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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 214 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, NE, #210 |
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State | DC |
Zip Code | 20002 |
Country | USA |
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2010 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Michael Zarrelli, Federal Affairs Manager |
Date | 04/20/2010 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CAW
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 232, to provide for the creation of a federal greenhouse gas registry, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1683, to amend the IRC of 1986 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by requiring a federal emission permit for the sale or use of greenhouse gas emission substances.
S. 5, to improve the economy and security of the US by reducing the dependence of the US on foreign and unsustainable energy sources and the risks of global warming.
S. 1733, to create clean energy jobs, promote energy independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a clean energy economy.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Zarrelli |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CSP
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1020, to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of U.S. Code with respect to arbitration.
H.R. 1815, to clarify the applicability of certain provisions in the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act.
H.R. 2088, to require the Food and Drug Administration to finalize a standard for broad-spectrum protection in sunscreen products.
H.R. 3394, to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act concerning the burden of proof in false advertising cases involving dietary supplements and dietary ingredients.
H.R. 3395, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act concerning claims about the effects of foods and dietary supplements on health-related conditions and disease.
H.R. 4173, to provide for financial regulatory reform, to protect consumers and investors, to enhance federal understanding of insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, and for other purposes.
S. 710, to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes.
S. 925, to direct the secretary of health and human services to study the presence of contaminants and impurities in cosmetics and personal care products marketed to and used by children.
S. 1112, to make effective the proposed rule of the Food and Drug Administration relating to sunscreen drug products.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Zarrelli |
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Jennifer |
Penninger |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 1260, to amend title 35, U.S. Code, to provide for patent reform.
S. 515, to amend title 35, U.S. Code, to provide for patent reform.
S. 610, to amend title 35, U.S. Code, to provide for patent reform.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Zarrelli |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 814, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to improve the safety of food, meat, and poultry products through enhanced traceability.
H.R. 875, to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness, ensuring the safety of food, improving research on contaminants leading to food-borne illness, and improving security of food from intentional contamination.
H.R. 999, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve food safety.
H.R. 1332, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply.
H.R. 1907, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to use consumer information maintained by retailers to improve recalls of food.
H.R. 2086, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require that foods containing spices, flavoring, or coloring derived from meat, poultry, or other animal products (including insects) bear labeling stating that fact and their names.
H.R. 2087, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act relating to freshness dates on food.
H.R. 2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3262, to ensure that the goals of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 are met by authorizing appropriations to fully enforce and implement that law and the amendments made by such law.
H.R. 4913, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act concerning the distribution of information on legitimate scientific research in connection with foods and dietary supplements.
S. 425, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for the establishment of a traceability system for food, to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspections Act, the Egg Products Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for improved public health and food safety through enhanced enforcement.
S. 429, to ensure the safety of imported food products for the citizens of the United States, and for other purposes.
S. 510, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply.
S. 641, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent the abuse of dehydroepiandrosterone, and for other purposes.
S. 1477, to establish a user fee for follow-up reinspections under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
S. 2819, to amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act, the Federal Meat Inspection Act, and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require processors of food products to certify to the applicable secretary that the processed food products are not adulterated.
S. 2848, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require manufacturers of bottled water to submit annual reports.
S. 3002, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to more effectively regulate dietary supplements that may pose safety risks unknown to consumers.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FOR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H. Res. 44, condemning the People's Republic of China for its socially unacceptable business practices, including the manufacturing and exportation of unsafe products, casual disregard for the environment, and exploitative employment practices.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Michael |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 694, to extend temporarily the 18-month period of continuation coverage under group health plans required under COBRA continuation coverage provisions so as to provide for a total period of continuation coverage of up to 24 months.
H.R. 3468, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Public Health Service Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to promote the use of prevention and wellness programs.
H.R. 3472, to provide for health insurance coverage premium discounts for healthy behavior and improvements toward healthy behavior.
H.R. 3144, to amend the Public Health Service Act to promote obesity prevention, including proper nutrition and exercise.
H.R. 3200, to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending.
H.R. 3261, to permit an individual to be treated by a health care practitioner with any method of medical treatment such individual requests.
H.R. 3688, to encourage programs of health promotion or disease prevention.
