1st Quarter - Amendment

SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.) for SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$310,000
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 Apr 20, 2011 $320,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment (this page) Jul 20, 2011 $310,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

The Employee Free Choice Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TERRY MCNAUGHTON —
MATTHEW STANTON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Legislation to reduce duty on certain golf club components; extend the Generalized System of Preferences for one year.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TERRY MCNAUGHTON —
MATTHEW STANTON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Extension and expansion credit for energy efficiency improvements to existing homes, and new credit for water efficiency; The Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act; tax credits for improvements to existing homes; legislation to reduce duty on certain golf club components; issues focusing on restricting territory use of rum cover over revenues; modify the requirements for windows, doors and skylights to be eligible for the credit for nonbusiness energy property.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TERRY MCNAUGHTON —
MATTHEW STANTON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Amend title 35 of the US Code to provide recourse under the patent law for persons who suffer competitive injury as a result of false marking; Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act: would assist in enforcement of copyright and patent violations, specifically in regards to internet commerce.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TERRY MCNAUGHTON —
MATTHEW STANTON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Extension and expansion credit for energy efficiency improvements to existing homes, and new credit for water efficiency; Water Accountability Tax Efficiency Reinvestment Act; tax credits for improvements to existing homes. The Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, legislation that provides rebates to consumers who install energy efficient products in their homes; of Lead in Drinking Water Act: prospectively allows for a new national standard to be implemented on pipes and plumbing fixtures.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TERRY MCNAUGHTON —
MATTHEW STANTON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.