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Reported covered position: LD, LA, Rep Joe Courtney, 2014-2020; Leg. Aide, Sen. Chris Murphy, 2013-2014; SA, Rep. Chris Murphy, 2010-2011, 2012
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Broadband Consumer Transparency Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1555, the Universal Broadband Act; COVID-19 Broadband Funding; Global Positioning System; Ligado order.
Broadband Consumer Transparency Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1555, the Universal Broadband Act; Broadband Funding; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; S 2166 RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act.
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AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION via AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
2026 · third_quarter · Q3
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2026 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation; Farm assistance.
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Source: Senate LDA
2018 Farm Bill programs: Biotechnology; crop protection; sustainability; aquaculture; competitiveness; innovation; and climate change; cover crops; precision agriculture; Growing Climate Solutions Act; Climate Stewardship Act; Farmers Fighting Climate Change Act; HR 2518 PRECISE Act; S 1395 Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act.
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Client: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) implementation; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Surface transportation reauthorization, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684); Surface Transportation Investment Act (S. 2016); Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (S. 1931).
Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
2018 Farm Bill programs: Biotechnology; crop protection; sustainability; aquaculture; competitiveness; innovation; and climate change; cover crops; precision agriculture; Growing Climate Solutions Act; Climate Stewardship Act; Farmers Fighting Climate Change Act; HR 2518 PRECISE Act; S 1395 Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act.
Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) implementation; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Surface transportation reauthorization, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684); Surface Transportation Investment Act (S. 2016); Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (S. 1931).
Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) implementation; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Surface transportation reauthorization, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684); Surface Transportation Investment Act (S. 2016); Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (S. 1931).
RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act of 2021
Client: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
H.R. 1555, the Universal Broadband Act; Broadband Funding; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; S 2166 RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act.
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
Client: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including HR 5430 (USMCA) and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations.
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
Client: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including HR 5430 (USMCA) and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations; Sec. 301 investigations into Vietnam; FY2021 funding for USDA Food for Progress program.
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act
Client: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including HR 5430 (USMCA) and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations.
Universal Broadband Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
H.R. 6723, the Universal Broadband Act
Universal Broadband Act of 2020
Client: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
H.R. 6723, the Universal Broadband Act
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
Client: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
Agricultural assistance, broadband, mental health, and infrastructure resources in COVID-19 supplementals and enacted aid programs including USDAs Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 1 & 2 and SBAs Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program; Replenishment of USDAs Commodity Credit Corporation in H.R. 8337, the continuing resolution.
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
Client: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION · Firm: AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION
Agricultural assistance, broadband, mental health, and infrastructure resources in COVID-19 supplementals and enacted aid programs including USDAs Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 1 & 2 and SBAs Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program; Replenishment of USDAs Commodity Credit Corporation in H.R. 8337, the continuing resolution.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; Fish and Wildlife Service wetlands easements; Potash and Phosphate.
Free trade and regional trade agreements; Review and renewal of U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement; China trade negotiations, including U.S.-China Board of Trade; Section 301 investigations and tariffs; Section 338 tariffs on Canada; Section 122 steel & aluminum tariffs; Tariffs on agricultural farming inputs; Countervailing duties on fertilizer and other agricultural inputs; World Trade Organization and U.S. membership; International food assistance, including Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods procurement; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Permanent transfer of Food for Peace to USDA
2018 Farm Bill programs; Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides, including label approvals, label uniformity, and FIFRA registration review; Conservation and sustainability; On-farm conservation practices; Innovation and competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster, market, and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; USDA Regenerative Feedstock Rule and USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator; Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act; Research and Research Facilities; Make America Healthy Again; Food regulations and labeling, including food labeling and designations and Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) process.; Ultra-processed foods (UPF).
Workforce concerns; H-2A visas.
Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; Columbia River system navigation; Rail network efficiency and competition; Surface transportation reauthorization legislation; 2026 Water Resources Development Act; Surface Transportation Board railway merger consideration.
Crop insurance program.
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule; Pesticides; Permitting Reform.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Budget reconciliation tax provisions; Energy tax credits.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard: renewable volume obligation rulemaking, feedstock pathways, small refinery exemptions; Year-round E-15; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs; Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z); Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit; Maritime and aviation biofuels programs; Fuel affordability; Biofuel carbon intensity modeling.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2026 · second_quarter · Q2
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule; Pesticides.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2026 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation; Farm assistance.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Budget reconciliation tax provisions.
Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions; H-2A visas.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; Columbia River system navigation; Rail network efficiency and competition; Surface transportation reauthorization legislation; 2026 Water Resources Development Act.
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs; Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z); Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit; Maritime and aviation biofuels programs; Fuel affordability; Biofuel carbon intensity modeling.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA; Six year review of the USMCA; Section 301 investigations on excess capacity and forced labor; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Implementation of executive orders regarding new tariff levels; Efforts to move Food for Peace from USAID to USDA; Continued U.S. membership in WTO; Sec. 122 tariffs; Tariffs on agricultural and farminginputs; Countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizers and other agricultural inputs.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; Fish and Wildlife Service wetlands easements; Potash and Phosphate.
2018 Farm Bill programs; Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides, including label approvals and label uniformity; Conservation and sustainability; On-farm conservation practices; Innovation and competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster, market, and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; USDA Regenerative Feedstock Rule and USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator; Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act; Research and Research Facilities; Make America Healthy Again; Food regulations and labeling, including food labeling and designations and Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) process.
Crop insurance program.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2026 · first_quarter · Q1
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; Fish and Wildlife Service wetlands easements; Potash and Phosphate.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Drone technology access.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; Columbia River system navigation; Rail network efficiency and competition.
Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions; H-2A visas.
IEEPA tariffs and Chinese retaliation; Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA; Six year review of the USMCA; Section 301 investigation into China's noncompliance of the U.S. China Phase One Agreement; Section 301 investigations on excess capacity and forced labor; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Implementation of executive orders regarding new tariff levels; Efforts to move Food for Peace from USAID to USDA; Continued U.S. membership in WTO; Sec. 122 tariffs; Tariffs on agricultural and farminginputs; Countervailing duties on phosphate fertilizers.
Climate-related disclosures.
2018 Farm Bill programs; Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Cover crops; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster, market, and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; including disbursement of associated grants; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator; Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act; Oversight of USDA Economic Reporting; Research and Research Facilities; Make America Healthy Again; Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) process.
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Budget reconciliation tax provisions.
Crop insurance program.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2026 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs; Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z); Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit; International maritime and aviation biofuels programs.
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule; EPA Clean School Bus Programs.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2025 · second_quarter · 2A
2018 Farm Bill programs; 2025 Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Cover crops; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; including disbursement of associated grants; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program; Climate-smart agriculture quantification; Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act; Oversight of USDA Economic Reporting; Research and Research Facilities; Make America Healthy Again.
Crop insurance program.
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Budget reconciliation tax provisions.
Climate-related disclosures.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs; Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z) including revisions to indirect land use change penalties, feedstock eligibility, credit transferability, credit rounding, and sustainable aviation fuel; Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Anti-Dumping and Counterveiling Duties Case on imported 2,4-D from India and China; Proposals to strip Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status from China; Section 301 investigation into Chinese shipbuilding; Implementation of executive orders regarding new tariff levels; Efforts to move Food for Peace from USAID to USDA; Continued U.S. membership in WTO.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; California locomotive technology waiver; Columbia River system navigation.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2025 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation.
Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Drones.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2025 · fourth_quarter · Q4
2018 Farm Bill programs; Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Cover crops; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster, market, and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; including disbursement of associated grants; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; Climate-smart agriculture quantification; Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act; Oversight of USDA Economic Reporting; Research and Research Facilities; Make America Healthy Again.
Crop insurance program.
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Budget reconciliation tax provisions.
Climate-related disclosures.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs; Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z) including revisions to indirect land use change penalties, feedstock eligibility, credit transferability, credit rounding, and sustainable aviation fuel; Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit.
IEEPA tariffs and Chinese retaliation; Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA; Section 301 investigation into China's noncompliance of the U.S. China Phase One Agreement; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Implementation of executive orders regarding new tariff levels; Efforts to move Food for Peace from USAID to USDA; Continued U.S. membership in WTO; Comments on food labeling, crop protection policies, and biofuels programs to Department of Justice.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; California locomotive technology waiver; Columbia River system navigation; Rail network efficiency and competition.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2025 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation.
Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions; H-2A visas.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Drone technology access.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; Fish and Wildlife Service wetlands easements; Potash and Phosphate.
