• H.R.____, S. 3182 - FY2009 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations - fishing effort research and marketing funding. H.R.____, S.____ - FY2009 Agriculture Appropriations - FDA food inspection. H.R.____, S.____ - P.L.110-252, Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 - marketing funding. Anti-dumping/Trade Issues - trade action enforcement and Byrd Fund.
• S.988/H.R. 1843, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007
• H.R.____, Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2008 - all food provisions; S. 2914, Imported Seafood Safety Enhancement Act of 2008 - all provisions; food safety discussion draft bill being developed by Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions - all food provisions.

Duration: April 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008

General Issues: Budget/Appropriations, Immigration, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.)

Spending: about $40,000 (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, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS)