• Oppose S. 762 and H.R. 1249, To include dehydroepiandrosterone as an anabolic steroid. Oppose S. 2470, Dehydroepiandrosterone Abuse Reduction Act of 2007, to prohibit the sale of DHEA to minors.Support H.R. 2719, the Dietary Supplement Tax Fairness Act of 2007. Support H.R. 1107, The Dietary Supplement and Healthy Meal Replacement Act of 2007. Support H.R. 2718, the DSHEA Full Implementation Act of 2007. Monitor development of regulations by the FDA under the Adverse Reporting system for dietary supplements, Public Law 109-462. Support amendments to H.R. 2419, the Food and Energy Security Act of 2007, that would allow the use of food stamps for the purchase of certain dietary supplements. Monitor amendments and legislation that may affect dietary supplements. No specific legislation introduced yet. Monitor food safety legislation to ensure that no amendments are added that are adverse to the dietary supplement industry: H.R. 3610, Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007 H.R. 3624, Consumer Food Safety Act of 2007 H.R. 5904, Safe Food Enforcement, Assessment, Standards and Targeting Act of 2008 or Safe FEAST Act of 2008 H.R. 1148, S. 654, Safe Food Act of 2007 S. 1776, Imported Food Security Act of 2007 H.R. 3937, Food Import Safety Act of 2007

Duration: May 1, 2007 to December 31, 2008

General Issues: Health Issues

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.

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