• PL 110-314 re: technologies to detect lead in consumer goods
• draft legislation on climate change re: emissions monitoring
• radiation monitoring programs & projects under Dept of Homeland Security
• continued radioisotope production by Dept of Energy
• HR 1332, S 510, food safety overhaul bills, re: monitoring & testing for food contamination & outbreaks
• occupational safety & health of coal miners & use of specific monitoring devices for prevention of black lung disease

Duration: October 1, 2008 to April 30, 2009

General Issues: Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Environmental/Superfund, Homeland Security, Energy/Nuclear, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Health Issues, Clean Air & Water (Quality)

Spending: about $60,000 (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, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Energy - Dept of, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)