Legislative Priorities

State | National

The majority of agricultural issues are addressed in legislation presented at both the state and national levels.

To learn more about each issue, read the briefs located here. Then, simply cross-reference the information to determine what actions are being taken at each level.

National

• Animal Agriculture
  • Animal care
  • Animal identification
  • BSE
• Budget & Taxes
  • Self-employment taxes on Conservation Reserve Program payments 
• Climate Change
• Energy
  • Comparison of Senate and House energy tax proposals
  • Expand domestic energy supplies
• Farm Bill
  • Comparison of House and Senate bills 
  • Senate action
    • Full text of Senate-passed bill (external link)
  • House action
    • Summary of House-passed provisions
    • Letter to House delegation requesting Farm Bill support
• Homeland Security
• Immigration
• International Trade
  • International Trade: What's in it for YOU? (PowerPoint)
  • Trade and Washington State
  • US-Canadian Trade
  • US-Colombia FTA economic analysis
  • US-Korea (KORUS) FTA
    • Farm Bureau, Microsoft co-chair state KORUS coalition
    • KORUS ag provisions summary
    • KORUS economic analysis
  • US-Peru FTA economic analysis
• Transportation

DC Days

State

• Environment, Energy & Natural Resources
• Labor & Employment
• Land Use
• Tax & Fiscal
  • Farm equipment repairs now tax-free; certificate needed to qualify