ATALIE EBERSOLE

1. APHIS facility inspections and approvals with regard to foreign market access, general market access and export issues, including export certificates for animal products. 2. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) and New World Screwworm from entering the United States. 3. General tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which hinder food and agriculture exports. 4. Supports addressing and finding solutions to the ongoing challenges impacting our nation's food and agricultural supply chains, specifically as it relates to the pet food industry. 5. Supports uninterrupted trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada to provide access to the goods they need, including pet food. 6. Supports U.S. agricultural export promotion and long-term market development. Specifically, H.R. 1086: Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025; which would expand and extend the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program through FY2029. 7. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 8. Supports the critical importance of USDAs participation within international venues that are responsible for setting global standards for sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures. 9. Strongly condemns the use of forced labor in global supply chains and supports the U.S. Trade Representatives efforts to ensure that products entering the United States are produced in accordance with internationally recognized labor standards. 10. Appreciates the U.S. Trade Representatives inclusion of taurine (HTS 2921.19.6190), an essential nutrient required in all commercial cat foods in its list of proposed tariff exemptions. Respectfully requests that USTR also include a specific vitamins, nutrients, amino acids, thickening and stabilizing agents, and sweeteners that are important to U.S. pet food formulations. 11. Provided comments to the U.S. Trade Representative on the proposed action under Section 301 regarding Brazil's unreasonable acts, policies and practices; and appreciates USTR's continued engagement with the Government of Brazil to address longstanding trade barriers affecting U.S. exports. 12. Supports efforts made by the U.S. Trade Representative to secure a high-quality extension of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

1. Supportive of H.R. 1842: People and Animals Well-being (PAW) Act of 2025; Amends the IRS Code of 1986 to allow certain veterinary expenses for pets and service animals to be treated as amounts paid for medical care for purposes of a health savings account or flexible savings account. 2. Supportive of S. 1163 and H.R. 2398: Rural Veterinary Workforce Act; Amends the IRS Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs. 3. Opposed to government mandates and tax credits promoting the expansion of renewable diesel.

1. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 2. Supports H.R. 597: The Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform (PURR) Act of 2025; Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the labels, labeling, and advertising of companion animal pet food. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), African Swine Fever (ASF) and New World Screwworm (NWS). 4. Supportive of H.R. 1086: Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025; which would expand and extend the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program through FY2029. 5. Concerned that the United States vitamin manufacturing is nearly non-existent, leaving it reliant on imports from China which dominates global vitamin manufacturing. This action has created a dependency that poses a significant threat to our national food security, agricultural community, and public health. Supports Congressional efforts and the Trump Administration to lessen the overreliance on China for the production of critical nutrients that are essential to both human health and animal agriculture. 6. Supports the inclusion of the Healthy Dog Importation Act (HDIA) and several additional animal‑health measures in the Farm Bill; H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. 7. Supports S. 5526: The Agricultural Act of 2026, which includes other key priorities for the U.S. pet food industry, including provisions to strengthen animal health protections, support safe ingredient sourcing, bolster the global competitiveness of U.S. pet food producers, while supporting Americas farmers who are essential to the supply chain. 8. Supports H.R. 8646: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act of 2027.

1. General interest in trucking/shipping issues or other supply chain challenges that continue to affect pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders. 2. Supports general efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food.

1. General interest in shipping issues or other supply chain challenges affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders. 2. Supports efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports the passage of H.R. 4294: The Mitigation Action and Watermen Support (MAWS) Act of 2025. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a pilot program with respect to the sale of blue catfish caught within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. 4. Supports the U.S. Trade Representative extending the delay of the Section 301 vessel fees before the current suspension expires on Nov 9, 2026.

1. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 2. Support federal lawmakers pursuing targeted, data-driven improvements to rail safety while avoiding concerning provisions contained in the Railway Safety Act (RSA) that could unintentionally disrupt agricultural supply chains. 3. Concerned about the proposed merger between Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railroad and urges the US Congress to ensure the Surface Transportation Board conducts a comprehensive and rigorous review of the proposed merger as Congress considers funding in the FY2027 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act. 4. Supports HR 8870: Building Unrivaled Infrastructure and Long-term Development for America's 250th Act or the BUILD America 250 Act, which authorizes federal surface transportation (highway, public transportation, and rail) programs and activities through FY2031.

1. Interest in general tariff issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which hinder food and agriculture exports. 2. Supports the Trump Administrations objectives of safeguarding national security and promoting American manufacturing but concerned about the Section 232 steel and aluminum Inclusions Process. 3. General concerns with the tariff authority for secondary sanctions included in HR 5334: the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act and Iran Act of 2026, specifically that our European allies might impose retaliatory tariffs against U.S. exports, including agriculture.

1. Supports HR 6832: the Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act: To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product.

1. Opposed to mandating or encouraging the use of feedstocks such as animal- and plant-based fats and oils that are historically used in human and pet food, as a significant source of renewable fuels. 2. Opposed to government mandates and tax credits promoting the expansion of renewable diesel. 3. Supportive of Congress and the Trump Administration ensuring that suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and petfood consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 4. Asks EPA to consider partnering with USDA to conduct a thorough analysis of the impact of the use of renewable fuels on the price and supply of agricultural commodities and food prices. 5. Continue to be concerned about the significant increase in biomass-based diesel (BBD) volume requirements in EPAs Renewable Fuel Standards for 2026 and 2027 along with the proposal to cut the Renewable Identification Numbers (RIN) in half for imported renewable fuels and feedstocks in 2028. Respectfully requests that the EPA carefully consider the competition of limited resources for food, feed, and fuel in the United States as they start working on the RFS for 2028 and beyond.

1. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 2. Supports H.R. 597: The Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform (PURR) Act of 2025; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the labels, labeling, and advertising of companion animal pet food. 3. Supports HR 6832: The Packaging and Claims Knowledge (PACK) Act: To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product. 4. Supports a science-based federal framework for ingredient review, safety, and labeling; urges Congress to pursue bipartisan food policy reforms that strengthen consumer confidence, preserve food affordability, and maintain a safe, reliable, and secure national food supply.

1. Supports $1.877 billion in total funding for USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for Fiscal Year 2027. 2. Supports $500 million in funding for USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program for Fiscal Year 2027. 3. Supports $1 million for the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA) in Fiscal Year 2027. 4. Supports $2.5 million in FY 2027 for both aflatoxin and vomitoxin research, respectively, through the Agricultural Research Service (ARS). 5. Supports $5 million for the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) in FY 2027 to fully staff the animal food ingredient review team and provide IT assistance necessary to conduct animal food ingredient reviews in a timely manner. 6. Supports the workforce needed to ensure that FDA and USDA to operate efficiently and regulate product submissions in a timely manner for FY2027: - $27 million for the USDA Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) to maintain the Centers ability to review & approve veterinary biologics and vaccines to bring these products to market. - $34 million in user fees established by the Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA). - $5 million for safety of post approval products including global harmonization, pharmacovigilance and unapproved drugs, with a specific request of an increase of $2 million for CVM specific technology enhancements for animal health pharmacovigilance. - $147.1 million for the Pesticides Licensing Program within the Environmental Programs and Management Account. - $4.9 million for the U.S. Codex Office. - $33 million for the USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Wildlife Services National Rabies Management Program (NRMP). 7. Supports H.R. 8646: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act of 2027. 8. Concerned about the proposed merger between Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railroad and urges the US Congress to ensure the Surface Transportation Board conducts a comprehensive and rigorous review of the proposed merger as Congress considers funding in the FY2027 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act.

1. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 2. Supports H.R. 597: The Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2025; Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the labels, labeling, and advertising of companion animal pet food. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF). 4. Supportive of H.R. 1086: Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025; which would expand and extend the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program through FY2029. 5. Supports Luke Lindberg's nomination to be the next Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the US Department of Agriculture. 6. Concerned about USDA's hiring freeze and other headcount reduction policies that could have unintended consequences on the animal food sector and its customers. We request the Department consider lifting headcount reduction policies, especially for user-fee funded positions at APHIS and FSIS. 7. Supports Dudley Hoskins to be the next Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at the US Department of Agriculture. 8. Supports passage of H.R. 4121: The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026.

1. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food.

1. Supportive of H.R. 1842: People and Animals Well-being Act of 2025; Amends the IRS Code of 1986 to allow certain veterinary expenses for pets and service animals to be treated as amounts paid for medical care for purposes of a health savings account or flexible savings account. 2. Supportive of H.R. 2398: Rural Veterinary Workforce Act; Amends the IRS Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs. 3. Opposed to government mandates and tax credits promoting the expansion of renewable diesel. 4. Urges Congress to enact three specific pro-growth tax relief proposals in the reconciliation bill (H.R. 1), authorized by H.Con.Res.14, the fiscal year 2025 budget resolution: - The first of the three pro-growth proposals would support innovation and job creation in America by reversing the amortization of research and development (R&D) expenditures that took effect in 2022. - The second of the pro-growth tax incentives would reduce the cost of debt financing for job-creating projects and investments by reverting the basis of the interest limitation rules from an earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) standard to an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) standard. - The final pro-growth incentive is to restore full expensing for capital equipment purchases.

1. Supports $1.877 billion in total funding for USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for Fiscal Year 2026, which represents a five percent increase over the FY2025 level. 2. Supports no less than $500 million in funding for USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program for Fiscal Year 2026. 3. Supports an investment of $10 million for the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA) in Fiscal Year 2026. 4. Concerned about USDA's hiring freeze and other headcount reduction policies that could have unintended consequences on the animal food sector and its customers. We request the Department consider lifting headcount reduction policies, especially for user-fee funded positions at APHIS and FSIS. 5. Supports increasing the funding level for aflatoxin research to $2.5 million in FY2026, as well as award a total of $2.5 million toward vomitoxin research through USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in the FY2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. 6. Supports passage of H.R. 4121: The Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026.

1. General pet food and related pet welfare issues, including the continuation of the Congressional Pet Caucus. 2. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 3. Supports H.R. 597: The Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2025; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the labels, labeling, and advertising of companion animal pet food. 4. Opposes federal mandates or incentives promoting renewable fuel production that use essential animal- and plant-based fats and oils necessary for complete and balanced nutrition in pet food formulations. 5. Supports general efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the United States. 6. Supports general efforts to keep companion animals safe and healthy, specifically H.R. 237: Paws Off Act of 2025; Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless the label or labeling of such foods contains a warning specifying the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested. 7. Supports H.R. 2253: Puppy Protection Act of 2025; Requires the Department of Agriculture to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. Specifically, the standards must require dog dealers to provide to dogs. 8. Supportive of H.R. 1842: People and Animals Well-being Act of 2025; Amends the IRS Code of 1986 to allow certain veterinary expenses for pets and service animals to be treated as amounts paid for medical care for purposes of a health savings account or flexible savings account. 9. Supportive of H.R. 2203: Innovative FEED Act of 2025; Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the regulation of zootechnical animal food substances. 10. Concerned about USDA's hiring freeze and other headcount reduction policies that could have unintended consequences on the animal food sector and its customers. We request the Department consider lifting headcount reduction policies, especially for user-fee funded positions at APHIS and FSIS. 11. Supports H.R. 3732 and S. 1939: The Bring Animals Relief and Kibble (BARK) Act; To provide protections for good faith donations of pet food and supplies. Also supports the House and Senate Committees on Armed Services including the BARK Act in the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act. 12. Urges Congress to support key personnel and divisions devoted to critical animal health and animal food functions at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine through appropriated funds. The workforce reductions this year raise questions about the Centers ability to meet its statutory review timelines and other regulatory obligations. As the Administration and Congress consider restructuring and reorganizing FDA, it is essential that enough personnel with background and expertise in animal health and nutrition and animal food safety be maintained. There must be a continued and specific focus within the agency to address the unique challenges of protecting the health and welfare of more than 10 billion farm animals and 300 million companion animals. 13. Supports H.R. 3349 and S. 1725: The Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs to address the current gaps in oversight and prioritizes the prevention of disease introduction from imported dogs that threatens both animal and public health.

1. General interest in transportation issues related to pet food manufacturing and other agriculture stakeholders, including efforts to alleviate any export shipping challenges. 2. Supports efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Support Congress' efforts to protect consumer vehicle choice by using the Congressional Review Act to disapprove these unachievable California vehicle rules, including those that would ban the internal combustion engine. 4. Supports reauthorizing our nation's highway and surface transportation programs. We believe a robust transportation system is essential to agriculture and Rural Americas continued prosperity and economic vitality by including these provisions: - Passing an on-time reauthorization, - Providing sufficient and sustainable funding, - Supporting roads and bridges, including first- and last-mile connections, - Modernizing truck weight policies, - Addressing challenges facing agricultural trucking, - Livestock exemption to hours of-service regulations, - Ensuring the continued viability of truck transportation and - Streamline infrastructure project delivery and reduce mandates. 5. Urged the Trump Administration to engage with all supply chain stakeholders to address concerns about anticipated port congestion and supply chain disruption that will soon impact U.S. competitiveness. Stakeholders are concerned that the tariff implementation changes, especially with China, will recreate the supply chain challenges we faced during the pandemic with severe port congestion, inaccessible vessel capacity and containers, higher freight rates, and shipment delays. We respectfully urge the administration to reconstitute the White House Supply Chain Disruption Task Force to address these issues proactively and as soon as possible.

1. General interest in trucking/shipping issues or other supply chain challenges that continue to affect pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders. 2. Supports general efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food.

1. General concerns about global food insecurity. 2. Supportive of Congress and the Trump Administration ensuring that suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and petfood consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 3. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 4. Supports H.R. 597: The Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2025; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the labels, labeling, and advertising of companion animal pet food.

1. Opposed to mandating or encouraging the use of food or feedstock, including animal- and plant-based fats and oils that are historically used in human and pet food, as a significant source of renewable fuels. 2. Opposed to government mandates and tax credits promoting the expansion of renewable diesel. 3. Supports the EPA pausing increases in the Advanced Biofuels for 2026 and beyond. Any increases in the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) for Advanced Biofuels should be limited until such time as the EPA and USDA are able to guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 4. Supportive of Congress and the Trump Administration ensuring that suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and petfood consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 5. Supports analyzing the impact of the use of renewable fuels on the price and supply of agricultural commodities and on food prices in the United States. 6. Urges the EPA as they develop the Renewable Fuel Standard's Renewable Volume Obligations for 2026 and beyond, that they will take into consideration the impact of significant increases in renewable diesel will have on pet food prices and the economic impact on the 94 million pet owning households across the United States.

