Year-End Report

CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.) for CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

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
$216,381

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
Year-End Report (this page) Jul 17, 2008 $216,381 Replaced
Year-End Amendment Jul 29, 2008 $220,000 Replaced
Year-End Amendment Mar 26, 2009 $220,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HHS appropriations; Section 1013; comparative effectiveness; paying for S-Chip; PDUFA Reauthorization; CPSC Reauthorization

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); UNDETERMINED; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Transportation TRA

CAFE standards; backover; auto salvage/vehicle titling; car seat testing; kids and cars; S1948; S694, HR 1216

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); UNDETERMINED

Bills named: H.R. 1216 (110th)

Telecommunications TEC

XM/Sirius Merger; cell phone portability; DTV consumer education; Carterphone petition; preemption petition; net neutrality; Internet Freedom Preservation Act; media ownership; broadband competition; cable prices and competition; satellite radio merger; Wireless Innovations Act; cable ala carte; broadband data collection; early termination fees; Family and Consumer Choice Act; HR2648; S1492

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); UNDETERMINED; SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Bills named: H.R. 2648 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Hospital infections; drug safety; drug cost; health information technology; Medicare Part D; Biogenetics;comparative effectiveness;S484;S3807; S467; S468; HR 2184

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; UNDETERMINED; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Bills named: H.R. 2184 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Nursing home quality; Medicare part D reform; drug prices; S-Chip legislation; HR4; S484; S424; S3815

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); UNDETERMINED; SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: H.R. 4 (110th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Creating long term energy alternatives; CAFE standards; Fuel economy; HR6

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); UNDETERMINED; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th)

Pharmacy PHA

Biogenetic Bill; PDUFA Reform; prescription drug safety; generic drugs; best buy drugs; comparative effectiveness; Medicare Part D; FDA drug safety; FDA reform; drug reimportation; HR 1561; S484; HR 4 S 1082; S467; S468; S424; HR 2184; HR 2090; S3807; S623

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); UNDETERMINED

Bills named: H.R. 4 (110th), H.R. 1561 (110th), H.R. 2184 (110th), H.R. 2090 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

ID Theft data broker

Contacted: UNDETERMINED; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Hospital infections; health information technology; clinical trials registration; HR 1561; HR 1174

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); UNDETERMINED

Bills named: H.R. 1561 (110th), H.R. 1174 (110th)

Banking BAN

Credit card practices impacting vulnerable communities; Financial privacy, Risk based pricing regulations; payday loans; ID theft, credit card reform; predatory lending; check hold study; notice of breach; security freeze; oral checks; EFTA; payroll cards; stored value cards; Reg E; S. 264, HR 2146; HR 928; S 239; S495; S806

Contacted: UNDETERMINED; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 2146 (110th), H.R. 928 (110th), S. 264 (110th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Predatory lending; store value cards; ID theft; security freeze; check hold study; oral checks; payroll cards; notice of breach; credit card practices; Reg E; financial privacy; payday loans; data privacy; student loans; check holds; S264; S1178; S495: HR 958; S239; S806; HR 928

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); UNDETERMINED; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 928 (110th), H.R. 958 (110th)

Insurance INS

S-Chip extension and improvement; Medicare part D; HR 4

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); UNDETERMINED; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 4 (110th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Security freeze; SSN protection, data privacy; Safety Act of 200; dietary supplement; Health Information Technology; Food Safety; Furniture tipover; CPSC reauthorization; Pool & Spa Safety; Glass Furniture injury prevention; product safety; kids and cars; china and food safety;Cell phone portability; digital television conversion; student loans; vegetable/fruit safety section 123 Farm Bill; S1082; S495; S1178; S2663: HR4040; S2045; HR 1561; S1561;S484;S694;HR1216

Contacted: SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); UNDETERMINED; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1561 (110th), H.R. 4040 (110th), H.R. 1216 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Creating long term energy alternatives; HR 6

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); UNDETERMINED; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food safety; country of origin of food; Sect 123 Farm Bill; Genetically modified food labeling; clone labeling; preemption of state and local food safety regulations; campylobactor standard; CO in meat labeling; regulation of fresh vegetables and fruit; HR 992; S414

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; UNDETERMINED; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 992 (110th)

Education EDU

Trade School regulation

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); UNDETERMINED; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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.