1st Quarter - Report — MARS, INCORPORATED for MARS, INCORPORATED (2016)

Firm

MARS, INCORPORATED

Client

MARS, INCORPORATED

Income

—

Expenses

$620,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

Child Nutrition Act Reauthorization, maintaining strong nutrition standards; development of a national standard on GMO labeling.

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

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

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to energy savings/climate change.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BRAD G FIGEL	—

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

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

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.