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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 1301 Pennsylvania Ave NW |
Address2 | Suite 800 |
City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 2811-12
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2011 |
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
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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: Paul G. Billings Vice President National Policy & Advocacy |
Date | 07/18/2011 |
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
Issues related to the health impacts of air pollution including the following legislation: H.R. 10 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011; H.R.97 Free Industry Act; H.R. 153 Ensuring Affordable Energy Act; H.R.199 Protect America's Energy and Manufacturing Jobs Act of 2011; H.R.910 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011;
H.R.1243 Green Taxis Act of 2011; H.R. 1363 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011 H.R.1380 : New Alternative Transportation to Give Americans Solutions Act of 2011; H.R. 1473 Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; H.R.1633 : Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011; H.R. 1705 Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011; H.R. 2021 Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011; H.R. 2250 EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011; H.R. 2401 Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011; H. J. RES. 9 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants; H. J. RES. 42 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from the Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry and Standards of Performance for Portland Cement Plants; H.J.RES.58 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; H.J.RES.59 Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers; House Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY2012; S.228 Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act; S.231 EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act; S.482 Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011; S 493 SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011; S. 792 Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2011; S.RES.119 : A resolution recognizing past, present, and future public health and economic benefits of cleaner air due to the successful implementation of the Clean Air Act; Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY2012; President's Budget Proposal for FY 2012
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House Office, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB),
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 TOB
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to tobacco use prevention, cessation, secondhand smoke and product regulation including the following legislation: H.R.10 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011; H.R. 1363 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011; H.R. 1473 Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011
H.R. 1639 Traditional Cigar Manufacturing and Small Business Jobs Preservation Act of 2011; H.R. 2112 House Agriculture and FDA Appropriations Act FY 2012; H.R. 2219 House Defense Appropriations Act FY 2012 House Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Act FY 2012; S. 792 - Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2011; Senate Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Act FY 2012; Senate Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012; Senate Agriculture and FDA Appropriations Act FY2012; Issues related to tobacco cessation coverage; Issues related to electronic cigarettes; Issues related to Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; Issues related to the smuggling of tobacco products;;Issues related to tobacco control research at the National Institutes of Health; Issues related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Issues related to making federal workplaces smokefree; Issues related to making federal housing smokefree; Issues related to making Veterans Administration campuses tobacco-free;
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to lung disease treatment, prevention and research; public health; tobacco control and air pollution including the following legislation: President's Budget Proposal for FY 2012; H. Con. Res. 34 House Budget Resolution; Senate Budget Resolution
H.R.1363 - Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011; H.R. 1473 Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; H.R. 2055 - House Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2012; H.R. 2112 House Agriculture and FDA Appropriations Act FY 2012; H.R. 2219 Defense Appropriations Act FY 2012; House Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2012; House Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Act FY2012; Senate Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Act FY 2012; Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY2012; Senate Agriculture and FDA Appropriations Act FY 2012; Senate Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2012; Senate Defense Appropriations Act FY 2012;
Issues related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, White House Office, Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)
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 HCR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to the prevention and treatment of lung disease including the following legislation: H.R. 1214 To repeal mandatory funding for school-based health center construction; Issues relating to the Health Equity and Accountability Act;
H.R. 1363 Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments, 2011;
H.R. 1394 Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act; H.R. 1473 Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; H.R. 2055 - House Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2012; H.R. 2219 Defense Appropriations Act FY 2012; H. Con. Res. 34 - House Budget Resolution; House Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Act FY 2012; S. 752 Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act; Senate Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations Act FY 2012; Senate Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2012; Issues related to tobacco cessation coverage; Issues related to electronic cigarettes; Issues related to tobacco control research at the National Institutes of Health; Issues related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Issues relating to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Issues related to tuberculosis; President's Budget Proposal for FY 2012; Senate Budget Resolution.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), White House Office, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
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 MMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to the prevention and treatment of lung disease; Issues related to tobacco cessation coverage; Issues related to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act; Issues relating to the Health Equity and Accountability Act; Issues related to proposed cuts to Medicaid.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office,
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 DEF
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to the prevention and treatment of lung disease including the following legislation: H.R. 1473 Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011; H.R. 2219 Defense Appropriations Act FY2012 ;
H.R. 2219 Defense Appropriations Act FY2012; Issues related to burn pits and respiratory illnesses in active duty and veterans; Issues related to tobacco use in the military
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD),
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 VET
16. Specific lobbying issues
Issues related to the prevention and treatment of lung disease including the following legislation: H.R. 168 To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease;
H.R. 2055 House Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2012; Senate Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act of 2012; Issues relating to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease; Issues related to making Veterans Administration campuses tobacco-free; Issues related to tobacco cessation coverage. Issues related to burn pits and respiratory illnesses in active duty and veterans
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)
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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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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