POLICY DIRECTIONS INC.

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Lobbying Income

$18.0M

Filings

996

Unique Clients

Active Period

1999–2015

Lobbying Income by Year

Registrant-reported income from clients on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Income	Filings	Clients
2015	$810,000	48	13
2014	$1,010,000	61	16
2013	$970,000	56	16
2012	$1,140,000	63	17
2011	$1,535,000	87	23
2010	$2,220,000	105	27
2009	$1,690,000	99	25
2008	$1,540,000	75	18
2007	$900,000	37	17
2006	$720,000	34	23
2005	$1,060,000	64	34
2004	$860,000	42	28
2003	$880,000	52	31
2002	$1,120,000	45	27
2001	$555,000	36	24
2000	$550,000	32	22
1999	$420,000	60	31

Top Clients

Largest clients by registrant-reported income

Client	Reported Income	Filings	Period
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE	$1,440,000	33	1999–2012
NESTLE USA	$1,390,000	40	1999–2014
GERBER PRODUCTS COMPANY DBA NESTLE INFANT NUTRITION	$1,180,000	36	2008–2015
AMERICAN FEED INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION	$1,100,000	45	2000–2015
NESTLE PURINA PETCARE CO	$1,010,000	38	2002–2015
RECKITT BENCKISER LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RECKITT BENCKISER)	$1,000,000	45	1999–2015
NATIONAL ASSN FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH	$930,000	45	1999–2015
PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL (FORMERLY CTFA)	$880,000	46	1999–2015
NATIONAL RENDERERS ASSOCIATION	$820,000	43	2001–2015
COVANCE INC	$680,000	40	2004–2015
ALPHARMA INC/PFIZER ANIMAL HEALTH (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ALPHARMA INC )	$500,000	27	2003–2012
PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH & MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA	$490,000	10	1999–2006
VIAGEN INC.	$480,000	13	2008–2010
CELLERANT THERAPEUTICS	$410,000	30	2003–2012
AQUA BOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES	$400,000	26	2009–2015
BAUSCH & LOMB	$390,000	32	2000–2013
MERCK & CO	$380,000	11	1999–2006
ALTRIA CORPORATE SERVICES/ KRAFT GEN FOODS DIV	$360,000	10	2001–2005
BIOSAFE ENGINEERING LLC	$295,000	18	2009–2012
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES	$290,000	28	2006–2015
TURNER STRATEGIES	$280,000	8	2004–2007
GENZYME CORP	$280,000	8	2002–2005
AMGEN, INC.	$260,000	11	1999–2005
BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP	$180,000	14	1999–2006
ADVANCED LIFE SCIENCES	$180,000	10	2009–2011

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	810
SENATE	801
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	422
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)	416
White House Office	184
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	154
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	128
Energy, Dept of	125
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	122
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	37
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	35
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	34
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)	32
Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)	17
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	17
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)	11
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)	10
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)	8
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	8
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	8

Top Issues Lobbied

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)	395
Animals	Animals	314
Agriculture	Agriculture	290
Health Issues	Health Issues	212
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	195
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	154
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	118
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	110
Clean Air and Water (quality)	Clean Air and Water (quality)	107
Fuel/Gas/Oil	Fuel/Gas/Oil	88
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	62
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	Alcohol and Drug Abuse	52
Transportation	Transportation	44
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	44
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	33
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	32
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	31
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	27
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	26
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	24

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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H.R. 2858114th Congress

Humane Cosmetics Act

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: NATIONAL ASSN FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

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Animal Welfare Act Regulations and Policies; Animal research and related policies; Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and related appropriations bill. HR 2858 - The Humane Cosmetics Act. HR 3136 - Enforcement Transparency Act of 2015.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR 2858

H.R. 3136114th Congress

Enforcement Transparency Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: NATIONAL ASSN FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

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Animal Welfare Act Regulations and Policies; Animal research and related policies; Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and related appropriations bill. HR 2858 - The Humane Cosmetics Act. HR 3136 - Enforcement Transparency Act of 2015.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: HR 3136

H.R. 1139114th Congress

Detergent PACS Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: RECKITT BENCKISER LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RECKITT BENCKISER)

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S.588/H.R. 1139 - Detergent PACS Act of 2015.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1139

H.R. 1331114th Congress

Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: RECKITT BENCKISER LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RECKITT BENCKISER)

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S. 697 Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act. S. 725 Toxic Chemical Protection Act. S. 1424, HR 1331 Microbeads-Free Waters Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: HR 1331

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H.R. 3250114th Congress

DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: RECKITT BENCKISER LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RECKITT BENCKISER)

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Preventing Abuse of Cough Medicine. HR 3250 - DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: HR 3250

S. 1014114th Congress

Personal Care Products Safety Act

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: RECKITT BENCKISER LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RECKITT BENCKISER)

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S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 1014

S. 1424114th Congress

Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: RECKITT BENCKISER LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RECKITT BENCKISER)

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S. 697 Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act. S. 725 Toxic Chemical Protection Act. S. 1424, HR 1331 Microbeads-Free Waters Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 1424

S. 588114th Congress

Detergent PACS Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: RECKITT BENCKISER LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RECKITT BENCKISER)

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S.588/H.R. 1139 - Detergent PACS Act of 2015.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S.588

S. 697114th Congress

Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: RECKITT BENCKISER LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RECKITT BENCKISER)

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S. 697 Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act. S. 725 Toxic Chemical Protection Act. S. 1424, HR 1331 Microbeads-Free Waters Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 697

