1st Quarter - Report

WALMART INC. for WALMART INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,840,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Discussions regarding abusive patent litigation and intellectual property

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES R. BAILEY —
LAUREN ROBITAILLE —
THERESA WANG REED —
EDUARDO IVAN ZAPIEN —

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Health Issues HCR

Discussions regarding health care reform implementation Discussions regarding PL -111-148 HR 2575, Save Americas Workers Act of 2014H.R. 3489, to amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH (BEATTY) ROGERS —
JANA BARRESI —
BRUCE HARRIS —
JASON HILL —
LAUREN ROBITAILLE —
EDUARDO IVAN ZAPIEN —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills named: H.R. 2575 (113th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Discussions of factory conditions overseas and responsible sourcing

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ADAM ROSS HEMPHILL —
SARAH THORN —
EDUARDO IVAN ZAPIEN —

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Discussions regarding cybersecurity, data security and privacy issues Discussions regarding customer insight studies

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Manufacturing MAN

Discussions related to U.S. manufacturing

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH (BEATTY) ROGERS —
MICAELA FERNANDEZ ALLEN New USHouseStaffAsst,SrgtArms,Ad.to Spkr 02-09
JAMES R. BAILEY —
JANA BARRESI —
SEAN P BRESETT —
BRUCE HARRIS —
ADAM ROSS HEMPHILL —
JASON HILL —
LAUREN ROBITAILLE —
SARAH THORN —
THERESA WANG REED —
EDUARDO IVAN ZAPIEN —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

Discussions regarding freight policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ADAM ROSS HEMPHILL —
EDUARDO IVAN ZAPIEN —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Veterans VET

Discussions related to Walmart's veteran hiring practices

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Discussions regarding US-EU TTIP negotiations and WTO negotiations, Trade Facilitation Negotiations, International Services Agreement, and Information Technology AgreementDiscussions regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, Trade Promotion Authority and apparel trade Discussions regarding Walmart/USAID Partnership Discussions regarding H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 Discussions regarding sourcing in Africa, AGOA Discussions regarding S. 1136, Tariff Preference Level Extension Act of 2013 and Nicaragua TPL extension in general Discussions regarding Walmart operations in international markets

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH (BEATTY) ROGERS —
MICAELA FERNANDEZ ALLEN New USHouseStaffAsst,SrgtArms,Ad.to Spkr 02-09
JAMES R. BAILEY —
JANA BARRESI —
SEAN P BRESETT —
BRUCE HARRIS —
ADAM ROSS HEMPHILL —
JASON HILL —
LAUREN ROBITAILLE —
SARAH THORN —
THERESA WANG REED —
EDUARDO IVAN ZAPIEN —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 3830 (113th), S. 1136 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

General discussions on federal reserve rule on interchange General discussions regarding financial services products Discussions regarding payments issuesDiscussions regarding DOJ Visa & Mastercard settlement Discussions regarding final rulemakings for the Durbin amendment Discussions related to Credit Card Act Implementation - PL 111-24 Discussions regarding financial services products and services with CFPB

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH (BEATTY) ROGERS —
JAMES R. BAILEY —
JANA BARRESI —
SEAN P BRESETT —
BRUCE HARRIS —
JASON HILL —
LAUREN ROBITAILLE —
EDUARDO IVAN ZAPIEN —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Discussions regarding e-fairness taxation issues General corporate tax issues Discussions regarding comprehensive tax reformS.336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Discussions regarding tax extenders Discussions regarding Tax Reform Act of 2014

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 684 (113th)

Immigration IMM

General comprehensive immigration reform S.744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANA BARRESI —
SEAN P BRESETT —
JASON HILL —
SARAH THORN —
THERESA WANG REED —
EDUARDO IVAN ZAPIEN —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 744 (113th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Discussions regarding Federal Nutrition programs from the consumer and retail perspective Discussions regarding food sourcing programs and increasing local purchasesDiscussions regarding hunger, nutrition policy, nutrition labeling, country of origin food labeling, WIC, SNAP, commodity programs and customer insights Discussions regarding access and affordability of healthy food, providing access to healthy food in food desert areas Discussions about ingredient reformulation in food H.R. 1497/S.954, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 Discussions regarding seafood sustainability and sourcing

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 954 (113th), H.R. 1497 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Discussions relating to concerns with rulemakings by the NLRB, RIN 3142-AA08; concern with NLRB decisions potentially impacting bargaining unit determination, including Specialty Healthcare, 357 NLRB 83.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Pharmacy PHA

Discussions regarding preferred pharmacy networks Discussions regarding CMS Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs Proposed Rule

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH (BEATTY) ROGERS —
JANA BARRESI —
SEAN P BRESETT —
BRUCE HARRIS —
JASON HILL —
THERESA WANG REED —
EDUARDO IVAN ZAPIEN —

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Homeland Security HOM

Discussions regarding cybersecurity, data security and privacy issues S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 799 (113th)

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