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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
American Express Company

2. Address

Address1
801 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW, #650
 Address2
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City
WASHINGTON
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20004
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
​New York
 State
​NY
 Zip Code
​10285
 Country
​USA
4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Brett Loper
​2026240761
​brett.loper@aexp.com
5. Senate ID#
​2274-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​American Express Company
6. House ID#
​310210000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2022
 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
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​290,000.00
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.
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

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Brett Loper
 Date
7/20/2022 12:18:32 PM

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 BAN

16. Specific lobbying issues

Legislation and regulation affecting prudential bank regulatory issues
Issues related to consumer rate caps
Issues generally related to merchant pricing, network routing requirements and contract regulation
Issues, including oversight and regulations, related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), including consumer disclosure modernization, penalty fees, payment furnishing, open banking etc.
Issues related to modernization of the Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) Regime
Issues related to credit reporting
Issues related to Prudential bank regulatory and implementation of S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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
Brett
Loper
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Amy Best
Weiss
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Christian
Merida
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Holly
Lass
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 SCI

16. Specific lobbying issues

S. 2875, the Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021, provisions related to cyber incident reporting
S. 1260, the US Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, provisions related to U.S. competitiveness, in particular agency funding related to artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum computing
H.R. 5491, Securing Systemically Important Critical Infrastructure Act, provisions related to systemically important critical infrastructure
H.R.7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, amendments related to cybersecurity, credit reporting and high-skilled immigration
H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, provisions related to data privacy
Issues related to cyber security regulatory harmonization, the NIST cyber framework and the cyber sector profile
Draft legislation related to data security and breach notification
Draft legislation related to privacy
Draft legislation related to the development of digital identities
Draft legislation related to data aggregators and screen scraping
Draft legislation related to stablecoins and central bank digital currencies

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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
Christian
Merida
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Brett
Loper
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Amy Best
Weiss
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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

H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act, provisions related to corporate and international taxes
Issues related to IRS 1099 reporting
Issues related to corporate tax proposals
Issues related to the OECD Global Tax Plan
Issues related to international tax proposals
Issues related to final foreign tax credit regulations T.D. 9959, 87 Fed. Reg. 276 (Jan. 4, 2022)

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of

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
Holly
Lass
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Amy Best
Weiss
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Brett
Loper
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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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 TEC

16. Specific lobbying issues

N/A

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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
Christian
Merida
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Brett
Loper
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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City
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State
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Zip Code
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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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:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

1 2 3

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

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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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)