2nd Quarter - Report

EMPIRE CONSULTING GROUP for JUUL LABS, INC.

Period 2nd Quarter 2020 Filed Jul 18, 2020 Signed by Mike McKay, Principal

Official filing
Firm
EMPIRE CONSULTING GROUP
Client
JUUL LABS, INC.
Income
$60,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Tobacco TOB

Regulation of electronic nicotine delivery system products as a less harmful alternative for adult smokers; issues related to the enforcement of illicit tobacco products, including importation of counterfeit products; issues related to taxation and user fees for tobacco products; HR 293-Youth Vaping Prevention Act of 2019; HR 1498/S.655, SAFE Kids Act; HR 1642/S.1965-Combating the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products Act; HR 1897/S.916-MOMMA's Act (provisions re taxation of tobacco products); HR 2084-SCOTT Act of 2019; HR 2111/S.1048-PROTECT Act; HR 2339-Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2019; HR 3942/A.1253-Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act; HR 4425-Quell Underage Inhaling of Toxic Substances Act of 2019; HR 5721/S.3223-Resources to Prevent Youth Vaping Act; S.616-E-cigarette Youth Protection Act; S.2517-Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2019; S.2519-Prohibiting Non-Tobacco E-Cigarette Flavors; and S.2536-E-Cigarette Device Standards Act of 2019.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHAKA BURGESS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1642 (116th), H.R. 2084 (116th), H.R. 2111 (116th), H.R. 2339 (116th), H.R. 5721 (116th), S. 2519 (116th), S. 1048 (116th), H.R. 1897 (116th), H.R. 1498 (116th), S. 1965 (116th), S. 2536 (116th), H.R. 4425 (116th), S. 916 (116th), H.R. 293 (116th), S. 655 (116th), S. 616 (116th), H.R. 3942 (116th), S. 3223 (116th), S. 2517 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR ____-Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA,and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY 2021 (provisions related to the regulation of tobacco and electronic nicotine delivery system products, including implementation of national track and trace system to ensure compliance with minimum age laws and enforcement against illicit trade). HR ____-Labor, Health & Human Services, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2021 (discussions related to the correlation between vitamin E acetate and the EVALI cases. HR 748/S.3548-The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, & Economic Security Act (discussions related to the regulation of tobacco and electronic nicotine delivery system products, including enforcement of counterfeit and misbranded products.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHAKA BURGESS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3548 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th)

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.