1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. for AMERICAN AIRLINES INC

Period 1st Quarter 2014 Filed Apr 17, 2014 Signed by William K. Ris, Jr. Senior Vice President, Government Affairs

Official filing
Firm
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
Client
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC
Income
—
Expenses
$1,500,000
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

S. 728 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion from gross income for employer-provided health coverage for employees' spouses and dependent children to coverage provided to other eligible designated beneficiaries of employees S. 1287 - Issues related to corprate alternative minimum tax and bonus depreciation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN FISHER —
NORMA KAEHLER —
WILLIAM K RIS —
MICHAEL WASCOM —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 728 (113th), S. 1287 (113th)

Retirement RET

General pension matters H.R. 2591, Amending FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to allow commercial airline employees in certain cases involving bankruptcies to transfer/rollover their funds to IRA accounts

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NORMA KAEHLER —
WILLIAM K RIS —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2591 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Act (Issues related to CBP, TSA, Immigration fees) FY 2015 THUD Appropriations Act (Issues related to Air Traffic Controller and Safety Inspector workforces; ASIF, PFC and departure tax/fee) H.Con Res.96 FY 2015 Budget ResolutionH.R. 3547 Omnibus Appropriations Act (Issues related to CBP wait times and dedicated staffing; development of NEXT GEN, and risk based screening procedures; TSA exit lane staffing; preclearance facilities; and, visa waiver program)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN FISHER —
NORMA KAEHLER —
WILLIAM K RIS —
MICHAEL WASCOM —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 96 (113th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Promotion of a National Airline Policy. H.R. 1775/S. 1495 - Saracini Aviation Safety Act. H.R. 3650 - Silent Skies Act of 2013. H.R 4156 - Transparent Airfares Act of 2014H.R. 3676 Prohibiting In-flight voice communications on mobile wireless devices act FAA War Risk Insurance Program International Air Service Rights

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN FISHER —
NORMA KAEHLER —
WILLIAM K RIS —
MICHAEL WASCOM —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3650 (113th), H.R. 1775 (113th), H.R. 4156 (113th), S. 1495 (113th)

Immigration IMM

S. 744 - Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (issues related to biometric exit data collection and Customs and Border wait times)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN FISHER —
NORMA KAEHLER —
WILLIAM K RIS —
MICHAEL WASCOM —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 744 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 3488 - A bill to establish the conditions under which the Secretary of Homeland Security may establish preclearance facilities, conduct preclearance operations, and provide customs services outside the U.S.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN FISHER —
NORMA KAEHLER —
WILLIAM K RIS —
MICHAEL WASCOM —

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.R. 3488 (113th)

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.