The Public Policy Committee has the responsibility of monitoring and keeping abreast of all issues that may affect the pork industry, especially those issues requiring legislative efforts on the state and national level. Some of the specific responsibilities of the committee include screening and recommending to the Executive Board a lobbyist to represent the Council during the state legislative session, planning the legislative session, planning the legislative announcements at the annual meeting and preparing the annual NPPC legislative seminar at Washington, D.C. The program of work and other expenses associated with the Public Policy Committee are entirely funded with Non-Checkoff dollars of the Council.