2nd Quarter - Report — ECOLAB INC. for ECOLAB INC (2014)

Firm

ECOLAB INC.

Client

ECOLAB INC

Income

—

Expenses

$310,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform Act of 2014; Expire Act (S.2260); Sen. Baucus draft proposal - issues related to preserving the domestic manufacturing deduction, controlled foreign controlled corporation definition, check the box and research and development credit provisions.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JASON GREV	—

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

Bills named: S. 2260 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Chemical Safety Improvement Act (S.1009); Chemicals in Commerce Act (draft discussion bill); Chemical Safety & Drinking Water Protection Act (S.1961) - issues related to federal preemption, climate, water and air.

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

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

Bills named: S. 1961 (113th), S. 1009 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership - issues related to completion and approval.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAMOLA GUPTA MUSANTE	—

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

Transportation TRA

DOT Appropriations - issues related to methods to pay for the bill.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAMOLA GUPTA MUSANTE	—

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (S.2262); the Nexus of energy and Water for Sustainability Act of 2014 (S.1971) ; North American Energy Infrastructure Act (H.R.3301) - issues related to defining water usage as an aspect of energy efficiency, gas, hydraulic fracturing, enhanced oil recovery and water resource management and the Keystone XL pipeline

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAMOLA GUPTA MUSANTE	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 3301 (113th), S. 1971 (113th), S. 2262 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Legal Workforce Act (H.R.1772); The Border Security, Economic Opportunity & Immigration Modernization Act (S.744) - issues related to expanding access to business visas.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JASON GREV	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 1772 (113th), S. 744 (113th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Issues related to the FDA antibacterial hand wash tentative final monograph and preservation of the current food handler exemption and implementation of food safety regulations.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JASON GREV	—

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Fair Minimum Wage Act (H.R.1010) - issues related to tip credit and amount of proposed increase and NLRB proposed rules (shortened period for union elections.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JASON GREV	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 1010 (113th)

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.