1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY for AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

Period 1st Quarter 2014 Filed Apr 21, 2014 Signed by David A. Morgan, Vice President Federal Government Affairs

Official filing
Firm
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
Client
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
Income
—
Expenses
$1,340,000
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.

Education EDU

H.R. 2536/S. 1407, the Computer Science Education Act, provisions related to improve math and science education

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS MERIDA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: S. 1407 (113th), H.R. 2536 (113th)

Banking BAN

Interchange fees - proposals to regulate fees charged by financial institutions to merchants for card acceptance Issues generally related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, provisions related to delivery of annual privacy notices to consumers S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013, provisions related to delivery of annual privacy notices to consumersS. 1927 the Data Security Act of 2014, provisions related to breach notification S. 1897 the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014, provisions related to breach notification S. 1976 the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, provisions related to breach notification Regulation of reloadable prepaid products S. 1999 the SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014, provisions related to arbitration

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT LOPER New Deputy Chief of Staff, House Speaker John Boehner
CHRIS MERIDA —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1999 (113th), H.R. 749 (113th), S. 1897 (113th), S. 635 (113th), S. 1976 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 1468, the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2013, provisions related to protecting national critical infrastructure S. 884, the Deter Cyber Theft Act, provisions related to cyber theftH.R. 2281/S. 1111, the Cyber Economic Espionage Accountability Act, provisions related to cyber theft H.R. 369 the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, provisions related to protecting critical infrastructure from cyber attacks S. 1638, the Cybersecurity Awareness Act, provisions related to cyber threat reporting Draft cybersecurity legislation, provisions related to enhanced information sharing and the protection of critical infrastructure from cyber attack

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT LOPER New Deputy Chief of Staff, House Speaker John Boehner
CHRIS MERIDA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 369 (113th), S. 884 (113th), S. 1111 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th), S. 1638 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1129 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013, legislation to help insure that the correct amount of tax is withheld and paid to the states. Ways and Means Financial Products discussion draft, legislation to revise tax treatment of financial products. Ways and Means International discussion draft, legislation to revise the U.S. international tax system.H. Con. Res. 25 House FY 2014 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 8 Senate FY 2014 Budget Resolution Senate Finance International Tax Discussion draft, legislation to reform the U.S. international tax system H.R. 4429, bill to permanently extend the exemption from Subpart F for active financing income H.R. 4464, bill to make permanent the lookthrough treatment for payment to related foreign corporations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT LOPER New Deputy Chief of Staff, House Speaker John Boehner
DAVID MORGAN —

Contacted: U.S. Postal Service (USPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.R. 4429 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), H.R. 4464 (113th), H.R. 1129 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 845, the Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013, provisions related to patents S. 1720 the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, provisions related to patent trolls Draft patent reform legislation, provisions related to patent trolls

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS MERIDA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1720 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th)

Postal POS

H.R. 933 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, requiring the U.S. Postal Service to continue 6-day delivery of mail without reduction. S. 1486 the Postal Reform Act of 2013, provisions related to delivery of mail

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS MERIDA —

Contacted: White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1486 (113th), H.R. 933 (113th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 2419 Small Business Credit Card Act, to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID MORGAN —

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (113th)

Advertising ADV

S. 2025 the Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act, provisions related to regulation of data brokers S. 2171 the Location Privacy Protection Act, provisions related to mobile privacy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS MERIDA —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 2171 (113th), S. 2025 (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.