3rd Quarter - Report

BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS for AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION

Period 3rd Quarter 2026 Filed Oct 20, 2026 Signed by Chelsea J. Mincheff

Official filing
Firm
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Client
AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION
Income
$150,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to beverages in non-alcoholic industry; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; recycling policy and infrastructure; issues pertaining to plastics and plastic waste; federal uniformity for ingredient and labeling standards; tariffs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KELLIE ADESINA New Chief Counsel, Sr Counsel House Ag Com; Sr Counselor USDA OGC; LD, Sr Leg Counsel Marcia Fudge; Leg Counsel Rep. Judy Chu; Leg Aide, Leg Corres, Staff Asst Sen. Robert Menendez; Intern Sen. Bob Graham
NICK IAROSSI New N/A
ANDREW J LEWIN Leg Asst/Dir., Rep. Dennis Moore; Leg Asst/Dir., Rep. Max Sandlin; Intern, House Min. Leader Richard Gephardt
JENNIFER LARKIN LUKAWSKI Leg. Dir. Rep. Dornan, Ex. Dir., U.S. House Con. Act. Team (Rep. Study Comm.); Intern, Staff Asst. Rep. Courter
STEVEN PFRANG COS, Rep. LaHood; Dep COS, LD, Rep. Reed; LA, LC, SA, Intern, Rep. Fossella
JOHN STONE Counsel, House E&C Cmte, Oversight Subcommittee; Senior Counsel, House E&C Cmte, Health Subcommittee; Intern, House E&C
DAVID URBAN COS Sen. Specter; 11th Chair of the Ame. Battle Monuments Comm.; USMA Board of Visitors
ROBERT WOOD Chief of Staff to HHS Secretary; Intern to Rep. Scott Klug

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office

Agriculture AGR

Issues related to beverages in non-alcoholic industry; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; recycling policy and infrastructure; issues pertaining to plastics and plastic waste; federal uniformity for ingredient and labeling standards; tariffs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KELLIE ADESINA New Chief Counsel, Sr Counsel House Ag Com; Sr Counselor USDA OGC; LD, Sr Leg Counsel Marcia Fudge; Leg Counsel Rep. Judy Chu; Leg Aide, Leg Corres, Staff Asst Sen. Robert Menendez; Intern Sen. Bob Graham
NICK IAROSSI N/A
ANDREW J LEWIN Leg Asst/Dir., Rep. Dennis Moore; Leg Asst/Dir., Rep. Max Sandlin; Intern, House Min. Leader Richard Gephardt
JENNIFER LARKIN LUKAWSKI Leg. Dir. Rep. Dornan, Ex. Dir., U.S. House Con. Act. Team (Rep. Study Comm.); Intern, Staff Asst. Rep. Courter
STEVEN PFRANG COS, Rep. LaHood; Dep COS, LD, Rep. Reed; LA, LC, SA, Intern, Rep. Fossella
JOHN STONE Counsel, House E&C Cmte, Oversight Subcommittee; Senior Counsel, House E&C Cmte, Health Subcommittee; Intern, House E&C
DAVID URBAN COS Sen. Specter; 11th Chair of the Ame. Battle Monuments Comm.; USMA Board of Visitors
ROBERT WOOD Chief of Staff to HHS Secretary; Intern to Rep. Scott Klug

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Transportation TRA

Issues related to beverages in non-alcoholic industry; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; recycling policy and infrastructure; issues pertaining to plastics and plastic waste; federal uniformity for ingredient and labeling standards; tariffs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KELLIE ADESINA New Chief Counsel, Sr Counsel House Ag Com; Sr Counselor USDA OGC; LD, Sr Leg Counsel Marcia Fudge; Leg Counsel Rep. Judy Chu; Leg Aide, Leg Corres, Staff Asst Sen. Robert Menendez; Intern Sen. Bob Graham
NICK IAROSSI N/A
ANDREW J LEWIN Leg Asst/Dir., Rep. Dennis Moore; Leg Asst/Dir., Rep. Max Sandlin; Intern, House Min. Leader Richard Gephardt
JENNIFER LARKIN LUKAWSKI Leg. Dir. Rep. Dornan, Ex. Dir., U.S. House Con. Act. Team (Rep. Study Comm.); Intern, Staff Asst. Rep. Courter
STEVEN PFRANG COS, Rep. LaHood; Dep COS, LD, Rep. Reed; LA, LC, SA, Intern, Rep. Fossella
JOHN STONE Counsel, House E&C Cmte, Oversight Subcommittee; Senior Counsel, House E&C Cmte, Health Subcommittee; Intern, House E&C
DAVID URBAN COS Sen. Specter; 11th Chair of the Ame. Battle Monuments Comm.; USMA Board of Visitors
ROBERT WOOD Chief of Staff to HHS Secretary; Intern to Rep. Scott Klug

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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