3rd Quarter - Report — CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (PKA: GROCE… for CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (PKA: GROCE… (2008)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (PKA: GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION)

Client

CONSUMER BRANDS ASSOCIATION (PKA: GROCERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION)

Income

—

Expenses

$1,660,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
3rd Quarter - Report (this page)	Oct 20, 2008	$1,660,000	Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment	Mar 1, 2010	$1,690,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

S. 2928, BPA-Free Kids Act of 2008 (entire bill); H.R. 6228, Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2008 (entire bill).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHERRI LEHMAN	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6228 (110th), S. 2928 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 5724, US-Colombia TPA (entire bill); No bill #, US-Panama TPA (entire issue); No bill #, US-South Korea FTA; No bill #, discussions with respect to General Systems of Preference (entire issue).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MONISHA PRIMLANI	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5724 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 3080, Imported Ethanol Parity Act (entire bill); S. 3031, To amend the Clean Air Act to limit the use of ethanol to meet the renewable fuel standard (entire bill); No bill #, food-based biofuels (general discussion with respect to opposition to subsidies, tariffs, and mandates).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SCOTT FABER	—
GEOFFREY MOODY	—
MARY C SOPHOS	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3080 (110th), S. 3031 (110th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

S. 3385, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (entire bill); H.R. 5904, Safe FEAST Act of 2008 (entire bill); No bill #, general discussions with respect to FDA funding; No bill #, general discussions with respect to children's advertising issues; Sen.Con.Res.70EAH and H.Con.Res.312RH (funding for FDA).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SCOTT FABER	—
EILEEN HARLEY	Professional Staff Member, House Rules Comm.
SHERRI LEHMAN	—
MARY C SOPHOS	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 3385 (110th), H.R. 5904 (110th), H.Con.Res. 312 (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.