4th Quarter - Amendment

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY for AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

Period 4th Quarter 2011 Filed Mar 30, 2012 Signed by David A. Morgan, Vice President, Federal Government Affairs

Official filing
Firm
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
Client
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
Income
—
Expenses
$820,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
4th Quarter - Report Jan 20, 2012 $810,000 Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment (this page) Mar 30, 2012 $820,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

Regulation Z provisions related to recently finalized rules implementing the ability to pay provisions of the Credit Card Act Interchange fees - proposals to regulate fees charged by financial institutions to merchants for card acceptance S. 2030, the Prepaid Card Consumer Protection Act of 2011, provisions relating to the regulation of reloadable prepaid cards H.R. 2055, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, provisions relating to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ARNE CHRISTENSON —
CHRIS MERIDA —
ANTONELLA PIANALTO —
ROBERT THOMSON —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2030 (112th), H.R. 2055 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 611, the Building Effective Strategies to Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act, provisions related to the collection and use of personal information H.R. 653, the Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011, provisions related to the protection of personal financial data S. 413, the Cyber Security and Internet Freedom Act of 2011, provisions related to protecting critical infrastructure S. 1223, the Location Privacy Protection Act, provisions related to the protection of geolocation information H.R. 2168/S. 1212, the Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, provisions related to the protection of geolocation information S. 1207, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, provisions related to the protection of personal data S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, provisions related to the protection of personal data S. 799, the Commercial Privacy Bill of Right Act of 2011, provisions related to the collection, use and sharing of personal data S. 913, the Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011, provisions related to the placement of targeted advertisements online H.R. 1895, the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, provisions related to the placement of targeted advertisements to children online

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS MERIDA —
ROBERT THOMSON —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1207 (112th), H.R. 1895 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), S. 413 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), H.R. 653 (112th), S. 1212 (112th), S. 913 (112th), H.R. 611 (112th), H.R. 2168 (112th), S. 799 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 749, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart f exemption for active financing income S. 727, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011, legislation to reform the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 S. 1346 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, legislation to ensure international tax compliance and alter U.S. taxation of overseas income H.R. 2735 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the lookthrough treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations H.R. 1864 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011, legislation to simplify the taxation of employees that travel for work H.R. 3630, Temporary Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011, legislation to extend payroll tax reduction

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ARNE CHRISTENSON —
DAVID MORGAN —
ANTONELLA PIANALTO —

Contacted: White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1346 (112th), H.R. 2735 (112th), H.R. 3630 (112th), H.R. 749 (112th), S. 727 (112th), H.R. 1864 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 3035, the Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011, provisions related to the ability to send informational messages to cell phones using automated means

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS MERIDA —
ROBERT THOMSON —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3035 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011, legislation to prevent the online theft of intellectual property H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act, To combat the theft of U.S. property S. 2029, Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act, To deter unfair imports that infringe United States intellectual property rights.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ARNE CHRISTENSON —
CHRIS MERIDA —
ANTONELLA PIANALTO —

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2029 (112th), S. 968 (112th), H.R. 3261 (112th)

Postal POS

H.R.1262, Reform the Postal Service for the 21st Century Act, provisions to provide for improvements to the United States Postal Service H.R.1351, United States Postal Service Pension Obligation Recalculation and Restoration Act of 2011, provisions to change the methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System S.353, U.S. Postal Service Improvements Act of 2011, provisions to provide for improvements to the United States Postal Service H.R. 2309, Postal Reform Act of 2011, provisions to improve the financial solvency of the United States Postal Service S. 1010, Postal Operations Sustainment and Transformation Act of 2011, provisions to change the methodology for calculating the amount of any Postal surplus or supplemental liability under the Civil Service Retirement System S. 1625, Postal Reform Act of 2011, provisions to improve the financial condition and efficiency of the United States Postal Service H.R. 2884, USPS Retiree Health Benefits Prepayment Extension Act of 2011, provisions to delay the payment of the prefunding of the future health benefits for retirees H.R. 2967, Innovate to Deliver Act of 2011, provisions to provide improvements to the United States Postal Service H.Res. 137, Ensuring the continuation of six-day mail delivery service S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2011, To improve, sustain, and transform the United States Postal Service

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ARNE CHRISTENSON —
ANTONELLA PIANALTO —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Bills named: S. 1789 (112th), S. 353 (112th), H.Res. 137 (112th), H.R. 2967 (112th), H.R. 1351 (112th), H.R. 2309 (112th), H.R. 1262 (112th), H.R. 2884 (112th), S. 1010 (112th), S. 1625 (112th)

Small Business SMB

H.Res. 468, Expressing support for the designation of Small Business Saturday S. Res. 320, A resolution designating Small Business Saturday

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTONELLA PIANALTO —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: S.Res. 320 (112th), H.Res. 468 (112th)

Advertising ADV

H.R. 654, the Do Not Track Me Online Act, provisions related to the tracking of consumer behavior online H.R. 2557, the Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act, provisions related to the protection of personal data S. 1434, the Data Security Act of 2011, provisions related to the protection of personal data S. 1535, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011, provisions related to the protection of personal data S. 1408, the Data Breach Notification Act of 2011, provisions related to the protection of personal data

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS MERIDA —
ROBERT THOMSON —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1408 (112th), S. 1434 (112th), S. 1535 (112th), H.R. 654 (112th), H.R. 2557 (112th)

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