Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen (TERFF) Act

H.Res. 524; Expressing the sense of the House that Congress should complete action on the Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2002 H.R. 4; Energy Tax Incentives H.R. 7; the Charity Aid and Recovery Act of 2002 H.R. 8; Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001 H.R. 267; the Broadband Internet Access Act H.R. 294; Farmland Capital Gains Equity Act of 2001 H.R. 333; Bankruptcy Reform bill H.R. 586; which makes the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001 permanent H.R. 658; the Farmer Tax Fairness Act to eliminate the interaction between income averaging and the AMT H.R. 662; Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act H.R. 923; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from net earnings from self-employment certain payments under the conservation reserve program H.R. 1542; Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 2001 H.R. 1700; George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act of 2001 H.R. 1786; To impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates, which require that the same tariff-rate quotas currently assessed on related dairy products (cheese, skim milk powder) be applied to Milk Protein Concentrates (MPC) and casein used in the food and animal feed industries; entire bill; entire bill H.R. 2114, the National Monument Fairness Act H.R. 2143; a bill removes the death tax sunset clause from last year’s Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 H.R. 2215; Department of Justice, FY2002 Authorization bill H.R. 2234; Tumacacori National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2002 H.R. 2290; Conservation Tax Incentives Act of 2001 H.R. 2316; To make permanent the tax benefits enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. H.R. 2341; Class Action Fairness Act of 2001 H.R. 2356; Campaign Finance Reform Bill H.R. 2423; the Renewable Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2001 H.R. 2506; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 H.R. 2525; The Fair Tax Act of 2001 H.R. 2631; To accelerate the repeal of the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes and the reduction in the maximum gift tax rate. H.R. 2646; the Farm Security Act of 2001-dairy, animal care provisions, livestock; Livestock section H.R. 2829; Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2001 H.R. 3005; Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 H.R. 3009; Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act H.R. 3061; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002; A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. H.R. 3090; the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 H.R. 3394; Cyber Security Research and Development Act H.R. 3408; the Preservation of Antibiotics for Human Treatment Act of 2002; entire bill H.R. 3448; Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001-food safety portion of bill; Food Safety Section H.R. 3705; Sound Science Saves Species Act of 2002 H.R. 3810, legislation that would prohibit packers owning or feeding livestock for more than 14 days prior to slaughter; entire bill H.R. 3908; legislation that continues funding for the protection of wetlands in the United States, Mexico and Canada Signed by the President H.R. 3925; Digital Tech Corps Act of 2002, a measure that would allow a public-private employee exchange program for information technology H.R. 4167; an extension of the Chapter 12 agricultural bankruptcy provision H.R. 4312; the Emergency Agriculture Assistance Act of 2002-livestock H.R. 4488; Unrelated Business and Income Taxes, UBIT H.R. 4840; To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ensure the use of sound science in the implementation of that Act. Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2002 H.R. 4858; a bill which reauthorizes the J-1 state sponsorship program and increases the number of foreign doctors a state could sponsor H.R. 5005; Homeland Security Act of 2002; entire bill H.R.5093; Department of Interior Appropriations, FY2003 bill H.R. 5095; American Competitiveness and Corporate Accountability Act of 2002; Export Tax Regime Bill H.R. 5214; National Forest Fire Prevention Act H.R. 5300; Chemical Security Act H.R. 5309; Wildfire Prevention and Forest Health Protection Act of 2002 H.R. 5319; To improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expeditiously address wildfire prone conditions on National Forest System lands and other public lands that threaten communities, watersheds, and other at-risk landscapes through the establishment of expedited environmental analysis procedures under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, to establish a predecisional administrative review process for the Forest Service, to expand fire management contracting authorities, to authorize appropriations for hazardous fuels reduction projects, and for other purposes. H.R. 5383; Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2002, a bill to provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers. H.R. 5472; A bill to extend for 6 months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted. Protection of Family Farmers Act of 2002 Farmer Bankruptcy bill H.R. 5596; To amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate notification and return requirements for State and local party committees and candidate committees and avoid duplicate reporting by certain State and local political committees of information required to be reported and made publicly available under State law, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 88; the Broadband Internet Access Act S. 252; Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2001 S. 285; Water Conservation and Quality Incentives Act S. 312; the Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen Act (TERFF) S. 313; Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Act S. 315; Conservation Reserve Program Tax Fairness Act of 2001 S. 362; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland which is similar to the exclusion from gain on the sale of a principal residence S. 369; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a written agreement relating to the exclusion of certain farm rental income from net earnings from self-employment S. 503; Small Community Drinking Water Funding Act S. 525; Andean Trade Preference Expansion Act S. 532; The Pesticide Harmonization Act S. 517; Energy Security Policy bill S. 565; Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001 S. 847; To impose tariff-rate quotas on certain casein and milk protein concentrates, which require that the same tariff-rate quotas currently assessed on related dairy products (cheese, skim milk powder) be applied to Milk Protein Concentrates (MPC) and casein used in the food and animal feed industries; entire bill S. 975; the Community Character Act of 2001 S. 990; American Wildlife Enhancement Act of 2002 S. 1006; the Renewable Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2001 S. 1036; George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act of 2001 S. 1044; Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act S. 1329; Conservation Tax Incentives Act of 2001 S. 1602, the Chemical Security Act S. 1731; Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001; Farm aid bill An original bill to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers, to enhance resource conservation and rural development, to provide for farm credit, agricultural research, nutrition, and related programs, to ensure consumers abundant food and fiber, and for other purposes; Farm Aid bill. S. 1749; Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2001 S. 1924; the Charity Aid and Recovery Act of 2002 S. 1961; Water Investment Act of 2002 S. 2184; legislation to require the Labor Department to develop a mandatory workplace ergonomic rule S. 2499; Food Allergen Consumer Protection Act; a bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish labeling requirements regarding allergenic substances in food, and for other purposes; entire bill S. 2538; a bill that would increase the minimum wage by $1.50 S. 2674; a bill which reauthorizes the J-1 state sponsorship program and would increase the number of foreign doctors that a state could sponsor form 20 to 30 S.2708; Department of Interior Appropriations, FY2003 bill S. 2758; Senator Kyl's amendment to make the death tax provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act permanent S. 2762; This legislation extends the period for buying replacement livestock until two years after the end of the weather disaster. It also creates a new involuntary conversion deferral for breeding livestock for forced sales caused by a Federal land management agency policy or action until two years after the end of the agency action S. 2800; Emergency Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2002. A bill to provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers

