1st Quarter - Report

SPORTS & FITNESS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION for SPORTS & FITNESS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$35,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
1st Quarter - Report (this page) Jul 20, 2011 $35,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment Feb 14, 2012 $25,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment (No Activity) Sep 26, 2012 $25,000 Yes

What was lobbied

14 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Duties on Sporting Goods & Fitness Products and Equipment

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Education EDU

Physical Education, Carol M. White Physical Education Program, ESEA Reauthorization, Physical Activity, Pay-to-play School Sports

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS —
DANIEL WEXLER —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Education, Dept of

Transportation TRA

Trail Development, Park & Recreation Access, Highway Fees, Safe Routes to School

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Education, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Shipping Act reform, Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement, Free Trade Agreements, Tariffs, Duties, Quotas, Buy American, Market Access

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS —
THOMAS ST MAXENS —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Manufacturing MAN

Trade Agreements, Product Safety, Domestic Job Creation, Access to Raw Materials, Restrictions on Product Content, Outsourcing

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS —

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Childhood Obesity, Obesity, Chronic Disease, Prevention, Wellness

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Education, Dept of

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

CPSIA Compliance, Lead Content, Product Testing, Product Safety Database, Helmet Safety

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS —

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Torts TOR

Product Liability, Intellectual Property Rights

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Park & Recreation Development and Maintenance, Land & Water Conservation Fund, Urban Planning, Park 7 Recreation Access, National Park Protection

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Physical Activity Tax Incentives, Duty/Tariff Relief, Corp Tax Relief

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual Property Rights, Rogue Websites, Counterfeit and Fake Products

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS —

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

Tariffs, Duties, Free Trade Agreements, Doha Negotiations, Chinese Currency Valuation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS —
THOMAS ST MAXENS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Shipping Act Reform, Cargo Security

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Sports/Athletics SPO

Physical Activity, Sports, Recreation, Exercise & Fitness, Sedentary Lifestyles, Pay-to-Play, Title IX

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM HOWARD SELLS —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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