Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act of 2013

H.R. 943 Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act (All Provisions) S. 446 Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act (All Provisions) S. Con. Res. 8 The Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution (Begich Amendment 254) S. 954 Agriculture Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (All Provisions)H.R. 1947 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (All Provisions) S. 2201 A bill to limi the level of premium subsidy provided by the FCIC to agricultural producers. (All Provisions) Agricultural Act of 2014 (Crop Provisions) H.R. 4800 Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2015 (Insurance Provisions) 2012 Farm Bill Implementation (Crop Insurance Provisions) 2014 Farm Bill Implementation (Crop Insurance Provisions)

Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

HR 943, Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, HR 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Managment Act of 2013, S 446, Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act of 2013 (crop insurance provisions), S 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, S. Con. Res. 8, Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution, Rebating in the Federal Crop Insurance Program, H R 2642, Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law No: 113-79)

Client expense: $89,972 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

HR 943, Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, HR 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Managment Act of 2013, S 446, Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act of 2013 (crop insurance provisions), S 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, S. Con. Res. 8, Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution, Rebating in the Federal Crop Insurance Program, H R 2642, Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law No: 113-79)

Client expense: $158,626 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 943 Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act (All Provisions) S. 446 Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act (All Provisions) S. Con. Res. 8 The Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution (Begich Amendment 254) S. 954 Agriculture Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (All Provisions)H.R. 1947 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (All Provisions) S. 2201 A bill to limi the level of premium subsidy provided by the FCIC to agricultural producers. (All Provisions) Agricultural Act of 2014 (Crop Provisions)

Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

S. 446 & H.R. 1947/2642 - Farm Bill. Correspondence with Senate and House of Representatives favoring repeal of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) catfish inspection program; limitations to crop insurance subsidies, including payment limits, means testing, conservation compliance, and transparency; favoring reduction of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to previous levels, separating Title IV and replacing annual appropriation with block grants to states; Research relating thereto.

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

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013H.R. 2410 and S. 1244, agriculture appropriations for 2014 fiscal year in program funding for USDA APHIS, ARS, FSA and FAS Budget resolution for 2014 fiscal year H.R. 943 and S. 446, the Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 1644, legislation to prohibit USDA from making payments to the Brazilian Cotton Institute Communications with House and Senate Agriculture Committees regarding support for crop insurance Communications with House and Senate leadership regarding immigration reform S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 Communications with USTR, USDA and USAID concerning the West African Cotton Improvement Program and Cochran Fellowship Program Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with USDA, USTR and Congress concerning the WTO trade dispute with Brazil Communications with USTR and Congress regarding Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations Contacts with USTR, USDA and Department of Commerce regarding Peruvian investigation of U.S. agricultural subsidies Companion bills: H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013; and S. 802, Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2013 S. 175, a bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides H.R. 311 and S. 496, the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act Implementation of Title VII of H.R. 4173, DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission regarding the impacts of Chinese cotton policy Issues related to the use and registration of crop protection products in communications with EPA Office of Pesticide Programs Contacts with the Administration and Congress concerning labor contract negotiations for West Coast and East Coast/Gulf Coast ports H.R. 1648 and S. 665, bills to reform the Occupational Safety and Health Act OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Development of OSHA rule for combustible dust Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510)Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton EPA proposed revisions to national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter Contacts with EPA regarding the cottonseed petition for a Renewable Identification Number Contacts with USDA, USTR and Department of State on issues related to international cotton contract defaults Issues related to USDA-FSA cotton flow reports Issues related to USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials Contacts with USDA-RMA regarding cotton crop insurance products Comments to USDA-AMS regarding cotton classification fees Letters to the Senate Agriculture Committee in support of the nominations of Krysta Harden for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Robert Bonnie for Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment at USDA Letter to the White House in support of the nomination of Jason Weller for Chief of the Natural Resource Conservation Service at USDA

H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act (extension for 2013 of most provisions of H.R. 2419, the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008) Development of new farm legislation Agriculture appropriations for 2014 fiscal year in program funding for USDA APHIS, ARS, FSA and FASBudget resolution for 2014 fiscal year Proposed agricultural amendments to S. Con. Res. 8 S.388, the American Family Economic Protection Act Legislation by Senators McCaskill and Flake to terminate agricultural direct payments beginning with the 2013 crop year S. 281, the Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013 H.R. 943 and S. 446, the Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act of 2013 Communications with House and Senate Agriculture Committees regarding support for crop insurance Communications with House and Senate leadership regarding immigration reform Communications with USTR, USDA and USAID concerning the West African Cotton Improvement Program and Cochran Fellowship Program Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with USDA, USTR and Congress concerning the WTO trade dispute with Brazil Communications with USTR and Congress regarding Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations Contacts with USTR, USDA and Department of Commerce regarding Peruvian investigation of U.S. agricultural subsidies H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 S. 175, a bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides H.R. 311 and S. 496, the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act Implementation of Title VII of H.R. 4173, DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Communications with U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission regarding Chinas compliance with WTO commitments and trade barriers to cotton exports Legislation re-authorizing the EX-IM bank and financing US exports of textiles and apparel products Issues related to the use and registration of crop protection products in communications with EPA Office of Pesticide Programs Comments to US Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the consideration of listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act Contacts with the Administration and Congress concerning labor contract negotiations for West Coast and East Coast/Gulf Coast portsOSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Development of OSHA rule for combustible dust Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton EPA proposed revisions to national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter Meeting with EPA regarding cottonseed petition for a Renewable Identification Number Issues related to Indias restrictions on cotton fiber and yarn exports Meetings with USDA, USTR and Department of State on issues related to international cotton contract defaults Issues related to USDA-FSA cotton flow reports Issues related to USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials Contacts with USDA-RMA regarding cotton crop insurance products

