2nd Quarter - Report

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

Period 2nd Quarter 2017 Filed Jul 17, 2017 Signed by CYNTHIA L. ALBERT

Official filing
Firm
MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES-BENZ USA)
Client
MERCEDES-BENZ USA (FKA DAIMLER/MERCEDES-BENZ USA
Income
—
Expenses
$370,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

CFIUS - review schedules/priorities

Foreign entity interest: Daimler North America Corporation, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAKE JONES —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Transportation TRA

Support NAFTA

Foreign entity interest: Daimler North America Corporation, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Free Trade Agreements - NAFTA renegotiation; Colombia scrapping program; Iran/Russia sanctions

Foreign entity interest: Daimler North America Corporation, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAKE JONES —
JEFFREY WERNER —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Automotive Industry AUT

GHG Mid-term Review; Education re: autonomous vehicle policy and related innovations and implementation;

Foreign entity interest: Daimler North America Corporation, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST —
JAKE JONES —

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Reform - oppose Border Adjustable Tax (BAT); DOE approps - support SuperTruck II funding; repeal Federal excise tax on heavy duty trucks

Foreign entity interest: Daimler North America Corporation, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOANNA FOUST —
JAKE JONES —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce development - diversity and inclusion

Foreign entity interest: Daimler North America Corporation, Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Daimler AG, which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAKE JONES —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Affiliated organisations

OrganisationLocation
CAR2GO Austin, TX, US
DAIMLER NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION Farmington Hills, MI, US
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Portland, OR, US
MERCEDES-BENZ FINANCIAL SERVICES Farmington Hills, MI, US
MERCEDES-BENZ RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Sunnyvale, CA, US
MERCEDES-BENZ U.S. INTERNATIONAL Vance, AL, US
MERCEDES-BENZ USA Atlanta, GA, US
MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. Swedesboro, NJ, US

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.