ALTICOR INC. for ALTICOR INC
What was lobbied
11 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM
S. 1361, to reduce human exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and for other purposes; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 4, to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 25, to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states; to Ways & Means. H.R. 62, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses; to Ways & Means. H.R. 64, to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of U.S. income. H.R. 99, to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 100, to provide for enhanced federal, state, and local assistance in the enforcement of the immigration laws, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act, to authorize appropriations to carry out the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program. H.R. 123, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain tax relief permanent, and to repeal the estate tax. H.R. 134, to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the credit for increasing research activities. H.R. 609, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the corporate income tax rate; to Ways & Means. H.R. 749, to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income; to Ways & Means. H.R. 871, to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities; to Ways & Means. H.R. 880, to make permanent the deduction for health insurance costs in computing self-employment taxes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 937, to reduce the corporate rate of tax and to change to a more territorial method of taxing corporations. H.R. 1125, to establish a fee on transactions which would eliminate the national debt and replace the income tax on individuals. H.R. 1478, to provide for S corporation reform, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 1773, to make the research credit permanent, increase expensing for small businesses, reduce corporate tax rates. H.R. 1860, to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services; to Judiciary. H.R. 2669, to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid federal taxation. H.R. 2701, to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes; to Judiciary. H.R. 3091, to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends; to Ways & Means. H.R. 3375, to direct the president of the United States to impose duties on merchandise from the People's Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of U.S. intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such intellectual property rights in China, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 3416, to amend title 31, U.S. Code, to ensure that persons who form corporations or limited liability companies in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations or limited liability companies, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting U.S. corporations and limited liability companies for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving U.S. corporations and limited liability companies, and for other purposes; to Financial Services. H.R. 9, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction for domestic business income of qualified small businesses; to Ways & Means. H.R. 6169, to provide for expedited consideration of a bill providing for comprehensive tax reform. S. 359, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements to payments made to corporations, payments for property and other gross proceeds, and rental property expense payments. S. 727, to make the federal income tax system simpler, fairer, and more fiscally responsible. S. 971, to promote neutrality, simplicity, and fairness in the taxation of digital goods and digital services; to Finance. S. 1346, to restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid federal taxation. S. 1373, to reduce international tax avoidance and restore a level playing field for American businesses; to Finance. S. 1483, to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting U.S. corporations in ways that threaten homeland security, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving U.S. corporations. S. 1558, to apply payroll taxes to remuneration and earnings from self-employment up to the contribution and benefit base and to remuneration in excess of $250,000. S. 2091, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform the international tax system of the United States, and for other purposes; to Finance.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
H.R. 611, to foster transparency about the commercial use of personal information, provide consumers with meaningful choice about the collection, use, and disclosure of such information. H.R. 654, to direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations regarding the collection and use of information obtained by tracking the Internet activity of an individual. H.R. 1528, to protect and enhance consumer privacy, and for other purposes; to Energy & Commerce. H.R. 1841, to protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect computerized data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach; to Energy & Commerce. H.R. 1939, to provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws, and for other purposes; to Energy & Commerce. H.R. 2132, require the Food and Drug Administration to finalize a standard for broad-spectrum protection in sunscreen products. H.R. 2359, to amend title VI of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safe use of cosmetics, and for other purposes; jointly to Energy & Commerce and Education & the Workforce. H.R. 2577, to protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach; to Energy & Commerce. H.R. 2715, to provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws, and for other purposes; to Energy & Commerce; considered and passed. H.R. 3847, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that a medical device is not marketed based on a determination that the device is substantially equivalent to a predicate device that has been recalled, corrected, or removed from the market because of an intrinsic flaw in technology or design that adversely affects safety, and for other purposes. H.R. 4262, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of cosmetics; to Energy & Commerce. H.R. 4395, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements for the registration of cosmetic product manufacturing establishments, the submission of cosmetic product and ingredient statements, and the reporting of serious and unexpected cosmetic product adverse events, and for other purposes; to Energy & Commerce. H.R. 