Mid-Year Report

CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.) for CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

Period Mid-Year 2007 Filed Jul 17, 2008

Official filing
Firm
CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)
Client
CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)
Income
—
Expenses
$264,079

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

Banking bills, banking & financial privacy, check hold study design

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN BLOOM N/A
ELENA CHAVEZ N/A
JANELL DUNCAN N/A
STEVE FINDLAY N/A
ELIZABETH FOLEY N/A
JENNIFER FUSON N/A
NORMA GARCIA N/A
SALLY J GREENBERG N/A
JEAN HALLORAN N/A
MICHAEL HANSEN N/A
SUZANNE HENRY N/A
SUSAN HEROLD N/A
GAIL HILLEBRAND N/A
ELIZABETH IMHOLZ N/A
REGINALD JAMES N/A
MORGAN JINDRICH N/A
MICHELLE JUN N/A
JEANNINE KENNEY N/A
MICHAEL MCCAULEY N/A
ELIZABETH MCGIFFERT N/A
KATHLEEN MITCHELL N/A
MINERVA NOVOA N/A
ELISA ODABASHIAN N/A
ROBERT SCHNEIDER N/A
WILLIAM K VAUGHAN N/A

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); UNDETERMINED; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

ID Theft; security freeze; banking & financial privacy, credit cards, data privacy, gift card fees, debit cards responsibility, check hold study design, federal government data, predatory lending, payday loans

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN BLOOM N/A
ELENA CHAVEZ N/A
JANELL DUNCAN N/A
STEVE FINDLAY N/A
ELIZABETH FOLEY N/A
JENNIFER FUSON N/A
NORMA GARCIA N/A
SALLY J GREENBERG N/A
JEAN HALLORAN N/A
MICHAEL HANSEN N/A
SUZANNE HENRY N/A
SUSAN HEROLD N/A
GAIL HILLEBRAND N/A
ELIZABETH IMHOLZ N/A
REGINALD JAMES N/A
MORGAN JINDRICH N/A
MICHELLE JUN N/A
JEANNINE KENNEY N/A
MICHAEL MCCAULEY N/A
ELIZABETH MCGIFFERT N/A
KATHLEEN MITCHELL N/A
MINERVA NOVOA N/A
ELISA ODABASHIAN N/A
ROBERT SCHNEIDER N/A
WILLIAM K VAUGHAN N/A

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); UNDETERMINED; Federal Reserve System; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Transportation TRA

Car backover legislation; CPSC/kids & car safety; backover warning devices; right to repair; auto title fraud; car rollover

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN BLOOM N/A
ELENA CHAVEZ N/A
JANELL DUNCAN N/A
STEVE FINDLAY N/A
ELIZABETH FOLEY N/A
JENNIFER FUSON N/A
NORMA GARCIA N/A
SALLY J GREENBERG N/A
JEAN HALLORAN N/A
MICHAEL HANSEN N/A
SUZANNE HENRY N/A
SUSAN HEROLD N/A
GAIL HILLEBRAND N/A
ELIZABETH IMHOLZ N/A
REGINALD JAMES N/A
MORGAN JINDRICH N/A
MICHELLE JUN N/A
JEANNINE KENNEY N/A
MICHAEL MCCAULEY N/A
ELIZABETH MCGIFFERT N/A
KATHLEEN MITCHELL N/A
MINERVA NOVOA N/A
ELISA ODABASHIAN N/A
ROBERT SCHNEIDER N/A
WILLIAM K VAUGHAN N/A

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; UNDETERMINED; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food safety, BSE surveillanc; FDA BSE feed rule, regulation of food from animal clones; GE labeling for CCFL

