2nd Quarter - Report

MERRILL LYNCH & CO, INC for MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC

Period 2nd Quarter 2008 Filed Jul 18, 2008 Signed by Steven K. Berry - Managing Director

Official filing

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm
MERRILL LYNCH & CO, INC
Client
MERRILL LYNCH & CO INC
Income
—
Expenses
$920,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
2nd Quarter - Report (this page) Jul 18, 2008 $920,000 Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment Sep 15, 2009 $920,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Housing HOU

H.R. 5818- The Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008; H.R. 5830- the FHA Housing and Homeowner Retention Act; H.R. 3915- Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN K BERRY Managing Director, Government Relations
LOUIS A COSTANTINO Director, Government Relations
LON GOLDSTEIN New Director, Government Relations
MARK MICALI New Director, Government Relations
JANELLE C THIBAU Director, Government Relations
BRUCE E THOMPSON Managing Director, Government Relations

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 3915 (110th), H.R. 5818 (110th), H.R. 5830 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145- patent reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN K BERRY Managing Director, Government Relations
LOUIS A COSTANTINO Director, Government Relations
LON GOLDSTEIN New Director, Government Relations
MARK MICALI New Director, Government Relations
JANELLE C THIBAU Director, Government Relations
BRUCE E THOMPSON Managing Director, Government Relations

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th)

Banking BAN

H.R. 698 & S. 1356-Industrial Loan Companies; H.R. 3010 & S. 1782-Arbitration; H.R. 6312- Credit Union, Bank, and Thrift Regulatory Relief Act of 2008; H.R. 6513- Securities Act of 2008

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN K BERRY Managing Director, Government Relations
LOUIS A COSTANTINO Director, Government Relations
LON GOLDSTEIN New Director, Government Relations
MARK MICALI New Director, Government Relations
JANELLE C THIBAU Director, Government Relations
BRUCE E THOMPSON Managing Director, Government Relations

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 3010 (110th), H.R. 698 (110th), S. 1782 (110th), S. 1356 (110th), H.R. 6312 (110th), H.R. 6513 (110th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 1433, H.R. 3010 & S. 1782- makes arbitration clauses in consumer contracts enforceable; S. 221- abrogates arbitration agreements in farm product contracts; S. 1135- amends arbitrations provided by contract; (no bill number)- fee based accounts

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN K BERRY Managing Director, Government Relations
LOUIS A COSTANTINO Director, Government Relations
LON GOLDSTEIN New Director, Government Relations
MARK MICALI New Director, Government Relations
JANELLE C THIBAU Director, Government Relations
BRUCE E THOMPSON Managing Director, Government Relations

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 3010 (110th), S. 1135 (110th), S. 1782 (110th), H.R. 1433 (110th), S. 221 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2419- Farm Bill, CEA provisions; H.R. 2776- renewable energy, climate change; H.R. 5351- tax incentives for renewable energy; H.R. 5575- coal generation emissions; S. 577- oil and gas trading oversight; S. 2191- climate change; S. 2555- state control of GHG emissions; S. 2642- renewable energy; S. 2821- clean energy production incentives; S. 2991/S.3044--market speculaton; S. 2995--oil trading; S. 3122--energy commodities regulation; S. 3130--energy prices; S. 3131--energy markets; continued . . . S. 3183--CFTC authority on speculation; S. 3185--energy prices; S. 3202--gas prices; S. 3205--CFTC authority; S. 3248--commodity markets; S. 3255--CFTC large trade oversight; H.R. 6130--futures markets; H.R. 6238--CFTC oversight; H.R. 6264--commodities markets; H.R. 6330--energy commodities; H.R. 6334--CFTC oversight and energy prices; H.R. 6349--energy prices; H.R. 6377--CFTC authority for energy markets.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN K BERRY Managing Director, Government Relations
LOUIS A COSTANTINO Director, Government Relations
LON GOLDSTEIN New Director Government Relations
MARK MICALI New Director, Government Relations
JANELLE C THIBAU Director, Government Relations
BRUCE E THOMPSON Managing Director, Government Relations

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: S. 2642 (110th), S. 3205 (110th), H.R. 6264 (110th), S. 2821 (110th), S. 3131 (110th), S. 3183 (110th), S. 3255 (110th), H.R. 6238 (110th), H.R. 6330 (110th), S. 3122 (110th), S. 577 (110th), H.R. 6349 (110th), S. 2991 (110th), S. 3202 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 5575 (110th), S. 2995 (110th), H.R. 6334 (110th), H.R. 6130 (110th), H.R. 5351 (110th), S. 3248 (110th), S. 3044 (110th), H.R. 2776 (110th), S. 3130 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), S. 2555 (110th), S. 3185 (110th), H.R. 6377 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 6- Energy Independence Security Act of 2007; H.R. 878 & S. 601- broker reporting; H.R. 1509 & S. 940- Subpart F; H.R. 2136, H.R. 2345 & S. 681- tax shelters; H.R. 3970- tax reform/corporate tax; H.R. 3996- Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007; H.R. 4912- prepaid derivatives; H.R. 5351 & S. 1508- energy tax credit extensions; S. 2- minimum wage; S. 349- small business tax issues; S. 2242- alternative energy tax incentives; (no bill #)- regulations re: foreign tax credit & non-compulsory payments; continued . . . H.R. 5160- Small Business Add Value for Employees Act of 2008; H.R. 2167- Automatic IRA Act of 2007; H.R. 3361- Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2007; H.R. 6382- Pension Protection Technical Corrections Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN K BERRY Managing Director, Government Relations
LOUIS A COSTANTINO Director, Government Relations
LON GOLDSTEIN New Director, Government Relations
MARK MICALI New Director, Government Relations
JANELLE C THIBAU Director, Government Relations
BRUCE E THOMPSON Managing Director, Government Relations

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 3361 (110th), H.R. 6382 (110th), S. 940 (110th), H.R. 878 (110th), S. 1508 (110th), H.R. 2136 (110th), S. 2 (110th), H.R. 3996 (110th), H.R. 5351 (110th), H.R. 2167 (110th), H.R. 4912 (110th), S. 601 (110th), H.R. 1509 (110th), H.R. 3970 (110th), S. 349 (110th), H.R. 2345 (110th), S. 681 (110th), S. 2242 (110th), H.R. 5160 (110th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 888- business travel facilitation; H.R. 2942- currency reform in China; H.R. 5724- US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement; S. 1607- exchange rate oversight; S. 1677- exchange rates; S. 2830- US-Colombia Free Trade Agreement; (no bill number)- FINSA Implementation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN K BERRY Managing Director, Government Relations
LOUIS A COSTANTINO Director, Government Relations
LON GOLDSTEIN New Director, Government Relations
MARK MICALI New Director, Government Relations
JANELLE C THIBAU Director, Government Relations
BRUCE E THOMPSON Managing Director, Government Relations

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2942 (110th), H.R. 5724 (110th), S. 1607 (110th), S. 2830 (110th), S. 1677 (110th), H.R. 888 (110th)

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.