1st Quarter - Report — AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION (2015)

Firm

AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION

Client

AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$410,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to beverages and health

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
FRANKLIN L DAVIS	—
ANDREW SCOTT ELTING	—
GENEVIEVE GENT	—
BARBARA HIDEN	—
SUSAN NEELY	—

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Transportation TRA

Truck Driver Hours of Service Truck Weights

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
FRANKLIN L DAVIS	—
ANDREW SCOTT ELTING	—
GENEVIEVE GENT	—
BARBARA HIDEN	—
SUSAN NEELY	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Monitor draft legislation to levy an excise tax on soft drinks

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
FRANKLIN L DAVIS	—
ANDREW SCOTT ELTING	—
GENEVIEVE GENT	—
BARBARA HIDEN	—
SUSAN NEELY	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Agriculture AGR

Biofuel/Ethanol issues re: corn diversion from food processing Sugar issues re: U.S. sugar subsidy program U.S. agricultural policy re: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Issues related to eligibility of foods and beverages for purchase with SNAP benefits Monitor developments related to aluminum warehousing (CFTC legislation) Menu labeling requirements for vending machines

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
FRANKLIN L DAVIS	—
ANDREW SCOTT ELTING	—
GENEVIEVE GENT	—
BARBARA HIDEN	—
SUSAN NEELY	—

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

U.S. agricultural policy re: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Draft Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations measure (CDC grants) Issues related to FTC guidelines for advertising to children as described in the Interagency Work Group proposal Monitor developments on regulation of energy drinks/caffeine Beverage labeling and nutrition initiatives Competitive Foods Regulation as directed by Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Issues related to updated Nutrition Facts Panel Draft legislation and other proposals related to federal labeling of genetically modified organisms Issues related to the marketing of food and beverage products in schools Issues related to the carbonated and non-alcoholic caucus Issues related to healthy vending on military bases Issues related to Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
FRANKLIN L DAVIS	—
ANDREW SCOTT ELTING	—
GENEVIEVE GENT	—
BARBARA HIDEN	—
SUSAN NEELY	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Affiliated organisations

Organisation	Location
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED	Charlotte, NC, US
COCA-COLA REFRESHMENTS	Atlanta, GA, US
DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP	Plano, TX, US
KRAFT FOODS INC.	Tarrytown, NY, US
MONSTER ENERGY COMPANY	Corona, CA, US
NESTLE WATERS	Greenwich, CT, US
PEPSI BEVERAGES COMPANY	Somers, NY, US
PEPSI BOTTLING VENTURES LLC	Raleigh, NC, US
PEPSICO	Somers, NY, US
RED BULL NORTH AMERICA	Santa Monica, CA, US
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY	Atlanta, GA, US

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.