1st Quarter - Report

PEPSICO, INC for PEPSICO INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$740,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Issues related to bioengineered food disclosure standards in S.764, An Act to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes; H.R.1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act; and S.2609, Biotech Labeling Solutions Act. Issues related to harmonizing USDA and FDA nutrition facts panel requirements (generally, no specific legislation). Issues related to FDA's voluntary sodium reduction goals (generally, no specific legislation). Issues related to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchasing restrictions (generally, no specific legislation).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAN CHRISTENSON New Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Chief of Staff, USDA Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services; Senior Policy Advisor, USDA Food and Nutrition Services; Senior Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2609 (115th), H.R. 1599 (115th), S. 764 (115th)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to increasing the gross vehicle weight (GVW) limit for interstate trucks (generally, no specific legislation).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAN CHRISTENSON New Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Chief of Staff, USDA Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services; Senior Policy Advisor, USDA Food and Nutrition Services; Senior Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

International and domestic corporate tax reform (generally, no specific legislation).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAN CHRISTENSON New Deputy Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); Chief of Staff, USDA Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services; Senior Policy Advisor, USDA Food and Nutrition Services; Senior Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture

Contacted: SENATE; 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.