Client expense: $5,139,633 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Natl Institute of Justice, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Park Service (NPS), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), President of the U.S., SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

S.312/S313 -- in support of tax-exempt risk management accounts for fishermen HR2347/S162 -- in support of preferential tax treatment for fishermen for various purposes

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 8; Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001 H.R. 294; Farmland Capital Gains Equity Act of 2001 H.R. 586; which makes the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001 permanent H.R. 658; the Farmer Tax Fairness Act to eliminate the interaction between income averaging and the AMT H.R. 662; Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act H.R. 923; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from net earnings from self-employment certain payments under the conservation reserve program H.R. 2143; a bill removes the death tax sunset clause from last year's Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 H.R. 2290; Conservation Tax Incentives Act of 2001 H.R. 2316; To make permanent the tax benefits enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. H.R. 2631; To accelerate the repeal of the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes and the reduction in the maximum gift tax rate. S. 312; the Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen Act (TERFF) S. 313; Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Act S. 315; Conservation Reserve Program Tax Fairness Act of 2001 S. 362; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland which is similar to the exclusion from gain on the sale of a principal residence S. 369; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a written agreement relating to the exclusion of certain farm rental income from net earnings from self-employment S. 1329; Conservation Tax Incentives Act of 2001 S. 2758; Senator Kyl's amendment to make the death tax provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act permanent