6131, to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006. S. 799, to establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, and for other purposes; to Commerce. S. 913, to require the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe regulations regarding the collection and use of personal information obtained by tracking the online activity of an individual, and for other purposes; to Commerce. S. 1064, to make effective the proposed rule of the Food and Drug Administration relating to sunscreen drug products. S. 1151, to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information; to Judiciary. S. 1207, to protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach; to Commerce. S. 1408, to require federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information; to Judiciary. S. 1434, to protect information relating to consumers, to require notice of security breaches. S. 1535, to protect consumers by mitigating the vulnerability of personally identifiable information to theft through a security breach, providing notice and remedies to consumers in the wake of such a breach, holding companies accountable for preventable breaches, facilitating the sharing of post-breach technical information between companies, and enhancing criminal and civil penalties and other protections against the unauthorized collection or use of personally identifiable information. S. 1652, to amend title 9 of the U.S. Code to prohibit mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts for mobile service; to Judiciary. S. 3187, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars. S. 3333, to require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information, and for other purposes. S. 3410, to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Health Issues HCR
S. 248, to allow an earlier start for state health care coverage innovation waivers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 1410, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. S. 1468, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Part B of the Medicare program; to Finance. S. 2113, to empower the Food and Drug Administration to ensure a clear and effective pathway that will encourage innovative products to benefit patients and improve public health; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 2119, to establish a pilot program to address overweight/obesity among children from birth to age five in child care settings and to encourage parental engagement; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 2516, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars. H.R. 2276, to require the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to conduct a study on effective ways to provide confirming genetic diagnostic test activity where gene patents and exclusive licensing exist, and for other purposes; jointly to Judiciary and Energy & Commerce. H.R. 2632, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for life sciences research. H.R. 2741, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the occurrence of diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries by extending coverage under Medicare for medical nutrition therapy services to such beneficiaries with pre-diabetes or with risk factors for developing Type 2 diabetes; jointly to Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means. H.R. 2787, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to diabetes self-management training by authorizing certified diabetes educators to provide diabetes self-management training services, including as part of telehealth services, under Part B of the Medicare program; jointly to Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means. H.R. 2799, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to provide treatment for diabetes in minority communities; to Energy & Commerce. H.R. 4604, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national program to conduct and support activities toward the goal of significantly reducing the number of cases of overweight and obesity among individuals in the United States.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI
S. 1956, to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in the European Union's emissions trading scheme, and for other purposes; to Commerce.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Immigration IMM
H.R. 98, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to enforce restrictions on employment in the United States of unauthorized aliens through the use of improved Social Security cards and an Employment Eligibility Database, and for other purposes; jointly to Ways & Means; Judiciary; Homeland Security; and Education & the Workforce. H.R. 483, to create an electronic employment eligibility verification system to ensure that all workers in the United States are legally able to work, and for other purposes; jointly to Judiciary; Ways & Means; and Education & the Workforce. H.R. 800, to make the E-verify program permanent, and to provide for penalties to enforce compliance with the program, and for other purposes; jointly to Ways & Means; Education & the Workforce; and Judiciary. H.R. 2000, to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program; jointly to Homeland Security; Judiciary; Ways & Means; Education & the Workforce; Oversight & Government Reform; Armed Services; Agriculture; and Natural Resources. S. 565, to establish an employment-based immigrant visa for alien entrepreneurs who have received significant capital from investors to establish a business in the United States; to Judiciary. S. 2233, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate international tourism to the United States; to Judiciary.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO
H. Res. 98, expressing the sense of the House that the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration should give the greatest weight in making critical policy decisions to readily available hard science data, including evidence from the natural sciences, physical sciences, and computing sciences. H.R. 1364, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act concerning the distribution of information on legitimate scientific research in connection with foods and dietary supplements, and for other purposes. H.R. 1382, to require the president to call a White House conference on food and nutrition. H.R. 2044, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act concerning claims about the effects of foods and dietary supplements on health-related conditions and disease, and for other purposes; to Energy & Commerce. H.R.2045, to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act concerning the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements and dietary ingredients. H.R. 3214, to amend the Food and Drug Administration's mission; to Energy & Commerce. S. 216, to increase criminal penalties for certain knowing and international violations relating to food that is misbranded or adulterated; to Judiciary. S. 1581, to improve the importer of record program and the collection of fees and duties in connection with the importation of merchandise into the United States, and for other purposes; to Finance. S. 1662, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a nanotechnology regulatory science program; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
