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America First Trade Policy issues European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access issues Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization Brazil trade compliance issues Paraguay beef imports Australian beef trade issues Japan beef trade issues South Korea beef trade issues Taiwan beef trade issues SE Asia beef trade issues

Immigration- Ag and overall supply chain Labor needs

Parochial grazing legislative language - Parochial forestry legislative language - NEPA implementation - Recreation & multiple use - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - Grazing regulations - Wild Horse and Burro Act - Grazing permit administration - Handbook revisions - Endangered Species Act Rulemaking and statute - National Wildlife Refuge System policy changes - BLM Solar plan extension - Fix Our Forests Act - BLM Western Solar Plan Update

FY27 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation FY27 Agriculture appropriations legislation FY27 THUD Appropriations legislation Livestock Mandatory Reporting and Confidentiality issues Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry Appropriations provisions regarding USDA AMS regulation of the cattle industry including the Cattle Appropriations regarding New World Screwworm control and eradication HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act implementation

EPA/Army Corps rulemaking regarding the definition of "Waters of the U.S." - Particulate matter NAAQS - CWA Permitting: Meat & poultry processors; concentrated animal feeding operations - Animal agriculture air emissions methodologies - PFAS

BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act issues; sage grouse, gray wolves, lesser prairie chicken, grizzly bear Black Vulture Relief Act ESA rulemakings on habitat, economic impacts Livestock Protection Act

ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Potential labor strikes Transportation Reauthorization SAFE Act language in Transportation Reauthorization

CFTC Reauthorization Price Limits for futures contracts Delivery point discounts Prediction Markets and 24/7 trading Market volatility and manipulation concerns

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs and funding Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs and funding Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry and funding Disaster Programs and funding Farm Bill reauthorization Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act Forest Service Drought Assessment processes Save Our Bacon Act and California Prop 12 Delivery of USDA Rural Development Grants for small meat processors USDA BRAND Program USDA SPUR Program Habitat connectivity for working lands Producer programs for predator depredation compensation - black vultures, wolves, and other predators Black Vulture Relief Act New World Screwworm containment and eradication efforts and related funding Commodity Checkoff Programs Make American Healthy Again Dietary Guidelines for Americans Fair Labels Act

PFAS National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings Emissions, greenhouse gas Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction

Product of USA label (USDA) DIRECT Act PRIME Act Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments Fair Labels Act Salmonella Packing capacity investments (SPUR Program, etc)

Immigration- Ag and overall supply chain Labor needs Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan (CHNV) Parolee Labor program termination

Product of USA label (USDA) DIRECT Act PRIME Act Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments

CFTC Reauthorization Price Limits for futures contracts Delivery point discounts

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act Cattle Market Transparency Act Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs and funding Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs and funding Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry and funding Disaster Programs and funding Rural Broadband Farm Bill reauthorization Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act Forest Service Drought Assessment processes EATS Act and California Prop 12 Delivery of USDA Rural Development Grants for small meat processors Habitat connectivity for working lands Producer programs for predator depredation compensation - black vultures, wolves, and other predators Black Vulture Relief Act Price Discovery and Competition in Markets for Fed Cattle (89 Fed. Reg. 82519) New World Screwworm containment and eradication efforts and related funding Commodity Checkoff Programs Make American Healthy Again Dietary Guidelines for Americans

BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act issues; sage grouse, gray wolves, lesser prairie chicken, grizzly bear Black Vulture Relief Act ESA rulemakings on habitat, economic impacts

Death Tax Repeal Act Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues - Corporate Transparency Act TCJA Reauthorization S. 1927 Heritage Act H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act

FY26 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation FY26 Agriculture appropriations legislation FY26 THUD Appropriations legislation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry Appropriations provisions regarding USDA AMS regulation of the cattle industry including the Cattle Appropriations regarding New World Screwworm control and eradication HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act

PFAS National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings Emissions, greenhouse gas Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction

Parochial grazing legislative language - Parochial forestry legislative language - NEPA implementation - Recreation & multiple use - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - Grazing regulations - Wild Horse and Burro Act - Grazing permit administration - Handbook revisions - Sage grouse - BLM Proposed Rule on Conservation and Landscape Health - Endangered Species Act Rulemaking and statute - National Wildlife Refuge System policy changes - BLM Solar plan extension - USFS Rangeland "Futuring" exercise - Fix Our Forests Act - BLM Western Solar Plan Update

- Land and Water Conservation Fund reform - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues - Forest Service drought assessment processes - Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction - North American Grasslands Conservation Act - BLM Solar plan expansion

EPA/Army Corps rulemaking regarding the definition of "Waters of the U.S." - particulate matter NAAQS - CWA Permitting: Meat & poultry processors; concentrated animal feeding operations - Animal agriculture air emissions methodologies - PFAS

European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Brazil trade compliance issues Paraguay beef imports Australian beef trade issues Japan beef trade issues South Korea beef trade issues

CFTC Reauthorization Price Limits for futures contracts Delivery point discounts

BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act issues; sage grouse, gray wolves, lesser prairie chicken, grizzly bear Black Vulture Relief Act ESA rulemakings on habitat, economic impacts

FY25 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation FY25 Agriculture appropriations legislation FY25 THUD Appropriations legislation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry Appropriations provisions regarding USDA AMS regulation of the cattle industry including the Cattle Appropriations regarding New World Screwworm control and eradication

PFAS National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings Emissions, greenhouse gas Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction

Parochial grazing legislative language - Parochial forestry legislative language - NEPA implementation - Recreation & multiple use - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - Grazing regulations - Wild Horse and Burro Act - Grazing permit administration - Handbook revisions - Sage grouse - BLM Proposed Rule on Conservation and Landscape Health - Endangered Species Act Rulemaking and statute - National Wildlife Refuge System policy changes - BLM Solar plan extension - USFS Rangeland "Futuring" exercise - Fix Our Forests Act - BLM Western Solar Plan Update

- Land and Water Conservation Fund reform - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues - Forest Service drought assessment processes - Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction - North American Grasslands Conservation Act - BLM Solar plan expansion

ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Port Congestion and Backups - US Congress Potential labor strikes

Immigration- Ag and overall supply chain Labor needs Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan (CHNV) Parolee Labor program termination

Product of USA label (USDA) DIRECT Act PRIME Act Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments

FY24 & FY25 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation FY24 & FY25 Agriculture appropriations legislation FY24 & FY25 THUD Appropriations legislation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization (H.R. 6112) Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry Appropriations provisions regarding USDA AMS regulation of the cattle industry including the Cattle Appropriations provisions regarding funding for implementation of USDA's Packers and Stockyards rulemakings Year-End CR provisions affecting the cattle industry

CFTC Reauthorization Climate

BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act issues; sage grouse, gray wolves, lesser prairie chicken, grizzly bear Climate change Black vultures ESA rulemakings on habitat, economic impacts

Death Tax Repeal Act S.1108 Main Street Tax Certainty Act Preserving Family Farms Act S.1706 Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues - Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment (BALE) Act HR 541 - Tax Cuts for Working Families Act (H.R. 3936 - Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 3937) - Basel III Endgame - Corporate Transparency Act 2017 TCJA Reauthorization

ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Port Congestion and Backups - US Congress Potential labor strikes

Immigration- Ag Labor needs House of Representatives Ag Labor Task Force

PFAS National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings emissions, greenhouse gas Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction North American Grasslands Conservation Act S. 3371 FOREST Act Wildfire Mitigation efforts

EPA/Army Corps rulemaking regarding the definition of "Waters of the U.S." Livestock Regulatory Protection Act - S. 1475 - particulate matter NAAQS - Government implementation of County of Maui vs Hawaii Wildlife Fund - CWA Permitting: Meat & poultry processors; concentrated animal feeding operations - Animal agriculture air emissions methodologies - PFAS

- Land and Water Conservation Fund - National Environmental Policy Act implementation - S.2372 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - S.2980 - Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues - Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations - Forest Service drought assessment processes - Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction - North American Grasslands Conservation Act - River Democracy Act - Land designation bills (Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act, River Democracy Act, Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act) - BLM Solar plan expansion

Product of USA label (USDA) Butcher Block Act DIRECT Act PRIME Act Strengthening Local Processing Act Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (American Beef Labeling Act, S. 2716 / H.R. 7291) America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260) Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments USDA Procurement standard- Domestic origin requirement for beef

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs and funding Rural Broadband Farm Bill reauthorization Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes HR 4531 HR 3378 (Agricultural Security Risk Review Act) EATS Act Delivery of USDA Rural Development Grants for small meat processors Habitat connectivity for working lands Producer programs for predator depredation compensation - black vultures, wolves, and other predators Price Discovery and Competition in Markets for Fed Cattle (89 Fed. Reg. 82519) New World Screwworm containment and eradication efforts

European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Brazil trade compliance issues Taiwan Trade Framework (HR 4004) UNITED Act S. 649/HR 3653 Paraguay beef imports (SJ Res 62/HJ Res 115) Safe American Food Exports Act S. 901

CFTC Reauthorization Climate

Product of USA label (USDA) Butcher Block Act DIRECT Act PRIME Act Strengthening Local Processing Act Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (American Beef Labeling Act, S. 2716 / H.R. 7291) America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260) Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments USDA Procurement standard- Domestic origin requirement for beef

BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act issues; sage grouse, gray wolves, lesser prairie chicken, grizzly bear Climate change 30x30, America the Beautiful Black vultures ESA rulemakings on habitat, economic impacts

ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Port Congestion and Backups - US Congress

Immigration- Ag Labor needs House of Representatives Ag Labor Task Force

Parochial grazing legislative language - Parochial forestry legislative language - NEPA implementation - Climate change - Recreation & multiple use - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition - Grazing regulations - Mitigation - Wild Horse and Burro Act - Grazing permit administration - Handbook revisions - Sage grouse - BLM Proposed Rule on Conservation and Landscape Health - Endangered Species Act Rules - National Wildlife Refuge System policy changes - BLM Solar plan extension - USFS Rangeland "Futuring" exercise -S. 4628 EMBER Act - HR8790 Fix Our Forests Act - HR 6441/S 3322 Ranching Without Red Tape Act S 4454 Operational Grazing Flexibility Management Program Act S 4449 River Democracy Act S 3593 Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act BLM Western Solar Plan Update

FY24 & FY25 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation FY24 & FY25 Agriculture appropriations legislation FY24 & FY25 THUD Appropriations legislation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization (H.R. 6112) Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry Appropriations provisions regarding USDA AMS regulation of the cattle industry including the Cattle Appropriations provisions regarding funding for implementation of USDA's Packers and Stockyards rulemakings

Death Tax Repeal Act S.1108 Main Street Tax Certainty Act Preserving Family Farms Act S.1706 Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues - Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment (BALE) Act HR 541 - Tax Cuts for Working Families Act (H.R. 3936 - Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 3937) - Basel III Endgame - Corporate Transparency Act

PFAS National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings emissions, greenhouse gas Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction North American Grasslands Conservation Act S. 3371 FOREST Act Wildfire Mitigation efforts

- Land and Water Conservation Fund - National Environmental Policy Act implementation - S.2372 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - S.2980 - Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues - Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations - Forest Service drought assessment processes - Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction - North American Grasslands Conservation Act - River Democracy Act - Land designation bills (Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act, River Democracy Act, Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act) - BLM Solar plan expansion

BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act issues; sage grouse, gray wolves, lesser prairie chicken, grizzly bear Climate change 30x30, America the Beautiful Permittee grazing issues (Gila Forest) Permittee grazing issues (Logan Canyon) Black vultures ESA rulemakings on habitat, economic impacts

EPA/Army Corps rulemaking regarding the definition of "Waters of the U.S." Livestock Regulatory Protection Act - S. 1475 - particulate matter NAAQS - Government implementation of County of Maui vs Hawaii Wildlife Fund - CWA Permitting: Meat & poultry processors; concentrated animal feeding operations - Animal agriculture air emissions methodologies - PFAS

PFAS National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings emissions, greenhouse gas Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction North American Grasslands Conservation Act

- Land and Water Conservation Fund - National Environmental Policy Act implementation - S.2372 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - S.2980 - Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues - Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations - Forest Service drought assessment processes - Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction - North American Grasslands Conservation Act - River Democracy Act - Land designation bills (Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act, River Democracy Act, Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act) - BLM Solar plan expansion

Death Tax Repeal Act S.1108 Main Street Tax Certainty Act Preserving Family Farms Act S.1706 Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues - Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment (BALE) Act HR 541 - Tax Cuts for Working Families Act (H.R. 3936 - Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 3937) - Basel III Endgame - Corporate Transparency Act

CFTC Reauthorization Climate

Implementation of H.R. 3468- Bipartisan Infrastructure and Investment Act- USDOT Implementation of Ag Exemption adding 150 air miles to the destination of ag hauls- US Congress, USDOT ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Port Congestion and Backups - US Congress

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: LIP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill reauthorization Gene Editing Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) reauthorization HR 4531 HR 3378 (Agricultural Security Risk Review Act) EATS Act Delivery of USDA Rural Development Grants for small meat processors Habitat connectivity for working lands Producer programs for predator depredation compensation - black vultures, wolves, and other predators

Product of USA label (USDA) Butcher Block Act DIRECT Act PRIME Act Strengthening Local Processing Act Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (American Beef Labeling Act, S. 2716 / H.R. 7291) America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260) Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments USDA Procurement standard- Domestic origin requirement for beef

FY24 & FY25 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation FY24 & FY25 Agriculture appropriations legislation FY24 & FY25 THUD Appropriations legislation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization (H.R. 6112) Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry Appropriations provisions regarding USDA AMS regulation of the cattle industry including the Cattle Appropriations provisions regarding funding for implementation of USDA's Packers and Stockyards rulemakings

- Land and Water Conservation Fund - National Environmental Policy Act implementation - S.2372 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - S.2980 - Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues - Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations - Forest Service drought assessment processes - Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction - North American Grasslands Conservation Act - River Democracy Act - Land designation bills (Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act, River Democracy Act, Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act) - BLM Solar plan expansion

CFTC Reauthorization Climate

Implementation of H.R. 3468- Bipartisan Infrastructure and Investment Act- USDOT Implementation of Ag Exemption adding 150 air miles to the destination of ag hauls- US Congress, USDOT ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Port Congestion and Backups - US Congress

