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Support for a comprehensive farm bill including maintaining crop insurance in its current form. Support for fertilizer imported from Morocco. H2A Labor/wage. Support for WRDA funding.

Research on foreign farmland ownership. Support for a comprehensive 2023 farm bill including maintain crop insurance in its current form and keeping the nutrition titled connected to the legislation. Support for new funding revenues for fertilizer production. Address input pricing and supply chain concerns. Support for "Right to Repair".

Support for lock and dam funding support for H.R. 5434 Surface Transportation Extension Act

Support for continued use and access to pesticide product Atrazine Support for climate smart grant - LOS Support for continued use and access to glyphosate

Support for year-round use of e-15 fuel Support for H.R. 7606

Support for transparent tax policy on inherited farmland and small business (oppose changes to /elimination of stepped-up basis Oppose elimination of stepped-up basis in the reconciliation spending bill.

Oppose proposed Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for 2020, 2021, and 2022 Support Climate bundles in reconciliation bill Support inclusion of Reid Vapor Pressure language into the infrastructure package. Opposition to mandatory implementation of electric vehicles Support for continued access and use of Dicamba Opposition to changes to WOTUS (Waters of the U.S.) Support for guidelines allowing local input on pesticide application

Support reintroduction of Next Generation Fuels Act - H.R. 5089 H.R.4410 - Year Around Fuel Choice; HR 3472 - Biofuel Tax Credit Extension; Support sustainable aviation fuel

Increase processing plant line speeds

Exempt livestock haulers from using the Electric Logging Devices Support H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure and Jobs Act (including Sect 23018 which exempts livestock and insect haulers from DOT Hours of Service regulations. Support funding on locks and dams

Support agricultural trade opportunities with the UK Urge USTR to pick up the pace on developing its trade agenda. Support for Ocean Shipping and Reform Act

Support reintroduction of Next Generation Fuels Act H.R.4410 - Year Around Fuel Choice; HR 3472 - Biofuel Tax Credit Extension; Support sustainable aviation fuel

Increase processing plant line speeds

Support agricultural trade opportunities with the UK Urge USTR to pick up the pace on developing its trade agenda.

Exempt livestock haulers from using the Electric Logging Devices US Fish & Wildlife Services - Oppose the proposed Kankakee County Wildlife refuge

Study the impact of countervailing duties on imported fertilizer on the price of fertilizer. Support ability for farmers with crop insurance to hay, graze, or chop cover crop for silage, haylage, or balage at any time and still receive 100 percent of the prevented planting payment.

Exempt livestock haulers from using the Electric Logging Devices Support H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure and Jobs Act (including Sect 23018 which exempts livestock and insect haulers from DOT Hours of Service regulations.

Increase processing plant line speeds

Greater price transparency in livestock markets, ethanol production, importance of farmworker labor, international trade agreements, and transportation infrastructure investment, tax policy on inherited farmland and small business (oppose changes to /elimination of stepped-up basis Protect stepped up basis - support high-octane, low-carbon fuels. Support infrastructure. Oppose elimination of stepped up basis in the reconciliation spending bill.

Oppose proposed Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for 2020, 2021, and 2022 Support Climate bundles in reconciliation bill Support inclusion of Reid Vapor Pressure language into the infrastructure package.

Exempt livestock haulers from using the Electric Logging Devices Support H.R. 3684 - Infrastructure and Jobs Act (including Sect 23018 which exempts livestock and insect haulers from DOT Hours of Service regulations.

Support reintroduction of Next Generation Fuels Act H.R.4410 - Year Around Fuel Choice; HR 3472 - Biofuel Tax Credit Extension; Support sustainable aviation fuel

Study the impact of countervailing duties on imported fertilizer on the price of fertilizer. Support ability for farmers with crop insurance to hay, graze, or chop cover crop for silage, haylage, or balage at any time and still receive 100 percent of the prevented planting payment.

Support incentivizing/rewarding farmers for soil health practice that increases soil carbon Support trade promotion authority and trade adjustment assistance reauthorization

Support HAULS Act

Communicate to the Biden Admin. the need to maintain the integrity of the Renewable Fuel Standard

Sign Costa-Axne letter Support Flexible Financing for rural America Act - HR 2244 Request study on the economic impact of a vehicle mileage tax (VMT) on rural motorists

Support delayed filing deadline for the 2020 tax year Defend tax cuts and Jobs Act provisions - eliminating capital gains tax liability on the transfer of farm assets from one generation to the next Request Treasure Dept. to withdraw IRS Section 199(g) relating to farmer cooperatives and their patrons

Support Next Generation Fuels Act

Support Lake Decatur RCPP

USDA Covid Safety PPP Program Improvements Support Additional second draw PPP applications Support PPP Loans for farmers who organized as LLC HR 1246 and HR 1411

USDA FSA Director and IL FSA Committee appt. recommendations Support CSP Climate Mitigation program bundles Support H2a exception to the COIVD travel back Support HR 267 Support Small business Succession Planning Act Support congressional letter to the ITC opposing tariffs on phosphates Support HR 7425 = the DIRECT ACT and HR 2657 the PRIME act Support BALE act Supporting Equitable and meaningful stakeholder engagement in the development of the 30x30 proposal HR 1603 HR 1712

Support high octane/low carbon fuels Request modernization of NASS Use of CCC as a potential carbon bank/repurpose NRCS programs to incentivize on farm carbon sequestration Express data privacy concerns related to climate programs Incentivize farmers for soil health practices that sequester carbon

Support land recommendations from from an FCC working group on broadband deployment on unserved ag lands

Impact of Covid 19 on agricultural producers and supply Delayed response to 2019 flooding claims made in Henry County by local drainage districts

Protect the integrity of the Renewable Fuels Standard and deny gap year petitions for small refinery waivers (SREs) - ensure that 15 billion gallons of conventional biofuels are blended.

