2nd Quarter - Report

PODESTA GROUP, INC. for WAL-MART

Firm
Client
Income
$110,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 2454 & H.R. 2998, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, and S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and Power Act -- issues related to cap and trade, energy efficiency, smart grid, advanced meters, demand response, decoupling, EPACT05 proceedings, transmission grid, competitive markets/renewables, consumer rights to environmental attributes, green jobs, and renewable projects

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAUL BRATHWAITE —
ANTHONY PODESTA —
WALTER PRYOR —
ED ROTHSCHILD —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1733 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), H.R. 2998 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

General health care legislative reform -- policy options, financing policy options, delivery system reform options, and employer responsibility: S. 1796, Americas Healthy Future Act (Senate Finance Committee proposal); S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act (Senate HELP Committee proposal); H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; House proposals from Ways & Means, Energy & Commerce, and Education & Labor Committees; S. 1679 (HELP Committee-passed bill); H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act (House-passed bill); Managers amendments from Senate and House leadership S. 1152 & H.R. 2460, The Healthy Families Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAUL BRATHWAITE —
SHARON COHEN —
RANDALL GERARD —
TIMOTHY A GLASSCO —
ANTHONY PODESTA —
WALTER PRYOR —
ED ROTHSCHILD —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 2460 (111th), S. 1152 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th), S. 1796 (111th), S. 1679 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1409, Employee Free Choice Act; S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act; H.R. 2460 & S. 1152, Healthy Families Act, a bill to provide paid sickleave; H.R. 3249 & S. 1478, Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WALTER PRYOR Legislative Director, Senator Mark Pryor

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2460 (111th), S. 1152 (111th), S. 1478 (111th), S. 560 (111th), H.R. 3249 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Senate food safety legislation - S. 510

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY A GLASSCO New —
STEPHEN NORTHRUP New Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Michael Enzi
DONNI TURNER New Legislative Assistant, Senator Richard Durbin

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 510 (111th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Senate financial services regulatory reform legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAUL BRATHWAITE —
JAIME R HARRISON New Executive Director, House Democratic Caucus
ANDREW J LEWIN —
MELISSA MERZ New Communications Director, Sen. Ron Wyden
STEPHEN NORTHRUP New Health Policy Advisor, Sen. Michael Enzi
DONNI TURNER New Legislative Assistant, Senator Richard Durbin

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.