HR 943, Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, HR 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Managment Act of 2013, S 446, Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act of 2013 (crop insurance provisions), S 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, S. Con. Res. 8, Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution, Rebating in the Federal Crop Insurance Program

Client expense: $165,224 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

S.446 & H.R. 1947/2642 - Farm Bill. Correspondence with Senate and House of Representatives favoring cost-control through shallow loss programs and conservation compliance reform to crop insurance; favoring higher spending reduction target; opposing consideration of a five-year Farm Bill and renewal of direct payments; limitations to crop insurance subsidies, including payment limits, means testing, conservation compliance, and transparency; favoring reduction of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Prog.(SNAP) to previous levels, separating Title IV from remainder of legislation and replacing annual appropriation with block grants to states; favoring requirement that Secretary of Agriculture disclose beneficiaries of crop insurance subsidies to public; research relating thereto.

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

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

S.446 & H.R. 1947/2642 - Farm Bill. Correspondence with Senate and House of Representatives favoring cost-control through shallow loss programs and conservation compliance reform to crop insurance; favoring higher spending reduction target; opposing consideration of a five-year Farm Bill and renewal of direct payments; limitations to crop insurance subsidies, including payment limits, means testing, conservation compliance, and transparency; favoring reduction of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Prog.(SNAP) to previous levels, separating Title IV from remainder of legislation and replacing annual appropriation with block grants to states; favoring requirement that Secretary of Agriculture disclose beneficiaries of crop insurance subsidies to public; research relating thereto.

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

Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA)

H.R. 943 Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act (All Provisions) S. 446 Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act (All Provisions) S. Con. Res. 8 The Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution (Begich Amendment 254) Bee Keepers Insurance (Apiculture Pilot Program)S. 954 Agriculture Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (All Provisions) H.R. 1947 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (All Provisions)

Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R.1947 and H.R.2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, conservation, and crop insurance; S.954 - Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, conservation, and crop insurance; H.R.3102 - Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013, all sections; H.R.2260 - Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013, all sections; H.R.686 - Protect Our Prairies Act, sections that would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes; H.R.1890 and S.923 - Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act, all sections that would rework and reallocate funds within the farm bill conservation title to improve farmer program access and environmental health; S.446 and H.R.943 - Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, all sections including those pertaining to reducing crop insurance premium subsidy rates; H.R.1995 - AFFIRM Act, sections that would reform the federal crop insurance program; H.Res.379 - Resolution regarding Senate amendment to H.R.2642 regarding crop insurance; Farm Bill Conference Report, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, subsidies, conservation, and crop insurance; and S. ___ and H.R. ___ - Legislation that would extend the farm bill, all sections including those pertaining to subsidies, conservation, and nutrition.

Client expense: $33,089 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.1947 and H.R.2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, conservation, and crop insurance; S.954 - Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, conservation, and crop insurance; H.R.3102 - Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013, all sections; H.R.2260 - Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013, all sections; H.R.686 - Protect Our Prairies Act, sections that would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes; H.R.1890 and S.923 - Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act, all sections that would rework and reallocate funds within the farm bill conservation title to improve farmer program access and environmental health; S.446 and H.R.943 - Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, all sections including those pertaining to reducing crop insurance premium subsidy rates; H.R.1995 - AFFIRM Act, sections that would reform the federal crop insurance program; H.Res.379 - Resolution regarding Senate amendment to H.R.2642 regarding crop insurance; Farm Bill Conference Report, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, subsidies, conservation, and crop insurance; and S. ___ and H.R. ___ - Legislation that would extend the farm bill, all sections including those pertaining to subsidies, conservation, and nutrition.

Client expense: $33,089 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.1947 and H.R.2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, conservation, and crop insurance; S.954 - Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, conservation, and crop insurance; H.R.3102 - Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013, all sections; H.R.2260 - Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013, all sections; H.R.686 - Protect Our Prairies Act, sections that would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes; H.R.1890 and S.923 - Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act, all sections that would rework and reallocate funds within the farm bill conservation title to improve farmer program access and environmental health; S.446 and H.R.943 - Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, all sections including those pertaining to reducing crop insurance premium subsidy rates; H.R.1995 - AFFIRM Act, sections that would reform the federal crop insurance program; H.Res.379 - Resolution regarding Senate amendment to H.R.2642 regarding crop insurance; Farm Bill Conference Report, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, subsidies, conservation, and crop insurance; and S. ___ and H.R. ___ - Legislation that would extend the farm bill, all sections including those pertaining to subsidies, conservation, and nutrition.

