To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior.

S. 912 and H.R. 2685, Mining Schools Act of 2023, All Titles Coal Leasing Program Oversight H.R. 1457, Combating Obstruction Against Leasing Act or the COAL Act, All Titles Mining Land Access Oversight S. 1435 and H.R. 3397, A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health, All Titles S. 1281 and H.R. 2925, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, All Titles S. 1399, Building American Energy Security Act of 2023, Title I H.R. 1351, Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act, All Titles H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act, All Titles S. 1742 and H.R. 3495, Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023, Multiple Titles H.R. 6862, To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 4059 and S. 3956, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior, All Titles H.R. 3885, Copper is Critical Act, All Titles USFWS Proposed Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area H.R.3883, To nullify Public Land Order No. 7921, withdrawing certain land in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from mineral entry, All Titles H.R.5504, To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 6085, Wyoming Rocksprings Resource Management Plan, All Titles Excess Claims Maintenance Fees Congressional Endangered Species Act Working Group Bureau of Land Management Ambler Road Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Withdrawal Mining Research and Development H.R. 8446, To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 8450, Phosphate and Potash Protection of 2024, All Titles H.R. 2405, North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2023, All Titles H.R. 8693, No American Land for Communist China Act, All Titles H.R.8781, To prohibit the implementation of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Federal coal managed by the Buffalo, Wyoming Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, All Titles H.J.Res.186 and S.J.Res.99, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2". S.4753, Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, Multiple Titles H.R. 9533, ESA Amendments Act of 2024, All Titles Mineral Reserve and Price Support to Counter China S. 5030, National Critical Minerals Council Act, All Titles S. 5251, Critical Materials Future Act, All Titles S. 5039, Unearth Innovation Act, All Titles H.R. 9898, To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure midstream processing of critical materials, and for other purposes. Discussion Draft - To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes, All Titles S. 5050 and H.R. 9717, A bill to prohibit the importation of certain minerals from the Russian Federation, All Titles S. 4712, Global Strategy for Securing Critical Minerals Act of 2024, All Titles H.R. 10378: Secure Minerals Act, All Titles H.R. 10377: Earth Sciences and Cooperation Enhancement Act, All Titles H.R. 8836 and S. 4953, Wildlife Movement Through Partnerships Act, All Titles

Client expense: $530,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Michigan Farm Bureau continues to advocate for the 2024 Farm Bill to be completed on time. MFB supported the one-year farm Bill extension and economic and disaster assistance to farmers that was included in H.R. 10545, the American Relief Act of 2025, a continuing resolution to fund the government through March 14, 2025. The legislation included over $30 million in economic and disaster assistance to farmers. Absent a full reauthorization of the Farm Bill, the one-year extension was supported by Farm Bureau because it provided economic certainty to our states farmers. We supported House Agriculture Committee passage of H.R. 8467, the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024 (farm bill). Our priorities for the bill include: Increase baseline funding commitments to farm programs (reference price increase, commodity loan rates) as they have not kept up with inflation Maintain a unified, bipartisan farm bill which includes nutrition programs and farm programs together Prioritize funding for risk management tools which include both federal crop insurance and commodity programs (ARC, PLC, DMC) Ensure adequate USDA staffing capacity and technical assistance Maintain funding for voluntary, working lands conservation programs. Support trade promotion programs like Foreign Market Development (FMD) and Market Assistance Program (MAP) Ensuring adequate funding for the specialty crop industry with emphasis on fundamental research, marketing & promotion, and pest management programs Funding for ag research and education Support addressing interstate commerce issues impacting the livestock and poultry industry MFB supported the following bills: H.R. 4838, the Specialty Crop Security Act and H.R. 5199, the Specialty Crop Research Act, bills to increase funding of the specialty crop research in the Farm Bill. H.R. 4059 - a bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior. We support this legislation as these minerals are critical for food production. H.R. 4739 and S.26 82 Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act. The bill would make improvements to the USDA Tree Assistance Program. S. 322 Spotted Wing Abatement Trust (SWAT) Act - the bill would direct USDA APHIS to establish a fund for research and activities related to mitigating the effects of spotted wing drosophila, an insect hurting the specialty crop industry. MFB has also been supportive of efforts to include funding for mechanization in the farm bill that would help with labor shortages. MFB supported a bill by Reps. LaMalfa and Carbajal and another by Reps. Valadao and Costa related to mechanization and a letter by the same authors.

