4th Quarter - Report

KAMINS CONSULTING for IBM

Firm
Client
IBM
Income
$50,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

U.S.-China trade and supply chain issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT A KAMINS Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Education EDU

Legislative proposals to update the Higher Education Act, particularly provisions designed to reform work-study programs, expand Pell Grants to individuals in the workforce, and increase flexibility around federal student loans. Jumpstart Our Businesses By Supporting Students (JOBS) Act, provisions that would close this skills-gap by expanding Pell Grant eligibility to cover high-quality and rigorous short-term job training programs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT A KAMINS Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

legislative proposals to protect the contribution that software inventions make to the U.S. economy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT A KAMINS Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Computer Industry CPI

Legislative proposals related to AI, blockchain, a competitive 5G market based on open technologies, Section 230 reform, and quantum computing (the National Quantum Initiative). Legislative proposals relating to a federal data privacy framework. The National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act, the EARN IT Act, the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act, the American Foundries Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT A KAMINS Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; 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.