Client expense: $2,875,700 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 7; the Charity Aid and Recovery Act of 2002 H.R. 8; Death Tax Elimination Act of 2001 H.R. 267; the Broadband Internet Access Act H.R. 294; Farmland Capital Gains Equity Act of 2001 H.R. 333; Bankruptcy Reform bill H.R. 586; which makes the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001 permanent H.R. 658; the Farmer Tax Fairness Act to eliminate the interaction between income averaging and the AMT H.R. 662; Farm and Ranch Risk Management Act H.R. 923; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from net earnings from self-employment certain payments under the conservation reserve program H.R. 1542; Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act of 2001 H.R. 1700; George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act of 2001 H.R. 2114, the National Monument Fairness Act H.R. 2143; a bill removes the death tax sunset clause from last year’s Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 H.R. 2215; Department of Justice, FY2002 Authorization bill H.R. 2234; Tumacacori National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2002 H.R. 2290; Conservation Tax Incentives Act of 2001 H.R. 2316; To make permanent the tax benefits enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001. H.R. 2341; Class Action Fairness Act of 2001 H.R. 2356; Campaign Finance Reform Bill H.R. 2423; the Renewable Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2001 H.R. 2506; Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2002 H.R. 2631; To accelerate the repeal of the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes and the reduction in the maximum gift tax rate. H.R. 2646; the Farm Security Act of 2001 (Dairy, Animal Care provisions, Livestock) H.R. 2829; Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2001 H.R. 3005; Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 H.R. 3009; Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act H.R. 3061; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002; A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes. H.R. 3090; the Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002 H.R. 3394; Cyber Security Research and Development Act H.R. 3408; the Preservation of Antibiotics for Human Treatment Act of 2002 H.R. 3448; Bioterrorism Preparedness Act of 2001 - food safety portion of the bill H.R. 3705; Sound Science Saves Species Act of 2002 H.R. 3810, legislation that would prohibit packers owning or feeding livestock for more than 14 days prior to slaughter H.R. 3925; Digital Tech Corps Act of 2002, a measure that would allow a public-private employee exchange program for information technology H.R. 4167; an extension of the Chapter 12 agricultural bankruptcy provision H.R. 4312; the Emergency Agriculture Assistance Act of 2002 - Livestock portion H.R. 4840; Sound Science for Endangered Species Act Planning Act of 2002 H.R. 5005; Homeland Security Act of 2002 H.R.5093; Department of Interior Appropriations, FY2003 bill S. 88; the Broadband Internet Access Act S. 252; Clean Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2001 S. 285; Water Conservation and Quality Incentives Act S. 312; the Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen Act (TERFF) S. 313; Farm, Fishing, and Ranch Risk Management Act S. 315; Conservation Reserve Program Tax Fairness Act of 2001 S. 362; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion for gain from the sale of farmland which is similar to the exclusion from gain on the sale of a principal residence S. 369; A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a written agreement relating to the exclusion of certain farm rental income from net earnings from self-employment S. 503; Small Community Drinking Water Funding Act S. 525; Andean Trade Preference Expansion Act S. 1036; George McGovern-Robert Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Act of 2001 S. 1044; Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act S. 517; Energy Security Policy bill S. 565; Equal Protection of Voting Rights Act of 2001 S. 975; the Community Character Act of 2001 S. 1006; the Renewable Fuels for Energy Security Act of 2001 S. 1044; Chesapeake Bay Watershed Nutrient Removal Assistance Act S. 1329; Conservation Tax Incentives Act of 2001 S. 1731; Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001; Farm aid bill An original bill to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers, to enhance resource conservation and rural development, to provide for farm credit, agricultural research, nutrition, and related programs, to ensure consumers abundant food and fiber, and for other purposes; Farm Aid bill. S. 1749; Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2001 S. 1961; Water Investment Act of 2002 S. 2184; legislation to require the Labor Department to develop a mandatory workplace ergonomic rule S. 2538; a bill that would increase the minimum wage by $1.50 S.2708; Department of Interior Appropriations, FY2003 bill S. 2758; Senator Kyl's amendment to make the death tax provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act permanent

H.R.1056 To Amend the Internal Revenue Code H.R.1094 The Farmers' Value-Added Agricultural Investment Tax Credit Act H.R.627 To provide tax and regulatory relief for farmers H.R.8 Restoring Earnings to Lift Individuals and Empower Families (RELIEF) Act of 2001, To amend the Internal Revenue Code to phase out the estate and gift tax H.R.1636 Small Producer Ethanol Tax Credit S.312 Tax Empowerment and Relief Act for Farmers and Fishermen Congressional Issues: Ethanol Excise Tax Exemption FARRM Accounts Capital Gains Estate Tax Reform Health Insurance Deductibility Income Averaging Production Flexibility Contract Payments 5-year Net Operating Loss Carry Back Small Producer Tax Credit Executive Branch Actions: Ethanol Excise Tax Exemption Inheritance Tax Repeal

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

S. 312 Tax Empowerment and Relief for Farmers and Fishermen Act HR 1836 Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 HR 1821 Cooperative Marketing, includes value-added processing through animals HR 2280 Cooperative Dividend Equity Act of 2001 HR 4 Comprehensive Energy Legislation (tax provisions)

Client expense: $256,403 · Firm income: Not reported

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

S. 312 Tax Empowerment and Felief for Farmers and Fishermen Act HR 1836 Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 HR 1821 Cooperative Marketing, includes value-added processing through animals HR 2280 Cooperative Dividend Equity Act of 2001

Client expense: $479,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office