1st Quarter - Report

CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION for CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$210,000
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.

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

Dextromethorphan Dextromethorphan - potential legislation related to reducing incidents of abuse of a common ingredient in over-the-counter cough and cold medications: dextromethorphan (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN GAY New —
TRAVIS GIBBONS —
VERA GRILL —
BILL HEAD —

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Flexible spending arrangements (FSA) and health savings accounts (HSA) H.R. 2529/S. 1368 - Restoring Access to Medication Act. Repeals prohibition in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152) against use of flexible spending arrangement (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) funds on over-the-counter medications; all sections. H.R. 605/S. 312 - Patients' Freedom to Choose Act. Repeals prohibition in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152) against use of flexible spending arrangement (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) funds on over-the-counter medications; all sections. H.R. 2010/S. 1098 - Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011. Repeals prohibition in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152) against use of flexible spending arrangement (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) funds on over-the-counter medications; all sections.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN GAY New —
TRAVIS GIBBONS —
VERA GRILL —
BILL HEAD —

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

Bills named: S. 1368 (112th), H.R. 2010 (112th), H.R. 2529 (112th), S. 312 (112th), H.R. 605 (112th), S. 1098 (112th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Dietary Supplements P.L. 111-354 - Food Safety Modernization Act: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of dietary supplements; all sections S. 1310 - Dietary Supplement Labeling Act of 2011: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of labeling in dietary supplements; all sections Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act (DASCA) - Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of anabolic steroids (no bill number, S. 4032/Specter bill in 111th Congress)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN GAY New —
TRAVIS GIBBONS —
VERA GRILL —
BILL HEAD —

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

Bills named: S. 4032 (112th), S. 1310 (112th)

Pharmacy PHA

Pseudoephedrine Pseudoephedrine - potential legislation to implement real-time, stop-sale electronic tracking system for sales of medications containing pseudoephedrine in order to preserve consumer access to the ingredient, common in popular cold and allergy medications (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN GAY New —
TRAVIS GIBBONS —
VERA GRILL —
BILL HEAD —

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