id,filing_uuid,filing_type,registrant_name,registrant_id,client_name,filing_year,filing_period,issue_code,specific_issues,government_entities,income_amount,expense_amount,is_no_activity,is_termination,received_date
1367362,94cd4e46-85ff-4a2d-90ba-b9fd3afe4fcf,Q4,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,28207,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,2012,fourth_quarter,TRD,"Import and Export Issues of Concern
Trade Preference Programs
Pending Free Trade Agreements
Free Trade Agreements Under NegotiationProvided information related to the following issues:

Preference program changes.

Trade issues with our free trade partners, particularly Mexico re: NAFTA trucking dispute.

Trans-Pacific FTA.

Central America FTA implementation.

Geographical indications efforts by European Union.

Various countries' dairy certification requirements.

Dairy trade issues with Morocco and Russia.

Animal issues for upcoming Codex Alimentarius Commission meetings.

Worked on Russian trade challenges over SPS demands.

Opposed efforts to require mandatory country of origin labeling for dairy products.

Opposed efforts to weaken/defund WTO Brazilian cotton settlement.","Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,127100,0,0,2014-05-22T15:39:04.217000-04:00
1367363,94cd4e46-85ff-4a2d-90ba-b9fd3afe4fcf,Q4,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,28207,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,2012,fourth_quarter,LBR,Youth Farm Labor - Opposed efforts to restrict work opportunities for youth employment on family farms.,"Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,127100,0,0,2014-05-22T15:39:04.217000-04:00
1367364,94cd4e46-85ff-4a2d-90ba-b9fd3afe4fcf,Q4,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,28207,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,2012,fourth_quarter,FIN,"Provided information on impacts of Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations and rulemaking, including HR 1840.","Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,127100,0,0,2014-05-22T15:39:04.217000-04:00
1367365,94cd4e46-85ff-4a2d-90ba-b9fd3afe4fcf,Q4,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,28207,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,2012,fourth_quarter,AGR,"2012 Farm Bill - Monitored and provided relevant information as needed on implementation.
Provided information on industry consideration of long-term structural revisions to dairy programs and policies, including
Foundation for the Future and HR 3062, the Dairy Security Act of 2011 (See next page for additional legislation).Other bills affecting dairy programs and policies:

HR 3372 - Dairy Pricing Deregulation Act
HR 6083 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012
HR 6233 - Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012
S 457 - Democracy for Dairy Producers Act of 2011
S 831 - Dairy COOL Act of 2011
S 1640 - Federal Milk Marketing Improvement Act of 2011
S 1682 - Dairy Advancement Act of 2011
S 1714 - Dairy Producer Income Protection Act of 2011
S 1715 - Dairy Pricing Reform and Farmer Protection Act of 2011
S 3240 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012","Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,127100,0,0,2014-05-22T15:39:04.217000-04:00
1367366,94cd4e46-85ff-4a2d-90ba-b9fd3afe4fcf,Q4,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,28207,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,2012,fourth_quarter,TRA,"Truck Weight Limits - HR 763 and S 747 - Supported legislation to increase truck weight limits within certain guidelines on federal
interstate highways.

Provided information on impacts to domestic dairy industry from cancellation of NAFTA Cross-Border Trucking Pilot Program.","Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,127100,0,0,2014-05-22T15:39:04.217000-04:00
1367367,94cd4e46-85ff-4a2d-90ba-b9fd3afe4fcf,Q4,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,28207,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,2012,fourth_quarter,TAX,"Supported various efforts to improve and simplify the tax code for dairy farmers.Estate Tax - HR 1259, the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 - Supported efforts to reform estate taxes.

Alternative Minimum Tax - Supported efforts to eliminate the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT).

Bonus Depreciation - HR 1747 and S 700 - Supported legislation to make bonus deprecation for farm equipment permanent.","Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,127100,0,0,2014-05-22T15:39:04.217000-04:00
1367368,94cd4e46-85ff-4a2d-90ba-b9fd3afe4fcf,Q4,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,28207,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,2012,fourth_quarter,BUD,"Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations Legislation, including HR 2112, HR 2584 and HR 2055.Fiscal Year 2013 Agriculture Appropriations - Sought funding for agriculture programs, including Johne's disease management,
Market Access Program, FMD, Dairy Indemnity Program, Farm Bill energy programs and conservation programs, Foreign
Agriculture Service funding. Also, opposed attempts to prohibit funding for WTO Brazilian cotton settlement.

Fiscal Year 2013 Interior/Environment Appropriations - Worked on efforts to bar funding for certain activities (See CAW
Section).","Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,127100,0,0,2014-05-22T15:39:04.217000-04:00
1367369,94cd4e46-85ff-4a2d-90ba-b9fd3afe4fcf,Q4,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,28207,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,2012,fourth_quarter,FOO,"Labeling - Ensured food labeling is based on sound science.

Food Safety - Monitored implementation of new food safety law.Raw Milk - HR 1830 and S 1955 - Opposed efforts to authorize the interstate traffic of unpasteurized milk and milk products for
direct human consumption.","Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,127100,0,0,2014-05-22T15:39:04.217000-04:00
1367370,94cd4e46-85ff-4a2d-90ba-b9fd3afe4fcf,Q4,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,28207,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,2012,fourth_quarter,ENG,"Energy Initiatives - Worked to icentivize biogas production, energy efficiency measures and assistance, etc.Biogas Tax Incentives - Supported efforts to establish tax incentives for biogas production.

Anaerobic Digestion - Supported efforts at USDA to ensure existing Farm Bill energy programs provide adequate opportunities
for the development of anaerobic digestion systems on dairy farms.

Biofuels - Monitored legislation and regulations effecting domestic biofuels production and use.

Farm Bill Energy Title - Advocated for funding and reforms to the Farm Bill Energy Title, especially the Rural Energy for
America Program (REAP).","Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,127100,0,0,2014-05-22T15:39:04.217000-04:00
1367371,94cd4e46-85ff-4a2d-90ba-b9fd3afe4fcf,Q4,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,28207,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,2012,fourth_quarter,IMM,"Immigration Reform - Worked on efforts to reform immigration rules relating to agriculture workers.

H-2A and E-Verify - Advocated for certain reforms in Congress, and monitored these issues at the Department of Homeland Security
and Department of Labor.H-2A Improvement Act - S 852 and HR 1720  Supported legislation to allow dairy farmers access to the seasonal worker
(H-2A) visa program as a viable means for a legal workforce.

A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform - S 1258  Supported legislation for a comprehensive immigration
plan, including a pathway to citizenship and inclusion of AgJobs legislation.

Legal Workforce Act  HR 2164  Supported amendments to include a diary labor fix in this bill. Opposed passage through
Committee.

Accessibility Through Electronic Verification Act  S 1196  Opposed legislation that will mandate electronic verification to
all employers regardless of industry without an opportunity for a legal path to employing a new workforce.

HARVEST Act of 2011 - S 1384 - Supported amendments to include specific dairy labor issues.

American Specialty Agriculture Act - HR 2847 - Supported amendments to include specific dairy labor issues.

Access to Agricultural Labor Act of 2011 - HR 3024 - Supported passage of this legislation.","Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,127100,0,0,2014-05-22T15:39:04.217000-04:00
1367372,94cd4e46-85ff-4a2d-90ba-b9fd3afe4fcf,Q4,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,28207,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,2012,fourth_quarter,ANI,"Animal Welfare - Provided educational outreach on animal welfare practices of the dairy industry and opposed any new, more
restrictive regulations on this issue.Food, Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) - Supported funding for this system to provide the industry with
information on how to avoid drug, pesticide and environmental contaminant residue problems.

Mandatory Animal ID - Supported steps to make this mandatory.

Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment - HR 965 and S 1211 - Opposed legislation to avoid ""overuse or misuse"" of
antibiotics in medicine and agriculture due to inappropriate limitations on needed antibiotics.

Nonambulatory Cattle - Monitored efforts to address animal handling, especially nonambulatory cattle regulations and
procedures.

Antibiotic Tissue Residue - Monitored and provided information relating to efforts to expand the scope of testing for antibiotic
tissue residue.

Animal Rights Mandates - Opposed efforts to enact animal rights mandates via federal legislation, including HR 3798, the Egg
Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012.","Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,127100,0,0,2014-05-22T15:39:04.217000-04:00
1367373,94cd4e46-85ff-4a2d-90ba-b9fd3afe4fcf,Q4,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,28207,NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION,2012,fourth_quarter,CAW,"Clean Air and Water - Addressed concerns to greatly expand the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency through the Clean
Air Act and Clean Water Act.Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Supported legislation to halt efforts by EPA to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act
(CAA).

Clean Water Act Sec. 308 Rulemaking - Opposed efforts for EPA to implement a rulemaking from a settlement agreement.
Supported efforts for extension of comment period.

Chesapeake Bay Initiative - Supported efforts to remove funding for the EPA Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Program for
the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Supported the Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act, HR 4153.

Florida Numeric Nutrient Criteria - Supported efforts to remove funding for EPA's development of numeric nutrient criteria
(NNC) for Florida's waters under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Coarse Particulate Matter - Supported efforts to remove funding to modify ambient air quality standards for coarse particulate
matter under the CAA.

Clean Water Act Guidance - Opposed EPA efforts to expand the federal CWA jurisdiction through guidance, not via rulemaking.
Supported the Preserve Waters of the United States Act, S 2245.

Dioxin - Opposed efforts by EPA to release a new reference dose level for dioxin.","Administration for Children & Families (ACF),Agriculture, Dept of (USDA),Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC),Energy, Dept of,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),Food & Drug Administration (FDA),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Office of Management & Budget (OMB),SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS),Transportation, Dept of (DOT),U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)",,127100,0,0,2014-05-22T15:39:04.217000-04:00