• Attention to S. 1314 and H.R. 2786, Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2021 and FDA proposal to issue regulations that would ban menthol flavoring in tobacco products; attention to House and Senate reconciliation bills related to FY 2022 budget reconciliation, including tobacco product excise tax increases; attention to proposed user fee increases in Administrations FDA budget request. Monitor appropriations and budget issues that might affect tobacco industry.

Duration: January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2021

General Issues: Tobacco

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.

Agencies lobbied since 2019: House of Representatives

Related Foreign Entities: British American Tobacco p.l.c. (London, GBR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%