3rd Quarter - Report — MARS, INCORPORATED for MARS, INCORPORATED (2017)

Firm

MARS, INCORPORATED

Client

MARS, INCORPORATED

Income

—

Expenses

$550,000

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.

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Supporting FDA voluntary guidance on sodium; Supporting on time implementation of Nutrition Fact Panel; Maintaining robust funding of FSMA; Preventative oral health policy.

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

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to energy savings and climate change.

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

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

General corporate and international tax issues; issues related to tax reform.

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

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture AGR

Development of national standard on GMO labeling; Farm Bill reauthorization and implementation, including sugar policy reforms; International trade issues, including NAFTA; Appropriations funding for international aid and development programs.

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

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

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.