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2025 · third_quarter · Q3
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
2025/26 Market Assistance; 2018 Farm Bill programs; 2025 Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Cover crops; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; including disbursement of associated grants; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; Climate-smart agriculture quantification; Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act; Oversight of USDA Economic Reporting; Research and Research Facilities; Make America Healthy Again.
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2025 · second_quarter · Q2
2018 Farm Bill programs; 2025 Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Cover crops; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; including disbursement of associated grants; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program; Climate-smart agriculture quantification; Reauthorization of U.S. Grain Standards Act; Oversight of USDA Economic Reporting; Research and Research Facilities; Make America Healthy Again.
Crop insurance program.
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2025 · first_quarter · Q1
2018 Farm Bill programs; 2025 Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; including disbursement of associated grants; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products; Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program; Climate-smart agriculture quantification.
Crop insurance program.
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
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2024 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; California locomotive technology waiver; Francis Scott Key Bridge removal/repair; 2024 Water Resources Development Act; Columbia River system navigation.
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2024 · third_quarter · Q3
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Formaldehyde draft risk assessment; Clean Fleet Rule.
2018 Farm Bill programs; 2024 Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Supply chain; Solar siting.
Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions.
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2024 · second_quarter · Q2
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Formaldehyde draft risk assessment.
2018 Farm Bill programs; 2024 Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Supply chain; Soy foods; Domestic nutrition programs; Solar siting.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Infrastructure bill implementation; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; California locomotive technology waiver; Francis Scott Key Bridge removal/repair; 2024 Water Resources Development Act; Missouri River flood response.
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2024 · first_quarter · Q1
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Workforce concerns.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation.
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2023 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Data privacy and utilization; Right to Repair.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Labeling requirements for alternative fuels; Inflation Reduction Act implementation, including clean fuels production credit and sustainable aviation fuel production credit and feedstock eligibility.
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2023 · third_quarter · Q3
Workforce concerns.
Data privacy and utilization; Right to Repair.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Labeling requirements for alternative fuels; Inflation Reduction Act implementation, including clean fuels production credit and sustainable aviation fuel production credit and feedstock eligibility.
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2023 · second_quarter · Q2
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions.
Crop insurance program.
Climate-related disclosures.
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2023 · first_quarter · Q1
Data privacy and utilization; Right to Repair.
Crop insurance program.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Data privacy and utilization; Right to Repair.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations; ITC investigation into phosphate imports from Russia and Morocco; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; ITC investigation into UAN imports from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago.
Biobased and soy-based products.
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2022 · third_quarter · Q3
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Protections for stepped-up basis; 1031 like-kind exchanges; 199A business income deductions; Inflation Reduction Act implementation.
Data privacy and utilization; Right to Repair.
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2022 · second_quarter · Q2
2018 Farm Bill programs; 2023 Farm Bill; Biotechnology, including animal biotechnology regulation; Biobased products; Crop protection; Conservation and sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Reconciliation package; Supply chain.
Clean Water Act, including proposed changes to Waters of the U.S.
Workforce concerns.
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2022 · first_quarter · Q1
Climate-related disclosures.
Clean Water Act, including proposed changes to Waters of the U.S.
Protections for stepped-up basis; 1031 like-kind exchanges; 199A business income deductions; Reconciliation package.
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2021 · fourth_quarter · 4A
Sustainable aviation fuel feedstock eligibility in NDAA.
Biobased and soy-based products.
Biodiesel tax credit renewal and extension; Renewable Fuel Standard, including Small Refinery Exemptions, updated renewable volume obligations, and soy supply and demand; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Labeling requirements for alternative fuels; Sustainable aviation fuel feedstock eligibility for tax credit; Reconciliation package.
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2021 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Sustainable aviation fuel feedstock eligibility in NDAA.
Broadband, including funding; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Cybersecurity.
Clean Water Act
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2021 · third_quarter · Q3
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations; FY2021 funding for USDA Food for Progress program; ITC investigation into phosphate imports from Russia and Morocco; Trade relations with Cuba, including private financing to Cuba; United Nations Food Systems Summit.
Clean Water Act
Broadband, including funding; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Cybersecurity.
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2021 · second_quarter · Q2
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; America the Beautiful, also referred to as "30x30".