Client expense: $33,089 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.1947 and H.R.2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, conservation, and crop insurance; S.954 - Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, conservation, and crop insurance; H.R.3102 - Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013, all sections; H.R.2260 - Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013, all sections; H.R.686 - Protect Our Prairies Act, sections that would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes; H.R.1890 and S.923 - Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act, all sections that would rework and reallocate funds within the farm bill conservation title to improve farmer program access and environmental health; S.446 and H.R.943 - Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, all sections including those pertaining to reducing crop insurance premium subsidy rates; H.R.1995 - AFFIRM Act, sections that would reform the federal crop insurance program; H.Res.379 - Resolution regarding Senate amendment to H.R.2642 regarding crop insurance; Farm Bill Conference Report, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, subsidies, conservation, and crop insurance; S. ___ and H.R. ___ - Legislation that would extend the farm bill, all sections including those pertaining to subsidies, conservation, and nutrition; and Confirmation of D.C. Circuit nominations.

Client expense: $112,103 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.1947 and H.R.2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, conservation, and crop insurance; S.954 - Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, conservation, and crop insurance; H.R.3102 - Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013, all sections; H.R.2260 - Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013, all sections; H.R.686 - Protect Our Prairies Act, sections that would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes; H.R.1890 and S.923 - Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act, all sections that would rework and reallocate funds within the farm bill conservation title to improve farmer program access and environmental health; S.446 and H.R.943 - Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, all sections including those pertaining to reducing crop insurance premium subsidy rates; H.R.1995 - AFFIRM Act, sections that would reform the federal crop insurance program; H.Res.379 - Resolution regarding Senate amendment to H.R.2642 regarding crop insurance; Farm Bill Conference Report, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, subsidies, conservation, and crop insurance; and S. ___ and H.R. ___ - Legislation that would extend the farm bill, all sections including those pertaining to subsidies, conservation, and nutrition.

Client expense: $112,103 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R.1947 and H.R.2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, conservation, and crop insurance; S.954 - Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, conservation, and crop insurance; H.R.3102 - Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013, all sections; H.R.2260 - Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013, all sections; H.R.686 - Protect Our Prairies Act, sections that would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes; H.R.1890 and S.923 - Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act, all sections that would rework and reallocate funds within the farm bill conservation title to improve farmer program access and environmental health; S.446 and H.R.943 - Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, all sections including those pertaining to reducing crop insurance premium subsidy rates; H.R.1995 - AFFIRM Act, sections that would reform the federal crop insurance program; H.Res.379 - Resolution regarding Senate amendment to H.R.2642 regarding crop insurance; Farm Bill Conference Report, all sections including those pertaining to commodities, subsidies, conservation, and crop insurance; and S. ___ and H.R. ___ - Legislation that would extend the farm bill, all sections including those pertaining to subsidies, conservation, and nutrition.

Client expense: $112,103 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 446 & H.R. 1947 and H.R. 2642 - Farm Bill. Correspondence with Senate and House of Representatives favoring cost-control through shallow loss programs and conservation compliance reform to crop insurance; favoring higher spending reduction target; opposing consideration of a five-year Farm Bill and renewal of direct payments; limitations to crop insurance subsidies, including payment limits, means testing, conservation compliance, and transparency; favoring reduction of Supplemental Nutritional AssistanceProgram (SNAP) to previous levels, separating Title IV from remainder of legislation and replacing annual appropriation with block grants to states; favoring requirement that Secretary of Agriculture disclose beneficiaries of crop insurance subsidies to public; research relating thereto.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 943, Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, HR 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Managment Act of 2013, S 446, Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act of 2013 (crop insurance provisions), S 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, S. Con. Res. 8, Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution

Client expense: $156,975 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 943 Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act (All Provisions) S. 446 Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act (All Provisions) S. Con. Res. 8 The Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution (Begich Amendment 254) Bee Keepers Insurance (Apiculture Pilot Program)S. 954 Agriculture Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (All Provisions) H.R. 1947 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (All Provisions)