FY24 & FY25 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation FY24 & FY25 Agriculture appropriations legislation FY24 & FY25 THUD Appropriations legislation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization (H.R. 6112) Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry Appropriations provisions regarding USDA AMS regulation of the cattle industry including the Cattle Appropriations provisions regarding funding for implementation of USDA's Packers and Stockyards rulemakings

Immigration- Ag Labor needs House of Representatives Ag Labor Task Force

European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Brazil trade compliance issues Taiwan Trade Framework (HR 4004) UNITED Act S. 649/HR 3653 Paraguay beef imports (SJ Res 62/HJ Res 115) Safe American Food Exports Act S. 901

EPA/Army Corps rulemaking regarding the definition of "Waters of the U.S." Livestock Regulatory Protection Act - S. 1475 - particulate matter NAAQS - Government implementation of County of Maui vs Hawaii Wildlife Fund - CWA Permitting: Meat & poultry processors; concentrated animal feeding operations - Animal agriculture air emissions methodologies - PFAS

PFAS National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings emissions, greenhouse gas Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction North American Grasslands Conservation Act

Death Tax Repeal Act S.1108 Main Street Tax Certainty Act Preserving Family Farms Act S.1706 Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues - Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment (BALE) Act HR 541 - Tax Cuts for Working Families Act (H.R. 3936 - Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 3937) - Basel III Endgame - Corporate Transparency Act

Product of USA label (USDA) Butcher Block Act DIRECT Act PRIME Act Strengthening Local Processing Act Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (American Beef Labeling Act, S. 2716 / H.R. 7291) America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260) Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments USDA Procurement standard- Domestic origin requirement for beef

BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act issues; sage grouse, gray wolves, lesser prairie chicken, grizzly bear Climate change 30x30, America the Beautiful Permittee grazing issues (Gila Forest) Permittee grazing issues (Logan Canyon) Black vultures ESA rulemakings on habitat, economic impacts

Parochial grazing legislative language - Parochial forestry legislative language - NEPA implementation - Climate change - Recreation & multiple use - S.2372 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - S.2980 - Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition - Grazing regulations - Mitigation - Wild Horse and Burro Act - Grazing permit administration - Handbook revisions - Sage grouse - BLM Proposed Rule on Conservation and Landscape Health - Endangered Species Act Rules - National Wildlife Refuge System policy changes - BLM Solar plan extension - USFS Rangeland "Futuring" exercise

European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Brazil trade compliance issues Taiwan Trade Framework (HR 4004) UNITED Act S. 649/HR 3653 Paraguay beef imports (S. 3386) Safe American Food Exports Act S. 901

EPA/Army Corps rulemaking regarding the definition of "Waters of the U.S." Livestock Regulatory Protection Act - S. 1475

Product of USA label (USDA) Butcher Block Act (H.R. 4140) DIRECT Act (H.R. 547) New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act (S. 107) PRIME Act (H.R. 3835/S. 2001) Strengthening Local Processing Act (H.R. 1258/S. 370) Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (American Beef Labeling Act, S. 2716 / H.R. 7291) America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260) Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments USDA Procurement standard- Domestic origin requirement for beef

- Land and Water Conservation Fund - National Environmental Policy Act implementation - S.2372 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - S.2980 - Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues - Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations - Forest Service drought assessment processes - Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction - North American Grasslands Conservation Act - River Democracy Act - Land designation bills (Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act, River Democracy Act, Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act)

Implementation of H.R. 3468- Bipartisan Infrastructure and Investment Act- USDOT Implementation of Ag Exemption adding 150 air miles to the destination of ag hauls- US Congress, USDOT ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Port Congestion and Backups - US Congress

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: LIP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill reauthorization Gene Editing Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) reauthorization HR 4531 HR 3378 (Agricultural Security Risk Review Act) EATS Act

Death Tax Repeal Act S.1108 Main Street Tax Certainty Act Preserving Family Farms Act S.1706 Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment (BALE) Act HR 541 Tax Cuts for Working Families Act (H.R. 3936 Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 3937)

CFTC Reauthorization Climate

Immigration- Ag Labor needs House of Representatives Ag Labor Task Force

PFAS - H.R.2467 National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings emissions, greenhouse gas Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction North American Grasslands Conservation Act

Parochial grazing legislative language - Parochial forestry legislative language - NEPA implementation - Climate change - Recreation & multiple use - S.2372 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - S.2980 - Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition - Grazing regulations - Mitigation - Wild Horse and Burro Act - Grazing permit administration - Handbook revisions - Sage grouse - BLM Proposed Rule on Conservation and Landscape Health

EPA/Army Corps rulemaking regarding the definition of "Waters of the U.S." Livestock Regulatory Protection Act - S. 1475

PFAS - H.R.2467 National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings emissions, greenhouse gas Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction North American Grasslands Conservation Act

- Land and Water Conservation Fund - National Environmental Policy Act implementation - S.2372 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - S.2980 - Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues - Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations - Forest Service drought assessment processes - Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction - North American Grasslands Conservation Act - River Democracy Act - Land designation bills (Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act, River Democracy Act, Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act)

Product of USA label (USDA) Butcher Block Act (H.R. 4140) DIRECT Act (H.R. 547) New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act (S. 107) PRIME Act (H.R. 3835/S. 2001) Strengthening Local Processing Act (H.R. 1258/S. 370) Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (American Beef Labeling Act, S. 2716 / H.R. 7291) America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260) Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments

CFTC Reauthorization Climate

Death Tax Repeal Act S.1108 Main Street Tax Certainty Act Preserving Family Farms Act S.1706 Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment (BALE) Act HR 541 Tax Cuts for Working Families Act (H.R. 3936 Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 3937)

BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act implementation; species specific listing statuses and critical habitat designations; rulemakings Climate change 30x30, America the Beautiful Permittee grazing issues (Gila Forest) Permittee grazing issues (Logan Canyon) Gray wolf delisting, Endangered Species Act implementation issues Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues Black vultures - Lesser Prairie Chicken ESA listing determination

European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Brazil trade compliance issues Taiwan Trade Framework (HR 4004) UNITED Act S. 649/HR 3653 Paraguay beef imports Safe American Food Exports Act S. 901

Immigration- Ag Labor needs House of Representatives Ag Labor Task Force

FY24 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation FY24 Agriculture appropriations legislation FY24 THUD Appropriations legislation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization (H.R. 6112) Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry Appropriations provisions regarding USDA AMS regulation of the cattle industry including the Cattle Contract Library Pilot Appropriations provisions regarding the use of speed limiters for livestock haulers Appropriations Amendment regarding the use of federal funds to administer commodity checkoff programs Appropriations Amendment regarding USDA rulemaking regarding animal disease traceability

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: LIP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill reauthorization Gene Editing Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) reauthorization HR 4531 HR 3378 (Agricultural Security Risk Review Act

European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Brazil trade compliance issues Taiwan Trade Framework (HR 4004) UNITED Act S. 649/HR 3653 Paraguay beef imports Safe American Food Exports Act S. 901

