1st Quarter - Report — SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS for SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS (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

SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS

Client

SOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTS

Income

—

Expenses

$196,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

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	$196,000	Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment	Apr 25, 2012	$196,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 4872 - The Reconcilliation Act of 2010 H.R. 3590 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act H.R. 3962 - The Affordable Health Care for America Act Repeal of 1099 Form Regulations within H.R. 3590 (H.R. 4/S. 18/S. 72)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRIAN DANIEL GAMBERINI	—
JEANNE L RAMSAY	2001-02: Deputy Finance Director, Sen. Collins

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 18 (112th), H.R. 3962 (112th), H.R. 3590 (112th), H.R. 4872 (112th), H.R. 4 (112th), S. 72 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

Farm Bill-Specialty Crops, research funding, crop insurance, pest and disease management, conservation, statistics, FSA Loans. Work with APHIS at USDA to ensure foreign pests and diseases will not come into the U.S. Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2009 (AgJOBS Bill) Climate Change & Energy Legislation/ See attached page... EPA Worker Protection Standards: Work with the Environmental Protection Agency to help make these work better for our industry. Methyl Bromide and other agricultural chemicals. Work with EPA, USDA, and State Department to ensure continued availability. Research Funding for Floriculture: Annual bill setting appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies. H.R. 800 -- Madating the use of E-verify in employment verification H.R. 1259 -Taxes: Tax relief for small business including agriculture including Estate Tax Reform. International Trade: Work on general trade issues and free trade agreements including Andean TPA and Colombia FTA. Work with USDA and Congress on phytosanitary issues, plant pest and disease control, and quarantines. Work with DHS, USDA and Congress on border and port issues. Farm Bill- Work to secure specialty crops inclusion. Work with USDA to ensure continued agricultural statistics cover floral industry. Work with USDA to improve crop insurance coverage for floriculture growers. Work with USDA and SBA on loan programs for agricultural producers.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JEANNE L RAMSAY	2001-02: Deputy Finance Director, Sen. Collins
LIN SCHMALE	1993-94: LA, Congressman Jay Dickey

Contacted: Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1259 (112th), H.R. 800 (112th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 1259 - Estate Tax: Bill to permanently repeal the estate tax H.R. 4, S. 72, S. 18 -- Repeal of expanded 1099 legislation H.R. 3962 - The Affordable Health Care For America Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JEANNE L RAMSAY	2001-02: Deputy Finance Director, Sen. Collins
LIN SCHMALE	1993-94: LA, Congressman Jay Dickey

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 72 (112th), H.R. 1259 (112th), S. 18 (112th), H.R. 4 (112th), H.R. 3962 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Floriculture and Nursery Research Initiative, USDA Budget Lincoln/Kyl placeholder in FY 2010 Budget Resolution for Estate Tax Reform H.R. 4173 - Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JEANNE L RAMSAY	2001-02: Deputy Finance Director, Sen. Collins
LIN SCHMALE	1993-94: LA, Congressman Jay Dickey

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4173 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S. Colombia FTA Extension of the Generalized System of Prefernces and the Andean Trade Preference Act (H.R. 6517/ H.R. 622/ S. 380) Phytosanitary issues in trade agreements

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JEANNE L RAMSAY	2001-02: Deputy Finance Director, Sen. Collins
LIN SCHMALE	1993-94: LA, Congressman Jay Dickey

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 6517 (112th), H.R. 622 (112th), S. 380 (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.