H.R. 800, to make the E-verify program permanent, and to provide for penalties to enforce compliance with the program, and for other purposes; jointly to Ways & Means; Education & the Workforce; and Judiciary. H.R. 3991, to prohibit the National Labor Relations Board from requiring that employers provide to the board or to a labor organization the telephone number or email address of any employee; to Education & the Workforce. S. 770, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to ensure that employees are not misclassified as non-employees, and for other purposes; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 1289, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the tax gap, and for other purposes; to Finance. S. 2145, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the secretary of the treasury to issue prospective guidance clarifying the employment status of individuals for purposes of employment taxes and to prevent retroactive assessments with respect to such clarifications; to Finance.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Agriculture AGR
H.R. 5962, to amend the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 to require record keeping and authorize investigations and enforcement actions for violations of such law, and for other purposes; to Agriculture. S. 2375, making fiscal year 2013 appropriations for agriculture, rural development, Food and Drug Administration,
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
H.R. 1056, to amend title 35, U.S. Code, with respect to false marking; to Judiciary. H.R. 1166, to modify the prohibition on recognition by U.S. courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names. H.R. 1249, to amend title 35, U.S. Code, to provide for patent reform; jointly to Judiciary and Budget
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
H.R. 622, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes; jointly to Ways & Means and Budget. H.R. 639, to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that countervailing duties may be imposed to address subsidies relating to a fundamentally undervalued currency of any foreign country; to Ways & Means. H.R. 2407, to protect the safety of America's roads by limiting the operation of motor carriers domiciled in Mexico beyond municipalities and commercial zones on the U.S.-Mexico border to a pilot program; to Transportation. H.R. 2707, to establish trade negotiating objectives of the United States with respect to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products to facilitate trade in agriculture, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 3078, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement; to Ways & Means. H.R. 3079, to implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement; to Ways & Means. H.R. 3080, to implement the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement; to Ways & Means. H.R. 4105, to apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to non-market economy countries. H.R. 4216, to provide for the exchange of information related to trade enforcement; to Judiciary. H.R. 6149, to require the U.S. trade representative to take action to obtain the full compliance of the Russian Federation with its commitments under the protocol on the accession of the Russian Federation to the agreement establishing the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes. H.R. 6156, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 6536, to authorize the president of the United States to seek to conduct negotiations with the European Union for purposes H.R. 6538, to establish trade negotiating objectives with respect to the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures to agricultural products, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 6539, to establish a U.S.-Brazil joint commission on commerce and trade, and for other purposes. S. 98, to renew trade promotion authority, and for other purposes; to Finance. S. 1116, to merge the Department of Labor, the Department of Commerce, and the Small Business Administration to establish a Department of Commerce and the Workforce, and for other purposes; to Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs. S. 1130, to strengthen the U.S. trade laws and for other purposes; to Finance. S. 1238, to make bills implementing trade agreements subject to a point of order unless certain conditions are met, and for other purposes; to Finance. S. 1641, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement; to Finance. S. 1642, to implement the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement; to Finance. S. 1643, to implement the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement; to Finance. S. 2153, to apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to non-market economy countries, and for other purposes; considered and passed. S. 2171, to enhance the promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services, and for other purposes; to Banking. S. 3285, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment to products of the Russian Federation; to Finance. S. 3327, to require the U.S. trade representative to take action to obtain the full compliance of the Russian Federation with its commitments under the protocol on the accession of the Russian Federation to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes; to Finance. S. 3347, to require reports on countries with which the United States negotiates trade agreements, to establish terms for future trade agreements, and to enhance the promotion of exports of U.S. goods and services, and for other purposes; to Finance. S. 3406, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova, to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, and to impose sanctions on persons responsible for gross violations of human rights, and for other purposes; from Finance; placed on the calendar.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
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