1st Quarter - Report — THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS for UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS (2011)

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

THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS

Client

UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS

Income

—

Expenses

$83,503

Expense method

B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

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
1st Quarter - Report (this page)	Apr 20, 2011	$83,503	Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment	Jun 15, 2011	$83,503	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

USDA programs supporting sustainable, organic agriculture; funding for USDA research, data collection, monitoring; Title II conservation funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRISE TENCER	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Transportation TRA

Fuel economy and oil savings legislation; tax incentives for advanced technology vehicles; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, EPA and NHTSA rulemaking on fuel economy standard/GHG standards; biofuels legislation; renewable fuels standard

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRENDAN BELL	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Health Issues HCR

Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics; funding for FDA research, data collection, monitoring

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRISE TENCER	—

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Global warming emissions control leg

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRENDAN BELL	—

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRENDAN BELL	—
MARCHANT WENTWORTH	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

Restoring scientific integrity to federal policy making; scientific advisory committee appointments; morale of federal agency scientists; whistleblower protection; Food & Drug Administration reform; reforming FACA; appropriations for Office of Technology Assessment; Consumer Product Safety

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CELIA WEXLER	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

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.