AGR · Agriculture
Expressed opposition with members of the Agriculture Committee in the House and Senate for a specific provision under Section 70521 of One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) entailing the exclusion of indirect land use changes in determining the emissions rate for the 45Z tax credit, as this provision impacts intermediate crops' competitive advantage over other biofuel feedstocks. This issue was raised with Senators Klobuchar, Grassley, Durbin, Smith, and Moran, as well as Representatives Craig, Sorensen, Newhouse, and Finstad.
Literal federal measure citations: H.R.1
BUD · Budget/Appropriations
Expressed support for report language included in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R.4121) regarding support for intermediate crops, such as winter camelina and domesticated field pennycress. Circulated the report language of interest with the following offices and advocated for inclusion of this report language in the Senate Agriculture Appropriations bill (S. 4690): Representatives Finstad, Craig, Harris, Aderholt, Pingree, Valadao, Underwood, Moolenaar, Gluesenkamp Perez, Newhouse, Kaptur, Letlow, Wasserman Schultz, Cline, Hinson, Franklin, Mann, Strong, and Kustoff; as well as Senators Durbin, Klobuchar, Grassley, Heinrich, Peters, Shaheen, Hoeven, Baldwin, Moran, and Rounds.
Literal federal measure citations: H.R.4121, S. 4690
TAX · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Expressed opposition for a specific provision under Section 70521 of One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) entailing the exclusion of indirect land use changes in determining the emissions rate for the 45Z tax credit, as this provision impacts intermediate crops' competitive advantage over other biofuel feedstocks. This issue was raised with Senators Klobuchar, Grassley, Durbin, Smith, and Moran, as well as Representatives Craig, Sorensen, Newhouse, McCollum, Fischbach, and Finstad.
Literal federal measure citations: H.R.1
