4th Quarter - Report — NESTLE USA for NESTLE USA (2017) | LegiList

Firm

NESTLE USA

Client

NESTLE USA

Income

—

Expenses

$481,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1628 American Health Care Act of 2017; provisions related to competitive bidding (PADME) and the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KELSEY FREEMAN	—

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food Safety Modernization Act-- issues related to food safety inspector training and agency funding for inspections; issues related to intentional adulteration rule.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NICOLE C COLLIER	—
KELSEY FREEMAN	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

USTR notice and comment regarding retaliatory tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. North American Free Trade Agreement; general information gathering.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KELSEY FREEMAN	—

Contacted: SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

S. 407 Building Rail Access for Customers and Economy Act regarding rail track maintenance.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MOLLY FOGARTY	—

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 407 (115th)

Retirement RET

Provisions in the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA) included in H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. Law 113-235); additional proposals to modernize multiemployer plans; and regulations related to MPRA

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MOLLY FOGARTY	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 83 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

General issues related to sustainable packaging and packaging recovery and water permitting.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MOLLY FOGARTY	—

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Letter of support for funding the Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs. General issues related to apprenticeships, workforce training and alternative career paths.

Foreign entity interest: To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NICOLE C COLLIER	—
KELSEY FREEMAN	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE

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.