3rd Quarter - Report — MARS, INCORPORATED for MARS, INCORPORATED (2015)

Firm

MARS, INCORPORATED

Client

MARS, INCORPORATED

Income

—

Expenses

$540,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

Issues related to sugar reform; Mexican anti-dumping case; country-of-origin labeling; Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee process; H.R. 1599, inclusion of pet food labeling.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHANNON CAMPAGNA	—
BRAD G FIGEL	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1599 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General corporate and international tax issues; issues related to tax reform and tax extenders.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHANNON CAMPAGNA	—
BRAD G FIGEL	—

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

S. 1269 and H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, provisions related to customs reauthorization and trade; S. 995 and H.R. 1890, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, provisions related to Trade Promotion Authority.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHANNON CAMPAGNA	—

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 644 (114th), H.R. 1890 (114th), S. 1269 (114th), S. 995 (114th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Regulations implementing Food Safety Modernization Act; implementation of competitive food regulations; FDA funding.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHANNON CAMPAGNA	—
BRAD G FIGEL	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to energy savings/climate change.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRAD G FIGEL	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

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.