4th Quarter - Report

CATERPILLAR INC. for CATERPILLAR INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$630,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 747/H.R. 1768, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 (entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: S. 747 (116th), H.R. 1768 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

General discussions relating to labor relations issues (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Retirement RET

General discussions relating to pension and retirement issues (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1865 (116th)

Natural Resources NAT

Natural infrastructure (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Corporate patent reform (no bill number) H.R. 3666, STRONGER Patents Act (entire bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3666 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General discussions related to trade policy (no bill number) H.R. 5430, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act Education efforts regarding Department of Commerce 232 case re: Steel Imports (No bill number) Education efforts concerning Department of Commerce 232 case re: Auto and Auto Parts Imports (No bill number) Education regarding China/301 Tariffs (no bill number) General discussions regarding enforcement of U.S. WTO Rights in Large Civil Aircraft Dispute. General discussions regarding US-UK future trade agreement. General discussions regarding US-EU trade.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 5430 (116th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 2293, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2019 (entire bill) H.R. 4863, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 (entire bill) H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Export-Import Bank Extension)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: H.R. 1865 (116th), S. 2293 (116th), H.R. 4863 (116th)

Transportation TRA

Infrastructure, FAST Act reauthorization (no bill number) S. 2302, Americas Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 (entire bill) H.R. 3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020 (Section 1702)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MYERS —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 3055 (116th), S. 2302 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (entire bill) - P.L.115-97 - Re: implementation H.R. 5240, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the look-thru rule for related controlled foreign corporations permanent. (entire bill) General discussions related to global efforts regarding digital services taxation Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-94) (CFC Look-through extension - IRC section 954(c)(6))

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KATIE HAYS (STRONG) —

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5240 (116th), H.R. 1 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 684, H.R. 748, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (entire bill) General issues relating to employer sponsored health insurance program (no bill number) S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act(Title I - Ending Surprise Medical Bills, and Title III - Improving Transparency in Health Care) H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act (Entire Bill )

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: S. 1895 (116th), S. 684 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th)

Education EDU

General discussions relating to workforce development and training issues (no bill number) Higher Education Act reauthorization (provisions related to Pell Grants) (no bill number)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KAI K. HIRABAYASHI —

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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.