Fertilizer market Farm Bill - Conservation Title Fertilizer Production Expansion Program A bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior (H.R. 4059 and S. 3956) Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards Act (H.R. 6877 and S. 2603)) Phosphate and Potash Protection Act of 2024 (H.R. 8450) Fertilizer Research Act of 2023 (S. 3471) Increased TSP Access Act of 2023 (H.R. 3036 and S. 1400) Plant Biostimulant Act (H.R. 1472 and S. 802)

Client expense: $477,120 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), White House Office

Issues related to phosphate fertilizer markets. S.3471, the Fertilizer Research Act of 2023. H.R. 4059, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior.

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

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

Issues related to phosphate fertilizer markets. S.3471, the Fertilizer Research Act of 2023. H.R. 4059, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior.

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

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

H.R. 788 - Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 H.R. 6482 - Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act H.R. 7409 - HEATS Act H.R. 6862 - To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes H.R.6747 - Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023 H.R. 6814 - Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act H.R. 2925 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024 H.R. 5499 - Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act H.R. 6285 - Alaskas Right to Produce Act of 2023 H.R. 3195 - Superior National Forest Restoration H.R. 764 - Trust the Science Act H.R. 615 - Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R. 3397 - Western Economic Security Today (WEST) Act H.R. 8790 - Fix Our Forests Act H.R. 8508 - Bycatch Reduction and Mitigation Act of 2024 H.R. 8507 - Bottom Trawl Clarity Act of 2024 H.R. 8704 - To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species and other bills S. 2269 - Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act S. 1715 - Wildfire Emergency Act S. 808 - Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act S. 452 - Nuclear Fuel Security Act S. 2031 - Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023 S. 3956/H.R. 4059 - A bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior H.R. 8038 - 21st Century Peace through Strength Act H.R 8450 - Phosphate and Potash Protection Act H.R.2872 - SAFE Act H.R.9533 - ESA Amendments Act of 2024 H.R.9678 - Federal Lands Amplified Security for the Homeland (FLASH) Act S.620 - Alaska Offshore Parity Act S. 1553 - the Resiliency for Ranching and National Conservation Health Act S.2867 - Promoting Effective Forest Management Act of 2023 S. 4310 - a bill to exchange non-Federal land held by the Chugach Alaska Corporation for certain Federal Land in the Chugach Region, and for other purposes; S. 3790 - a bill to make additional Federal public land available for selection under the Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment program, and for other purposes S. 4431 - A bill to reinstate the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes S. 4432 - A bill to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 Safeguarding Americas Future and the Environment Act (no bill number) H.J.Res. 149 - Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population of Grizzly Bear in the North Cascades Ecosystem, Washington State" H.R. 8362 - Biodiversity Oversight Scaled-back And Fully Erased (BIOSAFE) Act H.R. 200 - FIR Act H.R. 6784 - ESA Flexibility Act H.R. 4821 - Interior Appropriations H.R. 6008 - R.I.C.E.s Whale Act H.R. 7408 - Americas Wildlife Habitat Conservation Act H.R. 8788 - Fisheries Improvement and Seafood Health Act H.R. 8862 - Sustaining Americas Fisheries for the Future Act H.R. 3075 - Illegal Fishing and Forced Labor Prevention Act S.3929 - A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from taking certain proposed actions relating to a land management plan direction for old-growth forest conditions across the National Forest System. Nomination Shannon Estenoz - Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior

