Mid-Year Report

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO for METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO

Period Mid-Year 2007 Filed Aug 9, 2007

Official filing
Firm
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO
Client
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO
Income
$1,860,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Lifetime annuity payout; non-qualified annuities - S. 1010; S. 1288; H.R. 2205; Consolidated Returns - S. 1366; H.R. 1810; Non-qualified deferred compensation - S. 349 Long-term care/FSA, Cafeteria Plans

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATE CAREY N/A
JOHN M FISHER N/A
MELISSA KAHN N/A
KATHLEEN MELLODY N/A
ANN NICOCELLI N/A
PETER PASTRE N/A
SHANNON YU N/A

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2205 (110th), S. 1288 (110th), S. 1366 (110th), S. 349 (110th), H.R. 1810 (110th), S. 1010 (110th)

Retirement RET

Pension Reform - automatic enrollment; Qualified Annuities; Longevity Insurance - S. 1288; Pension Protection Act Technical Corrections - H.R. 4; and Non Qualified Annuities - S. 1010; S. 1288; H.R. 2205

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATE CAREY N/A
JOHN M FISHER N/A
MELISSA KAHN N/A
KATHLEEN MELLODY N/A
ANN NICOCELLI N/A
PETER PASTRE N/A
SHANNON YU N/A

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1010 (110th), H.R. 2205 (110th), S. 1288 (110th), H.R. 4 (110th)

Insurance INS

Regulation of Insurance - S. 2509; H.R. 6225; H.R. 5637; National Flood Insurance Program - S. 3589; H.R. 4973; and Terrorism Risk Insurance Act - H.R. 2761 Long-term care partnership

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATE CAREY N/A
JOHN M FISHER N/A
MELISSA KAHN N/A
KATHLEEN MELLODY N/A
ANN NICOCELLI N/A
PETER PASTRE N/A
SHANNON YU N/A

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2761 (110th), S. 2509 (110th), S. 3589 (110th), H.R. 5637 (110th), H.R. 4973 (110th), H.R. 6225 (110th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Privacy; Security Breach - S. 1326; S. 1408; S.1789; H.R. 3997; H.R. 4127

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATE CAREY N/A
JOHN M FISHER N/A
MELISSA KAHN N/A
KATHLEEN MELLODY N/A
ANN NICOCELLI N/A
PETER PASTRE N/A
SHANNON YU N/A

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1326 (110th), H.R. 4127 (110th), H.R. 3997 (110th), S. 1408 (110th), S. 1789 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

WTO Doha; US Trade Agenda - Korea, Panama, Peru, Columbia FTAs; Mexico - Structural Reform, ISSSTE Reform, Fiscal Reform; Chile - Pension Reform; Brazil - Tax, Treaty, Pension Reform; Argentina - Pension Reform; India - Foreign Equity Levels, Foreign Direct Investments China - Branch licenses and regulatory dialogue Korea - Regulatory dialogue; Japan - Regulatory dialogue (insurance issues); and General Trade: Trade Promotional Authority renewal See Addendum

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATE CAREY N/A
JOHN M FISHER N/A
MELISSA KAHN N/A
KATHLEEN MELLODY N/A
ANN NICOCELLI N/A
PETER PASTRE N/A
SHANNON YU N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

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.