4th Quarter - Report — BEST BUY CO., INC. for BEST BUY CO INC (2012)

Firm

BEST BUY CO., INC.

Client

BEST BUY CO INC

Income

—

Expenses

$340,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

- USTR-2011-0003, Possible Expansion of the Information Technology Agreement, regarding proposal to expand and update the products covered under the World Trade Organization's 1996 International Trade Agreement.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LAURA ANN BISHOP	—
PARKER BRUGGE	—
BLAKE HANLON	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

-H.R. 3179 Marketplace Equity Act, provisions related to "e-fairness" online state sales tax collection authority. -S.1832 Marketplace Fairness Act, provisions related to "e-fairness" online state sales tax collection authority. - Issues related to the principles of corporate tax reform. - Issues related to 2011 tax extenders. - HR 1864, "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012", regarding all provisions. - S 3485, ""Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2012", regarding all provisions.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LAURA ANN BISHOP	—
PARKER BRUGGE	—
BLAKE HANLON	—
MIKE HILTNER	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1864 (112th), H.R. 3179 (112th), S. 1832 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

- Issues regarding proposed regulations by the National Labor Relations Board to change union election processes, collective bargaining units.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
BLAKE HANLON	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

- Proposals regarding privacy and data security.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LAURA ANN BISHOP	—
PARKER BRUGGE	—
BLAKE HANLON	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Postal POS

- Regulations regarding the international shipping of batteries.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PARKER BRUGGE	—
MIKE HILTNER	—

Contacted: U.S. Postal Service (USPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Banking BAN

- Federal Reserve Docket R-1404 regarding debit card interchange fees & routing specifically PL 111-203 Section 1075.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PARKER BRUGGE	—
BLAKE HANLON	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); 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.