2nd Quarter - Report

CATERPILLAR INC. for CATERPILLAR INC

Period 2nd Quarter 2011 Filed Jul 20, 2011 Signed by Robert C. Thompson, Global Director, Governmental Affairs

Official filing
Firm
CATERPILLAR INC.
Client
CATERPILLAR INC
Income
—
Expenses
$610,000
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.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Promotion Authority - S.98 US-Colombia FTA US-Panama FTA US-Korea FTA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM C LANE Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 98 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Rule writing relating to Dodd-Frank Financial Reform. Export-Import Bank Reauthorization

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM C LANE Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Administration's tax proposals in FY 2012 Budget. Last-in first-out inventory method of accounting. Legislation to extend active financing exception under subpart F. Legislation to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified R&E credit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MYERS Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S.515, Patent Reform. H.R.1249, Patent Reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN SHANE CORDANI Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (112th), S. 515 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

FY 2012 Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON LYNN Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Immigration IMM

Immigration Reform (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN SHANE CORDANI Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Education EDU

Education Reform (no bill).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN SHANE CORDANI Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

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.