1st Quarter - Report — APPLIED MATERIALS, INC for APPLIED MATERIALS, INC (2008)

Firm

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC

Client

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC

Income

—

Expenses

$178,824

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2009 Defense Appropriations Act, FY 2009 National Defense Authorization Act; interst in programs related to energy storage technologies and energy-efficient building technologies. Also R&D funding for flexible electronics.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KANIA	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 2209; S. 41; HR 1712 (extension and expansion of R&D tax credit); HR 3970 (Tax Reduction and Reform Act) provisions related to overseas income and corporate rates; HR 3996 (Temporary Tax Relief Act), expiring tax provisions.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KANIA	—
WILLIAM G MORIN	—
JOSEPH PASETTI	—

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 2209 (110th), H.R. 1712 (110th), H.R. 3970 (110th), S. 41 (110th), H.R. 3996 (110th)

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	—

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Immigration IMM

S. 2839; S. 1083; HR 1930 (SKILL Bill); S. 1348 (Comprehensive Immigration Bill); all provisions related to H-1B visas and other high-skill immigration issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KANIA	—
WILLIAM G MORIN	—
JOSEPH PASETTI	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1930 (110th), S. 1348 (110th), S. 2839 (110th), S. 1083 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 2821 (Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act); HR 5351 (Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Act); provisions related to solar investment tax credit

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOHN KANIA	—
WILLIAM G MORIN	—
JOSEPH PASETTI	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2821 (110th), H.R. 5351 (110th)

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)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM G MORIN	—
JOSEPH PASETTI	—

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 5215 (110th), H.R. 5195 (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.