3rd Quarter - Report

NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$55,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. S. 575 Debit Interchang Fee Study Act of 2011, H.R. 1081- Consumers Payment System Protection Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN D CALLAHAN New Manager Government Affairs
GREGORY FERRARA Director of Government Affairs
PETER J LARKIN President & CEO
THOMAS F WENNING Exec. VP & General Counsel

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1081 (112th), S. 575 (112th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Healthy Food Financing Initiative; Interagency Working Group Marketing Guidelines.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN D CALLAHAN New Manager Government Affairs
GREGORY FERRARA Director of Government Affairs
PETER J LARKIN President & CEO
THOMAS F WENNING Exec. VP & General Counsel

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 177 Death Tax Repeal Act; S. 7 Comprehensive and Fair Tax Reform; S. 13 Fair Tax Act of 2011; H.R. 25 Fair Fax Act of 2011. H.R.4- Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011. S. 1660- American Jobs Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN D CALLAHAN New Manager Government Affairs
GREGORY FERRARA Director of Government Affairs
PETER J LARKIN President & CEO
THOMAS F WENNING Exec. VP & General Counsel

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 13 (112th), S. 7 (112th), H.R. 25 (112th), H.R. 4 (112th), S. 1660 (112th), H.R. 177 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Healthcare Reform, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. S. 575 Debit Interchange Fee Study Act of 2011; H.R. 1081 Consumers Payment System Protection Act. National Labor Relations Board proposed rules.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRIAN D CALLAHAN New Manager Government Affairs
GREGORY FERRARA Director of Government Affairs
PETER J LARKIN President & CEO
THOMAS F WENNING Exec. VP & General Counsel

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1081 (112th), S. 575 (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.