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN BLOOM N/A
ELENA CHAVEZ N/A
JANELL DUNCAN N/A
STEVE FINDLAY N/A
ELIZABETH FOLEY N/A
JENNIFER FUSON N/A
NORMA GARCIA N/A
SALLY J GREENBERG N/A
JEAN HALLORAN N/A
MICHAEL HANSEN N/A
SUZANNE HENRY N/A
SUSAN HEROLD N/A
GAIL HILLEBRAND N/A
ELIZABETH IMHOLZ N/A
REGINALD JAMES N/A
MORGAN JINDRICH N/A
MICHELLE JUN N/A
JEANNINE KENNEY N/A
MICHAEL MCCAULEY N/A
ELIZABETH MCGIFFERT N/A
KATHLEEN MITCHELL N/A
MINERVA NOVOA N/A
ELISA ODABASHIAN N/A
ROBERT SCHNEIDER N/A
WILLIAM K VAUGHAN N/A

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; UNDETERMINED; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Reserve System

Homeland Security HOM

Id theft - data broker Homeland Security

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN BLOOM N/A
ELENA CHAVEZ N/A
JANELL DUNCAN N/A
STEVE FINDLAY N/A
ELIZABETH FOLEY N/A
JENNIFER FUSON N/A
NORMA GARCIA N/A
SALLY J GREENBERG N/A
JEAN HALLORAN N/A
MICHAEL HANSEN N/A
SUZANNE HENRY N/A
SUSAN HEROLD N/A
GAIL HILLEBRAND N/A
ELIZABETH IMHOLZ N/A
REGINALD JAMES N/A
MORGAN JINDRICH N/A
MICHELLE JUN N/A
JEANNINE KENNEY N/A
MICHAEL MCCAULEY N/A
ELIZABETH MCGIFFERT N/A
KATHLEEN MITCHELL N/A
MINERVA NOVOA N/A
ELISA ODABASHIAN N/A
ROBERT SCHNEIDER N/A
WILLIAM K VAUGHAN N/A

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); UNDETERMINED; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Hospital Acquired infections

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN BLOOM N/A
ELENA CHAVEZ N/A
JANELL DUNCAN N/A
STEVE FINDLAY N/A
ELIZABETH FOLEY N/A
JENNIFER FUSON N/A
NORMA GARCIA N/A
SALLY J GREENBERG N/A
JEAN HALLORAN N/A
MICHAEL HANSEN N/A
SUZANNE HENRY N/A
SUSAN HEROLD N/A
GAIL HILLEBRAND N/A
ELIZABETH IMHOLZ N/A
REGINALD JAMES N/A
MORGAN JINDRICH N/A
MICHELLE JUN N/A
JEANNINE KENNEY N/A
MICHAEL MCCAULEY N/A
ELIZABETH MCGIFFERT N/A
KATHLEEN MITCHELL N/A
MINERVA NOVOA N/A
ELISA ODABASHIAN N/A
ROBERT SCHNEIDER N/A
WILLIAM K VAUGHAN N/A

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); UNDETERMINED; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Telecommunications TEC

Cable and Satellite Channel Choice; net neutrality; cable a la carte; media ownership rules; cable prices; transition to digital TV, phone records privacy; public airwaves open; video competition; video franchising;early cell phone termination fees

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN BLOOM N/A
ELENA CHAVEZ N/A
JANELL DUNCAN N/A
STEVE FINDLAY N/A
ELIZABETH FOLEY N/A
JENNIFER FUSON N/A
NORMA GARCIA N/A
SALLY J GREENBERG N/A
JEAN HALLORAN N/A
MICHAEL HANSEN N/A
SUZANNE HENRY N/A
SUSAN HEROLD N/A
GAIL HILLEBRAND N/A
ELIZABETH IMHOLZ N/A
REGINALD JAMES N/A
MORGAN JINDRICH N/A
MICHELLE JUN N/A
JEANNINE KENNEY N/A
MICHAEL MCCAULEY N/A
ELIZABETH MCGIFFERT N/A
KATHLEEN MITCHELL N/A
MINERVA NOVOA N/A
ELISA ODABASHIAN N/A
ROBERT SCHNEIDER N/A
WILLIAM K VAUGHAN N/A