S. 725114th Congress

Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: RECKITT BENCKISER LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RECKITT BENCKISER)

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S. 697 Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act. S. 725 Toxic Chemical Protection Act. S. 1424, HR 1331 Microbeads-Free Waters Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 725

H.R. 1331114th Congress

Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL (FORMERLY CTFA)

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S. 1424, H.R. 1331 Microbeads-Free Waters Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1331

S. 1014114th Congress

Personal Care Products Safety Act

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL (FORMERLY CTFA)

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S. 1014 - Personal Care Products Safety Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 1014

S. 1424114th Congress

Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL (FORMERLY CTFA)

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S. 1424, H.R. 1331 Microbeads-Free Waters Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $30,000

Matched citations: S. 1424

S. 510114th Congress

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: COVANCE INC

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Implementation of S. 510, The Food Safety Modernization Act, with emphasis on those titles related to the inspection and third party testing of imported and domestic food ingredients.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: S. 510

H.R. 1599114th Congress

Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: AQUA BOUNTY TECHNOLOGIES

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FDA approval of transgenic salmon eggs; Labeling of foods from biotech animals including H.R. 1599

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1599

H.R. 1150114th Congress

Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: AMERICAN FEED INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

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Animal rights; "Humaneness" labeling; Animal health/new animal drugs; HR 1150, S. 895, S. 1256, HR 820 as well as guidance for industry (GFI 213/209) and other issues relating to end the use of certain antibiotics in animal feed if those antibiotics are used in human medicine. Monitor and counsel on issues related to contemplated or proposed/introduced federal legislation, including HR 1150, S. 1256, HR 820 & S. 895 and regulation related to restrictions on how, where and by who animal drugs may be used on farms and ranches, particularly in feed. Issues relating to efforts to require the federal government to purchase meat, dairy and poultry products only from farmers meeting certain animal welfare requirements, including a restriction on confinement housing. Issues related to the labeling of foods for humaneness. Private company welfare programs.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: HR 1150

H.R. 1599114th Congress

Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: AMERICAN FEED INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

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Food Safety; FDAAA Tech Fixes; Biotech food approvals/labeling requirement - HR 1599 Pet food issues; FSMA. Issues related to FDA regulation of livestock and poultry feed, pet food and animal food ingredients, including FDA registration, export certification, user fees, import certification, mandatory recall and standards of operation. Food & Drug Administration implementation of FSMA. Issues relating to the implementation of FDAs proposed final rule to amend its BSE feed rule on feed ingredients of animal origin in animal feeds and pet food. Monitor issues relating to FDAs approval of transgenic food animals and fish, with attention to contemplated or proposed labeling requirements for the foods therefrom. Food safety law implementation PL 111-353. Issues related to FDA and GRAS process.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: HR 1599

H.R. 820114th Congress

Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: AMERICAN FEED INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

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Animal rights; "Humaneness" labeling; Animal health/new animal drugs; HR 1150, S. 895, S. 1256, HR 820 as well as guidance for industry (GFI 213/209) and other issues relating to end the use of certain antibiotics in animal feed if those antibiotics are used in human medicine. Monitor and counsel on issues related to contemplated or proposed/introduced federal legislation, including HR 1150, S. 1256, HR 820 & S. 895 and regulation related to restrictions on how, where and by who animal drugs may be used on farms and ranches, particularly in feed. Issues relating to efforts to require the federal government to purchase meat, dairy and poultry products only from farmers meeting certain animal welfare requirements, including a restriction on confinement housing. Issues related to the labeling of foods for humaneness. Private company welfare programs.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: HR 820

S. 1256114th Congress

Advancing Grid Storage Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: AMERICAN FEED INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

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Animal rights; "Humaneness" labeling; Animal health/new animal drugs; HR 1150, S. 895, S. 1256, HR 820 as well as guidance for industry (GFI 213/209) and other issues relating to end the use of certain antibiotics in animal feed if those antibiotics are used in human medicine. Monitor and counsel on issues related to contemplated or proposed/introduced federal legislation, including HR 1150, S. 1256, HR 820 & S. 895 and regulation related to restrictions on how, where and by who animal drugs may be used on farms and ranches, particularly in feed. Issues relating to efforts to require the federal government to purchase meat, dairy and poultry products only from farmers meeting certain animal welfare requirements, including a restriction on confinement housing. Issues related to the labeling of foods for humaneness. Private company welfare programs.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S. 1256

S. 895114th Congress

Servicemember and Veteran Protection Act of 2015

2015 · fourth_quarter · Client: AMERICAN FEED INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

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Animal rights; "Humaneness" labeling; Animal health/new animal drugs; HR 1150, S. 895, S. 1256, HR 820 as well as guidance for industry (GFI 213/209) and other issues relating to end the use of certain antibiotics in animal feed if those antibiotics are used in human medicine. Monitor and counsel on issues related to contemplated or proposed/introduced federal legislation, including HR 1150, S. 1256, HR 820 & S. 895 and regulation related to restrictions on how, where and by who animal drugs may be used on farms and ranches, particularly in feed. Issues relating to efforts to require the federal government to purchase meat, dairy and poultry products only from farmers meeting certain animal welfare requirements, including a restriction on confinement housing. Issues related to the labeling of foods for humaneness. Private company welfare programs.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: S. 895

H.R. 1139114th Congress

Detergent PACS Act of 2015

2015 · third_quarter · Client: RECKITT BENCKISER LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS RECKITT BENCKISER)

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