2nd Quarter - Report — TYSON FOODS, INC for TYSON FOODS, INC (2012)

Firm

TYSON FOODS, INC

Client

TYSON FOODS, INC

Income

—

Expenses

$520,716

Expense method

B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax issues impacting Tyson Foods

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID MENOTTI	—
CHARLES PENRY	—

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

General environmental issues impacting agriculture.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID MENOTTI	—
CHARLES PENRY	—

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Ethanol policy-general outreach to discuss negative impacts of raisingblend to E15, corn ethanol mandates, tax policies, tariff policies. Reform of Renewable Fuel Mandate.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID MENOTTI	—
CHARLES PENRY	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW D MIKA	—
CHARLES PENRY	—
NORA VENEGAS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OFCCP issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW D MIKA	—
CHARLES PENRY	—
NORA VENEGAS	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Agriculture AGR

Food Safety Issues USDA/GIPSA Issues USDA/Enhanced Labeling issues Farm Bill

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW D MIKA	—
CHARLES PENRY	—
NORA VENEGAS	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Transportation TRA

Market access for US Beef to Korea, Japan, China, Europe, Mexico Market access for US Chicken to China, Russia, Ukraine, Mexico Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement Mexico Dumping case on U.S. Poultry

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID MENOTTI	—
MATTHEW D MIKA	—
CHARLES PENRY	—

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.