S. 912 and H.R. 2685, Mining Schools Act of 2023, All Titles Coal Leasing Program Oversight H.R. 1457, Combating Obstruction Against Leasing Act or the COAL Act, All Titles Mining Land Access Oversight/Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations Oversight S. 1435 and H.R. 3397, A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health, All Titles S. 1281 and H.R. 2925, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, All Titles S. 1399, Building American Energy Security Act of 2023, Title I H.R. 1351, Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act, All Titles H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act, All Titles S. 1742 and H.R. 3495, Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023, Multiple Titles H.R. 6862, To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 4059 and S. 3956, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior, All Titles H.R. 3885, Copper is Critical Act, All Titles USFWS Proposed Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area H.R.3883, To nullify Public Land Order No. 7921, withdrawing certain land in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from mineral entry, All Titles H.R.5504, To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 6085, Wyoming Rocksprings Resource Management Plan, All Titles Excess Claims Maintenance Fees Congressional Endangered Species Act Working Group Bureau of Land Management Ambler Road Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Withdrawal New York Stock Exchange Proposed Listing Standard for Natural Asset Companies Mining Research and Development H.R. 8446, To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 8450, Phosphate and Potash Protection of 2024, All Titles H.R. 2405, North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2023, All Titles H.R. 8693, No American Land for Communist China Act, All Titles H.R.8781, To prohibit the implementation of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Federal coal managed by the Buffalo, Wyoming Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, All Titles H.J.Res.186 and S.J.Res.99, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2". S.4753, Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, Multiple Titles H.R. 9533, ESA Amendments Act of 2024, All Titles Mineral Reserve and Price Support to Counter China S. 5030, National Critical Minerals Council Act, All Titles S. 5251, Critical Materials Future Act, All Titles S. 5039, Unearth Innovation Act, All Titles H.R. 9898, To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act to secure midstream processing of critical materials, and for other purposes. Discussion Draft - To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and for other purposes, All Titles S. 5050 and H.R. 9717, A bill to prohibit the importation of certain minerals from the Russian Federation, All Titles House MINERALS Act S. 4712, Global Strategy for Securing Critical Minerals Act of 2024, All Titles

Michigan Farm Bureau continues to advocate for the 2024 Farm Bill to be completed on time. We supported House Agriculture Committee passage of H.R. 8467, the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024 (farm bill). Our priorities for the bill include: Increase baseline funding commitments to farm programs (reference price increase, commodity loan rates) as they have not kept up with inflation Maintain a unified, bipartisan farm bill which includes nutrition programs and farm programs together Prioritize funding for risk management tools which include both federal crop insurance and commodity programs (ARC, PLC, DMC) Ensure adequate USDA staffing capacity and technical assistance Maintain funding for voluntary, working lands conservation programs. Support trade promotion programs like Foreign Market Development (FMD) and Market Assistance Program (MAP) Ensuring adequate funding for the specialty crop industry with emphasis on fundamental research, marketing & promotion, and pest management programs Funding for ag research and education Support addressing interstate commerce issues impacting the livestock and poultry industry MFB supported the following bills: H.R. 4838, the Specialty Crop Security Act and H.R. 5199, the Specialty Crop Research Act, bills to increase funding of the specialty crop research in the Farm Bill. H.R. 4059 - a bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior. We support this legislation as these minerals are critical for food production. H.R. 4739 and S.26 82 Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act. The bill would make improvements to the USDA Tree Assistance Program. S. 322 Spotted Wing Abatement Trust (SWAT) Act - the bill would direct USDA APHIS to establish a fund for research and activities related to mitigating the effects of spotted wing drosophila, an insect hurting the specialty crop industry. MFB has also been supportive of efforts to include funding for mechanization in the farm bill that would help with labor shortages. MFB supported a bill by Reps. LaMalfa and Carbajal and another by Reps. Valadao and Costa related to mechanization and a letter by the same authors.

