THE FERTILIZER INSTITUTE

TRA · Transportation

Competitive Switching Proposal (Ex Parte 711) - (Surface Transportation Board, Congress) Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works (ACOE) appropriations - (ACOE, Congress) Truck Weight Modernization Nurse Tank Safety Hours of Service (DOT, Congress) Rail Service Issues and STB Directed Service Regulations (STB, Congress) Demurrage and Accessorial Charges (STB, Congress) STB Revenue Adequacy (Ex Parte 761) (Surface Transportation Board, Congress) STB First-mile/last-mile (Ex Parte 767) (Surface Transportation Board, Congress) Water Resources Development Act reauthorization (Congress) Rail Safety Legislation (Congress) Hazmat Transportation Safety Regulations (Congress, DOT) Rail and Port Labor Disputes (DOT, USDA, Congress) Highway bill authorization

HOM · Homeland Security

Ammonium Nitrate Security Program rule making (Congress and DHS) CFATS reauthorization (Congress)

ENV · Environment/Superfund

Climate Change (House) - Monitoring possible carbon tax on energy-intensive, trade-exposed industries CLEAN Future Act - Monitoring potential impacts on energy-intensive trade-exposed industries S. 3894 Growing Climate Solutions Act - support the bill and advocate for inclusion of 4R management practices Heavy-Duty Vehicles TSCA Formaldehyde Risk Evaluation

Literal federal measure citations: S. 3894

AGR · Agriculture

Fertilizer market Farm Bill - Conservation Title Fertilizer Production Expansion Program A bill to include phosphate and potash on the final list of critical minerals of the Department of the Interior (H.R. 4059 and S. 3956) Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards Act (H.R. 6877 and S. 2603)) Phosphate and Potash Protection Act of 2024 (H.R. 8450) Fertilizer Research Act of 2023 (S. 3471) Increased TSP Access Act of 2023 (H.R. 3036 and S. 1400) Plant Biostimulant Act (H.R. 1472 and S. 802)

Literal federal measure citations: H.R. 4059, S. 3956, H.R. 6877, S. 2603, H.R. 8450, S. 3471, H.R. 3036, S. 1400, H.R. 1472, S. 802

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

General issues

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Addressing implementation of Superfund Excise Tax on chemical feed stocks Addressing implementation of IRC Section 45 Production Tax Credits

TRD · Trade (domestic/foreign)

Tariff policy as it impacts fertilizers USTR Proposed Remedies - Chinas Targeting of the Maritime, Logistics, and Shipbuilding Sectors for Dominance