ALTICOR INC. for ALTICOR INC
What was lobbied
16 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Government Issues GOV
S. 1//HR 2316, to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
HR 169, to require that when the annual trade deficit between the United States and another country is $10,000,000,000 or more for 3 consecutive years, the President take the necessary steps to create a more balanced trading relationship with that country. H.R. 294, to prohibit the entry into any bilateral or regional trade agreement. H.R. 548, to establish a congressional trade office. H.R. 571, to require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any nonmarket economy country until the president certifies to the Congress that the country is a market economy country. H.R. 782, to provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy. H.R. 1002, regarding China's undervalued currency and currency manipulation. H.R. 1229/S. 974, to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to nonmarket economy countries. H.R. 1278/S.445, to establish the position of trade enforcement officer and a trade enforcement division in the Office of USTR. H.R. 1958/S. 571, to withdraw normal trade relations treatment from China. H.R. 2886, to address the exchange-rate misalignment of the Japanese yen with respect to the U.S. dollar, and for other purposes. H.R. 3272, to provide for increased funding and support for diplomatic engagement with the People's Republic of China. H.R. 3684, to enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade agreements. H.R. 3688, to implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. H.R. 5102, to direct the secretary of transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes; jointly to Transportation; Ways & Means; and Foreign Affairs. H.R. 5264, to extend certain trade preference programs, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 5267, to regulate certain state taxation of interstate commerce, and for other purposes; to Judiciary. H.R. 5724, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement; to Ways & Means. H.R. 5777, to impose certain restrictions on trade with and investment in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; jointly to Ways & Means; Foreign Affairs; Judiciary; and Financial Services. H.R. 5883, to amend the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to establish the Office of Trade Promotion in the Executive Office of the President, and for other purposes; to Foreign Affairs. H. Res. 925, condemning the People's Republic of China for its socially unacceptable business practices, including the manufacturing and exportation of unsafe products, casual disregard for the environment, and exploitative employment practices; to Foreign Affairs. H. Res. 928, expressing the sense of the House with respect to the trade relationship between the United States and India; to Ways & Means. S. 364, to strengthen U.S. trade laws and for other purposes. S. 460, to make determinations by USTR under the Trade Act of 1974 reviewable by the Court of International Trade and to ensure that the U.S. trade representative considers petitions to enforce U.S. trade rights. S. 796, to provide that exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is a countervailable export subsidy. S. 1280, to provide greater accountability in reviewing the national security considerations of free trade agreements. S. 1607, to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment. S. 1919, to establish trade enforcement priorities for the United States, to strengthen the provisions relating to trade remedies, and for other purposes. S. 2113, to implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement. S. 2611, to make bills implementing trade agreements subject to a point of order unless certain conditions are met, and for other purposes; to Finance. S. 2813, to require the secretary of the treasury to take action with respect to currency manipulation by the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; to Banking. S. 2830, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement; to Finance pursuant to section 2103(c) of Pub. L. No. 107-210.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| RICHARD HOLWILL | — |
| JENNIFER PENNINGER | — |
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 321, to require the secretary of treasury to analyze and report on the exchange rate policies of the People's Republic of China. H.R. 2380, to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. S. 34, to promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes. S. 502, to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends. S. 1273, to amend the Code to allow permanent look-through treatment of payments between related foreign corporations. S. 1453, to extend the moratorium on taxes on Internet access and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce. H.R. 3735, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the look-through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations. H.R. 5105, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. H.R. 5109, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent tax incentives for economic growth; to Ways & Means. H.R. 5126, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income taxes by creating a new 5 percent rate of tax and to increase section 179 expensing for small businesses; to Ways & Means. H.R. 5140, to provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and Federal Housing Administration loan limits; jointly to Ways & Means and Financial Services. H.R. 5142, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an economic stimulus for individuals; to Ways & Means. H.R. 5908, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a permanent zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations; to Ways & Means. H.R. 6049, the Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008. H.R. 6275, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide individuals temporary relief from the alternative minimum tax, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. S. 2547, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes; to Finance. S. 2592, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent tax incentives for economic growth; to Finance. S. 2856, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system; to Finance. S. 3049, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the capital gains and dividends rate permanent and to provide estate tax relief and reform, and for other purposes; to Finance. S. 3098, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. S. 3162, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief to improve the competitiveness of U.S. corporations and small businesses, to eliminate tax incentives to move jobs and profits overseas, and for other purposes.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Gaming/Gambling/Casino GAM
