4th Quarter - Report

COGENT STRATEGIES LLC for FIRST SOLAR INC.

Period 4th Quarter 2022 Filed Jan 18, 2023 Signed by Andrew Kauders

Official filing
Firm
COGENT STRATEGIES LLC
Client
FIRST SOLAR INC.
Income
$90,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

- Issues related to domestic manufacturing tax credits - S. 2140/H.R.5423 - Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act - S.2118, Clean Energy for America Act - Implementation of HR 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDDA COLLINS COLEMAN —
RANDALL GERARD —
CLAUDIA JAMES —
ANDREW KAUDERS —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2140 (117th), H.R. 5423 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 2118 (117th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

- Issues related to tariffs on solar panels - Issues related to US solar manufacturing and Buy America - Issues related to forced labor with respect to Chinese solar panel manufacturing - S. 2140/H.R.5423 - Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act - Implementation of HR 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RANDALL GERARD —
CLAUDIA JAMES —
ANDREW KAUDERS —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 2140 (117th), H.R. 5423 (117th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

- Issues related to US solar manufacturing - S. 2140/H.R.5423 - Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act - Implementation of HR 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDDA COLLINS COLEMAN —
RANDALL GERARD —
CLAUDIA JAMES —
ANDREW KAUDERS —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5423 (117th), S. 2140 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th)

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