3rd Quarter - Report — CATERPILLAR INC. for CATERPILLAR INC (2012)

Firm

CATERPILLAR INC.

Client

CATERPILLAR INC

Income

—

Expenses

$510,000

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.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislation to extend look-through treatment under Section 954c6. Corporate tax reform.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MYERS	Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 3889 - Crash Parts Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG)	Washington Manager, Govt Affairs
CHRISTOPHER MYERS	Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3889 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Stop the War on Coal Act - H.R. 3409 H.R.2273 & S.1751 Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JASON LYNN	Washington Manager, Govt Affairs
CHRISTOPHER MYERS	Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1751 (112th), H.R. 3409 (112th), H.R. 2273 (112th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 6429 - STEM Jobs Act (H.R. 6429)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG)	Washington Manager, Govt Affairs
CHRISTOPHER MYERS	Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6429 (112th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Legislation to temporarily suspend the duty on certain remanufactured products.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MYERS	Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

GSP - H.R.913, S.433 LDC Trade Relief - S.1443 Russia PNTR - H.R. 6149, H.R. 6156, S. 3327, S. 3406

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM C LANE	Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1443 (112th), H.R. 913 (112th), H.R. 6149 (112th), S. 433 (112th), S. 3406 (112th), H.R. 6156 (112th), S. 3327 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Reauthorization of Export-Import Bank.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM C LANE	Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System

Transportation TRA

Reauthorization of surface transportation funding.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JASON LYNN	Washington Manager, Govt Affairs
CHRISTOPHER MYERS	Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System

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.