H.R. 1555, to impose a two-year moratorium on the approval by the secretary of the interior of new tribal-state compacts for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Health Issues HCR
H.R. 853, to promote preventive health care for Americans. S. 558, to provide parity between health insurance coverage of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services. S. 736, to provide for the regulation and oversight of laboratory tests. S. 1753: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the costs of implementing wellness programs, and for other purposes. S. 1754: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes. H.R. 5442, to provide individuals with access to health information of which they are a subject, to ensure personal privacy, security, and confidentiality with respect to health related information in promoting the development of a nationwide interoperable health information infrastructure, to impose criminal and civil penalties for unauthorized use of personal health information, to provide for the strong enforcement of these rights, to protect states' rights, and for other purposes; jointly to Energy & Commerce; Ways & Means; Education & Labor; and Financial Services.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
H.R. 620, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances. H.R. 1590, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the climate. S. 280, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances. S. 485, to amend the Clean Air Act to establish an economy-wide global warming pollution emission cap-and-trade program.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Insurance INS
H.R. 2761, to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury. H.R. 4299, to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes. S. 2621, to amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, to temporarily reduce the insurer deductibles for insurers sustaining insured losses from large terrorism events; to Banking.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM
HR 1530, to ensure that chemical facilities meet or exceed state and local security standards prior to DHS approval. HR 1574, to preserve state authority to ensure the security of chemical facilities. HR 1633, to prohibit Secretary of DHS from prescribing regulations that preempt more stringent state regulations. H.R. 5533, to revise and extend the chemical-facility security program under Pub. L. No. 109-295, and for other purposes; to Energy & Commerce. H.R. 5577, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to extend, modify, and recodify the authority of the secretary of homeland security to enhance security and protect against acts of terrorism against chemical facilities, and for other purposes; jointly to Homeland Security and Energy & Commerce.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
H.R. 493, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. H.R. 1443, to treat arbitration clauses which are unilaterally imposed on consumers as an unfair and deceptive trade practice . H.R. 1685, to protect information relating to consumers, to require notice of security breaches, and for other purposes. H.R. 2099, to authorize the secretary of HHS to order a mandatory recall of any product that is regulated by the FDA. H.R. 2124, to strengthen requirements related to security breaches of data involving the disclosure of sensitive personal information. HR 2718, DSHEA Full Implementation and Enforcement Act of 2007. H.R. 3100, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase the safety of food, toothpaste, and toys. H.R. 3588, to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority to require recalls, mandatory routine product testing, and for other purposes. H.R. 3580, the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007. HR 4030, To prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of certain children's products and child care articles that contain phthalates. H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act. H.R. 5636, to establish a comprehensive process to inform American consumers about food and product recalls, and for other purposes; to Energy & Commerce. H.R. 5769, to direct the Federal Trade Commission to revise the Telemarketing Sales Rule to explicitly prohibit the sending of a text message containing an unsolicited advertisement to a cellular telephone number listed on the national do-not-call registry; to Energy & Commerce. S. 358, to prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment. S. 1082, the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act. S. 1178, to strengthen data protection and safeguards, require data breach notification, and further prevent identity theft. S. 1260, to protect information relating to consumers, to require notice of security breaches, and for other purposes. S. 2256, to establish an office of international and domestic product safety and a product safety coordinating council to improve the management, coordination, promotion, and oversight of product safety responsibilities, develop a centralized public database for product recalls, advisories, and alerts, and for other purposes. S. 2275, to prohibit the manufacture, sale, or distribution in commerce of certain children's products and child care articles that contain phthalates, and for other purposes. S. 2663, to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children's products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes; read the first time. S. 2794, to protect older Americans from misleading and fraudulent marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security; to Judiciary. S. 3086, to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Agriculture AGR
H.R. 357/S. 404, to implement mandatory country of origin labeling requirements for meat and produce on Sept. 30, 2007. H.R. 371, to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the US. S. 237, to improve agricultural job opportunities, benefits, and security for aliens in the US. HR 2218, To provide for a Biofuels Feedstocks Energy Reserve, and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make and guarantee loans for the production, distribution, development, and storage of biofuels.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Transportation TRA
