1st Quarter - Report

PEPSICO, INC for PEPSICO INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$274,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

a. HR 2419, commodity title (oats and sunflower loan rates, sugar program), biotech regulation, trade title b. Enviromental sustainability, generally

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GALEN J RESER —
OMAR A VARGAS —

Contacted: Bureau of Reclamation; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

a. Food Safety, S. 654 and H.R. 1148-Safe Food Act of 2007; H.R. 3100-Import Safety Act of 2007; S. 1776-Import Food Security Act of 2007, "Dingell Discussion Draft Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007."

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GALEN J RESER —
OMAR A VARGAS —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Reclamation; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 3100 (110th), S. 1776 (110th), H.R. 1148 (110th), S. 654 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

b. Enviromental Sustainability; Green House Gas emissions reduction programs, generally

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GALEN J RESER —
OMAR A VARGAS —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Reclamation; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

a. Extension of the R&D Tax Credit b. Puerto Rico Rum Excise Tax drawback provision c. Hybrid Heavy Duty Truck incentives, S. 2191 d. Enviromental sustainability, generally e. International tax reform, generally f. Tax Reform, H.R. 3970

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GALEN J RESER —
OMAR A VARGAS —

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Reclamation; Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 3970 (110th), S. 2191 (110th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

a. Food Safety, S. 654 and H.R. 1148-Safe Food Act of 2007; H.R. 3100-Import Safety Act of 2007; S. 1776-Import Food Security Act of 2007, "Dingell Discussion Draft Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007." b. FY 2009 FDA appropriation, generally

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GALEN J RESER —
OMAR A VARGAS —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Reclamation; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 654 (110th), H.R. 1148 (110th), H.R. 3100 (110th), S. 1776 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

a. Hybrid Heavy Duty Truck incentives, S. 2191 b. Enviromental Sustainability; Green House Gas emissions reduction programs, generally

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GALEN J RESER —
OMAR A VARGAS —

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Reclamation; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2191 (110th)

Immigration IMM

a. Foreign employee visitor visas

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
OMAR A VARGAS —

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Reclamation; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

a. S. 1145, Patent Reform Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
OMAR A VARGAS —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Reclamation; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

a. Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement b. Trade in sweeteners, sugar program, H.R. 2419

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GALEN J RESER —
OMAR A VARGAS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Reclamation; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

a. Promoting healthy lifestyles, play and physical activity, generally

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GALEN J RESER —
OMAR A VARGAS —

Contacted: Bureau of Reclamation; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Minting/Money/Gold Standard MON

Coinage issues, H.R. 3956 & H.R. 5521, Coin Modernization Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
OMAR A VARGAS —

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Reclamation; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 3956 (110th), H.R. 5521 (110th)

Affiliated organisations

OrganisationLocation
PEPSI AMERICAS, INC. Minneapolis, MN, US
PEPSI BOTTLING GROUP, INC. Somers, NY, 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.