1st Quarter - Report

COGENT STRATEGIES LLC for FIRST SOLAR INC.

Period 1st Quarter 2022 Filed Apr 15, 2022 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.

Energy/Nuclear ENG

- Issues related to US solar manufacturing - S. 2140/H.R.5423 - Solar Energy Manufacturing for America Act

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.