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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 505 9TH STREET NW, SUITE 600 |
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City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 29037-12
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6. House ID# 314290000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2016 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Molly Fogarty |
Date | 4/18/2016 2:49:09 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
2014 Farm Bill implementation; sugar and dairy programs.
Child Nutrition programs; funding, access and maintenance of strong nutrition standards.
Development of national standard for biotechnology labeling; H.R. 1599, the Safe and Affordable Food Labeling Act of 2015 and S. Amendment 2450 to S. 764, The Biotechnology Labeling Solutions Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Molly |
Fogarty |
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Nicole |
Collier |
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Kelsey |
Freeman |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code FOO
16. Specific lobbying issues
Labeling issues pertaining to ingredients, claims and revisions to the Nutrition Facts.
Regulations implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Molly |
Fogarty |
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Nicole |
Collier |
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Kelsey |
Freeman |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code LBR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Labor standards including labeling for agricultural commodities, ingredients and packaging.
Provisions in the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014; including H.R. 83, the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 and H.R. 4029; S. 1631 and H.R. 2844.
Proposed regulations related to the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor - Dept of (DOL), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), Treasury - Dept of, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Molly |
Fogarty |
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Nicole |
Collier |
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Kelsey |
Freeman |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
General corporate and international tax issues related to tax reform and bilateral tax treaties.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Molly |
Fogarty |
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Nicole |
Collier |
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Kelsey |
Freeman |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Sugar; including market access to world sugar.
Canadian and Mexican retaliation associated with U.S. Country of Origin labeling law.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Molly |
Fogarty |
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Nicole |
Collier |
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Kelsey |
Freeman |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code MED
16. Specific lobbying issues
Medical Foods Equity Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Molly |
Fogarty |
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Nicole |
Collier |
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Kelsey |
Freeman |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
2017 Agriculture Appropriations related to increased food safety funding.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Molly |
Fogarty |
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Nicole |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
To the degree that public policies benefit Nestle USA, so too will its parent company, Nestle S.A., benefit.
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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