OHIO FARM BUREAU FEDERATION

Oppose Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rule, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate Related Disclosures for Investors; Support for including in the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization language under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that codifies state oversight of pesticides at the state level; Requested improvements to the US EPA's Endangered Species Act (ESA) Workplan Update: Nontarget Species Mitigation for Registration Review and Other FIFRA Action; Oppose changes included in US EPA's Pesticide Registration Review: Proposed Interim Decisions for the Rodenticides; Support HR 1018 Protect Farmers from the SEC Act; Support S. 391 Protect Farmers from the SEC Act; Oppose certain elements of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) rulemaking related to Section 10 Endangered Species Act (ESA) permit regulations; Oppose certain elements of Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework to Reduce Exposure of Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critical Habitats from the Use of Conventional Agricultural Herbicides (EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0365); Support Existing Stock Order for Dicamba herbicides;

Oppose USEPA rulemaking on definition of Waters of the United States under the federal Clean Water Act; Support certain provision and oppose certain provision of the US EPA rulemaking on Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter; Oppose California Air Resources Board Clean Air Act Authorization Request (zero emissions locomotives);

Oppose capital gains tax increases and elimination of the stepped up basis provision in the administration's FY24 budget proposal; Supported extension of Section 199A Small Business Deduction; Supported S. 1706 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act - to make the Section 199A 20 percent business income deduction permanent; Supported H.R. 4721 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act - to make the Section 199A 20 percent business income deduction permanent; Supported S. 1117 - ALIGN Act - to make full and immediate expensing permanent; Supported H.R. 2406 - ALIGN Act - to make full and immediate expensing permanent; Supported S. 1108 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023 - to repeal the estate tax; Supported H.R. 4937 - The Preserving Family Farms Act of 2023, to allow more farmland or ranchland to be valued at agricultural value rather than development value under Sec. 2032A Special Use Valuation; Supported H.R. 3936 - The Tax Cuts for Working Families Act; Supported H.R. 3937 - The Small Business Jobs Act; Supported H.R. 3938 - The Build It in America Act; Supported H.R. 7024 - Tax Reform for American Families and Workers Act;

Opposed Department of Labor (DOL) final rule on Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States; Oppose Department of Homeland Security rulemaking U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements; Support S. 874 - Farm Operations Support Act; Support most provisions while opposing mandatory E-Verify provision in H.R. 2 - Secure the Border Act;

Provided comments that oppose certain provisions while supporting other provisions of USDA rulemaking on Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act; Support S.J.Res.25 and H.J.Res.59,resolutions to rescind the Department of Labor's rulemaking regarding Adverse Effect Wage Rate; Provided comments on the proposed rulemaking Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Provided comments on the proposed rulemaking Agricultural Employment in the United States, 88 FR 63750 (September 15, 2023);