INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION for INTERNATIONAL FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
H.R. 5408/S. 844, Faster Labor Contracts Act, all provisions; H.R. 20/S. 852, Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 2299, Ensuring Workers get PAID Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 2870, Working Families Flexibility Act, all provisions; Captive audience meetings; Representation elections; OSHA Heat Injury and Illness rulemaking; Wage & Hour Division overtime rulemaking; H.R. 4896/S. 2613, Warehouse Worker Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 2572, Worker Enfranchisement Act, all provisions; H.R. 2952, Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 4366, Save Local Business Act, all provisions
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSEPH PHILIP KALMIN | — |
| MALA K. PARKER | — |
| KRISTIN LEIGH SPIRIDON | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 2391, Strengthening Supply Chains Through Truck Driver Incentives Act, all provisions; H.R. 703/S. 213, Main Street Tax Certainty Act, all provisions; Preserving the LIFO accounting method of inventory valuation; H.R. 1301/S.587, the Death Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; Support for pro-growth tax reforms/opposition to tax increases on American families & businesses related to budget reconciliation; Corporate Transparency Act compliance; Interim Final Rule on Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act; H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to 199A deduction, pass-through business state and local taxes, estate tax, and individual rates; H.R. 6231/S. 3265, the Improve and Enhance the Work Opportunity Tax Credit Act, all provisions
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSEPH PHILIP KALMIN | — |
| MALA K. PARKER | — |
| KRISTIN LEIGH SPIRIDON | — |
Transportation TRA
H.R. 5563, the DRIVE Safe Act and eventual Senate companion bill, all provisions; Surface Transportation Reauthorization, provisions related to including a legislative proposal allowing qualified drivers between the ages of 18 and 20 to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce; Cargo theft issues, including response to agency request for information; Supply chain and trucking issues; Safe Driver Apprenticeship Program
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSEPH PHILIP KALMIN | — |
| MALA K. PARKER | — |
| KRISTIN LEIGH SPIRIDON | — |
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO
H.R. 4121/S. 2256, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions related to FDAs food traceability rule; FDA rulemakings, guidance, and compliance (i.e. implementation of the FSMA food traceability rule); Food Traceability legislation; Food Traceability Rule, support for 30-month compliance date extension and targeted flexibilities
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSEPH PHILIP KALMIN | — |
| MALA K. PARKER | — |
| KRISTIN LEIGH SPIRIDON | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
The Administrations 2025/2026 trade policy agenda, including tariffs; Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSEPH PHILIP KALMIN | — |
| MALA K. PARKER | — |
| KRISTIN LEIGH SPIRIDON | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
H.R. 2853/S. 1404, the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, all provisions
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSEPH PHILIP KALMIN | — |
| MALA K. PARKER | — |
| KRISTIN LEIGH SPIRIDON | — |
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