2nd Quarter - Report

CATERPILLAR INC. for CATERPILLAR INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$750,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

11 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Nominations to constitute a quorum for the Export Import Bank Board of Directors (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Transportation TRA

Infrastructure investments and Highway Trust Fund (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON LYNN —
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Efforts to support Comprehensive Tax Reform (no bill number) Issues surrounding OECD Base-Erosion & Profit Shifting (BEPS) (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 1460: To provide for the modernization of the energy and natural resources policies of the United States (Whole Bill) S. 1447, H.R. 3407: The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2017 (Whole Bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON LYNN —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1460 (115th), S. 1447 (115th), H.R. 3407 (115th)

Education EDU

H.R. 2353 "Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act" (entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

No Bill Number, "Workplace Flexibility in the 21st Century Act" (entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 2937: The Community Reclamation Partnership Act (Whole Bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON LYNN —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2937 (115th)

Immigration IMM

Executive Order 13788, "Buy American and Hire American" (Sec. 5, "Ensuring the integrity of the Immigration System in order to 'Hire American.'")

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General overview of trade policy and Caterpillar's support of past trade agreements. Discussions regarding efforts to expand Russia sanctions (S.722, no house #) Education efforts concerning Dept. of Commerce 232 case re: Steel Imports (No bill number) H.R.442/S.472 - Cuba Trade Act of 2017 (entire bills) US manufacturing and export advocacy for Egyptian Transportation Strategy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 442 (115th), S. 722 (115th), S. 472 (115th)

Retirement RET

Changes to Pension Nondiscrimination Testing for Defined Benefit Pension Plans (IRS REG-125761-14); S.852 and H.R. 1968 "Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017" (entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1968 (115th), S. 852 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1628 "American Health Care Act" (Title I, Subtitle D, and Title II) H.R. 173/S. 40 "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act" (entire bills) H.R. 277 "American Health Care Reform Act" (entire bill) No Bill Number "Better Care Reconciliation Act" (Title I)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 277 (115th), S. 40 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.