Why It Matters
Squire Patton Boggs filed a third-quarter 2026 lobbying disclosure for Mars Inc., a company in the food and beverage and chocolate/confectionery industries, covering Farm Bill implementation, food and pet food regulation and legislation, cocoa sustainability, federal tax reform, and proposed tariffs and Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) reauthorization.
By the Numbers
Squire Patton Boggs reported $140,000 for the third quarter of 2026, unchanged from its second-quarter 2026 report.
In the third quarter of 2025, Mars's total across all registrants was $532,500. Only the Squire Patton Boggs filing has posted for the third quarter of 2026, so the client total for the quarter is incomplete.
Kara-Marie Urban was added, and Everett Eissenstat was dropped from the Squire Patton Boggs roster compared with the second quarter of 2026. The seven lobbyists on the filing are:
- Aubrey Rothrock III, partner
- Caren Street, principal, whose member experience is with Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)
- Dave Schnittger, principal; listed with committee experience on the House Education and the Workforce Committee
- Ludmilla Kasulke, partner
- Dave Stewart, principal with House Ways and Means Committee experience
- Tommy Andrews, principal
- Kara-Marie Urban, associate
Broader Context
The House Agriculture Committee reportedly published an endorsement list in April for H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition reportedly said it and more than 300 agriculture stakeholders urged the House to reject its 2026 farm bill.
H.R. 597, the PURR Act of 2025, is listed on the Mars filing alongside FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine issues.
Congress reportedly reauthorized the AGOA in February, extending it through December, after the program expired on Sept. 30, 2025. In Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, the Supreme Court reportedly issued a decision in February on presidential tariff authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
H.R. 1, the reconciliation bill containing tax provisions, was reportedly signed into law on July 4, 2025. A June 2026 Hamilton Project analysis reportedly said the U.S. international corporate-tax regime has weakened the global tax agreement and expanded risks of tax competition and corporate tax-base erosion.
The Bottom Line
Squire Patton Boggs's fee for Mars rose from $130,000 in the first quarter of 2026 to $140,000 in both the second and third quarters, and its third-quarter filing adds Kara-Marie Urban and drops Everett Eissenstat. AGOA expires in December, requiring congressional action before year-end to avoid another lapse; the farm bill and the PURR Act remain pending with no floor vote scheduled in either chamber.
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