Year-End Amendment — DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE U.S.,… for DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE U.S.,… (2007)

Firm

DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE U.S., INC.

Client

DISTILLED SPIRITS COUNCIL OF THE U.S., INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$1,562,871

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
Year-End Report	Feb 14, 2008	$1,562,871	Replaced
Year-End Amendment (this page)	Jul 11, 2008	$1,562,871	Yes

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 2488 - to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits S. 998 - to amortize unfinished goods Beverage alcohol taxes

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LORENA ALFARO	—
DAVID CULVER	N/A
MICHELE FAMIGLIETTI	N/A
MARK GORMAN	N/A
DEBORAH A LAMB	—
CHRISTINE A LOCASCIO	—

Contacted: Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); UNDETERMINED; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Bills named: H.R. 2488 (110th), S. 998 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Free Trade Agreement negotiations: Korea, Panama, Andean countries; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Market Access Program; imported food safety

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LORENA ALFARO	—
DAVID CULVER	N/A
MICHELE FAMIGLIETTI	N/A
MARK GORMAN	N/A
DEBORAH A LAMB	—
CHRISTINE A LOCASCIO	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); UNDETERMINED; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); White House Office

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

Distilled spirits product information Drunk driving/transportation and underage prevention issues HR3043/S.1710 - Departments of Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Act, 2008 - to reduce underage drinking Continued from 17: Office of National Drug Control Policy, National Highway & Safety Administration, Department of Health & Human Services, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, Department of Treasury, Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention of Underage Drinking, Department of Agriculture

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LORENA ALFARO	—
DAVID CULVER	N/A
MICHELE FAMIGLIETTI	N/A
MARK GORMAN	N/A
DEBORAH A LAMB	—
CHRISTINE A LOCASCIO	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); UNDETERMINED; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 1710 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th)

Advertising ADV

Distilled spirits advertising and marketing practices

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LORENA ALFARO	—
DAVID CULVER	N/A
MICHELE FAMIGLIETTI	N/A
MARK GORMAN	N/A
DEBORAH A LAMB	—
CHRISTINE A LOCASCIO	—

Contacted: White House Office; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); UNDETERMINED; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

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.