ANDREW BAILEY

General education on Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) and the need for additional Customs and Border Protection agricultural inspectors and canine teams. S.759/H.R. 1480 - Beagle Brigade Act of 2023, all provisions.

General education on the importance of immigrant labor for the agriculture industry workforce and the need for H-2A visa reform. General education on the use of agricultural TN and J-1 visas in the U.S. pork industry.

General engagement on USDA's expected future regulation on Packers & Stockyards Act requirements. General education on the New Swine Inspection System (NSIS) and the impact of the recent court ruling striking down the line speed provisions of the rule. Advocating for USDA to quickly implement its Time Limited Trial of higher line speeds in NSIS plants. General education on the importance of immigrant labor for the agriculture industry workforce. Seeking additional funding for National Animal Health Laboratory Network, the National Animal Vaccine and Countermeasures Bank, the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program, and National Veterinary Stockpile. S.759/H.R. 1480 - Beagle Brigade Act of 2023, all provisions. General education about animal health priorities in future Farm Bills. Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments, 87 FR 34980. Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 87 FR 60010. Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products With U.S.-Origin Claims, 88 FR 15290. S.2019/H.R. 4417 - Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act. H.Res.588 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that research and promotion boards support efforts to develop new markets and strengthen existing markets for specific commodities while conducting important research and promotional activities via pooled resources and stakeholder investments. S.1666/H.R. 3419 - Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act of 2023. H.R. 4368/S.2131 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. H.R.5631/S.2890 - Producer and Agricultural Credit Enhancement Act of 2023, all provisions. S.557/H.R.1249 - Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act of 2023, all provisions. H.R.5860 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act, provisions related to agriculture, farms, and food production. Also provisions reauthorizing FDA Animal Drug User Fees. H.R.1418 - Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023. S.1844 - Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023. S.3386 - A bill to temporarily suspend the importation of beef and beef products from Paraguay and to require the establishment of a working group to evaluate the threat to food safety and animal health posed by beef imported from Paraguay, and for other purposes. H.J.Res.115 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Agriculture relating to "Importation of Fresh Beef From Paraguay". S.J.Res.62 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service relating to "Importation of Fresh Beef From Paraguay". H.R.5106 - To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish criteria for the review of requests by certain meat or poultry establishments to operate at alternate inspection rates, to review and respond to such requests, and for other purposes. H.R.7024 - Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024.

Lifting market access restrictions to Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, China, Ecuador, European Union, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Panama, the Philippines, South Africa, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam. Encouraging U.S. to include market access into Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. Encourage resolution to U.S. pork market access issues through the U.S. - Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade initiative. Seeking to resolve U.S. pork market access issues through the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity. Seeking to resolve ongoing U.S. agricultural issues through the African Growth Opportunities Act (AGOA). General engagement on World Trade Organization (WTO) reform. Voluntary Labeling of FSIS-Regulated Products With U.S.-Origin Claims, 88 FR 15290. Impact of California Proposition 12, Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (2018), on the pork industry and trade. General engagement on the General System of Preferences (GSP) and encouraging the lifting of market access constraints in GSP benefiting countries.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Draft Guidance for Industry #187, Regulation of Intentionally Altered Genomic DNA in Animals, to address animals with intentionally altered genomic DNA developed through use of genome editing technologies, as well as techniques such as rDNA in genetic engineering. Regulation of the Movement of Animals Modified or Developed by Genetic Engineering; RIN 0579-AE60; December 28, 2020; 85 CFR 84269. General education regarding the global spread of African Swine Fever and its possible ramifications to the U.S. pork industry, including the potential impact of imported dogs from ASF positive countries. Impact of California Proposition 12, Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (2018), on the pork industry. Seeking additional funding for National Animal Health Laboratory Network, the National Animal Vaccine and Countermeasures Bank, the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program, and National Veterinary Stockpile. General education on the ASF outbreak on the island of Hispaniola and the need to ensure that USDA and CBP have sufficient resources to keep ASF out of Puerto Rico and the U.S. mainland. General education on Agricultural Quarantine Inspection (AQI) user fee reductions and the need for additional Customs and Border Protection agricultural inspectors. S.759/H.R. 1480 - Beagle Brigade Act of 2023, all provisions. S.2019/H.R. 4417 - Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act. S.1666/H.R. 3419 - Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act of 2023. H.R. 4368/S.2131 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. S.1844/H.R. 1418 - Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2023.

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