3rd Quarter - Report

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. for ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$160,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Meetings with Members and staffers of the House and Senate on trade policy supportive of manufacturing competitiveness (no specific bills); General descussions regarding industrial user standing in trade cases with House and Senate Members and staffers (no specific bill). Meetings with USTR staff re: Brazil tariffs, cotton retaliation case and EU EMF directive.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL J LYNCH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Manufacturing MAN

Discussions with House and Senate on competitiveness issues, availability of inputs to the manufacturing process (no specific bills)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL J LYNCH —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Supported HR 4216 which would give rights holders access to seized information.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL J LYNCH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4216 (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.