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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
| Address1 | 601 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW |
Address2 | Suite 500, North Building |
| City | WASHINGTON |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20004 |
Country | USA |
3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)
| City | Montreal |
State | QC |
Zip Code | H3B2M9 |
Country | CAN |
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5. Senate ID# 58795-12
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6. House ID# 353030000
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| TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
| 10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date | |
11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
| INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13 | |||||||||
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| 12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
| INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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| Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Method A.
Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Karen B. Phillips, Vice President -- North American Government Affairs |
Date | 04/16/2009 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code RRR
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 146 -- Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009
S. 461 -- Short-line railroad infrastructure tax credit legislation
H.R. 1 -- American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
H.R. 233 -- Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009
H.R. 272/H.R. 1806 -- Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009
H.R. 693 -- Legislation to designate a rail right-of-way corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail
H.R. 1132 -- Short-line railroad infrastructure tax credit legislation
H.R. 1789 -- Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009
Implementation of CN's acquisition of the major portion of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Karen |
Phillips |
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ICC Commissioner |
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Kevin |
Soucie |
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n/a |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Canadian National Railway Company is a publicly-traded Canadian corporation, whose core business is freight railroad transportation services in the United States and Canada.
The company's interest in railroad issues is the impact of the referenced legislation on its ability to provide freight rail services to its customers in the U.S.
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRA
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 146 -- Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009
S. 461 -- Short-line railroad infrastructure tax credit legislation
H.R. 1 -- American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
H.R. 233 -- Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009
H.R. 272/H.R. 1806 -- Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009
H.R. 693 -- Legislation to designate a rail right-of-way corridor for inter-suburban commuter rail
H.R. 1132 -- Short-line railroad infrastructure tax credit legislation
H.R. 1789 -- Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009
Implementation of CN's acquisition of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Surface Transportation Board (STB), Transportation - Dept of (DOT)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Karen |
Phillips |
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ICC Commissioner |
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Kevin |
Soucie |
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n/a |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Canadian National Railway Company is a publicly-traded Canadian corporation, whose core business is freight railroad transportation services in the United States and Canada.
The company's interest in transportation issues is the impact of the referenced legislation on its ability to provide freight rail services to its customers in the U.S.
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code HOM
16. Specific lobbying issues
Surface transportation homeland security issues
Railroad transportation of hazardous materials
Border security and cross-border commerce issues
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Karen |
Phillips |
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ICC Commissioner |
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Kevin |
Soucie |
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n/a |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Canadian National Railway Company is a publicly-traded Canadian corporation, whose core business is freight railroad transportation services in the United States and Canada.
The company's interest in homeland security issues is the impact of legislation on its ability to provide freight rail services to its customers in the U.S.
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TAX
16. Specific lobbying issues
S. 461 -- Short-line railroad infrastructure tax credit legislation
H.R. 272/H.R. 1806 -- Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009
H.R. 1132 -- Short-line railroad infrastructure tax credit legislation
H.R. 1789 -- Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
| First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Karen |
Phillips |
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ICC Commissioner |
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Kevin |
Soucie |
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n/a |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Canadian National Railway Company is a publicly-traded Canadian corporation, whose core business is freight railroad transportation services in the United States and Canada.
The company's interest in tax issues is the impact of the referenced legislation on the costs of providing freight rail services to its customers in the U.S.
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
Internet Address:
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
27. Add the following foreign entities:
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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| 2 | 4 | 6 |