1. Interest in general tariff issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which hinder food and agriculture exports. 2. Urged the Trump Administration to engage with all supply chain stakeholders to address concerns about anticipated port congestion and supply chain disruption that will soon impact U.S. competitiveness. Stakeholders are concerned that the tariff implementation changes, especially with China, will recreate the supply chain challenges we faced during the pandemic with severe port congestion, inaccessible vessel capacity and containers, higher freight rates, and shipment delays. We respectfully urge the administration to reconstitute the White House Supply Chain Disruption Task Force to address these issues proactively and as soon as possible.

1. General interest in shipping issues or other supply chain challenges affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Urged the Office of the US Trade Representative to refrain from imposing its proposed actions in response to the Section 301 investigation of China's targeting the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance. 4. Urged the Trump Administration to engage with all supply chain stakeholders to address concerns about anticipated port congestion and supply chain disruption that will soon impact U.S. competitiveness. Stakeholders are concerned that the tariff implementation changes, especially with China, will recreate the supply chain challenges we faced during the pandemic with severe port congestion, inaccessible vessel capacity and containers, higher freight rates, and shipment delays. We respectfully urge the administration to reconstitute the White House Supply Chain Disruption Task Force to address these issues proactively and as soon as possible.

1. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 2. Supports H.R. 597: The Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2025; Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the labels, labeling, and advertising of companion animal pet food. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF). 4. Supportive of H.R. 1086: Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2025; which would expand and extend the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program through FY2029. 5. Supports Luke Lindberg's nomination to be the next Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs at the US Department of Agriculture. 6. Concerned about USDA's hiring freeze and other headcount reduction policies that could have unintended consequences on the animal food sector and its customers. We request the Department consider lifting headcount reduction policies, especially for user-fee funded positions at APHIS and FSIS.

1. General interest in shipping issues or other supply chain challenges affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Urge the Office of the US Trade Representative to refrain from imposing its proposed actions in response to the Section 301 investigation of China's targeting the maritime, logistics, and shipbuilding sectors for dominance.

1. Supportive of H.R. 1842: People and Animals Well-being Act of 2025; Amends the IRS Code of 1986 to allow certain veterinary expenses for pets and service animals to be treated as amounts paid for medical care for purposes of a health savings account or flexible savings account. 2. Supportive of H.R. 2398: Rural Veterinary Workforce Act; Amends the IRS Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgiveness programs. 3. Opposed to government mandates and tax credits promoting the expansion of renewable diesel.

1. Supports $1.877 billion in total funding for USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for Fiscal Year 2026. 2. Supports no less than $500 million in funding for USDA's Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program for Fiscal Year 2026. 3. Supports an investment of $10 million for the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AGARDA) in Fiscal Year 2026. 4. Concerned about USDA's hiring freeze and other headcount reduction policies that could have unintended consequences on the animal food sector and its customers. We request the Department consider lifting headcount reduction policies, especially for user-fee funded positions at APHIS and FSIS.

1. General pet food and related pet welfare issues, including the continuation of the Congressional Pet Caucus. 2. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 3. Supports H.R. 597: The Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2025; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the labels, labeling, and advertising of companion animal pet food. 4. Opposes federal mandates or incentives promoting renewable fuel production that use essential animal- and plant-based fats and oils necessary for complete and balanced nutrition in pet food formulations. 5. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the U.S. 6. General efforts to keep companion animals safe and healthy, specifically H.R. 237: Paws Off Act of 2025; Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless the label or labeling of such foods contains a warning specifying the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested. Also supports H.R. 2253: Puppy Protection Act of 2025; Requires the Department of Agriculture to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. Specifically, the standards must require dog dealers to provide to dogs. 7. Supportive of H.R. 1842: People and Animals Well-being Act of 2025; Amends the IRS Code of 1986 to allow certain veterinary expenses for pets and service animals to be treated as amounts paid for medical care for purposes of a health savings account or flexible savings account. 8. Supportive of H.R. 2203: Innovative FEED Act of 2025; Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the regulation of zootechnical animal food substances. 9. Concerned about USDA's hiring freeze and other headcount reduction policies that could have unintended consequences on the animal food sector and its customers. We request the Department consider lifting headcount reduction policies, especially for user-fee funded positions at APHIS and FSIS.

1. General interest in transportation issues related to pet food manufacturing and other agriculture stakeholders, including efforts to alleviate any export shipping challenges. 2. Supports efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Support Congress' efforts to protect consumer vehicle choice by using the Congressional Review Act to disapprove these unachievable California vehicle rules, including those that would ban the internal combustion engine.

1. General interest in trucking/shipping issues or other supply chain challenges that continue to affect pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders. 2. Supports general efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food.

1. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food.

1. General concerns about global food insecurity. 2. Supportive of Congress and the Trump Administration ensuring that suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and petfood consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 3. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 4. Supports H.R. 597: The Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2025; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the labels, labeling, and advertising of companion animal pet food.

1. Opposed to mandating or encouraging the use of food or feedstock, including animal- and plant-based fats and oils that are historically used in human and pet food, as a significant source of renewable fuels. 2. Opposed to government mandates and tax credits promoting the expansion of renewable diesel. 3. Supports the EPA pausing increases in the Advanced Biofuels for 2026 and beyond. Any increases in the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) for Advanced Biofuels should be limited until such time as the EPA and USDA are able to guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 4. Supportive of Congress and the Trump Administration ensuring that suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and petfood consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 5. Supports analyzing the impact of the use of renewable fuels on the price and supply of agricultural commodities and on food prices in the United States.

1. Interest in general tariff issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which hinder food and agriculture exports.

1. General concerns about global food insecurity. 2. Supportive of Congress and the Biden Administration ensuring that suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and pet food consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 3. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 4. Supports HR 7380: The Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2024; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the marketing and labeling of companion animal pet food, and for other purposes. 5. Urges the Congress to address pressing food safety issues related to FDAs partnership with state, local, territorial, and tribal (SLTT) food safety agencies by supporting H.R. 9443: The Federal and State Food Safety Information Sharing Act of 2024 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to share food safety information with State, local, Tribal, and Territorial authorities, and for other purposes.

1. General shipping issues or other supply chain challenges affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, specifically ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R. 1836: To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes. (Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act) 4. Supports the Federal Maritime Commission having jurisdiction over the entirety of the international freight movement, pursuant to through bills of lading, including demurrage incurred at the inland rail ramps. 5. Supports the President's budget request to fully implement the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and urges Congress to provide that level of funding to ensure that the FMC continues to be an effective regulator for a critical segment of the supply chain that impacts the competitiveness of so many American businesses. 6. Supports safe and secure maritime commerce in the Red Sea - such as that of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a multinational security initiative with at least 23 participating countries as of February 2024. 7. Urges the Biden administration to immediately work with both the International Longshoremens Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to help them return to the bargaining table to restart stalled contract negotiations to ensure there is no disruption to U.S. port operations.

1. Supports the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Department of Commerce granting the canned food industrys request for a General Approved Exclusion for imported tin mill products. 2. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 3. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder food and agriculture exports - including the China 301 tariffs which have had a disproportionate economic impact on American companies, consumers and workers.

1. Supports H.R.9027 and S.4690 - the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025. 2. Supports $5 million in funding for the feed ingredient approvals process at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) for Fiscal Year 2025. 3. Supports providing state and local food safety regulatory agencies with fiscal certainty and security by specifying a line item within the fiscal year 2025 appropriation for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 4. Supports funding the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2025. 5. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2025. 6. Supports the additional funding through USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for aflatoxin research for Fiscal Year 2025. 7. Supports funding in Fiscal Year 2025 for essential export promotion and market development provided by the Agricultural Trade Promotion and Facilitation programs, specifically supports at least $200 million or the fully authorized level in continued mandatory funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Market Access Program (MAP) and at least $34.5 million or the fully authorized level in continued mandatory funding for the Foreign Market Development Program (FMD) when you write the fiscal year 2025 Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies appropriations bill. 8. Supports H.R.1836 - Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023: This bill expands the Federal Maritime Commission's authority to regulate technology and anticompetitive practices within the international ocean transportation system. 9. Supports transformative research at USDA by including the bipartisan, bicameral Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Agriculture Act (S.834 and H.R.2385) in the next Farm Bill. These bills will amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend and permanently authorize the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority. 10. Supports Fiscal Year 2025 funding for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. 11. Supports H.R.9029 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025. 12. Supports resources in the Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture and Labor-HHS appropriations bills that will support a strengthened and coordinated federal framework to protect against the introduction of zoonotic diseases associated with canine imports. Specifically, $1 million for the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) Animal and Plant Health inspection Agency (APHIS) and $5 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) towards this purpose. 13. Supports the request of an additional $1 million for mycotoxin research at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Cereal Disease Lab in St Paul, Minnesota in the conference committee negotiations of the FY2025 Agriculture Appropriations bill.

1. General efforts for China market access and export registrations to China. Supports Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. APHIS facility inspections and approvals with regard to foreign market access, general market access and export issues, including export certificates for animal products. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 4. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 5. Opposed to imposing new tariffs on tin mill products from allies like Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey. Concerned that imposition of these new duties would raise the cost of canned foods, including pet food, placing new burdens on food banks and families who rely on government food and nutrition assistance programs. 6. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder food and agriculture exports - including the China 301 tariffs which have had a disproportionate economic impact on American companies, consumers and workers. 7. Supports addressing and finding solutions to the ongoing challenges impacting our nation's food and agricultural supply chains, specifically as it relates to the pet food industry. 8. Supports the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative extending the public comment period regarding proposed modifications to the ongoing Section 301 China tariff actions. 9. Supports uninterrupted trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada to provide access to the goods they need, including pet food. 10. Supports U.S. agricultural export promotion and long-term market development. 11. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 12. Supportive of H.R.648: Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023 and S.176: Expanding Agricultural Exports Act of 2023. If enacted, these bills expand and extend through FY2029 the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program of the Department of Agriculture. These programs are critical for our nations farmers as they work to expand global market access for U.S. produced agricultural exports, including pet food. 13. Generally supports S.1421 - Country Of Origin Labeling Online Act; To require origin and location disclosure for new products of foreign origin offered for sale on the internet. Supports transparency for American consumers and a harmonization of disclosure requirements. However, our industry remains concerned about the impact this bill will have on all retailers, marketplaces and sellers who sell their products online. 14. Supports a proactive agriculture negotiating agenda at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that is focused on modernizing global agriculture trade policies. 15. Concerned about the rail service capacity issues in Mexico that are hindering U.S. agricultural trade with this critical partner. An increased demand for rail service coupled with insufficient investment in rail infrastructure has led to embargoes, congestion, and slowed servicing of U.S. agricultural products. 16. Urges the Biden administration to immediately work with both the International Longshoremens Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to help them return to the bargaining table to restart stalled contract negotiations to ensure there is no disruption to U.S. port operations.

1. Opposed to mandating or encouraging the use of food or feedstock, including fats and oils that are historically used in human and pet food, as a significant source of renewable fuels and energy. 2. Opposed to government mandates and tax credits promoting the expansion of renewable diesel. 3. Supports the EPA pausing increases in the Advanced Biofuels for 2023 and beyond. Any increases in the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) for Advanced Biofuels should be limited until such time as the EPA and USDA are able to guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 4. Supports a pause in advancing canola oil as a pathway to renewable diesel, jet fuel, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas and heating oil. Any further use of oilseed crops such as canola for renewable diesel should be paused until such time as the EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture can guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 5. Supportive of Congress and the Biden Administration ensuring that suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and pet food consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 6. Supports analyzing the impact of the use of renewable fuels on the price and supply of agricultural commodities and on food prices in the United States.

1. Supports transportation issues related to pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, including efforts to alleviate any export shipping challenges. 2. Supports efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R.471: Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the following bills designed to improve our nation's supply chains and economic competitiveness: H.R. 3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes. (91,000-lb. Weight Exemption Pilot Program) H.R. 3318: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes. (10% Axle Variance for Dry Bulk) H.R. 3408: To establish an apprenticeship program for commercial drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Integrity Act) H.R. 1836: To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes. (Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act) H.R. 3013: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial drivers license testing and commercial learners permit holders, and for other purposes. (Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently) H.R. 2367: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes. (Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act). 5. Urges EPA to deny a request from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for a waiver of preemption and authorization for its Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulations. The proposed regulations require drayage truck fleets, as well as large commercial fleets that own, lease, or operate on-road medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles to incorporate zero-emitting vehicles (ZEV) in an extremely short frame, with an originally intended enforcement date of January 2024. Additionally, the proposal requires that all new California-certified medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales be ZEV starting in 2036.

1. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 2. Supports HR 7380: The Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2024; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the marketing and labeling of companion animal pet food, and for other purposes. 3. General interest in pet food's role in the agriculture industry, and related pet and human health issues, including the stewardship of antimicrobials to preserve their effectiveness in protecting plants, animals and public health. 4. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF). 5. Oppose proposed changes to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, which already provides criteria for the international sale or disposal of non-commercial stocks. Instead, we encourage countries to donate their excess stocks to the World Food Program. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 6. Supports H.R.1184 and S.502: The Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes. 7. Supports an extension of H.R.2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334) and supports the new Farm Bill, H.R. 8467, the Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2024 being passed into law in the 118th Congress. 8. Supports transformative research at USDA by including the bipartisan, bicameral Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Agriculture Act (S.834 and H.R.2385) in the next Farm Bill. These bills will amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend and permanently authorize the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority. 9. Concerned about the rail service capacity issues in Mexico that are hindering U.S. agricultural trade with this critical partner. An increased demand for rail service coupled with insufficient investment in rail infrastructure has led to embargoes, congestion, and slowed servicing of U.S. agricultural products. 10. Urges the Biden administration to immediately work with both the International Longshoremens Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to help them return to the bargaining table to restart stalled contract negotiations to ensure there is no disruption to U.S. port operations. 11. Supports the request of an additional $1 million for mycotoxin research at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Cereal Disease Lab in St Paul, Minnesota in the conference committee negotiations of the FY2025 Agriculture Appropriations bill.

