1st Quarter - Amendment

KAMINS CONSULTING for IBM

Firm
Client
IBM
Income
$50,000
Expenses
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Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
1st Quarter - Report Apr 23, 2019 $50,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment (this page) Apr 29, 2019 $50,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S. Mexico Canada Free Trade Agreement, particularly provisions allowing the free movement of data across borders, prohibiting requirements to store or process data locally, ensuring free and fair market access for digital goods and services, and protecting source code, algorithms and other sensitive IP from disclosure requirements. U.S.-China trade issues. U.S. Department of Commerce on Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning review of export controls for certain emerging technologies.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT A KAMINS Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Computer Industry CPI

Legislative proposals related to AI, blockchain, and quantum computing. Legislative proposals relating to a federal data privacy framework.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT A KAMINS Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

legislative proposals to protect the contribution that software inventions make to the U.S. economy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT A KAMINS Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Education EDU

Legislative proposals to update the Higher Education Act, particularly provisions designed to reform work-study programs, expand Pell Grants to individuals in the workforce, and increase flexibility around federal student loans.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT A KAMINS Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.