To require the Secretary of Agriculture to complete a report regarding the safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods, and for other purposes.

Nutrition; food safety; nutrition education; obesity; dietary supplements; antibiotic resistance; food additives; sugar; standards of identity; national uniformity legislation; the Uruguay Round Agreements Act; agricultural marketing programs; milk, meat, pesticide, poultry, seafood safety regulations; agricultural biotechnology; genetically engineered foods; ethics in government, science policy, and science research; interstate shipments of state-inspected meat; physical activity programs; surface transportation reauthorization; child nutrition program reauthorization; calorie labeling in restaurants; appropriations for CDC, FDA, USDA, District of Columbia, and related agencies. Specific legislative interests include: Ensuring the Safety of Imported Meat and Poultry Act; National Uniformity for Food Act, H.R. 2649; Preservation of Antibiotics for Human Treatment Act, S.2508, H.R.3804; Report on Genetically Engineered Foods, H.R.713; National Uniform Food Safety Labeling Act, H.R.1816; Freshness Disclosure Act, H.R.2611; Better Nutrition for School Childtren Act, S.745, H.R.2129; Food Ingredient Right to Know Act, H.R. 1356; Mercury-Safe Seafood Act, S.555; Consumer Food Safety Act, H.R.1817; Safe Food Act, H.R.1671; Dietary Supplement Information Act, H.R.3065; Imported Food Safety Act, S.2821, H.R.3075; Protecting the Food Supply from Bioterrorism Act, S.1551; Bioterrorism Preparedness Act, S.1765, H.R.3310; Trade Promotion Act, H.R.3005; Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, H.R.2646; Food Allergens Consumer Protection Act, H.R.4704, S.2499

Client expense: $74,339 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of

Nutrition; food safety; nutrition education; obesity; dietary supplements; antibiotic resistance; food additives; sugar; standards of identity; national uniformity legislation; the Uruguay Round Agreements Act; agricultural marketing programs; milk, meat, pesticide, poultry, seafood safety regulations; agricultural biotechnology; genetically engineered foods; ethics in government, science policy, and science research; interstate shipments of state-inspected meat; physical activity programs; surface transportation reauthorization; child nutrition program reauthorization; calorie labeling in restaurants; appropriations for CDC, FDA, USDA, District of Columbia, and related agencies. Specific legislative interests include: Ensuring the Safety of Imported Meat and Poultry Act; National Uniformity for Food Act, H.R. 2649; Preservation of Antibiotics for Human Treatment Act, S.2508, H.R.3804; Report on Genetically Engineered Foods, H.R.713; National Uniform Food Safety Labeling Act, H.R.1816; Freshness Disclosure Act, H.R.2611; Better Nutrition for School Childtren Act, S.745, H.R.2129; Food Ingredient Right to Know Act, H.R. 1356; Mercury-Safe Seafood Act, S.555; Consumer Food Safety Act, H.R.1817; Safe Food Act, H.R.1671; Dietary Supplement Information Act, H.R.3065; Imported Food Safety Act, S.2821, H.R.3075; Protecting the Food Supply from Bioterrorism Act, S.1551; Bioterrorism Preparedness Act, S.1765, H.R.3310; Trade Promotion Act, H.R.3005; Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, H.R.2646; Food Allergens Consumer Protection Act, H.R.4704, S.2499

Client expense: $48,483 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of

H.R.173 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the benefits of biotechnology H.R.2343 To support research and development programs in agricultural biotechnology and genetic engineering targeted to address food and economic needs of the developing world H.R.713 To require the Secretary of Agriculture to complete a report regarding the safety and monitoring of genetically engineered foods

Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)