1st Quarter - Report

ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC for ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES LLC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$3,110,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Retirement RET

HR 2989401(k) Fair Disclosure and Pension Security Act of 2009; all provisions of the bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE GATES —
SARAH KNAKMUHS —
TODD WALKER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2989401 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 422To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit; all provisions of the bill S 506/HR 1265Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; provisions relating to revenue raisers. HR 3439/S 1341A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on certain proceeds received on SILO and LILO transactions, all provisions of the bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE GATES —
SARAH KNAKMUHS —
TODD WALKER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 422 (111th), H.R. 1265 (111th), H.R. 3439 (111th)

Tobacco TOB

HR 1400To amend title 39, United States Code, to make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable, and for other purposes; all provisions of the bill. HR 1676/ S 1147Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act. A bill to prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all tobacco taxes, and for other purposes; all provisions of the bill. S 2042A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain reconstituted tobacco; all provisions of the bill. HR 4439 Tobacco Tax Parity Act of 2010; all provisions of the bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID FERNANDEZ —
BRUCE GATES —
CYNTHIA HAYDEN —
JOHN HOEL —
SARAH KNAKMUHS —
HENRY TURNER —
TODD WALKER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1400 (111th), H.R. 1676 (111th), H.R. 4439 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 3200/S 1796The Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009/ America's Healthy Future Act of 2009; Medicare Secondary Payer provisions, potential revenue raisers, all provisions regarding employer-provided healthcare and ERISA. HR 3962The Affordable Health Care for America Act; Medicare Secondary Payor provisions. HR 3590The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Medicare Secondary Payor provisions Proposed legislation involving Medicare Secondary Payer provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE GATES —
CYNTHIA HAYDEN —
JOHN HOEL —
SARAH KNAKMUHS —
TODD WALKER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th)

Torts TOR

S 1504Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2009; a bill to provide that Federal courts shall not dismiss complaints under rule 12(b)(6) or (e) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except under the standards set forth by the Supreme Court of the United States in Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 (1957); all provisions of the bill HR 4115Open Access to Courts Act of 2009; all provisions of the bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE GATES —
CYNTHIA HAYDEN —
JOHN HOEL —
TODD WALKER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4115 (111th), S. 41 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; Center for Disease Control and Preventions implementation of stimulus provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE GATES —
CYNTHIA HAYDEN —
TODD WALKER —

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.