Agricultural assistance, broadband, mental health,infrastructure resources, and enacted aid programs including USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations; FY2021 funding for USDA Food for Progress program; ITC investigation into phosphate imports from Russia and Morocco; Trade relations with Cuba, including private financing to Cuba.
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2021 · first_quarter · Q1
Agricultural assistance, broadband, mental health, and infrastructure resources in COVID-19 supplementals and enacted aid programs including USDAs Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
COVID-19 workforce concerns.
2018 Farm Bill programs; Biotechnology; crop protection; sustainability; aquaculture; competitiveness; innovation; and climate change; cover crops; precision agriculture; Growing Climate Solutions Act; Climate Stewardship Act; Farmers Fighting Climate Change Act.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 6723, the Universal Broadband Act
Crop insurance program, including President's budget and appropriations.
Infrastructure, including locks and dams, waterways, and river deepening, in Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); appropriations; and Surface transportation reauthorization bills, including hours of service rules.
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2020 · third_quarter · Q3
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including HR 5430 (USMCA) and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations.
Farm programs, including Farm Bill Title I and Title IX programs and USDA Market Facilitation Program; Biotechnology; crop protection; sustainability; aquaculture; Presidents budget and appropriations; competitiveness; innovation; and Grain Standards Act reauthorization.
Agricultural assistance, broadband, mental health, and infrastructure resources in COVID-19 supplementals and enacted aid programs including USDAs Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 1 & 2 and SBAs Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program; Replenishment of USDAs Commodity Credit Corporation in H.R. 8337, the continuing resolution.
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2020 · second_quarter · Q2
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including HR 5430 (USMCA) and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations.
Crop insurance program, including President's budget and appropriations.
Biodiesel tax credit renewal and extension; Renewable Fuel Standard; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule.
Crop insurance program.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs; Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z) including revisions to indirect land use change penalties, feedstock eligibility, credit transferability, credit rounding, and sustainable aviation fuel; Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Budget reconciliation tax provisions.
Climate-related disclosures.
IEEPA tariffs and Chinese retaliation; Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Section 301 investigation into Chinese shipbuilding; Implementation of executive orders regarding new tariff levels; Efforts to move Food for Peace from USAID to USDA; Continued U.S. membership in WTO; Comments on food labeling, crop protection policies, and biofuels programs to Department of Justice.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; California locomotive technology waiver; Columbia River system navigation.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2025 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation.
Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Budget reconciliation tax provisions.
Climate-related disclosures.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs; Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z) including revisions to indirect land use change penalties, feedstock eligibility, credit transferability, credit rounding, and sustainable aviation fuel; Small Agri-Biodiesel Producer Tax Credit.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Anti-Dumping and Counterveiling Duties Case on imported 2,4-D from India and China; Proposals to strip Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status from China; Section 301 investigation into Chinese shipbuilding; Implementation of executive orders regarding new tariff levels; Efforts to move Food for Peace from USAID to USDA; Continued U.S. membership in WTO.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; California locomotive technology waiver; Columbia River system navigation.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2025 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation.
Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Drones.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Climate-related disclosures.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Allowing use of USDA energy programs for sustainable aviation fuel; Inflation Reduction Act implementation, including clean fuels production credit and feedstock eligibility; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy; Solar energy programs.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Anti-Dumping and Counterveiling Duties Case on imported 2,4-D from India and China; Proposals to strip Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status from China; Section 301 investigation into Chinese shipbuilding; Implementation of executive orders regarding new tariff levels.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; California locomotive technology waiver; Columbia River system navigation.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2025 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Budget reconciliation.
Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Drones.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Clean Fleet Rule.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Crop insurance program.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Climate-related disclosures.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
2018 Farm Bill programs; 2024 Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster and economic assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Supply chain; Solar siting; Seed oils as food products
Workforce concerns, including port workforce disruptions.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2024 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs.
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions; Formaldehyde draft risk assessment; Clean Fleet Rule.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Allowing use of USDA energy programs for sustainable aviation fuel; Inflation Reduction Act implementation, including clean fuels production credit and feedstock eligibility; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Drones.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Report released by the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party; Implementation of the European Unions Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR); Anti-Dumping and Counterveiling Duties Case on imported 2,4-D from India and China; Proposals to strip Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status from China.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Allowing use of USDA energy programs for sustainable aviation fuel; Inflation Reduction Act implementation, including clean fuels production credit and feedstock eligibility; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy.