H.R. 3830, to direct the secretary of health and human services to develop an individual chronic disease prevention and wellness achievement matrix.
H.R. 3962, to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
S. 4, to guarantee affordable, quality health coverage for all Americans, and for other purposes.
S. 882, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety and quality of medical products and enhance the authorities of the Food and Drug Administration, and for other purposes.
S. 1640. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide coverage of intensive lifestyle treatment
S. 1796, to provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending.
S. 2766, to provide for the coverage of medically necessary food under federal health programs and private health insurance.
S. 2942, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish a nanotechnology program.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 11, to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such law occurs each time compensation is paid.
H.R. 12, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.
H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act.
H.R. 1409/S. 560, the Employee Free Choice Act of 2009.
S. 166, to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify the filing period applicable to charges of discrimination, and for other purposes.
S. 2882, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules relating to the treatment of individuals as independent contractors or employees, and for other purposes.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 96, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the maximum reduction in estate tax value for farmland and other special use property, to restore and increase the estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests.
H.R. 205, to repeal the federal estate and gift taxes.
H.R. 498, to make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, and for other purposes.
H.R. 533, to make full estate tax repeal, small business expensing, and Self-Employment Contributions Act (SECA) tax deduction for health insurance permanent.
H.R. 1545, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the credit for research activities permanent and to provide an increase in such credit for taxpayers whose gross receipts are predominantly from domestic production activities.
H.R. 1560, to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.
H.R. 1897, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the costs of implementing wellness programs, and for other purposes
H.R. 2284, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to defer tax on income reinvested in a partnership or S corporation.
H.R. 4169, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4174, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide relief with respect to estate and gift taxes, small businesses, and government contractors.
H.R. 4213, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions.
H. Res. 44, condemning the People's Republic of China for its socially unacceptable business practices, including the manufacturing and exportation of unsafe products, casual disregard for the environment, and exploitative employment practices.
S. 1, to create jobs, restore economic growth, and strengthen America's middle class through measures that modernize the nation's infrastructure, enhance America's energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need, and for other purposes
S. 43, to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent.
S. 569, to ensure that persons who form corporations in the United States disclose the beneficial owners of those corporations, in order to prevent wrongdoers from exploiting U.S. corporations for criminal gain, to assist law enforcement in detecting, preventing, and punishing terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct involving U.S. corporations.
S. 803, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to employers for the costs of implementing wellness programs, and for other purposes
S. 996, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S corporation reform.
S. 1021, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an enhanced credit for research and development by companies that manufacture products in the United States; to Finance.
S. 3134, to provide for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
H.R. 499, to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to nonmarket economy countries.
S. 282, to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan.
H.R. 2271, to prevent U.S. businesses from cooperating with repressive governments in transforming the Internet into a tool of censorship and surveillance, to fulfill the responsibility of the U.S. government to promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to restore public confidence in the integrity of U.S. businesses, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2293, to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to require a public health advisory committee on trade to be included in the trade advisory committee system, to require public health organizations to be included on the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations and other relevant sectoral or functional advisory committees, and for other purposes.
H.R. 2311, to provide for increased funding and support for diplomatic engagement with the People's Republic of China.
H.R. 2378, to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4284, to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act.
S. 1027, to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify that fundamental exchange-rate misalignment by any foreign nation is actionable under U.S. countervailing and antidumping duty laws, and for other purposes.
S. 1043, to require the U.S. trade representative to negotiate a remedy for the equitable border tax treatment on goods and services within the World Trade Organization by Jan. 1, 2010, and for other purposes; to Finance.
S. 1466, to establish the position of deputy U.S. trade representative for trade enforcement and a trade enforcement division in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, to establish a chief manufacturing negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, to strengthen enforcement of U.S. intellectual property rights at U.S. borders.
S. 1631, to reauthorize customs facilitation and trade enforcement functions and programs, and for other purposes.
S. 2821, to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to establish terms for future trade agreements, to express the sense of the Congress that the role of Congress in making trade policy should be strengthened, and for other purposes.
S. Res. 206, expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should immediately implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Treasury - Dept of
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 915, to improve port and intermodal supply chain security.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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