3rd Quarter - Report

AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN BEVERAGE ASSOCIATION

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$300,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
3rd Quarter - Report (this page) Oct 20, 2014 $300,000 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment Oct 20, 2014 $300,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Truck Driver Hours of Service Truck Weights

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANKLIN L DAVIS —
ANDREW SCOTT ELTING —
GENEVIEVE GENT —
BARBARA HIDEN —
SUSAN NEELY —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S.601 Water Resources Development Act of 2013 - monitor developments on water infrastructure

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANKLIN L DAVIS —
ANDREW SCOTT ELTING —
GENEVIEVE GENT —
BARBARA HIDEN —
SUSAN NEELY —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 601 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Monitor draft legislation to levy an excise tax on soft drinks Oppose H.R.5279 The Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Act of 2014

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANKLIN L DAVIS —
ANDREW SCOTT ELTING —
GENEVIEVE GENT —
BARBARA HIDEN —
SUSAN NEELY —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 5279 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

S.576 & H.R.1057 - FIT Kids Act re: children's physical activity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANKLIN L DAVIS —
ANDREW SCOTT ELTING —
GENEVIEVE GENT —
BARBARA HIDEN —
SUSAN NEELY —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 576 (113th), H.R. 1057 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

Biofuel/Ethanol issues re: corn diversion from food processing Sugar issues re: U.S. sugar subsidy program U.S. agricultural policy re: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program H.R. 1947 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 re: provisions related to eligibility of foods andbeverages for purchase with SNAP benefits S.10 Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 re: provisions related to eligibility of foods and beverages for purchase with SNAP benefits Monitor developments related to aluminum warehousing (CFTC legislation) Menu labeling requirements for vending machines

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANKLIN L DAVIS —
ANDREW SCOTT ELTING —
GENEVIEVE GENT —
BARBARA HIDEN —
SUSAN NEELY —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 10 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

U.S. agricultural policy re: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Draft Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations measure (CDC grants) Issues related to FTC guidelines for advertising to children as described in the Interagency Work Group proposal Monitor developments on regulation of energy drinks/caffeineH.R. 1572 Stopping Taxpayer Outlays for Propaganda Act - related to CDC obesity prevention grants Beverage labeling and nutrition initiatives Competitive Foods Regulation as directed by Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Issues related to updated Nutrition Facts Panel Draft legislation and other proposals related to federal labeling of genetically modified organisms Issues related to the marketing of food and beverage products in schools Issues related to the carbonated and non-alcoholilc caucus

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANKLIN L DAVIS —
ANDREW SCOTT ELTING —
GENEVIEVE GENT —
BARBARA HIDEN —
SUSAN NEELY —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Affiliated organisations

OrganisationLocation
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED Charlotte, NC, US
COCA-COLA REFRESHMENTS Atlanta, GA, US
DR PEPPER SNAPPLE GROUP Plano, TX, US
KRAFT FOODS INC. Tarrytown, NY, US
MONSTER ENERGY COMPANY Corona, CA, US
NESTLE WATERS Greenwich, CT, US
PEPSI BEVERAGES COMPANY Somers, NY, US
PEPSI BOTTLING VENTURES LLC Raleigh, NC, US
PEPSICO Somers, NY, US
RED BULL NORTH AMERICA Santa Monica, CA, US
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY Atlanta, GA, US

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.