3rd Quarter - Report

NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Period 3rd Quarter 2012 Filed Oct 22, 2012 Signed by Thomas F. Wenning, Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Official filing
Firm
NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION
Client
NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$35,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

H.R. 3156 Consumer Debit Card Protection Act. Interchange Fees

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGORY FERRARA VP Government Affairs
PETER J LARKIN President & CEO
THOMAS F WENNING Exec. VP & General Counsel

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3156 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform, Estate Tax, 2001 & 2003 Tax Cuts, Tax Extenders, LIFO. WOTC Tax Extenders. S. 3393- Middle Class Tax Act. H.R. 5906- LIFO Repeal for Oil Companies S. AMDT to S. 3412 Middle Class Tax Cut Act Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 (H.R. 8)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGORY FERRARA VP Government Affairs
PETER J LARKIN President & CEO
THOMAS F WENNING Exec. VP & General Counsel

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3412 (112th), H.R. 8 (112th), S. 3393 (112th), H.R. 5906 (112th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

S. 1926- Healthy Food Financing Initiative; Farm Bill (2012) [SNAP] (H.R. 6083 and S. 3240) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Womens Infants, Children (WIC) Common Sense Nutrituion Disclosure Act of 2012 (H.R. 6174 and S. 3574 State Nutrition Assistance Flexibility Act (SNAP) (H.R. 6518)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGORY FERRARA VP Government Affairs
PETER J LARKIN President & CEO
THOMAS F WENNING Exec. VP & General Counsel

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3240 (112th), H.R. 6518 (112th), S. 3574 (112th), H.R. 6083 (112th), S. 1926 (112th), H.R. 6174 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Healthcare Reform. H.R. 3156 Consumer Debit Card Protection Act. National Labor Relations Board proposed rules. H.R. 436- Health Care Cost Reduction Act. S. 3220- Paycheck Fairness Act. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) Jobs Protection and Recession Protection Act of 2012 (H.R. 8)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGORY FERRARA VP Government Affairs
PETER J LARKIN President & CEO
THOMAS F WENNING Exec. VP & General Counsel

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 436 (112th), S. 3220 (112th), H.R. 8 (112th), H.R. 3156 (112th)

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.