AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY for AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Advertising ADV
Issues related to online behavioral advertising
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ARNE CHRISTENSON | — |
| WILLIAM FREDERICK QUINN | — |
| ROBERT THOMSON | — |
Banking BAN
S. 414, the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, provisions relating to credit card practices H.R. 627/S. 235, the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights, provisions relating to credit card practices HR 3126, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 Issues relating to merchant interchange fees Issues relating to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards HR 2382, Credit Card Interchange Fee Act, provisions related to merchant interchange fees HR 2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, provisions related to merchant interchange fees S 1212, Credit Card Fair fee Act, provisions related to merchant interchange fees HR 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act of 2009, provisions related to data security and consumer privacy HR 3639, the Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009 HR 3601, Credit CARD Effective Date Change Act HR 3457, Small Business Credit Card Act of 2009 Issues relating to financial regulatory reform Issues relating to small business credit card practices
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ARNE CHRISTENSON | — |
| ANTONELLA PIANALTO | — |
| WILLIAM FREDERICK QUINN | — |
| ROBERT THOMSON | — |
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Issues relating to financial regulatory reform H.R. 991, Consumer Fairness Act of 2009, prohibiting arbitration clauses without consumers' consent HR 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, provisions allowing consumers to choose between arbitration or civil court in dispute H.R. 1705, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009, provisions creating a new consumer protection regulator H.R. 1754, Financial System Stabilization and Reform Act of 2009, provisions to establish a systemic risk regulator H.R. 1880, National Insurance Consumer Protection Act, provisions to establish an optional federal insurance charter Proposals on Financial Regulatory Restructuring
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ARNE CHRISTENSON | — |
| ANTONELLA PIANALTO | — |
| WILLIAM FREDERICK QUINN | — |
| ROBERT THOMSON | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
H.R. 1944, Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the Subpart F exemption of active financing income. H.R. 1, Economic Recovery Package, provisions relating to business tax relief H.R. 598, A bill to provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, COBRA provision S 350 A bill to provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, COBRA provision S. 722, Bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide for permanent alternative minimum tax relief, middle class tax relief, and estate tax relief, and to permanently extend certain expiring provision and for other purposes, provisions relating to extending expiring provisions. S. Con Res 13, Congressional budget for the U.S. Government for the fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011-2014, provisions relating to business tax increases and extending expiring provisions S. 651, Bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on excessive bonuses paid by companies receiving federal emergency economic assistance H.R. 1586, Bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients H. Con. Res. 85, Congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011-2014 H.R. 1083, Bill to regulate state taxation of interstate commerce, provisions to impose a uniform physical presence standard for purposes of imposing state income taxation H.R. 1897, Healthy Workforce Act of 2009, legislation to provide a deduction for company sponsored wellness programs S. 803, Healthy Workforce Act of 2009, legislation to provide a deduction for company sponsored wellness programs Potential legislation to limit the authority of States and localities to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States and localities Credit Card Reporting implementation, Tax Code section 6050W H.R. 2098 legislation to extend the look through treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations Proposed House and Senate legislation to enact the international tax provisions in the Administration's FY 2010 Budget Proposed Senate legislation to fund health care reform H.R. 3200 legislation to fund health care reform
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ARNE CHRISTENSON | — |
| DAVID MORGAN | — |
| ANTONELLA PIANALTO | — |
Postal POS
HR 22, provisions to allow the United States Postal Service to pay its share of contributions for annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund S 1507, Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Funding Reform Act of 2009
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANTONELLA PIANALTO | — |
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.