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H. Amdt. 188 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to link conservation practices to crop insurance subsidies; H. Amdt. 216 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the federal crop insurance program; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to disclose which members of Congress and Cabinet Secretaries receive crop insurance subsidies; H. Amdt. 185 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the Environmental Quality Incentives Program; H. Amdt. 184 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the Conservation Reserve Program; H. Amdt. 176 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to fully restore $20.5 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); H. Amdt. 183 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to prohibit those growing corn for ethanol production from receiving farm payments; H. Amdt. 217 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to use savings from Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) deficit reduction instead of crop insurance; H. Amdt. 177 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment setting target prices at 55 percent of 5-year Olympic Average; H. Amdt. 179 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment capping the Price Loss Coverage program at 110 percent of CBO projected levels for the first 5 years; H. Amdt. 205 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment creating a pilot program to address nitrate contamination of rural drinking water in small communities;
 H. Amdt. 229 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment capping commodity payments at $250,000; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment reauthorizing research and education grants for the Antibiotic Research Program; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reduce annual taxpayer subsidies to the crop insurance industry; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to prohibit Supplemental Coverage Option from taking effect until the rates of fraud, waste, and abuse in the crop insurance program are equal to or less than those same rates in SNAP; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to delay the proposed cuts to SNAP until the rates of fraud, waste, and abuse in the crop insurance program are equal to or less than those same rates in SNAP; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would restore the $20.5 billion cuts to SNAP proposed in the legislation; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to ensure that children currently eligible for free school lunches remain eligible; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to strike lower Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) payment levels for organic producers; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to authorize the Healthy Food Financing Initiative; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to cap the rate of return guaranteed for all crop insurance providers at 12 percent and cap administration and other (A&O) expenses at $900 million; H. Amdt ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment restores mandatory money for the National Organic Program; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment directs USDA to conduct a report on impact of local and regional food systems; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment restore the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to restore the National Organic Cost Share Program; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reduce Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) allowance from $20 to $10; H. Amdt. 203 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment repealing the Healthy Food Financing Initiative; H. Amdt. 212 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment eliminating the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program; H. Amdt. 221 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment delaying implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act; H. Amdt. 225 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment prohibiting the EPA from procuring or disclosing information of farmers and ranchers; H. Amdt. 230 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment creates addition work requirements for SNAP recipients and increase total SNAP cut to $31 billion; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment asserting the right of a state to trade agriculture products freely with another state; H.R. 1995 - AFFIRM Act, sections that would reform the federal crop insurance program; H.R. 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture and nutrition programs through 2018; H.R. 2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture programs through 2018; H.R. 1414 and S. 679 - Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to farmers market and nutrition programs and promoting healthy food consumption; S. Amdt. 953 to S. 954 - Amendment to limit the amount of premium subsidy assistance provided to farmers with an adjusted gross income above $750,000; S. Amdt. 923 to S. 954 - Amendment to prohibit crop insurance premium assistance for farmers who grow tobacco; S. Amdt. 926 to S. 954 - Amendment to cap annual crop insurance premium assistance per farmer at $50,000; S. Amdt. 936 to S. 954 - Amendment to make crop insurance subsidies as transparent as traditional farm subsidies; S. Amdt. 1013 to S. 954 - Amendment to end premium subsidies for harvest price option policies; S. Amdt. 1049 to S. 954 - Amendment to improve ground and surface water conservation through changes to EQIP; S. 954 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, all sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture and nutrition programs through 2018; H.R. 686 - Protect Our Prairies Act, sections that would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes; H.R. 1890 and S. 923 - Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act, all sections that would rework and reallocate funds within the farm bill conservation title to improve farmer program access and environmental health; H.R. 2260 - Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to linking crop insurance and conservation; H.R. 2410 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2014, sections pertaining to agriculture; H. Amdt. 196 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would allow states to conduct drug testing on SNAP applicants as a condition for receiving benefits; H. Amdt. 200 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would shorten SNAP benefit expunging statute and require a state agency to expunge benefits that have not been accessed by a household after a period of 60 days; H. Amdt. 231 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would apply federal welfare work requirements to SNAP at a states option; S. Amdt. 931 to S. 954 - Amendment that would strike a reduction in SNAP with an offset that limits crop insurance reimbursements to providers; and S. 446 and H.R. 943 - Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, all sections including those pertaining to reducing crop insurance premium subsidy rates.

H. Amdt. 188 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to link conservation practices to crop insurance subsidies; H. Amdt. 216 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the federal crop insurance program; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to disclose which members of Congress and Cabinet Secretaries receive crop insurance subsidies; H. Amdt. 185 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the Environmental Quality Incentives Program; H. Amdt. 184 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the Conservation Reserve Program; H. Amdt. 176 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to fully restore $20.5 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); H. Amdt. 183 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to prohibit those growing corn for ethanol production from receiving farm payments; H. Amdt. 217 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to use savings from Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) deficit reduction instead of crop insurance; H. Amdt. 177 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment setting target prices at 55 percent of 5-year Olympic Average; H. Amdt. 179 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment capping the Price Loss Coverage program at 110 percent of CBO projected levels for the first 5 years; H. Amdt. 205 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment creating a pilot program to address nitrate contamination of rural drinking water in small communities;
 H. Amdt. 229 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment capping commodity payments at $250,000; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment reauthorizing research and education grants for the Antibiotic Research Program; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reduce annual taxpayer subsidies to the crop insurance industry; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to prohibit Supplemental Coverage Option from taking effect until the rates of fraud, waste, and abuse in the crop insurance program are equal to or less than those same rates in SNAP; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to delay the proposed cuts to SNAP until the rates of fraud, waste, and abuse in the crop insurance program are equal to or less than those same rates in SNAP; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would restore the $20.5 billion cuts to SNAP proposed in the legislation; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to ensure that children currently eligible for free school lunches remain eligible; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to strike lower Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) payment levels for organic producers; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to authorize the Healthy Food Financing Initiative; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to cap the rate of return guaranteed for all crop insurance providers at 12 percent and cap administration and other (A&O) expenses at $900 million; H. Amdt ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment restores mandatory money for the National Organic Program; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment directs USDA to conduct a report on impact of local and regional food systems; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment restore the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to restore the National Organic Cost Share Program; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reduce Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) allowance from $20 to $10; H. Amdt. 203 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment repealing the Healthy Food Financing Initiative; H. Amdt. 212 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment eliminating the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program; H. Amdt. 221 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment delaying implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act; H. Amdt. 225 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment prohibiting the EPA from procuring or disclosing information of farmers and ranchers; H. Amdt. 230 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment creates addition work requirements for SNAP recipients and increase total SNAP cut to $31 billion; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment asserting the right of a state to trade agriculture products freely with another state; H.R. 1995 - AFFIRM Act, sections that would reform the federal crop insurance program; H.R. 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture and nutrition programs through 2018; H.R. 2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture programs through 2018; H.R. 1414 and S. 679 - Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to farmers market and nutrition programs and promoting healthy food consumption; S. Amdt. 953 to S. 954 - Amendment to limit the amount of premium subsidy assistance provided to farmers with an adjusted gross income above $750,000; S. Amdt. 923 to S. 954 - Amendment to prohibit crop insurance premium assistance for farmers who grow tobacco; S. Amdt. 926 to S. 954 - Amendment to cap annual crop insurance premium assistance per farmer at $50,000; S. Amdt. 936 to S. 954 - Amendment to make crop insurance subsidies as transparent as traditional farm subsidies; S. Amdt. 1013 to S. 954 - Amendment to end premium subsidies for harvest price option policies; S. Amdt. 1049 to S. 954 - Amendment to improve ground and surface water conservation through changes to EQIP; S. 954 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, all sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture and nutrition programs through 2018; H.R. 686 - Protect Our Prairies Act, sections that would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes; H.R. 1890 and S. 923 - Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act, all sections that would rework and reallocate funds within the farm bill conservation title to improve farmer program access and environmental health; H.R. 2260 - Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to linking crop insurance and conservation; H.R. 2410 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2014, sections pertaining to agriculture; H. Amdt. 196 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would allow states to conduct drug testing on SNAP applicants as a condition for receiving benefits; H. Amdt. 200 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would shorten SNAP benefit expunging statute and require a state agency to expunge benefits that have not been accessed by a household after a period of 60 days; H. Amdt. 231 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would apply federal welfare work requirements to SNAP at a states option; S. Amdt. 931 to S. 954 - Amendment that would strike a reduction in SNAP with an offset that limits crop insurance reimbursements to providers; and S. 446 and H.R. 943 - Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, all sections including those pertaining to reducing crop insurance premium subsidy rates.

