FOOD MARKETPLACE INC. for FOOD MARKETPLACE INC
What was lobbied
16 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Retirement RET
H.R. 397 - Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act Grassley-Alexander Multi-Employer Pension Proposal
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
Expanding Availability of Broadband
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
HR 5430 - United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 5911 - FAIR Tariff Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
Government Issues GOV
S. 2220 - Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019; the threat to retailer privacy the bill poses
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
Minting/Money/Gold Standard MON
Coinage Shortage: 1. Sent letter to Sec. Mnuchin and Chairman Powell regarding the coin shortage and need for quick action. 2. Worked with congressional offices to send a House member letter to Mnuchin and Powell on coin shortage.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
Banking BAN
Secure Payments Partnership, talking about card fraud and the need for greater payment card security Data Security, various proposals on data security, breach notification and liabilities
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
Agriculture AGR
H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - Federal Feeding Programs (SNAP and WIC) H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Federal Feeding Programs (SNAP and WIC) 1.)Ensure that SNAP remained flexibly and ubiquitous keeping the process streamlined for participating retailers in response to the COVID epidemic 2.)Encourage greater flexibility in the WIC program to make it work more efficiently for retailers. H.R.6800 - The Heroes Act; 1. Guaranteeing SNAP provisions would work seamlessly for participating retailers and all stakeholders. 2. Advocated for greater flexibility in the WIC program. S. 3736 - Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID-19 Act of 2020: provided technical feedback on SNAP retailers access to and use of mobile point of sale devices H.R. 6688 - SNAP COVID-19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act of 2020: Ensure retailers continue to have unobstructed access to SNAP licensing S.3840 - Food Supply Protection Act of 2020 Farm Bill implementation Child Nutrition Reauthorization - WIC
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
Transportation TRA
H.R. 1374 / S. 569 - DRIVE Safe Act Hours of Service Extensions for COVID-19 Relief Expiring Commercial Drivers Licenses S.2302 - America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 H.R.2 - Moving Forward Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act H.R. 6567 - GROCER Act of 2020 H.R. 6841 - AG CHAIN Act of 2020 S. FRNT LINE Act - (draft - not yet introduced) H.R. 7079 - Clean Start Back to Work Tax Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 7216 - Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act H.R. 7222 - Safe Reopening Tax Credit Act of 2020 Perishable Food and Beverage Tax Credit
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
Health Issues HCR
S. 684 / H.R. 748 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act S. 1089 / H.R.1922 - Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 S. 172 / H.R. 1398 - Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 S. 80 - Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 1895 - the Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 2782/S. 1510 - the Employee Flexibility Act of 2019 H.R. 4070/S. 2366 - the Commonsense Reporting Act H.R. 7008 - the Family Savings Flexibility Act H.R. 7327 - the Child Care for Economic Recovery Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
Small Business SMB
S.3984
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
H.R. 6472 - COVID-19 Price Gouging Prevention Act: Advocated for federal preemption and provided feedback on the bill and proposed changes to make it work well for retailers S. 6688: COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020, provided comments to the legislation as part of the Main Street Privacy Coalition S. 847 - Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 Data Privacy, Congress interest in creating a national data privacy standard Recycling Leadership Council - recycling framework
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
Immigration IMM
H.R. 2740 - Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; Legislative Branch; Defense; State and Foreign Operations; and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 - J-1 Visa Provisions J-1 Visas for seasonal workers
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO
Letter to White House on Food Industry Vaccine Prioritization H.R. 2117/S.3451 - the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act of 2019 H.R. 5415/S. 2958 - the Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act H.R. 3981 / S. 2337 - Food Date Labeling Act of 2019 H.R. 6044 - the Accurate Labels Act H.R. 5587 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the regulation of hemp-derived cannabidiol and hemp-derived cannabidiol containing substances H.R. 2267 - the Infant Formula Protection Act H.R. 1769 - Defending Against Imitations and Replacements of Yogurt, Milk, and Cheese to Promote Regular Intake of Dairy Everyday Act or DAIRY PRIDE ACT H.R. 2827 - Keep Food Containers Safe From PFAS Act of 2019 H.R. 4487 - Codifying Useful Regulatory Definitions Act or the CURD ACT H.R. 5861 - Agriculture Resilience Act - Title VII
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Formulation of next COVID-19 package including liability relief; Liability relief - House: Graves, Cuellar and Correa letter; Senate: McConnell/Cornyn. H.R. 1 - For The People Act of 2019 H.R. 5 / S. 788 - Equality Act H.R. 582 - Raise the Wage Act H.R. 2474 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act Section 1102 - Paycheck Protection Program Section 1106 - Loan Forgiveness Section 1110 - Emergency EIDL Grants Title II - Subtitle A - Unemployment Insurance Provisions Title II - Subtitle C - Business Provisions Sec. 3601. Limitation on paid leave Sec. 3602. Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act Limitation Sec. 3603. Unemployment insurance Sec. 3604. OMB Waiver of Paid Family and Paid Sick Leave Sec. 3605. Paid leave for rehired employees Sec. 3606. Advance refunding of credits Sec. 3607. Expansion of DOL Authority to postpone certain deadlines Sec. 3608. Single-employer plan funding rules Sec. 4003. Emergency relief and taxpayer protections. Sec. 4004. Limitation on certain employee compensation. H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act DIVISION C-EMERGENCY FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE EXPANSION ACT DIVISION D-EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE STABILIZATION AND ACCESS ACT OF 2020 DIVISION E-EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE ACT DIVISION G-TAX CREDITS FOR PAID SICK AND PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE HEROES of the Critical Infrastructure (House and Senate conversations to provide tax relief for critical infrastructure workers.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
Pharmacy PHA
Senate Finance Committee drug pricing bill - DIR Fees and PBM Reform S. 2543 - the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act H.R. 3 - the Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R. 803/ S. 988 - Improving Transparency and Accuracy in Medicare Part D Drug Spending Act H.R. 1034 / S. 640 - Phair Pricing Act H.R. 2113 - The Prescription Drug STAR Act S. 1227/H.R. 2376 - The Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019 S.1532/H.R. 3223 - The Pharmacy Benefit Managers Accountability Study Act of 2019 S. 724/H.R. 1614 - the John S. McCain Opioid Addiction and Prevention Act H.R. 5304 - the PBM Transparency in Prescription Drug Costs Act H.R. 2115 - the Public Disclosure of Drug Discounts and Real-Time Beneficiary Drug Cost Act H.R. 748 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act - Sec. 3702. Inclusion of certain over-the-counter medical products as qualified medical expenses.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW HARIG | — |
| JENNIFER HATCHER | — |
| PETER MATZ | — |
| MATTHEW VIOHL | — |
| HANNAH VONLACKUM WALKER | — |
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