3rd Quarter - Amendment

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY for AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$400,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
3rd Quarter - Report Oct 20, 2011 $340,000 Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment (this page) Mar 30, 2012 $400,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

Regulation Z provisions related to recently finalized rules implementing certain provisions of the Credit Card Act Interchange fees - proposals to regulate fees charged by financial institutions to merchants for card acceptance

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ARNE CHRISTENSON —
CHRIS MERIDA —
ANTONELLA PIANALTO —
ROBERT THOMSON —

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 611, the Building Effective Strategies to Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act, provisions related to the collection and use of personal information H.R. 653, the Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011, provisions related to the protection of personal financial data H.R. 1136, the Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011, provisions related to protecting critical infrastructure S. 413, the Cyber Security and Internet Freedom Act of 2011, provisions related to protecting critical infrastructure S. 1223, the Location Privacy Protection Act, provisions related to the protection of geolocation information H.R. 2168/S. 1212, the Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, provisions related to the protection of geolocation information S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, provisions related to the protection of personal data S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, provisions related to the protection of personal data S. 799, the Commercial Privacy Bill of Right Act of 2011, provisions related to the collection, use and sharing of personal data S. 913, the Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011, provisions related to the placement of targeted advertisements online H.R. 1895, the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, provisions related to the placement of targeted advertisements to children online H.R. 1528, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, provisions related to the collection, use and sharing of personal data H.R. 1841, the Data Accountability and Trust Act of 2011, provisions related to the protection of personal data

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS MERIDA —
ROBERT THOMSON —

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

Bills named: H.R. 653 (112th), H.R. 2168 (112th), H.R. 611 (112th), S. 1212 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), H.R. 1895 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), H.R. 1841 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), H.R. 1136 (112th), H.R. 1528 (112th), S. 913 (112th), S. 799 (112th), S. 413 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 749, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart f exemption for active financing income S. 727, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011, legislation to reform the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 H.R. 4, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayment Act of 2011, legislation to repeal expanded 1099 reporting H.R. 705, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayment Act of 2011, legislation to repeal expanded 1099 reporting S. 72, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011, legislation to repeal expanded 1099 reporting S. 18, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011, legislation to repeal expanded 1099 reporting H.Con. Res. 34, Establishing the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2012 and Setting Forth Appropriate Budget Levels for Fiscal Years 2013 Through 2021 S. 1346 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, legislation to ensure international tax compliance and alter U.S. taxation of overseas income H.R. 2735 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the lookthrough treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations H.R. 1864 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011, legislation to simplify the taxation of employees that travel for work H.R. 674, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on government contract payments

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ARNE CHRISTENSON —
DAVID MORGAN —
ANTONELLA PIANALTO —

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

Bills named: S. 18 (112th), H.R. 2735 (112th), H.R. 4 (112th), H.R. 1864 (112th), H.Con.Res. 34 (112th), H.R. 705 (112th), H.R. 749 (112th), H.R. 674 (112th), S. 72 (112th), S. 727 (112th), S. 1346 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 3035, the Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011, provisions related to the ability to send informational messages to cell phones using automated means

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS MERIDA —
ROBERT THOMSON —

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

Bills named: H.R. 3035 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R.1249, America Invents Act, provisions related to reform of the patent system S.23, America Invents Act, provisions related to reform of the patent system S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011, legislation to prevent the online theft of intellectual property

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS MERIDA —
ANTONELLA PIANALTO —

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

Bills named: S. 968 (112th), S. 23 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th)

Postal POS

H.R.1262, Reform the Postal Service for the 21st Century Act, provisions to provide for improvements to the United States Postal Service H.R.1351, United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011, provisions to change the methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System S.353, U.S. Postal Service Improvements Act of 2011, provisions to provide for improvements to the United States Postal Service H.R. 2309, Postal Reform Act of 2011, provisions to improve the financial solvency of the United States Postal Service S. 1010, Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation Act of 2011, provisions to change the methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System S. 1625, Postal Reform Act of 2011, provisions to improve the financial condition and efficiency of the United States Postal Service H.R. 2884, USPS Retiree Health Benefits Prepayment Extension Act of 2011, provisions to delay the payment of the prefunding of the future health benefits for retirees H.R. 2967, Innovate to Deliver Act of 2011, provisions to provide improvements to the United States Postal Service

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTONELLA PIANALTO —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1351 (112th), S. 1625 (112th), H.R. 2884 (112th), H.R. 1262 (112th), H.R. 2967 (112th), S. 353 (112th), H.R. 2309 (112th), S. 1010 (112th)

Advertising ADV

H.R. 654, the Do Not Track Me Online Act, provisions related to the tracking of consumer behavior online H.R. 2557, the Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act, provisions related to the protection of personal data S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, provisions related to the protection of personal data S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011, provisions related to the protection of personal data S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011, provisions related to the protection of personal data

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS MERIDA —
ROBERT THOMSON —

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

Bills named: S. 1434 (112th), S. 1408 (112th), H.R. 2557 (112th), H.R. 654 (112th), S. 1535 (112th)

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