Climate-related disclosures.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2024 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Provisions set to expire as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; California locomotive technology waiver; Francis Scott Key Bridge removal/repair; 2024 Water Resources Development Act; Columbia River system navigation.
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Report released by the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party; Implementation of the European Unions Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR); Anti-Dumping and Counterveiling Duties Case on imported 2,4-D from India and China.
Crop insurance program.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, and small refinery exemptions; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Allowing use of USDA energy programs for sustainable aviation fuel; Inflation Reduction Act implementation, including clean fuels production credit and sustainable aviation fuel production credit and feedstock eligibility; Imported biofuel feedstocks; Carbon intensity scoring for soy.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2024 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs.
Crop insurance program.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation.
Workforce concerns.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Report released by the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party; Implementation of the European Unions Regulation on Deforestation-free Products (EUDR); Anti-Dumping and Counterveiling Duties Case on imported 2,4-D from India and China.
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Cybersecurity.
Climate-related disclosures.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 Farm Bill programs; 2024 Farm Bill; Fertilizer; Biotechnology; Biobased products; Pesticides; Conservation and sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Supply chain; Soy foods; Domestic nutrition programs; Solar siting.
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Rail technology efficiency; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Infrastructure bill implementation; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development; California locomotive technology waiver; Francis Scott Key Bridge removal/repair.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; Report released by the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2024 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs.
Clean Water Act, including the Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Crop insurance program.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Cybersecurity.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, advanced biofuel definition, E15, small refinery exemptions,and used cooking oil verification; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Allowing allowing use of USDA energy programs for sustainable aviation fuel; Inflation Reduction Act implementation, including clean fuels production credit and sustainable aviation fuel production credit and feedstock eligibility.
Climate-related disclosures.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; Report released by the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party; Mexican border rail closures.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2023 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Mental health resources for agriculture.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Rail service delivery; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Infrastructure bill implementation; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development.
Crop insurance program.
Workforce concerns.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Cybersecurity.
2018 Farm Bill programs; 2023 Farm Bill; Biotechnology, including animal biotechnology regulation; Biobased products; Crop protection; Conservation and sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Supply chain; Soy foods; Domestic nutrition programs; Solar siting.
Climate-related disclosures.
Clean Water Act, including the new Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance, including procurement for Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
2018 Farm Bill programs; 2023 Farm Bill; Biotechnology, including animal biotechnology regulation; Biobased products; Crop protection; Conservation and sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Supply chain; Changes to the U.S. Standard for Soybeans/Federal Grain Standards; Soy foods; Domestic nutrition programs; Solar siting.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Cybersecurity.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Rail service delivery; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Infrastructure bill implementation; Common carrier obligation definition update; Port infrastructure development.
Climate-related disclosures.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation.
Biobased and soy-based products; PFAS regulations; Heavy-duty vehicle emissions.
Clean Water Act, including the new Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2023 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Mental health resources for agriculture.
Crop insurance program.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Inflation Reduction Act implementation.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Biofuels; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, soy supply and demand, feedstock eligibility, and advanced biofuel definition; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Labeling requirements for alternative fuels; Inflation Reduction Act implementation, including clean fuels production credit and sustainable aviation fuel production credit and feedstock eligibility.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Cybersecurity.
Workforce concerns.
Clean Water Act, including the new Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2023 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs; Mental health resources for agriculture.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Rail service delivery; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Infrastructure bill implementation; Common carrier obligation definition update; Extreme weather events-low water levels on the Mississippi River, requesting additional Army Corps and Coast Guard funding for navigation support; Port infrastructure development.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
2018 Farm Bill programs; 2023 Farm Bill; Biotechnology, including animal biotechnology regulation; Biobased products; Crop protection; Conservation and sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Supply chain; Changes to the U.S. Standard for Soybeans/Federal Grain Standards; Soy foods; Domestic nutrition programs; Solar siting.
Data privacy and utilization; Right to Repair.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2018 Farm Bill programs; 2023 Farm Bill; Biotechnology, including animal biotechnology regulation; Biobased products; Crop protection; Conservation and sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Supply chain; Changes to the U.S. Standard for Soybeans/Federal Grain Standards; Soy foods; Domestic nutrition programs; Solar siting.
Climate-related disclosures.
