3rd Quarter - Report

MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE) for MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)

Period 3rd Quarter 2008 Filed Oct 15, 2008 Signed by Michael J. Brown, Senior Vice President, Legislative Affairs

Official filing
Firm
MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)
Client
MEAT INSTITUTE (FKA NORTH AMERICAN MEAT INSTITUTE)
Income
—
Expenses
$96,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Market Access Program; Foreign Market Development; Restoration of Market Access for Beef, Pork, and Poultry; Peru, Panama, Columbia and South Korean Free Trade Agreements; Trade Promotion Authority Extension; NAFTA Trucking Dispute [H.R.6124] [H.R.2419] [H.R.3161]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
J PATRICK BOYLE —
MICHAEL J BROWN —
DALE NELLOR —
ASHLEY PETERSON DINSMORE —
JESSE SEVCIK —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3161 (110th), H.R. 6124 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

Legislation that Restricts Marketing Options for Livestock and Poultry Producers and Packers; Legislation that Requires Certain Asset Divestitures; National Park Centennial Fund Act. [H.R.6124] [H.R.2419] [S.305] [S.786] [S.3604]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL J BROWN —
MARK DOPP —
DALE NELLOR —
ASHLEY PETERSON DINSMORE —
JESSE SEVCIK —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 3604 (110th), S. 786 (110th), S. 305 (110th), H.R. 6124 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Food Safety Research Appropriations; User Fees [S. Con. Res. 70] [S. Con. Res. 312] [H.R.3161] [S.1776]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
J PATRICK BOYLE —
MICHAEL J BROWN —
DALE NELLOR —
ASHLEY PETERSON DINSMORE —
JESSE SEVCIK —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 70 (110th), H.R. 3161 (110th), S.Con.Res. 312 (110th), S. 1776 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Agriculture Prosperity and Protection Act [H.R.6124] [H.R.2419]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL J BROWN —
DALE NELLOR —
ASHLEY PETERSON DINSMORE —
JESSE SEVCIK —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 6124 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Renewable Fuels Mandate; Ethanol Tariff Expiration; Renewable Electricity Tax and Standards [S.1358] [S.3080] [H.R.6] [H.R.2426] [H.R.6324] [S.859] [H.R.547] [S.2345] [H.R.2776] [H.R.22419]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
J PATRICK BOYLE —
MICHAEL J BROWN —
DALE NELLOR —
ASHLEY PETERSON DINSMORE —
JESSE SEVCIK —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2776 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th), S. 3080 (110th), H.R. 547 (110th), H.R. 2426 (110th), S. 1358 (110th), H.R. 6324 (110th), S. 859 (110th), S. 2345 (110th), H.R. 22419 (110th)

Immigration IMM

Electronic Employment Verification; Comprehensive Immigration Reform; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 (Ethanol Tax Credits) [H.R.6454] [H.R.4088] [S.2366] [S.2368] [H.R.1424]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL J BROWN —
DALE NELLOR —
ASHLEY PETERSON DINSMORE —
JESSE SEVCIK —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 4088 (110th), S. 2368 (110th), H.R. 6454 (110th), S. 2366 (110th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Safety in Meat and Poultry; Food Safety Research; Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling; Food Packaging; Interstate Shipment of State Inspected Meat and Poultry; Farm Bill 2008 [H.R.5904] [H.R.6124] [H.R.2419] [H.R.3580] [H.R.3610] [H.R.1148] [H.R.2108] [H.R.3115] [H.R.3161] [H.R.3937] [H.R.5762] [S.2770] [S.654] [S.1274] [S.1776] [S.2245]

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
J PATRICK BOYLE —
MICHAEL J BROWN —
MARK DOPP —
DALE NELLOR —
ASHLEY PETERSON DINSMORE —
JESSE SEVCIK —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 3610 (110th), H.R. 3937 (110th), S. 654 (110th), S. 1776 (110th), H.R. 1148 (110th), H.R. 6124 (110th), H.R. 3580 (110th), H.R. 2108 (110th), H.R. 3161 (110th), H.R. 3115 (110th), H.R. 5762 (110th), H.R. 5904 (110th), S. 2245 (110th), S. 2770 (110th), S. 1274 (110th)

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.