2nd Quarter - Report

NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Period 2nd Quarter 2011 Filed Jul 19, 2011 Signed by Thomas F. Wenning, Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Official filing
Firm
NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION
Client
NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$85,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Healthcare Reform, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. S. 575 Debit Interchange Fee Study Act of 2011; H.R. 1081 Consumers Payment System Protection Act. National Labor Relations Board proposed rules.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN D CALLAHAN New Manager Government Affairs
GREGORY FERRARA Director of Government Affairs
PETER J LARKIN President & CEO
THOMAS F WENNING Exec. VP & General Counsel

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Reserve System; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1081 (112th), S. 575 (112th)

Banking BAN

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. S. 575 Debit Interchang Fee Study Act of 2011, H.R. 1081- Consumers Payment System Protection Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN D CALLAHAN New Manager Government Affairs
GREGORY FERRARA Director of Government Affairs
PETER J LARKIN President & CEO
THOMAS F WENNING Exec. VP & General Counsel

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1081 (112th), S. 575 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 177 Death Tax Repeal Act; S. 7 Comprehensive and Fair Tax Reform; S. 13 Fair Tax Act of 2011; H.R. 25 Fair Fax Act of 2011. H.R.4- Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN D CALLAHAN New Manager Government Affairs
GREGORY FERRARA Director of Government Affairs
PETER J LARKIN President & CEO
THOMAS F WENNING Exec. VP & General Counsel

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 25 (112th), H.R. 177 (112th), H.R. 4 (112th), S. 13 (112th), S. 7 (112th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Healthy Food Financing Initiative

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN D CALLAHAN New Manager Government Affairs
GREGORY FERRARA Director of Government Affairs
PETER J LARKIN President & CEO
THOMAS F WENNING Exec. VP & General Counsel

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; 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.