1st Quarter - Report — MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES… for MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES… (2016) | LegiList

Firm

MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES-BENZ USA)

Client

MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES-BENZ USA

Income

—

Expenses

$410,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Qualified transportation benefit for car-sharing;

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST	—

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

TTIP - FTA negotiations; TPP - FTA negotiations; truck exports to Colombia; truck exports to Ecuador

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY WERNER	—

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS)

Automotive Industry AUT

Auto regulations re: battery systems; safety recalls/voluntary agreements

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAKE JONES	—

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Banking BAN

HR 2187 - Accredited investor bill/investor

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2187 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

DoE Funding - SuperTruck II appropriations

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

HR 1057 - design patent protections/PARTS Act; HR 9/S.1137 - patent litigation reform/Innovation Act, PATENT Act

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 1057 (114th)

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.