RAI SERVICES COMPANY for RAI SERVICES COMPANY
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
HR 880 -- American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015. Issues related to tax treatment of certain R&D expenditures H.R. 2510 -- Amending the tax code to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation S. 1946 -- Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015. Tax issues related to overall reform of the tax code, the repatriation of funds and the tax treatment of employee benefits
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAKEITHA ANDERSON | — |
| JOHN FISH | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
H.R. 3049 -- FY16 Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations -- issues related to how the CTP calculates and allocates user fees, how the CTP plans to assess user fees on newly deemed products, implementation of the regulation on tobacco categories, the proposed predicate date within the proposed deeming regulation; and, greater transparency in how the CTP allocates and spends its user fees. H.R. 3128 FY16 Homeland Security Appropriations -- issues related to better coordination of enforcement activities regarding the illicit trade of tobacco products.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAKEITHA ANDERSON | — |
| PATRICK BRENNAN | — |
| JOHN FISH | — |
| JEFFREY HOGG | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
The Trans-Pacific Partnership -- issues related to the treatment of tobacco in trade agreements
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAKEITHA ANDERSON | — |
| PATRICK BRENNAN | — |
| JOHN FISH | — |
| JEFFREY HOGG | — |
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
H.R. 1375 / S 142 -- the Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015. Issues related to the treatment of vapor products
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAKEITHA ANDERSON | — |
| PATRICK BRENNAN | — |
| JOHN FISH | — |
| JEFFREY HOGG | — |
Tobacco TOB
HR 478 / S 430 -- Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2015 HR 1517 -- SMOKE Act -- issues related to regulatory treatment of certain categories of tobacco products HR 662 / S 441 -- Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2015 H.R. 1749 -- STOP Act -- issues related to tracking equipment and products H.R. 2058 -- FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act -- issues regarding the treatment of new deemed products S. 450 Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2015 -- issues related to tax rates for different categories of tobacco products S 1149 -- Tobacco Tax and Enforcement Reform Act PL 111-31 -- (The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act) - issues related to the implementation of the Statute, specifically provisions related to the issuance of a "deeming regulation", user fee calculations, IOM reports; and, the fair treatment of all tobacco product categories
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LAKEITHA ANDERSON | — |
| PATRICK BRENNAN | — |
| JOHN FISH | — |
| JEFFREY HOGG | — |
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.