4th Quarter - Report

CATERPILLAR INC. for CATERPILLAR INC

Period 4th Quarter 2010 Filed Jan 20, 2011 Signed by Robert C. Thompson, Global Director, Governmental Affairs

Official filing
Firm
CATERPILLAR INC.
Client
CATERPILLAR INC
Income
—
Expenses
$630,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Rule writing relating to Title VII, Dobb-Frank Financial Reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT C THOMPSON Global Director, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S. Asia trade issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM C LANE Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Defense DEF

Department of Defense Appropriations Act 2011. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011. H.R.5136 / S.3280.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JUSTIN GIBBONS Washington Manager, Govt & Defense Products

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5136 (111th), S. 3280 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2098, legislation to extend look-through.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MYERS Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2098 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S.515, Patent Reform Act of 2009.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN SHANE CORDANI Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 515 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S.3772, Paycheck Fairness Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN SHANE CORDANI Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 3772 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 2843, The Advanced Vehicle Technology Act. S. 1733, The Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. S. 2900, The Gas Turbine Efficiency Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JASON LYNN Washington Manager, Govt Affairs

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 2900 (111th), S. 1733 (111th), S. 2843 (111th)

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.