Biobased and soy-based products.
Broadband; Infrastructure resources; 2023 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs.
Inflation Reduction Act implementation.
Biofuels; Biodiesel tax credit renewal and extension; Renewable Fuel Standard, including updated renewable volume obligations, and soy supply and demand; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Biorefinery Assistance Program; Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; Rural Energy for America Program; Labeling requirements for alternative fuels; Inflation Reduction Act implementation, including clean fuels production credit and sustainable aviation fuel production credit and feedstock eligibility.
Workforce concerns.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Cybersecurity.
Clean Water Act, including the new Waters of the U.S. final rule.
Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Rail service delivery; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Transportation operations, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Infrastructure bill implementation; Common carrier obligation definition update; Extreme weather events-low water levels on the Mississippi River, requesting additional Army Corps and Coast Guard funding for navigation support; Port infrastructure development.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Protections for stepped-up basis; 1031 like-kind exchanges; 199A business income deductions; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Tax provisions in FY2023 Omnibus package.
Agricultural assistance; Broadband, Infrastructure resources; 2023 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs.
Crop insurance program.
Climate-related disclosures.
2022 Water Resources Development Act; Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Rail service delivery; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Bipartisan infrastructure bill, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Infrastructure bill implementation; Surface Transportation Board action - specifically Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific Railroad merger; Common carrier obligation definition update; Rail labor dispute; Extreme weather events-low water levels on the Mississippi River, requesting additional Army Corps and Coast Guard funding for navigation support; Port infrastructure development.
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Cybersecurity.
2018 Farm Bill programs; 2023 Farm Bill; Biotechnology, including animal biotechnology regulation; Biobased products; Crop protection; Conservation and sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Supply chain; Federal grain inspection standards; Soy foods; White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health
Clean Water Act, including proposed changes to Waters of the U.S.
Workforce concerns; Rail labor negotiations.
Biofuels; Biodiesel tax credit renewal and extension; Renewable Fuel Standard, including Small Refinery Exemptions, updated renewable volume obligations, and soy supply and demand; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Labeling requirements for alternative fuels; Inflation Reduction Act implementation, including clean fuels production credit and sustainable aviation fuel production credit and feedstock eligibility.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Broadband, including funding and mapping; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Cybersecurity.
Workforce concerns.
Climate-related disclosures.
Clean Water Act, including proposed changes to Waters of the U.S.
Crop insurance program.
Agricultural assistance; Broadband, Infrastructure resources; 2023 Farm Bill; Enacted aid programs.
2018 Farm Bill programs; 2023 Farm Bill; Biotechnology, including animal biotechnology regulation; Biobased products; Crop protection; Conservation and sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Inflation Reduction Act implementation; Supply chain; Federal grain inspection standards; Soy foods; White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health
2022 Water Resources Development Act; Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Rail service delivery; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Bipartisan infrastructure bill, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Infrastructure bill implementation; Surface Transportation Board action - specifically Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific Railroad merger; Common carrier obligation definition update; Rail labor dispute.
Biofuels; Biodiesel tax credit renewal and extension; Renewable Fuel Standard, including Small Refinery Exemptions, updated renewable volume obligations, and soy supply and demand; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Labeling requirements for alternative fuels; Inflation Reduction Act implementation, including clean fuels production credit and sustainable aviation fuel production credit and feedstock eligibility.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations; ITC investigation into phosphate imports from Russia and Morocco; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; ITC investigation into UAN imports from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago.
Biobased and soy-based products.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Protections for stepped-up basis; 1031 like-kind exchanges; 199A business income deductions; Reconciliation package.
Biofuels; Biodiesel tax credit renewal and extension; Renewable Fuel Standard, including Small Refinery Exemptions, updated renewable volume obligations, and soy supply and demand; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Labeling requirements for alternative fuels; Sustainable aviation fuel feedstock eligibility for tax credit; Reconciliation package.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; America the Beautiful, also referred to as "30x30".
Crop insurance program.
Agricultural assistance, broadband, mental health,infrastructure resources, and enacted aid programs.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations; ITC investigation into phosphate imports from Russia and Morocco; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; ITC investigation into UAN imports from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago.
Broadband, including funding; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Cybersecurity.
Biobased and soy-based products.
Climate-related disclosures.
Data privacy and utilization; Right to Repair.
