Mid-Year Report

U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP for U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP

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$248,552

What was lobbied

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

Media (information/publishing) MIA

Media Consolidation Media Reform Internet Freedom

Contacted: Federal Election Commission (FEC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS

Nuclear Waste, Hazardous Waste, Toxic Waste, Superfund

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of

Telecommunications TEC

"Net Neutrality" Internet Freedom Telecommunication Company Mergers

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Budget, Appropriations Bills, Taxes All of the above alone and as they relate & effect other U.S. PIRG issues.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bankruptcy BNK

Personal Bankruptcy

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Consumer Protection, Consumer Rights, Product Safety

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Education, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); SENATE; Federal Election Commission (FEC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Clean Energy, Nuclear Power, Energy Efficiency, Global Warming/Climate Change, Energy Legislation, Fossil Fuel & Nuclear Subsidies

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Federal Election Commission (FEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Education EDU

Student Aid, Student Loans, National Service, Higher Education Act, Student Rights

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Federal Election Commission (FEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Education, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Subsidies to Fossil Fuel Industry Subsidies to Nuclear Industry Gas & Energy Prices

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Conservation & Preservation in Forests and Public Lands Road-Building in Forests and Public Lands

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Federal Election Commission (FEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Government Issues GOV

Campaign Finance Reform, Lobbying & Ethics Reform, Election Reform

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Fair Credit, Financial Services, Credit Privacy, Identity Theft

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Election Commission (FEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Utilities UTI

Utility Deregulation, PUHCA, Subsidies

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Election Commission (FEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Chemical Plant Security, Chemical Safety, Toxics Release Inventory, Toxics/Right to Know, Superfund, Pollution Prevention

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Safety Genetically Modified (GMO) Food

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Fair Trade Issues, Labeling of Products (concerns between U.S. & other countries), Safe Product Imports, Environmental & Consumer Protection in Trade Agreements

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Banking BAN

Banking Regulations & General Banking Issues, Bank Fees, Credit Unions, Savings & Loans

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Transportation TRA

Public Transportation & Rail; Highway Bills; Pollution for Cars, Trucks & Buses; Fuel Efficiency; Anti-Environmental Subsidies Related to Transportation

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Election Commission (FEC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Oceans Preservation, Overfishing, Bycatch, offshore Drilling

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System

Environment/Superfund ENV

Toxics/Right to Know, Toxics Release Inventory, Pesticides, Polluter Pork/Anti-Environmental Subsidies, EPA Budget, Regulatory Issues, Superfund, Other General Environmental Issues

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Tobacco TOB

Tobacco & Smoking Health and Safety

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Clean Air, Clean Water, Safer Drinking Water, Mercury Pollution, General Air & Water Pollution Issues

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Federal Election Commission (FEC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Natural Resources NAT

Forests Protection, Endangered Species, Wetlands, Everglades, Arctic Refuge, Public Lands, Wilderness

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Election Commission (FEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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.