1. General pet food and related pet welfare issues, including the continuation of the Congressional Pet Caucus. 2. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 3. Supports HR 7380: The Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2024; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the marketing and labeling of companion animal pet food, and for other purposes. 4. Opposes federal mandates or incentives promoting renewable fuel production that use essential animal- and plant-based oils and fats necessary for complete and balanced nutrition in pet food formulations. 5. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the U.S.; specifically H.R.1184 and S.502: The Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes. 6. General efforts to keep companion animals safe and healthy, specifically H.R.617: Paws Off Act of 2023; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless the label or labeling of such foods contains a warning specifying the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested, and for other purposes. Also supports H.R.1624: Puppy Protection Act of 2023; To require the Department of Agriculture to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. Specifically, the standards must require dog dealers to provide to dogs. 7. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2024. 8. Supports S.759 and H.R.1480: The Beagle Brigade Act of 2023; To provide statutory authority for the National Detector Dog Training Center that is operated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture. The center trains dogs to inspect passenger baggage, cargo, mailed packages, and vehicles to detect foreign pests and diseases that threaten domestic agriculture and natural resources. 9. Supports S.901: Safe American Food Exports Act of 2023 or the "SAFE Act of 2023;" To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to improve the prevention of the spread of animal diseases, and for other purposes. 10. Supports H.R.1418 and S.1844: The Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs. 11. Supports H.R.3989: Pets Belong with Families Act; To prohibit public housing agencies from imposing breed restrictions on household pets owned by residents of dwelling units in public housing, and for other purposes. 12. Supports H.R.4750 and S.2370: Bring Animals Relief and Kibble Act of 2023 or "BARK Act;" To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to provide protection for the good faith donation of pet products, and for other purposes. 13. Supports S.2067: Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act or "SAVES Act;" To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans, and for other purposes.

1. General shipping issues or other supply chain challenges affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, specifically ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R. 1836: To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes. (Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act) 4. Supports the Federal Maritime Commission having jurisdiction over the entirety of the international freight movement, pursuant to through bills of lading, including demurrage incurred at the inland rail ramps. 5. Supports the President's budget request to fully implement the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and urges Congress to provide that level of funding to ensure that the FMC continues to be an effective regulator for a critical segment of the supply chain that impacts the competitiveness of so many American businesses. 6. Supports safe and secure maritime commerce in the Red Sea - such as that of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a multinational security initiative with at least 23 participating countries as of February 2024. 7. Urges the Biden administration to immediately work with both the International Longshoremens Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to help them return to the bargaining table to restart stalled contract negotiations to ensure there is no disruption to U.S. port operations beginning October 1, 2024.

1. General efforts for China market access and export registrations to China. Supports Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. APHIS facility inspections and approvals with regard to foreign market access, general market access and export issues, including export certificates for animal products. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 4. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 5. Opposed to imposing new tariffs on tin mill products from allies like Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey. Concerned that imposition of these new duties would raise the cost of canned foods, including pet food, placing new burdens on food banks and families who rely on government food and nutrition assistance programs. 6. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder food and agriculture exports - including the China 301 tariffs which have had a disproportionate economic impact on American companies, consumers and workers. 7. Supports addressing and finding solutions to the ongoing challenges impacting our nation's food and agricultural supply chains, specifically as it relates to the pet food industry. 8. Supports the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative extending the public comment period regarding proposed modifications to the ongoing Section 301 China tariff actions. 9. Supports uninterrupted trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada to provide access to the goods they need, including pet food. 10. Supports U.S. agricultural export promotion and long-term market development. 11. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 12. Supportive of H.R.648: Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023 and S.176: Expanding Agricultural Exports Act of 2023. If enacted, these bills expand and extend through FY2029 the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program of the Department of Agriculture. These programs are critical for our nations farmers as they work to expand global market access for U.S. produced agricultural exports, including pet food. 13. Generally supports S.1421 - Country Of Origin Labeling Online Act; To require origin and location disclosure for new products of foreign origin offered for sale on the internet. Supports transparency for American consumers and a harmonization of disclosure requirements. However, our industry remains concerned about the impact this bill will have on all retailers, marketplaces and sellers who sell their products online. 14. Supports a proactive agriculture negotiating agenda at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that is focused on modernizing global agriculture trade policies. 15. Supports the Canadian Government taking action to ensure railroad operations continue before a lockout or strike occurs to prevent serious damage to the U.S. economy. 16. Concerned about the rail service capacity issues in Mexico that are hindering U.S. agricultural trade with this critical partner. An increased demand for rail service coupled with insufficient investment in rail infrastructure has led to embargoes, congestion, and slowed servicing of U.S. agricultural products. 17. Urges the Biden administration to immediately work with both the International Longshoremens Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to help them return to the bargaining table to restart stalled contract negotiations to ensure there is no disruption to U.S. port operations for our nation's agricultural imports and exports beginning October 1, 2024.

1. Supports the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Department of Commerce granting the canned food industrys request for a General Approved Exclusion for imported tin mill products. 2. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 3. Opposed to imposing new tariffs on tin mill products from allies like Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey. Concerned that imposition of these new duties would raise the cost of canned foods, including pet food, placing new burdens on food banks and families who rely on government food and nutrition assistance programs. 4. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder food and agriculture exports - including the China 301 tariffs which have had a disproportionate economic impact on American companies, consumers and workers. 5. Supports the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative extending the public comment period regarding proposed modifications to the ongoing Section 301 China tariff actions.

1. Opposed to mandating or encouraging the use of food or feedstock, including fats and oils that are historically used in human and pet food, as a significant source of renewable fuels and energy. 2. Opposed to government mandates and tax credits promoting the expansion of renewable diesel. 3. Supports the EPA pausing increases in the Advanced Biofuels for 2023 and beyond. Any increases in the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) for Advanced Biofuels should be limited until such time as the EPA and USDA are able to guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 4. Supports a pause in advancing canola oil as a pathway to renewable diesel, jet fuel, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas and heating oil. Any further use of oilseed crops such as canola for renewable diesel should be paused until such time as the EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture can guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 5. Supportive of Congress and the Biden Administration ensuring that suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and pet food consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 6. Supports analyzing the impact of the use of renewable fuels on the price and supply of agricultural commodities and on food prices in the United States.

1. Interest in general trucking/shipping issues or other supply chain challenges that continue to affect pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders. 2. Supports general efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R.471: Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the following bills designed to improve our nation's supply chains and economic competitiveness: H.R. 3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes. (91,000-lb. Weight Exemption Pilot Program) H.R. 3318: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes. (10% Axle Variance for Dry Bulk) H.R. 3408: To establish an apprenticeship program for commercial drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Integrity Act) H.R. 3013: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial drivers license testing and commercial learners permit holders, and for other purposes. (Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently) H.R. 2367: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes. (Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act) 5. Urges EPA to deny a request from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for a waiver of preemption and authorization for its Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulations. The proposed regulations require drayage truck fleets, as well as large commercial fleets that own, lease, or operate on-road medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles to incorporate zero-emitting vehicles (ZEV) in an extremely short frame, with an originally intended enforcement date of January 2024. Additionally, the proposal requires that all new California-certified medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales be ZEV starting in 2036.

1. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 2. Supports HR 7380: The Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2024; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the marketing and labeling of companion animal pet food, and for other purposes. 3. General interest in pet food's role in the agriculture industry, and related pet and human health issues, including the stewardship of antimicrobials to preserve their effectiveness in protecting plants, animals and public health. 4. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF). 5. Oppose proposed changes to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, which already provides criteria for the international sale or disposal of non-commercial stocks. Instead, we encourage countries to donate their excess stocks to the World Food Program. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 6. Supports H.R.1184 and S.502: The Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes. 7. Supports an extension of H.R.2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334) or the "Farm Bill." Also supports a new Farm Bill being passed into law in the 118th Congress. 8. Supports transformative research at USDA by including the bipartisan, bicameral Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Agriculture Act (S.834 and H.R.2385) in the next Farm Bill. These bills will amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend and permanently authorize the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority. 9. Concerned about the rail service capacity issues in Mexico that are hindering U.S. agricultural trade with this critical partner. An increased demand for rail service coupled with insufficient investment in rail infrastructure has led to embargoes, congestion, and slowed servicing of U.S. agricultural products. 10. Urges the Biden administration to immediately work with both the International Longshoremens Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to help them return to the bargaining table to restart stalled contract negotiations to ensure there is no disruption to U.S. port operations for our nation's agricultural imports and exports beginning October 1, 2024.

1. Supports transportation issues related to pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, including efforts to alleviate any export shipping challenges. 2. Supports efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R.471: Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the following bills designed to improve our nation's supply chains and economic competitiveness: H.R. 3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes. (91,000-lb. Weight Exemption Pilot Program) H.R. 3318: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes. (10% Axle Variance for Dry Bulk) H.R. 3408: To establish an apprenticeship program for commercial drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Integrity Act) H.R. 1836: To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes. (Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act) H.R. 3013: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial drivers license testing and commercial learners permit holders, and for other purposes. (Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently) H.R. 2367: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes. (Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act). 5. Urges EPA to deny a request from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for a waiver of preemption and authorization for its Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulations. The proposed regulations require drayage truck fleets, as well as large commercial fleets that own, lease, or operate on-road medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles to incorporate zero-emitting vehicles (ZEV) in an extremely short frame, with an originally intended enforcement date of January 2024. Additionally, the proposal requires that all new California-certified medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales be ZEV starting in 2036.

1. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 2. Supports general efforts to pass bipartisan, targeted rail safety legislation to reduce the risk of future derailments while also ensuring a reliable, economically sustainable railroad freight transportation system. 3. Supports the Canadian rail system to be designated as essential. While we support a negotiated solution to avert a potential rail strike, we believe the Canadian government should be prepared to take action to avert a rail strike or lockout in Canada to prevent serious damage to the U.S. economy. 4. Supports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rejecting a request from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for authorization of regulations that would target key aspects of the operation of freight locomotives in California. 5. H.R. 8996: The Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024 which would enhance safety requirements for trains transporting hazardous materials. Concerned about the potential impacts it will have on the agricultural industry; if enacted, the legislation might cause supply chain disruptions without doing much to improve rail safety. 6. Concerned about the rail service capacity issues in Mexico that are hindering U.S. agricultural trade with this critical partner. An increased demand for rail service coupled with insufficient investment in rail infrastructure has led to embargoes, congestion, and slowed servicing of U.S. agricultural products.

1. Supports H.R.9027 and S.4690 - the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025. 2. Supports $5 million in funding for the feed ingredient approvals process at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) for Fiscal Year 2025. 3. Supports providing state and local food safety regulatory agencies with fiscal certainty and security by specifying a line item within the fiscal year 2025 appropriation for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 4. Supports funding the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2025. 5. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2025. 6. Supports the additional funding through USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for aflatoxin research for Fiscal Year 2025. 7. Supports funding in Fiscal Year 2025 for essential export promotion and market development provided by the Agricultural Trade Promotion and Facilitation programs, specifically supports at least $200 million or the fully authorized level in continued mandatory funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Market Access Program (MAP) and at least $34.5 million or the fully authorized level in continued mandatory funding for the Foreign Market Development Program (FMD) when you write the fiscal year 2025 Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies appropriations bill. 8. Supports H.R.1836 - Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023: This bill expands the Federal Maritime Commission's authority to regulate technology and anticompetitive practices within the international ocean transportation system. 9. Supports transformative research at USDA by including the bipartisan, bicameral Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Agriculture Act (S.834 and H.R.2385) in the next Farm Bill. These bills will amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend and permanently authorize the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority. 10. Supports Fiscal Year 2025 funding for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. 11. Supports H.R.9029 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025. 12. Supports resources in the Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture and Labor-HHS appropriations bills that will support a strengthened and coordinated federal framework to protect against the introduction of zoonotic diseases associated with canine imports. Specifically, $1 million for the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) Animal and Plant Health inspection Agency (APHIS) and $5 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) towards this purpose.

1. Supports transportation issues related to pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, including efforts to alleviate any export shipping challenges. 2. Supports efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R.471: Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the designation of Robert Primus as Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board (STB) upon Chairman Martin Oberman's retirement. 5. Supports the following bills designed to improve our nation's supply chains and economic competitiveness: H.R. 3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes. (91,000-lb. Weight Exemption Pilot Program) H.R. 3318: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes. (10% Axle Variance for Dry Bulk) H.R. 3408: To establish an apprenticeship program for commercial drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Integrity Act) H.R. 1836: To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes. (Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act) H.R. 3013: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial drivers license testing and commercial learners permit holders, and for other purposes. (Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently) H.R. 2367: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes. (Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act).

1. General shipping issues or other supply chain challenges affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, specifically ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R. 1836: To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes. (Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act) 4. Supports the Federal Maritime Commission having jurisdiction over the entirety of the international freight movement, pursuant to through bills of lading, including demurrage incurred at the inland rail ramps. 5. Supports the President's budget request to fully implement the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and urges Congress to provide that level of funding to ensure that the FMC continues to be an effective regulator for a critical segment of the supply chain that impacts the competitiveness of so many American businesses. 6. Supports Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel to be renominated for another term at the Commission. 7. Supports safe and secure maritime commerce in the Red Sea - such as that of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a multinational security initiative with at least 23 participating countries as of February 2024.

