1st Quarter - Report

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

Period 1st Quarter 2024 Filed Apr 22, 2024 Signed by CYNTHIA L. ALBERT

Official filing
Firm
MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES-BENZ USA)
Client
MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES-BENZ USA
Income
—
Expenses
$400,000
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.

Government Issues GOV

Antitrust

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PHILLIP SHERMAN —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Telecom supply chain

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PHILLIP SHERMAN —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Greenhouse Gas - EPA/NHTSA regulation

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAKE JONES —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

IRA - manufacturing/production and vehicles tax credits, 48C and Conversion Grants

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAKE JONES —
PHILLIP SHERMAN —

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of

Automotive Industry AUT

H.R 3413 /S.1669 - AM radio mandate; Inflation Reduction Act - 48C, 30C and other tax credits; Electric vehicle (EV) battery technology; EV charging; Privacy - vehicle data privacy; SBA loans; EV supply chains; Baltimore Port/Key Bridge collapse - industry recommendations; S. 154 - PART ACT - auto recycling

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PHILLIP SHERMAN —
NICOLA WHITEMAN —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3413 (118th), S. 1669 (118th), S. 154 (118th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce development - workplace environment; workforce issues

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAKE JONES —
NICOLA WHITEMAN —

Contacted: SENATE

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.