2nd Quarter - Report

BEER INSTITUTE for BEER INSTITUTE

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

What was lobbied

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

Beverage Industry BEV

Tax, labeling, advertising, food safety, and general regulatory matters affecting beer industry; HHS participation in international alcohol policy initiatives; FY 2010 appropriations for programs authorized in the STOP Act, Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws program, and other federal initiatives to reduce alcohol abuse and underage drinking; HR 836/S 1058 Brewers Excise and Economic Relief Act; S 418/HR 1006 Secondary Metal Theft Prevention Act; S 593/HR 1523 Ban Poisonous Additives Act; continued... HR 1028 Support 21 Act; HR 2749 Food Safety Enhancement Act; HR 3170 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations provisions concerning TTB user fees; Proposed federal excise tax increases to fund various health care reform proposals; provisions of highway construction and NHTSA reauthorization proposals related to prevention of drunk driving.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY BECKER —
RICHARD GODDARD —
ELIZABETH TOBIN —

Contacted: Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1523 (111th), H.R. 3170 (111th), H.R. 1006 (111th), H.R. 836 (111th), H.R. 2749 (111th), H.R. 1028 (111th)

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.