4th Quarter - Report

CATERPILLAR INC. for CATERPILLAR INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$630,000
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.

Education EDU

Education Reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) New Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

National Labor Relations Board: Ambush elections and Microunions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) New Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

GSP - H.R.913, S.433 LDC Trade Relief - S.1443 Russia PNTR Trade Adjustment Assistance - PL 112-40

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM C LANE Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 913 (112th), S. 1443 (112th), S. 433 (112th)

Defense DEF

3% Withholding Repeal and Job Creation Act - H.R.674

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JUSTIN GIBBONS Washington Manager, Govt & Defense Products

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 674 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Export-Import Bank Reauthorization - H.R. 2072, S.1547

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM C LANE Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1547 (112th), H.R. 2072 (112th)

Transportation TRA

S.1813 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON LYNN Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1813 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Administration's tax proposals in FY 2012 Budget. Last-in first-out inventory method of accounting. Legislation to extend active financing exception under subpart F. Legislation to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified R&E credit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MYERS Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R.1367, S.734 - The Advanced Vehicle Technology Act. S.482, H.R.910 - Energy Tax Prevention Act Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act The Train Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON LYNN Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1367 (112th), H.R. 910 (112th), S. 734 (112th), S. 482 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration Reform: L1B visas Immigration Reform: STEM

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) New Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Health Issues HCR

Health Reform Implementation: Essential Health Benefits

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) New Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

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.