2nd Quarter - Report — CATERPILLAR INC. for CATERPILLAR INC (2009)

Firm

CATERPILLAR INC.

Client

CATERPILLAR INC

Income

—

Expenses

$770,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

1) Support H.R. 1944 and other legislation to extend active financing exception under subpart F. 2) Support H.R. 422 and S. 1203, bills to increase and make permanent the ASC R&D credit. 3) Reforms to over-the-counter derivatives.

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1944 (111th), S. 1203 (111th), H.R. 422 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

1) Oppose Administration's deferral and international tax proposals. 2) Oppose LIFO repeal. 3) Support H.R. 2098 and other legislation to extend look-through (954(c)(6)).

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

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2098 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Funding in H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

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

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2996 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 696, The Appalachia Restoration Act.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JACK GEHRING	Director, Global Regulatory Policy

Contacted: White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 696 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

1) H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act. 2) S. 661, Restoring America's Manufacturing Leadership Through Energy Efficiency Act.

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

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 661 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

1) Employee Free Choice Act. 2) OSHA Reform.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATHRYN S HIMES	Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of

Defense DEF

H.R. 2346 Department of Defense Supplemental request for fiscal year ending Sept 30, 2009 H.R. 2647 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Request S 13902010 Department of Defense Appropriations Request

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JUSTIN GIBBONS	Washington Manager, Defense & Federal Products

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2346 (111th), H.R. 2647 (111th)

Transportation TRA

Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009.

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

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Health Issues HCR

1) Health Care Reform. 2) Generic Biologics.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATHRYN S HIMES	Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

1) Buy American. 2) Andean Trade Pref. Act. 3) China Currency (HR 2378, S1027). 4) Cuba Sanctions (HR188, HR1528, HR1530, HR2272). 5) Export-Import Bank Reauthorization. 6) Iran Sanctions. 7) LDC Trade Relief. 8) OPIC Reauthorization. 9) Russia PNTR. 10) Trade Adjustment Assistance. 11) FTAs with Panama, Colombia & Korea. 12) WTO Doha Development Agenda.

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

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1530 (111th), H.R. 2378 (111th), H.R. 1528 (111th), H.R. 188 (111th), H.R. 2272 (111th)

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.