Lobbying Relationship

Client

HOUCHENS INDUSTRIES, INC.

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Lobbying firm

ALPINE GROUP, INC.

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  • Tax reform legislation Taxation of pass-thru entities
  • Issues related to ESOPs
  • Menu labeling

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General Issues: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Health Issues, Banking, Retirement, Tobacco

Spending: about $1,840,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives

Bills mentioned

H.R.6094: Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act

Sponsor: Tim Walberg (R-Mich.)

H.R.5813: Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)

H.R.2017: Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

S.273: A bill to modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee...

Sponsor: Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.)

H.R.2041: To modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee Retirement...

Sponsor: Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.)

H.R.1249: Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2013

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

S.1232: A bill to modify the definition of fiduciary under the Employee...

Sponsor: Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.)

H.R.759: Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.2382: Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009

Sponsor: Peter Welch (D-Vt.)

H.R.3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

S.575: Debit Interchange Fee Study Act of 2011

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

H.R.3970: Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007

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

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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.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Charles Barnett Legislative Assistant, Senator Blanche Lincoln
James Hawkins III Health Policy Advisor, Senate HELP Committee
Bob Brooks Chief of Staff, Rep. Jim McCrery & Rep. Jay Dickey Chief of Staff, Rep. Jim McCrery (R-LA) & Rep. Jay Dickey (R-AR) Chief of Staff, Rep. Jim McCrery & Jay Dickey
Lauren Bazel Senior Tax Policy Advisor, Sen. Maria Cantwell; Tax Policy Advisor, Sen. John Kerry; Senior Policy Advisor, Sen. William Cowan Senior Tax Policy Advisor, Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA); Tax Policy Advisor, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) Senior Tax Policy Advisor, Senator Kerry
J. Michael Hogan Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. Ben Nelson Deputy Chief of Staff, Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Jason Schendle Legislative Counsel, Senator Mary Landrieu
Kathleen Youngblood Scheduler, Senator Kit Bond (R-MO)
Rebecca Hawes Legislative Counsel, Sen. John Breaux (D-LA)
JAY HAWKINS n/a
Greg Means n/a

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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