Lobbying Relationship

Client

Brown-Forman Corporation

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Lobbying firm

Republic Consulting, LLC

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  • Monitor tax reform issues, including House GOP Tax Reform blueprint; Support S. 1562/H.R. 2903, Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act
  • Encourage appropriate customs duty drawback policy at Customs and Border Protecton; Support Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 5634) report language requiring CBP report on drawback policy across all categories of imported merchandise

Duration: to

General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Accounting

Spending: about $240,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2015: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills mentioned

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.5634: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017

Sponsor: John Carter (R-Texas)

H.R.2520: Distillery Innovation and Excise Tax Reform Act

Sponsor: Todd Young (R-Ind.)

H.R.644: Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015

Sponsor: Tom Reed (R-N.Y.)

H.R.2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)

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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?
Geoff Davis U.S. Representative
G. Hunter Bates Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell Legal Counsel, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell Chief Counsel for Senate Rules Committee
Lauren O'Brien Deputy Chief of Staff-Legislative Director, Rep. Geoff Davis Legislative Director, Office of Rep. Geoff Davis Legislative Assistant, Office of Rep. Geoff Davis Legislative Correspondent, Office of Rep. Geoff Davis Staff Assistant, Office of Rep. Geoff Davis Intern, Office of Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner
Chase Hieneman Intern, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell
Gordon Hunter Bates n/a

Disclosures Filed

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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Registration

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

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