Lobbying Relationship

Client

Beam Suntory Inc.

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Lobbying firm

The Washington Tax & Public Policy Group (formerly The Washington Tax Group)

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  • Issues related to duty drawbacks. (H.R. 4073) Issues related to trade relations. Issues related to WTO remedies.
  • Issues related to IRC section 7652. (S. 1477 and H.R. 3146) Issues related to modifications of alcohol excise taxes.

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General Issues: Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Defense, Agriculture, Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation

Spending: about $1,450,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2016: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Treasury - Dept of, White House Office, Interior - Dept of (DOI), Natl Park Service (NPS)

Related Foreign Entities: Suntory Hoildings Limited (Tokyo, JPN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%

Bills mentioned

H.R.747: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017

Sponsor: Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.)

S.236: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2017

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.1562: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015

Sponsor: Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.)

H.R.1: An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the...

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

H.R.1892: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018

Sponsor: John B. Larson (D-Conn.)

H.R.6043: STATES Act

Sponsor: Dave Joyce (R-Ohio)

S.3032: STATES Act

Sponsor: Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)

S.617: Tax Extender and Disaster Relief Act of 2019

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.3301: Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2019

Sponsor: Mike Thompson (D-Calif.)

S.362: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.1175: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019

Sponsor: Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

H.R.5430: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

Sponsor: Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.)

H.R.1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

Sponsor: Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-N.J.)

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.4073: Duty Drawback Clarification Act

Sponsor: Morgan McGarvey (D-Ky.)

S.1477: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the cover...

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

H.R.3146: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the cover over of...

Sponsor: Jenniffer González-Colón (R-Puerto Rico)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Greg Nickerson Tax Counsel, Committee on Ways and Means; Staff Director, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures Tax Counsel, Ways and Means Committee; Staff Director, Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee
Jan Fowler Leg. Asst. Sen. Voinovich; Leg. Asst, Leg. Correspondent, Staff Asst., and Intern for Rep. McCrery Leg. Asst, Sen. Voinovich; Leg. Asst, Leg Correspondent, Staff Asst, Intern Rep. McCrery Leg. Asst, Sen. Voinovich; Leg. Assistant, Leg. Correspondent, Staff Assistant, Intern from Rep. McCrery
Brian Diffell Policy Adv., Sen. Rep. Conf; Leg. Director Senator Blunt; Leg. Dir. Rep. Blunt; Sr. Policy Adv., House Rep. Whip; Sr. Policy Adv., House Maj. Whip; Research Analyst, House Maj. Whip; Special Asst to Chief Deputy Whip Policy Adv., Senate Rep. Conf.; Leg Dir. Sen. Blunt; Leg. Dir. Rep. Blunt; Sr. Policy Adv. Rep. Maj. Whip; Sr. Policy Adv. House Maj. Whip; Research Analyst, House Maj. Whip; Spec. Asst. to the Chief Deputy Whip Pol. Adv. Sen. Rep. Conf; Leg. Dir. Sen. Blunt; Leg. Dir. Rep. Blunt; Sr. Pol. Adv. Maj. Whip; Sr. Pol. Adv. House Maj Whip; Research Analyst, House Maj Whip: Spec. Asst. to the Chief Dep. Whip Policy Adv., Sen. Rep. Conference: Leg. Director Sen. Blunt; Leg. Dir. Rep. Blunt; Sr. Policy Adv. Rep. Maj. Whip; Sr. Policy Adv. House Maj. Whip; Research Analyst, House Maj. Whip; Spec. Asst to the Chief Deputy Whip Blunt
Kelli Briggs Chief of Staff, 12th Congressional District of Ohio; Chief of Staff, D.C. Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant, Intern from Rep. Tiberi Chief of Staff, 12th Congressional District of Ohio; Chief of Staff, D.C. Chief of Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant, Intern for Rep. Tiberi
Brain Diffell n/a
Zach Price n/a

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Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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