4th Quarter - Report

ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC for ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$2,380,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 4213: American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010; provisions relating to revenue raisers and deductablilty of punitive damage awards. S 3793: Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010; all provisions of the bill. HR 4853: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010; all provisions of the bill. HR 422: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit; all provisions of the bill. S 506/HR 1265: Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; provisions relating to revenue raisers. S 1341/HR 3439: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on SILO and LILO transactions; all provisions of the bill. HR 4994: Taxpayer Assistance Act of 2010; provisions relating to revenue raisers. Discussions concerning the extension of the 2010 Capital Gains and Dividends tax rates.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE GATES —
CYNTHIA HAYDEN —
JOHN HOEL —
SARAH KNAKMUHS —
TODD WALKER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3439 (111th), H.R. 4853 (111th), H.R. 4994 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 1265 (111th), H.R. 422 (111th)

Tobacco TOB

S 3288/HR 5178: Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2010 (STOP Act); all provisions of the bill. Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act. Implementation of provisions relating to non-mailability. Revisions to payment rates established by the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act (FETRA). Taxation of tobacco products, including large cigars, little cigars, pipe tobacco, and roll-your-own tobacco.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID FERNANDEZ —
BRUCE GATES —
CYNTHIA HAYDEN —
JOHN HOEL —
SARAH KNAKMUHS —
TODD WALKER —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5178 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 3590: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Center for Disease Control and Prevention's implementation of stimulus provisions. Proposed legislation involving Medicare Secondary Payer provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE GATES —
CYNTHIA HAYDEN —
SARAH KNAKMUHS —
TODD WALKER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3590 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; Center for Disease Control and Preventions implementation of stimulus provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE GATES —
CYNTHIA HAYDEN —
SARAH KNAKMUHS —
TODD WALKER —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.