1st Quarter - Report

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY for COCA-COLA COMPANY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$2,420,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Health and wellness issues relating to calorie transparency and obesity prevention (no specific legislation); issues relating to the 2015 Dietary Guidelines

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
CURTIS LEE ETHERLY —
RYAN GUTHRIE —
JANINE KELLNER —
EUGENE RACKLEY —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues relating to policies or programs that support public-private partnership initiatives; support for passage of pending tax treaties 111-7 (Hungary), 111-8 (Luxembourg), 112-8 (Chile), 112-1 (Switzerland), 113-4 (Spain), 113-5 (Poland); 114-1 (Japan)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
CURTIS LEE ETHERLY —
KATE IRVIN —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Energy, Dept of

Agriculture AGR

Education on the Company's sustainable agriculture initiatives

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CURTIS LEE ETHERLY —
KATE IRVIN —
JANINE KELLNER —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Provisions relating to aluminum market reforms in H.R. 2289, the Commodity End-User Relief Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2289 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement and the Environmental Goods Agreement

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to domestic and international business tax reform; issues relating to IRS exam and audit process reform; H.R. 2315/S. 386, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015; issues relating to Puerto Rico economic growth incentives including extension of manufacturers' deduction, rum cover-over and H.R. 4900, PROMESA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2315 (114th), S. 386 (114th), H.R. 4900 (114th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Discussion of current and prospective partnership opportunities; discussion of the Company's contributions to the economic development of communities around the world; issues relating to Puerto Rico economic growth incentives

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
CURTIS LEE ETHERLY —
KATE IRVIN —
JANINE KELLNER —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Discussion of water conservation and access projects (no specific legislation); education on packaging initiatives, including the Company's PlantBottle technology and recycling programs; education on the Company's hybrid and alternative fuel truck fleet; discussion of new technologies in vending and cooling equipment

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JANINE KELLNER —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Beverage Industry BEV

Educated House, Senate and Executive Branch staff on the beverage industry's health and wellness programs, including the Balanced Calorie Commitment; health and wellness issues relating to calorie transparency and obesity prevention (no specific legislation); issues regarding proposed changes to the Nutrition Facts Panel and the 2015 Dietary Guidelines

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
CURTIS LEE ETHERLY —
RYAN GUTHRIE —
KATE IRVIN —
JANINE KELLNER —
EUGENE RACKLEY —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

S. 2609/S. Amdt. 3450 (A Bill To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, and for other purposes)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATHLEEN BLACK —
CURTIS LEE ETHERLY —
RYAN GUTHRIE —
JANINE KELLNER —
EUGENE RACKLEY —
KATHERINE RUMBAUGH —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 2609 (114th)

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.