Parochial grazing legislative language - Parochial forestry legislative language - NEPA implementation - Climate change - Recreation & multiple use - S.2372 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - S.2980 - Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition - Grazing regulations - Mitigation - Wild Horse and Burro Act - Grazing permit administration - Handbook revisions - Sage grouse - BLM Proposed Rule on Conservation and Landscape Health

FY24 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation FY24 Agriculture appropriations legislation FY24 THUD Appropriations legislation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization (H.R. 6112) Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry Appropriations provisions regarding USDA AMS regulation of the cattle industry including the Cattle Contract Library Pilot Appropriations provisions regarding the use of speed limiters for livestock haulers

- Land and Water Conservation Fund - National Environmental Policy Act implementation - S.2372 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - S.2980 - Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues - Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations - Forest Service drought assessment processes - Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction - North American Grasslands Conservation Act - River Democracy Act - Land designation bills (Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act, River Democracy Act, Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act)

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: LIP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill reauthorization Gene Editing Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) reauthorization HR 4531

Immigration- Ag Labor needs House of Representatives Ag Labor Task Force

Product of USA label (USDA) Butcher Block Act (H.R. 4140) DIRECT Act (H.R. 547) New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act (S. 107) PRIME Act (H.R. 3835/S. 2001) Strengthening Local Processing Act (H.R. 1258/S. 370) Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (American Beef Labeling Act, S. 2716 / H.R. 7291) America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260) Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments

Death Tax Repeal Act S.1108 Main Street Tax Certainty Act Preserving Family Farms Act S.1706 Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues Beginning Agriculturalist Lifetime Employment (BALE) Act HR 541 Tax Cuts for Working Families Act (H.R. 3936 Small Business Jobs Act (H.R. 3937)

Particulate Matter NAAQS Definition of "Waters of the U.S." Livestock Regulatory Protection Act - S. 1475

Implementation of H.R. 3468- Bipartisan Infrastructure and Investment Act- USDOT Implementation of Ag Exemption adding 150 air miles to the destination of ag hauls- US Congress, USDOT ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Port Congestion and Backups - US Congress

European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Brazil trade compliance issues

PFAS - H.R.2467 National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings emissions, greenhouse gas Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction North American Grasslands Conservation Act

FY24 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation FY24 Agriculture appropriations legislation FY24 THUD Appropriations legislation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization (H.R. 6112) Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry Appropriations provisions regarding USDA AMS regulation of the cattle industry including the Cattle Contract Library Pilot

CFTC Reauthorization Climate

Product of USA label (USDA) Butcher Block Act (H.R. 4140) DIRECT Act (H.R. 547) New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act (S. 107) PRIME Act (H.R. 3835/S. 2001) Strengthening Local Processing Act (H.R. 1258/S. 370) Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (American Beef Labeling Act, S. 2716 / H.R. 7291) America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260) Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments

Death Tax Repeal Act Main Street Tax Certainty Act Preserving Family Farms Act Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues

Gene-editing and biotechnology for animal agriculture BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act implementation; species specific listing statuses and critical habitat designations; rulemakings Climate change 30x30, America the Beautiful Permittee grazing issues (Gila Forest) Permittee grazing issues (Logan Canyon) Gray wolf delisting, Endangered Species Act implementation issues Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues Black vultures - Lesser Prairie Chicken ESA listing determination

Particulate Matter NAAQS Definition of "Waters of the U.S." Livestock Regulatory Protection Act - S. 1475

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: ELAP and LFP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill (SNAP Choice Restrictions) Gene Editing Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes

Implementation of H.R. 3468- Bipartisan Infrastructure and Investment Act- USDOT Implementation of Ag Exemption adding 150 air miles to the destination of ag hauls- US Congress, USDOT ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Waiver of Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers due to COVID 19 outbreak- USDOT and US Congress Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Port Congestion and Backups - US Congress

Implementation of H.R. 3468- Bipartisan Infrastructure and Investment Act- USDOT Implementation of Ag Exemption adding 150 air miles to the destination of ag hauls- US Congress, USDOT ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Waiver of Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers due to COVID 19 outbreak- USDOT and US Congress Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Port Congestion and Backups - US Congress - Rail service labor dispute and Presidential Emergency Board recommendations

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: ELAP and LFP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill (SNAP Choice Restrictions) Gene Editing Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes

European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Brazil trade compliance issues

Immigration- Ag Labor needs - Rail service labor dispute and Presidential Emergency Board recommendations

Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 1712/S. 617) Main Street Tax Certainty Act (H.R. 1381/S. 480) Preserving Family Farms Act (H.R. 2370/S. 3077) American Families Plan American Jobs Plan Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues

Parochial grazing legislative language - Parochial forestry legislative language - NEPA implementation - Climate change - Recreation & multiple use - S.2372 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - S.2980 - Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition - Grazing regulations - Mitigation - Wild Horse and Burro Act - Grazing permit administration - Handbook revisions - Sage grouse

Product of USA label (USDA) Butcher Block Act (H.R. 4140) DIRECT Act (H.R. 547) New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act (S. 107) PRIME Act (H.R. 3835/S. 2001) Strengthening Local Processing Act (H.R. 1258/S. 370) Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (American Beef Labeling Act, S. 2716 / H.R. 7291) America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260) Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments Food and Fuel Prices Act of 2022

Particulate Matter NAAQS Definition of "Waters of the U.S." Livestock Regulatory Protection Act - S. 1475

PFAS - H.R.2467 National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings emissions, greenhouse gas Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction North American Grasslands Conservation Act

Gene-editing and biotechnology for animal agriculture BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act implementation; species specific listing statuses and critical habitat designations; rulemakings Climate change 30x30, America the Beautiful Permittee grazing issues (Gila Forest) Permittee grazing issues (Logan Canyon) Gray wolf delisting, Endangered Species Act implementation issues Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues Black vultures - Lesser Prairie Chicken ESA listing determination

Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 1712/S. 617) Main Street Tax Certainty Act (H.R. 1381/S. 480) Preserving Family Farms Act (H.R. 2370/S. 3077) American Families Plan American Jobs Plan Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues

- Land and Water Conservation Fund - National Environmental Policy Act implementation - S.2372 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - S.2980 - Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues - Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations - Forest Service drought assessment processes - Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction - North American Grasslands Conservation Act - River Democracy Act - Land designation bills (Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act, River Democracy Act, Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act)

European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Brazil trade compliance issues

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Small Family Farmer and Rancher Relief Act Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: ELAP and LFP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill (SNAP Choice Restrictions) Gene Editing Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes

Product of USA label (USDA) Butcher Block Act (H.R. 4140) DIRECT Act (H.R. 547) New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act (S. 107) PRIME Act (H.R. 3835/S. 2001) Strengthening Local Processing Act (H.R. 1258/S. 370) Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (American Beef Labeling Act, S. 2716 / H.R. 7291) America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260) Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments Food and Fuel Prices Act of 2022

Gene-editing and biotechnology for animal agriculture BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act implementation; species specific listing statuses and critical habitat designations; rulemakings Climate change 30x30, America the Beautiful Permittee grazing issues (Gila Forest) Permittee grazing issues (Logan Canyon) Gray wolf delisting, Endangered Species Act implementation issues Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues Black vultures

