• Renewable Fuel Energy Standard. H.R.1461 and S.1195
• Small business issues (general). "Minimum Wage Fairness Act, S. 1737
• NLRB Office of the General Counsel Authorizes Complaints Against McDonald's Franchisees and Determines McDonald's, USA, LLC is a Joint Employer. Presidential Memorandum -- Updating and Modernizing Overtime Regulations.

Duration: October 21, 2012 to March 1, 2015

General Issues: Energy/Nuclear, Small Business, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Health Issues, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Immigration

Spending: about $750,000 (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 2012: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), White House Office, Treasury - Dept of