3rd Quarter - Report

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL for INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$409,911
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

R&D Tax Credit Corporate tax reform Tax deferral ARRA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Immigration IMM

High-skilled immigration H1-B expansion

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Banking BAN

Export controls

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Columbia FTA Korea FTA Panama FTA Information Technology Agreement (ITA) China "Green Dam" Initiative

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Economics/Economic Development ECN

ARRA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Health Issues HCR

Health IT

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Foreign Relations FOR

Global Online Freedom Act China "Green Dam" Initiative

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Health IT e-prescribing

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; White House Office

Budget/Appropriations BUD

COMPETES funding American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER Gordon H. Smith (5/12/03-1/2/09)
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Agriculture AGR

RUS Program/Broadband deployment in ARRA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Telecommunications TEC

General wireless standards Standards policies Broadband deployment/adoption WiFi issues Federal jurisdiction on voice over internet protocol (VoIP) DTV transition; ARRA FCC Universal Service Fund IP Services Intercarrier compensation reform Spectrum reform White spaces Broadband census Accessibility legislation Wireless consumer protection

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Implementation & proposed changes of EPA's Energy Star program EU Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directives (WEEE) EU "EEE" directives TIER Act Electronic waste recycling National Computers Recycling Act; Draft e-waste legislation; Lead Content

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Education EDU

Higher education reauthorization America COMPETES funding Science & math funding in ARRA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Global Sourcing Higher Education legislation Workforce development and training legislation Immigration, H1-B & EB legislation American competitiveness legislation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Computer Industry CPI

White House export control initiative Scott organized retail crime legislation Multilateral hardware & software export control limits

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Science/Technology SCI

America COMPETES funding R&D Tax Credit ARRA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Waxman/Markey Energy & Climate Change Legislation Energy provisions in ARRA

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Privacy legislation Data breach Cell phone records legislation Consumer product safety

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL DABBS —
RALPH HELLMANN —
LORI PRATER —
BRET WINCUP —

Contacted: White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of

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.