• Issues related to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)trade negotiations

Duration: April 1, 2009 to April 1, 2020

General Issues: Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Trucking/Shipping, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Environmental/Superfund, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.)

Spending: about $1,290,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2009: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Administration for Children & Families (ACF)

Related Foreign Entities: Brambles Limited (Sidney, AUS); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%