2nd Quarter - Report

REPUBLIC CONSULTING, LLC for BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

Period 2nd Quarter 2016 Filed Jul 16, 2016 Signed by Gordon Hunter Bates

Official filing
Firm
REPUBLIC CONSULTING, LLC
Client
BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION
Income
$30,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Support pro-growth tax reform and LIFO accounting in context of tax reform discussions, including House GOP Tax Reform Task Force blueprint; Support equitable treatment of distilled spirits in S. 1562, Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act; Support H.R. 2520, Distillery Innovation and Excise Tax Reform Act; Monitor Blunt Craft Beverage Tax Amdt #3464 to FAA extension bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GORDON HUNTER HUNTER BATES —
CHASE WATSON HIENEMAN —
LAUREN O'BRIEN —

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2520 (114th), S. 1562 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Encourage appropriate customs duty drawback policy at Customs and Border Protecton; Support Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 5634) report language requiring CBP report on drawback policy across all categories of imported merchandise

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GORDON HUNTER HUNTER BATES —
LAUREN O'BRIEN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5634 (114th)

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.