2021;" impacts on dairy producers Efforts to make the SNAP expansion permanent; impacts on dairy producers USDA implementation of the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program; impacts on dairy producers S 2089; HR 8150; "Keep Kids Fed Act;" impacts on dairy producers

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

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

H.R.1861 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act; H.R.2828 & S.1346; the Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese To Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act or the DAIRY PRIDE Act.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Seeking improvements in the calculation of the Class I milk mover base price under 2018 Farm Bill. Florida's milk marketing order was adversely impacted due to this change, as well as distorted markets from the USDA Farmers-to-Families Food Box program. Support reverting back to the "higher of" Class 3 & 4 as opposed to an average calculation. Support for S.3292 - Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act - to force USDA to initiate a federal milk marketing order hearing. Support for HR.1861 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act - to permit flavored and unflavored whole milk in public schools.

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

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

Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Issues related to COVID-19. H.R. 1603: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021. H.R. 1861: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act.

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

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

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319), implementation Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Pandemic Assistance for Farmers Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC)Program implementation Supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage Dairy Donation Program Federal Milk Marketing Order reform Pandemic Volatility Assistance Program School Milk Nutrition Act (H.R. 4635) The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1861)

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

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

Farm Bill implementation (Crop Insurance, Dairy Programs/Margin Protection, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development, Conservation, Young Farmers and Ranchers, ARC/PLC); Discussed implementation of Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); Overall health of the farm economy; Discussed Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) SAFE; Supported Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform; Supported review of livestock markets with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Supported Agriculture Quarantine Inspection (AQI) funding. Oppose mandated mandatory minimum cash trade provisions of S.4030, the revised Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022 Support for H.R. 1861, the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2021; Support for H.R. 818, the Giving Increased Variety to Ensure Milk into the Lives of Kids (GIVE MILK) Act; Expressed concern over cattle marketing provisions while expressing support for other provisions included in the Lower Food and Fuel Cost Act, H.R. 7606.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), White House Office

FDA enforcement of standards of identity regulations Need to Buy American (food procurement for schools and institutions) H.R. 1861,The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

GIVE MILK Act (H.R.818); Whole Milk For Healthy Kids Act (H.R.1861); Eligible milk and yogurt container size flexibility within the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC); Childhood nutrition reauthorization, provisions related to dairy; School Milk Nutrition Act (H.R.4635); American Families Plan, provisions related to dairy; USDA Final Rule: Child Nutrition Programs: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium (87 FR 6984; School Food Recovery Act (H.R. 5459); Food Date Labeling Act (H.R. 6167/S. 3324); Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2022 (H.R. 7070); Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) S. 2089 - Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022; H.R.7790 - Infant Formula Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022; S.4257 - Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022; S.3216 - WIC Healthy Beginnings Act of 2021; S.4261 - FORMULA Act; H.R.7791 - Access to Baby Formula Act of 2022; S.4348 - FDASLA Act of 2022 (infant formula provisions); H.R.7070 - Protecting School Milk Choices Act of 2022; H.R.7830 - Babies Need More Formula Now Act of 2022; Food and Drug Administration final rule: Milk and Cream Products and Yogurt Products; Final Rule To Revoke the Standards for Lowfat Yogurt and Nonfat Yogurt and To Amend the Standard for Yogurt (86 Fed. Reg. 31117, June 11, 2021);

Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Closing the Meal Gap (S. 2192) Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act (H.R. 5919) The Emergency Child and Adult Nutrition Assistance Act (H.R. 5309) Fresh Produce Procurement Reform Act (H.R. 4904) GIVE MILK Act (H.R. 818) School Foods Modernization Act (S. 876) Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) Universal School Meals Program Act (S. 1530/H.R. 3115) The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1861) WIC Act of 2021 (S.853) Voluntary sodium reduction goals: Target Mean and Upper Bound Concentrations for Sodium in Commercially Processed, Packaged, and Prepared Foods The Reducing Obesity in Youth Act (H.R. 5413) Keep Kids Fed Act (H.R. 8150) Support Kids Not Red Tape Act (S. 3979) Keeping School Meals Flexible Act (H.R. 6613) Healthy Meal Time Act (H.R. 6526) Salad Bars in Schools Expansion Act (H.R. 4344) Expressing support for the designation of the third week of March 2022 as "National CACFP Week" (H.Res. 980) Feed Hungry Veterans Act (H.R. 7272) White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health Act (S. 3605/H.R. 5724) Legislation to provide increase technical assistance for school meal programs (no bill number) Child nutrition reauthorization (no bill number) Transitional and long-term nutrition standards for the school meals program Establishment of an added sugars standard for the school meals and competitive foods programs Engagement on: White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Implementation of: H.R. 2011, to amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to increase the age of eligibility for children to receive benefits under the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children, and for other purposes.

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE

Supported efforts to swiftly and effectively implement the dairy provisions of the 2018 Farm Bill, including the Dairy Margin Coverage program and expanded access to the Livestock Gross Margin program. Child Nutrition - NMPF is monitoring and educating Congress on the effects of child nutrition legislation and programs for dairy farmers, cooperatives, and consumers. NMPF supports efforts to increase kids' access to dairy through nutrition programs. This includes reinstating 1% flavored milk in school breakfast and lunch programs, including as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Act (H.R. 4356, S. 2599), the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act (H.R. 1861), the School Milk Nutrition Act (H.R. 4635), and the forthcoming FNS rule on school meal standards for the 2024-25 school year and beyond. Supported efforts to increase funding for SNAP and other nutrition programs as well as USDA's flexibility in implementing these programs to support food insecure households during the downturn caused by and the ongoing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Supported the GIVE MILK Act (H.R. 818) to increase milk consumption under the WIC program. Urged White House to prioritize increasing food access and protecting choice at its White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Supported legislative and administrative efforts to improve and modify dairy policy, including providing relief to dairy farmers for uncompensated COVID-19-related losses. COVID-19 - Supported the continued implementation of agricultural provisions of the 2020 COVID relief packages [CARES Act (H.R. 748), Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), HEROES Act (H.R. 6800), and Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133) as signed into law on December 27, 2020] as well as the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) to provide relief to farmers and families from the COVID-19 pandemic. Also supported related administrative actions, including Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments, product purchases, milk disposal compensation, and milk donation assistance. Supported efforts to ensure agricultural producers have access to the capital required to continue operating during and recover from a disaster, including the Paycheck Protection Clarification for Producers Act (H.R. 1246). Supported the Feed Emergency Enhancement During Disasters Act (H.R. 1240, S. 359) to provide farmers with additional flexibility relating to prevented planting requirements due to shortages in feed, as well as related administrative actions. Supported the Broadband for Rural America Act (H.R. 3369), which increases funding for and streamlines broadband development programs, including bringing programs together under the single roof of USDA. Supported the Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act (H.R. 4374). Supported the 2020 WHIP+ Reauthorization Act (H.R. 267) as passed by the House Agriculture Committee. Measure reauthorizes the WHIP-Milk Loss program and makes dairy cooperatives eligible to make payments to producers. Supported similar provisions of the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act (H.R. 5305).

Client expense: $251,970 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, White House Office