4th Quarter - Report

VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC for VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA LLC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$160,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Transit Bus procurement. S. 2322: MAP-21 Reauthorization Act; Highway bill reauthorization including Buy America, transit funding, truck productivity.

Foreign entity interest: AB Volvo: No interest other than by virtue of wholly-owning registrant.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KELLY NICOLE BOBEK —
KEVIN KLEIN —
JONATHAN MILLER —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2322 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Margin requirements and centralized treasury units: S. 888: Business Risk Mitigation and Stabilization Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R. 4413: Customer Protection and End User Relief Act, Title III. S. 2976: Derivatives End-Users Clarification Act; all provisions. S. 2244: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014; Title III H.R. 5471:to amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions; all provisions.

Foreign entity interest: AB Volvo: No interest other than by virtue of wholly-owning registrant.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN KLEIN —
JONATHAN MILLER —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4413 (113th), S. 2244 (113th), S. 2976 (113th), S. 888 (113th), H.R. 5471 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Implementation of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement and truck scrapping. Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014; all provisions Ecuador motor vehicle safety standards

Foreign entity interest: AB Volvo: No interest other than by virtue of wholly-owning registrant.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN KLEIN —
JONATHAN MILLER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1900 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 83: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015; provisions relating to Vehicle Technologies R&D funding

Foreign entity interest: AB Volvo: No interest other than by virtue of wholly-owning registrant.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN KLEIN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 83 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Greenhouse Gas emissions regulations.

Foreign entity interest: AB Volvo: No interest other than by virtue of wholly-owning registrant.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN KLEIN —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Automotive Industry AUT

H.R. 4364; S. 2559: Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2014, all provisions

Foreign entity interest: AB Volvo: No interest other than by virtue of wholly-owning registrant.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN KLEIN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 2559 (113th), H.R. 4364 (113th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

National Conference of Weights and Measures'(NCWM) liquefied natural gas dispensing standards

Foreign entity interest: AB Volvo: No interest other than by virtue of wholly-owning registrant.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN KLEIN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4438: American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014; provisions related to the R&D tax credit. S. 1103, LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013; all provisions. H.Con.Res. 52: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Federal excise tax on heavy-duty trucks should not be increased; all provisions. S. 2260: Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act; all provisions. H.R. 5771: Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014; Title I

Foreign entity interest: AB Volvo: No interest other than by virtue of wholly-owning registrant.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN KLEIN —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 52 (113th), H.R. 4438 (113th), H.R. 5771 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), S. 1103 (113th)

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.