4th Quarter - Report — MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES… for MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES… (2015) | LegiList

Firm

MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES-BENZ USA)

Client

MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES-BENZ USA

Income

—

Expenses

$360,000

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.

Transportation TRA

H.R. 22 - Transportation Reauthorization - vehicle safety

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST	—

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 22 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Foreign Direct Investment - equitable treatment; ExIm Bank reauthorization; TTIP - FTA negotiation; TPP - FTA negotiation

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST	—
JAKE JONES	—
JEFFREY WERNER	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

HR 1317 - Derivatives regulation - centralized treasury unit clarification

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST	—

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1317 (114th)

Automotive Industry AUT

Safety issues - proactive safety

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAKE JONES	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 2029 - Tax Extenders - fuel cell vehicle and R&D tax credits; international tax re: earnings stripping

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST	—
JAKE JONES	—

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 2029 - DoE Funding - SuperTruck II appropriations

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th)

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.