1. Supports H.R.9027 and S.4690 - the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025. 2. Supports $5 million in funding for the feed ingredient approvals process at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) for Fiscal Year 2025. 3. Supports providing state and local food safety regulatory agencies with fiscal certainty and security by specifying a line item within the fiscal year 2025 appropriation for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 4. Supports funding the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2025. 5. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2025. 6. Supports the additional funding through USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for aflatoxin research for Fiscal Year 2025. 7. Supports funding in Fiscal Year 2025 for essential export promotion and market development provided by the Agricultural Trade Promotion and Facilitation programs, specifically supports at least $200 million or the fully authorized level in continued mandatory funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture Market Access Program (MAP) and at least $34.5 million or the fully authorized level in continued mandatory funding for the Foreign Market Development Program (FMD) when you write the fiscal year 2025 Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies appropriations bill. 8. Supports H.R.1836 - Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023: This bill expands the Federal Maritime Commission's authority to regulate technology and anticompetitive practices within the international ocean transportation system. 9. Supports transformative research at USDA by including the bipartisan, bicameral Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Agriculture Act (S.834 and H.R.2385) in the next Farm Bill. These bills will amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend and permanently authorize the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority. 10. Supports Fiscal Year 2025 funding for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program. 11. Supports H.R.9029 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2025. 12. Supports resources in the Fiscal Year 2025 Agriculture and Labor-HHS appropriations bills that will support a strengthened and coordinated federal framework to protect against the introduction of zoonotic diseases associated with canine imports. Specifically, $1 million for the U.S. Department of Agricultures (USDA) Animal and Plant Health inspection Agency (APHIS) and $5 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) towards this purpose.

1. General pet food and related pet welfare issues, including the continuation of the Congressional Pet Caucus. 2. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 3. Supports HR 7380: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the marketing and labeling of companion animal pet food, and for other purposes. 4. Opposes federal mandates or incentives promoting renewable fuel production that use essential animal- and plant-based oils and fats necessary for complete and balanced nutrition in pet food formulations. 5. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the U.S.; specifically H.R.1184 and S.502: The Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes. 6. General efforts to keep companion animals safe and healthy, specifically H.R.617: Paws Off Act of 2023; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless the label or labeling of such foods contains a warning specifying the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested, and for other purposes. Also supports H.R.1624: Puppy Protection Act of 2023; To require the Department of Agriculture to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. Specifically, the standards must require dog dealers to provide to dogs. 7. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2024. 8. Supports S.759 and H.R.1480: The Beagle Brigade Act of 2023; To provide statutory authority for the National Detector Dog Training Center that is operated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture. The center trains dogs to inspect passenger baggage, cargo, mailed packages, and vehicles to detect foreign pests and diseases that threaten domestic agriculture and natural resources. 9. Supports S.901: Safe American Food Exports Act of 2023 or the "SAFE Act of 2023;" To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to improve the prevention of the spread of animal diseases, and for other purposes. 10. Supports H.R.1418 and S.1844: The Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs. 11. Supports H.R.3989: Pets Belong with Families Act; To prohibit public housing agencies from imposing breed restrictions on household pets owned by residents of dwelling units in public housing, and for other purposes. 12. Supports H.R.4750 and S.2370: Bring Animals Relief and Kibble Act of 2023 or "BARK Act;" To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to provide protection for the good faith donation of pet products, and for other purposes. 13. Supports S.2067: Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act or "SAVES Act;" To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans, and for other purposes.

1. General concerns about global food insecurity. 2. Supportive of Congress and the Biden Administration ensuring that suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and pet food consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 3. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 4. Supports HR 7380: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the marketing and labeling of companion animal pet food, and for other purposes.

1. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 2. Supports general efforts to pass bipartisan, targeted rail safety legislation to reduce the risk of future derailments while also ensuring a reliable, economically sustainable railroad freight transportation system. 3. Supports the designation of Robert Primus as Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board (STB) upon Chairman Martin Oberman's retirement. 4. Supports the Canadian rail system to be designated as essential. While we support a negotiated solution to avert a potential rail strike, we believe the Canadian government should be prepared to help avert a rail strike in Canada, which could ripple across North America. 5. Supports the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rejecting a request from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for authorization of regulations that would target key aspects of the operation of freight locomotives in California.

1. Opposed to mandating or encouraging the use of food or feedstock, including fats and oils that are historically used in human and pet food, as a significant source of renewable fuels and energy. 2. Opposed to government mandates and tax credits promoting the expansion of renewable diesel. 3. Supports the EPA pausing increases in the Advanced Biofuels for 2023 and beyond. Any increases in the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) for Advanced Biofuels should be limited until such time as the EPA and USDA are able to guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 4. Supports a pause in advancing canola oil as a pathway to renewable diesel, jet fuel, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas and heating oil. Any further use of oilseed crops such as canola for renewable diesel should be paused until such time as the EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture can guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 5. Supportive of Congress and the Biden Administration ensuring that suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and pet food consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 6. Supports analyzing the impact of the use of renewable fuels on the price and supply of agricultural commodities and on food prices in the United States.

1. Interest in general trucking/shipping issues or other supply chain challenges that continue to affect pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders. 2. Supports general efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R.471: Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the following bills designed to improve our nation's supply chains and economic competitiveness: H.R. 3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes. (91,000-lb. Weight Exemption Pilot Program) H.R. 3318: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes. (10% Axle Variance for Dry Bulk) H.R. 3408: To establish an apprenticeship program for commercial drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Integrity Act) H.R. 3013: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial drivers license testing and commercial learners permit holders, and for other purposes. (Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently) H.R. 2367: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes. (Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act)

1. General efforts for China market access and export registrations to China. Supports Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. APHIS facility inspections and approvals with regard to foreign market access, general market access and export issues, including export certificates for animal products. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 4. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 5. Opposed to imposing new tariffs on tin mill products from allies like Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey. Concerned that imposition of these new duties would raise the cost of canned foods, including pet food, placing new burdens on food banks and families who rely on government food and nutrition assistance programs. 6. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder food and agriculture exports - including the China 301 tariffs which have had a disproportionate economic impact on American companies, consumers and workers. 7. Supports addressing and finding solutions to the ongoing challenges impacting our nation's food and agricultural supply chains, specifically as it relates to the pet food industry. 8. Supports the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative extending the public comment period regarding proposed modifications to the ongoing Section 301 China tariff actions. 9. Supports uninterrupted trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada to provide access to the goods they need, including pet food. 10. Supports U.S. agricultural export promotion and long-term market development. 11. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 12. Supportive of H.R.648: Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023 and S.176: Expanding Agricultural Exports Act of 2023. If enacted, these bills expand and extend through FY2029 the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program of the Department of Agriculture. These programs are critical for our nations farmers as they work to expand global market access for U.S. produced agricultural exports, including pet food. 13. Generally supports S.1421 - Country Of Origin Labeling Online Act; To require origin and location disclosure for new products of foreign origin offered for sale on the internet. Supports transparency for American consumers and a harmonization of disclosure requirements. However, our industry remains concerned about the impact this bill will have on all retailers, marketplaces and sellers who sell their products online. 14. Supports a proactive agriculture negotiating agenda at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that is focused on modernizing global agriculture trade policies.

1. Supports the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Department of Commerce granting the canned food industrys request for a General Approved Exclusion for imported tin mill products. 2. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 3. Opposed to imposing new tariffs on tin mill products from allies like Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey. Concerned that imposition of these new duties would raise the cost of canned foods, including pet food, placing new burdens on food banks and families who rely on government food and nutrition assistance programs. 4. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder food and agriculture exports - including the China 301 tariffs which have had a disproportionate economic impact on American companies, consumers and workers. 5. Supports the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative extending the public comment period regarding proposed modifications to the ongoing Section 301 China tariff actions.

1. Opposed to mandating or encouraging the use of food or feedstock, including fats and oils that are historically used in human and pet food, as a significant source of renewable fuels and energy. 2. Opposed to government mandates and tax credits promoting the expansion of renewable diesel. 3. Supports the EPA pausing increases in the Advanced Biofuels for 2023 and beyond. Any increases in the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) for Advanced Biofuels should be limited until such time as the EPA and USDA are able to guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 4. Supports a pause in advancing canola oil as a pathway to renewable diesel, jet fuel, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas and heating oil. Any further use of oilseed crops such as canola for renewable diesel should be paused until such time as the EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture can guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 5. Supportive of Congress and the Biden Administration ensuring that suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and pet food consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 6. Supports analyzing the impact of the use of renewable fuels on the price and supply of agricultural commodities and on food prices in the United States.

1. General efforts for China market access and export registrations to China. Supports Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. APHIS facility inspections and approvals with regard to foreign market access, general market access and export issues, including export certificates for animal products. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 4. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 5. Opposed to imposing new tariffs on tin mill products from allies like Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey. Concerned that imposition of these new duties would raise the cost of canned foods, including pet food, placing new burdens on food banks and families who rely on government food and nutrition assistance programs. 6. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder food and agriculture exports - including the China 301 tariffs which have had a disproportionate economic impact on American companies, consumers and workers. 7. Supports addressing and finding solutions to the ongoing challenges impacting our nation's food and agricultural supply chains, specifically as it relates to the pet food industry. 8. Supports uninterrupted trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada to provide access to the goods they need, including pet food. 9. Supports U.S. agricultural export promotion and long-term market development. 10. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 11. Supportive of H.R.648: Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023 and S.176: Expanding Agricultural Exports Act of 2023. If enacted, these bills expand and extend through FY2029 the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program of the Department of Agriculture. These programs are critical for our nations farmers as they work to expand global market access for U.S. produced agricultural exports, including pet food. 12. Generally supports S.1421 - Country Of Origin Labeling Online Act; To require origin and location disclosure for new products of foreign origin offered for sale on the internet. Supports transparency for American consumers and a harmonization of disclosure requirements. However, our industry remains concerned about the impact this bill will have on all retailers, marketplaces and sellers who sell their products online. 13. Supports a proactive agriculture negotiating agenda at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that is focused on modernizing global agriculture trade policies.

1. General shipping issues or other supply chain challenges affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, specifically ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R. 1836: To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes. (Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act) 4. Supports the Federal Maritime Commission having jurisdiction over the entirety of the international freight movement, pursuant to through bills of lading, including demurrage incurred at the inland rail ramps. 5. Supports the President's budget request to fully implement the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and urges Congress to provide that level of funding to ensure that the FMC continues to be an effective regulator for a critical segment of the supply chain that impacts the competitiveness of so many American businesses. 6. Supports Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel to be renominated for another term at the Commission. 7. Supports safe and secure maritime commerce in the Red Sea - such as that of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a multinational security initiative with at least 23 participating countries as of February 2024.

1. Supports transportation issues related to pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, including efforts to alleviate any export shipping challenges. 2. Supports efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R.471: Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the following bills designed to improve our nation's supply chains and economic competitiveness: H.R. 3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes. (91,000-lb. Weight Exemption Pilot Program) H.R. 3318: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes. (10% Axle Variance for Dry Bulk) H.R. 3408: To establish an apprenticeship program for commercial drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Integrity Act) H.R. 1836: To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes. (Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act) H.R. 3013: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial drivers license testing and commercial learners permit holders, and for other purposes. (Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently) H.R. 2367: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes. (Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act).

1. General pet food and related pet welfare issues, including the continuation of the Congressional Pet Caucus. 2. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 3. Supports HR 7380: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the marketing and labeling of companion animal pet food, and for other purposes. 4. Opposes federal mandates or incentives promoting renewable fuel production that use essential animal- and plant-based oils and fats necessary for complete and balanced nutrition in pet food formulations. 5. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the U.S.; specifically H.R.1184 and S.502: The Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes. 6. General efforts to keep companion animals safe and healthy, specifically H.R.617: Paws Off Act of 2023; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless the label or labeling of such foods contains a warning specifying the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested, and for other purposes. Also supports H.R.1624: Puppy Protection Act of 2023; To require the Department of Agriculture to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. Specifically, the standards must require dog dealers to provide to dogs. 7. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2024. 8. Supports S.759 and H.R.1480: The Beagle Brigade Act of 2023; To provide statutory authority for the National Detector Dog Training Center that is operated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture. The center trains dogs to inspect passenger baggage, cargo, mailed packages, and vehicles to detect foreign pests and diseases that threaten domestic agriculture and natural resources. 9. Supports S.901: Safe American Food Exports Act of 2023 or the "SAFE Act of 2023;" To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to improve the prevention of the spread of animal diseases, and for other purposes. 10. Supports H.R.1418 and S.1844: The Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs, which was included in H.R. 5860: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; To provide continuing FY2024 appropriations to federal agencies through November 17, 2023, and provides emergency funding for disaster relief (Public Law 118-15). 11. Supports H.R.3989: Pets Belong with Families Act; To prohibit public housing agencies from imposing breed restrictions on household pets owned by residents of dwelling units in public housing, and for other purposes. 12. Supports H.R.4750 and S.2370: Bring Animals Relief and Kibble Act of 2023 or "BARK Act;" To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to provide protection for the good faith donation of pet products, and for other purposes. 13. Supports S.2067: Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act or "SAVES Act;" To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Supports H.R.4366 - This act provides FY2024 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It also extends several expiring programs and authorities, including various public health programs. Specifically, the act includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2024 appropriations bills including the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024. 2. Supports H.R.2882 - This bill provides FY2024 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It also extends various expiring programs and authorities. Specifically, the bill includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2024 appropriations bills including the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, for Fiscal Year 2024. 3. Supports funding for the food ingredient approvals process at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025. 4. Supports funding the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025. 5. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025. 6. Supports the additional funding through USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for aflatoxin research for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025. 7. Supports funding in Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 for essential export promotion and market development provided by the Agricultural Trade Promotion and Facilitation programs. 8. Supports H.R.1836 - Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act of 2023: This bill expands the Federal Maritime Commission's authority to regulate technology and anticompetitive practices within the international ocean transportation system. 9. Supports transformative research at USDA by including the bipartisan, bicameral Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Agriculture Act (S.834 and H.R.2385) in the next Farm Bill. These bills will amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend and permanently authorize the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority. 10. Supports Fiscal Year 2025 funding for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) program.

1. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 2. Supports general efforts to pass bipartisan, targeted rail safety legislation to reduce the risk of future derailments while also ensuring a reliable, economically sustainable railroad freight transportation system. 3. Supports Patrick Fuchs for another term at the Surface Transportation Board.

