NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Lobbying for NATIONAL GROCERS ASSOCIATION

Filing 1st Quarter - Report

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2025

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 10, 2025

Expenses

$229,505.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using C: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

STEPHANIE ELIZABETH JOHNSON

Previously held: Legislative Assistant, Sen. Jon Tester

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 7

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Lobbying activity 9

Banking

Credit Card Competition Act - swipe fee reform

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Budget Reconciliation - 199A, bonus depreciation, capital gains taxes, corporate taxes Work Opportunity Tax Credit Step up basis Estate tax

Agriculture

Farm Bill - not introduced SNAP restrictions SNAP online EBT Card fees on retailers SNAP purchasing data EBT modernization including chip cards Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) SNAP funding SNAP-Ed Healthy Food Financing Initiative SNAP waste, fraud, and abuse Stocking standards EBT eligible labeling

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act Reform of the Robinson-Patman Act Price discrimination against independent grocers

Small Business

SBA Involvement in Antitrust Policy

Pharmacy

Pharmacy Direct and Indirect Remuneration Fee Reform Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Pharmacy Quality Measures Standardized pharmacy performance measures Any Willing Pharmacy

Budget/Appropriations

Funding for enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act FDA Traceability Rule Clarification SNAP Choice Budget Reconciliation - 199A, bonus depreciation, capital gains taxes, corporate taxes

Health Issues

Exclusion of independent grocers from redemption of Medicare Advantage health benefit card redemptions

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.)

Traceability Rule Food Traceability Enhancement Act

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.