CFTC Reauthorization Climate

Implementation of H.R. 3468- Bipartisan Infrastructure and Investment Act- USDOT Implementation of Ag Exemption adding 150 air miles to the destination of ag hauls- US Congress, USDOT ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Waiver of Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers due to COVID 19 outbreak- USDOT and US Congress Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Port Congestion and Backups - US Congress

Parochial grazing legislative language - Parochial forestry legislative language - NEPA implementation - Climate change - Recreation & multiple use - S.2372 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - S.2980 - Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition - Grazing regulations - Mitigation - Wild Horse and Burro Act - Grazing permit administration - Handbook revisions - Sage grouse

Immigration- Ag Labor needs

Immigration- Ag Labor needs

Particulate Matter NAAQS Definition of "Waters of the U.S." Livestock Regulatory Protection Act - S. 1475

FY23 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation FY23 Agriculture appropriations legislation FY23 THUD Appropriations legislation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization (H.R. 6112) Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry

PFAS - H.R.2467 National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings emissions, greenhouse gas Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction North American Grasslands Conservation Act

Product of USA label (USDA) Butcher Block Act (H.R. 4140) DIRECT Act (H.R. 547) New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act (S. 107) PRIME Act (H.R. 3835/S. 2001) Strengthening Local Processing Act (H.R. 1258/S. 370) Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (American Beef Labeling Act, S. 2716 / H.R. 7291) America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260) Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments Hemp as livestock feed Food and Fuel Prices Act of 2022

- Land and Water Conservation Fund - National Environmental Policy Act implementation - S.2372 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - S.2980 - Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues - Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations - Forest Service drought assessment processes - Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction - North American Grasslands Conservation Act - River Democracy Act - Land designation bills (Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy Act, River Democracy Act, Wild Olympics Wilderness and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act)

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Cattle Contract Library Act (H.R. 5609) Meat & Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103/S. 2036) Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229, & H.R. 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) LMR Reauth (H.R. 5290) GIPSA Rule Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry Disaster Programs: ELAP and LFP Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill (SNAP Choice Restrictions) Gene Editing Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Climate change H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition Forest Service Drought Assessment processes

Implementation of Japan Agreement European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Brazil trade compliance issues

Implementation of H.R. 3468- Bipartisan Infrastructure and Investment Act- USDOT Implementation of Ag Exemption adding 150 air miles to the destination of ag hauls- US Congress, USDOT ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Waiver of Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers due to COVID 19 outbreak- USDOT and US Congress Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Port Congestion and Backups - US Congress

Federal Unemployment Benefits Antitrust Issues Immigration- Ag Labor needs

FY23 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation FY23 Agriculture appropriations legislation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization (H.R. 6112) Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry

Product of USA label (USDA) Butcher Block Act (H.R. 4140) DIRECT Act (H.R. 547) New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act (S. 107) PRIME Act (H.R. 3835/S. 2001) Strengthening Local Processing Act (H.R. 1258/S. 370) Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (American Beef Labeling Act, S. 2716 / H.R. 7291) America COMPETES Act (H.R. 4521) U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260) Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments Hemp as livestock feed

CFTC Reauthorization Climate Commission Nominees

Parochial grazing legislative language - Parochial forestry legislative language - NEPA implementation - Climate change - Recreation & multiple use - S.2372 - Recovering Americas Wildlife Act - S.2980 - Wildlife-Livestock Conflict Resolution Act - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - 30x30, America the Beautiful - H.R. 6935 Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act opposition - Grazing regulations - Mitigation - Wild Horse and Burro Act - Grazing permit administration - Handbook revisions - Sage grouse

Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 1712/S. 617) Main Street Tax Certainty Act (H.R. 1381/S. 480) Preserving Family Farms Act (H.R. 2370/S. 3077) American Families Plan American Jobs Plan Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues

PFAS - H.R.2467 National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings emissions, greenhouse gas Development of Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act regulations Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction North American Grasslands Conservation Act

Implementation of H.R. 3468- Bipartisan Infrastructure and Investment Act- USDOT Implementation of Ag Exemption adding 150 air miles to the destination of ag hauls- US Congress, USDOT ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Waiver of Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers due to COVID 19 outbreak- USDOT and US Congress Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Port Congestion and Backups - US Congress

Implementation of Japan Agreement European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Brazil trade compliance issues

Particulate Matter NAAQS Definition of "Waters of the U.S." Government Implementation of County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Livestock Regulatory Protection Act - S. 1475

Particulate Matter NAAQS Definition of "Waters of the U.S." Government implementation of County of Maui v Hawaii Wildlife Fund Livestock Regulatory Protection Act (S 1475)

Budget Appropriations COVID19-related supplemental appropriations Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of the cattle industry FY22 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations FY22 Agriculture appropriations FY22 Continuing Resolution Livestock Mandatory Reporting reauthorization

Cattle Contract Library Act (HR 5609) Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act (S. 3229 & HR 5992) Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Markets Act (HR 3766) Meat Packing Special Investigator Act (S 2036) Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act (HR 4103) "50/14" (S 949) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation LMR Reauthorization (HR 5290) Growing Climate Solutions Act (S1251) Cover Crop Flexibility Act (S 1458) Packers and Stockyards Act rules Supply chain resiliency efforts and issues COVID-19 assistance Federal investments in meat processing infrastructure 2019 Farm Bill implementation Conservation Program implementation (CRP, EQIP) Disaster Program implementation (ELAP, LIP) Rural Broadband Farm Bill (SNAP Choice) BSE reporting and foreign beef import restrictions Biotechnology FSA programs NRCS programs US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives and cooperative monitoring MOU Wildfire preparedness USFS Handbook revisions USFS vacant grazing allotments Climate Change

Implementation of Japan Agreement European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues Implementation of Phase 1 Agreement with China Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization

Product of USA beef labeling Mandatory Country of Origin labeling (S 2716 American Beef Labeling Act) Butcher Block Act (HR 4140) DIRECT Act (HR 547) New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act (S 107) PRIME Act (HR 3835/S 2001) Strengthening Local Processing Act (HR 1258/S 370) Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulations Alternative protein labeling issues Meat and poultry infrastructure investments

Bipartisan Infrastructure and Investment Act (HR 3468) 150 air-mile exemption to Hours of Service rules on destination of livestock hauls ELD Delay for Livestock haulers Emergency waiver of Hours of Service rules for livestock haulers due to COVID-19 Truck weight issues

S. 4720 - HAULS Act, Backend 150 air mile exemption for ag commodity haulers added to current exemption ELD delay for Livestock Haulers Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers Waiver of Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers due to COVID 19 outbreak Equine Transportation- lobbied against harmful amendments to the Infrastructure bill for the equine industry Infrastructure Package Truck Weight Increase Increase in Minimum Insurance Liability Coverage- Infrastructure Package

COVID-19-related program adaptations and execution Land and Water Conservation Fund National Environmental Policy Act implementation America the Beautiful/"30 by 30" Conservation Executive Order

PFAS - H.R.2467 National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings COVID-19-related program preparedness

