2nd Quarter - Report — MARS, INCORPORATED for MARS, INCORPORATED (2020)

Firm

MARS, INCORPORATED

Client

MARS, INCORPORATED

Income

—

Expenses

$420,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Support for federal resources and prioritization of COVID testing and vaccines.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRAD G FIGEL	—
PETER ROWAN	—

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade policy, including with China, EU, India GSP and other international trade issues; Implementation, transparency and application of trade and supply chain laws.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRAD G FIGEL	—
PETER ROWAN	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office

Agriculture AGR

Appropriations funding for international aid and development programs, including ILAB and USAID; H.R. 3981 and S. 2337, The Food Date Labeling Act; support for policies to incentivize agricultural producers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as S. 3894, The Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020; Funding for international aid related to COVID-19 relief.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRAD G FIGEL	—
PETER ROWAN	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3981 (116th), S. 2337 (116th), S. 3894 (116th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Support for investments in disadvantaged communities that have fewer resources to manage the cost of climate change, including rising energy costs as a result of policy changes.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRAD G FIGEL	—
PETER ROWAN	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; White House Office

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to energy savings and climate change, including U.S. support for Paris Climate Agreement, support for carbon pricing, support for clean energy deployment and resilient infrastructure, and EPA's Clean Power Plan; support for recycling and packaging policies, including S.1982, Save our Seas 2.0 Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRAD G FIGEL	—
PETER ROWAN	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1982 (116th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Supporting FDA voluntary guidance on sodium and sodium reduction in the Child Nutrition Program; Nutrition Facts Panel implementation; Preventative oral health; Food ingredient policy; Dietary guidelines; Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) funding; support for pet food manufacturing and sales to be considered essential for purposes of federal guidance; Funding for pet food ingredient reviews.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRAD G FIGEL	—
PETER ROWAN	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); 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.