Fertilizer market Farm Bill - Conservation Title Fertilizer Production Expansion Program Fertilizer Stewardship., Utilization, Sustainability, Technology Access, Innovation, and Nourishment Act (S 5128) (Congress) A bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior (H.R. 4059 and S. 3956) Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards Act (H.R. 6877 and S. 2603)) Phosphate and Potash Protection Act of 2024 (H.R. 8450) Fertilizer Research Act of 2023 (S. 3471) Increased TSP Access Act of 2023 (H.R. 3036 and S. 1400) Plant Biostimulant Act (H.R. 1472 and S. 802)

Client expense: $411,601 · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 788 - Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 H.R. 6482 - Enhancing Geothermal Production on Federal Lands Act H.R. 7409 - HEATS Act H.R. 6862 - To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes H.R.6747 - Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023 H.R. 6814 - Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act H.R. 2925 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2024 H.R. 5499 - Congressional Oversight of the Antiquities Act H.R. 6285 - Alaskas Right to Produce Act of 2023 H.R. 2925 - Mining Regulatory Clarity Act H.R. 3195 - Superior National Forest Restoration H.R. 764 - Trust the Science Act H.R. 615 - Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023 H.R. 3397 - Western Economic Security Today (WEST) Act H.R. 8790 - Fix Our Forests Act H.R. 8508 - Bycatch Reduction and Mitigation Act of 2024 H.R. 8507 - Bottom Trawl Clarity Act of 2024 H.R. 8038 - 21st Century Peace through Strength Act H.R 8450 - Phosphate and Potash Protection Act H.R. 8704 - To require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large cetacean species and other bills S.J.Res.80 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants". S.J.Res.81 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Interagency Cooperation". S.J.Res.84 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". S.J. Res. 85 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat". S. 2269 - Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act S. 1715 - Wildfire Emergency Act S. 808 - Expediting Forest Restoration and Recovery Act S. 452 - Nuclear Fuel Security Act S. 2031 - Critical Mineral Independence Act of 2023 S. 3956/H.R. 4059 - A bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior S. 4431 - A bill to reinstate the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification, and for other purposes S. 4432 - A bill to allow certain Federal minerals to be mined consistent with the Bull Mountains Mining Plan Modification National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2 Nomination Shannon Estenoz - Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior

S. 912 and H.R. 2685, Mining Schools Act of 2023, All Titles Coal Leasing Program Oversight H.R. 1457, Combating Obstruction Against Leasing Act or the COAL Act, All Titles Mining Land Access Oversight/Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations Oversight Coal to Rare Earth Elements S. 1435 and H.R. 3397, A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health, All Titles S. 1456, Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources (SPUR) Act, Multiple Titles S. 1281 and H.R. 2925, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, All Titles S. 1399, Building American Energy Security Act of 2023, Title I H.R. 1351, Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act, All Titles H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act, All Titles S. 1742 and H.R. 3495, Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023, Multiple Titles Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act H.R. 6862, To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 4059 and S. 3956, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior, All Titles H.R. 3885, Copper is Critical Act, All Titles USFWS Proposed Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area H.R.3883, To nullify Public Land Order No. 7921, withdrawing certain land in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from mineral entry, All Titles S. 2965, American Energy Development and Growth Enhancement (EDGE) Act, All Titles H.R.5504, To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 6085, Wyoming Rocksprings Resource Management Plan, All Titles Excess Claims Maintenance Fees Congressional Endangered Species Act Working Group Bureau of Land Management Ambler Road Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Withdrawal NEPA Permitting Reform New York Stock Exchange Proposed Listing Standard for Natural Asset Companies Mining Research and Development H.R. 6365, Recognizing the Importance of Critical Minerals in Healthcare Act of 2023, All Titles H.R. 8446, To amend the Energy Act of 2020 to include critical materials in the definition of critical mineral, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 8450, Phosphate and Potash Protection of 2024, All Titles H.R. 2405, North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2023, All Titles H.R. 8693, No American Land for Communist China Act, All Titles H.R.8781, To prohibit the implementation of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Federal coal managed by the Buffalo, Wyoming Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, All Titles H.J.Res.186 and S.J.Res.99, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions Phase 2". Loan Programs Office Implementation Oversight

Issues related to phosphate fertilizer markets. S.3471, the Fertilizer Research Act of 2023. H.R. 4059, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior.

