4th Quarter - Report — NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION (2023)

Firm

NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Client

NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$462,461

Expense method

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

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

Credit Card Competition Act Payments Card Standards, Security and Fraud Merchant Credit Card Acceptance Fees

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER EDWARD JONES	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act Permanent extension of 100% bonus depreciation Permanent extension of the 199a tax credit

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER EDWARD JONES	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Farm Bill Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Thrifty Food Plan Healthy Food Financing Initiative Food Deserts Baby formula shortage SNAP-Ed SNAP Data Reporting

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE ELIZABETH JOHNSON	Legislative Assistant, Sen. Jon Tester
CHRISTOPHER EDWARD JONES	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act Reform of the Robinson-Patman Act Price discrimination against independent grocers FTC Commissioner Nomination Process Kroger-Albertsons Merger PRO Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE ELIZABETH JOHNSON	Legislative Assistant, Sen. Jon Tester
CHRISTOPHER EDWARD JONES	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Small Business SMB

SBA Involvement in Antitrust Policy

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER EDWARD JONES	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Pharmacy PHA

Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act Pharmacy Direct and Indirect Remuneration Fee Reform Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Pharmacy Quality Measures Standardized pharmacy performance measures Any Willing Pharmacy

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE ELIZABETH JOHNSON	Legislative Assistant, Sen. Jon Tester

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Funding for enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act FDA Traceability Rule Clarification

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE ELIZABETH JOHNSON	—
CHRISTOPHER EDWARD JONES	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Exclusion of independent grocers from redemption of Medicare Advantage health benefit card redemptions

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHANIE ELIZABETH JOHNSON	Legislative Assistant, Sen. Jon Tester

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.