• Legislation H.R. 3164 - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. (Lobbying activities related to protecting the Food and Drug Administration's full authority over tobacco products.) H.R. 2740 - Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes. (Lobbying activities related to the FY 2020 appropriations for the Centers for Disease Control.) Issues FDA regulation of tobacco products Tobaccos role in health disparities

Duration: February 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Tobacco

Spending: about $40,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2018: House of Representatives