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); UNDETERMINED; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Health Issues HCR

Hospital infections; dietary supplement adverse event reporting; electronic health records; healthy kids

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN BLOOM N/A
ELENA CHAVEZ N/A
JANELL DUNCAN N/A
STEVE FINDLAY N/A
ELIZABETH FOLEY N/A
JENNIFER FUSON N/A
NORMA GARCIA N/A
SALLY J GREENBERG N/A
JEAN HALLORAN N/A
MICHAEL HANSEN N/A
SUZANNE HENRY N/A
SUSAN HEROLD N/A
GAIL HILLEBRAND N/A
ELIZABETH IMHOLZ N/A
REGINALD JAMES N/A
MORGAN JINDRICH N/A
MICHELLE JUN N/A
JEANNINE KENNEY N/A
MICHAEL MCCAULEY N/A
ELIZABETH MCGIFFERT N/A
KATHLEEN MITCHELL N/A
MINERVA NOVOA N/A
ELISA ODABASHIAN N/A
ROBERT SCHNEIDER N/A
WILLIAM K VAUGHAN N/A

Contacted: UNDETERMINED; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Nursing home quality; Medicare Part D reform; drug prices, prescription drugs affordability; cuts to MAA pogram; School based medicaid claims

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN BLOOM N/A
ELENA CHAVEZ N/A
JANELL DUNCAN N/A
STEVE FINDLAY N/A
ELIZABETH FOLEY N/A
JENNIFER FUSON N/A
NORMA GARCIA N/A
SALLY J GREENBERG N/A
JEAN HALLORAN N/A
MICHAEL HANSEN N/A
SUZANNE HENRY N/A
SUSAN HEROLD N/A
GAIL HILLEBRAND N/A
ELIZABETH IMHOLZ N/A
REGINALD JAMES N/A
MORGAN JINDRICH N/A
MICHELLE JUN N/A
JEANNINE KENNEY N/A
MICHAEL MCCAULEY N/A
ELIZABETH MCGIFFERT N/A
KATHLEEN MITCHELL N/A
MINERVA NOVOA N/A
ELISA ODABASHIAN N/A
ROBERT SCHNEIDER N/A
WILLIAM K VAUGHAN N/A

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; UNDETERMINED; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Insurance INS

S-chip improvement, Medicare

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN BLOOM N/A
ELENA CHAVEZ N/A
JANELL DUNCAN N/A
STEVE FINDLAY N/A
ELIZABETH FOLEY N/A
JENNIFER FUSON N/A
NORMA GARCIA N/A
SALLY J GREENBERG N/A
JEAN HALLORAN N/A
MICHAEL HANSEN N/A
SUZANNE HENRY N/A
SUSAN HEROLD N/A
GAIL HILLEBRAND N/A
ELIZABETH IMHOLZ N/A
REGINALD JAMES N/A
MORGAN JINDRICH N/A
MICHELLE JUN N/A
JEANNINE KENNEY N/A
MICHAEL MCCAULEY N/A
ELIZABETH MCGIFFERT N/A
KATHLEEN MITCHELL N/A
MINERVA NOVOA N/A
ELISA ODABASHIAN N/A
ROBERT SCHNEIDER N/A
WILLIAM K VAUGHAN N/A

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); UNDETERMINED; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Electronic Health Medical Records, drug safety, ID Theft, security freeze; data privacy, consumer agenda; phone records privacy, kids and cars safety backover safety; pool & spa safety, auto safety; power windows