Product of USA Label Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (S. 2716, American Beef Labeling Act) UN Food Systems Summit Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments (USDA) Butcher Block Act (H.R. 4140) DIRECT Act (H.R. 547) New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act (S. 107) PRIME Act (H.R. 3835 & S. 2001) Strengthening Local Processing Act (H.R. 1258 & S. 370) Matters pertaining to meat labeling standards Regulation, oversight and labeling of cell cultured food products Regulatory oversight and labeling of plant-based imitation meat, including FDA efforts to modernize standards of identity and approaches to labeling enforcement efforts Real Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully (MEAT) Act Issues and initiatives related to meatpacking plant capacity, expansion, and throughput

BLM Wild Horse and Burro program

Immigration- Ag Labor needs Farm Workforce Modernization Act

Particulate Matter NAAQS Definition of "Waters of the U.S." Government Implementation of County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Livestock Regulatory Protection Act - S. 1475

CFTC Reauthorization Climate

Implementation of Japan Bilateral Trade Agreement European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization

Delivery of disaster relief programs Matters pertaining to COVID-19 assistance Matters pertaining to the cattle markets, including supply chain issues, regulatory oversight and resiliency efforts (USDA) Cattle Contract Library Cattle Market Transparency Act (S. 543) Optimizing the Cattle Market Act (H.R. 3766) Meat Packing Special Investigator Act (S. 2036) Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act (H.R. 4103) 50/14 (S. 949) Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) GIPSA Rule (USDA) Butcher Block Act (H.R. 4140) DIRECT Act (H.R. 547) New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry Act (S. 107) PRIME Act (H.R. 3835 & S. 2001) Strengthening Local Processing Act (H.R. 1258 & S. 370) Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Growing Climate Solutions Act - S. 1251 Cover Crop Flexibility Act - S. 1458 Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs - U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Growing Climate Solutions Act - S. 1251 Cover Crop Flexibility Act - S. 1458 2018 Farm Bill, FMD Vaccine Bank 2018 Farm Bill, Animal AG Preparedness Funding Disaster Programs: ELAP and LIP CRP Animal Disease Traceability Gene Editing for livestock Immigration- Ag Labor needs Rural Broadband

S. 792 - HAULS Act, Backend 150 air mile exemption for ag commodity haulers added to current exemption- US Congress H.R. 2486- HAULS Act, Backend 150 air mile exemption for ag commodity haulers added to current exemption- US Congress ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and US DOT Waiver of Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers due to COVID 19 outbreak- US DOT Infrastructure Package- Reauthorization of the FAST Act and inclusion of S.792/H.R. 2486 - US Congress Truck Weights Coalition (SHIP) Pilot Program- ten state pilot program to increase truck weights on federal highways to 91,000 on 6 axles. Minimum Insurance Premium Increase- Lobbied Congress against inclusion. AGTC Coalition work on maritime/port issues- Congress and Federal Maritime Commission

COVID-19-related program adaptations and execution Land and Water Conservation Fund National Environmental Policy Act implementation

Made in USA beef Label Product of USA beef Label Cell cultured food product oversight and labeling

CFTC Reauthorization

Parochial grazing bills Parochial forestry bills NEPA implementation Climate change Grazing regulations Wild Horse and Burro Act COVID-19-related program adaptations and execution Grazing permit administration Handbook revisions COVID-19-related program adaptations and execution Sage grouse S.192 - River Democracy Act H.R.3764 - Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2021 S.1264 - Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Resource Conservation Health Act

Immigration/Labor Farm Workforce Modernization Act

BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act implementation; species specific listing statuses and critical habitat designations; rulemakings Climate change Lesser Prairie Chicken ESA Listing Decision

PFAS Action Act of 2021 National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings COVID-19-related program preparedness

Implementation of Japan Agreement European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization

Appropriation provision regarding a delay of the Electronic Logging Device for Livestock Haulers. Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry FY22 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations bill FY22 Agriculture appropriations bill

HR 2370 - Preserving Family Farms Act of 2021 S. 617/HR1712 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021

COVID-19-related program adaptations and execution Land and Water Conservation Fund National Environmental Policy Act implementation

Implementation of Japan Agreement European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization

CFTC Reauthorization

S. 792 - HAULS Act, Backend 150 air mile exemption for ag commodity haulers added to current exemption- US Congress H.R. 2486- HAULS Act, Backend 150 air mile exemption for ag commodity haulers added to current exemption- US Congress ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and US DOT Waiver of Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers due to COVID 19 outbreak- US DOT Infrastructure Package- Reauthorization of the FAST Act and inclusion of S.792/H.R. 2486 - US Congress Truck Weights Coalition (SHIP) Pilot Program- ten state pilot program to increase truck weights on federal highways to 91,000 on 6 axles. Minimum Insurance Premium Increase- Lobbied Congress against inclusion. AGTC Coalition work on maritime/port issues- Congress and Federal Maritime Commission

Made in USA beef Label Product of USA beef Label Cell cultured food product oversight and labeling

2018 Farm Bill, FMD Vaccine Bank (moving forward with the funding and the creation of the Bank) Animal AG Preparedness Funding (deciding which programs will be funded) Traceability - submitted comments and received updates on the process and path forward from USDA. Gene Editing S. 543: Cattle Market Transparency Act S. 949: 50/14 S. 300 & H.R. 1393: Justice for Black Farmers Act H.R. 547: Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions (DIRECT) Act PRICE Act Reintroduction Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization GIPSA Rule Implementation CFAP Implementation Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs COVID-19 recovery 2019 Farm Bill implementation Conservation programs - CRP, EQIP US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions Climate change Meat labeling Alternative Protein oversight CFAP implementation Increased processing capacity Real Meat Act H.R. 547 Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions (DIRECT) Act PRICE Act Reintroduction

Climate change - S. 3894 Navigable Waters Protection Rule Particulate Matter NAAQS

- COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion - U.S. EPA - HR535 PFAS legislation - America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 - Discussion Draft - Navigable Water Protection Rule - National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings - COVID-19-related program preparedness

- H.R. 4895 CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 - HR 4773 Livestock Risk Management and Education Act regarding funding for improved cattle producer knowledge of risk management tools - Working with CFTC to educate on usage of futures contracts by cattle producers.

- COVID-19-related program adaptations and execution - Land and Water Conservation Fund permanent funding - National Environmental Policy Act implementation

- Dietary Guidelines and inclusion of beef - Labeling of plant-based meat alternatives - USDA and FDA - HR4881/S3016 Real MEAT Act - S2744 The US Beef Integrity Act - S3053 Food Safety Modernization for Innovation Technologies Act - RAMP UP Act - DIRECT Act

- Executive Order on Delegating Authority Under the DPA with Respect to Food Supply Chain Resources During the National Emergency Caused by the Outbreak of COVID-19 -COVID-19 Impacts to meat packing sector

Climate Change - House Select Committee Climate Report and Growing Climate Solutions Act Waters of the U.S. Rule - U.S. EPA Clean Air Act applicability to livestock emissions - U.S. EPA CAFO Petition - U.S. EPA COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion - U.S. EPA Livestock emissions factors - U.S. EPA Particulate Matter NAAQS - U.S. EPA

- Increased flexibility on Hours of Service requirements for livestock haulers (Dept of Transportation and Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration) - H.R. 4919 Responsible and Efficient Agricultural Destination Act (TREAD Act) regarding hours of service requirements for livestock haulers - COVID-19 regulatory enforcement for critical infrastructure

