4th Quarter - Report — MARS, INCORPORATED for MARS, INCORPORATED (2017)

Firm

MARS, INCORPORATED

Client

MARS, INCORPORATED

Income

—

Expenses

$510,000

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.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate and international tax issues related to tax reform.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRAD G FIGEL	—
PETER ROWAN	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Immigration IMM

Support for legislative solutions for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRAD G FIGEL	—
PETER ROWAN	—

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Supporting FDA voluntary guidance on sodium; Supporting on time implementation of Nutrition Fact Panel; Preventative oral health; Food ingredient policy.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRAD G FIGEL	—
PETER ROWAN	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to energy savings and climate change, including U.S. support for Paris Climate Agreement and EPAs Clean Power Plan.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRAD G FIGEL	—
PETER ROWAN	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Development of national standard on GMO labeling; Farm Bill reauthorization and implementation, including sugar policy reforms; International trade issues, including NAFTA; Appropriations funding for international aid and development programs, including ILAB and USAID.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRAD G FIGEL	—
PETER ROWAN	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.