CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC. for CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE, INC.
What was lobbied
15 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Trucking/Shipping TRU
Monitoring of potential legislative or regulatory initiatives relating to federal hours-of-service trucking regulations.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK SHEEHY | — |
Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR
Monitoring of potential executive agency activity relating to management/labor disputes at West Coast ports of entry.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK SHEEHY | — |
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
Monitor federal activity concerning consumer product safety; no specific legislation or regulations tracked or lobbied.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK SHEEHY | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
General monitoring of federal activity concerning potential trade agreements with Asian nations; no specific proposals tracked or lobbied.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK SHEEHY | — |
Banking BAN
Monitored discussion of potential legislation and regulations relating to debit card interchange fees, specifically as mandated by the Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act; no specific legislation or regulation lobbied.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK SHEEHY | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Tax "extenders" legislation, specifically provisions relating to re-authorization of the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit and accelerated depreciation for restaurant building construction and improvements, including HR 3474 and S 2260, the EXPIRE Act and S 1859, the Tax Extenders Act. HR 3948, HR 4212 and S 749, to extend 15-year accelerated restaurant building depreciation. HR 3947, HR 4082 and HR 5264, to extend WOTC.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK SHEEHY | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Monitoring of legislation to curb patent litigation abuses, including HR 845, the Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act; HR 3309, the Innovation Act; HR 3540, the Demand Letter Transparency Act; S 1013, the Patent Abuse Reduction Act; S 1612, the Patent Litigation Integrity Act; S 1720, the Patent Transparency & Improvements Act; and S 2049, the Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK SHEEHY | — |
Health Issues HCR
Tracked proposed changes to the federal Affordable Care Act, including proposals to change requirements regarding employer reporting obligations, automatic enrollment of employees, delay of employer mandate provisions, and the 30-hour threshold triggering the employer mandate, including HR 1254, the Auto Enroll Repeal Act; HR 2575, the Save American Workers Act; HR 2667, the Authority for Mandate Delay Act; HR 2988 and S 1188, the Forty Hours is Full Time Act; HR 3522, the Employee Health Care Protection Act; and S 2176, the Commonsense Reporting Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK SHEEHY | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Track minimum wage and tip credit proposals, including HR 229, the Original Living American Wage Act; HR 650, the WAGES Act; HR 1346, the Catching Up to 1968 Act; HR 1010 and HR 3746 and S 460, the Fair Minimum Wage Act; HR 3939, the Invest in America Act; S 1737 and S 2223, the Minimum Wage Fairness Act. Overtime modification proposals, including potential Dept of Labor amendments and S 2486, the Restoring Overtime Pay for Working Americans Act. Legislation and regulations concerning NLRB union election and organizing rules, including HR 1120, the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor Management Relations Act, and HR 4320 and S 2178, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act. Payment of wage issues, including S 2199, the Paycheck Fairness Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK SHEEHY | — |
Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE
Monitor federal legislation to amend and/or repeal the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, specifically portions thereof affecting the corn ethanol portion of the RFS, including HR 1461, the Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act; HR 1462, the RFS Reform Act; S 1195, the Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act; and S 1807, the Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK SHEEHY | — |
Torts TOR
Potential amendments to federal Americans with Disabilities Act, specifically provisions relating to enforcement of ADA standards in places of public accommodation, including HR 777, the ADA Notification Act and HR 994, the ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services (ACCESS) Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK SHEEHY | — |
Roads/Highway ROD
Monitor congressional and executive agency activity for potential proposals relating to tolling of interstate highways or commercialization of federal interstate highway rest areas.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK SHEEHY | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Potential legislative and regulatory modifications to federal Medicare Secondary Payer laws and regulations; no specific proposals lobbied or tracked.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK SHEEHY | — |
Immigration IMM
Monitor executive and legislative branch statements on potential immigration policy provisions, particularly any involving mandated use of the federal e-Verify system by private sector employers; no specific legislation or regulations tracked.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK SHEEHY | — |
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO
Monitor FDA activity on federal menu-labeling regulation published 12/1/14; monitor legislation to amend statutory menu-labeling requirements, including HR 1249 and S 1756, the Common Sense Nutritional Disclosure Act; nutritional disclosure provisions in S 39, the HeLP America Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PATRICK SHEEHY | — |
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.