Mid-Year Report

PUBLIC CITIZEN for PUBLIC CITIZEN

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$140,000

What was lobbied

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

Government Issues GOV

House Ethics/Lobbying Reform Bill, HR 2316 Honest Leadership & Open Government Act of 2007, Independent ethics enforcement, Presidential/House/Senate Public Financing, S. 936, S.1 Greater Transparency in the Legislative Process, S. 1285 Fair Elections Now Act

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Government Ethics (OGE); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: S. 1285 (110th), S. 936 (110th), H.R. 2316 (110th), S. 1 (110th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

CAFE' Legislation, Fuel Economy, Energy Bill

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Government Ethics (OGE); SENATE

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Oversight hearing on Presidential Signing statements, Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 1784 Medic Act, HR 1433-DC Voting Rights Act, S. 1481 Fairness to Medical Justice system/Health Courts Bill. Access to Life saving Medicine Act, Binding Mandatory Arbitration, S. 1337 Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act, S. 849 Open Government Act, FOIA, Military Commission Act to Restore Habeas Corpus, McCarron-Ferguson Act to prevent antitrust exemption for insurance companies.

Contacted: Office of Government Ethics (OGE); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 849 (110th), S. 1481 (110th), H.R. 1433 (110th), S. 1784 (110th), S. 1337 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 6-Clean Energy Act of 2007, HR 1506 Fuel Economy Reform Act, GNEP

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Office of Government Ethics (OGE); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: H.R. 1506 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Panama/Columbia/Peru/South Korea Free Trade Agreements, TPA Fast Track, ATPDEA, Supplemental Appropriations Mexican Domiciled Trucks, WTO Doha Round,

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Government Ethics (OGE); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS

Energy & Water Appropriations FY08, On Site Storage of Nuclear Waste

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Government Ethics (OGE); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Automotive Industry AUT

Fuel Economy, NCAP New Car Assessment Program Testimony, S. 694 Children & Cars

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Office of Government Ethics (OGE); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE

Bills named: S. 694 (110th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

FMCSA Rulemaking, HB 1773, SB 1591, Mexican Domiciled Trucks, War Appropriations- Truck issues

Contacted: Office of Government Ethics (OGE); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Energy & Water Appropriations FY07 & FY08, FY07 Continuing Resolution

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Government Ethics (OGE); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); 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.