NATIONAL COTTON COUNCIL

Submitted comments to USDA emphasizing the industrys reliance on data and reports produced by the Economic Research Service (ERS), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), and the Office of the Chief Economist. Joined more than 100 agricultural organizations on a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, urging action to address delays and inefficiencies in the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program. Joined a broad coalition of business organizations on a letter to Members of Congress thanking them for last years passage of the Working Families Tax Cut Act (WFTCA) also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) - and highlighting its importance for Main Street employers. Joined more than 30 agricultural and rural organizations on a letter a to House and Senate appropriators urging continued funding in FY27 for the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN). Joined a broad coalition of agricultural organizations on a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, Under Secretary Dudley Hoskins, and Acting Administrator Kelly Moore emphasizing the importance of sustained U.S. leadership in international standard-setting bodies governing sanitary and phytosanitary measures Joined a coalition of agricultural organizations on a letter to congressional leaders urging a targeted, data-driven approach to rail safety reform while cautioning against provisions from the proposed Railway Safety Act (RSA) that could disrupt agricultural supply chains. Joined groups in submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, raising concerns about the growth of agricultural commodity prediction markets and their potential impact on traditional futures trading. Joined business and trade organizations in a letter urging the U.S. Departments of the Treasury and Justice to support expedited Supreme Court review of ongoing legal challenges to the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Joined a letter again urging Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to revoke countervailing duties on imported phosphate fertilizer. Submitted comments to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) supporting efforts to modernize the agencys Commitments of Traders reporting program and recommending changes aimed at improving market transparency, reporting accuracy, and the timeliness of information available to market participants. Joined a letter urging trade officials from all three countries to preserve and strengthen the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) as the pact approaches its scheduled review. Joined a letter to Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Hoeven (R-ND) and Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) urging adequate funding for staffing at the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Joined the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) urging that its conservation priorities be reflected in a bipartisan farm bill advanced by the committee. Joined a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) endorsing the BUILD America 250 Act.