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

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

Michigan Farm Bureau continues to advocate for the 2024 Farm Bill to be completed on time. We supported House Agriculture Committee passage of H.R. 8467, the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024 (farm bill). Our priorities for the bill include: Increase baseline funding commitments to farm programs (reference price increase, commodity loan rates) as they have not kept up with inflation Maintain a unified, bipartisan farm bill which includes nutrition programs and farm programs together Prioritize funding for risk management tools which include both federal crop insurance and commodity programs (ARC, PLC, DMC) Ensure adequate USDA staffing capacity and technical assistance Maintain funding for voluntary, working lands conservation programs. Support trade promotion programs like Foreign Market Development (FMD) and Market Assistance Program (MAP) Ensuring adequate funding for the specialty crop industry with emphasis on fundamental research, marketing & promotion, and pest management programs Funding for ag research and education Support addressing interstate commerce issues impacting the livestock and poultry industry MFB supported the following bills: H.R. 4838, the Specialty Crop Security Act and H.R. 5199, the Specialty Crop Research Act, bills to increase funding of the specialty crop research in the Farm Bill. H.R. 4059 - a bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior. We support this legislation as these minerals are critical for food production. H.R. 4739 and S.26 82 Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act. The bill would make improvements to the USDA Tree Assistance Program. S. 322 Spotted Wing Abatement Trust (SWAT) Act - the bill would direct USDA APHIS to establish a fund for research and activities related to mitigating the effects of spotted wing drosophila, an insect hurting the specialty crop industry. MFB has also been supportive of efforts to include funding for mechanization in the farm bill that would help with labor shortages. MFB supported a bill by Reps. LaMalfa and Carbajal and another by Reps. Valadao and Costa related to mechanization and a letter by the same authors.

S. 912 and H.R. 2685, Mining Schools Act of 2023, All Titles H.R. 2623, PRIMED Act, All Titles Coal Leasing Program Oversight Mining Land Access Oversight/Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations Oversight Coal to Rare Earth Elements S. 1435 and H.R. 3397, A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health, All Titles S. 1456, Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources (SPUR) Act, Multiple Titles S. 1281 and H.R. 2925, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, All Titles H.R. 1351, Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act, All Titles H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act, All Titles S. 1742 and H.R. 3495, Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023, Multiple Titles Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act H.R. 6862, To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes H.R. 4059 and S. 3956, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior, All Titles H.R. 3885, Copper is Critical Act, All Titles USFWS Proposed Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area H.R.3883, To nullify Public Land Order No. 7921, withdrawing certain land in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from mineral entry, All Titles S. 2965, American Energy Development and Growth Enhancement (EDGE) Act, All Titles H.R.5504, To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes, All Titles H.R. 6085, Wyoming Rocksprings Resource Management Plan, All Titles Excess Claims Maintenance Fees Congressional Endangered Species Act Working Group Bureau of Land Management Ambler Road Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement NEPA Permitting Reform New York Stock Exchange Proposed Listing Standard for Natural Asset Companies Mining Research and Development

