To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the "luxury tax" on beer, enacted in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, which doubled previous excise levels.

Great Cats & Rare Canids Act, HR 411/S 529 Tropical Forest and Coral Conservation Act, HR 52/ S 345 H.R. 509 Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 H.R.1454 Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009 H.R.2455 Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act HR 4416 Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization and Amendment Act H.R.4914 - Coastal Jobs Creation Act of 2010 S.3641 - National Endowment for the Oceans Act

Client expense: $74,775 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service

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)

Matters before Congress related to alcoholic beverages, including labeling, taxation, advertising reform proposals, and appropriations for these agencies and programs: TTB, FCC, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Department of the Treasury, FTC, FDA, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, NIAAA, and Department of Health and Human Services; amendments to the Higher Education Act. Specific legislative interests include: Beer Tax Rollback Act, HR1305, S866; HR52; NAS/IOM Report to Congress on Underage Drinking, alcohol ingredient labelling and related legislation.

Client expense: $75,936 · 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), 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 Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of