H. Amdt. 188 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to link conservation practices to crop insurance subsidies; H. Amdt. 216 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the federal crop insurance program; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to disclose which members of Congress and Cabinet Secretaries receive crop insurance subsidies; H. Amdt. 185 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the Environmental Quality Incentives Program; H. Amdt. 184 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reform the Conservation Reserve Program; H. Amdt. 176 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to fully restore $20.5 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); H. Amdt. 183 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to prohibit those growing corn for ethanol production from receiving farm payments; H. Amdt. 217 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to use savings from Standard Reinsurance Agreement (SRA) deficit reduction instead of crop insurance; H. Amdt. 177 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment setting target prices at 55 percent of 5-year Olympic Average; H. Amdt. 179 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment capping the Price Loss Coverage program at 110 percent of CBO projected levels for the first 5 years; H. Amdt. 205 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment creating a pilot program to address nitrate contamination of rural drinking water in small communities;
 H. Amdt. 229 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment capping commodity payments at $250,000; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment reauthorizing research and education grants for the Antibiotic Research Program; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reduce annual taxpayer subsidies to the crop insurance industry; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to prohibit Supplemental Coverage Option from taking effect until the rates of fraud, waste, and abuse in the crop insurance program are equal to or less than those same rates in SNAP; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to delay the proposed cuts to SNAP until the rates of fraud, waste, and abuse in the crop insurance program are equal to or less than those same rates in SNAP; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would restore the $20.5 billion cuts to SNAP proposed in the legislation; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to ensure that children currently eligible for free school lunches remain eligible; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to strike lower Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) payment levels for organic producers; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to authorize the Healthy Food Financing Initiative; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to cap the rate of return guaranteed for all crop insurance providers at 12 percent and cap administration and other (A&O) expenses at $900 million; H. Amdt ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment restores mandatory money for the National Organic Program; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment directs USDA to conduct a report on impact of local and regional food systems; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment restore the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to restore the National Organic Cost Share Program; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment to reduce Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) allowance from $20 to $10; H. Amdt. 203 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment repealing the Healthy Food Financing Initiative; H. Amdt. 212 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment eliminating the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program; H. Amdt. 221 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment delaying implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act; H. Amdt. 225 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment prohibiting the EPA from procuring or disclosing information of farmers and ranchers; H. Amdt. 230 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment creates addition work requirements for SNAP recipients and increase total SNAP cut to $31 billion; H. Amdt. ___ to H.R. 1947 - Amendment asserting the right of a state to trade agriculture products freely with another state; H.R. 1995 - AFFIRM Act, sections that would reform the federal crop insurance program; H.R. 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture and nutrition programs through 2018; H.R. 2642 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture programs through 2018; H.R. 1414 and S. 679 - Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to farmers market and nutrition programs and promoting healthy food consumption; S. Amdt. 953 to S. 954 - Amendment to limit the amount of premium subsidy assistance provided to farmers with an adjusted gross income above $750,000; S. Amdt. 923 to S. 954 - Amendment to prohibit crop insurance premium assistance for farmers who grow tobacco; S. Amdt. 926 to S. 954 - Amendment to cap annual crop insurance premium assistance per farmer at $50,000; S. Amdt. 936 to S. 954 - Amendment to make crop insurance subsidies as transparent as traditional farm subsidies; S. Amdt. 1013 to S. 954 - Amendment to end premium subsidies for harvest price option policies; S. Amdt. 1049 to S. 954 - Amendment to improve ground and surface water conservation through changes to EQIP; S. 954 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act, all sections that would reauthorize federal agriculture and nutrition programs through 2018; H.R. 686 - Protect Our Prairies Act, sections that would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes; H.R. 1890 and S. 923 - Balancing Food, Farm, and the Environment Act, all sections that would rework and reallocate funds within the farm bill conservation title to improve farmer program access and environmental health; H.R. 2260 - Crop Insurance Accountability Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to linking crop insurance and conservation; H.R. 2410 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2014, sections pertaining to agriculture; H. Amdt. 196 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would allow states to conduct drug testing on SNAP applicants as a condition for receiving benefits; H. Amdt. 200 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would shorten SNAP benefit expunging statute and require a state agency to expunge benefits that have not been accessed by a household after a period of 60 days; H. Amdt. 231 to H.R. 1947 - Amendment that would apply federal welfare work requirements to SNAP at a states option; S. Amdt. 931 to S. 954 - Amendment that would strike a reduction in SNAP with an offset that limits crop insurance reimbursements to providers; and S. 446 and H.R. 943 - Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, all sections including those pertaining to reducing crop insurance premium subsidy rates.

S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013H.R. 2410 and S. 1244, agriculture appropriations for 2014 fiscal year in program funding for USDA APHIS, ARS, FSA and FAS Budget resolution for 2014 fiscal year H.R. 943 and S. 446, the Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 1644, legislation to prohibit USDA from making payments to the Brazilian Cotton Institute Communications with House and Senate Agriculture Committees regarding support for crop insurance Communications with House and Senate leadership regarding immigration reform S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 Communications with USTR, USDA and USAID concerning the West African Cotton Improvement Program and Cochran Fellowship Program Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with USDA, USTR and Congress concerning the WTO trade dispute with Brazil Communications with USTR and Congress regarding Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations Contacts with USTR, USDA and Department of Commerce regarding Peruvian investigation of U.S. agricultural subsidies Companion bills: H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013; and S. 802, Sensible Environmental Protection Act of 2013 S. 175, a bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides H.R. 311 and S. 496, the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act Implementation of Title VII of H.R. 4173, DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission regarding the impacts of Chinese cotton policy Issues related to the use and registration of crop protection products in communications with EPA Office of Pesticide Programs Contacts with the Administration and Congress concerning labor contract negotiations for West Coast and East Coast/Gulf Coast ports H.R. 1648 and S. 665, bills to reform the Occupational Safety and Health Act OSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Development of OSHA rule for combustible dust Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510)Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton EPA proposed revisions to national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter Contacts with EPA regarding the cottonseed petition for a Renewable Identification Number Contacts with USDA, USTR and Department of State on issues related to international cotton contract defaults Issues related to USDA-FSA cotton flow reports Issues related to USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials Contacts with USDA-RMA regarding cotton crop insurance products Comments to USDA-AMS regarding cotton classification fees Letters to the Senate Agriculture Committee in support of the nominations of Krysta Harden for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Robert Bonnie for Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment at USDA Letter to the White House in support of the nomination of Jason Weller for Chief of the Natural Resource Conservation Service at USDA

HR 943, Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, HR 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Managment Act of 2013, S 446, Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act of 2013 (crop insurance provisions), S 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, S. Con. Res. 8, Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution

Client expense: $173,479 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 943 Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act (All Provisions) S. 446 Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act (All Provisions) S. Con. Res. 8 The Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution (Begich Amendment 254) Bee Keepers Insurance (Apiculture Pilot Program)S. 954 Agriculture Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (All Provisions) H.R. 1947 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act (All Provisions)

Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

S. 446 & H.R. 1947 and H.R. 2642 - Farm Bill. Correspondence with Senate and House of Representatives favoring reform of the Rural Utilities Service Broadband Loan Program; opposing efforts to include Dairy Market Stabilization Program (DMSP) in bill; favoring Assisting Family Farmers through Insurance Reform Measures (AFFIRM) Act to rein in costs of federal crop insurance program; favoring conservation compliance reform to crop insurance; favoring higher spending reduction target; opposingconsideration of a five-year Farm Bill and renewal of direct payments; limitations to crop insurance subsidies, including payment limits, means testing, conservation compliance, and transparency; favoring reduction of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to previous levels, separating Title IV from remainder of legislation and replacing annual appropriation with block grants to states; favoring requirement that Secretary of Agriculture disclose beneficiaries of crop insurance subsidies to public. Research and correspondence relating thereto.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, President of the U.S., SENATE