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN BLOOM N/A
ELENA CHAVEZ N/A
JANELL DUNCAN N/A
STEVE FINDLAY N/A
ELIZABETH FOLEY N/A
JENNIFER FUSON N/A
NORMA GARCIA N/A
SALLY J GREENBERG N/A
JEAN HALLORAN N/A
MICHAEL HANSEN N/A
SUZANNE HENRY N/A
SUSAN HEROLD N/A
GAIL HILLEBRAND N/A
ELIZABETH IMHOLZ N/A
REGINALD JAMES N/A
MORGAN JINDRICH N/A
MICHELLE JUN N/A
JEANNINE KENNEY N/A
MICHAEL MCCAULEY N/A
ELIZABETH MCGIFFERT N/A
KATHLEEN MITCHELL N/A
MINERVA NOVOA N/A
ELISA ODABASHIAN N/A
ROBERT SCHNEIDER N/A
WILLIAM K VAUGHAN N/A

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); UNDETERMINED; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

Trade School regulations, school based Medicaid Admin claiming

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN BLOOM N/A
ELENA CHAVEZ N/A
JANELL DUNCAN N/A
STEVE FINDLAY N/A
ELIZABETH FOLEY N/A
JENNIFER FUSON N/A
NORMA GARCIA N/A
SALLY J GREENBERG N/A
JEAN HALLORAN N/A
MICHAEL HANSEN N/A
SUZANNE HENRY N/A
SUSAN HEROLD N/A
GAIL HILLEBRAND N/A
ELIZABETH IMHOLZ N/A
REGINALD JAMES N/A
MORGAN JINDRICH N/A
MICHELLE JUN N/A
JEANNINE KENNEY N/A
MICHAEL MCCAULEY N/A
ELIZABETH MCGIFFERT N/A
KATHLEEN MITCHELL N/A
MINERVA NOVOA N/A
ELISA ODABASHIAN N/A
ROBERT SCHNEIDER N/A
WILLIAM K VAUGHAN N/A

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); UNDETERMINED; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE

Pharmacy PHA

prescription drug safety, generic drugs, best buy drugs, prescription drugs affordability; Medicare Part D; FDA drug safety

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN BLOOM N/A
ELENA CHAVEZ N/A
JANELL DUNCAN N/A
STEVE FINDLAY N/A
ELIZABETH FOLEY N/A
JENNIFER FUSON N/A
NORMA GARCIA N/A
SALLY J GREENBERG N/A
JEAN HALLORAN N/A
MICHAEL HANSEN N/A
SUZANNE HENRY N/A
SUSAN HEROLD N/A
GAIL HILLEBRAND N/A
ELIZABETH IMHOLZ N/A
REGINALD JAMES N/A
MORGAN JINDRICH N/A
MICHELLE JUN N/A
JEANNINE KENNEY N/A
MICHAEL MCCAULEY N/A
ELIZABETH MCGIFFERT N/A
KATHLEEN MITCHELL N/A
MINERVA NOVOA N/A
ELISA ODABASHIAN N/A
ROBERT SCHNEIDER N/A
WILLIAM K VAUGHAN N/A

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); UNDETERMINED; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Miles per gallon standars, Energy oil, CAFE & EPA fuel economy; High gas prices; CFTC oversight of over counter energy; CFTC regulation of energy futures; flex fuel vehicle credit or dueal fuel loophole; Energy policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN BLOOM N/A
ELENA CHAVEZ N/A
JANELL DUNCAN N/A
STEVE FINDLAY N/A
ELIZABETH FOLEY N/A
JENNIFER FUSON N/A
NORMA GARCIA N/A
SALLY J GREENBERG N/A
JEAN HALLORAN N/A
MICHAEL HANSEN N/A
SUZANNE HENRY N/A
SUSAN HEROLD N/A
GAIL HILLEBRAND N/A
ELIZABETH IMHOLZ N/A
REGINALD JAMES N/A
MORGAN JINDRICH N/A
MICHELLE JUN N/A
JEANNINE KENNEY N/A
MICHAEL MCCAULEY N/A
ELIZABETH MCGIFFERT N/A
KATHLEEN MITCHELL N/A
MINERVA NOVOA N/A
ELISA ODABASHIAN N/A
ROBERT SCHNEIDER N/A
WILLIAM K VAUGHAN N/A

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); UNDETERMINED

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.