1st Quarter - Report

MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. for TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Period 1st Quarter 2012 Filed Apr 11, 2012 Signed by Christine Sklepovich, Office Manager

Official filing
Firm
MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.
Client
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Transportation TRA

Regulations on distracted driving

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
ALLEN L THOMPSON —
BRIAN WILD —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Science/Technology SCI

General innovation issues including research funding, STEM education; high-skilled immigration.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
ALLEN L THOMPSON —
BRIAN WILD —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Taxation of American multinational tech companies including the R&D tax credit, corporate tax rate and treatment of overseas profits.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
ALLEN L THOMPSON —
BRIAN WILD —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Immigration IMM

High Skilled Immigration reform. H.R. 2161 and S. 1986, the IDEA Act. H.R. 3012 and S. 1857, Fairness in High-Skilled Immigrants Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
ALLEN L THOMPSON —
BRIAN WILD —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1857 (112th), H.R. 2161 (112th), H.R. 3012 (112th), S. 1986 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Disability policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
ALLEN L THOMPSON —
BRIAN WILD —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Computer Industry CPI

Reform of Export Controls

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
ALLEN L THOMPSON —
BRIAN WILD —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Homeland Security HOM

Surveillance technology issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
ALLEN L THOMPSON —
BRIAN WILD —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); 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.