H.R. 1947 Reject Farm Bill H.R. 1947 Reject Dairy Program in Farm Bill H.R. 1995 AFFIRM Act S. 954 Farm BillAmd 925 to S. 954 Shahee-Toomey sugar program reform Amd 955 to. S 954 McCain-Flake eyhanol reform amend 926 to S 954 Shaheen-Toomey crop insurance premium assistance cap amend 936 to S 954 Begisch-Flake Crop Insurance Transparancy amend 953 to S. 954 Durbin-Coburn 15% premium subsidy reduction amend 999 to S. 954 Durbin-Coburn-McCain: 15% Premium subsidy reduction amend 1012 to S. 954 Flake-CmCaskill Strike Prohibition on Taxpayer Savings Summary amend 1013 to S. 954 Flake: Harvest Price Option Premium Subsidy Prohibition amend 1014 to S. 954 Flake: S. 446 Crop Insurnace Subsidy Reduction Act amend 1073 to S. 954 Flake: Strike Cotton Shallow Loss Carve Out Landrieu amd to S. 954 flood insurance amend 955 to S. 954 McCain-Flake REAP blender pump prohibition amend 961 to S. 954 Inhofe: RFS opt-out amend 967 to S. 954 Foreign Fuels Reduction Act amend 1016 to S. 954 Repeal of Biomass Crop assistance program amend 1074 to S. 954 No E15 amend 1084 to S. 954 Repeal RFS amend 1060 to S. 954 Repeal RFS amend 1005 to S. 954 Consolidate duplicative nutrition programs amend 1059 to S. 954 Ban SNAP recruitment amend 1002 to S. 954 SNAP promotion limitation amend 946 to S. 954 Termination of Partnership for SNAP amend 1107 to S. 954 SNAP work requirements amend 989 to S. 954 SNAP work requirements amend 956 to S. 954 Catfish Inspection Repeal amend 1003 to S. 954 Prohibits Farm Subsidies for Tax Delinquents amend 1004 to S. 954 No Conservation Payments to Millionaires amend 1007 to S. 954 Market Access Program Reform amend 1017 to S. 954 Repeal of Conservation Stewardship and Reserve Program amend 1040 to S. 954 eliminates Maple syrup tariff amend 1041 to S. 954 eliminates maple syrup subsidies amend 1072 to S. 954 study to recommend offsets for subsidies to Brazilian Cotton Institute amend 1083 to S. 954 Make Checkoff Programs voluntary amend 1091 to S. 954 repeal permanent law amend 1066 to S. 954 repeal permanent law amend 1110 to S. 954 Repeal Sugar Program amend 1123 to S. 954 Reform RUS amend 1020 to S. 954 REINS Act amend 1064 to S. 954 repeals estate and gift taxes amend 1021 to S. 954 repeal estate and lowers gift tax H.R 1947 Farm bill Amend 149 to H.R. 1947 Kind-Petri AFFIRM Act Amend 79 to H.R. 1947 Foxx: Farm Risk Management Election Program Cap Amend 28 to H.R. 1947 Thompson-Fortenberry: Conservation Compliance Amend 1 to H.R 1947 Strike prohibition on taxpayer savings summary Amend 93 to H.R. 1947 Fortenberry: Farm program payment cap Amend 62 to H.R 1947 Broun: Repeal of Permanent Dairy Law Amend 55 to H.R 1947 Royce-Engel: U.S. International Food Aid Reform Amend 43 to H.R. 1947 Chabot-McClintock Market Access Program Repeal Amend 178 to H.R. 1947 Brollkes: Emerging Markets Program Termination Amend 11 to H.R. 1947 Gingrey: End Rural Broadband Access Program Amend 92 to H.R. 1947 McClintock: Strike Farmers Market Program Amedn 45 to H.R. 1947 Gibson-Grimm: End Olive Oil Import RestrictionsAmend 97 to H.R. 1947 Walberg: Strike "Natural Stone" Carveout Amend 10 to H.R. 1947 Walorski: No Christmas Tree Tax Amend 12 to H.R. 1947 Radel: Repeal National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Amend 80 to H.R. 1947 Foxx: Sunset for Discretionary Programs Amend 76 to H.R. 1947 Foxx: Federal Crop Insurance Disclosure Amen 13 to H.R 1947 Pitts: Federal Sugar Reform Amend 194 to H.R. 1947 Goodlatte-Scott: Dairy Reform Amend 8 to H.R. 1947 Black: Termination of Partnership for Nutrition Assistance Initiative Amend 151 to H.R. 1947 Huelskamp: Work Requirements for SNAP Amend 101 to H.R. 1947 Southerland: Work Requirements for SNAP Amend 83 to H.R 1947 Graves: End Ethanol Subsidies for Corn Growers Amend 170 to H.R. 1947 Marino: Repeal Biodiesel enducation program

Farm bill provisions related to the federal crop insurance program S. 10, Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 - provisions related to crop insurance S. 446, Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act of 2013 - all provisions

