2nd Quarter - Report

CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION for CONSUMER HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$250,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

Dextromethorphan and Pseudoephedrine Dextromethorphan - potential legislation related to the abuse of a common ingredient in over-the-counter cough and cold medications: dextromethorphan (no bill number) Pseudoephedrine - potential legislation related to the diversion of a common indredient in cold and allergy medications used in the illegal production of methamphetamine (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TRAVIS GIBBONS —
VERA GRILL —
BILL HEAD —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Dietary supplements P.L. 111-354 - Food Safety Modernization Act: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation of dietary supplements; all sections

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TRAVIS GIBBONS —
VERA GRILL —
BILL HEAD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Flexible spending arrangements (FSA) and health savings accounts (HSA) H.R. 605/S. 312 - Patients' Freedom to Choose Act. Repeals prohibition in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152) against use of flexible spending arrangement (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) funds on over-the-counter medications; all sections. H.R. 2010/S. 1098 - Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011. Repeals prohibition in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148, P.L. 111-152) against use of flexible spending arrangement (FSA) and health savings account (HSA) funds on over-the-counter medications; all sections.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TRAVIS GIBBONS —
VERA GRILL —
BILL HEAD —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1098 (112th), H.R. 605 (112th), S. 312 (112th), H.R. 2010 (112th)

Pharmacy PHA

Over-the-Counter (OTC) medicines; Manufacturing and importation of OTC drugs; mandatory recall authority of the FDA H.R. 1483 - Drug Safety Enhancement Act of 2011. Amends the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to expand drug establishment registration requirements to include foreign drug establishments and other purposes; all sections.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TRAVIS GIBBONS —
VERA GRILL —
BILL HEAD —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1483 (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.