4th Quarter - Report — NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION (2013) | LegiList

Firm

NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Client

NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$70,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform, LIFO, Estate Tax H.R. 684 Marketplace Fairness Act, S. 1183 Death Tax Repeal Act, H.R. 2429 Death Tax Repeal Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GREGORY FERRARA	VP Public Affairs
KAILEE MARIE TKACZ	Manager, Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1183 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), H.R. 2429 (113th)

Banking BAN

Interchange Fees

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GREGORY FERRARA	VP Public Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Agriculture AGR

S. 954 Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act, H.R. 1947 Federal Agriculture, Reform and Risk Management Act, H.R. 1947-Marino Amendment 26, H.R. 1947-HFFI Amend 30, H.R. 2642 Farm Only, S. 821 Healthy Food Financing Initiative, H.R. 2343 Healthy Food Financing Initiative, H.R. 3102 Nutrition Reform & work opportunity Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GREGORY FERRARA	VP Public Affairs
KAILEE MARIE TKACZ	Manager, Government Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2642 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th), S. 954 (113th), H.R. 2343 (113th), H.R. 3102 (113th), S. 821 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Troll Legislation, H.R. 3309 The Innovation Act, S. 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvemnet Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GREGORY FERRARA	VP Public Affairs
KAILEE MARIE TKACZ	Manager, Government Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3309 (113th), S. 1720 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2410 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act: S. 1244 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GREGORY FERRARA	VP Public Affiars

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2410 (113th), S. 1244 (113th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1772 Legal Workforce Act, H.R. 1773 Agricultural Guest worker Act, Immigration Reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GREGORY FERRARA	VP Public Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1772 (113th), H.R. 1773 (113th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

HR 1249 Common sense Nutrition Act of 2013, S. 1756 Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GREGORY FERRARA	VP Public Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (113th), S. 1756 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1254 Auto Enroll Repeal Act, H.R. 523 Protect Medical Innocation Act, S. 232 Medical Device Access & Innovation Protection Act, S. 1188 Forty Hours is Full Time Act, H.R. 2575 Saving American Workers Act (40 hour Bill), H.R. 2988 Forty Hours is Full Time Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GREGORY FERRARA	VP Public Affairs
KAILEE MARIE TKACZ	Manager, Government Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2575 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), H.R. 2988 (113th), S. 232 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), H.R. 523 (113th)

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.