Michigan Farm Bureau continues to advocate for the 2023 Farm Bill to be completed on time. Our priorities for the bill include: Increase baseline funding commitments to farm programs (reference price increase, commodity loan rates) as they have not kept up with inflation Maintain a unified, bipartisan farm bill which includes nutrition programs and farm programs together Prioritize funding for risk management tools which include both federal crop insurance and commodity programs (ARC, PLC, DMC) Ensure adequate USDA staffing capacity and technical assistance Maintain funding for voluntary, working lands conservation programs. Support trade promotion programs like Foreign Market Development (FMD) and Market Assistance Program (MAP) Ensuring adequate funding for the specialty crop industry with emphasis on fundamental research, marketing & promotion, and pest management programs Funding for ag research and education MFB supported the following bills: H.R. 4838, the Specialty Crop Security Act and H.R. 5199, the Specialty Crop Research Act, bills to increase funding of the specialty crop research in the Farm Bill. H.R. 4059 - a bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior. We support this legislation as these minerals are critical for food production. H.R. 4739 and S.26 82 Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act. The bill would make improvements to the USDA Tree Assistance Program. S. 322 Spotted Wing Abatement Trust (SWAT) Act - the bill would direct USDA APHIS to establish a fund for research and activities related to mitigating the effects of spotted wing drosophila, an insect hurting the specialty crop industry. MFB has also been supportive of efforts to include funding for mechanization in the farm bill that would help with labor shortages. MFB supported a bill by Reps. LaMalfa and Carbajal and another by Reps. Valadao and Costa related to mechanization and a letter by the same authors.

Issues related to phosphate fertilizer markets. S.3471, the Fertilizer Research Act of 2023. H.R. 4059, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior.

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

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

S. 912 and H.R. 2685, Mining Schools Act of 2023, All Titles H.R. 2623, To require that certain actions taken by the Secretary of Defense be treated as an eligible transportation project, and for other purposes, All Titles Coal Leasing Program Oversight Mining Land Access Oversight/Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations Oversight Coal to Rare Earth Elements Carbon Utilization Financing BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Proposed Rule S. 1435 and H.R. 3397, A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health, All Titles S. 1399, Building America's Energy Security Act, Multiple Titles S. 1456, Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources (SPUR) Act, Multiple Titles S. 1449, Revitalizing the Economy by Simplifying Timelines and Ensuring Regulatory Transparency (RESTART) Act, All Titles S. 1281 and H.R. 2925, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, All Titles H.R. 1351, Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act, All Titles H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act, All Titles H.Con.Res. 34, Expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws S. 1742 and H.R. 3495, Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023, Multiple Titles Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act H.R. 4059, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior, All Titles H.R. 3885, Copper is Critical Act, All Titles USFWS Proposed Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area H.R.5635, Northern Arizona Protection Act, All Titles H.R.3883, To nullify Public Land Order No. 7921, withdrawing certain land in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from mineral entry, All Titles S. 2965, American Energy Development and Growth Enhancement (EDGE) Act, All Titles H.R.5504, To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes, All Titles H.J.Res.49/ S.J.Res.24, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat", All Titles H.J.Res.29/S.J.Res.9, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status with Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment", All Titles

S. 912 and H.R. 2685, Mining Schools Act of 2023, All Titles H.R. 2623, To require that certain actions taken by the Secretary of Defense be treated as an eligible transportation project, and for other purposes, All Titles Coal Leasing Program Oversight Mining Land Access Oversight/Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations Oversight Coal to Rare Earth Elements S. 1435 and H.R. 3397, A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health, All Titles S. 1456, Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources (SPUR) Act, Multiple Titles S. 1449, Revitalizing the Economy by Simplifying Timelines and Ensuring Regulatory Transparency (RESTART) Act, All Titles S. 1281 and H.R. 2925, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, All Titles H.R. 1351, Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act, All Titles H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act, All Titles S. 1742 and H.R. 3495, Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023, Multiple Titles Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act H.R. 6862, To amend the FAST Act to include certain mineral production activities as a covered project, and for other purposes H.R. 4059, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior, All Titles H.R. 3885, Copper is Critical Act, All Titles USFWS Proposed Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area H.R.3883, To nullify Public Land Order No. 7921, withdrawing certain land in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from mineral entry, All Titles S. 2965, American Energy Development and Growth Enhancement (EDGE) Act, All Titles H.R.5504, To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes, All Titles Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act and Abandoned Mine Land Program Oversight Excess Claims Maintenance Fees Congressional Endangered Species Act Working Group Bureau of Land Management Ambler Road Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

Issues related to phosphate fertilizer markets. S.3471, the Fertilizer Research Act of 2023. H.R. 4059, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior.

