1st Quarter - Report

MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE) for MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$40,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
1st Quarter - Report (this page) Apr 20, 2012 $40,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment Jun 29, 2012 $63,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act; Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011 [H.R.639] [S.1619]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON BESHEARS —
MARK DOPP —
JOSHUA GIFFORD —
DALE NELLOR —

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1619 (112th), H.R. 639 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

Livestock Marketing Fairness Act; Proposed USDA Regulations Regarding Meat and Poultry Marketing; To amend the Packers & Stockyards Act to make it unlawful for a packer to own livestock [H.R.2631] [H.R.4284] [S.1026] [S.2141]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON BESHEARS —
MARK DOPP —
JOSHUA GIFFORD —
DALE NELLOR —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4284 (112th), H.R. 2631 (112th), S. 1026 (112th), S. 2141 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Establishing the Budget for the U.S. Government for FY2013 [H.Con.Res.112] [S.Con.Res.41] Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 (No bills yet to mention)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON BESHEARS —
MARK DOPP —
JOSHUA GIFFORD —
DALE NELLOR —

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 41 (112th), H.Con.Res. 112 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011; Superfund Common Sense Act [H.R.910] [H.R.1633] [H.R.2997] [S.482] [S.1528]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON BESHEARS —
MARK DOPP —
JOSHUA GIFFORD —
DALE NELLOR —

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2997 (112th), H.R. 1633 (112th), S. 482 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th), S. 1528 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Renewable Fuels for America's Future Act of 2011; Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing Levels Act; Remove Incentives for Producing Ethanol Act of 2011; To Prohibit EPA from authorizing the use of gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol in certain vehicles; Open Fuels Standard Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act [H.R.404] [H.R.424] [H.R.426] [H.R.748] [H.R.1075] [H.R.1188] [H.R.1657] [H.R.2112] Renewable Fuel Standard Flexibility Act; Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012 Agriculture Appropriations 2012; Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act; Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011; Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit Repeal Act; A bill to modify certain subsidies for ethanol production; Securing America's Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act; Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act of 2011 [H.R.2307] [H.R.3097] [H.R.3098] [H.R.4345] [S.187] [S.520] [S.530] [S.559] [S.782] [S.2264] [S.1603]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON BESHEARS —
MARK DOPP —
JOSHUA GIFFORD —
DALE NELLOR —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1657 (112th), H.R. 2307 (112th), H.R. 748 (112th), S. 1603 (112th), H.R. 2112 (112th), H.R. 404 (112th), S. 530 (112th), S. 520 (112th), H.R. 424 (112th), H.R. 1075 (112th), H.R. 3098 (112th), H.R. 3097 (112th), S. 2264 (112th), S. 559 (112th), H.R. 1188 (112th), H.R. 426 (112th), S. 187 (112th), S. 782 (112th), H.R. 4345 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011; To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification; Electronic Em. Elig. Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act; Legal Workforce Act; American Specialty Agriculture Act; Legal Agriculture Workforce Act; Accountability Through E-Verification Act [H.R.98] [H.R.282] [H.R.483] [H.R. 2885] [H.R.2847] [H.R.2895] [S.1196]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON BESHEARS —
MARK DOPP —
JOSHUA GIFFORD —
DALE NELLOR —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1196 (112th), H.R. 282 (112th), H.R. 483 (112th), H.R. 2847 (112th), H.R. 98 (112th), H.R. 2895 (112th), H.R. 2885 (112th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2011; Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011; White House Conference on Food and Nutrition Act; Trans Fat Truth in Labeling Act of 2011; Poison-Free Poultry Act of 2011; Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act; REAL Beef Act [H.R.432] [H.R.965] [H.R.1382] [H.R.1486] [H.R.1487] [H.R.3704] [H.R.4346] Food Safety Accountability Act of 2011; Foodborne Illness Reduction Act of 2011 [S.136] [S.216] [S.1157] [S.1211] [S.1529]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON BESHEARS —
MARK DOPP —
JOSHUA GIFFORD —
DALE NELLOR —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1157 (112th), H.R. 1382 (112th), S. 1211 (112th), S. 136 (112th), H.R. 4346 (112th), S. 216 (112th), S. 1529 (112th), H.R. 1487 (112th), H.R. 1486 (112th), H.R. 965 (112th), H.R. 3704 (112th), H.R. 432 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act; Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures. [H.R.2587] [H.R.3094] [H.J.Res.103] [S.J.Res.36]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRANDON BESHEARS —
MARK DOPP —
JOSHUA GIFFORD —
DALE NELLOR —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3094 (112th), H.R. 2587 (112th), S.J.Res. 36 (112th), H.J.Res. 103 (112th)

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.