3rd Quarter - Report — THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS for UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS (2008)

Firm

THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS

Client

UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS

Income

—

Expenses

$120,000

Expense method

B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

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

Defense DEF

Nuclear weapons R&D; missile defense funding; Defense Authorization bills; nuclear terrorism threat reduction; reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel; nuclear power safety

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHERVIN BOLOORIAN	—
STEPHEN YOUNG	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Agriculture AGR

Non-therapeutic use of antibiotics; regulation of GE crops; protection of CAFO pollution reporting requirements; support for NARMS standards & rigorous organic standards; Caps on Farm Bill Title I commodity payments & Title II conservation; USDA progs supporting sustainable, organic ag

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRISE TENCER	—

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Global warming emissions control leg; Global Change Res and Data Mgmt Act; National Aquatic Invasive Species Act; Asian Carp Prev & Control Act; Ballast Water Mgmt Act; Coast Guard Auth Act; USDA emergency fund for pests; rulemaking on Asian Carp; 100th Meridian State Revolving Loan Fund Act; tropical deforestation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LENA MOFFITT	—
LEXI SHULTZ	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of

Transportation TRA

Fuel economy and oil savings legislation; Tax incentives for advanced technology vehicles; Clean school buses; Diesel Emissions Reduction Act; NHTSA rulemaking on fuel economy standards; EPA rulemaking on fuel economy labeling test procedures; Biofuels legislation; Renewable fuels standard

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELI HOPSON	—
LENA MOFFITT	—

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Science/Technology SCI

Restoring scientific integrity to federal policy making; Scientific advisory committee appointments; Endangered Species Act science; Morale of federal agency scientists; Whistleblower protection; Food and Drug Administration reform; Consumer Product Safety Commission reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CELIA WEXLER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

National energy policy Renewable electricity standard Renewable energy R&D funding

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARCHANT WENTWORTH	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

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.