1. Interest in general trucking/shipping issues or other supply chain challenges that continue to affect pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders. 2. Supports general efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R.471: Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the following bills designed to improve our nation's supply chains and economic competitiveness: H.R. 3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes. (91,000-lb. Weight Exemption Pilot Program) H.R. 3318: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes. (10% Axle Variance for Dry Bulk) H.R. 3408: To establish an apprenticeship program for commercial drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Integrity Act) H.R. 3013: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial drivers license testing and commercial learners permit holders, and for other purposes. (Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently) H.R. 2367: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes. (Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act)

1. General concerns about global food insecurity. 2. Supportive of Congress and the Biden Administration ensuring that suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and pet food consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 3. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 4. Supports HR 7380: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clarify and update the authority of the Food and Drug Administration to ensure national uniformity in the regulation of the marketing and labeling of companion animal pet food, and for other purposes.

1. Supports the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Department of Commerce granting the canned food industrys request for a General Approved Exclusion for imported tin mill products. 2. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 3. Opposed to imposing new tariffs on tin mill products from allies like Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey. Concerned that imposition of these new duties would raise the cost of canned foods, including pet food, placing new burdens on food banks and families who rely on government food and nutrition assistance programs. 4. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder or food and agriculture exports.

1. Supports H.R.4368 and S.2131 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024. 2. Supports funding for the food ingredient approvals process at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) for Fiscal Year 2024 that could potentially be included in H.R.5894: Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes; and/or S.2624: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. 3. Supports funding the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2024. 4. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2024. 5. Supports the additional funding through USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for aflatoxin research for Fiscal Year 2024. 6. Supports funding in Fiscal Year 2024 for essential export promotion and market development provided by the Agricultural Trade Promotion and Facilitation programs. 7. Supports the President's budget request to fully implement the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and urges Congress to provide that level of funding to ensure that the FMC continues to be an effective regulator for a critical segment of the supply chain that impacts the competitiveness of so many American businesses. 8. Supports transformative research at USDA by including the bipartisan, bicameral Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Agriculture Act (S.834 and H.R.2385) in the next Farm Bill. These bills will amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend and permanently authorize the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority.

1. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 2. Supports general efforts to pass bipartisan, targeted rail safety legislation to reduce the risk of future derailments while also ensuring a reliable, economically sustainable railroad freight transportation system. 3. Supported the immediate re-opening of the El Paso and Eagle Pass international rail crossings in order for vital US agricultural exports to reach Mexico.

1. General efforts for China market access and export registrations to China. Supports Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. APHIS facility inspections and approvals with regard to foreign market access, general market access and export issues, including export certificates for animal products. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 4. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 5. Opposed to imposing new tariffs on tin mill products from allies like Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey. Concerned that imposition of these new duties would raise the cost of canned foods, including pet food, placing new burdens on food banks and families who rely on government food and nutrition assistance programs. 6. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder food and agriculture exports - including the China 301 tariffs which have had a disproportionate economic impact on American companies, consumers and workers. 7. Supports addressing and finding solutions to the ongoing challenges impacting our nation's food and agricultural supply chains, specifically as it relates to the pet food industry. 8. Supports uninterrupted trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada to provide access to the goods they need, including pet food. 9. Supports U.S. agricultural export promotion and long-term market development. 10. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 11. Supportive of H.R. 648: Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023 and S.176: Expanding Agricultural Exports Act of 2023. If enacted, these bills expand and extend through FY2029 the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program of the Department of Agriculture. These programs are critical for our nations farmers as they work to expand global market access for U.S. produced agricultural exports, including pet food. 12. Supports the U.S. Federal Trade Commission extending the public comment period for Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims ("Green Guides" or the "Guides") by 60 days. Also supports the Guides serving as a standard for environmental marketing across industries, to ensure that consumers receive truthful and accurate information regarding environmental benefit claims. 13. Generally supports S.1421 - Country Of Origin Labeling Online Act; To require origin and location disclosure for new products of foreign origin offered for sale on the internet. Supports transparency for American consumers and a harmonization of disclosure requirements. However, our industry remains concerned about the impact this bill will have on all retailers, marketplaces and sellers who sell their products online. 14. Supports a proactive agriculture negotiating agenda at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that is focusd on modernizing global agriculture trad policies.

1. General pet food and related pet welfare issues, including the continuation of the Congressional Pet Caucus. 2. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 3. Previously submitted public comments to EPA and continues to seek meetings with EPA officials to voice our opposition of federal mandates or incentives promoting renewable fuel production that use essential animal- and plant-based oils and fats necessary for complete and balanced nutrition in pet food formulations. 4. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the U.S.; specifically H.R.1184 and S.502: The Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes. 5. General efforts to keep companion animals safe and healthy, specifically H.R.617: Paws Off Act of 2023; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless the label or labeling of such foods contains a warning specifying the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested, and for other purposes. Also supports H.R.1624: Puppy Protection Act of 2023; To require the Department of Agriculture to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. Specifically, the standards must require dog dealers to provide to dogs. 6. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2024. 7. Supports S.759 and H.R.1480: The Beagle Brigade Act of 2023; To provide statutory authority for the National Detector Dog Training Center that is operated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture. The center trains dogs to inspect passenger baggage, cargo, mailed packages, and vehicles to detect foreign pests and diseases that threaten domestic agriculture and natural resources. 8. Supports S.901: Safe American Food Exports Act of 2023 or the "SAFE Act of 2023;" To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to improve the prevention of the spread of animal diseases, and for other purposes. 9. Supports H.R.1418 and S.1844: The Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs, which was included in H.R. 5860: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; To provide continuing FY2024 appropriations to federal agencies through November 17, 2023, and provides emergency funding for disaster relief (Public Law 118-15). 10. Supports H.R.3989: Pets Belong with Families Act; To prohibit public housing agencies from imposing breed restrictions on household pets owned by residents of dwelling units in public housing, and for other purposes. 11. Supports H.R.4750 and S.2370: Bring Animals Relief and Kibble Act of 2023 or "BARK Act;" To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to provide protection for the good faith donation of pet products, and for other purposes. 12. Supports S.2067: Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act or "SAVES Act;" To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans, and for other purposes.

1. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 2. General interest in pet food's role in the agriculture industry, and related pet and human health issues, including the stewardship of antimicrobials to preserve their effectiveness in protecting plants, animals and public health. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF). 4. Oppose proposed changes to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, which already provides criteria for the international sale or disposal of non-commercial stocks. Instead, we encourage countries to donate their excess stocks to the World Food Program. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 5. Supports asking the EPA to revise the obligation to sign a notice of proposed rulemaking from December 13, 2023 until June 30, 2024 for the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards (ELGs) for the Meat and Poultry Industry. 6. Supports H.R.1184 and S.502: The Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes. 7. Supports an extension of H.R.2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334) or the "Farm Bill." Also supports a new Farm Bill being passed into law in the 118th Congress. 8. Supports transformative research at USDA by including the bipartisan, bicameral Advancing Cutting Edge (ACE) Agriculture Act (S.834 and H.R.2385) in the next Farm Bill. These bills will amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to extend and permanently authorize the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority. 9. Supported the immediate re-opening of the El Paso and Eagle Pass international rail crossings in order for vital US agricultural exports to reach Mexico.

1. Supports transportation issues related to pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, including efforts to alleviate any export shipping challenges. 2. Supports efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R.471: Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the following bills designed to improve our nation's supply chains and economic competitiveness: H.R. 3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes. (91,000-lb. Weight Exemption Pilot Program) H.R. 3318: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes. (10% Axle Variance for Dry Bulk) H.R. 3408: To establish an apprenticeship program for commercial drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Integrity Act) H.R. 1836: To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes. (Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act) H.R. 3013: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial drivers license testing and commercial learners permit holders, and for other purposes. (Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently) H.R. 2367: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes. (Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act)

1. General shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic or other supply chain challenges still affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, specifically ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R. 1836: To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes. (Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act) 4. Supports the Federal Maritime Commission having jurisdiction over the entirety of the international freight movement, pursuant to through bills of lading, including demurrage incurred at the inland rail ramps. 5. Supports the President's budget request to fully implement the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and urges Congress to provide that level of funding to ensure that the FMC continues to be an effective regulator for a critical segment of the supply chain that impacts the competitiveness of so many American businesses.

1. General concerns about global food insecurity. 2. Supportive of Congress and the Biden Administration ensuring that suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and pet food consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 3. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products.

1. Supports the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Department of Commerce granting the canned food industrys request for a General Approved Exclusion for imported tin mill products. 2. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 3. Opposed to imposing new tariffs on tin mill products from allies like Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey. Concerned that imposition of these new duties would raise the cost of canned foods, including pet food, placing new burdens on food banks and families who rely on government food and nutrition assistance programs. 4. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder or food and agriculture exports. 5. Urges USTR to provide an immediate extension for the limited China 301 tariff exclusions and COVID exclusions, which are set to expire on Dec. 31. Also urges USTR to create a more robust exclusions process that is open to all products that are covered by the China 301 tariffs - there should be a fair, transparent, and robust exclusions process available so that American businesses can apply for targeted relief. And finally, urges USTR to immediately conclude and release the results of its four-year statutory review of the Section 301 tariffs.

1. Interest in general trucking/shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic or other supply chain challenges that continue to affect pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders. 2. Supports general efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R.471: Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the following bills designed to improve our nation's supply chains and economic competitiveness: H.R. 3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes. (91,000-lb. Weight Exemption Pilot Program) H.R. 3318: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes. (10% Axle Variance for Dry Bulk) H.R. 3408: To establish an apprenticeship program for commercial drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Integrity Act) H.R. 3013: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial drivers license testing and commercial learners permit holders, and for other purposes. (Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently) H.R. 2367: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes. (Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act)

1. Supports the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Department of Commerce granting the canned food industrys request for a General Approved Exclusion for imported tin mill products. 2. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 3. Opposed to imposing new tariffs on tin mill products from allies like Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey. Concerned that imposition of these new duties would raise the cost of canned foods, including pet food, placing new burdens on food banks and families who rely on government food and nutrition assistance programs. 4. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder or food and agriculture exports. 5. Urges USTR to provide an immediate extension for the limited China 301 tariff exclusions and COVID exclusions, which are set to expire on Sept. 30. Also urges USTR to create a more robust exclusions process that is open to all products that are covered by the China 301 tariffs - there should be a fair, transparent, and robust exclusions process available so that American businesses can apply for targeted relief. And finally, urges USTR to finalize the results of the four-year statutory review of the 301 tariffs.

1. Interest in general trucking/shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic or other supply chain challenges that continue to affect pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders. 2. Supports general efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R.471: Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the following bills designed to improve our nation's supply chains and economic competitiveness: H.R. 3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes. (91,000-lb. Weight Exemption Pilot Program) H.R. 3318: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes. (10% Axle Variance for Dry Bulk) H.R. 3408: To establish an apprenticeship program for commercial drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Integrity Act) H.R. 3013: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial drivers license testing and commercial learners permit holders, and for other purposes. (Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently) H.R. 2367: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes. (Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act)

1. General shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic or other supply chain challenges still affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, specifically ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R. 1836: To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes. (Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act) 4. Supports the Federal Maritime Commission having jurisdiction over the entirety of the international freight movement, pursuant to through bills of lading, including demurrage incurred at the inland rail ramps. 5. Supports the President's budget request to fully implement the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and urges Congress to provide that level of funding to ensure that the FMC continues to be an effective regulator for a critical segment of the supply chain that impacts the competitiveness of so many American businesses.

1. General efforts for China market access and export registrations to China. Supports Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. APHIS facility inspections and approvals with regard to foreign market access, general market access and export issues, including export certificates for animal products. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 4. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 5. Opposed to imposing new tariffs on tin mill products from allies like Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey. Concerned that imposition of these new duties would raise the cost of canned foods, including pet food, placing new burdens on food banks and families who rely on government food and nutrition assistance programs. 6. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder food and agriculture exports - including the China 301 tariffs which have had a disproportionate economic impact on American companies, consumers and workers. 7. Supports addressing and finding solutions to the ongoing challenges impacting our nation's food and agricultural supply chains, specifically as it relates to the pet food industry. 8. Supports uninterrupted trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada to provide access to the goods they need, including pet food. 9. Supports U.S. agricultural export promotion and long-term market development. 10. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 11. Supportive of H.R. 648: Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023 and S.176: Expanding Agricultural Exports Act of 2023. If enacted, these bills expand and extend through FY2029 the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program of the Department of Agriculture. These programs are critical for our nations farmers as they work to expand global market access for U.S. produced agricultural exports, including pet food. 12. Supports the U.S. Federal Trade Commission extending the public comment period for Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims ("Green Guides" or the "Guides") by 60 days. Also supports the Guides serving as a standard for environmental marketing across industries, to ensure that consumers receive truthful and accurate information regarding environmental benefit claims. 13. Generally supports S.1421 - Country Of Origin Labeling Online Act; To require origin and location disclosure for new products of foreign origin offered for sale on the internet. Supports transparency for American consumers and a harmonization of disclosure requirements. However, our industry remains concerned about the impact this bill will have on all retailers, marketplaces and sellers who sell their products online.

1. Supports transportation issues related to pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, including efforts to alleviate any export shipping challenges. 2. Supports efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R.471: Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the following bills designed to improve our nation's supply chains and economic competitiveness: H.R. 3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes. (91,000-lb. Weight Exemption Pilot Program) H.R. 3318: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes. (10% Axle Variance for Dry Bulk) H.R. 3408: To establish an apprenticeship program for commercial drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Integrity Act) H.R. 1836: To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes. (Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act) H.R. 3013: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial drivers license testing and commercial learners permit holders, and for other purposes. (Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently) H.R. 2367: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes. (Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act)

1. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 2. General interest in pet food's role in the agriculture industry, and related pet and human health issues, including the stewardship of antimicrobials to preserve their effectiveness in protecting plants, animals and public health. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF). 4. Oppose proposed changes to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, which already provides criteria for the international sale or disposal of non-commercial stocks. Instead, we encourage countries to donate their excess stocks to the World Food Program. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 5. Supports asking the EPA to revise the obligation to sign a notice of proposed rulemaking from December 13, 2023 until June 30, 2024 for the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards (ELGs) for the Meat and Poultry Industry. 6. Supports H.R.1184 and S.502: The Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes. 7. Supports an extension of H.R.2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334) or the "Farm Bill." Also supports a new Farm Bill being passed into law in the 118th Congress.

