4th Quarter - Report

MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. for WALMART INC

Firm
Client
Income
$80,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007; S. 271, to provide shorter recovery period for depreciation of certain improvements to retail space; H.R. 3312, to extend work opportunity tax credit for Hurricane Katrina employees; S. 34 and H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act H. R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007. H.R. 1591, the Small Business Work Opportunity and Tax Act of 2007. H.R. 3220, New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act -- Titles 4 and 9. H.R. 3221, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 -- efficiency standards for appliances, lighting , and buildings.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KELLY RUCKER BINGEL —
JAMIE BROWN —
DAVID CASTAGNETTI —
COLETTE DESMARAIS —
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING —
JONATHAN RUSSELL HOGANSON —
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
STACEY RAMPY —
DEAN ROSEN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
ALLEN L THOMPSON New Prof Staff, House Cmte on Homeland Security
ALEX VOGEL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 34 (110th), H.R. 3220 (110th), H.R. 3396 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th), H.R. 1591 (110th), S. 271 (110th), H.R. 3996 (110th), H.R. 3970 (110th), H.R. 3312 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Educational outreach and information sharing on Company's health care benefits, open enrollment online tools, $4 generic prescriptions, health clinics and health information technology

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KELLY RUCKER BINGEL —
JAMIE BROWN —
DAVID CASTAGNETTI —
COLETTE DESMARAIS —
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING —
JONATHAN RUSSELL HOGANSON —
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
STACEY RAMPY —
DEAN ROSEN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
ALLEN L THOMPSON New Prof. Staff, House Cmte on Homeland Security
ALEX VOGEL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Outreach on online behavioral advertising legislation

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 800 and S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1041 (110th), H.R. 800 (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.