2022 Water Resources Development Act; Surface Transportation Board reauthorization; Rail service delivery; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Bipartisan infrastructure bill, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Infrastructure bill implementation; Surface Transportation Board action - specifically Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific Railroad merger.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Biodiesel tax credit renewal and extension; Renewable Fuel Standard, including Small Refinery Exemptions, updated renewable volume obligations, and soy supply and demand; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Labeling requirements for alternative fuels; Sustainable aviation fuel feedstock eligibility for tax credit; Reconciliation package.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; America the Beautiful, also referred to as "30x30".
Crop insurance program, including the Pandemic Cover Crop Program.
Agricultural assistance, broadband, mental health,infrastructure resources, and enacted aid programs including USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
Biobased and soy-based products.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations; FY2021 funding for USDA Food for Progress program; ITC investigation into phosphate imports from Russia and Morocco; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
Workforce concerns.
2018 Farm Bill programs; Biotechnology, including animal biotechnology regulation; Crop protection; Conservation and sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Reconciliation package; Supply chain.
2022 Water Resources Development Act; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Bipartisan infrastructure bill, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Infrastructure bill implementation; Surface Transportation Board action - specifically Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific Railroad merger.
Broadband, including funding; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Cybersecurity.
Data privacy and utilization; Right to Repair.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Crop insurance program, including the Pandemic Cover Crop Program.
Broadband, including funding; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; Cybersecurity.
Workforce concerns.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations; FY2021 funding for USDA Food for Progress program; ITC investigation into phosphate imports from Russia and Morocco; Trade relations with Cuba, including private financing to Cuba; United Nations Food Systems Summit.
Agricultural assistance, broadband, mental health,infrastructure resources, and enacted aid programs including USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; America the Beautiful, also referred to as "30x30".
2018 Farm Bill programs; Biotechnology, including animal biotechnology regulation; Crop protection; Sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Reconciliation package; Supply chain.
Clean Water Act, including proposed changes to Waters of the U.S.
2022 Water Resources Development Act; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Bipartisan infrastructure bill, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; Infrastructure bill implementation; Surface Transportation Board action - specifically Kansas City Southern and Canadian Pacific Railroad merger.
Protections for stepped-up basis; 1031 like-kind exchanges; 199A business income deductions; Reconciliation package.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Crop insurance program, including the Pandemic Cover Crop Program.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; America the Beautiful, also referred to as "30x30"; Lesser Prairie Chicken.
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) implementation; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Bipartisan infrastructure bill, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials.
Biobased and soy-based products.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations; FY2021 funding for USDA Food for Progress program; ITC investigation into phosphate imports from Russia and Morocco; Trade relations with Cuba, including private financing to Cuba; United Nations Food Systems Summit.
Biodiesel tax credit renewal and extension; Renewable Fuel Standard, including Small Refinery Exemptions and updated renewable volume obligations; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Labeling requirements for alternative fuels; Sustainable aviation fuel feedstock eligibility for tax credit; Reconciliation package.
Agricultural assistance, broadband, mental health,infrastructure resources, and enacted aid programs including USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
2018 Farm Bill programs; Biotechnology, including animal biotechnology regulation; Crop protection; Sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Reconciliation package.
Protections for stepped-up basis; 1031 like-kind exchanges; 199A business income deductions; Reconciliation package.
Workforce concerns.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Sustainable aviation fuel feedstock eligibility in NDAA.
Workforce concerns.
Biodiesel tax credit renewal and extension; Renewable Fuel Standard, including Small Refinery Exemptions and updated renewable volume obligations; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Labeling requirements for alternative fuels; Sustainable aviation fuel feedstock eligibility for tax credit; Reconciliation package.
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) implementation; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Bipartisan infrastructure bill, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials.
Protections for stepped-up basis; 1031 like-kind exchanges; 199A business income deductions; Reconciliation package.
2018 Farm Bill programs; Biotechnology, including animal biotechnology regulation; Crop protection; Sustainability; Climate change; Cover crops; Aquaculture; Innovation; Competitiveness; Precision agriculture; Agricultural disaster assistance; Checkoff program; Reconciliation package.
Crop insurance program, including the Pandemic Cover Crop Program.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act; America the Beautiful, also referred to as "30x30"; Lesser Prairie Chicken.
Biobased and soy-based products.
