1st Quarter - Amendment

ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP for ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$200,000
Expense method
B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

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
1st Quarter - Report Apr 19, 2016 $211,173 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment (this page) Feb 6, 2017 $200,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

S.463 - Bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the paying of premium subsidies on policies based on the actual market price of an agricultural commodity at the time of harvest; H.R.892 - Harvest Price Subsidy Reduction Act, all sections; and H.R. ______ - FY 2017 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, sections pertaining to cotton subsidies and conservation programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT FABER —
COLIN O'NEIL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 463 (114th), H.R. 892 (114th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

S.697 - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all sections; S.725 - Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act, all sections; H.R.2576 - TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, all sections; and H.R.2030 and S.700 - Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database Act of 2015, all sections.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT FABER —
ALEX FORMUZIS —
SARAH GRANTHAM —
CHRISTINE HILL —
CHRISTINE SIGURDSON —
READE WILSON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 725 (114th), S. 700 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th), S. 697 (114th), H.R. 2030 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S.1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act, all sections; and H.R.4075 - Cosmetic Modernization Amendments of 2015, all sections; and H.R. ______ - Legislation that would reform federal cosmetics law.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT FABER —
CHRISTINE HILL —
CHRISTINE SIGURDSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1014 (114th), H.R. 4075 (114th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

H.R.704 - RFS Reform Act, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate certain requirements under the renewable fuel program, to prohibit EPA from approving gasoline that contains greater than 10-percent ethanol, and for other purposes; and S.577 - Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015, to amend the Clean Air Act to eliminate the corn ethanol mandate for renewable fuel.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT FABER —
COLIN O'NEIL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 577 (114th), H.R. 704 (114th)

Torts TOR

H.R.526 and S.357 - Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act, all sections; H.R.1927 - Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act, sections pertaining to asbestos; and H.R. 712 - Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015, sections having a bearing on civil enforcement of federal consumer and environmental protection laws.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT FABER —
ALEX FORMUZIS —
SARAH GRANTHAM —
CHRISTINE HILL —
READE WILSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 526 (114th), H.R. 712 (114th), S. 357 (114th), H.R. 1927 (114th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R.913 and S.511- Genetically Engineered Food Right-To-Know Act, all sections; S.2609 - Bill to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for GMO foods and preempt state GMO labeling requirements; and S.2621 - Biotechnology Food Labeling Uniformity Act, all sections.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT FABER —
ALEX FORMUZIS —
CHRISTINE HILL —
MARY ELLEN KUSTIN —
COLIN O'NEIL —
CHRISTINE SIGURDSON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2621 (114th), S. 2609 (114th), S. 511 (114th), H.R. 913 (114th)

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.