4th Quarter - Report — CATERPILLAR INC. for CATERPILLAR INC (2018)

Firm

CATERPILLAR INC.

Client

CATERPILLAR INC

Income

—

Expenses

$440,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

10 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)

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

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Natural Resources NAT

S.3021 - America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 - (natural infrastructure provisions)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MYERS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE

Bills named: S. 3021 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General discussions related to trade policy (no bill number) General discussions related to NAFTA Renegotiation/ U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement (no bill number) Education efforts regarding Department of Commerce 232 case re: Steel Imports (No bill number) Education efforts concerning Department of Commerce 232 case re: Auto and Auto Parts Imports (No bill number) Education regarding China/301 Tariffs (no bill number)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG)	—
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI	—
CHRISTOPHER MYERS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Transportation TRA

Funding for the Highway Trust Fund (No bill number) White House Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MYERS	—

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (entire bill) - P.L.115-97 - Re: implementation Issues surrounding OECD Base-Erosion & Profit Shifting (BEPS) (no bill number) Education regarding CFC Look-through extension (no bill number)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG)	—

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Retirement RET

Changes to Pension Nondiscrimination Testing for Defined Benefit Pension Plans (IRS REG-125761-14) S.852 and H.R. 1968 "Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2017" (entire bill) H.R. 6757 "Family Savings Act of 2018" (Sections related to Pension Nondiscrimination)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG)	—

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 852 (115th), H.R. 6757 (115th), H.R. 1968 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1390 and H.R. 5340 "STRONGER Patents Act" (entire bill) General issues relating to patent reform and intellectual property.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5340 (115th), S. 1390 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 6 "SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act" (Title IV-Offsets) H.R. 88, House Amendment to Senate Amendment, "Retirement, Savings and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018," (Title III, provisions related to repeal or delay of certain health-related taxes) General issues relating to the employer sponsored health care insurance program

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (115th), H.R. 88 (115th)

Education EDU

"Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act," Public Law No: 115-224 (entire bill) General issues relation to workforce development and training

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica, Final Rule, 81 Fed Reg. 16285 General issues relating to labor relations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States

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.