4th Quarter - Report

MARS, INCORPORATED for MARS, INCORPORATED

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$350,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
4th Quarter - Report (this page) Jan 21, 2025 $350,000 Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment Jan 21, 2025 $350,000 Yes

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Support for maintaining corporate income tax rates;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PETER ROWAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Agriculture AGR

Support for climate and conservation issues in the Farm Bill, including funding and technical support for farmers; support for regenerative farming systems and support for reforms aimed at increasing the domestic supply of sugar; support for maintaining FDA funding for pet food ingredient approvals; support for the Natural Resources Conservation Service's Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCCP) grant, "Expanding Edge of Field Practices for Perennial Habitat and Climate Resilience within the Global Supply Chain."

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BOON —
KENNETH JOHNSON New —
JUAN CARLOS MONJE —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support for Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), including India's reinstatement to the GSP program; support for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); support for public comment process on new tariff policies.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KENNETH JOHNSON —
JUAN CARLOS MONJE New —
PETER ROWAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Environment/Superfund ENV

Support for policies that improve U.S. recycling infrastructure, including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), S. 1189, the Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act, and S. 1194, the Recycling and Composting Accountability Act; engaged on issues pertaining to the availability of food ingredients used for transportation fuels; support for H.R. 10033, the Expanding Clean Fuel Production Act, and S. 5145, the Farmers First Fuel Incentives Act; support for climate policies that advance greenhouse gas reduction and reduce deforestation; support for the United Nations Plastics Treaty.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BOON —
KENNETH JOHNSON New —
PETER ROWAN —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 5145 (118th), S. 1194 (118th), S. 1189 (118th), H.R. 10033 (118th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Support for finalizing FDA's "healthy" claim final rule; support for FDA's process to consider new front-of-package nutrition labeling, including issuance of a proposed rule; support for the Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act (H.R. 7380), which shifts authority for pet food labeling regulation from states to the federal government (whole bill); support increased funding for FDA food ingredient safety programs and enhanced reassessment activities; engaged on process enhancements for review of new pet food ingredients; support for FDA sodium reduction initiatives.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAITLIN BOON New —
KENNETH JOHNSON —
PETER ROWAN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 7380 (118th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.