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

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

Michigan Farm Bureau continues to advocate for the 2023 Farm Bill to be completed on time. Our priorities for the bill include: Increase baseline funding commitments to farm programs (reference price increase, commodity loan rates) as they have not kept up with inflation Maintain a unified, bipartisan farm bill which includes nutrition programs and farm programs together Prioritize funding for risk management tools which include both federal crop insurance and commodity programs (ARC, PLC, DMC) Ensure adequate USDA staffing capacity and technical assistance Maintain funding for voluntary, working lands conservation programs. Support trade promotion programs like Foreign Market Development (FMD) and Market Assistance Program (MAP) Ensuring adequate funding for the specialty crop industry with emphasis on fundamental research, marketing & promotion, and pest management programs Funding for ag research and education MFB supported the following bills: H.R. 4838, the Specialty Crop Security Act and H.R. 5199, the Specialty Crop Research Act, bills to increase funding of the specialty crop research in the Farm Bill. H.R. 4059 - a bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior. We support this legislation as these minerals are critical for food production. H.R. 4739 and S.26 82 Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act. The bill would make improvements to the USDA Tree Assistance Program. S. 322 Spotted Wing Abatement Trust (SWAT) Act - the bill would direct USDA APHIS to establish a fund for research and activities related to mitigating the effects of spotted wing drosophila, an insect hurting the specialty crop industry.

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

Supported S. 2862, the American Farmers Feed the World Act of 2023 Supported S. 2786, the Farmers Market Expansion Act of 2023 Supported H.R. 1020, The BAITS Act Supported H.R. 3984, Feral Swine Eradication Act Supported H. Res. 588 in support of checkoffs Supported H.R. 4059, To include phosphate and potash on final critical minerals list Supported H.R. 3990, The Forest Data Modernization Act Supported S. 2523, Farm Board Act of 2023 Supported S. 2541, Mid-South Oilseed Double-Cropping Study Act of 2023 Supported S. 68, The FARM Act Supported S.926, The Protecting Americas Agricultural Land From Foreign Harm Act of 2023 Supported S. 1613, The Feral Swine Control Act Supported H.R. 6351, related to a commission on modernizing the National Agricultural Statistics Service Supported S. 3358, the Black Vulture Relief Act of 2023 Opposed delay of implementing USDAs Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments; Final Rule Requested revisions to USDAs Emergency Relief Program for 2022 Supported H.R. 4764, the Honey Identification Verification and Enforcement (HIVE) Act, which would require the creation of a standard of identity for honey and update the labeling requirements for honey.

