National Labeling Issues. Colombia Trade Agreement
H.R.812, Commonsense Consumption Act of 2009. H.R.3590 and H.R.3962
S.558 and H.R.1398, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2009. H.R.2426, Meal Act
H.R.1409 and S.560, Employmee Free Choice Act.
H.R.384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009. General access to capital issues.
Duration: January 30, 2008
to
December 31, 2009
General Issues: Trade (Domestic & Foreign) , Health Issues , Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.) , Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace , Banking , Clean Air & Water (Quality) , Environmental/Superfund , Small Business , Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Spending: about $240,000 (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 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Treasury - Dept of, Federal Reserve System
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.
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.
4th Quarter, 2009
BKSH & ASSOCIATES terminated an engagement in which they represented Dunkin' Brands on Jan. 20, 2010.
Original Filing: 300242836.xml
Lobbying Issues
National Labeling Issues. Colombia Trade Agreement
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
H.R.812, Commonsense Consumption Act of 2009. H.R.3590 and H.R.3962
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
S.558 and H.R.1398, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2009. H.R.2426, Meal Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.)
Lobbying Issues
H.R.1409 and S.560, Employmee Free Choice Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
H.R.384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009. General access to capital issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Treasury - Dept of Federal Reserve System
3rd Quarter, 2009
In Q3, BKSH & ASSOCIATES lobbied for Dunkin' Brands , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2009.
Original Filing: 300219393.xml
Lobbying Issues
National Labeling Issues. Colombia Trade Agreement
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
H.R.812, Commonsense Consumption Act of 2009. Senate HELP & House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Legislation.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
S.558 and H.R.1398, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2009. H.R.2426, Meal Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.)
Lobbying Issues
H.R.1409 and S.560, Employmee Free Choice Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
H.R.384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009. General access to capital issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Treasury - Dept of Federal Reserve System
2nd Quarter, 2009
In Q2, BKSH & ASSOCIATES lobbied for Dunkin' Brands , earning $30,000. The report was filed on July 15, 2009.
Original Filing: 300177815.xml
Lobbying Issues
National Labeling Issues. Colombia Trade Agreement
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
H.R.812, Commonsense Consumption Act of 2009. Senate HELP & House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform Legislation.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
S.558 and H.R.1398, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2009. H.R.2426, Meal Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.)
Lobbying Issues
H.R.1409 and S.560, Employmee Free Choice Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
H.R.384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009. General access to capital issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Treasury - Dept of Federal Reserve System
1st Quarter, 2009
In Q1, BKSH & ASSOCIATES lobbied for Dunkin' Brands , earning $30,000. The report was filed on April 17, 2009.
Original Filing: 300153507.xml
Lobbying Issues
National Labeling Issues. Colombia Trade Agreement
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
H.R.812, Commonsense Consumption Act of 2009.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
S.558 and H.R.1398, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2009.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.)
Lobbying Issues
H.R.1409 and S.560, Employment Free Choice Act.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
H.R.384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Treasury - Dept of
4th Quarter, 2008
In Q4, BKSH & ASSOCIATES lobbied for Dunkin' Brands , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Jan. 14, 2009.
Original Filing: 300118535.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R.5724, National Labeling Issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
H.R.2183/S.1323, Common Sense Consumption Act of 2007
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.)
3rd Quarter, 2008
In Q3, BKSH & ASSOCIATES lobbied for Dunkin' Brands , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2008.
Original Filing: 300100792.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R.5724, National Labeling Issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
H.R.2183/S.1323, Common Sense Consumption Act of 2007
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.)
2nd Quarter, 2008
In Q2, BKSH & ASSOCIATES lobbied for Dunkin' Brands , earning $30,000. The report was filed on July 21, 2008.
Original Filing: 300077193.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R.5724, National Labeling Issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
H.R.2183/S.1323 Common Sense Consumption Act of 2007
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.)
1st Quarter, 2008
In Q1, BKSH & ASSOCIATES lobbied for Dunkin' Brands , earning $30,000. The report was filed on April 18, 2008.
Original Filing: 300045198.xml
Lobbying Issues
H.R.5724, National Labeling Issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
H.R.2183/S.1323 Common Sense Consumption Act of 2007
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.)
1st Quarter, 2008
BKSH & ASSOCIATES filed a lobbying registration on Jan. 31, 2008 to represent Dunkin' Brands, effective Jan. 30, 2008.
Original Filing: 300007633.xml
Issue(s) they said they’d lobby about: Menu labeling, nutrition, food safety, trade importation, tax matters and immigration .
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate