What was lobbied
13 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Defense, Appropriations, and Intelligence: general issues.
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of
Medical privacy: general issues. Standards for Health Care: general issues.
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Copyright Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Treasury, Dept of
General issues regarding government procurement policy. General issues related to IT procurement. Matters surrounding e-Verify.
Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Health Care Reform, provisions relating to Health IT and Comparative Effectiveness Research.
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Cybersecurity: general issues.
Contacted: Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
China Government Procurement: general issues. Pending trade agreements: general issues. Export controls: general issues.
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of
H.R. 422 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit. Issues pertaining to deferral of foreign earnings, and tax treatment of foreign earnings. H.R. 4213 Tax Extenders Act of 2009; entire bill. General taxation issues.
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Bills named:
H.R. 422 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th)
H.R. 2647 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010; provisions relating to Cyber Security. General issues related to procurement
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 2647 (111th)
S. 515 Patent Reform Act of 2009; entire bill, H.R. 1260 Patent Reform Act of 2009; entire bill. H.R. 5322 The Patent and Trademark Office Funding Stabilization Act of 2010; entire bill. H.R. 628 To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges, entire bill. Issues surrounding patent law and competitiveness in the software industry. Issues surrounding litagation regarding Copyright First Sale Doctrine.
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC)
Bills named:
H.R. 5322 (111th), S. 515 (111th), H.R. 628 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th)
S.R. 424 A resolution congratulating the BMW ORACLE Racing team for winning the thirty-third America's Cup.
Contacted: SENATE; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Issues pertaining to immigrant and non-immigrant visas for skilled professionals. S.887 H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act, entire bill. H.R.1791 Stopping Trained PhDs from Leaving the Economy Act of 2009, entire bill. H.R. 4213 American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010; Sections/amendments relating to business immigration
Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office
Bills named:
H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 1791 (111th), S. 887 (111th)
S. 773 Cybersecurity Act of 2009; entire bill. S. 3480 Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010; entire bill. General issues involving standards for computer software, technology products, and competitiveness in the software industry. General issues involving information security, common criteria and cybersecurity policy.
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA)
Bills named:
S. 773 (111th), S. 3480 (111th)
General intelligence community budget issues. Cybersecurity: general issues. Information sharing: general issues.
Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE
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