1st Quarter - Report — SNAC INTERNATIONAL for SNAC INTERNATIONAL (2012)

Firm

SNAC INTERNATIONAL

Client

SNAC INTERNATIONAL

Income

—

Expenses

$50,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); 2012 Farm Bill; competitive foods proposed rule; Free Sugar Act of 2011 (S. 685)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES ALBERT MCCARTHY	—

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Bills named: S. 685 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Independent Contractor Status; Secret Ballot Protection Act (H.R. 972 & S. 217); Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act (H.R. 2587); Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act (H.R. 3094); Fair Playing Field Act of 2012 (H.R. 4123 & S. 2145)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES ALBERT MCCARTHY	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: S. 2145 (112th), S. 217 (112th), H.R. 972 (112th), H.R. 4123 (112th), H.R. 3094 (112th), H.R. 2587 (112th)

Transportation TRA

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulation/rule-making including hours-of-service; rules regarding onboard communication device use; truck size/weight regulations Highway Bill Mexican Motor Carrier Pilot Program

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES ALBERT MCCARTHY	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Ethanol/biofuels policy H.R. 3199 - Requiring EPA and National Academy of Science to conduct analysis prior to EPA registering mid-level ethanol blends E-15 proposed fuel standard; H.R. 3097 RFS Flexibility Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES ALBERT MCCARTHY	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3199 (112th), H.R. 3097 (112th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Food Safety Modernization Act; Biofuels policy/ethanol tax credit; Protecting Foods and Beverages form Government Attack Ads (H.R. 3848)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMES ALBERT MCCARTHY	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3848 (112th)

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.