4th Quarter - Report

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY for AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$500,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

Issues generally related to merchant pricing and contract regulation Issues, including prepaid regulation, arbitration, and small business lending, related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Issues related to potential House and Senate legislation that may revise certain prudential bank regulations Issues related to Basel Liquidity and Advanced Approach Rules Issues related to accountability for Basel/FSB negotiations Issues generally related to Dodd-Frank reform measures Issues related to The Financial CHOICE Act, all provisions Issues related to identity theft and the Social Security Administration H.J.Res. 111, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements", all provisions S.J.Res. 47, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements", all provisions S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, all provisions H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017, all provisions

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT LOPER —
CHRIS MERIDA —
AMY BEST WEISS —

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.J.Res. 111 (115th), H.R. 3312 (115th), S.J.Res. 47 (115th), S. 2155 (115th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 1224, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017, provisions related to cybersecurity S. 536, the Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017, provisions related to cybersecurity S. 1475, the Promoting Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017, provisions related to cybersecurity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT LOPER —
CHRIS MERIDA —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: S. 1475 (115th), H.R. 1224 (115th), S. 536 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Senate Finance Chairman's proposal to promote corporate integration House Ways & Means proposal to reform the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Issues related to international tax reform Issues related to corporate tax reform Issues related to Sec. 6050w H.R. 1, Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, provisions related to corporate tax reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
HOLLY NICHOLS LASS —
BRETT LOPER —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th)

Postal POS

H.R. 756, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017, provisions related to the postal service H.R. 760, the Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2017, provisions related to the postal service Issues related to postal service reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT LOPER —
CHRIS MERIDA —

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 760 (115th), H.R. 756 (115th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 985, the Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017, provisions related to litigation relief H.R. 1457, MOBILE Act of 2017, provisions related to fraud prevention

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT LOPER —
CHRIS MERIDA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 985 (115th), H.R. 1457 (115th)

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.