3rd Quarter - Report — NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION (2024)

Firm

NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Client

NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$201,206

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

Credit Card Competition Act Payments Card Standards, Security and Fraud Merchant Credit Card Acceptance Fees Privacy American Privacy Rights Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER EDWARD JONES	—
MAX WENGROFF New	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act Permanent extension of 100% bonus depreciation Permanent extension of the 199a tax credit Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act Fresh Food Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER EDWARD JONES	—
MAX WENGROFF New	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

Farm Bill Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Healthy Food Financing Initiative Food Deserts Baby formula shortage SNAP-Ed SNAP Data Reporting SNAP Choice

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE ELIZABETH JOHNSON	Legislative Assistant, Sen. Jon Tester
CHRISTOPHER EDWARD JONES	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act Reform of the Robinson-Patman Act Price discrimination against independent grocers FTC Commissioner Nomination Process Kroger-Albertsons Merger

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER EDWARD JONES	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Small Business SMB

SBA Involvement in Antitrust Policy

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER EDWARD JONES	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Pharmacy PHA

Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act Pharmacy Direct and Indirect Remuneration Fee Reform Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Pharmacy Quality Measures Standardized pharmacy performance measures Any Willing Pharmacy

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE ELIZABETH JOHNSON	Legislative Assistant, Sen. Jon Tester

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funding for enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act FDA Traceability Rule Clarification SNAP Choice

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE ELIZABETH JOHNSON	—
CHRISTOPHER EDWARD JONES	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Exclusion of independent grocers from redemption of Medicare Advantage health benefit card redemptions

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE ELIZABETH JOHNSON	Legislative Assistant, Sen. Jon Tester

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Traceability Rule Food Traceability Enhancement Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE ELIZABETH JOHNSON	Legislative Assistant, Sen. Jon Tester

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.