Lobbying Relationship

Client

Bacardi North America (Formerly BACARDI USA, INC)

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Lobbying firm

Bacardi North America (Formerly BACARDI USA, INC)

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  • Underage drinking prevention generally. Drunk driving prevention generally.
  • HR 1505 and S 746, No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act, amending Section 211 of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 1999 to protect the original owners of confiscated Cuban trademarks in America.
  • Issues related to the economic embargo of Cuba.
  • Rum cover over tax extender generally. HR 3146 and S 1477, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the cover over of certain distilled spirits taxes. HR 1028, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the cover over of distilled spirits taxes to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Excise taxes on alcohol generally.
  • Free trade agreements generally. Retaliatory tariffs on alcohol products generally.

Duration: to

General Issues: Alcohol & Drug Abuse, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Foreign Relations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Beverage Industry

Spending: about $8,635,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, State - Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), White House Office, Treasury - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), State - Dept of (DOS),, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Senate,, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Y Y, Y Y U.S. Trade Representative, Y Y U.S. Department of State, Y Y U.S. Trade Representative U.S. Department of Commerce

Affiliated organizations: Bacardi North America Corporation

Related Foreign Entities: Bacardi Limited (Hamilton, BER); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%

Bills mentioned

H.R.1450: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.259: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

H.R.2021: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on...

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

H.R.1627: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.757: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

H.R.5313: Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2016

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

H.R.5405: SOAR to Health and Wellness Act of 2016

Sponsor: Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)

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

Sponsor: Todd Young (R-Ind.)

H.R.778: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.647: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

H.R.1166: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.603: A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts...

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

H.R.1883: Investing in U.S. Territories, Not Corporations Act of 2011

Sponsor: Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico)

S.986: Investing in U.S. Territories, Not Corporations Act of 2011

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

H.R.1161: Community Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

H.R.1103: To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of...

Sponsor: Robert Wexler (D-Fla.)

S.1234: A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts...

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

H.R.4213: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.2122: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special rule for...

Sponsor: Pedro Pierluisi (D-Puerto Rico)

S.3208: Reinvesting in U.S. Territories, Not Corporations Act

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

H.R.5034: Comprehensive Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness (CARE) Act of 2010

Sponsor: Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.)

H.R.1306: To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of...

Sponsor: Robert Wexler (D-Fla.)

S.749: A bill to modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts...

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

H.R.2488: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on...

Sponsor: Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.)

H.R.4194: Underage Drinking Prevention Act of 2007

Sponsor: Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.)

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

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

H.R.1683: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

Sponsor: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.)

S.956: Brighter Sunshine on Donations Act

Sponsor: Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

S.756: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

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

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.5687: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief and Puerto...

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3455: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

Sponsor: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.)

S.1748: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

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

H.R.1425: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on...

Sponsor: Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands)

H.R.4642: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on...

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

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.1505: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act of 2023

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.746: No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act

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)

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

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

H.R.1028: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on...

Sponsor: Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Kristin Bodenstedt Legislative Counsel, U.S. Senate Legislative Counsel, U.S. Senate, Employed by Bacardi North America Corporation (BNAC) Legislative Counsel to Sen. Arlen Specter

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

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