1st Quarter - Report

TROUTMAN STRATEGIES for MONSANTO COMPANY

Firm
Client
Income
$30,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

Biotech Acceptance HR 2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, Title VI-Rural Development Issues impacting Cotton, Soybean, Corn and Canola Production

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK ANDERSON —
JOHN FRESHMAN —
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Biosafety Protocol HR 1 - Improving America's Security Act of 2007 Korean Trade Argentine Trade China trade Honduras Trade Columbia Trade India Trade Brazil Trade Mexico Trade France Trade

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK ANDERSON —
JOHN FRESHMAN —
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 2209 - Research credit Improvement Act of 2007, all provisions S. 41 - Research Competitiveness Act of 2007, all provisions HR 1712 - Research and Development Tax Credit Act of 2007, all provisions Brazil Tax Treaty

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK ANDERSON —
JOHN FRESHMAN —
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 41 (110th), S. 2209 (110th), H.R. 1712 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 2421 - Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007, all provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK ANDERSON —
JOHN FRESHMAN —
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2421 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Agriculture Consolidation H.R. 2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007 - Ag Competition Issues S. 1759, Agriculture Competition Enhancement Act of 2007, all provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK ANDERSON —
JOHN FRESHMAN —
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1759 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Endangered Species Act HR 1497 - Legal Timber Protection Act, all provisions S. 2191 - America's Climate Secrity Act of 2007, all provisions Ag Environment Litigation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK ANDERSON —
JOHN FRESHMAN —
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —

Contacted: White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1497 (110th), S. 2191 (110th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Pesticide Harmonization Chemical Security Bill - To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 H.R. 1497 - Legal Timber Protection Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK ANDERSON —
JOHN FRESHMAN —
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1497 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

HR 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007, all provisions S. 1145 Patent Reform Act of 2007, all provisions Agriculture Seed Piracy Process Patents

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK ANDERSON —
JOHN FRESHMAN —
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th), S. 1145 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Renewable Fuel Production - Ethanol H.R. 6 - Clean Energy Act of 2007, Title II - Energy Security Through Increased Production of Biofuels

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK ANDERSON —
JOHN FRESHMAN —
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Biotechnology Acceptance

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK ANDERSON —
JOHN FRESHMAN —
ROBERT LEEBERN —
BENJAMIN CRAIG NOBLE —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

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.