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What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
HR 5195, S 5215 (Miscellaneous Tariff Bill), provisions related to duties on certain imported items; Korea Free Trade Agreement (no legislation introduced yet); S 1848 (a bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to address the impact of globalization, to reauthorize trade adjustment assistance, to extend trade adjustment assistance to service workers, communities, firms, and farmers and for other purposes).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| WILLIAM G MORIN | — |
| JOSEPH PASETTI | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
HR 6049 (Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act). Provisions related to reinstatment of R&D tax credit; S 2209; S. 41; HR 1712 (extension and expansion of the R&D tax credit); renewable energy-related provisions of potential stimulus package (primarily related to modifications of solar investment tax credit) -- no specific bill or legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN KANIA | — |
| WILLIAM G MORIN | — |
| JOSEPH PASETTI | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
FY 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations Act ( S 3258), interest in Solar America initiative funding; FY 2010 Energy and Water Appropriations -- no bill yet -- interest in Department of Defense lithography R&D funding and solid-state lighting technology funding.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN KANIA | — |
Energy/Nuclear ENG
HR 6049 (Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act); S 2821 (Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act); HR 5351 (Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Act); provisions relating to solar investment tax credit; renewable energy-related provisions of potential stimulus package (primarily related to modifications of solar investment tax credit) -- no specific bill or legislation.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN KANIA | — |
| WILLIAM G MORIN | — |
| JOSEPH PASETTI | — |
Immigration IMM
HR 5882 (To recapture employment-based immigration visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family and employment-based immigrant visas in the future); HR 5921 (to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per country level for employment-based and family-sponsored catergories); HR 6039 (to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a Master's or higher Degree from a United States institution of higher learning in a field of science, technology, engineering or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence); S 2839; S 1083; HR 1930 (SKILL Bill); S 1348 (Comprehensive Immigration bill); all provisions related to H-1B visas and other high-skills immigration issues.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOSEPH PASETTI | — |
Science/Technology SCI
FY 2009 Commerce/Justice/Science Appropriations, COMPETES Act funding; provisions related to science, technology, engineering and math education and research funding.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN KANIA | — |
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.