Lobbying Relationship

Client

The Kraft Heinz Company

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Lobbying firm

The Russell Group, Inc.

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  • Issues pertaining to food product exports; issues pertaining to hunger; issues related to crop insurance; issues related to the farm bill.
  • Issues pertaining to trade and tariffs.

Duration: to

General Issues: Agriculture, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Defense, Food Industry (Safety, Labeling, etc.), Transportation, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Beverage Industry

Spending: about $3,090,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), White House Office, Corporation for Natl & Community Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA),, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Senate,, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Y Y U.S. Department of Agriculture White House

Bills mentioned

H.R.1599: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

S.2609: An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to...

Sponsor: Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)

S.764: A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program...

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

H.R.2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)

H.R.1735: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

Sponsor: William M. Thornberry (R-Texas)

S.1376: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

H.R.4432: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2014

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

H.R.2642: Agricultural Act of 2014

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.)

S.954: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

H.R.3102: Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.)

H.R.1947: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.)

H.R.933: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.3062: Dairy Security Act of 2011

Sponsor: Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)

S.3240: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

H.R.6083: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012

Sponsor: Frank D. Lucas (R-Okla.)

H.R.7: American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012

Sponsor: John L. Mica (R-Fla.)

H.R.2419: COMBAT PTSD Act

Sponsor: Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.)

S.3307: 21st Century Investment Act of 2012

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

H.R.763: Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2011

Sponsor: Michael H. Michaud (D-Maine)

S.3656: A bill to repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code,...

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.2419: Military Personnel War Zone Toxic Exposure Prevention Act

Sponsor: Timothy H. Bishop (D-N.Y.)

S.510: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.2749: Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.3656: Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2010

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

H.R.5504: Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

S.3307: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

Sponsor: Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.)

H.R.1799: Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009

Sponsor: Michael H. Michaud (D-Maine)

H.R.1618: Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act

Sponsor: Jim McGovern (D-Mass.)

H.R.1332: Safe FEAST Act of 2009

Sponsor: Jim Costa (D-Calif.)

H.R.759: Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

H.R.3674: Milk Import Tariff Equity Act

Sponsor: Peter Welch (D-Vt.)

S.1542: Milk Import Tariff Equity Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.2997: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and...

Sponsor: Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.)

H.R.2419: Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

Sponsor: Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)

H.R.5904: Safe Food Enforcement, Assessment, Standards and Targeting Act of 2008

Sponsor: Jim Costa (D-Calif.)

S.3385: FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.4828: CURD Act

Sponsor: Billy Long (R-Mo.)

H.R.2: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Sponsor: K. Michael Conaway (R-Texas)

S.3042: Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

Sponsor: Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)

S.2322: CURD Act

Sponsor: Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

S.1669: CURD Act

Sponsor: Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

H.R.5430: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

Sponsor: Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.)

H.R.6044: Accurate Labels Act

Sponsor: Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Tyson Redpath Legislative Assistant to Rep. John Boehner
Andrew Harker House Agriculture Committee Intern Former House Agriculture Committee Intern House Committee on Agriculture - Intern
Karla Thieman Chief of Staff, USDA; Senior Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Fitzhugh Elder IV Legislative Assistant - Senator Bennett Clerk - Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcmt
Edward Barron Senate Agric. Comm. - Dep. Chief Couns./COS Senate Jud. Comm. - Dep. Chief Couns. Senate Envir. and Public Works Comm - Dep. COS
Jessica Schulken Clerk and Professional Staff Member, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies
Ashlee Johnson Staff Assistant, Rep. Mike Ross; Executive Assistant, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Legislative Analyst, White House Liaison, Chief of Staff to Deputy Secretary, USDA; Policy Assistant, Domestic Policy Council
Randy Russell n/a
Randall Russell n/a
Ed Barron n/a
William Lesher n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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