1. Opposed to mandating or encouraging the use of food or feedstock, including fats and oils that are historically used in human and pet food, as a significant source of renewable fuels and energy. 2. Opposed to government mandates and tax credits promoting the expansion of renewable diesel. 3. Supports the EPA pausing increases in the Advanced Biofuels for 2023 and beyond. Any increases in the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) for Advanced Biofuels should be limited until such time as the EPA and USDA are able to guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 4. Supports a pause in advancing canola oil as a pathway to renewable diesel, jet fuel, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas and heating oil. Any further use of oilseed crops such as canola for renewable diesel should be paused until such time as the EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture can guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 5. Supportive of Congress and the Biden Administration ensuring that suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and pet food consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 6. Supports analyzing the impact of the use of renewable fuels on the price and supply of agricultural commodities and on food prices in the United States.

1. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 2. Supports general efforts to pass bipartisan, targeted rail safety legislation to reduce the risk of future derailments while also ensuring a reliable, economically sustainable railroad freight transportation system.

1. General pet food and related pet welfare issues, including the continuation of the Congressional Pet Caucus. 2. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products. 3. Previously submitted public comments to EPA and continues to seek meetings with EPA officials to voice our opposition of federal mandates or incentives promoting renewable fuel production that use essential animal- and plant-based oils and fats necessary for complete and balanced nutrition in pet food formulations. 4. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the U.S.; specifically H.R.1184 and S.502: The Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes. 5. General efforts to keep companion animals safe and healthy, specifically H.R.617: Paws Off Act of 2023; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless the label or labeling of such foods contains a warning specifying the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested, and for other purposes. Also supports H.R.1624: Puppy Protection Act of 2023; To require the Department of Agriculture to expand standards that govern the humane handling, care, treatment, and transportation of animals to include new requirements for commercial dog dealers. Specifically, the standards must require dog dealers to provide to dogs. 6. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2024. 7. Supports S.759 and H.R.1480: The Beagle Brigade Act of 2023; To provide statutory authority for the National Detector Dog Training Center that is operated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture. The center trains dogs to inspect passenger baggage, cargo, mailed packages, and vehicles to detect foreign pests and diseases that threaten domestic agriculture and natural resources. 8. Supports S.901: Safe American Food Exports Act of 2023 or the "SAFE Act of 2023;" To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to improve the prevention of the spread of animal diseases, and for other purposes. 9. Supports H.R.1418 and S.1844: The Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs, which was included in H.R. 5860: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act; To provide continuing FY2024 appropriations to federal agencies through November 17, 2023, and provides emergency funding for disaster relief (Public Law 118-15). 10. Supports H.R.3989: Pets Belong with Families Act; To prohibit public housing agencies from imposing breed restrictions on household pets owned by residents of dwelling units in public housing, and for other purposes. 11. Supports H.R.4750 and S.2370: Bring Animals Relief and Kibble Act of 2023 or "BARK Act;" To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to provide protection for the good faith donation of pet products, and for other purposes. 12. Supports S.2067: Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act or "SAVES Act;" To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit organizations to assist such organizations in carrying out programs to provide service dogs to eligible veterans, and for other purposes.

1. General concerns about global food insecurity. 2. Supportive of Congress and the Biden Administration ensuring that suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and pet food consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 3. General interest in the ingredients used in pet food, and modernizing the outdated regulatory processes for pet food and pet food products.

1. Supports the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Department of Commerce granting the canned food industrys request for a General Approved Exclusion for imported tin mill products. 2. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 3. Opposed to imposing new tariffs on tin mill products from allies like Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey. Concerned that imposition of these new duties would raise the cost of canned foods, including pet food, placing new burdens on food banks and families who rely on government food and nutrition assistance programs. 4. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder or food and agriculture exports. 5. Supports the President of the United States pursuing the prospect of a diplomatic path forward to resolve the ongoing trade dispute, including agreeing to immediately end the section 301 tariffs on imports from China.

1. General trucking/shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic or other supply chain challenges that continue to affect pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders. 2. Support general efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R.471: Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the following bills designed to improve our nation's supply chains and economic competitiveness: H.R. 3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes. (91,000-lb. Weight Exemption Pilot Program) H.R. 3318: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes. (10% Axle Variance for Dry Bulk) H.R. 3408: To establish an apprenticeship program for commercial drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Integrity Act) H.R. 3013: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial drivers license testing and commercial learners permit holders, and for other purposes. (Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently) H.R. 2367: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes. (Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act)

1. General concerns about global food insecurity. 2. Supportive of Congress and the Biden Administration ensuring suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and pet food consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 3. General interest in and support more efficient oversight of ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients in pet food and pet food products.

1. China market access, and Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. APHIS facility inspections and approvals with regard to foreign market access, general market access and export issues, including export certificates for animal products. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 4. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 5. Opposed to imposing new tariffs on tin mill products from allies like Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, and Turkey. Concerned that imposition of these new duties would raise the cost of canned foods, including pet food, placing new burdens on food banks and families who rely on government food and nutrition assistance programs. 6. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder or food and agriculture exports - including the China 301 tariffs which have had a disproportionate economic impact on American companies, consumers and workers. 7. Supports addressing and finding solutions to the ongoing and immense challenges impacting our nation's food and agricultural supply chains, specifically as it relates to the pet food industry. 8. Supports uninterrupted trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada to provide access to the goods they need, including pet food. 9. Supports U.S. agricultural export promotion and long-term market development. 10. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 11. Supportive of H.R. 648: Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023 and S.176: Expanding Agricultural Exports Act of 2023. If enacted, these bills expand and extend through FY2029 the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program of the Department of Agriculture. These programs are critical for our nations farmers as they work to expand global market access for U.S. produced agricultural exports, including pet food. 12. Supports the U.S. Federal Trade Commission extending the public comment period for Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims ("Green Guides" or the "Guides") by 60 days. Also supports the Guides serving as a standard for environmental marketing across industries, to ensure that consumers receive truthful and accurate information regarding environmental benefit claims. 13. Supports H.R.3653 and S.629: To provide the President with authority to enter into a comprehensive trade agreement with the United Kingdom, and for other purposes. 14. Supports S.1421 - Country Of Origin Labeling Online Act. To require origin and location disclosure for new products of foreign origin offered for sale on the internet. Generally supports transparency for American consumers and a harmonization of disclosure requirements. However, our industry remains concerned about the impact this bill will have on all retailers, marketplaces and sellers who sell their products online.

1. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 2. Supports general efforts to pass bipartisan, targeted rail safety legislation to reduce the risk of future derailments while also ensuring a reliable, economically sustainable railroad freight transportation system.

1. General interest in the ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients in pet food and pet food products. 2. Pet food's role in the agriculture industry, and related pet and human health issues, including the stewardship of antimicrobials to preserve their effectiveness in protecting plants, animals and public health. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the United States. 4. Oppose proposed changes to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, which already provides criteria for the international sale or disposal of non-commercial stocks. Instead, we encourage countries to donate their excess stocks to the World Food Program. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 5. Supports asking the EPA to revise the obligation to sign a notice of proposed rulemaking from December 13, 2023 until June 30, 2024 for the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards (ELGs) for the Meat and Poultry Industry. 6. Supports the nomination of Under Secretary of Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small to serve as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. 7. Supports H.R.1184 and S.502: The Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes to be included in the next farm bill.

1. General shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic or other supply chain challenges still affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, specifically ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R. 1836: To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes. (Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act) 4. Supports the Federal Maritime Commission having jurisdiction over the entirety of the international freight movement, pursuant to through bills of lading, including demurrage incurred at the inland rail ramps. 5. Supports the President's budget request to fully implement the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and urges Congress to provide that level of funding to ensure that the FMC continues to be an effective regulator for a critical segment of the supply chain that impacts the competitiveness of so many American businesses.

1. Supports Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024. 2. Supports funding for the food ingredient approvals process at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) for Fiscal Year 2024. 3. Supports funding the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2024. 4. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2024. 5. Supports the additional funding through USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for aflatoxin research for Fiscal Year 2024. 6. Supports funding in Fiscal Year 2024 for essential export promotion and market development provided by the Agricultural Trade Promotion and Facilitation programs. 7. General interest in and supports more efficient oversight of ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients in pet food and pet food products. 8. Supports the President's budget request to fully implement the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and urges Congress to provide that level of funding to ensure that the FMC continues to be an effective regulator for a critical segment of the supply chain that impacts the competitiveness of so many American businesses.

1. Transportation issues related to pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, including efforts to alleviate any export shipping challenges. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R.471: Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the following bills designed to improve our nation's supply chains and economic competitiveness: H.R. 3372: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a safety data collection program for certain 6-axle vehicles, and for other purposes. (91,000-lb. Weight Exemption Pilot Program) H.R. 3318: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish an axle weight tolerance for certain commercial motor vehicles transporting dry bulk goods, and for other purposes. (10% Axle Variance for Dry Bulk) H.R. 3408: To establish an apprenticeship program for commercial drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE) Safe Integrity Act) H.R. 1836: To amend title 46, United States Code, to make technical corrections with respect to ocean shipping authorities, and for other purposes. (Ocean Shipping Reform Implementation Act) H.R. 3013: To direct the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain regulations relating to the requirements for commercial drivers license testing and commercial learners permit holders, and for other purposes. (Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently) H.R. 2367: To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a competitive grant program for projects for commercial motor vehicle parking, and for other purposes. (Truck Parking Safety Improvement Act)

1. General pet food and related pet welfare issues, including the continuation of the Congressional Pet Caucus. 2. General interest in and supports more efficient oversight of ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients in pet food and pet food products. 3. Previously submitted public comments to EPA and continues to seek meetings with EPA officials to voice our opposition of federal mandates or incentives promoting renewable fuel production that use essential animal- and plant-based oils and fats necessary for complete and balanced nutrition in pet food formulations. 4. Research regarding the FDA's investigation into the potential link between diet and dog health. 5. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the U.S.; specifically H.R.1184 and S.502: The Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes to be included in the next farm bill. 6. General efforts to keep companion animals safe and healthy, specifically H.R.5261 - Paws Off Act of 2021; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless the label or labeling of such foods contains a warning specifying the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested, and for other purposes. 7. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2024. 8. Supports S.759 and H.R.1480, The Beagle Brigade Act of 2023. To provide statutory authority for the National Detector Dog Training Center that is operated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture. The center trains dogs to inspect passenger baggage, cargo, mailed packages, and vehicles to detect foreign pests and diseases that threaten domestic agriculture and natural resources. 9. Supports S.901: Safe American Food Exports Act of 2023 or the "SAFE Act of 2023." To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to improve the prevention of the spread of animal diseases, and for other purposes. 10. Supports H.R.1418 and S.1844: The Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023. To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs.

1. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food.

1. General shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic or other supply chain challenges still affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, specifically ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food.

1. Transportation issues related to pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, including efforts to alleviate any export shipping challenges. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R.471: Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes.

1. Supports the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Department of Commerce granting the canned food industrys request for a General Approved Exclusion for imported tin mill products. 2. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 3. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder or food and agriculture exports. 4. Supports the President of the United States pursuing the prospect of a diplomatic path forward to resolve the ongoing trade dispute, including agreeing to immediately end the section 301 tariffs on imports from China.

1. Ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients and pet food products. 2. Pet food's role in the agriculture industry, and related pet and human health issues, including the stewardship of antimicrobials to preserve their effectiveness in protecting plants, animals and public health. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the United States. 4. Oppose proposed changes to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, which already provides criteria for the international sale or disposal of non-commercial stocks. Instead, we encourage countries to donate their excess stocks to the World Food Program. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 5. Supports asking the EPA to revise the obligation to sign a notice of proposed rulemaking from December 13, 2023 until June 30, 2024 for the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards (ELGs) for the Meat and Poultry Industry. 6. Supports the nomination of Under Secretary of Rural Development Xochitl Torres Small to serve as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

1. General concerns about global food insecurity. 2. Supportive of Congress and the Biden Administration ensuring suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and pet food consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 3. General interest in and support more efficient oversight of ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients in pet food and pet food products.

1. Opposed to mandating or encouraging the use of food or feedstock, including fats and oils that are historically used in human and pet food, as a significant source of renewable fuels and energy. 2. Opposed to government mandates and tax credits promoting the expansion of renewable diesel. 3. Supports the EPA pausing increases in the Advanced Biofuels for 2023 and beyond. Any increases in the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) for Advanced Biofuels should be limited until such time as the EPA and USDA are able to guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 4. Supports a pause in advancing canola oil as a pathway to renewable diesel, jet fuel, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas and heating oil. Any further use of oilseed crops such as canola for renewable diesel should be paused until such time as the EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture can guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 5. Supportive of Congress and the Biden Administration ensuring suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and pet food consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 6. Supports analyzing the impact of the use of renewable fuels on the price and supply of agricultural commodities and on food prices in the United States.

1. General trucking/shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic or other supply chain challenges that continue to affect pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders. 2. Support general efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R.471: Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking Act or the SHIP IT Act. To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to commercial motor vehicle parking, safety, and licensing, and for other purposes.

1. China market access, and Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. APHIS facility inspections and approvals with regard to foreign market access, general market access and export issues, including export certificates for animal products. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 4. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 5. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder or food and agriculture exports. 6. Supports addressing and finding solutions to the ongoing and immense challenges impacting our nation's food and agricultural supply chains, specifically as it relates to the pet food industry. 7. Supports uninterrupted trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada to provide access to the goods they need, including pet food. 8. Supports U.S. agricultural export promotion and long-term market development. 9. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 10. Supportive of H.R. 648: Agriculture Export Promotion Act of 2023 and S.176: Expanding Agricultural Exports Act of 2023. If enacted, these bills expand and extend through FY2029 the Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development Cooperator Program of the Department of Agriculture. These programs are critical for our nations farmers as they work to expand global market access for U.S. produced agricultural exports, including pet food. 11. Supports the U.S. Federal Trade Commission extending the public comment period for Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims ("Green Guides" or the "Guides") by 60 days.

