MEREDITH CORPORATION for MEREDITH CORPORATION
What was lobbied
8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
H. R. 3126 "Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act" - House Financial Services Committee, letter to Chairman Frank.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JERRY HADENFELDT | Director of Government Relations |
Advertising ADV
H.R. 182b and S. 752 "Fair Elections Now Act" - opposition to any ban or change in PAC contributions and to freeze or reduce rates for political advertising. S. 1763 "Protecting Americans From Drug Marketing Act" - Opposition to any change in deductibility of prescription advertising. H.R. 4053 "The Healthy Kids Act" - opposed restrictions on food advertising.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JERRY HADENFELDT | Director of Government Relations |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 1083 "Business Activity Tax Simplification Act for 2009" - regarding taxable nexus revisions and letter to the House Chair and Ranking Member to move the bill.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JERRY HADENFELDT | Director of Government Relations |
Health Issues HCR
S. 803 "Healthy Workforce Act" - in support of the bill and companion bill H.R. 1897. H.R. 1679 "Affordable Health Choices Act" and Senate HELP Committee Version - regarding prescription drug advertising restrictions or the loss of deductibility of prescription drug advertising expenditures. H.R. 3590 "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" - regarding prescription drug advertising and protection of deductibility of expenses. H.R. 3200 "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 and the Senate Finance Committee version, S. 1796, "The America's Healthy Future Act" - regarding loss of deductibility of prescription drug advertising expenditures, employer plan protection and medicare reimbursement. H.R. 3962 "Affordable Health Care for America Act" - regarding loss of deductibility of prescription drug advertising expenditures, employer plan protection and medicare reimbursement.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JERRY HADENFELDT | Director Government Relations |
Postal POS
H.R. 2918 "The Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations Continuing Resolution Bill" - support regarding a provision deferring $4 billion in US Postal Service cash contributions to pre-fund future postal retiree health premiums until next September.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JERRY HADENFELDT | Director of Government Relations |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
H.R. 1409 & S. 560 "Employee Free Choice Act of 2009" - opposing card check and other new provisions and eliminating secret ballot elections.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JERRY HADENFELDT | Director of Government Relations |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
H.R. 848 and S. 379 "The Performance Royalities Act" opposed any new performance fee, tax, royality or other charge that would be levied on broadcasters. H. Con. Res. 49 and S. Con. Res. 14, "The Local Radio Freedom Act." Opposed any new performance fee, tax, royalty or other change that would be levied on broadcasters. H.R. 927 "Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act" regarding local carriage of all television channels. H.R. 2994 "Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act to Reauthorize (SHVERA) of 2004" - Support for reauthorizing most current provisions of the act and Senate Commerce Committee draft bill. S. 2764 "Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA) - a bill to reauthorize SHVERA. Other issues with no separate Bill Numbers or Titles assigned at present time: * Preserving Designated Market Areas * Retransmission Consent * Children's TV Advertising * Food Advertising * TV Content Copyright Protection
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JERRY HADENFELDT | Director of Government Relations |
Media (information/publishing) MIA
H.R. 985 and S. 448 "Free Flow of Information Act" - support for reporters' shield law.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JERRY HADENFELDT | Director of Government Relations |
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.