HR 5288 - Upper Mississippi River Flood Control Act HR 7175/S 3918 - PPP Forgiveness Support Expanding Swap Options Act Increase Commodity Credit Corporation - Renewable Fuel Producer Assistance Paycheck Protection Program - Ability for farmers with negative or low net schedule F income to apply for PPP Off gross income on schedule HR 7575 - Water Resources Development Act of 2020 Sign bipartisan Biofuels Caucus letter urging inclusion of legislative language specifying the Secretary of Agriculture to provide direct assistance to biofuel producers in the next COVID relief bill. Appeal on behalf of Herb Flake for CFAP payments on 2018 corn and soybean crop on the basis that his grain on January 15, 2020 was inventory subject to price risk. Oppose HR 2933 Support CCC replenishment that does not include funding for the oil industry and that will allow USDA to make timely ARC-PLC and CRP payments to producers. Request further improvements to Livestock Risk Protection Program; no CCC payments to the oil industry; support expanded export markets; need timely CRP and ARC-PLC payments.

Expressed concern over proposed sale of Mississippi River grain terminals in Illinois from Bunge to Zeh Nohs (Consolidated Grain & Barge). Oppose acquisition of Bunge grain terminals on the IL side of the Mississippi River between the Quad Cities and Dubuque, IA without divestment of a terminal.

Asked office to contact IL Department of Public Health to permit photos of H2a work camps to substitute for in-person inspections while workers are en-route from their home country.

Expand farmer eligibility for PPP loans. Clarify to local banks that farmers qualify for PPP loans. Permit 501(c)5 organizations to qualify for PPP. Fix PPP - allow farmers to use Schedule F; include all business-related rental payments; permit 501(c)5 organizations to participate; make farmers eligible for EIDL. Support H.R. 6611 which would increase USDA Commodity Credit Corporation spending authority by $50 billion. Support H.R. 6728 which would raise the borrow limit of the CCC to an inflation-adjusted $68 billion. Sought clarification on how PPP and EIDL programs work and how farmers can access them. Authorize robust funding increases for USDAs Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and subsequent increases in annual CCC spending to allow the annual Congressional appropriation for CCC to keep up with inflation. Provide for direct payments to farmers in all COVID-19 impacted segments of agriculture. Suspend USDA payment limitations for the duration of this crisis, primarily for pork producers. Earmark sufficient federal funding for the humane and safe disposal of depopulated pigs. Provide additional flexibility to help farmers restructure USDA loans. Provide significant USDA CCC funding in the next COVID 19 package directed to biofuel refineries to spur demand for agricultural commodity purchases. Request Congress appropriate more funding for the Small Business Administrations PPP and EIDL programs. FSA easy access loan guarantees - simplified paperwork; flexed, less restrictive financial ratios; expedited approval; and use preferred provider standards for all. Request SBA simplify and streamline PPP loan forgiveness applications for small businesses with loans of $100,000 or less and create reasonable safe harbor for borrowers with loans of $100,000 or less. Support S. 3918 that would allow benefit from PPP by basing the loan amount on gross income, rather than net income. Support automatic forgiveness at below a threshold dollar amount for PPP borrowers. Support approval for a private request for USDA-NRCS funding for a wetland mitigation bank located in Illinois.

Keep meat processing plants operating as close to capacity as possible, consider hazard pay for meatpackers. Allow critical infrastructure food companies to responsibly and safely continue their operations to the fullest extent possible without undue disruption. The strongest, most effective methods must be used to protect critical packing plant workers.

Request to extend the July 15 acreage reporting deadline. Request contacts to US EPA to permit use of existing stocks of dicamba herbicide. Allow farmers to use existing stocks of dicamba herbicide on the 2020 soybean crop. Support USDA moving allowable prevent plant graze or harvest date to September 1. Support changing Inland Waterway Trust Fund/Federal Treasury ratio to 25-75%. Support haying, grazing CRP and Prevented Plant acres. Request contacts to US EPA to urge the agency to grant use of existing stocks of dicamba herbicide.

Sign Thune-Stabenow letter to USTR and USDA urging use of common food names and to secure market access for U.S. products with common food names in any and all trade-related discussions with the EU and other trading partners.

Support CARES Act funding for biofuels. Sign congressional letter urging President Trumps Office of Management and Budget to waive payment limitations for dairy, cattle, pork, and produce growers who receive support from the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Oppose S. 3693 (Grassley) A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to foster efficient markets and increase competition and transparency among packers that purchase livestock from producers. 50 bil for CCC and inflation adjusted; support for ethanol producers; support House PPP Bill - consider automatic forgiveness + 501(c)(5) eligibility; build demand for IL agricultural products through trade - UK, Kenya, China Phase 1, consider USDA emergency assistance program for 2020 crop. Support Finkenauer letter to the Administration opposed to any small refinery waivers from the 2020 RFS. COVID impacts on an Illinois greenhouse so that it could be included in the first round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). Support HR 7175, the Paycheck Protection for Producers Act. Support letter to EPA Administrator requesting the agency reject oil industry petitions for small refinery exemptions for past compliance years. Request House Biofuels Caucus write a letter to the EPA Administrator requesting the agency reject oil industry petitions for small refinery exemptions for past compliance years.

Support signing Hoeven-Bennett letter to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to provide greater flexibility within Hours of Service (HOS) regulations for commercial motor vehicle drivers hauling livestock and agricultural products.

Requested clarification on interstate transportation of hemp. Communicate COVID 19 impacts and request needs - including keeping ports open, making sure federal meat inspectors are on the job, the supply chain is not disrupted. Request COVID 19 relief - Section 232 and 301 tariff relief in COVID stimulus, Small Business Administration loan programs, assistance getting H-2A visa workers get to the United States; monitor parts of the supply chain impacted by COVID, including meat packing plant operations, ethanol production and demand, dairy processors, and lower cash prices for farm products. Also monitor availability and movement of feed, seed, fertilizer, and crop protectants. Support Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration emergency declaration to provide hours of service (HOS) regulatory relief. Request a federal waiver to HOS rules for flexibility for transportation within the food and agriculture sector. Request USDA-Agricultural Marketing Service to monitor markets.

Requested offices sign the Tillis-Hudson H2-A letter to State Department, Department of Labor, and Department of Homeland Security to ease the flow of ag laborers to the U.S.