S. 1594, to amend title 46, U.S. Code, to improve port safety and security for especially hazardous cargos. H.R. 5662, to enhance the safety of ports of entry in the United States, and for other purposes.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO
H.R. 1148, to establish the Food Safety Administration to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination. H.R. 1344, to improve federal nutrition programs. H.R. 2108/S. 1274, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of food for humans and pets. H.R. 2117, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act concerning foods and dietary supplements. H.R. 2718, to ensure that the goals of DSHEA are met by authorizing appropriations to fully enforce and implement such law. H.R. 2719, to allow amounts paid for foods for special dietary use, dietary supplements, or medical foods be treated as medical exp. H.R. 5069, to require manufacturers to demonstrate sufficient means to cover, for certain products distributed in commerce, costs of potential recalls, and for other purposes; jointly to Energy & Commerce and Agriculture. H.R. 5827, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve food safety; to Energy & Commerce. H.R. 5839, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of drugs; to Energy & Commerce. H.R. 5904, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements to improve the safety of food, whether produced and distributed domestically or imported into the United States, by providing for improved information technology to identify high-risk imports and for enhanced capacity in the United States and in foreign governments to identify and address food safety issues on a scientific basis, and for other purposes; to Energy & Commerce. H.R. 6127, to require the president to call a White House conference on food and nutrition; to Agriculture. H.R. 6270, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to create a new conditional approval system for drugs, biological products, and devices that is responsive to the needs of seriously ill patients, and for other purposes; jointly to Energy & Commerce and Ways & Means. H. Res. 926, recognizing the importance of food, product safety, and U.S. trade policy; jointly to Ways & Means; Energy & Commerce; and Agriculture. H. R. 1249, to include dehydroepiandrosterone as an anabolic steroid. H.R. 2997, to require the secretary of agriculture and the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items. H.R. 3484, to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement, and for other purposes. H.R. 3485, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of food, meat, and poultry products through enhanced traceability, and for other purposes. H.R. 3937, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported food. BURGESS: H.R. 3967, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food. S. 404, to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the implementation of country of origin labeling requirements by Sept. 30, 2007. S. 1776, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a user fee program to ensure food safety, and for other purposes. S. 2245, to establish a commission to ensure food safety in the United States, and for other purposes. S. 2914, to ensure the safety of seafood and seafood products being imported into the United States; to Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions. S. 3108, to require the president to call a White House conference on food and nutrition; to Agriculture.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JENNIFER PENNINGER | — |
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
HR 19, to require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification. HR 138, to require an employer to take action after receiving official notice that an individual's Social Security account number does not match the individual's name. H.R. 697, to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations. HR 800/S. 1041, to amend the NLR Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations. H.R. 5706, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for employing illegal aliens; to Judiciary. H.R. 5804, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees, and for other purposes; to Ways & Means. S. 1301, to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities. S. 2044, to provide procedures for the proper classification of employees and independent contractors, and for other purposes.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Pharmacy PHA
H.R. 380/S. 242/S. 251, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs. S. 596, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the regulation of Internet pharmacies.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Science/Technology SCI
H.R. 1077, to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to make permanent the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet. S. 156: To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent. S. 215, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure net neutrality. S. 215/S. 495, to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches. H.R.275, Global Online Freedom Act of 2007. H.R. 3678, to amend the Internet Tax Freedom Act to extend the moratorium on certain taxes relating to the Internet and to electronic commerce. S. 1453, to extend the moratorium on taxes on Internet access and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce imposed by the Internet Tax Freedom Act, and for other purposes. S. 2128, to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW
H.R. 3220/H.R. 3221, moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security. H.R. 4226, to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. S. 1766, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the production and use of energy. S. 2191, to direct the administrator of the EPA to establish a program to decrease emissions of greenhouse gases. H.R. 6316, to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions through the creation of a domestic carbon market and international trade measures, and to direct the revenue there from to public interests. S. 3022, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to prohibit the sale of dishwashing detergent in the United States if the detergent contains a high level of phosphorus.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL J ZARRELLI | — |
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