- Working with USDA on implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill. Specifically regarding implementation of FMD Vaccine Bank, conservation programs - Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs - Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs - Urging Packers and Stockyards Division at USDA to monitor the cattle markets for signs of manipulation or collusion in the aftermath of the fire at the Tyson beef plant in Holcomb, Kansas and the effects of COVID-19. - UDA guidance regarding electronic identification tags for livestock - US Forest Service wildfire management and handbook provisions - National Environmental Policy Act - FDA Farm Inspection Authority - HR 5415 - COVID-19 related program delivery

- HR5430 the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (USMCA trade agreement ratification) - Phase I Trade Agreement between US and China and implications for U.S. beef industry - US - Japan trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry - Potential for US - UK trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry - US - EU trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry - Increased access for US beef into the European Union

CARES Act Program delivery Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program

CFTC Reauthorization

Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry - H.R. 133 Work on FY2021 Budget and Appropriations provisions impacting the cattle industry, including FY21 agriculture appropriations report language on alternative protein labeling and funding for animal health initiatives; COVID related supplemental appropriations, including efforts to provide additional funding for CFAP; FY21 Continuing Resolution Appropriation provision regarding a delay of the Electronic Logging Device for Livestock Haulers. FY21 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations bill, including omnibus negotiations regarding funding for BLM wild horse and burro management; funding for natural resource management programs FY21 Agriculture appropriations bill development regarding funding for conservation programs COVID-19-related appropriations preparation

Groundwater guidance Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities advisory committee Climate Change - H. Res. 7393, S. 3894, H. Res. 5861 Particulate Matter NAAQS CWA Section 404 Permitting CWA Application to Discharges via Groundwater Climate Change - H. Res. 7393, S. 3894, H. Res. 5861 Particulate Matter NAAQS

PFAS - H.R. 6395 National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; specific agency rulemakings COVID-19-related program preparedness Species protections under the Endangered Species Act

Australia market access Namibia beef import concerns Taiwan trade barriers European Union market access United Kingdom market access U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority

COVID-19-related program adaptations and execution Land and Water Conservation Fund, implementation of LWCF acquisition, and local priorities National Environmental Policy Act implementation

Federal Trade Commission - Made in USA Label USDA - Product of USA Label Development of 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, specifically related to beefs nutritional profile Labeling standards, regulation and market oversight, including efforts to modernize standards of identity, enforcement action relative to imitation meat products, and the development of new labeling standards for cell-cultured protein products. Relevant legislation includes the Food Safety Modernization for Innovative Technologies Act Real Marketing Edible Artificials Truthfully (MEAT) Act

Great American Outdoors Act implementation, including priorities for acquisitions Land and Water Conservation Fund funding, including local priorities Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act (H.R.5737) Parochial forestry bills Parochial land management bills NEPA implementation COVID-19-related program adaptations and execution

- H.R. 4895 CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019

- Great American Outdoors Act (S.3422); - Land and Water Conservation Fund funding - Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act (H.R.5737) - Parochial forestry bills - NEPA implementation - COVID-19-related program adaptations and execution - Grazing Regulations regulatory process - Wild Horse and Burro Act - Endangered Species Act rulemaking; critical habitat designations and species specific status - bears, wolves, western yellow-billed cuckoo; double crested cormorants

- Working with USDA on implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill. Specifically regarding implementation of FMD Vaccine Bank, conservation programs - Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs - Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs - Matters pertaining to COVID-19, specifically funding for, development and implementation of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Programs 1 and 2 - RAMP UP Act - S. 4298 & H.R. 7490 - PRICE Act - H.R. 8489 - 50/14 - S. 3693 & H.R. 7501 - Cattle Market Transparency Act - S. 4647 & H.R. 8557 - Delivery of disaster relief programs - Matters pertaining to the cattle markets, including supply chain issues and regulatory oversight - Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization - Annual Cattle Health Priority Meeting - Farm Bill 2023 Priorities - PRF Program-

- COVID-19-related program adaptations and execution - Land and Water Conservation Fund permanent funding - National Environmental Policy Act implementation

- Work on FY2021 Budget and Appropriations provisions impacting the cattle industry - FY21 Agriculture appropriations bill development regarding funding for conservation programs - FY21 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations bill development regarding funding for BLM wild horse and burro management; funding for natural resource management programs, provisions regarding environmental regulation of the cattle industry - FY21 THUD Appropriations Bill regarding provisions related to the transport of livestock - S.3548 CARES Act Implementation - Wild Horse and Burro management programs - COVID-19 related program adaptations and execution

USDA - Australia market access USDA - Namibia beef import concerns USDA/USTR - Taiwan trade barriers USTR - European Union market access USTR - United Kingdom market access U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation USDA - Mexico cross-border trade issues USDA - Canada cross-border trade issues USTR - China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement USITC - Trade Promotion Authority

- Working with USDA on implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill. Specifically regarding implementation of FMD Vaccine Bank, conservation programs - Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs - Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs - Urging Packers and Stockyards Division at USDA to monitor the cattle markets for signs of manipulation or collusion in the aftermath of the fire at the Tyson beef plant in Holcomb, Kansas and the effects of COVID-19. - UDA guidance regarding electronic identification tags for livestock - US Forest Service wildfire management and handbook provisions - National Environmental Policy Act - FDA Farm Inspection Authority - HR 5415 - COVID-19 related program delivery

- Executive Order on Delegating Authority Under the DPA with Respect to Food Supply Chain Resources During the National Emergency Caused by the Outbreak of COVID-19 -COVID-19 Impacts to meat packing sector

- H.R. 4895 CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 - HR 4773 Livestock Risk Management and Education Act regarding funding for improved cattle producer knowledge of risk management tools - Working with CFTC to educate on usage of futures contracts by cattle producers.

- COVID-19-related program adaptations and execution - Land and Water Conservation Fund permanent funding - National Environmental Policy Act implementation

- Great American Outdoors Act (S.3422); - Land and Water Conservation Fund funding - Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act (H.R.5737) - Parochial forestry bills - NEPA implementation - COVID-19-related program adaptations and execution - Grazing Regulations regulatory process - Wild Horse and Burro Act - Endangered Species Act rulemaking; critical habitat designations and species specific status - bears, wolves, western yellow-billed cuckoo; double crested cormorants

Climate Change - House Select Committee Climate Report and Growing Climate Solutions Act Waters of the U.S. Rule - U.S. EPA Clean Air Act applicability to livestock emissions - U.S. EPA CAFO Petition - U.S. EPA COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion - U.S. EPA Livestock emissions factors - U.S. EPA Particulate Matter NAAQS - U.S. EPA

- COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion - U.S. EPA - HR535 PFAS legislation - America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020 - Discussion Draft - Navigable Water Protection Rule - National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings - COVID-19-related program preparedness

- Increased flexibility on Hours of Service requirements for livestock haulers (Dept of Transportation and Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration) - H.R. 4919 Responsible and Efficient Agricultural Destination Act (TREAD Act) regarding hours of service requirements for livestock haulers - COVID-19 regulatory enforcement for critical infrastructure