Support Upper Mississippi River Basin Associations Water Quality Improvement Act To seek cosponsor H.R. 4229 - Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability Act. Asked about quarterly crop questionnaires - calculation of expected yields - no explicit directions about how to forecast their own yields. Navigable Waters Protection Rule RCPP letter supporting Springfield City Water Power & Light - USDA-NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program - titled Lake Springfield Source Water Protection Project. IFB filed comments on AMS-SC-19-0042 Comments on the Interim Final Rule for the Establishment of a Domestic Hemp Production Program Len Small Levee repair. Hancock County farmers FSA hearing on an alleged CRP contract violation. Discussed the 3rd Tranche of MFP. NRCS briefing on appeals process. IFB Global Climate Change policy. Discussed swampbuster, NAD - HEL. Discussion with USDA regarding NAD reform to proof the language used. Support WOTUS rule that benefits agriculture, support RFS Agreement that addresses abuse of small refinery waivers, and discuss IL farmer use of dicamba. Support changing the funding ratio for Inland Waterway Trust Fund projects from 50-50 to 75 percent federally funded/25 percent Inland Waterway Trust Fund-supported. Request support for FY 2021 Budget priorities including protecting the farm safety net, working lands conservation programs, FSA loan guarantees, Market Access Program, Foreign Market Development program, agricultural research, food safety, farmer stress and mental health, agricultural research, biotechnology promotion, animal health, pesticide management; and plant, pest and disease programs. Increase support to USDA Commodity Credit Corporation spending authority in COVID relief legislation. COVID impacts on agriculture. USDA must have authority to function as a federal backstop. Increase CCC funding to meet needs of farmers. Re-open ARC-PLC enrollment - explore advanced payments on ARC or PLC before the end of the crop year. High priority to expand broadband infrastructure into rural areas, while preserving landowner rights. Provide immediate, accessible unsecured credit to businesses to cover payroll, rent, and other costs during this crisis. Extend crop loans, reduce the interest rate set in January and consider restructuring loans to follow the governments fiscal year. Provide financial protections for milk producers who are forced to dispose of milk due to milk processor shutdowns, worker shortages or other COVID-related supply chain disruptions requiring producers to dump milk. Suspend filing of federal tax returns and the payment of taxes for the duration of the pandemic. Provide financial assistance to companies that produce renewable fuel. Request congressional offices ask Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to expand and extend the hours-of-service relief from farm-to-fork, specifically by including raw and processed agricultural commodities, animal food and feed ingredients, processed food and food ingredients, honey bees and farm supplies (such as seed, fertilizer and other agricultural products and chemicals needed by farmers to grow crops) to adequately preserve the resiliency of our nations food supply during the pandemic.

Discuss boundary change between Rock Island and Chicago USACE districts.

Passage of USMCA (United States Mexico Canada Agreement) Complete bilateral talks with Japan, initiate bilateral trade talks with the European Union and UK, and conclude bilateral negotiations with China that would end retaliation against U.S. soybeans, pork, and other U.S. agricultural exports. Convey the impact of retaliatory tariffs on individual Illinois farmers, including farm income. Resolve ongoing trade war with China and end tariffs on U.S. agricultural exports including soybeans and pork and eliminate non-tariff trade barriers imposed by China. Support the final tranche of market facilitation program (MFP 2.0) payments. Defend the use of Commodity Credit Corporation as a source for USDA's Market Facilitation Program.

Support continuation of $1 per gallon biodiesel tax credit Support HR 2335/S 897 - Family Farmer Relief Act

Implementation of 2018 farm bill commodity programs; FSA loan programs; RMA treatment of cover crops; and NRCS recommendations. USDA-FSA - expand bagged storage eligibility for Marketing Assistance Loans because of overabundance of harvested grain and limited ability to store grain conventionally. Support new crop insurance regulations to permit farmers who raise double crop soybeans to receive more flexibility under the enterprise unit structure for following another crop (FAC) and not following another crop (NFAC) for soybeans and sorghum, so any claims calculations for either initial or double crop soybeans would have no effect on the other practice.

Support amendments to the Farm Workforce Modernization Act

Implementation of 2018 farm bill commodity programs; FSA loan programs; RMA treatment of cover crops; and NRCS recommendations. 2019 Crop progress - late planted, slow maturing, prevented plantings, potential USDA secretarial disaster declaration or IL counties, cover crops, monitoring day-to-day developments. Moving final due date for crop insurance premiums for spring-planted crops to Dec 1 Questions to NASS about basis/methodology and accuracy regarding the June 28 acreage report Potential for removing single payment limitation on LLC's and LLP's

--Appropriate construction level funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to ensure that the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF), the privately-invested resource to cost-share lock modernization and rehabilitation, at the highest level that can be supported by the inland waterway diesel tax revenues expected to be received for the IWTF. --Full and efficient funding includes $59 million for Lower Mon L/D, $90 million for Kentucky L/D, and $104 million for Chickamauga L/D - all inland waterways priority capital projects. --Appropriate a Corps Operation & Maintenance (O&M) account funding level of at least $3,740,000,000 or higher for FY 2020, including at least $860 million for inland waterways O&M. --Include FY20 E&W appropriations in the full amount targeted for the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in WRRDA 2014. --Obtain funding in FY20 for authorized projects needing pre-construction engineering & design (PED) including: Navigation-Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP), Upper Ohio River Navigation, and Three Rivers (Arkansas).

Passage of USMCA (United States Mexico Canada Agreement) End Sect 232 tariffs against imported Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum Urge administration to initiate bilateral talks with Japan and the European Union and conclude bilateral negotiations with China that would end retaliation against U.S. soybeans, pork, and other U.S. agricultural exports

Reduce the number of RFS waivers granted for small refineries Support year around sale of E-15 Support reallocations of gallons lost to SREs.

Implementation of 2018 farm bill commodity programs; FSA loan programs; RMA treatment of cover crops; and NRCS recommendations.

Appropriate construction level funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to ensure that the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF), the privately-invested resource to cost-share lock modernization and rehabilitation, at the highest level that can be supported by the inland waterway diesel tax revenues expected to be received for the IWTF. Full and efficient funding includes $59 million for Lower Mon L/D, $90 million for Kentucky L/D, and $104 million for Chickamauga L/D - all inland waterways priority capital projects. Appropriate a Corps Operation & Maintenance (O&M) account funding level of at least $3,740,000,000 or higher for FY 2020, including at least $860 million for inland waterways O&M. Include FY20 E&W appropriations in the full amount targeted for the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund in WRRDA 2014. Obtain funding in FY20 for authorized projects needing pre-construction engineering & design (PED) including: Navigation-Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP), Upper Ohio River Navigation, and Three Rivers (Arkansas).

Oppose caps on Renewable Identification Number (RIN) prices; support no restrictions on the sale of E-15 blended gasoline; oppose RFS compliance waivers for small refineries

Communicated on the value of the North American Free Trade Agreement for Illinois and U.S. agricultural exports; support modernization of the treaty oppose withdrawal Oppose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum and retaliatory tariffs Oppose Section 301 action against Chinese imports Communicated limited on-farm grain storage availability and grain marketing basics, including widening basis in Illinois and across the Midwest as a result of depressed export demand for commodities. Enocouraged members of Congress to vocally support trade agreements with Canada, Mexico, and Japan.

Oppose caps on Renewable Identification Number (RIN) prices; support no restrictions on the sale of E-15 blended gasoline; oppose RFS compliance waivers for small refineries

Support H.R.2 - The Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 Support new floating marketing assistance loan program (HR 4988, the Conservation Assistance Loan Act of 2018, defend crop insurance against any cuts, caps or means testing; support ARC-CO payments based on physical location rather than administrative county, support permitting farmers to sign up once for life of the farm program if there are no changes in the farming operation (HR 4904, the Lessening Regulatory Burdens on Our Farmers Act; Support proposals to improve efficiencies Conservation Reserve Program, Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Improvement Program funding and programs that help Illinois farmers address the state's Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy Called attention to IL examples of negative farmer experiences with wetlands determinations in prior converted croplands and the National Appeals Division. Support farmer-friendly interpretation of PCC and reform of Swampbuster provisions and the NAD appeals process. Requested that commodity loan repayment provisons could be loosened in light of tighter credit markets, depressed commodity prices, and tariff retaliation. Communicated to Congress, USDA and the White House that IL farmers prefer expanded access to markets over any compensations for lost markets resulting from retaliatory tariffs. Commented on the USDA's proposed rule establishing a national bioengineered (BE) food disclosure standard. Explained the evolution of on farm nutrient management in crop and livestock production on northern Illinois farms to USEPA Region V leadership. Discussion of dicamba stewardship in 2017-18 on Illinois farms and expressed a desire for continued use of dicamba. Exploring options that will provide a plan and a framework for conservation of habitat for Monarch butterfly and other polinator species that will also provide certainty for agricultural producers in Illinois and several other states

Communicated on the value of the North American Free Trade Agreement for Illinois and U.S. agricultural exports; support modernization of the treaty oppose withdrawal Support United States continued involvement in the Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) Oppose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum and retaliatory tariffs Communicated the value of the Chinese market to Illinois soybean and pig farmers and requested that the U.S. Trade Representative and President Trump seek a "timely resolution of this trade dispute with China....before the proposed retaliatory tariffs do any long term economic damage." Oppose Section 301 action against Chinese imports

Support passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 Support Bost Amendment to allow a non-federal flood control project sponsor to pay, or contribute to, the difference between the cost of repairing a damaged flood control project and its projected economic benefits. Asked the U.S. House to sign the Gibbs-Lipinski letter on hyrdropower revenue support for the Inland Waterway Trust Fund. Support U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planning of major rehabilitation of the LaGrange, Illinois lock and dam on the Illinois River that includes coordination with agricultural stakeholders and minimizes impact on barge shipments of grain, fuel, and agricultural inputs during the project. Support waiver for livestock haulers operating under the FMCSA's electronic logging device rule and support legislation expanding Hours of Service exemptions for livestock haulers.

Support new H2C visa provisions that will help Illinois agricultural producers and processors to have access to a legal, stable workforce.

Support repeal of new Section 199A provisions in the federal tax code

Support appropriations language or stand alone legislation to prevent CERCLA reporting by livestock farmers. Support S. 2421 -- the Fair Agricultural Reporting Method Act.

Oppose caps on Renewable Identification Number (RIN) prices; support no restrictions on the sale of E-15 blended gasoline; oppose RFS compliance waivers for small refineries

Support new floating marketing assistance loan program (HR 4988, the Conservation Assistance Loan Act of 2018, defend crop insurance against any cuts, caps or means testing; support ARC-CO payments based on physical location rather than administrative county, support permitting farmers to sign up once for life of the farm program if there are no changes in the farming operation (HR 4904, the Lessening Regulatory Burdens on Our Farmers Act; Support annual update of county farmland rental rates for establishing Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) rental rates for continuous and general sign up programs. Support proposals to improve efficiencies Conservation Reserve Program, Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Improvement Program funding and programs that help Illinois farmers address the state's Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy

Communicating the need and importance for repairs to the Len Small Levee

Questioning the process of federal agencies-- Corps of Engineers and EPA -- challenging NRCS wetland determinations on prior converted cropland and fining farmers for waterway projects that clearly fall into the category of "normal farming practices." Support appropriations language or stand alone legislation to prevent CERCLA reporting by livestock farmers.

Support federal tax reform including permanent elimination of the estate tax with continuation of full stepped-up basis; retain the deduction on business interest expenses, maintain immediate expensing of agricultural production costs, including but not limited to feed, seed, fertilizer and crop protection supplies, unlimited use of cash accounting, Section 1031 like-kind exchange provisions, reduction of tax and capital gains rates that result in lower effective tax rates for farmers. Maintain the deduction for state and local taxes paid. Maintain current UBIT (unrelated business income tax) provisions in the tax code.

Support inclusion of lock and dam construction on the Illinois and Upper Mississippi River in any major infrastructure program undertaken in the 115th Congress. Support for full funding for NESP, the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, the President's FY19 Budget. Support U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planning of major rehabilitation of the LaGrange, Illinois lock and dam on the Illinois River that includes coordination with agricultural stakeholders and minimizes impact on barge shipments of grain, fuel, and agricultural inputs during the project. Support White House planning for a major infrastructure program that includes rural and agricultural related priorities for investment

Communicated a neutral position on a proposed amendment to H.R. 183 - To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes

Communicated on the value of the North American Free Trade Agreement for Illinois and U.S. agricultural exports; support modernization of the treaty oppose withdrawal Support United States continued involvement in the Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS)

Support inclusion of lock and dam construction on the Illinois and Upper Mississippi River in any major infrastructure program undertaken in the 115th Congress. Support U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planning of major rehabilitation of the LaGrange, Illinois lock and dam on the Illinois River that includes coordination with agricultural stakeholders and minimizes impact on barge shipments of grain, fuel, and agricultural inputs during the project. Support White House planning for a major infrastructure program that includes rural and agricultural related priorities for investment

Recommending to the President's Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity that industrial hemp be declassified as a Schedule 1 controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act.

Support withdrawal of the WOTUS rule and replace with a workable rule for production agriculture. Support appropriations language by Long-Costa to prevent CERCLA reporting by livestock farmers.

Support new floating marketing assistance loan program, protect crop insurance, support ARC-CO payments based on physical location rather than administrative county, support permitting farmers to sign up once for life of the farm program if there are no changes in the farming operation, support speeding up distribution of ARC-CO payments in the next farm bill. Support Conservation Reserve Program, Conservation Stewardship Program and Environmental Quality Improvement Program funding and programs that help Illinois farmers address the state's Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy, support more reasonable CRP rental rates, and minimize maximum size of pollinator program tracts in the next farm bill. Support full FY 18 funding for the USDA National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research and other agricultural research programs including those authorized in the Hatch Act, Smith-Lever, Evans-Allen, McIntire-Stennis, 1890s Extension, and the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. Support USDA confirmations of USDA appointees Stephen Censky, Ted McKinney, and Bill Northey Regulatory reform initiatives under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Accelerated consideration of wetland determinations on Illinois farms Clarify USDA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and EPA agency jurisdiction of wetland determinations, conservation projects, and normal farming practices on Illinois farms under the Swampbuster provisions of the 1985 Food Security Act and the Clean Water Act. Communicated the value of Dicamba-tolerant soybean varieties in agricultural production and the need for proper and responsible application of the herbicide

Commented on Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2017-0091; Renewable Fuel Standard Program - Standards for 2018 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2019

Support federal tax reform including permanent elimination of the estate tax with continuation of full stepped-up basis; retain the deduction on business interest expenses, maintain immediate expensing of agricultural production costs, including but not limited to feed, seed, fertilizer and crop protection supplies, unlimited use of cash accounting, Section 1031 like-kind exchange provisions, reduction of tax and capital gains rates that result in lower effective tax rates for farmers

Support S. 517 and H.R. 1311 to allow use of E-15 fuel year-round

Support inclusion of lock and dam construction on the Illinois and Upper Mississippi River in any major infrastructure program undertaken in the 115th Congress. Support U.S. Army Corps of Engineers planning of major rehabilitation of the LaGrange, Illinois lock and dam on the Illinois River that includes coordination with agricultural stakeholders and minimizes impact on barge shipments of grain, fuel, and agricultural inputs during the project. Oppose proposed Great Lakes Basin Transportation rail bypass of Chicago

Support tax reform including permanent elimination of the estate tax with stepped-up basis; retain the deduction on business interest expenses, maintain immediate expensing, unlimited use of cash accounting, Section 1031 like-kind exchange provisions, reduction of tax and capital gains rates that result in lower effective tax rates for farmers

Submitted comments in support of Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-2017-0190 - EPA's evaluation of existing regulations including Waters of the US, Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures, CERCLA/EPCLA, Worker Protection Standards, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, "normal farming" activities under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, Total Maximum Daily Loads, Prior Converted Cropland, Army Corps of Engineers 1987 Wetlands Delineation Manual and Regional Supplements, and National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Coarse Particulate Matter

Support a legal and stable workforce for agricultural employers who depend heavily on immigrant labor

Communicated on the value of the North American Free Trade Agreement for Illinois and U.S. agricultural exports

Support WRDA legislation in both the House and Senate S. 2848 -- the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5303 -- Water Resources Development Act of 2016 Support H.Amdt 1444 (Bost) that would authorize the Corps of Engineers, on a flood risk management project, to consider all benefits to the public that may accrue from the proposed rehabilitation work including flood risk management, navigation, recreation, and ecosystem restoration. Requested Surface Transportation Board for an extended comment period on the STB's request for the proposed Great Lakes Basin Railroad alignment and other related issues -- Docket No. FD 35952, Great Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc. -- Authority to Construct and Operate a Rail Line in Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin; Information Request #3

Support GMO food labeling legislation (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment with an amendment to S. 764; a bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act) to preempt states from passing their own mandatory labeling laws and to set up a system of mandatory on package disclosure of ingredients containing GMOs Support bipartisan Roberts-Stabenow GMO food labeling legislation S.764

Oppose Department of Treasury/Internal Revenue Service rule making IRS-2016-0022-0001 -- Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Taxes: Restrictions on Liquidation of an Interest Support continuation of renewable energy tax credits

Trans Pacific Partnership treaty ratification to increase exports of Illinois agricultural products and enhance job creation Legislative efforts to expand U.S. and Illinois agricultural exports to Cuba H.R. 3687 -- Cuba Agricultural Exports Act which would allow Cuba to purchase food and feed from the United States on credit, permit USDA market development and checkoff dollars to be used in Cuba, and to permit U.S. companies to invest in non-government owned Cuban agribusiness.

Support H.R. 897, Zika Vector Control Act Prevent EPA from engaging in grassroots lobbying activities. Full implementation of the RFS in 2017

Support continuation of Section 1031 "like-kind" exchanges

Support S. Amdt. 3811 (Hoeven) to H.R. 2028, the FY17 Energy and Water Appropriations Act to prohibit the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from implementing the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule.

