1st Quarter - Report — PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC. for PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC. (2008)

Firm

PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.

Client

PLASTICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$50,000

Expense method

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

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 2942, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007, all sections, all provisions relating to the identification of misaligned currency and required action to correct the misalignment.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER BROWN	Senior Director, Federal Government Affairs
NEIL PRATT	Sr. Director, International Trade & Trade Counsel
AMY E SHERMAN	Director of International Trade and Trade Statistics

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2942 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 41/H.R. 2138 The Investment in America Act All Titles/All Sections.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER BROWN	Senior Director, Federal Government Affairs

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 41 (110th), H.R. 2138 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 5437 The American-Made Energy Act Title III All Sections.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER BROWN	Senior Director, Federal Government Affairs
WILLIAM ROBERT CARTEAUX	President and CEO
CATHERINE RANDAZZO	Executive Vice President and COO

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5437 (110th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

FY 2009 Agriculture House and Senate Appropriations legislation Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food Contact Notification (FCN) Program Funding.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER BROWN	Senior Director, Federal Government Affairs
WILLIAM ROBERT CARTEAUX	President and CEO

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 800/S. 1041 The Employee Free Choice Act All Titles/All Sections.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER BROWN	Senior Director, Federal Government Affairs

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 800 (110th), S. 1041 (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.