4th Quarter - Report

SONY ELECTRONICS INC. for SONY ELECTRONICS INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$127,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Computer Industry CPI

Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 HR 4040, S 2045, Electronics waste/e-cycling

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MORGAN —
CHRISTINA MULVIHILL —

Contacted: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 4040 (112th)

Transportation TRA

International Piracy Shipping Security FAA Reauthorization

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MORGAN —
CHRISTINA MULVIHILL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Electronic waste/e-cycling

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MORGAN —
CHRISTINA MULVIHILL —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS

Electronic waste/e-cycling

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MORGAN —
CHRISTINA MULVIHILL —

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

HR 4040 (follow-up issues), S 2045 (follow-up issues)

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MORGAN —
CHRISTINA MULVIHILL —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 4040 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

ITA expansion China Argentina HR 4886/duty suspension camcorders HR 4887/duty suspension camcorders HR 4314/duty suspension color video monitors HR 4315/duty suspension color video monitors HR 4316/duty suspension monochrome video monitors HR 4317/duty suspension CRT color video monitors HR 4319/duty suspension loudspeakers TAA Reauthorization HR 4524/duty suspension on data display CRT monitors

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).Special Assistant to the President for Legislative

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MORGAN —
CHRISTINA MULVIHILL —

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 4319 (112th), H.R. 4887 (112th), H.R. 4317 (112th), H.R. 4524 (112th), H.R. 4316 (112th), H.R. 4886 (112th), H.R. 4315 (112th), H.R. 4314 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 4886/duty suspension camcorders HR 4887/duty suspension camcorders HR 4314/duty suspension color video monitors Earnings stripping HR 4315/duty suspension color video monitors HR 4316/duty suspension monochrome video monitors HR 4317/duty suspension CRT color video monitors HR 4319/duty suspension loudspeakers HR 5450 Mobile Cell Phone Act Doggett Amendment, US treatment of foreign national companies Proposed IRS rule on 3% withholding on government contracts Business Activity Tax simplification HR 4524/duty suspension on data display CRT monitors Foreign Tax Credits Corporate Tax Rate Section 1099 Repeal

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MORGAN —
CHRISTINA MULVIHILL —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Bills named: H.R. 4886 (112th), H.R. 4314 (112th), H.R. 4315 (112th), H.R. 4524 (112th), H.R. 4316 (112th), H.R. 5450 (112th), H.R. 4319 (112th), H.R. 4887 (112th), H.R. 4317 (112th)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Lithium-ion battery shipping regulations

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MORGAN —
CHRISTINA MULVIHILL —

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy efficiency standards for consumer electronics Smart Grid Batteries

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MORGAN —
CHRISTINA MULVIHILL —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Science/Technology SCI

Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 General technology issues

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MORGAN —
CHRISTINA MULVIHILL —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MORGAN —
CHRISTINA MULVIHILL —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Telecommunications TEC

Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MORGAN —
CHRISTINA MULVIHILL —

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Smart Grid Customs Reauthorization Foreign Tax Credits Corporate Tax Rate

Foreign entity interest: Public policy affects the market condition under which Sony Corporation (Japan) is able to design, manufacture, market and/or sell products in the United States through its subsidiary, Sony Electronics Inc., which affects the overall profitability of Sony Corporation (Japan).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES MORGAN —
CHRISTINA MULVIHILL —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

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.