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

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

S. 912 and H.R. 2685, Mining Schools Act of 2023, All Titles H.R. 2623, To require that certain actions taken by the Secretary of Defense be treated as an eligible transportation project, and for other purposes, All Titles Coal Leasing Program Oversight Mining Land Access Oversight/Interagency Working Group on Mining Regulations Oversight Coal to Rare Earth Elements Carbon Utilization Financing BLM Conservation and Landscape Health Proposed Rule S. 1435 and H.R. 3397, A bill to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to conservation and landscape health, All Titles S. 1399, Building America's Energy Security Act, Multiple Titles S. 1456, Permitting of Underdeveloped Resources (SPUR) Act, Multiple Titles S. 1449, Revitalizing the Economy by Simplifying Timelines and Ensuring Regulatory Transparency (RESTART) Act, All Titles S. 1281 and H.R. 2925, Mining Regulatory Clarity Act, All Titles H.R. 1351, Save Oak Flat from Foreign Mining Act, All Titles H.R. 3195, Superior National Forest Restoration Act, All Titles H.Con.Res. 34, Expressing disapproval of the withdrawal by the Secretary of the Interior of approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from disposition under the United States mineral and geothermal leasing laws S. 1742 and H.R. 3495, Clean Energy Minerals Reform Act of 2023, Multiple Titles Revising Scope of the Mining Sector of Projects that are Eligible for Coverage Under Title 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act H.R. 4059, To include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior, All Titles H.R. 3885, Copper is Critical Act, All Titles USFWS Proposed Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area H.R.5635, Northern Arizona Protection Act, All Titles H.R.3883, To nullify Public Land Order No. 7921, withdrawing certain land in the Railroad Valley of Nye County, Nevada, from mineral entry, All Titles S. 2965, American Energy Development and Growth Enhancement (EDGE) Act, All Titles H.R.5504, To require the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to withdraw proposed rules relating to the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes, All Titles H.J.Res.49/ S.J.Res.24, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat", All Titles H.J.Res.29/S.J.Res.9, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status with Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment", All Titles

Michigan Farm Bureau continues to advocate for the 2023 Farm Bill to be completed on time. Our priorities for the bill include: Increase baseline funding commitments to farm programs (reference price increase, commodity loan rates) as they have not kept up with inflation Maintain a unified, bipartisan farm bill which includes nutrition programs and farm programs together Prioritize funding for risk management tools which include both federal crop insurance and commodity programs (ARC, PLC, DMC) Ensure adequate USDA staffing capacity and technical assistance Maintain funding for voluntary, working lands conservation programs. Support trade promotion programs like Foreign Market Development (FMD) and Market Assistance Program (MAP) Ensuring adequate funding for the specialty crop industry with emphasis on fundamental research, marketing & promotion, and pest management programs Funding for ag research and education MFB Supported H.R. 1480 and S. 759, the Beagle Brigade Act would provide permanent authorization for the National Detector Dog Training Center, which trains detector dogs, mostly beagles, and their U.S. Customs and Border Protection handlers to sniff out prohibited agricultural items that could carry foreign plant pests or animal diseases into America. MFB also supported the Dairy Farm Resiliency Act, a bill to strengthen the Dairy Margin Coverage program in the next Farm Bill. MFB supported the following bills: H.R. 4838, the Specialty Crop Security Act and H.R. 5199, the Specialty Crop Research Act, bills to increase funding of the specialty crop research in the Farm Bill. H.R. 4059 - a bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior. We support this legislation as these minerals are critical for food production. H.R. 4739 and S.26 82 Protecting Americas Orchardists and Nursery Tree Growers Act. The bill would make improvements to the USDA Tree Assistance Program. S. 322 Spotted Wing Abatement Trust (SWAT) Act - the bill would direct USDA APHIS to establish a fund for research and activities related to mitigating the effects of spotted wing drosophila, an insect hurting the specialty crop industry.

Supported S. 2523, Farm Board Act of 2023 Supported S. 2541, Mid-South Oilseed Double-Cropping Study Act of 2023 Supported S. 68, The FARM Act Supported S.926, The Protecting Americas Agricultural Land From Foreign Harm Act of 2023 Supported S. 1613, The Feral Swine Control Act Supported H.R. 3984, Feral Swine Eradication Act Supported H.R. 1021, The BAITS Act Supported H.R. 3990, The Forest Data Modernization Act Supported H.R. 4059, To include phosphate and potash on final critical minerals list Supported H. Res. 588 in support of checkoffs Supported H.R. 2787, To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to modify provisions relating to rural decentralized water systems grants Supported H.R. 5096, the Healthy Poultry Assistance and Indemnification Act Supported H.R. 5070, the USDA CROP Act of 2023 Opposed mandatory base update in next farm bill

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE