2nd Quarter - Report

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. for SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$110,000
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.

Banking BAN

Mobile payments

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS —

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

Computer Industry CPI

Internet of Things

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS —
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate tax reform; Research and Development tax credit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —

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

Education EDU

Attention to STEM education; education technology

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS New —
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —

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

Science/Technology SCI

Cybersecurity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —

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

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Spectrum allocation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS New —

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Information Technology Agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trade Promotion Authority; trade restrictions; reform of the International Trade Commission

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —
PRERNA TOMAR —

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

Manufacturing MAN

Investment in the U.S. by foreign-held companies (so-called "in-sourcing")

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —

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

Telecommunications TEC

Spectrum allocation; 5G

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS New —

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent litigation reform; reform of the International Trade Commission

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
PRERNA TOMAR —

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

Foreign Relations FOR

Foreign investment in the U.S.; U.S.-Korea relations; civil society development

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 2032 - Smartphone Theft Prevention Act; Public safety

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —

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

Bills named: S. 2032 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

Government procurement policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS New —
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —

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

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.