2nd Quarter - Report — SAP AMERICA, INC. for SAP AMERICA, INC. (2019)

Firm

SAP AMERICA, INC.

Client

SAP AMERICA, INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$610,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Matters related to U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); Section 301 investigations: China.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS KARELLAS New	Sen. Kit Bond (MO): Legislative Assistant; Rep. Lynn. Jenkins (KS): Tax Counsel.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Government Issues GOV

Matters related to American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, workforce data analytics, and citizen services.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1: For the People Act (provisions related to appropriations); H.R. 21: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019 (provisions related to appropriations).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 21 (116th), H.R. 1 (116th)

S. 1215: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes (provisions related to procurement and acquisition); H.R. 2500: National Defense Authorization Act (provisions related to procurement and acquisition).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2500 (116th), S. 1215 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

REG-108060-15 (proposed section 385 regulations: provisions related to BEAT and interest deductibility); implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 115-97).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS KARELLAS New	Sen. Kit Bond (MO): Legislative Assistant; Rep. Lynn Jenkins (KS): Tax Counsel.
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 108: Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2019 (provisions related to patent quality and patent litigation reform); S. 29: A bill to establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security, and for other purposes (provisions related to patent quality and patent litigation reform).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: S. 29 (116th), H.R. 108 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Matters related to federal consumer privacy legislation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SAHRA SU	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Immigration IMM

S. 386: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 (provisions related to visa reforms).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 386 (116th)

Computer Industry CPI

S. 142: ADD Act (provisions relating to privacy and data); H.R. 150: Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act of 2019 (provisions relating to privacy and data).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Bills named: S. 142 (116th), H.R. 150 (116th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 1668: IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 (provisions related to IoT and cybersecurity).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1668 (116th)

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.