1st Quarter - Report — AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2008)

Firm

AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Client

AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$190,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

National Veterinary Medical Service Act Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank Equity in Federal Veterinary Pay

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANGELA DEMAREE	—
MARK LUTSCHAUNIG	—
ROBERT NICHOLS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Small Business SMB

Small Business Health Plan Legislation Health Savings Accounts Non-Economic Damages Legal Status of Animals

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANGELA DEMAREE	—
MARK LUTSCHAUNIG	—
ROBERT NICHOLS	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Education EDU

Centers of Emphasis on Food Systems Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Public HealthWorkforce Expansion Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANGELA DEMAREE	—
MARK LUTSCHAUNIG	—
ROBERT NICHOLS	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE

Agriculture AGR

FARM Bill -Title II Conservation; Title VII Research and Related Matters; Title XI Miscellaneous American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act Preservation of Anitibiotics for Medical Treatment Act Humane Methods of Slaugthter Act Amendment Downed Animal Protection Act Food and Energy Security Act of 2007

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANGELA DEMAREE	—
MARK LUTSCHAUNIG	—
ROBERT NICHOLS	—

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Animals ANI

Legislation to address the issue of unwanted/retired horses Captive Primate Safety Act Domestic Pet Turtle Market Access Act Pet Safety and Protection Act Animal Protection Accountability Act Dog Fighting Prohibition Act Animal Drug User Fee Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANGELA DEMAREE	—
MARK LUTSCHAUNIG	—
ROBERT NICHOLS	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

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.