3rd Quarter - Report — BKSH & ASSOCIATES for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION (2009)

Firm

BKSH & ASSOCIATES

Client

NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

Income

$30,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

H.R.384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009. General access to capital issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHARLES L MERIN	N/A

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 384 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY'10 Appropriations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL BROWN	N/A
RICH MEADE	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

FDA Model Food Care; H.R.1398 and S.558, Menu Labeling Meal Act; H.R.759, Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009; H.R.999, Keeping Americans food Safe Act of 2009; H.R.875 and S.510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHARLES L MERIN	N/A

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 558 (111th), H.R. 1398 (111th), H.R. 875 (111th), H.R. 759 (111th), H.R. 999 (111th), S. 510 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.779, Tip Tax Fairness Act; Fair Minimum Wage; H.R.273, Restaurant Depreciation; Work Opportunity Tax Credit; Business Meal Deductibility; H.R. 1763, Responsible Reinvestment Act of 2009; H.R.676; H.R.2570, Wages Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHARLES L MERIN	N/A
KEITH SMITH	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 273 (111th), H.R. 676 (111th), H.R. 2570 (111th), H.R. 779 (111th), H.R. 1763 (111th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R.2935 and S.1023, The Travel Promotion Act and H.R.28712, Western Hemisphere Traveler Improvement Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL BROWN	N/A
RICH MEADE	N/A
CHARLES L MERIN	N/A

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 28712 (111th), H.R. 2935 (111th), S. 1023 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R.1723 and S.1681, FMLA/Sick Leave Reform; H.R.1409/S.560, Employee Free Choice Act; Tip Credits/Tip Pooling

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK DISLER	N/A
CHARLES L MERIN	N/A

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 560 (111th), S. 1681 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th), H.R. 1723 (111th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R.812, Commonsense Consumption Act. ADA Notification Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK DISLER	N/A
CHARLES L MERIN	N/A

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 812 (111th)

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.