Year-End Report — AMT - THE ASSOCIATION FOR MANUFACTURING… for AMT - THE ASSOCIATION FOR MANUFACTURING… (2007)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

AMT - THE ASSOCIATION FOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

Client

AMT - THE ASSOCIATION FOR MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY

Income

—

Expenses

$240,000

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
Year-End Report (this page)	Feb 13, 2008	$240,000	Replaced
Year-End Amendment	Apr 21, 2008	$240,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

American Competitiveness Initiative. Senate -- Draft Export Administration Act (no bill number) State Department & Homeland Security -- Visa issues for United States companies (no bill number) Executive Branch Actions: (1) Reform of export control list and licensing process affecting machine tools and other sectors; and (2) Visa application process vis-a-vis China H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007. Support bill H.R. 3093, S. 1745, H.R. 2764, Commerce, Justice, Science & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008. Support funding for Commerce Dept. Trade Functions, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Technology Innovation Program, and (cont. on pg. 11)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL FREEDENBERG	N/A
JONATHAN KURRLE	N/A
ELIZABETH NICOLSON	N/A
AMBER LYNN THOMAS	N/A

Contacted: White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3093 (110th), H.R. 1229 (110th), S. 1745 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008. Support funding for Smart Machine Initiative H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Support funding for Smart Machine Initiative

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL FREEDENBERG	N/A
JONATHAN KURRLE	N/A
ELIZABETH NICOLSON	N/A
AMBER LYNN THOMAS	N/A

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 1585 (110th), H.R. 3222 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

American Competitiveness Initiative. H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008. Support funding for Smart Machine Initiative H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008. Support funding for Smart Machine Initiative H.R. 3093, S. 1745, H.R. 2764, Commerce, Justice, Science, & Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008. Support funding for Commerce Dept. Trade Functions, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Technology Innovation Program, and (cont. on pg. 7)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL FREEDENBERG	N/A
JONATHAN KURRLE	N/A
ELIZABETH NICOLSON	N/A
AMBER LYNN THOMAS	N/A

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 1745 (110th), H.R. 1585 (110th), H.R. 3093 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th), H.R. 3222 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4195/S. 2374, Tax Technical Corrections Act, provisions concerning Interim-charge Domestic International Sale Corporations. H.R. 2206, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007, provisions increasing small business expensing allowance - Section 179. H.R. 2380, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2007, provisions repealing death tax. S. 55, Individual Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2007, all provisions repealing the AMT. R&D Tax Credits -- all bills, amendments preserving the credit. H.R. 1365, Corporate AMT Repeal, all provisions of bill. H.R. 1366, Individual AMT Repeal Act of 2007, all provisions of bill. H.R. 2138, S. 14, Invest in America Act of 2007. Support bill.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL FREEDENBERG	N/A
JONATHAN KURRLE	N/A
ELIZABETH NICOLSON	N/A
AMBER LYNN THOMAS	N/A

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 14 (110th), S. 2374 (110th), H.R. 4195 (110th), H.R. 2138 (110th), H.R. 2380 (110th), H.R. 1365 (110th), H.R. 2206 (110th), S. 55 (110th), H.R. 1366 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL FREEDENBERG	N/A
JONATHAN KURRLE	N/A
ELIZABETH NICOLSON	N/A
AMBER LYNN THOMAS	N/A

Contacted: White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 3093 (110th), S. 1745 (110th), H.R. 3222 (110th), H.R. 2764 (110th), H.R. 1585 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 800, S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act of 2007. (Legislation to abolish secret ballot elections in union organizing processes.) Oppose bills. H.R. 2831, S. 1843, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. (Legislation to overturn Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.) Oppose bills.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL FREEDENBERG	N/A
JONATHAN KURRLE	N/A
ELIZABETH NICOLSON	N/A
AMBER LYNN THOMAS	N/A

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 2831 (110th), S. 1843 (110th), H.R. 800 (110th), S. 1041 (110th)

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.