1st Quarter - Amendment

THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS for UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS

Period 1st Quarter 2008 Filed Oct 2, 2008 Signed by Alden M. Meyer, Director of Strategy and Policy

Official filing
Firm
THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
Client
UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS
Income
—
Expenses
$140,000
Expense method
B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

Versions of this report

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Filing Filed Amount Counted
1st Quarter - Report Apr 22, 2008 $140,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment (this page) Oct 2, 2008 $140,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Science/Technology SCI

Restoring scientific integrity to federal policy making; Scientific advisory committee appointments; Endangered Species Act science; Morale of federal agency scientists; Whistleblower protection; Food and Drug Administration reform; Consumer Product Safety Commission reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KARLY KAUFMAN —
CELIA WEXLER —

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Agriculture AGR

Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics; regulation of GE crops; protection of CAFO pollution reporting requirements; support for NARMS standards & rigorous organic standards; Caps on Farm Bill Title I commodity payments & Title II conservation; USDA progs supporting sustainable, organic ag

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRISE TENCER —

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Transportation TRA

Fuel economy and oil savings legislation; Tax incentives for advanced technology vehicles; Clean school buses; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act; NHTSA rulemaking on fuel economy standards; EPA rulemaking on fuel economy labeling test procedures; Biofuels legislation; Renewable fuels standard

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRENDAN BELL —
ELI HOPSON —

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Defense DEF

Nuclear weapons R&D; missile defense funding; Defense Authorization bills; nuclear terrorism threat reduction; reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel; nuclear power safety

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHERVIN BOLOORIAN —
STEPHEN YOUNG —

Contacted: Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Global warming emissions control leg; Global Change Res and Data Mgmt Act; National Aquatic Invasive Species Act; Asian Carp Prev & Control Act; Ballast Water Mgmt Act; Coast Guard Auth Act; UDSA emergency fund for pests; rulemaking on Asian Carp; 100th Meridian State Revolving Loan Fund Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRENDAN BELL —
LEXI SHULTZ —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

National energy policy Renewable electricity standard Renewable energy R&D funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRENDAN BELL —
MARCHANT WENTWORTH —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

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