2nd Quarter - Report — PODESTA GROUP, INC. for RELX INC (2008)

Firm

PODESTA GROUP, INC.

Client

RELX INC

Income

$230,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Fiscal Year 2009 Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, open access policy/NIH provisions (House) Fiscal Year 2009 Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, open access policy/NIH provisions (Senate) Fiscal Year 2009 Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, prescription drug program Fiscal Year 2009 Labor-HHS-Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, prescription drug program Fiscal Year 2009 House and Senate Homeland Security appropriations bills, prescription drug program

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DANIELE BAIERLEIN New	—
SHARON COHEN	—
KIMBERLEY FRITTS	—
RANDALL GERARD	—
COURTNEY HAGEN	—
CLAUDIA JAMES	—
ELIZABETH ANN MORRA	—
ANTHONY PODESTA	—
ANNE MARIE POLAK	Leg. Correspondent for Cong. Mike Ferguson
JOHN SCOFIELD	Comm Dir., House Approps. Committee
LANTIE SLENZAK New	Dep. Pres Secy, Sen. Ernest Hollings
DONNI TURNER New	Legislative Asst., Sen. Richard Durbin

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007, entire bill H. R. 958, Data Accountability and Trust Act, entire bill H. R. 3046, Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007, entire bill H. R. 964, SPY Act, entire bill H.R. 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007, entire bill S. 1208, Social Security Account Number Protection Act, entire bill

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL BRATHWAITE	Exec. Dir., Congressional Black Caucus
SHARON COHEN	—
KIMBERLEY FRITTS	—
RANDALL GERARD	—
COURTNEY HAGEN	—
CLAUDIA JAMES	—
ANTHONY PODESTA	—
WALTER PRYOR	Legislative Director, Senator Mark Pryor
JOHN SCOFIELD	Comm Dir., House Approps. Committee

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 948 (110th), H.R. 3046 (110th), H.R. 958 (110th), S. 495 (110th), H.R. 964 (110th), S. 1208 (110th)

Education EDU

S. 1642, Higher Education Amendments of 2007, textbook pricing provisions H.R.4137.IH College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHARON COHEN	—
CLAUDIA JAMES	—
JOHN SCOFIELD	Comm Dir., House Approps. Committee

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 4137 (110th), S. 1642 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHARON COHEN	—
KIMBERLEY FRITTS	—
RANDALL GERARD	—
CLAUDIA JAMES	—
ANTHONY PODESTA	—
MICHELLE TESSIER	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Health Issues HCR

NIH public access issue. H.R. 4296, Incentive Payments for Physician Use of E-Prescribing

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHARON COHEN New	—
CLAUDIA JAMES New	—
ANNE MARIE POLAK New	Leg. Correspondent for Rep. Mike Ferguson
LANTIE SLENZAK New	Legislative Dir., Rep. Gene Green

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 4296 (110th)

Media (information/publishing) MIA

Issues related to the acquisition of ChoicePoint

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL BRATHWAITE	Exec. Dir., Congressional Black Caucus
CLAUDIA JAMES	—
ANTHONY PODESTA	—
WALTER PRYOR	Legislative Director, Senator Mark Pryor

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.