4th Quarter - Report — BEER INSTITUTE for BEER INSTITUTE (2008)

Firm

BEER INSTITUTE

Client

BEER INSTITUTE

Income

—

Expenses

$170,000

Expense method

B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

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

Beverage Industry BEV

Tax, labelinig, advertising, food safety, and general regulatory matters affecting brewers, HHS participation in international health policy initiatives; HR 1610 / S 1995 Beer Excise Tax Rollback; FY 2009 appropriations for state grants to enforce underage drinking laws (EUDL), funding for initiatives authorized in the STOP Act; funding for ONDCP programs to combat underage drinking; S Res 551 / H Con Res 341 observing 75th Anniversary of Repeal of Prohibition, various legislative and agency food safety initiatives

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY BECKER	—
RICHARD GODDARD	—
ELIZABETH TOBIN	—

Contacted: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1610 (110th), S.Res. 551 (110th), H.Con.Res. 341 (110th)

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.