TEXAS CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION

CAW · Clean Air and Water (quality)

EPA/Army Corps rulemaking regarding the definition of "Waters of the U.S." - particulate matter NAAQS - CWA Permitting: Meat & poultry processors; concentrated animal feeding operations - Animal agriculture air emissions methodologies - PFAS

TRD · Trade (domestic/foreign)

European Union market access issues United Kingdom market access Mexico cross-border trade issues Canada cross-border trade issues China - Implementation of Phase One Agreement Trade Promotion Authority Reauthorization Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Brazil trade compliance issues Paraguay beef imports Australian beef trade issues Japan beef trade issues South Korea beef trade issues

TRA · Transportation

ELD delay for Livestock Haulers- US Congress Flexibility in Hours of Service for Livestock Haulers- US Congress and USDOT Truck Weight Increase- US Congress and USDOT and USDA Truck Driver Shortage- US Congress, and USDOT Supply Chain Concerns- USDA, USDOT, and US Congress Port Congestion and Backups - US Congress Potential labor strikes

BUD · Budget/Appropriations

FY25 Interior, Environment, and related agencies appropriations legislation FY25 Agriculture appropriations legislation FY25 THUD Appropriations legislation Livestock Mandatory Reporting Reauthorization Appropriations regarding the use of Electronic Logging Devices for Livestock Haulers Appropriations provisions regarding environmental regulation of cattle industry Appropriations provisions regarding USDA AMS regulation of the cattle industry including the Cattle Appropriations regarding New World Screwworm control and eradication

FOO · Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Product of USA label (USDA) DIRECT Act PRIME Act Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Cell-cultured food product labeling and regulation (USDA/FDA) Alternative protein labeling issues Meat and Poultry Infrastructure Investments

ANI · Animals

BLM Wild Horse and Burro program Migratory Bird Treaty Act; regulatory changes and implementation Endangered Species Act issues; sage grouse, gray wolves, lesser prairie chicken, grizzly bear Black Vulture Relief Act ESA rulemakings on habitat, economic impacts

CDT · Commodities (big ticket)

CFTC Reauthorization Price Limits for futures contracts Delivery point discounts

AGR · Agriculture

Investments in meat processing infrastructure Beef industry supply chain resiliency efforts Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking & regulatory activities Cattle Price Discovery & Transparency Act Cattle Market Transparency Act Livestock Mandatory Reporting implementation (USDA-AMS) Supply Chain issues Delivery of Farm Service Agency programs and funding Delivery of Natural Resources Conservation Service programs and funding Animal Disease Traceability for the cattle industry and funding Disaster Programs and funding Rural Broadband Farm Bill reauthorization Antimicrobial Resistance and data collection US Forest Service grazing handbooks and directives, cooperative monitoring MOU, wildfire preparedness, handbook revisions, vacant allotments Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act Forest Service Drought Assessment processes EATS Act and California Prop 12 Delivery of USDA Rural Development Grants for small meat processors Habitat connectivity for working lands Producer programs for predator depredation compensation - black vultures, wolves, and other predators Black Vulture Relief Act Price Discovery and Competition in Markets for Fed Cattle (89 Fed. Reg. 82519) New World Screwworm containment and eradication efforts and related funding Commodity Checkoff Programs

TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Death Tax Repeal Act Stepped-up basis Like-kind exchanges Estate tax issues Capital Gains rates General small business tax issues - Corporate Transparency Act TCJA Reauthorization Interest Expense Deduction Excise Tax Exemption for Non-Highway Feed Delivery Trucks

ENV · Environment/Superfund

PFAS National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; agency rulemakings Emissions, greenhouse gas Forest Service drought assessment processes Funding for range programs, grazing as fuels reduction

LBR · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Immigration- Ag and overall supply chain Labor needs Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan (CHNV) Parolee Labor program termination