1. Supports H.R.8239 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023. 2. Supports funding for the food ingredient approvals process at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023. 3. Supports funding the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023, as authorized in the 2018 Farm Bill. 4. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023. 5. Supports the additional funding through USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for aflatoxin research. 6. Supports an increased level of funding for the Federal Maritime Commission for FY23 in H.R. 8294, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023. 7. Supports funding in FY23 for essential export promotion and market development provided by the Agricultural Trade Promotion and Facilitation programs. 8. General interest and more efficient oversight of ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients in pet food and pet food products.

1. Supports enforcement of The Shipping Act of 1984; specifically supports H.R.4996 Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 and S.3580, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022: To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to prohibited acts by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators, and for other purposes. 2. Supports an increased level of funding for the Federal Maritime Commission for FY23 in H.R. 8294, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023. 3. General shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, specifically ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 4. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 5. Supports the Federal Maritime Commission extending the public comment period on its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the definition of Unreasonable Refusal to Deal or Negotiate with respect to Vessel Space Accommodations provided by an Ocean Common Carrier (Docket No. 22-24).

1. Ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients and pet food products. 2. Pet food's role in the agriculture industry, and related pet and human health issues, including the stewardship of antimicrobials to preserve their effectiveness in protecting plants, animals and public health. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the United States. 4. Oppose proposed changes to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, which already provides criteria for the international sale or disposal of non-commercial stocks. Instead, we encourage countries to donate their excess stocks to the World Food Program. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 5. Supports nomination of Oregon Dept of Ag Director Alexis Taylor to serve as the U.S. Department of Ag's Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. 6. Supports nomination of Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

1. Opposed to mandating or encouraging the use of food or feedstock, including fats and oils that are historically used in human and pet food, as a significant source of renewable fuels and energy. 2. Opposed to government mandates and tax credits promoting the expansion of renewable diesel. 3. Supports the EPA pausing increases in the Advanced Biofuels for 2022 and beyond. Any increases in the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) for Advanced Biofuels should be limited until such time as the EPA and USDA are able to guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 4. Supports a pause in advancing canola oil as a pathway to renewable diesel, jet fuel, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas and heating oil. Any further use of oilseed crops such as canola for renewable diesel should be paused until such time as the EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture can guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 5. Supportive of Congress and the Biden Administration ensuring suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and pet food consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 6. Supports analyzing the impact of the use of renewable fuels on the price and supply of agricultural commodities and on food prices in the United States.

1. General shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, including ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 2. Support general efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food.

1. Supports the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Department of Commerce granting the canned food industrys request for a General Approved Exclusion for imported tin mill products. 2. Supports the U.S. Trade Representative to complete a fully transparent review of the Section 301 tariffs on products from China, including a comprehensive economic assessment of the tariffs impact on American businesses, workers, farmers, and consumers. 3. Supports Investigation No. 332-591, Economic Impact of Section 232 and 301 Tariffs on U.S. industries, especially if the study will show how these tariffs have negatively impacted our economy and contributed to record high inflation. 4. General tariff issues, including aluminum and tinplate steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 5. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder or food and agriculture exports. 6. Supports the extension for the limited China 301 tariff exclusions which were set to expire on December 31. 7. Supports the President of the U.S. pursuing the prospect of a diplomatic path forward to resolve the ongoing trade dispute, including by agreeing to suspend the U.S. Section 301 tariffs on imports from China and China's corresponding retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports. 8. Supports the Request to Initiate a Changed Circumstances Review Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1675(b) Tin- and Chromium-Coated Steel Sheet from Japan, Investigation No. 731-TA-860.

1. Transportation issues related to pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, including efforts to alleviate the ongoing export and shipping crisis. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, specifically H.R.4996, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and S.3580, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022; To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to prohibited acts by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators, and for other purposes. 3. Supports the Surface Transportation Board to seek resolution of the current nationwide freight rail service challenges and take appropriate measures to deter and prevent future service failures of the magnitude currently being experienced. 4. Supports Congress acting immediately, if needed, to prevent a rail strike or lockout to avoid significant economic damage to U.S. supply chains and further uncertainty for rail customers. 5. Supports the bipartisan agreement the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure have crafted on the Water Resources Development Act of 2022.

1. Supports the Surface Transportation Board to seek resolution of the current nationwide freight rail service challenges and take appropriate measures to deter and prevent future service failures of the magnitude currently being experienced. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R. 8649, The Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act. This legislation will create a fair market in freight rail and to reauthorize the Surface Transportation Board, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the President of the U.S. to continue working with the railroad unions and railroads to ensure that the tentative agreement that the Biden Administration brokered is ratified by the parties. 5. Supports Congress acting immediately to pass legislation, if needed, to prevent a rail strike or lockout to avoid significant economic damage to U.S. supply chains and further uncertainty for rail customers.

1. S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, specifically opposed to the duplicative and burdensome Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Labeling (Section 2510) provision and the broad impact these requirements will have on all retailers and sellers who operate in an online environment, whether they are a marketplace or just have an ecommerce website. 2. H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022; Although this bill didn't originally contain similar Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) language, we continue to be opposed to adding such language via amendments and urge its removal from the final conference. 3. General concerns about global food insecurity. Oppose proposed changes to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, which already provides criteria for the international sale or disposal of non-commercial stocks. Instead, we encourage countries to donate their excess stocks to the World Food Program. 4. Supportive of Congress and the Biden Administration ensuring suitable supplies of the critical fats and oils remain available for human and pet food consumption, outside of the biofuels industry. 5. General interest and more efficient oversight of ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients in pet food and pet food products.

1. General pet food and related pet welfare issues, including the continuation of the Congressional Pet Caucus. 2. General interest and more efficient oversight of ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients in pet food and pet food products. 3. Business and supply chain impacts as it relates to the pet food industry being an essential business during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2). 4. PFI has submitted public comments to EPA in opposition of federal mandates or incentives promoting renewable fuel production that use essential animal- and plant-based oils and fats necessary for complete and balanced nutrition in pet food formulations. 5. Research regarding the FDA's investigation into the potential link between diet and dog health. 6. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the U.S.; specifically H.R.4239 and S.2597 - The Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes. 7. General efforts to keep companion animals safe and healthy, specifically H.R.5261 - Paws Off Act of 2021; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless the label or labeling of such foods contains a warning specifying the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested, and for other purposes. And H.R. 5684 - Bring Animals Relief and Kibble Act of 2021 or BARK Act of 2021; To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to provide protection for the good faith donation of pet products, and for other purposes. 8. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023. 9. Supports S.3678/H.R.8432, The Beagle Brigade Act of 2022. This bill provides statutory authority for the National Detector Dog Training Center that is operated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture. The center trains dogs to inspect passenger baggage, cargo, mailed packages, and vehicles to detect foreign pests and diseases that threaten domestic agriculture and natural resources. 10. Supports H.R.7789/S.4205, The Planning for Animal Wellness Act or PAW Act. This legislation would require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to establish a working group relating to best practices and Federal guidance for animals in emergencies and disasters, and for other purposes.

1. Supports the Surface Transportation Board to seek resolution of the current nationwide freight rail service challenges and take appropriate measures to deter and prevent future service failures of the magnitude currently being experienced. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food. 3. Supports H.R. 8649, The Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act. This legislation will create a fair market in freight rail and to reauthorize the Surface Transportation Board, and for other purposes. 4. Supports Congress acting immediately, if needed, to prevent a rail strike or lockout to avoid significant economic damage to U.S. supply chains and further uncertainty for rail customers.

1. China market access, and Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. APHIS facility inspections and approvals with regard to foreign market access and general market access. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 4. General tariff issues, including aluminum and steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 5. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder or food and agriculture exports. 6. Supports addressing and finding solutions to the immense challenges impacting our nation's food and agricultural supply chains, specifically as it relates to the pet food industry being named an essential business during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2). 7. Supports uninterrupted trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada to provide access to the goods they need, including pet food. 8. Supports U.S. agricultural export promotion and long-term market development. 9. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 10. Supports nomination of Oregon Dept of Ag Director Alexis Taylor to serve as the U.S. Department of Ag's Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. 11. Supports nomination of Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

1. Supports H.R.8239 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023. 2. Supports funding for the food ingredient approvals process at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023. 3. Supports funding the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023, as authorized in the 2018 Farm Bill. 4. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023. 5. Supports the additional funding through USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for aflatoxin research. 6. Supports an increased level of funding for the Federal Maritime Commission for FY23 in H.R. 8294, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023. 7. Supports funding in FY23 for essential export promotion and market development provided by the Agricultural Trade Promotion and Facilitation programs. 8. General interest and oversight of ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients in pet food and pet food products.

1. S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, specifically opposed to the duplicative and burdensome Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Labeling (Section 2510) provision and the broad impact these requirements will have on all retailers and sellers who operate in an online environment, whether they are a marketplace or just have an ecommerce website. 2. H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022; Although this bill didn't originally contain similar Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) language, we continue to be opposed to adding such language via amendments and urge its removal from the final conference. 3. General concerns about global food insecurity. Oppose proposed changes to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, which already provides criteria for the international sale or disposal of non-commercial stocks. Instead, we encourage countries to donate their excess stocks to the World Food Program. 4. General interest and oversight of ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients in pet food and pet food products.

1. Opposed to mandating or encouraging the use of food or feedstock, including fats and oils that are historically used in human and pet food, as a significant source of renewable fuels and energy. 2. Opposed to government mandates and tax credits promoting the expansion of renewable diesel. 3. Supports the EPA pausing increases in the Advanced Biofuels for 2022 and beyond. Any increases in the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) for Advanced Biofuels should be limited until such time as the EPA and USDA are able to guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases. 4. Supports a pause in advancing canola oil as a pathway to renewable diesel, jet fuel, naphtha, liquefied petroleum gas and heating oil. Any further use of oilseed crops such as canola for renewable diesel should be paused until such time as the EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture can guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases.

1. General shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, including ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 2. H.R.1745 and S.659 - DRIVE Safe Act; To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. 3. Support the apprenticeship pilot program contained in section 23022 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the efforts by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to implement the program in a timely manner. 4. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food.

1. Ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients and pet food products. 2. Pet food's role in the agriculture industry, and related pet and human health issues, including the stewardship of antimicrobials to preserve their effectiveness in protecting plants, animals and public health. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the United States. 4. Oppose proposed changes to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, which already provides criteria for the international sale or disposal of non-commercial stocks. Instead, we encourage countries to donate their excess stocks to the World Food Program. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 5. Supports nomination of Oregon Dept of Ag Director Alexis Taylor to serve as the U.S. Department of Ag's Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. 6. Supports nomination of Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

1. General pet food and related pet welfare issues, including the continuation of the Congressional Pet Caucus. 2. General interest and oversight of ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients in pet food and pet food products. 3. Business and supply chain impacts as it relates to the pet food industry being an essential business during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2). 4. PFI has submitted public comments to EPA in opposition of federal mandates or incentives promoting renewable fuel production that use essential animal- and plant-based oils and fats necessary for complete and balanced nutrition in pet food formulations. 5. Research regarding the FDA's investigation into the potential link between diet and dog health. 6. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the U.S.; specifically H.R.4239 and S.2597 - The Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes. 7. General efforts to keep companion animals safe and healthy, specifically H.R.5261 - Paws Off Act of 2021; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless the label or labeling of such foods contains a warning specifying the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested, and for other purposes. And H.R. 5684 - Bring Animals Relief and Kibble Act of 2021 or BARK Act of 2021; To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to provide protection for the good faith donation of pet products, and for other purposes. 8. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023. 9. Supports S.3678/H.R.8432, The Beagle Brigade Act of 2022. This bill provides statutory authority for the National Detector Dog Training Center that is operated by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture. The center trains dogs to inspect passenger baggage, cargo, mailed packages, and vehicles to detect foreign pests and diseases that threaten domestic agriculture and natural resources.

1. Transportation issues related to pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, including efforts to alleviate the ongoing export and shipping crisis. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, specifically H.R.4996, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and S.3580, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022; To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to prohibited acts by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators, and for other purposes. 3. H.R.1745 and S.659 - DRIVE Safe Act; To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the apprenticeship pilot program contained in section 23022 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the efforts by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to implement the program in a timely manner. 5. Supports the Surface Transportation Board to seek resolution of the current nationwide freight rail service challenges and take appropriate measures to deter and prevent future service failures of the magnitude currently being experienced. We also support Congress acting immediately, if needed, to prevent a rail strike or lockout to avoid significant economic damage to U.S. supply chains and further uncertainty for rail customers. 6. Supports Congress acting immediately, if needed, to prevent a rail strike or lockout to avoid significant economic damage to U.S. supply chains and further uncertainty for rail customers.

1. General pet food and related pet welfare issues, including the continuation of the Congressional Pet Caucus. 2. General interest and oversight of ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients in pet food and pet food products. 3. Business and supply chain impacts as it relates to the pet food industry being an essential business during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2). 4. PFI has submitted public comments to EPA in opposition of federal mandates or incentives promoting renewable fuel production that use essential animal- and plant-based oils and fats necessary for complete and balanced nutrition in pet food formulations. 5. Research regarding the FDA's investigation into the potential link between diet and dog health. 6. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the U.S.; specifically H.R.4239 and S.2597 - Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes. 7. General efforts to keep companion animals safe and healthy, specifically H.R.5261 - Paws Off Act of 2021; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless the label or labeling of such foods contains a warning specifying the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested, and for other purposes. And H.R. 5684 - Bring Animals Relief and Kibble Act of 2021 or BARK Act of 2021; To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to provide protection for the good faith donation of pet products, and for other purposes. 8. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023.

1. Ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients and pet food products. 2. Pet food's role in the agriculture industry, and related pet and human health issues, including the stewardship of antimicrobials to preserve their effectiveness in protecting plants, animals and public health. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the United States. 4. Oppose proposed changes to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, which already provides criteria for the international sale or disposal of non-commercial stocks. Instead, we encourage countries to donate their excess stocks to the World Food Program. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 5. Supports nomination of Oregon Dept of Ag Director Alexis Taylor to serve as the U.S. Department of Ag's Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. 6. Supports nomination of Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

1. General shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, including ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 2. H.R.1745 and S.659 - DRIVE Safe Act; To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. 3. Support the apprenticeship pilot program contained in section 23022 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the efforts by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to implement the program in a timely manner. 4. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food.

1. Supports infrastructure upgrades throughout the inland waterways system, including locks and dams. However, concerned about the permit to expand the CEMUS Deep Water Port in Port Allen, LA by adding a post-Panamax-sized vessel at this location increases the safety risk for operators. 2. Supports enforcement of The Shipping Act of 1984; specifically supports H.R.4996 Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 and S.3580, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022: To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to prohibited acts by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators, and for other purposes. 3. Supports an increased level of funding for the Federal Maritime Commission for FY23 in H.R. 8294, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023. 4. General shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, specifically ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 5. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food.

1. Supports the Surface Transportation Board to seek resolution of the current nationwide freight rail service challenges and take appropriate measures to deter and prevent future service failures of the magnitude currently being experienced. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, including pet food.

1. China market access, and Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. APHIS facility inspections and approvals with regard to foreign market access and general market access. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 4. General tariff issues, including aluminum and steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 5. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. Specifically supports suspending, reducing, or eliminating tariffs which currently hinder or food and agriculture exports. 6. Supports addressing and finding solutions to the immense challenges impacting our nation's food and agricultural supply chains, specifically as it relates to the pet food industry being named an essential business during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2). 7. Supports uninterrupted trade between the U.S. and Canada to provide both Americans and Canadians access to the goods they need, including pet food. 8. Supports U.S. agricultural export promotion and long-term market development. 9. Supports strengthening multilateral trade rules on agriculture that promotes resilient, adaptive, and innovative agricultural markets. 10. Supports nomination of Oregon Dept of Ag Director Alexis Taylor to serve as the U.S. Department of Ag's Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. 11. Supports nomination of Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

1. S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, specifically opposed to the duplicative and burdensome Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Labeling (Section 2510) provision and the broad impact these requirements will have on all retailers and sellers who operate in an online environment, whether they are a marketplace or just have an ecommerce website. 2. H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022; Although this bill didn't originally contain similar Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) language, we continue to be opposed to adding such language via amendments and urge its removal from the final conference. 3. General concerns about global food insecurity. Oppose proposed changes to the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, which already provides criteria for the international sale or disposal of non-commercial stocks. Instead, we encourage countries to donate their excess stocks to the World Food Program. 4. General interest and oversight of ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients in pet food and pet food products.

1. H.R.8239 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023. 2. Supports funding for the food ingredient approvals process at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023. 3. Supports funding the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023, as authorized in the 2018 Farm Bill. 4. Supports funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023. 5. Supports the additional funding through USDAs Agricultural Research Service (ARS) for aflatoxin research. 6. Supports an increased level of funding for the Federal Maritime Commission for FY23 in H.R. 8294, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023. 7. Supports funding in FY23 for essential export promotion and market development provided by the Agricultural Trade Promotion and Facilitation programs. 8. General interest and oversight of ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients in pet food and pet food products.

1. Transportation issues related to pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, including efforts to alleviate the ongoing export and shipping crisis. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, specifically H.R.4996, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and S.3580, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022; To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to prohibited acts by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators, and for other purposes. 3. H.R.1745 and S.659 - DRIVE Safe Act; To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the apprenticeship pilot program contained in section 23022 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the efforts by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to implement the program in a timely manner. 5. Supports the Surface Transportation Board to seek resolution of the current nationwide freight rail service challenges and take appropriate measures to deter and prevent future service failures of the magnitude currently being experienced.

1. China market access, and Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. APHIS facility inspections and approvals with regard to foreign market access and general market access. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 4. General tariff issues, including aluminum and steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 5. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers. 6. Supports addressing and finding solutions to the immense challenges impacting our nation's food and agricultural supply chains, specifically as it relates to the pet food industry being named an essential business during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2). Urged the Biden Administration to accelerate efforts to ensure test kit availability by taking steps that would prioritize testing availability and access to tests for our nations critical infrastructure. 7. Supports uninterrupted trade between the U.S. and Canada to provide both Americans and Canadians access to the goods they need, including food; specifically supports the President of the United States to (1) encourage and assist the Canadian government to avert a Canadian Pacific Railway labor strike (2) work closely with the Canadian government to rescind and/or modify the cross-border vaccine mandate for essential commerce prior to April 21, and (3) address rail competition and marketplace imbalances that encourage unacceptable rail carrier service, cycle times, and rates.

1. H.R.4356 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 - specifically funding for food ingredient approvals at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. 2. H.R.4502 - Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 - specifically funding for food ingredient approvals at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. 3. S.2599 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 - specifically funding for food ingredient approvals at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. 4. H.R.2471 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 - specifically funding for food ingredient approvals at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine. 5. Support funding the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA) in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023, as authorized in the 2018 Farm Bill. 6. Support funding for USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to strengthen the federal oversight of imported canines in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023. 7. Support funding for the food ingredient approvals process at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for Fiscal Year 2023.

1. S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, specifically opposed to the duplicative and burdensome Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Labeling (Section 2510) provision and the broad impact these requirements will have on all retailers and sellers who operate in an online environment, whether they are a marketplace or just have an ecommerce website. 2. H.R.4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022; Although this bill didn't originally contain similar Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) language, we continue to be opposed to adding such language via amendments and urge its removal from the final conference.

1. PFI supports the Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the Department of Commerce granting the canned food industrys request for a General Approved Exclusion for imported tin mill products. 2. PFI supports the U.S. Trade Representative to complete a fully transparent review of the Section 301 tariffs on products from China, including a comprehensive economic assessment of the tariffs impact on American businesses, workers, farmers, and consumers.

1. Transportation issues related to pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, including efforts to alleviate the ongoing export and shipping crisis. 2. Support efforts to advance transportation and infrastructure polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products, specifically H.R.4996, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 and S.3580, Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022; To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to prohibited acts by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators, and for other purposes. 3. H.R.1745 and S.659 - DRIVE Safe Act; To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. 4. Supports the apprenticeship pilot program contained in section 23022 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the efforts by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to implement the program in a timely manner.

1. Ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients and pet food products. 2. Pet food's role in the agriculture industry, and related pet and human health issues, including the stewardship of antimicrobials to preserve their effectiveness in protecting plants, animals and public health. 3. General efforts to prevent diseases, like High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and African Swine Fever (ASF) in the United States.

1. Opposed to mandating or encouraging the use of food or feedstock, including fats and oils that are historically used in human and pet food, as a significant source of renewable fuels and energy. 2. Opposed to government mandates and tax credits promoting the expansion of renewable diesel. 3. Supports the EPA pausing increases in the Advanced Biofuels for 2022. Any increases in the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) for Advanced Biofuels should be limited until such time as the EPA and USDA are able to guarantee that feedstock supplies of both plant oils and animal fats are sufficient to fulfill both food and fuel needs without causing unnecessary supply limitations and price increases.

1. General pet food and related pet issues, including the continuation of the Congressional Pet Caucus. 2. Business and supply chain impacts as it relates to being an essential business during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2), specifically PFI has submitted public comments on food and agriculture supply chain weaknesses and vulnerabilities exposed by the coronavirus pandemic to USDA. PFI opposes federal mandates or incentives promoting renewable fuel production that use essential animal- and plant-based oils and fats necessary for complete and balanced nutrition in pet food formulations. 3. Coordination and research regarding the FDA's investigation into the potential link between diet and dog health. 4. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S.; specifically H.R.4239 and S.2597 - Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes. 5. General efforts to keep companion animals safe and healthy, specifically H.R.5261 - Paws Off Act of 2021; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem foods containing xylitol as misbranded unless the label or labeling of such foods contains a warning specifying the toxic effects of xylitol for dogs if ingested, and for other purposes. And H.R. 5684 - Bring Animals Relief and Kibble Act of 2021 or BARK Act of 2021; To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to provide protection for the good faith donation of pet products, and for other purposes.

1. China market access, and Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. APHIS facility inspections and approvals with regard to Russia market access. 3. India, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Canada and the EU general market access. 4. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 5. General tariff issues, including aluminum and steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 6. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers, including tariffs on methionine imported from France, Spain and Japan. 7. Supports uninterrupted trade between the U.S. and Canada to provide both Americans and Canadians access to the goods they need, including food. Opposed to the pending implementation of the upcoming U.S. policy requiring all essential foreign national truck drivers to provide proof of vaccination upon crossing into the U.S. 8. Supports addressing and finding solutions to the immense challenges impacting our nation's food and agricultural supply chains.

1. Enforcement of The Shipping Act of 1984; 2. HR 4996 Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021: To amend title 46, United States Code, with respect to prohibited acts by ocean common carriers or marine terminal operators, and for other purposes. 3. General shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, specifically ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 4. H.R.1745 and S.659 - DRIVE Safe Act; To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. 5. Support the inclusion of broad-based funding mechanisms in any funding title associated with a surface transportation reauthorization bill, specifically opposed to a truck-only vehicle miles tax. 6. S.792 HAULS Act of 2021 - Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety Act of 2021; A bill to amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to modify certain agricultural exemptions for hours of service requirements, and for other purposes. 7. Support efforts to advance transportation infrastructure and polices for truck, rail, waterways and ports that will enhance the efficient and cost-effective transport of agricultural and food products. 8. Supports preserving the integrity of the Columbia-Snake River System, which provides tremendous value in the current operation of the river, including locks and dams, clean power generation, barging navigation, water storage and irrigation - all of which are crucial to long-term viability of the agriculture sector in the Pacific Northwest. 9. Supports prioritization of the construction of the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) on the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS).

1. S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, specifically opposed to the duplicative and burdensome Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act requirements in this legislation.

1. H.R.4356 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 - specifically additional funding for feed ingredient approvals at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine.

1. Ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients and pet food products. 2. Pet food's role in the agriculture industry, and related pet and human health issues, including the stewardship of antimicrobials to preserve their effectiveness in protecting plants, animals and public health.

1. Ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients and pet food products. 2. Pet food's role in the agriculture industry, and related pet and human health issues, including the stewardship of antimicrobials to preserve their effectiveness in protecting plants, animals and public health. 3. U.N. Food Systems Summit

1. H.R.4356 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 - specifically additional funding for feed ingredient approvals at FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine.

1. China market access, and Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. APHIS facility inspections and approvals with regard to Russia market access. 3. India, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Canada and the EU general market access. 4. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 5. General tariff issues, including aluminum and steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 6. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers, including tariffs on methionine imported from France, Spain and Japan.

1. Transportation issues related to pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, specifically the current export and shipping crisis 2. HR 3684 INVEST in America Act: Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act. Supports the inclusion of broad-based funding mechanisms in any funding title associated with a surface transportation reauthorization bill, specifically opposed to a truck-only vehicle miles tax and opposed to pursuing any increase in minimum liability insurance requirements for motor carriers. 3. H.R.1745 and S.659 - DRIVE Safe Act; To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. 4. S.792 HAULS Act of 2021 - Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety Act of 2021; A bill to amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to modify certain agricultural exemptions for hours of service requirements, and for other purposes.

1. S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, specifically opposed to the duplicative and burdensome Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act requirements in this legislation.

1. China market access, and Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 3. General tariff issues, including aluminum and steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 4. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues affecting pet food manufacturers, including tariffs on methionine imported from France, Spain and Japan.

1. S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, specifically opposed to the duplicative and burdensome Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Online Act requirements in this legislation.

1. Enforcement of The Shipping Act of 1984. 2. General shipping issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic affecting pet food manufacturers and other agriculture stakeholders, specifically ocean container carriers declining to carry export cargo. 3. H.R.1745 and S.659 - DRIVE Safe Act; To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations relating to commercial motor vehicle drivers under the age of 21, and for other purposes. 4. Support the inclusion of broad-based funding mechanisms in any funding title associated with a surface transportation reauthorization bill, specifically opposed to a truck-only vehicle miles tax. 5. S.792 HAULS Act of 2021 - Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety Act of 2021; A bill to amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 to modify certain agricultural exemptions for hours of service requirements, and for other purposes.

1. Ingredients and by-products used in pet food, and the regulatory processes for these ingredients and pet food products. 2. Pet food's role in the agriculture industry, and related pet and human health issues, including the stewardship of antimicrobials to preserve their effectiveness in protecting plants, animals and public health. 3. U.N. Food Systems Summit

1. General pet food and related pet issues, including the continuation of the Congressional Pet Caucus. 2. Business and supply chain impacts as it relates to being an essential business during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2), specifically PFI submitted public comments on food and agriculture supply chain weaknesses and vulnerabilities exposed by the coronavirus pandemic to USDA. PFI opposes federal mandates or incentives promoting renewable fuel production that use essential animal- and plant-based oils and fats necessary for complete and balanced nutrition in pet food formulations. 3. Coordination and research regarding the FDA's investigation into the potential link between diet and dog health. 4. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S.; specifically H.R.6921 - Healthy Dog Importation Act; To amend the Animal Health Protection Act with respect to the importation of live dogs, and for other purposes.

1. General pet food and related pet issues, including the continuation of the Congressional Pet Caucus. 2. Business and supply chain impacts as it relates to being an essential business during the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19 or SARS-CoV-2) 3. Coordination and research regarding the FDA's investigation into the potential link between diet and dog health. 4. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S.

1. China market access, and Economic Trade Agreement between the Government of the United States and the Government of the People's Republic of China. 2. General efforts to prevent diseases, like African Swine Fever (ASF) from entering the U.S. 3. General tariff issues, including aluminum and steel tariffs affecting pet food manufacturers. 4. Other tariff and trade disrupting issues.

1. Additional funding for the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Veterinary Medicine, specifically for feed ingredient approvals for FY22. 2. H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: specifically funding for monitoring susceptible animals for evidence of SARS-CoV-2 and funding to reduce overtime costs of agricultural inspectors. 3. Request full funding for the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority (AgARDA), authorized in the 2018 Farm Bill.