LOBBYIST

Tara Smith

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10ACTIVITIES
3ORGS REPRESENTED
2BILLS

Revolving door — covered positions

Federal positions Tara held before / during the 2-year LDA window. This is the credibility signal — who they were inside the building before they started lobbying it.

Senior Professional Staff Member to Senate Agriculture Committee.

Organizations represented

3

Orgs whose LD-2 filings list Tara as an active lobbyist, sorted by activity volume.

American Feed Industry Association (Afia)4 activitiesAnimal Health Institute4 activitiesCalifornia Association of Winegrape Growers2 activities

Bills they file on

2
H.R. 19951 mention
H.R. 5971 mention

Topics in Filings

19

Policy topics Tara files on across all their LD-2 activities.

Appropriations for Center for Veterinary Medicine×2
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza×2
Outreach on New World Screwworm×2
Appropriations funding for center for Veterinary Medicine×2
Appropriations for glassy-winged sharpshooter×2
Appropriations for smoke taint research for wine grapes×2
Securing vitamin and mineral supply chain×1
Feed Ingredient claims and risk/safety reviews×1
Farm Bill conservation authorities×1
Securing American Agriculture Act×1
Appropriations for USDA,FDA Animal Food Ingredients reviews×1
PURR Act×1
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Appropriations for Veterinary Biologics×1
FDA staffing levels×1
Compounding Issues×1
Regulation of pesticide and animal drug products×1
Cares Act×1
Appropriations funding Center for Veterinary Biologics×1
Veterinary Medicinal Products×1

Issue mix

LDA general-issue codes weighted by activity count.

Trade (domestic/foreign)3
Budget/Appropriations3
Agriculture2
Animals2