Lobbying Relationship

Client

Smoke Free Alternatives Trade Association

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Lobbying firm

West Front Strategies LLC

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  • Issues related to the FDA proposed rule, "Deeming Tobacco Products To Be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as Amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; Regulations on the Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products and Required Warning Statements for Tobacco Products," specifically, the proposed regulation of vapor products; and H.R. 2058 - FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015.
  • Issues related to the FDA proposed rule, "Deeming Tobacco Products To Be Subject to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as Amended by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; Regulations on the Sale and Distribution of Tobacco Products and Required Warning Statements for Tobacco Products," specifically, the proposed regulation of vapor products.

Duration: to

General Issues: Health Issues, Science/Technology

Spending: about $100,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2015: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

H.R.2058: FDA Deeming Authority Clarification Act of 2015

Sponsor: Tom Cole (R-Okla.)

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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?
Ashley Davis Special Asst. to the Homeland Security Director
Ashley Davis cont. Deputy Director of Management and Adminstration, EOP
Cindy Brown Chief of Staff, Rep. Ron Kind
Malloy McDaniel Policy Advisor, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
Malloy McDaniel cont. Whip Liaison, Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell Floor Assistant, Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott Cloakroom Assistant, Office of the Republican Secretary
Kristi Remington Deputy Assistant Attorney General, US Department of Justice
Kristi Remington cont. Senior Counsel, House Government Reform Committee
Shimon Stein Senior Policy Advisor, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor
Shimon Stein cont. Program Manager, US Department of Justice Legislative Correspondent, Senator John Ashcroft Paid Intern, Congressman Robert Aderholt

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.

Termination
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Registration

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

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