4th Quarter - Report

BEST BUY CO., INC. for BEST BUY CO INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$490,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

- Proposals regarding debit and credit card interchange fees & routing specifically PL 111-203 Section 1075.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PARKER BRUGGE —
BLAKE HANLON —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

- H.R.684/S.743, "Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013", regarding all provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAURA ANN BISHOP —
PARKER BRUGGE —
BLAKE HANLON —
MIKE HILTNER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 684 (113th), S. 743 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Proposed regulations by the NLRB to change union election processes and formation of collective bargaining units.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BLAKE HANLON —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

- H.R. 3196, "To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes.", regarding all provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PARKER BRUGGE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3196 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

- USTR-2011-0003, Possible Expansion of the Information Technology Agreement, regarding proposal to expand and update the products covered under the World Trade Organization's 1996 International Trade Agreement.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PARKER BRUGGE —
BLAKE HANLON —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

- S. 1013,"Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013", relating to patent reform discussion draft.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BLAKE HANLON —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1013 (113th)

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.