1st Quarter - Report — ECOLAB INC. for ECOLAB INC (2017)

Firm

ECOLAB INC.

Client

ECOLAB INC

Income

—

Expenses

$310,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Veterans VET

Water treatment and funding issues related to Legionella.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NANCY R LEVENSON	—
RAMOLA GUPTA MUSANTE	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of

Health Issues HCR

H.R.1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 and cosmetic safety legislation including H.R.575, Cosmetic Modernization Amendments of 2017.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JASON GREV	—
NANCY R LEVENSON	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 575 (115th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues related to international sanctions legislation specifically including Russia Sanctions; S.94, the Counteracting Russian Hostilities Act and H.R.1059/S.341, Russia Sanctions Review Act of 2017.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAMOLA GUPTA MUSANTE	—

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1059 (115th), S. 94 (115th), S. 341 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Environmental issues related to climate, water and air including deep well injection. Issues related to Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act (PRIA) Reauthorization and neonicotinoids.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JASON GREV	—
NANCY R LEVENSON	—
RAMOLA GUPTA MUSANTE	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to energy efficiency, gas, hydraulic fracturing matters, deep well injection, enhanced oil recovery, and water resource management.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAMOLA GUPTA MUSANTE	—

Contacted: SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade issues and international items.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAMOLA GUPTA MUSANTE	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to comprehensive tax reform.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NANCY R LEVENSON	—
RAMOLA GUPTA MUSANTE	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Issues related to FDA monograph for antiseptic handwashes, implementation of Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and cleaning product labeling.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JASON GREV	—
NANCY R LEVENSON	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to cybersecurity.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAMOLA GUPTA MUSANTE	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); 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.