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CATERPILLAR INC.

CATERPILLAR INC. filed a Q2 report for CATERPILLAR INC on July 21, 2025.

Lobbying for CATERPILLAR INC

All filings by CATERPILLAR INC. · Everything CATERPILLAR INC has reported

Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q2 report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2025

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 21, 2025

Expenses

$1,237,000

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using the LDA's own definitions (method A): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

District of Columbia

Official filing document

Government bodies contacted 4

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

Lobbying activity 8

Transportation

Discussions re: implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (issues related to surface transportation funding and infrastructure investments; PL: 117-58) General discussions about Highway Trust Fund and surface transportation reauthorization (no specific bill).

Trucking/Shipping

General discussions and briefings on ocean shipping, port operations and logistical environment (no bill number)

Education

Discussions regarding workforce challenges in the manufacturing and construction industries (H.R. 1151 - Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act) (entire bill) General discussions regarding workforce challenges in the manufacturing and construction industries related to Pell Grants (no specific bill number)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

General discussions regarding ongoing industry issue of product theft from shipping containers on railroads. (no specific bill)

Trade (domestic/foreign)

General discussions related to U.S. trade policy, tariff proposals, market access issues and digital trade (no bill number). General discussions related to Commerce Department pending 232 investigations (No bill number) General discussions related to USMCA FTA and mandatory review. (No bill number) General discussions related to pending USTR trade actions (No bill number)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Discussions regarding extension of the Investment Tax Credit for combined heat and power system property (Sec 48 ITC) and inclusion of tax credits related to combined heat and power systems and waste heat recovery, including qualifying combined heat and power systems under the section 45Y and 48E tax credits. (Section 13001; P.L. 117-169). General discussions related to corporate and international tax issues and OECD negotiations on the taxation of global income including IRC 11, 951A, 250 on the taxation of domestic and global income. (HR 1, to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Title II of HConRes 14, Sections 70321, 70322, 70323, 70331) General discussions around energy credits (no bill number) Issues related to bonus depreciation (HR 1, to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Title II of HConRes 14, Section 70301) Issues related to IRC 174 and full expensing of R&E expenditures (HR 1990 - American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025 (entire bill) and HR 1, to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Title II of HConRes 14, Section 70302) Issues related to the deductibility of state and local taxes and IRC 164(a) (no bill number)

Energy/Nuclear

General discussions around permitting reform (no bill number).

Discussions regarding automotive right to repair efforts (H.R.1566 - Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair Act; entire bill)

Bills named in this filing 5

H.R. 1151
Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act
H.R. 1
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
H. Con. Res. 14
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appro…
H.R. 1990
American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025
H.R. 1566
REPAIR Act

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.