Kraft Foods Group Bill Positions
MapLight's report on Kraft Foods Group details Kraft Foods Group's support for or opposition to bills in Congress. MapLight has recorded 17 bill positions taken by Kraft Foods Group since January 1, 2007. These bills relate to topics including Economics and Public Finance, Agriculture and Food, Budget, Spending, and Taxes, Government Operations and Politics, Infrastructure, and 56 other topics.
Support and opposition information is based on public documents found by MapLight, including congressional testimony, news reports, and company statements. These documents are included with the report.
Scope:
This report provides, for each of the 17 bills Kraft Foods Group has taken a position on, the following information:
* Bill name, number, and sponsor.
* Bill summary and status (i.e. whether the bill is in committee, has become law, etc.).
* Kraft Foods Group's position (support or opposition).
* Date Kraft Foods Group's position was taken and date it was recorded by MapLight.
* Source document for the support or opposition stance.
Source documents:
Source documents for Kraft Foods Group's support or opposition stance are authored by:
* Kraft Foods North America; Food industry welcomes bipartisan food safety bill (2 pages)
* Kraft Foods North America; Food industry welcomes bipartisan food safety bill (2 pages)
* Central Penn Business Journal; Hershey joins push to increase truck weight (95 word excerpt)
* NCGA; Ag Coalition Letter on Colombia FTA (4 pages)
* NCGA; Ag Coalition Letter on Panama FTA (4 pages)
* FRA; CTP Letter to Congress (4 pages)
* Coalition for Transportation Productivity; CTP Letter to Congress (4 pages)
* Trade Benefits America; Business and Agricultural Leaders Comment on TPA Vote (11 pages)
* U.S. Business Coalition for TPP; U.S. Business Coalition For TPP Applauds Introduction of TPA Legislation (7 pages)
* And others.
Reasons to buy:
* Gauge future potential of Kraft Foods Group based on whether a bill they support or oppose advances or is defeated in Congress.
* Evaluate the political activity of Kraft Foods Group, including legislation of interest.
* Understand the reasoning behind Kraft Foods Group's positions on legislation through content of source documents.
* Learn of other organizations that have taken the same position as Kraft Foods Group on a bill (other signers).
* Learn of legislation which affects the financial prospects of Kraft Foods Group.
* Learn whether bills Kraft Foods Group has supported or opposed have been enacted, defeated, or are still pending.
Topics of legislation:
The bills Kraft Foods Group has taken a position on cover the following topics: Budget & Economy (14), Science, Technology, Communications, and Infrastructure (14), Natural Resources (13), Government Affairs (12), Business & Labor (11), Health & Welfare (10), Culture and Social Issues (8), Defense, National Security and Foreign Policy (7), Legal Affairs (7), Education (4). The report is 77 pages long, including 13 source documents.