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

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

H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act (extension for 2013 of most provisions of H.R. 2419, the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008) Development of new farm legislation Agriculture appropriations for 2014 fiscal year in program funding for USDA APHIS, ARS, FSA and FASBudget resolution for 2014 fiscal year Proposed agricultural amendments to S. Con. Res. 8 S.388, the American Family Economic Protection Act Legislation by Senators McCaskill and Flake to terminate agricultural direct payments beginning with the 2013 crop year S. 281, the Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013 H.R. 943 and S. 446, the Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act of 2013 Communications with House and Senate Agriculture Committees regarding support for crop insurance Communications with House and Senate leadership regarding immigration reform Communications with USTR, USDA and USAID concerning the West African Cotton Improvement Program and Cochran Fellowship Program Doha Round multilateral trade negotiations, specifically concerning U.S. negotiating positions with respect to trade in agricultural products and disciplines on domestic support for agriculture Communications with USDA, USTR and Congress concerning the WTO trade dispute with Brazil Communications with USTR and Congress regarding Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and yarn forward rule of origin U.S.-E.U. free trade agreement negotiations Contacts with USTR, USDA and Department of Commerce regarding Peruvian investigation of U.S. agricultural subsidies H.R. 935, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2013 S. 175, a bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to improve the use of certain registered pesticides H.R. 311 and S. 496, the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship Act Implementation of Title VII of H.R. 4173, DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Communications with U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission regarding Chinas compliance with WTO commitments and trade barriers to cotton exports Legislation re-authorizing the EX-IM bank and financing US exports of textiles and apparel products Issues related to the use and registration of crop protection products in communications with EPA Office of Pesticide Programs Comments to US Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the consideration of listing the Lesser Prairie Chicken as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act Contacts with the Administration and Congress concerning labor contract negotiations for West Coast and East Coast/Gulf Coast portsOSHA proposed rule to revise its Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting regulations Development of OSHA rule for combustible dust Implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510) Contacts with EPA regarding pollinator risk assessment for pesticide registrations for cotton EPA proposed revisions to national ambient air quality standards for particulate matter Meeting with EPA regarding cottonseed petition for a Renewable Identification Number Issues related to Indias restrictions on cotton fiber and yarn exports Meetings with USDA, USTR and Department of State on issues related to international cotton contract defaults Issues related to USDA-FSA cotton flow reports Issues related to USDA-FSA approval of specification recommendations for cotton bale packaging materials Contacts with USDA-RMA regarding cotton crop insurance products

SNAP reforms crop insurance reform S. 446 Crop Insurnace subsidy Reduction Act H.R. 943 Crop Insurance subsidy Reduction Act

Client expense: $43,123 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Matters affecting the crop insurance industry in the 2013 Farm Bill. S.446 and HR943 Crop Insurance Subsity Reduction Act of 2013.

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

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

H.R. 1414 and S. 679 - Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, all sections including those pertaining to farmers market and nutrition programs and promoting healthy food consumption; S. _____ - Farm bill legislation, all sections including those pertaining to subsidy and crop-insurance programs, conservation, and nutrition; H.R. _____ - Farm bill legislation, all sections including those pertaining to subsidy and crop-insurance programs, conservation, and nutrition; H.R. 686 - Protect Our Prairies Act, sections that would amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes; H.R. _____ - Legislation that would reform funding and administration of conservation programs; S. _____ - Legislation that would reauthorize the Animal Drug User Fee Act; H.R. 943 and S. 446 - Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act, all sections including those pertaining to reducing crop insurance premium subsidy rates; S. Amdt. 341 to S. Con. Res. 8 - Amendment to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the labeling of genetically engineered fish; S. Amdt. _____ to S. 622 - Amendment to require labeling of genetically engineered salmon; and S. Amdt. 74 to H.R. 933 - Amendment to strip Section 735 from the Continuing Resolution, all sections.

Client expense: $167,430 · Firm income: Not reported

S. 446 & H.R. 943 - Farm Bill. Correspondence with Senate and House of Representatives favoring higher spending reduction target; opposing consideration of a five-year Farm Bill and renewal of direct payments; limitations to crop insurance subsidies, including payment limits, means testing, conservation compliance, and transparency; favoring reduction of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to previous levels, separating Title IV from remainder of legislation and replacing annualappropriation with block grants to states; favoring requirement that Secretary of Agriculture disclose beneficiaries of crop insurance subsidies to public; research and correspondence relating thereto.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 943, Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act S 446, Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act S Con Res 8, Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution (Amendment 254)

Client expense: $142,116 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of

H.R. 8, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. This was the Fiscal Cliff bill Congress passed Jan. 2, 2013. Bill included important Agriculture Tax provisions and includes a nine month extension of the 2008 Farm Bill that will continue programs until September 30, 2013. S. 10, the 2013 Farm BillS. 541/H.R. 1094The Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act S. 336, theMarketplace Fairness Act, to promote fair competition between local and main street retailers and internet-only sellers by allowing states to apply sales tax laws across the board. Companion legislation, H.R. 684, the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, was introduced in the House by Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.) S. 394 Metal Theft Prevention Act Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2013, S. 601 S.Con.Res.8, the Senate budget resolution H. Con. Res. 25, the Fiscal Year 2014 House Budget Continuing Resolution (CR), H.R. 933, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013 Budget Control Act of 2011 (Sequester) H.R. 1026 and S. 485 Reduce Regulatory Burdens for Transporting Diesel Fuel H.R. 943, the Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act; Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) introduced S. 446, which is identical to the House bill S. 345 Cong. Joe Pitts (R-Penn.) introduced identical legislation, H.R. 693, Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) introduced H.R. 686 Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) introduced S. 281, the Farm Program Integrity Act of 2013 Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) introduced S. 334, a bill to terminate direct payments beginning with this crop year.

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

H.R. 943 Crop Insurance Subsidy Reduction Act S. 446 Crop Insurance Subsity Reduction Act S. Con. Res. 8 The Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution (Begich Amendment 254) Bee Keepers Insurance (Apiculture Pilot Program)

Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of