2nd Quarter - Report

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$960,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Tobacco TOB

Issues relating to FDA regulation of tobacco Issues relating to tobacco excise taxes

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LYLE BECKWITH —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Issues relating to menu labeling Issues related to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAIGE ANDERSON —
LYLE BECKWITH —
JOHN EICHBERGER —
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to patent trolls

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAIGE ANDERSON —
LYLE BECKWITH —
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Banking BAN

Issues relating to credit card interchange fees

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAIGE ANDERSON —
LYLE BECKWITH —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues relating to credit card data security

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAIGE ANDERSON —
LYLE BECKWITH —
JOHN EICHBERGER —
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Transportation TRA

Issues relating to transportation reauthorization legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAIGE ANDERSON —
JOHN EICHBERGER —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to estate tax reform Issues relating to LIFO Issues related to tax reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System

Gaming/Gambling/Casino GAM

Legislation relating to Internet gambling

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAIGE ANDERSON —
LYLE BECKWITH —
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to health care reform Issues related to nutrition and obesity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LYLE BECKWITH —
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Postal POS

Issues relating to postal reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAIGE ANDERSON —
LYLE BECKWITH —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues relating to the Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund tax

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAIGE ANDERSON —
JOHN EICHBERGER —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues relating to employment law Save American Workers Act HR 2575

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAIGE ANDERSON —
LYLE BECKWITH —
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2575 (113th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Issues relating to renewable fuels and energy policy Issues relating to UST regulations Issues relating to renewable fuels standard implementation Issues relating to retailer liability associated with selling alternative and renewable fuelsIssues relating to the gasoline and diesel fuel excise tax

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAIGE ANDERSON —
LYLE BECKWITH —
JOHN EICHBERGER —
JONATHAN TAETS —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System

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.