4th Quarter - Report

K&L GATES, LLP for INTERNATIONAL PREMIUM CIGAR AND PIPE RETAILERS ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
$70,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Tobacco TOB

H.R. 1639, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 (entire bill). S. 1461, Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 (entire bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT ALIFERIS —
MARGO A DEY —
MICHAEL WILLIAM EVANS —
GEORGE KOCH New —
NICHOLAS LEIBHAM —
CINDY O'MALLEY —
DENNIS POTTER New Staff Asst/LC, Sen Gramm
DANIEL RITTER —
W DENNIS STEPHENS —
STEVEN RICHARDS VALENTINE —
JAMES T WALSH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1639 (112th), S. 1461 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Possible increased taxation of premium cigar and pipe tobacco (legislation not yet introduced). S. 174, Healthy Lifestyles and Prevention Act, section 205. S. 1403, IDEA Full Funding Act, section 3. H.R. 3630, Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, section 101.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT ALIFERIS —
MARGO A DEY —
MICHAEL WILLIAM EVANS —
GEORGE KOCH New —
NICHOLAS LEIBHAM —
CINDY O'MALLEY —
DENNIS POTTER New Staff Asst/LC, Sen Gramm
DANIEL RITTER —
W DENNIS STEPHENS —
STEVEN RICHARDS VALENTINE —
JAMES T WALSH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 174 (112th), S. 1403 (112th), H.R. 3630 (112th)

Affiliated organisations

OrganisationLocation
CIGAR RIGHTS OF AMERICA Simi Valley, CA, US

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.