4th Quarter - Report

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

Period 4th Quarter 2023 Filed Jan 22, 2024 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
$130,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

IRA - manufacturing/production and vehicles tax credits

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAKE JONES —
PHILLIP SHERMAN —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Automotive Industry AUT

H.R 3413 /S.1669 - Vehicle technology, AM radio mandate/PAWS; Inflation Reduction Act - 48C and other tax credits; Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Act; HR 906 - REPAIR Act; Electric vehicle battery technology; Auto industry workforce and investments; Workforce - private/public partnerships

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICOLA WHITEMAN —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3413 (118th), H.R. 906 (118th), S. 1669 (118th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Workforce issues

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PHILLIP SHERMAN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Manufacturing MAN

Production grants

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PHILLIP SHERMAN —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Energy, Dept of

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

AM radio - OEM requirements

Foreign entity interest: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and all affiliated organizations listed herein are wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries of Mercedes-Benz Group AG (fka Daimler AG), which is headquartered in Germany.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAKE JONES —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.