1st Quarter - Report

CATERPILLAR INC. for CATERPILLAR INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,330,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Miscellaneous Tariffs Bill (MTB) - (no bill number)

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

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Retirement RET

(No bill number) Changes to Pension Nondiscrimination Testing (IRS REG-125761-14).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

EPA's Proposed CO2 Regulations for New and Existing Power Plants (no bill number) S 1458. STREAM Act of 2015 (entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON LYNN —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Computer Industry CPI

S. 754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 754 (114th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 1644 Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining Act (entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON LYNN —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1644 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) (no bill number) H.R.3238/S. 1543 - Cuba Trade Act of 2015 (entire bills) H.R.664/S. 299 - Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 (entire bills)

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

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 299 (114th), H.R. 3238 (114th), S. 1543 (114th), H.R. 664 (114th)

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; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate Tax Reform (no bill number) H.R. 961, A Bill to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to permanently extend subpart F exemption for active financing (entire bill) H.R. 1430 - Permanent CFC Look Through Act of 2015 (entire bill) Patent Box bill (no bill number; discussion draft) Issues surrounding OECD Base-Erosion & Profit Shifting (BEPS)

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

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1430 (114th), H.R. 961 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1890/H.R. 3326, Defend Trade Secrets Act (entire bills) S. 1137, The PATENT Act (entire bill) H.R. 9 Innovation Act Patent Reform legislation (entire bill) H.R. 1057 PARTS Act (entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 3326 (114th), S. 1890 (114th), H.R. 1057 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1886 To repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual markets (entire bill) H.R. 879 Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act (entire bill) H.R. 2050 / S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (entire bills) S. 2075 American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act (entire bill) (No bill number) Legislative proposals in response to the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of S.Con.Res. 11 (provisions related to repeal of employer mandate and repeal of the tax on employee health insurance premiers and health plan benefits) Proposed Department of Treasury regulations on excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage, IRS Notice-2-15-16 Proposed Department of Treasury regulations on excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage, IRS Notice 2015-52 General issues relating to health care

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 879 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), S. 2075 (114th), S. 2045 (114th), H.R. 1886 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

(No bill number) Appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes (Potential amendments related to debarring Federal contractors for violations of Federal and state labor laws). (No bill number) Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes (Potential amendments related to debarring Federal contractors for violations of Federal and state labor laws). (No bill number) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Potential amendments to debarring Federal contractors for violations of Federal and state labor laws).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Education EDU

(No bill number) Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 2015 / H.R. 3459 Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act (entire bills) Proposed National Labor Relations Board regulations related to representation case procedures; and the decision on the joint employer standard. Proposed rules from Department of Labor on the Fair Pay Safe Workplaces Executive Order, Hours Worked Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, Persuader Agreements: Employer and Labor Consultant Reporting under the LMRDA, and Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 2015 (114th), H.R. 3459 (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.