FY17 Energy and Water Appropriations -- Increase threshold for definition of rehabilitation for Inland Waterway Projects from $20 million to $50 million; $10 million for the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program in FY17 Energy and Water Appropriations for pre-engineering design. Support language to block U.S. Army Corps of Engineers implementation of "waters of the United States" rule. FY17 Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies appropriations bill -- prevent funds from being used to implement the 7/22/15 OSHA memorandum regarding anhydrous ammonia and the Process Safety Management program until OSHA has carried out a formal rule making process. Oppose Buck of Colorado amendment No. 1 to H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, requiring DoD to "evaluate the cost of different types of energy and purchase the most cost effective available." Support exemption of retail facilities from coverage of the Process Safety Management (PSM) of Highly Hazardous Chemicals standard (29 CF 1910.119(a)(2)(i)) issued by OSHA on July 22, 2015, shall not be enforced nor deemed by the Department of Labor to be in effect in fiscal year 2017, or future years, until: the Bureau of the Census establishes a new North American Industry Classification Code under Sector 44 or 45 Retail Trade for Farm Supply Retailers; the Secretary of Labor, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, has carried out all notice and comment rulemaking procedures and invited meaningful public participation in the rulemaking....etc."

Support amendments to S. 2012: SA 3059 - Repeals Section 1222 of the Energy Policy Act SA 3060 - Prohibits federal use of eminent domain under Section 1222 unless explicitly authorized by the governor or head of each applicable public utility commission

Support 7001 Application submitted by the Sny Island Levee Drainage District

Letter to the EPA supporting agency approval of Dow AgriScience's Enlist Duo herbicide

Support S. 2609 National Voluntary Bio-Engineered Food Labeling Standard to introduce a Senate companion bill to H.R. 1599: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015.

Veto override of S.J.Res.22 -- a resolution disapproving Clean Water Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States"

P3's - Direct implementation of Section 1014b of WRRDA 14 allowing for incremental reimbursements for completed discrete segments, consistent with policy guidance 53, and provide that a local sponsor is eligible for reimbursement for the federal share of work later recommended by the Chief of Engineers and approved by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)

Support H.R. 3763, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, a five-year bill that would reauthorize the federal highway and bridge program for five years and for other purposes.

Support repeal of mandatory country of origin labeling (mCOOL)in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016 Trans Pacific Partnership provisions to increase exports of Illinois agricultural products and enhance job creation Legislative efforts to expand U.S. and Illinois agricultural exports to Cuba H.R. 3687 -- Cuba Agricultural Exports Act which would allow Cuba to purchase food and feed from the United States on credit, permit USDA market development and checkoff dollars to be used in Cuba, and to permit U.S. companies to invest in non-government owned Cuban agribusiness.

Support H.R. 3845 - Crop Insurance Restoration Act to restore $3 billion in cuts to the federal crop insurance program in the Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2015. Support Section 32205 in H.R. 22, the FAST Act which repeals the $3 billion in cuts to the federal crop insurance program contained in the Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2015.

Permanent extension of IRS Section 179 small business expensing option; a five-year extension of bonus depreciation; a two-year extension of biofuels tax credits; and permanent deductions for charitable contributions of conservation easements and for food in the Protecting Americans From Tax Hikes Act of 2015.

Encourage Congress to support expanded use of renewable fuels pointing the economic and enviromental importance of using more ethanol, biodiesel, cellulosic and advanced biofuels in the 2015, 2016, and 2017 (EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0111) Oppose proposed Renewable Fuel Standard repeal language in H.R. 8

Encourage Congress to support expanded use of renewable fuels pointing the economic and enviromental importance of using more ethanol, biodiesel, cellulosic and advanced biofuels in the 2015, 2016, and 2017 (EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0111) Oppose anti-RFS language in H.R. 2822 (FY2016 Interior-EPA Appropriations

S. 1140 -- Federal Water Quality Protection Act - a bill which would require the EPA and Corps to withdraw and rewrite the Clean Water Rule. EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 Clean Water Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States" Support for efforts to address nutrient loss reduction on Illinois farms including Support Section 105 in H.R. 2822 - FY16 Interior-EPA Appropriations

Support repeal of mandatory country of origin labeling (mCOOL) - H.R. 2393 Trans Pacific Partnership provisions to increase exports of Illinois agricultural products and enhance job creation Legislative efforts to expand U.S. and Illinois agricultural exports to Cuba

Support federal crop insurance and oppose any amendments that would amend the program Support an increase in the Army Corps of Engineers Operations and Maintenance account and for increases over the President's proposed FY16 budget in the Corps' Construction account to take full advantage of the 9-cent increase in the barge diesel user fee. Support the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainabilty Program (NESP) in the FY16 Energy and Water Appropriations bill. Support language in the FY16 appropriations will that would defund the Corps' ability to implement any new WOTUS rule

Ask FEMA for an extended comment period for the Federal Flood Risk Management Standard issued under E.O. 13690

H.R. 1105: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes

Encourage Congress to support expanded use of renewable fuels; testified and provided public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on the economic and enviromental importance of using more ethanol, biodiesel, cellulosic and advanced biofuels in the 2015, 2016, and 2017 (EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0111 Comments to EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0091 supporting agency's analysis of greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the production and transport of pennycress oil feedstock for use in biofuels.

Request to FEMA to extend the comment period further on the Federal Flood Risk Management Strategy - Executive Order 11988 Support for Abraham amendment to H.R. 2820 block FFRMS

H.R. 1732 - Regulatory Integrity Protection Act - a bill which would require the EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw and rewrite the Clean Water Rule. S. 1140 -- Federal Water Quality Protection Act - a bill which would require the EPA and Corps to withdraw and rewrite the Clean Water Rule. EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0880 Clean Water Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States"

Extension of Internal Revenue Service Section 179 small business expensing option; preservation of cash accounting for small business

Ag labor provisions for current and future agricultural workers in any immigration measure to be considered in either the 113th or 114th Congress

Passage of Water Resources Reform and Development Act (WRRDA) conference report to reform and expedite U.S. Army Corps of Engineers waterway project prioritization, design, and management; free up more funding out of the Inland Waterway Trust Fund for new starts; update EPA Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeausre (SPCC) regulations; and provide for non-federal participation in waterways projects.

Farm bill implementation issues including commodity title programs, livestock disaster assistance, conservation programs including critical conservation designations for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program. Resources for programs to assist farmers in making informed decisions about their choices.

FY15 appropriations for operations and maintenance activities impacting inland and coastal commercial navigation; appropriations for inland navigation modernization projects at a level supported by diesel fuel revenues expected to be received by the Treasury Department.

