• Monitor development of regulations by the FDA that overly restrict the dietary supplement industry. Support language in Agriculture Appropriations (H.R. 3973) to restrict scope of FDA regulations concerning dietary supplements.

Duration: November 18, 2010 to December 1, 2012

General Issues: Health Issues, Tobacco, Government Issues

Spending: about $222,500 (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 2010: U.S. Senate