To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits to its pre-1985 level.

H.R.2950, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits to its pre-1985 level. H.R. 4520, The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, the base and repatriation provisions. Monitor for any legislation affecting the Section 5010 Wine Credit.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Railroad Track Modernization Bill - S. 1220 Natinal Defense Rail Act - S. 1991 House Rail Bills - H.R. 1020, Ride 21, H.R. 2950

Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Matters before Congress related to alcoholic beverages, including labeling, taxation, health claims, dietary guidelines, advertising (billboards, zoning/density, sponsorship of sports events), .08 blood alcohol concentration, and sales to minors; reform proposals and appropriations for these agencies and programs: BATF, FCC, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Department of the Treasury, FTC, FDA, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, NIAAA, and Departments of Labor & HHS. Specific legislative interests include: The Beer Tax Rollback Act, HR1305, HR52, S809; Stop Underage Drinking Act, HR4888, S2718; Excise Tax Reform and Simplification Act, S1962; Labor, HHS appropriations, S2810, HR5006; Consolidated appropriations, HR4818; sense of the House on alocohol advertising and college sports, HR575; Special Occupation Tax on Alcohol, HR4520; To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Reduce the Rate of Tax on Distilled Spirits to its pre-1985 Level, S1457, HR2950.

Client expense: $92,889 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)