2nd Quarter - Report

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

Period 2nd Quarter 2024 Filed Jul 22, 2024 Signed by CYNTHIA L. ALBERT

Official filing
Firm
MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES-BENZ USA)
Client
MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES-BENZ USA
Income
—
Expenses
$220,000
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.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

IRA - manufacturing/production and vehicles tax credits and grants

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAKE JONES —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE

Automotive Industry AUT

H.R 3413 (AM For Every Vehicle Act) /S.1669 - AM radio mandate; Inflation Reduction Act - IRA incentives; HR 8818 (American Privacy Rights Act of 2024) - vehicle data privacy; HR 906 - REPAIR ACT; DE SB278 - franchise/electric vehicles

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICOLA WHITEMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8818 (118th), H.R. 3413 (118th), S. 1669 (118th), H.R. 906 (118th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce development - workplace environment; MBUSI; Unionization - organizing campaigns

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAKE JONES —
PHILLIP SHERMAN —
NICOLA WHITEMAN —

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Government Issues GOV

Semiconductor survey

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PHILLIP SHERMAN —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Supply chains

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PHILLIP SHERMAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Greenhouse Gas - vehicle emission standards

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAKE JONES —

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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.