Former Rep. Tom Latham (R-Iowa) has filed his first lobbying papers as a partner at Hecht, Latham, Spencer and Associates. Latham and his partners secured eight clients, according to lobbying filings released Monday:
• Reynolds American Inc. subsidiary RAI Services Co. signed on for $41,250 to get help with provisions relating to the federal regulation of tobacco products by the Food and Drug Administration.
• LKQ Corp., which provides alternative collision auto parts, signed a $45,000 deal with Latham's team for help with the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act, specifically the provision related to vehicle parts involved in government recalls.
• Leading Builders of America paid $90,000 for help with tax-reform proposals relating to the home mortgage interest deduction.
• Emergent BioSolutions paid $45,000 for help with adding the Zika virus to the FDA Priority Review Program Act and to draft a bill regarding chemical decontamination and Ebola response and preparedness.
• Eli Lilly paid $30,000 for assistance with issues relating to patent litigation reform and prescription drug prices.
• Clean Energy Fuels Corp. paid $45,000 for the drafting of a bill that would award excise tax credits for alternative fuels and for natural gas vehicle engine research and development.
• Boy Scouts of America paid $45,000 for help with tax-reform proposals related to the charitable contribution income tax deduction and for Boy Scouts' access to federal, state and local government facilities.
• 3M Co. paid $30,000 for the drafting of a bill that would fund advanced body armor for the military.
Latham was in Congress from 1995-2015 and after choosing not to run for re-election, became a partner at Hecht, Spencer & Associates in March 2015, when the firm added his name to the title.