Comprehensive immigration reform that would provide for a legal, stable workforce for agricultural employers

Agricultural Act of 2014 -- conference report, final passage, and implementation issues; OSHA enforcement of grain storage and handling facilities on farms with fewer than 10 employees.

Agricultural labor reform

S. 1900 and H.R. 3830 -- Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014; Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP); and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP)

Extension of IRS Section 179 small business expensing and bonus depreciation; cash accounting for S-corporations; and barge fuel tax rate

FDA-2011-N-0921 produce safety and preventative control rules for Food Safety Modernization Act

Renewable Fuel Standard; coal rule, carbon pollution standards

H.R. 2642, H.Res. 379; H.R. 1518; H.R. 1094

Agricultural labor reform

H.R. 2642, H.Res. 379; H.R. 1518; H.R. 1094

antibiotic use in livestock production

antibiotic use in livestock production

H.R. 2642 H.R 2642; H.Res. 379; H.R. 1518; H.R. 1094

FDA-2011-N-0921 produce safety and preventative control rules for Food Security Modernization Act

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS-2)

Immigration, particularly ag labor provisions

Free trade negotiations -- TPP and T-TIP; trade promotion authority

GMO labeling and country of origin labeling for meat products

S. 601 - Water Resources Development Act of 2013; including SA 906; S. 565; S. 566; H.R. 1149; H.R. 1152; H.R. 1153

Ag labor provisions of immigration reform; S.744;

Animal Drug User Fee Act reauthorization

Spill Prevention, Containment, and Countermeasures

agriculture hours of service, implementation of MAP 21 agriculture exemptions; H.R. 1026

Federal estate tax, capital gains, Sec. 179 small business expensing, bonus depreciation, various tax credits for biofuels, biomass, and wind energy, S. 743, extension of deadline for filing taxes

Mississippi River barge transportation. S. 655, S. 656, H.R. 1152, H.R. 1153, S. 407, H.R. 1149, S. 601,

Immigration reform, agricultural employer provisions

H.R. 6083 H.R. 6228 Emergency haying and grazing on CRP acres Emergency livestock disaster assistance

Estate tax, capital gains tax

S. 3240 - Agricultural Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 including Coburn Amdt #2439, Chambliss Amdt #2438, and Paul Amdt #2181; H.R. 3798; S. 3239

Russia PNTR

H.R. 4147; RIN 1235-AA06 Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements of Interpretation; Child Labor Violations--Civil Money Penalities

RIN 1235-AA06 Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements of Interpretation; Child Labor Violations--Civil Money Penalties

H.R. 835

Self employment taxes

Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with South Korea, Columbia, and Panama; Trade Adjustment Authority

H.R. 2164

Waterways improvements; Capital Development Plan, Inland Waterway Trust Fund

Renewable Fuels Standard-2; H.R 3097; ethanol blend levels greater than 15%; blender pump funding

Amendment to U.S. Egg Producers Inspection Act

Agricultural Hours of Service exemption; Intrastate versus Interstate trucking movements; Unified Carrier Registration

H.R. 2584, including Noem CERCLA amendment; H.R. 2112

Free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea

Restoration of Len Small levee in Alexander County

Infrastructure, including blender pumps, to support ethanol blend levels of 15 percent or more; VEETC; RFS-2

H.R. 2885; ag worker program

Farm bill, including crop insurance, revenue-based safety net, conservation, and dairy programs. Farm flex program. Humane standards for livestock, specifically poultry and horses. Agricultural research. S. 1176. Animal identification. Rural broadband programs.

Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea

Infrastructure, including blender pumps, to support ethanol blend levels of 15 percent or more

H.R. 2164 -- Legal Workforce Act

H.R. 2112 -- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2012

Extension of the volumetric ethanol excise tax credit (VEETC); IRS Form 1099 repeal

Government farm programs including the commodity title; proposed GIPSA rule (201014875); biomass; and Conservation Reserve Program, Market Access Program

Continuing Resolution for H.R. 1 -- Amendments 3, 5, 13, 24, 47, 65, 66, 89, 94, 101, 102, 121, 122, 149, 198, 230, 253, 323, 337, 344, 345, 367, 374, 377, 378, 516, 563

Illinois application of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations on farmers with crop share leases; treatment of farm tractors and grain wagons as commercial vehicles;

KeystoneXL Pipeline; FutureGen, fuel cells, biofuels, solar, wind energy

H.R. 872, H.R. 910, McConnnell Amendment 183, NAAQS-PM10, FutureGen, Atrazine re-registration

Renaming HFCS to Corn Sugar

Capital Development Plan, Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Plan, navigation on the Missouri River, funding for Mississippi River dredging; H.R. 872, Water Resources Development Act

Proposed pesticide permit for applications near, around, and in water; re-registration of atrazine; PM 10 rules; spray drift; S. 1816; Chesapeake Bay rule; CAFO rule;

Capital Development Plan for management and financing of waterway maintenance and improvements; HOS exemption for transportation of agricultural inputs

Agricultural education leadership at DOE

GIPSA rule; FSA staffing levels; farm bill implementation; overall regulatory climate;

Glysophate weed resistance; agriculture appropriations H.R. 1549 child farm labor rules

H.R. 4213 biodiesel tax credit and extension of various other tax provisions; VEETC and tariff on ethanol imports Permanent federal estate tax reform - H.R. 5297 -- Lincoln-Kyl Repeal Section 9006 S.A. 4513 continuation of Bush tax cuts for all incomes; continuation of 15% capital gains rate;

Waiver request applicatoin submitted under section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act to grant ethanol blends above 10 percent and no more than 15 percent

Asian carp control efforts Capital Development Plan in support of waterway improvements; Inland Waterway Trust Fund revenue options Highway bill reauthorization Hours of service exemption for the transportation of anhydrous ammonia in agricultural operations

H.R. 5088; S. 3735; H.R. 6263; Atrazine registration re-review; EPA Pesticide General Permit for Discharges from the Application of Pesticides; spray drift; particulate matter rules

H.R. 4173 -- provisions relating to the Volcker Rule and regulatory jurisdiction of derivatives markets

H.R. 5088 -America's Commitment to Clean Water Act; S.J.R 26; H.J.R 77; S. 1816 - Chesapeake Clean Water and Ecosystem Restoration Act; H.R. 5509 - Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act; Atrazine re-registration; spray drift (FIFRA) regulations; NPDES draft general permit for pesticides;

Farm Bill; Standard Reinsurance Agreement; HAACP validation for small local meat processors;

Recommendations of the Inland Water Way Users Board -- Capital Development Plan for construction of new 1,200-foot locks on the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. Impact of Asian Carp control efforts on river navigation on the Illinois and Mississippi River system; Draft Interim III report

Fish & Wildlife proposal to ban biotech crops of National Wildlife Refuges

S.J. Res 26; H.J. 76; H.J. 77; Climate change legislation; NPDES permits for pesticides used in, around, and over water; RFS-II, FIFRA spray drift rule; Atrazine review, S. 787; H.R. 3265

H.R. 4645 - Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enchancement Act; Standard Reinsurance Agreementl; Animal Identification; agricultural competition; Biomass Crop Assistance Program; EPA biotech monitoring project

H.R. 3590 -- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3962 -- The Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4872 -- Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

S. 510 -- FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Hours of Service Exemption; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; High Speed Rail; Federal regulation of farm-to-local market grain shipments; Railroad regulation; H.R. 1611; Navigation and Environment Sustainability Program (NESP); Asian Carp impact on barge transportation

Federal regulation of local farm-to-market grain shipments

FDA Food Safety Modernization Act -- S. 510

Support for increased exemption, continuation of stepped up basis, and adjusted for inflation; permanent reform and extension of the federal estate tax -- H.R. 3905 Support Extension of the biodiesel production tax credit and other ag related tax credits -- H.R. 4213 Support Reform and five-year extension of biodiesel tax credit -- S. 1589 and H.R. 4070

Health care legislation -- tax treatment of small businesses; treatment of business with temporary and seasonal workers, rural heath care access issues, opposition to government health care plan. Oppose soft drink tax.

Support financial and trade assistance for the pork industry Work to extend deadline for reporting planted acres for wheat for crop insurance Work to extend End of the Insurance Period deadline for reporting crop insurance claims for spring planted crops Resolove computer issues leading to incorrect mailings to DCP and CRP program participants Comment on antitrust and competition issues

Agriculture (Farm programs, crop insurance, livestock production, Commodity Exchange Act, Packers and Stockyards Act); Environmental and Natural Resources Issues (conservation programs, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, EPA regulations, and climate change legislation); Transportation issues including those impacting roads, rivers, rails, and regulations; Tax and Budget policy; Trade policy; Animal care issues; Energy issues; Immigration policy; Food safety and labeling; Financial Services reform; Health Care

Agriculture (Farm programs, crop insurance, livestock production, Commodity Exchange Act, Packers and Stockyards Act); Environmental and Natural Resources Issues (conservation programs, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, EPA regulations, and climate change legislation); Transportation issues including those impacting roads, rivers, rails, and regulations; Tax and Budget policy; Trade policy; Animal care issues; Energy issues; Immigration policy; Food safety and labeling; Financial Services reform; Health Care

Agriculture (Farm programs, crop insurance, livestock production, Commodity Exchange Act, Packers and Stockyards Act); Environmental and Natural Resources Issues (conservation programs, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, EPA regulations, and climate change legislation); Transportation issues including those impacting roads, rivers, rails, and regulations; Tax and Budget policy; Trade policy; Animal care issues; Energy issues; Immigration policy; Food safety and labeling; Financial Services reform; Health Care

Agriculture (Farm programs, crop insurance, livestock production, Commodity Exchange Act, Packers and Stockyards Act); Environmental and Natural Resources Issues (conservation programs, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, EPA regulations, and climate change legislation); Transportation issues including those impacting roads, rivers, rails, and regulations; Tax and Budget policy; Trade policy; Animal care issues; Energy issues; Immigration policy; Food safety and labeling; Financial Services reform; Health Care

Agriculture (Farm programs, crop insurance, livestock production, Commodity Exchange Act, Packers and Stockyards Act); Environmental and Natural Resources Issues (conservation programs, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, EPA regulations, and climate change legislation); Transportation issues including those impacting roads, rivers, rails, and regulations; Tax and Budget policy; Trade policy; Animal care issues; Energy issues; Immigration policy; Food safety and labeling; Financial Services reform; Health Care

Agriculture (Farm programs, crop insurance, livestock production, Commodity Exchange Act, Packers and Stockyards Act); Environmental and Natural Resources Issues (conservation programs, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, EPA regulations, and climate change legislation); Transportation issues including those impacting roads, rivers, rails, and regulations; Tax and Budget policy; Trade policy; Animal care issues; Energy issues; Immigration policy; Food safety and labeling; Financial Services reform; Health Care

Agriculture (Farm programs, crop insurance, livestock production, Commodity Exchange Act, Packers and Stockyards Act); Environmental and Natural Resources Issues (conservation programs, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, EPA regulations, and climate change legislation); Transportation issues including those impacting roads, rivers, rails, and regulations; Tax and Budget policy; Trade policy; Animal care issues; Energy issues; Immigration policy; Food safety and labeling; Financial Services reform; Health Care

S. 787 Clean Water Restoration Act. Waiver to permit ethanol blended fuels up to 15 percent. H.R. 2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, including provisions for cap and trade, agricultural offsets, preemption of EPA regulation of greenhouse gases, and prohibition of EPA from using indirect land use in determining lifecycle analysis of ethanol. H.R. 2409 -- The Renewable Fuel Standard Improvement Act of 2009

Support for expanded agricultural trade with Cuba Concern over China's unscientific ban on U.S. pork exports due to incidence of H1N1

H.R. 2749 Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

H.R. 2749 Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

S. 1796, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 and H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, including provisions for a publicly-funded insurance option, tax credits to help employers purchase health insurance for employees, exemption for temporary and seasonal workers, Medicare payment rates for rural healthcare facilities and physicians, and incentives for healthcare professionals to practice in rural areas.

H.R. 874 -- Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act

Highway Bill reauthorization, including funding for rural road and bridge projects and agriculture's hours of operation exemption.