2nd Quarter - Report

DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE for DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$140,000
Expense method
B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

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

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 985 Whistleblower Protection Act Overhaul S. 274 Whistleblower Protection Act Overhaul

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY BETH BEETHAM —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 985 (110th), S. 274 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2419 - Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 - Farm Bill reauthorization, focused on conservation, energy titles, and funding levels H.R. 6124 - Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 - Farm Bill reauthorization, focused on conservation, energy titles, and funding levels Kind Motion to Instruct Conferees Cantor Motion to Instruct Conferees

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY BETH BEETHAM —
SARA CHIEFFO —
ROBERT LLOYD DEWEY —
MARCIA LESKY —
SANDRA PUROHIT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 6124 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2009 Interior, Environment and related agencies appropriations bill (no bill number yet) FY 2009 budget for the U.S. Geological Survey FY 2009 DHS Appropriations Bill (Endangered species protection along the SW border) FY 2009 Agriculture Appropriations Bill (funding for conservation programs) H. Con. Res. 70 H. Con. Res. 312 Funding for: Endangered species protection, National Wildlife Refuge System, land acquisition, state wildlife grants, wildlife and habitat protection on public lands, international wildlife conservation, impacts of illegal immigration and related enforcement on SW borderlands

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY BETH BEETHAM —
SARA CHIEFFO —
ROBERT LLOYD DEWEY —
MARCIA LESKY —
SANDRA PUROHIT —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 70 (110th), H.Con.Res. 312 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 3036 - Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 Corker Amendment to S. 3036 (redirect all funding to tax rebate) Kerry-Feinstein Amendment to S. 3036 (rapid response scientific review) H.R. 6316 - Climate Matters Act H.R. 6186 Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act Amendment 4593 (Vitter Amendment to FAA Rule) Amendment 2720 (McConnell Amendment to S. 2284 Flood Insurance Bill) Would life OCS Moratorium and open ANWR H.R. 2419 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Farm Bill reauthorization, focused on conservation, energy titles, and funding levels H.R. 6124 Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Farm Bill reauthorization, focused on conservation, energy titles, and funding levels H.R. 39 Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as Wilderness S. 2316 Permanent protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Outer Continental Shelf drilling moratorium

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY BETH BEETHAM —
SARA CHIEFFO —
ROBERT LLOYD DEWEY —
MARCIA LESKY —
SANDRA PUROHIT —

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 6316 (110th), H.R. 6124 (110th), H.R. 39 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), S. 3036 (110th), H.R. 6186 (110th), S. 2284 (110th), S. 2316 (110th)

Animals ANI

H.R. 3663 - Protect America's Wildlife Act of 2007 S. 2204 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act H.R. 2337 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act H. Con. Res. 70 H. Con. Res. 312 Funding for: Endangered species protection, National Wildlife Refuge System, land acquisition, state wildlife grants, wildlife and habitat protection on public lands, international wildlife conservation, impacts of illegal immigration and related enforcement on SW borderlands S.2875 Livestock Loss Mitigation Act ESA Bill to provide tax incentives for endangered species H.R. 1422 Endangered Species Recovery Act S. 700 Endangered Species Recovery Act National Forest Management Act Regulations H.R. 4775 Compound 1080 and M-44 Elimination Act H.R. 1187 California Marine Sanctuary Bill Lacey Act Invasive Animal Legislation H.R. 3639 The Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act H.R. 1464 Great Cats and Rare Canids Act H.R. 5534 Bear Protection Act Multinational Species Conservation Fund Impacts of Climate Change on Wildlife Testified in oversight hearing entitled, Planning for a Changing Climate and its Impacts on Wildlife and Oceans: State and Federal Efforts and Needs. HR 5756 -- Reauthorization of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act H.R. 767 Fund wildlife eradication programs on National Wildlife Refuges to kill native and non-native species

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY BETH BEETHAM —
SARA CHIEFFO —
ROBERT LLOYD DEWEY —
MARCIA LESKY —
SANDRA PUROHIT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3639 (110th), S. 700 (110th), H.R. 5756 (110th), H.R. 5534 (110th), H.R. 2337 (110th), H.R. 1464 (110th), S. 2875 (110th), H.R. 4775 (110th), H.R. 3663 (110th), H.Con.Res. 70 (110th), H.R. 1187 (110th), H.Con.Res. 312 (110th), H.R. 767 (110th), H.R. 1422 (110th), S. 2204 (110th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 1590 - Safe Climate Act of 2007 H.R. 2337 - Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act S. 3036 - Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 Menendez-Kerry Amendment to S. 3036 (international forest protection) Corker Amendment to S. 3036 (redirect all funding to tax rebate) Kerry-Feinstein Amendment to S. 3036 (rapid response scientific review) S. 2204 Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act H.R. 39 Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act S. 2316 Permanent protection for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge S. 2156 SECURE Water Act H.R. 2593 Borderlands Conservation Security Act of 2007 H.R. 6186 Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act H.R. 6316 Climate Matters Act H.R. 6186 Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act S. 2355 Climate Change Adaptation Act S. 950 Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2007 S. 2307 Global Change Research Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 3663 Protect Americas Wildlife Act of 2007 H. Con. Res. 70 H. Con. Res. 312 Funding for: Endangered species protection, National Wildlife Refuge System, land acquisition, state wildlife grants, wildlife and habitat protection on public lands, international wildlife conservation, impacts of illegal immigration and related enforcement on SW borderlands ESA Bill to provide tax incentives for endangered species H.R. 1422 Endangered Species Recovery Act S. 700 Endangered Species Recovery Act S. 2284 Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act H.R. 920 H.R. 3355 National Forest Management Act Regulations H.R. 2801, S. 1680 Izembek and Alaska Peninsula Refuge Wilderness Enhancement and King Cove Safe Access Act H.R. 2515/S. 300 To authorize appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation to carry out the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program H.R. 3756 Colorado Wilderness Act Bond-Voinovich Proposal alternative to climate change legislation Bill introduce by Senators Dole, Burr and Rep. Jones to allow off road vehicle use on the Cape Hatteras National Sea Shore

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MARY BETH BEETHAM —
SARA CHIEFFO —
ROBERT LLOYD DEWEY —
MARCIA LESKY —
SANDRA PUROHIT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1590 (110th), H.Con.Res. 70 (110th), S. 3036 (110th), H.R. 920 (110th), H.R. 6186 (110th), S. 2316 (110th), S. 950 (110th), S. 2355 (110th), H.R. 2593 (110th), H.R. 1422 (110th), H.R. 2515 (110th), S. 2307 (110th), H.R. 3756 (110th), H.R. 39 (110th), S. 1680 (110th), S. 300 (110th), H.R. 3355 (110th), H.R. 3663 (110th), S. 2204 (110th), H.R. 6316 (110th), S. 2284 (110th), H.R. 2801 (110th), S. 2156 (110th), H.R. 2337 (110th), H.Con.Res. 312 (110th), S. 700 (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.