Issues lobbied + lobbyists
AGR — Agriculture
Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs and funding Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs and funding Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry and funding Disaster Programs and funding Farm Bill reauthorization Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act Forest Service Drought Assessment processes EATS Act and California Prop 12 Delivery of USDA Rural Development Grants for small meat processors Habitat connectivity for working lands Producer programs for predator depredation compensation - black vultures, wolves, and other predators Black Vulture Relief Act New World Screwworm containment and eradication efforts and related funding Commodity Checkoff Programs Make American Healthy Again Dietary Guidelines for Americans Fair Labels Act
Lobbyists: ETHAN LANE; KAITLYNN GLOVER; MARY-THOMAS HART; SIGRID JOHANNES; KELSEA KEMP [new]; mr THOMAS KENT BACUS; CLAY PARKER (covered position: Legislative Correspondent, Sen Tommy Tuberville - June 2022 to May 2024 Legislative Assistant, Rep John Rose - May 2024 to September 2025) [new]
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Forest Service; White House Office
ANI — Animals
BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act issues; sage grouse, gray wolves, lesser prairie chicken, grizzly bear Black Vulture Relief Act ESA rulemakings on habitat, economic impacts
Lobbyists: KAITLYNN GLOVER; ETHAN LANE; MARY-THOMAS HART
Government entities lobbied: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service
BUD — Budget/Appropriations
FY27 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation FY27 Agriculture appropriations legislation FY27 THUD Appropriations legislation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry Appropriations provisions regarding USDA AMS regulation of the cattle industry including the Cattle Appropriations regarding New World Screwworm control and eradication Appropriations regarding electronic ID tags for cattle HR 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act implementation
Lobbyists: ETHAN LANE; MARY-THOMAS HART; KAITLYNN GLOVER; SIGRID JOHANNES; mr THOMAS KENT BACUS; KELSEA KEMP [new]; CLAY PARKER (covered position: Legislative Correspondent, Sen Tommy Tuberville - June 2022 to May 2024 Legislative Assistant, Rep John Rose - May 2024 to September 2025) [new]
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE
ENV — Environment/Superfund
PFAS National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings Emissions, greenhouse gas Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction
Lobbyists: MARY-THOMAS HART; KAITLYNN GLOVER; ETHAN LANE
Government entities lobbied: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Forest Service
NAT — Natural Resources
Parochial grazing legislative language - Parochial forestry legislative language - NEPA implementation - Recreation & multiple use - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - Grazing regulations - Wild Horse and Burro Act - Grazing permit administration - Handbook revisions - Sage grouse - BLM Rule on Conservation and Landscape Health - Endangered Species Act Rulemaking and statute - National Wildlife Refuge System policy changes - BLM Solar plan extension - Fix Our Forests Act - BLM Western Solar Plan Update
Lobbyists: KAITLYNN GLOVER; ETHAN LANE
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE
RES — Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation
- Land and Water Conservation Fund reform - American Prairie Reserve - Grasslands Conservation proposals - Sage grouse, Endangered Species Act implementation issues - Forest Service drought assessment processes - Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction - North American Grasslands Conservation Act - BLM Solar plan expansion
Lobbyists: KAITLYNN GLOVER; ETHAN LANE
Government entities lobbied: Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Forest Service
TRA — Transportation
ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Potential labor strikes
Lobbyists: ETHAN LANE; mr THOMAS KENT BACUS; SIGRID JOHANNES; KELSEA KEMP
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
LBR — Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Immigration- Ag and overall supply chain Labor needs
Lobbyists: ETHAN LANE; mr THOMAS KENT BACUS; SIGRID JOHANNES; CLAY PARKER (covered position: Legislative Correspondent, Sen Tommy Tuberville - June 2022 to May 2024 Legislative Assistant, Rep John Rose - May 2024 to September 2025) [new]
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office
FOO — Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)
Product of USA label (USDA) DIRECT Act PRIME Act Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments Fair Labels Act Salmonella
Lobbyists: ETHAN LANE; mr THOMAS KENT BACUS; KELSEA KEMP [new]; SIGRID JOHANNES; CLAY PARKER (covered position: Legislative Correspondent, Sen Tommy Tuberville - June 2022 to May 2024 Legislative Assistant, Rep John Rose - May 2024 to September 2025) [new]
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
CAW — Clean Air and Water (quality)
EPA/Army Corps rulemaking regarding the definition of "Waters of the U.S." - Particulate matter NAAQS - CWA Permitting: Meat & poultry processors; concentrated animal feeding operations - Animal agriculture air emissions methodologies - PFAS
Lobbyists: MARY-THOMAS HART; ETHAN LANE; KAITLYNN GLOVER
Government entities lobbied: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)
America First Trade Policy issues European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access issues Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization Brazil trade compliance issues Paraguay beef imports Australian beef trade issues Japan beef trade issues South Korea beef trade issues Taiwan beef trade issues SE Asia beef trade issues
Lobbyists: mr THOMAS KENT BACUS; ETHAN LANE; KELSEA KEMP
Government entities lobbied: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office
CDT — Commodities (big ticket)
CFTC Reauthorization Price Limits for futures contracts Delivery point discounts
Lobbyists: ETHAN LANE
Government entities lobbied: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues Corporate Transparency Act One Big Beautiful Bill Act implementation
Lobbyists: ETHAN LANE; mr THOMAS KENT BACUS; KELSEA KEMP [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office