Agricultural assistance, broadband, mental health,infrastructure resources, and enacted aid programs including USDA's Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Protections for stepped-up basis; 1031 like-kind exchanges; 199A business income deductions.
Biodiesel tax credit renewal and extension; Renewable Fuel Standard, including Small Refinery Exemptions and updated renewable volume obligations; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations; Biodiesel in clean energy; Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program; Labeling requirements for alternative fuels.
Recommendations for biobased and soy-based products.
2018 Farm Bill programs: Biotechnology; crop protection; sustainability; aquaculture; competitiveness; innovation; and climate change; cover crops; precision agriculture; Growing Climate Solutions Act; Climate Stewardship Act; Farmers Fighting Climate Change Act; HR 2518 PRECISE Act; S 1395 Advancing IoT for Precision Agriculture Act.
H.R. 1555, the Universal Broadband Act; Broadband Funding; Global Positioning System; Ligado order; Expanded rural broadband and 5G services; S 2166 RETAIN GPS and Satellite Communications Act.
Clean Water Act
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) implementation; Infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; Surface transportation reauthorization, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; Ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; Appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars; Soy-based asphalt and infrastructure materials; INVEST in America Act (H.R. 3684); Surface Transportation Investment Act (S. 2016); Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (S. 1931).
Crop insurance program, including the Pandemic Cover Crop Program.
Workforce concerns.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Biodiesel tax credit renewal and extension; Renewable Fuel Standard, including Small Refinery Exemptions and updated renewable volume obligations; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations; and Biodiesel in clean energy.
Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) implementation; infrastructure, including waterways navigation and construction projects, surface and freight rail transportation; surface transportation reauthorization, including hours of service rules, federal truck weight limits, commercial driver license flexibility, and financial liability for trucks; ocean shipping vessel efficiency and detention and demurrage at ports; appropriations, including locks and dams projects, Army Corps operations, and allocation of Inland Waterway Trust Fund dollars.
Pollinators; Endangered Species Act.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including USMCA and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations; FY2021 funding for USDA Food for Progress program; and ITC investigation into phosphate imports from Russia and Morocco.
Clean Water Act.
H.R. 1555, the Universal Broadband Act; COVID-19 Broadband Funding; Global Positioning System; Ligado order.
Crop insurance program.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Farm programs, including Farm Bill Title I and Title IX programs and USDA Market Facilitation Program; Biotechnology; crop protection; sustainability; aquaculture; Presidents budget and appropriations; competitiveness; innovation; and Grain Standards Act reauthorization.
Agricultural assistance, broadband, mental health, and infrastructure resources in COVID-19 supplementals and enacted aid programs including USDAs Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 1 & 2 and SBAs Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program; Replenishment of USDAs Commodity Credit Corporation in H.R. 8337, the continuing resolution.
COVID-19 workforce concerns.
Biodiesel tax credit renewal and extension; Renewable Fuel Standard, including Small Refinery Exemptions; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations.
Market access issues, including maximum residue levels; World Trade Organization; Free trade and regional trade agreements, including HR 5430 (USMCA) and China phase I; International food assistance; Market Access Program and Foreign Market Development funding in appropriations; Sec. 301 investigations into Vietnam; FY2021 funding for USDA Food for Progress program.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 6723, the Universal Broadband Act
COVID-19 workforce concerns.
Infrastructure, including locks and dams, waterways, and river deepening, in Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); appropriations; and Surface transportation reauthorization bills, including hours of service rules.
Biodiesel tax credit renewal and extension; Renewable Fuel Standard, including Small Refinery Exemptions; Biodiesel Fuel Education Program in appropriations.
Crop insurance program, including President's budget and appropriations.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Agricultural assistance, broadband, mental health, and infrastructure resources in COVID-19 supplementals and enacted aid programs including USDAs Coronavirus Food Assistance Program and SBAs Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program.
Farm programs, including Farm Bill Title I and Title IX programs and USDA Market Facilitation Program; Biotechnology; crop protection; sustainability; aquaculture; Presidents budget and appropriations; competitiveness; innovation; and Grain Standards Act reauthorization.
Infrastructure, including locks and dams, waterways, and river deepening, in Water Resources Development Act (WRDA); appropriations; and Surface transportation reauthorization bills, including hours of service rules.
COVID-19 workforce concerns.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office