INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION
Lobbying for INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION
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ROBERT ROSADOPreviously held: Senior Professional Staff, US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry; Director of Legislative & Public Affairs, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
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CHELSIE KEYSPreviously held: Policy Director, US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
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ADAM TARRPreviously held: Senior Professional Staff Member, US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Bob Casey and Sen. Arlen Specter
Milk/Dairy Incentives (Section 4208 of Public Law 115-334); Farm Bill reauthorization; Dietary Guidelines for Americans; S. 1021/H.R. 2496 - Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act of 2025; S. 5526 - Agricultural Act of 2026; H.R.649/S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025; H.R.295/S. 581 - Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act; H.R.2203/S.1906 - Innovative FEED Act of 2025; HR. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026; H.R. 8646 - FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations; PUBLIC LAW 199-75 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026; S. 420 - Dairy Business Innovation Act of 2025; H.R. 985 - To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the dairy business innovation initiatives.;
USMCA review, maintaining a North American trade agreement and enforcing USMCA dairy trade provisions with Canada; Tariff implementation and exemptions; under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, (IEEPA) and Section 301 Investigations on Forced Labor and Excess Capacity; and 232; Continued negotiations and implementation of bilateral trade deals between the U.S. and partner countries, including Indonesia and the EU; Engagement and membership in the World Trade Organization; Diversification efforts for U.S. dairy export markets; U.S. China Board of Trade; Food for Peace International Food Assistance (Title II) Program; EU policy proposals and changes: the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive;
USDA Final Rule: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages; Milk/Dairy Incentives (Section 4208 of Public Law 115-334); S. 1021/H.R. 2496 - Dairy Nutrition Incentives Program Act of 2025; H.R.649/S.222 - Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 implementation; S.184/H.R. 1394 - CURD Act; Efforts to limit SNAP eligible foods that could affect dairy products; GRAS modernization legislation; S. 3122 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require notifications to the Food and Drug Administration regarding food substances generally recognized as safe, and for other purposes; S. 2341 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to impose requirements for substances generally recognized as safe, to require the Commissioner of Food and Drugs to reassess the safety of chemicals added to food, and for other purposes; S. 5026 - Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026; S. 4974 - Making America's Food Safer Act; HR. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026; HR 8646 - FY2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R. 4958, Grocery Reform and Safety (GRAS) Act; H.R. 7291, GRAS Oversight and Transparency Act (Rep. Lawler); H.R. ____, [FDA Review and Evaluation for Safe, Healthy and Affordable Foods Act of 2026] (Rep. Cammack); H.R. 4306, Food Chemical Reassessment Act of 2025 (Rep. Schakowsky); H.R. 8385, Food Labeling Modernization Act of 2026 (Rep. Pallone); H.R. 8430, Federal and State Food Safety Information Sharing Act (Reps. Ross and Rulli); H.R. 9164 - To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to eligible entities to acquire and install milk storage-related equipment for use in elementary schools and secondary schools, and for other purposes.;
S.191/HR 623 - The LICENSE Act of 2025; Legislation to establish a federal gross vehicle weight increase pilot program; HR 8870 - The BUILD America 250 Act;
FY2027 Presidents Budget; HR. 7567 - Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026; H.R. 8646 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027;
Agricultural guestworker legislation pertaining to processing industry; HR 3227 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act;
Food Packaging and Recycling; H.R. 6832 - To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to include requirements for recyclable, compostable, and reusable claims for packaging for a consumer product, and for other purposes;