PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU

Agriculture

Had several conversations with PA House and Senate Members on the 2023 Farm Bill. Discussed need to be passed on time, Farm Bureau priorities (AFBF and PFB), the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA)'s priorities, and listened to legislators' current concerns with provisions in the farm bill. Wrote testimony for PFB member who testified at Chairman Thompson's Farm Bill listening session at the 2023 PA Farm Show. Signed on to coalition letters regarding the 2023 Farm Bill. Asked House Members to support and co-sponsor H.R.1756, the Dairy Pricing Opportunity Act, by Representative Nick Langworthy (R-NY-23). This bill would initiate a Federal Order Hearing within 180 days in addition to giving USDA the needed authority to cost survey dairy product manufacturers. General lobbying for PFB's 2023 federal priorities: ag labor, dairy, farm bill, PFAs, sustainability, and WOTUS.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund

Asked House members to support and co-sponsor H.R. 1018, the Protect Farmers from the SEC Act by Representative Frank Lucas (R-OK-03). This bill would prohibit the SEC from requiring ag producers to report their Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions. Asked Senate members to support the companion legislation, S.391 by Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Mike Braun (R-IN). The Protect Farmers from the SEC Act was introduced in response to the SEC's proposed climate related disclosures rule (File #: S7-10-22) in March 2022. PFB also lobbied Congressional Members to oppose the SEC's rule. Asked House and Senate Members to oppose the EPA's proposed rule (Docket #: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0341) to designate PFOA and PFOS under the CERLA law or otherwise known as the Superfund law.