4th Quarter - Report — MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES… for MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES… (2016) | LegiList

Firm

MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES-BENZ USA)

Client

MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES-BENZ USA

Income

—

Expenses

$500,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Car sharing benefits/expand federal commuter tax benefit to carsharing; Federal excise taxes/FET repeal/FET regs on HD trucks

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST	—

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 560 PARTS Act - oppose

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: S. 560 (114th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Iran sanctions; Russia sanctions

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY WERNER	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Automotive Industry AUT

Automated vehicle policy

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST	—
JAKE JONES	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

HR 5913 Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) approps/reauthorization

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 5913 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

TTIP-Transatlantic FTA; Colombia truck access; NAFTA

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAKE JONES	—
JEFFREY WERNER	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Transportation TRA

H.R. 5625/S. 3337 - Federal employees travel reimbursement policy to include carsharing

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 3337 (114th), H.R. 5625 (114th)

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.