COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (COMPTIA) for COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (COMPTIA)
What was lobbied
17 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED
H.R. 2377 Assisting Doctors to Obtain Proficient and Transmissible Health Information Technology Act of 2007
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
Telecommunications TEC
Spectrum allocations Broadband regulation including HR 5353
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
| CHRISTOPHER TURNER | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
E-Waste Concept Paper for possible legislation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
| TRISTA ROEHL New | 8/03 to 12/07 LA to Toomey, Cox, and Shadegg |
Unemployment UNM
S. 122 Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act of 2007
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
| TRISTA ROEHL New | 8/03 to 12/07 LA to Toomey, Cox, and Shadegg |
Insurance INS
Proposals to provide special consideration for health care coverage for small businesses
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
Small Business SMB
Full funding for SBA programs in 2009 budget Promotion of funding and reauthorization of SBA Small Business Innovation and REsearch (SBIR) programs H.R. 1956 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act H.R. 5140 Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R. 3056 Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Increased funding for America COMPETES Act programs within a supplemental appropriations act. FY08 Laber-HHS-Education appropriations Act - funding for IT training programs Federal spending for small business programs
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
| TRISTA ROEHL New | 8/03 to 12/07 LA to Toomey, Cox, and Shadegg |
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
E-Waste Concept Paper for possible legislation - ensure consumer identity protection
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
| TRISTA ROEHL New | 8/03 to 12/07 LA to Toomey, Cox, and Shadegg |
Immigration IMM
H1B visa cap increase in a possible immigration package H1B visa policy
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
| TRISTA ROEHL New | 8/03 to 12/07 LA to Toomey, Cox, and Shadegg |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
S. 122 Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act of 2007 FY08 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations Act Workforce training issues Department of Labor training programs
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
| TRISTA ROEHL New | 8/03 to 12/07 LA to Toomey, Cox, and Shadegg |
Computer Industry CPI
Increase information technology training within Trade Adjustment Assistance Act Reauthorization Internet regulation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
| TRISTA ROEHL New | 8/03 to 12/07 LA to Toomey, Cox, and Shadegg |
| CHRISTOPHER TURNER | — |
Homeland Security HOM
Cybersecurity regulations Net Guard Government Agency IT security Proposal to establish public-private security task force for small business issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
| CHRISTOPHER TURNER | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
Spectrum allocations Broadband regulation H.R. 5353 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
| CHRISTOPHER TURNER | — |
Health Issues HCR
HR 2377 ADOPT HIT Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
| TRISTA ROEHL New | 8/03 to 12/07 LA to Toomey, Cox, and Shadegg |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
S 122 Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act of 2007 Free Trade Agreements Presidential Trade Negotiating Authority
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
| TRISTA ROEHL New | 8/03 to 12/07 LA to Toomey, Cox, and Shadegg |
| CHRISTOPHER TURNER | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Taxation of Internet services HR 3056 - Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 HR 5140 - Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 HR 1956 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act Proposal to provide simplified/special tax credits for small businesses Taxation of government procurement Small business expensing Bonus depreciation Business activity tax Research and development tax credits H.R. 244 Technology Retraining and Investment Now (TRAIN) Act for the 21st Century
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
| TRISTA ROEHL New | 8/03 to 12/07 LA to Toomey, Cox, and Shadegg |
| CHRISTOPHER TURNER | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Patent Reform: H.R. 1908, S. 1145 Patent Quality Federal Programs to educate the public on intellectual property matters Proposal to provide simplified patent procedures for small businesses
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROGER COCHETTI | — |
| CHRIS J KATOPIS New | Dir., US PTO; Counsel, US House of Reps |
Affiliated organisations
| Organisation | Location |
|---|---|
| EDS WWW.EDS.COM | Plano, TX, US |
| INTEL WWW.INTEL.COM | Hillsboro, OR, US |
| MICROSOFT WWW.MICROSOFT.COM | Redmond, WA, US |
| NCS PEARSON WWW.NCSPEARSON.COM | Livonia, MI, US |
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.