- Dietary Guidelines and inclusion of beef - Labeling of plant-based meat alternatives - USDA and FDA - HR4881/S3016 Real MEAT Act - S2744 The US Beef Integrity Act - S3053 Food Safety Modernization for Innovation Technologies Act - RAMP UP Act - DIRECT Act

- Dietary Guidelines and inclusion of beef - Labeling of plant-based meat alternatives - USDA and FDA - HR4881/S3016 Real MEAT Act - S2744 The US Beef Integrity Act - S3053 Food Safety Modernization for Innovation Technologies Act

- HR5430 the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (USMCA trade agreement ratification) - Phase I Trade Agreement between US and China and implications for U.S. beef industry - US - Japan trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry - Potential for US - UK trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry - US - EU trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry - Increased access for US beef into the European Union

- COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion - HR535 PFAS legislation

- Work on FY2021 Budget and Appropriations provisions impacting the cattle industry - S.3548 CARES Act - Wild Horse and Burro management programs

Climate Change & Green New Deal - H.Res.109 & S.J.Res.8 Waters of the U.S. Rule - U.S. EPA Delegation of 404 program to States - U.S. EPA Particulate Matter NAAQS - U.S. EPA COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion - U.S. EPA

CARES Act Program delivery Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program

- Endangered Species Act rulemaking at Department of the Interior and US Fish and Wildlife Service - - BLM Wild Horse and Burro Management - Wildfire management - Wildlife Migration Corridors - Gray Wolf delisting - Greater Sage Grouse management, - Recreation and public access issues on federal grazing lands - Land and Water Conservation Fund mandatory funding - National Environmental Policy Act implementation - BLM Grazing Regulations

- H.R. 4895 CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019 - HR 4773 Livestock Risk Management and Education Act regarding funding for improved cattle producer knowledge of risk management tools - Working with CFTC to educate on usage of futures contracts by cattle producers.

- Work on FY2021 Budget and Appropriations provisions impacting the cattle industry - S.3548 CARES Act - Wild Horse and Burro management programs

- Dietary Guidelines and inclusion of beef - Labeling of plant-based meat alternatives - USDA and FDA - HR4881/S3016 Real MEAT Act - S2744 The US Beef Integrity Act - S3053 Food Safety Modernization for Innovation Technologies Act

CARES Act Program delivery Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program

- Endangered Species Act rulemaking at Department of the Interior and US Fish and Wildlife Service - - BLM Wild Horse and Burro Management - Wildfire management - Wildlife Migration Corridors - Gray Wolf delisting - Greater Sage Grouse management, - Recreation and public access issues on federal grazing lands - Land and Water Conservation Fund mandatory funding - National Environmental Policy Act implementation - BLM Grazing Regulations

- COVID-19 Enforcement Discretion - HR535 PFAS legislation

- Increased flexibility on Hours of Service requirements for livestock haulers (Dept of Transportation and Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration) - H.R. 4919 Responsible and Efficient Agricultural Destination Act (TREAD Act) regarding hours of service requirements for livestock haulers - COVID-19 regulatory enforcement for critical infrastructure

- Endangered Species Act rulemaking at Department of the Interior and US Fish and Wildlife Service - - BLM Wild Horse and Burro Management - Wildfire management - Wildlife Migration Corridors - Gray Wolf delisting - Greater Sage Grouse management, - Recreation and public access issues on federal grazing lands - Land and Water Conservation Fund mandatory funding - National Environmental Policy Act implementation - BLM Grazing Regulations

- HR5430 the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (USMCA trade agreement ratification) - Phase I Trade Agreement between US and China and implications for U.S. beef industry - US - Japan trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry - Potential for US - UK trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry - US - EU trade agreement and implications for U.S. beef industry - Increased access for US beef into the European Union

- EPCRA Rule regarding reporting of waste emissions from farms - US EPA - Tools to control invasive species and predators - US EPA - HR535 PFAS legislation

- Increased flexibility on Hours of Service requirements for livestock haulers (Dept of Transportation and Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration) - H.R. 4919 Responsible and Efficient Agricultural Destination Act (TREAD Act) regarding hours of service requirements for livestock haulers

- Working with USDA on implementation of the 2018 Farm Bill. Specifically regarding implementation of FMD Vaccine Bank, conservation programs - Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs - Urging Packers and Stockyards Division at USDA to monitor the cattle markets for signs of manipulation or collusion in the aftermath of the fire at the Tyson beef plant in Holcomb, Kansas. - UDA guidance regarding electronic identification tags for livestock - US Forest Service wildfire management - National Environmental Policy Act

Supporting passage of the USMCA agreement. Supporting Trump Administration's efforts on China trade. Supporting a US - Japan free trade agreement. Supporting a US - UK free trade agreement Pushing for inclusion of agriculture in a US - EU free trade agreement Working on more access for U.S. beef into the EU

Work to support conference committee action to complete the 2018 Farm Bill consisting of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 - HR 2 (House Farm Bill) and the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - S 3042 (Senate Farm Bill). Support inclusion of language in the final farm bill that establishes and funds a Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine bank and improvements to the Conservation Title. Pushing for the nomination and confirmation of commissioners to fill the CFTC. Pushing for the nomination and confirmation of USDA officials.

Work to support conference committee action to complete the 2018 Farm Bill consisting of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 - HR 2 (House Farm Bill) and the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - S 3042 (Senate Farm Bill). Support inclusion of language in the final farm bill that establishes and funds a Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine bank and improvements to the Conservation Title. Pushing for the nomination and confirmation of commissioners to fill the CFTC. Pushing for the nomination and confirmation of USDA officials.

Supported passage of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 - HR 2 (House Farm Bill) out of the House Agriculture Committee and by the entire House. Supported passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - S 3042 (Senate Farm Bill) out of the Senate Agriculture Committee and by the entire Senate. Supported establishment of a Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine bank and improvements to the Conservation Title. Worked to defeat amendments on the both the House and Senate side to restrict which organizations can contract work on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. Pushing for the nomination and confirmation of commissioners to fill the CFTC. Pushing for the nomination and confirmation of USDA officials.

Support the FARM Act S 2421 and ACRE Act HR 5275 to exempt agriculture from the CERCLA air emission reporting requirements. Support language in the FY18 Omnibus Appropriations Act to exempt agriculture from the CERCLA air emission reporting requirements.

Supporting Executive Order 13788 to roll back the EPA Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Working with EPA on the process needed to execute the EO.

Supporting Executive Order 13788 to roll back the EPA Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule. Working with EPA on the process needed to execute the EO.

Supporting HR 1830 - Water Rights Protection Act Supporting HR 4739 - Greater Sage Grouse Protection and Recovery Act Supporting S 437 - Improved National Monument Designation Process Act Supporting S 1416 - to limit the authority to reserve water rights in designating a national monument. Working on HR 4909 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY17 to add provisions to limit ESA action on the greater sage grouse

Working on FY17 Agriculture Appropriations bills (HR 5054 and S 2956) to defund any action by USDA to work on a rule similar to the proposed GIPSA rule of 2010. Working on FY17 Energy and Water Development (HR 5055, HR 2028, and S 2804) and Intertior/EPA (HR 5538 and S3068) appropriations bills to defund EPA's implementation of the WOTUS rule.