2nd Quarter - Report

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY for AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$500,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

7 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. 4014, amending the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, provisions relating to the protection of proprietary information S. 2099, amending the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, provisions relating to the protection of proprietary information

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

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

Bills named: S. 2099 (112th), S. 2030 (112th), H.R. 4014 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

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. 4263, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2012 (SECURE IT), legislation to protect national critical infrastructure S. 2151, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information and Technology Act of 2012, legislation to protect national critical infrastructure H.R. 3674, Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011, legislation to protect national critical infrastructure S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, legislation to protect national critical infrastructure H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011, legislation to protect national critical infrastructure S. 3342, the SECURE IT Act, legislation to protect national critical infrastructure S. 3333, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012, legislation to create a national standard for data security and breach notification

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS MERIDA —
ROBERT THOMSON —

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

Bills named: S. 2105 (112th), S. 3333 (112th), S. 913 (112th), S. 799 (112th), S. 2151 (112th), H.R. 3674 (112th), H.R. 3523 (112th), S. 3342 (112th), H.R. 4263 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), S. 1207 (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 S. 2091 United States Job Creation and Tax Reform Act of 2012, international tax reform

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

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

Bills named: S. 2091 (112th), H.R. 749 (112th), H.R. 1864 (112th), S. 727 (112th), H.R. 3630 (112th), H.R. 2735 (112th), S. 1346 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

Proposals to amend Telephone Consumer Protection Act related to the ability to send informational messages to cell phones using automated means

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS MERIDA —
ROBERT THOMSON —

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

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 S. 1853, Postal Service Act of 2011, to improve the financial condition of the Postal Service and address closures and service changes

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ARNE CHRISTENSON —
ANTONELLA PIANALTO —

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

Bills named: S. 1010 (112th), H.R. 2884 (112th), H.R. 2967 (112th), S. 1625 (112th), S. 1789 (112th), H.Res. 137 (112th), H.R. 2309 (112th), H.R. 1351 (112th), S. 353 (112th), H.R. 1262 (112th), S. 1853 (112th)

Small Business SMB

S. 2172, Fairness in Women-Owned Small Business Contracting Act of 2012, to expand the sole source Federal contracting opportunities for women-owned businesses. H.R. 4203, Women's Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012, to expand the sole source Federal contracting opportunities for women-owned businesses. H.R. 3850, Government Efficiency through Small Business Contracting Act of 2012, to increase the Federal agencies small business contracting goals. H.R. 3851, Small Business Advocate Act of 2012, to elevate the role of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization in Federal agencies. H.R. 3893, Subcontracting Transparency and Reliability Act of 2012, to place limitations on Federal subcontracting and add transparency to insourcing. H.R. 3980, Small Business Opportunity Act of 2012, to assign a procurement representative to major procurement centers. H.R. 4118, Small Business Procurement Improvement Act of 2012, to increase small business participation in multiple award Federal contracts. H.R. 4121, Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012, to provide Federal contracts to early stage small businesses.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANTONELLA PIANALTO —

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

Bills named: H.R. 3851 (112th), H.R. 4118 (112th), H.R. 4121 (112th), H.R. 3850 (112th), H.R. 3980 (112th), H.R. 4203 (112th), S. 2172 (112th), H.R. 3893 (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 S. 3333, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012, legislation to create a national standard for data security and breach notification

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRIS MERIDA —
ROBERT THOMSON —

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

Bills named: S. 1434 (112th), S. 1408 (112th), S. 3333 (112th), H.R. 654 (112th), H.R. 2557 (112th), S. 1535 (112th)

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.