1st Quarter - Report

CATERPILLAR INC. for CATERPILLAR INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,260,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Nominations for the Export Import Bank Board of Directors (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Transportation TRA

Increased funding for the highway trust fund. Increased spending for infrastructure.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON LYNN —
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1628 "American Health Care Act" (entire bill) H.R. 173/S. 40 "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act" (entire bills) H.R. 277 "American Health Care Reform Act" (entire bill) General issues relating to health care

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), S. 40 (115th), H.R. 277 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.J.Res. 38, 115th Congress (2017), disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the "Stream Protection Rule" (became Pub.L. 115-5 on February 16, 2017)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON LYNN —

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.J.Res. 38 (115th)

Education EDU

General issues relating to the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.J.Res. 38, 115th Congress (2017), disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the "Stream Protection Rule" (became Pub.L. 115-5 on February 16, 2017)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON LYNN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 38 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

General issues relating to patent reform and intellectual property.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General discussions related to trade policy (no bill number) Trans-Pacific Partnership North American Free Trade Agreement

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Efforts to support Comprehensive Tax Reform (no bill number) Issues surrounding OECD Base-Erosion & Profit Shifting (BEPS) (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Retirement RET

Changes to Pension Nondiscrimination Testing for Defined Benefit Pension Plans (IRS REG-125761-14) (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.J. Res 37 "Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation." H.J. Res 83 "Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness." General issues relating to labor relations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 83 (115th), H.J.Res. 37 (115th)

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.