• HR_____, S. 3182 FY 09 Commerce Justice Science Appropriations - fishering effort research and marketing funding HR_____, S. ____FY 09 Agriculture Appropriations - FDA food inspection HR_____, S. ____FY 09 P.L. 110-252 Supplementatl Appropriations Act of 2008 marketing funding. Anti-dumping/Trade Issues - trade action enforcement and Byrd Fund.
• S. 988 / HR 1843 Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007
• HR___ Food and Drug Adm 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 Edu 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)