Lobbying Relationship

Client

HERBALIFE INTERNATIONAL OF AMERICA, INC

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Lobbying firm

Downey McGrath Group, Inc.

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  • executive and legislative actions regarding FDA, food safety, and supplement issues corporate governance issues

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General Issues: Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Medicare/Medicaid

Spending: about $1,600,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, House of Representatives,, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Y Y, Y Y U.S. Department of the Treasury

Bills mentioned

H.R.2010: Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011

Sponsor: Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.)

S.1098: Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.3406: Tax Equity for Meal Replacements and Supplements Act of 2009

Sponsor: Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.)

H.R.2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

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

S.510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

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

H.R.3126: Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

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

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

H.R.1107: Dietary Supplement and Healthy Meal Replacement Tax Parity Act of 2007

Sponsor: Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.)

S.3546: Strategic Communications Act of 2008

Sponsor: Sam Brownback (R-Kan.)

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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?
Marcie Kate McSwane Intern/Staff Assistant, Rep. Gohmert, Sept-Dec 2007; Staff Assistant/LC, Rep. Gohmert, Dec 2007-Feb 2008; Executive Assistant/Office Manager, Rep. Lucas, Feb 2008-Aug 2009
Deborah Nussbaum US Army Corps of Engineers, 2004-2006 Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, 2002-2004
John Olinger Policy Director, Cong. Thomas J. Downey 1987- 1993; Associate Staff, Committee on Ways and Means 1987-88; Subcommittee Staff Director, House Select Committee on Aging 1989 - 93
Tom Downey n/a
Ray McGrath n/a
Michael Wessel n/a
Delanne Bernier n/a
Nancy Donaldson n/a
Thomas J. Downey n/a
James Fitzella n/a
Molly Hartman-O'Connell n/a
Deborah Swacker 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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