Legislative Issues

Farm Policy

• Senate Ag Committee 2013 Farm Bill
• CQ Farm-Bill Outlook, 09/20/12
• Hasgstrom Farm-Bill Outlook, 09/20/12
• CRS Expiring FB Programs Report, July 2012
• Commodity Coalition Letter, Manadtory Farm Programs, 10/19/11
• House-Senate Ag Cmtes. Letter to Deficit Reduction Cmte., 10/14/11
• Chairman Lucas' Title I & SURE Hearing Statement, 7/27/11
• Coalition Letter on Debt-Ceiling Negotiations, 7/19/11
• USA Rice FY 12 Ag Appropriations/Farm Policy Letter, 6/10/11
• Joe Mencer's Farm-Bill Testimony, 5/15/10

Conservation

• USA Rice Federation 2008 Farm Bill CSP Rule Comments, 10/27/09
• CSP Public Comment Period Extension, 9/21/09
• FY 2010 Conservation Program Funding, Coalition House Letter, 6/2/09
• Congratulatory Letter to NRCS Chief Dave White, 3/25/09
• USA Rice Federation 2008 Farm Bill EQIP Rule Comments
• USA Rice Comments on CSP Implementation
• Conservation, TSP comments
• Conservation, CSP, question comments rice

Environment

• U.S. House CWA Letter to EPA, Army Civil Works, 4/14/11
• NPDES Permit for Pesticide Applications to Water
• Letter to Senate Supporting Sen. Murkowski's Climate-Change Disapproval Resolution, 5/18/10
• Chmn. Peterson's EPA Letter on Spray-Drift Guidance, 3/16/10
• Letter Supporting Sen. Murkowski's Disapproval Resolution for Climate-Change Regulations ,1/20/10
• Letter Supporting Sen. Murkowski's EPA amendment, 9/23/09
• Economic Implications of EPA Analysis of Cap and Trade
• Frank Rehermann, Senate Ag Committee Testimony, 9/909
• Preliminary Ag Analysis of Climate Change Legislation
• Letter to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works regarding CWRA

General Issues

• Ag Coalition's GPS Letter to FCC, 8/9/11
• Comments to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 7/29/11
• Ag Coalition's FY 2011 Appropriations Letter, 4/5/11
• Coalition Sends FY 2012 Letter to House Budget Cmte., 3/18/11
• Coalition FSA Guaranteed Loan Letter to Chairman Lincoln, 11/18/10
• Coalition Senate Food-Safety-Bill Letter, 11/18/10
• Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs' Draft Proposal, 11/10/10
• USA Rice CAP Fact Sheet, 10/22/10
• USDA CAP Fact Sheet, 10/22/10
• Lincoln & Chambliss Bumpers Amendment Letter, 6/15/10

Taxes

• Repeal Mandate for Businesses To Use Expanded Form 1099, Jan. 2011
• Coalition Senate Estate-Tax Letter, 4/12/10
• Estate-Tax Letter Supporting H.R. 3524, 11/30/09
• H.R. 8, Estate Tax Repeal
• New equipment expment and bonus depreciation rules

Trade

• Cuba Coalition Letter: FY 2012 Financial Services Appropriations Bill Cuba Language, 10/11/11
• MAP-FMD Letter to Sen. Coburn, 8/3/11
• MAP/FMD Coalition Letter to House Appropriations Subcommittee, 5/16/11
• USA Rice MAP/FMD Statement to House Subcommittee, 4/14/11
• MAP-FMD Coalition Letter to President, 2/1/11
• House Ag Cmte. U.S.-Cuba Letter to President, 10/12/10
• Rep. Poe Urges USDA & USTR To Encourage U.S. Rice Exports to Iraq, 7/28/10
• Joe Mencer testimony for Aug. 4 Senate hearing
• USA Rice Letter Supporting House Ag Cmte. Cuba-Bill Approval, 6/28/10
• MAP-FMD Coalition, FY 2011 Funding Letter, 6/10/10