Year-End Report — DEL MONTE FOODS for DEL MONTE FOODS (2007)

Firm

DEL MONTE FOODS

Client

DEL MONTE FOODS

Income

—

Expenses

$60,000

What was lobbied

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S2/HR2, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007: Minimum wage escalator clause for American Samoa, Department of Labor Economic Impact Report for American Samoa

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUSAN JACKSON	VICE PRESIDENT OF GOV. & INDUSTRY RELATIONS
MEGAN VILLARREAL	MANAGER, GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY RELATIONS

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR1916, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand, and extend for 10 years, the American Samoa economic development credit: 30A tax credit extension for American Samoa

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUSAN JACKSON	VICE PRESIDENT OF GOV. & INDUSTRY RELATIONS
MEGAN VILLARREAL	MANAGER, GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY RELATIONS

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 1916 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Lobbied the Administration and the House and Senate for an increase in the FDA Budget prior to the President's Budget release

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUSAN JACKSON	VICE PRESIDENT OF GOV. & INDUSTRY RELATIONS
MEGAN VILLARREAL	MANAGER, GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY RELATIONS

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

July 11, 2007 published EPA proposed ozone regulations: ozone standards and environmental controls on manufactoring companies

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUSAN JACKSON	VICE PRESIDENT OF GOV. & INDUSTRY RELATIONS
MEGAN VILLARREAL	MANAGER, GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY RELATIONS

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Agriculture AGR

HR2419, Rural Opportunities Act of 2007: Farm Flex inclusion, Buy American provisions, equal treatment of fresh v. processed fruits and vegetables, school nutrition programs, biofuels/ethanol, sugar provisions

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUSAN JACKSON	VICE PRESIDENT OF GOV. & INDUSTRY RELATIONS
MEGAN VILLARREAL	MANAGER, GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY RELATIONS

Contacted: White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR6, The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: biofuels, ethanol and Renewable Fuels Standards; S1419/S1321/HR2556, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007/Energy Savings Act of 2007: biofuels, ethanol and Renewable Fuels Standards

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUSAN JACKSON	VICE PRESIDENT OF GOV. & INDUSTRY RELATIONS
MEGAN VILLARREAL	MANAGER, GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY RELATIONS

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2556 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th)

Immigration IMM

S1634, Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Implementation Act: CNMI Immigration issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUSAN JACKSON	VICE PRESIDENT OF GOV. & INDUSTRY RELATIONS
MEGAN VILLARREAL	MANAGER, GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY RELATIONS

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR3688, US-Peru Free Trade Agreement: concessions for duty-free market access, more transparent customs procedures, enhanced intellectual property rights provisions and equivalent regulatory measures; HR1830, To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until September 30, 2009: ATPDEA extension

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUSAN JACKSON	VICE PRESIDENT OF GOV. & INDUSTRY RELATIONS
MEGAN VILLARREAL	MANAGER, GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY RELATIONS

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1830 (110th), H.R. 3688 (110th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

S1274, Human and Pet Food Safety Act of 2007: Human/pet food safety and recall issues, FDA issues; HR3624, Consumer Food Safety Act of 2007: food/import safety, FDA issues, user fees, ports of entry; HR3610, Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007: food/import safety, user fees, ports of entry issues, produce safety standards, food inspections, mandatory recall authority; S2418, EAT SAFE Act: food safety programs, inspection training, recal notification, penalties; HR3580, PDUFA Reauthorization

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SUSAN JACKSON	VICE PRESIDENT OF GOV. & INDUSTRY RELATIONS
MEGAN VILLARREAL	MANAGER, GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY RELATIONS

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3580 (110th), H.R. 3624 (110th), H.R. 3610 (110th)

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.