1st Quarter - Report

CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION for CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$200,000
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.

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TRAVIS GIBBONS —
VERA GRILL Sr. Pol. Adv.-Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-LA) 09-10
BILL HEAD New —
ALLEN SEGAL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Pharmacy PHA

Manufacturing and importation of OTC drugs; mandatory recall authority of the FDA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TRAVIS GIBBONS —
VERA GRILL Sr. Pol. Adv.-Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-LA) 09-10
BILL HEAD New —
ALLEN SEGAL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

Over-the-Counter medicines: Dextromethorphan and Pseudoephedrine Dextromethorphan - legislation related to the abuse of common ingredient in over-the-counter cough and cold medications: dextromethorphan (no bill number) Pseudoephedrine - legislation related to the diversion of common indredient in cold and allergy medications used in the illegal production of methamphetamine (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TRAVIS GIBBONS —
VERA GRILL Sr. Pol. Adv.-Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-LA) 09-10
BILL HEAD New —
ALLEN SEGAL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Flexible spending arrangements (FSA) and health savings accounts (HSA) H.R. 605/S. 312 - Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152), repeal of prohibition against use of flexible spending arrangement (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) funds on over-the-counter medications; all sections.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TRAVIS GIBBONS —
VERA GRILL Sr. Pol. Adv.-Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-LA) 09-10
BILL HEAD New —
ALLEN SEGAL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 605 (112th), S. 312 (112th)

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.