3rd Quarter - Report

CATERPILLAR INC. for CATERPILLAR INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$450,000
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 for the Export Import Bank Board of Directors (no bill number)

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

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Transportation TRA

Funding for the Highway Trust Fund (No bill number) White House Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (entire bill) - P.L.115-97 - Re: implementation Issues surrounding OECD Base-Erosion & Profit Shifting (BEPS) (no bill number) Education regarding CFC Look-through extension (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1390 and H.R. 5340 "STRONGER Patents Act" (entire bill) S. 2514 "Preserving Access to Cost Effective Drugs Act" (PACED) (entire bill) General issues relating to patent reform and intellectual property.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1390 (115th), S. 2514 (115th), H.R. 5340 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 6 "SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act" (Title IV-Offsets) General issues relating to the employer sponsored health care insurance program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6 (115th)

Education EDU

H.R. 2353 "Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act" (entire bill) General issues relation to workforce development and training (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

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

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 (H.R. 4318/S. 2108) - entire bill - Public Law No: 115-239

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 4318 (115th), S. 2108 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General discussions related to trade policy (no bill number) General discussions related to NAFTA Renegotiation (no bill number) Education efforts regarding Department of Commerce 232 case re: Steel Imports (No bill number) Education efforts concerning Department of Commerce 232 case re: Auto and Auto Parts Imports (No bill number) Education regarding China/301 Tariffs (no bill number)

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

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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) H.R. 6757 "Family Savings Act of 2018" (Sections related to Pension Nondiscrimination)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 6757 (115th), H.R. 1968 (115th), S. 852 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Educational efforts concerning the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administrations, Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica, Final Rule, 81 Fed Reg. 16285 General issues relating to labor relations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Natural Resources NAT

HR 8 - Water Resources Development Act of 2018 - (natural infrastructure provisions) S.2800/S.3021 - America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 - (natural infrastructure provisions)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 3021 (115th), S. 2800 (115th), H.R. 8 (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.