TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED for TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

1. The American Research and Competitiveness Act (R&D Tax Credit) - H.R. 942. 2. The Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act (R&D Tax Credit) - S. 727. 3. Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act (R&D Tax Credit) - S. 1577. 4. Comprehensive tax reform - No bill. 5. Tax treatment of foreign earned income - No bill. 6. Tax extenders - No bill. 7. The American Taxpayer Relief Act (R&D Tax Credit - Look through provision) - H.R. 8.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 8 (112th), H.R. 942 (112th), S. 727 (112th), S. 1577 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

1. Anti-counterfeiting policy - Implementation of the FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Bill. 2. To provide owners of semiconductor IP with unredacted images of suspected counterfeit semiconductors - H.R. 6012. 3. Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act - H.R. 4216. 4. Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act - H.R. 6654. 5. Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act - H.R. 6642.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 6642 (112th), H.R. 6012 (112th), H.R. 6654 (112th), H.R. 4216 (112th)

Immigration IMM

1. High skilled immigration - No bill. 2. The STAPLE Act of 2011 (High skilled immigration reform) - H.R. 399. 3. IDEA Act of 2011 (High skilled immigration reform) - H.R. 2161. 4. Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act (High skilled immigration reform) - S. 1857, H.R. 3012. 5. Uniting American Families Act (High skilled immigration reform) - H.R. 1537, S. 821. 6. The STAR Act of 2012 (High skilled immigration reform) - S. 3185. 7. The Smart Jobs Act (High skilled immigration reform) - S. 3192. 8. The Start Up Act 2.0 (High skilled immigration reform) - S. 3217. 9. The STEM Jobs Act (High skilled immigration reform) - H.R. 6429.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 821 (112th), H.R. 1537 (112th), S. 3192 (112th), H.R. 2161 (112th), H.R. 399 (112th), S. 1857 (112th), S. 3217 (112th), H.R. 6429 (112th), S. 3185 (112th), H.R. 3012 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

1. Encryption, intra-company transfer - No bill. 2. Comprehensive Export Control Reform - No bill. 3. PNTR for Russia - S. 3285, H.R. 6156. 4. TPP - No bill. 5. China issues - No bill. 6. National Defense Authorization Act 2013 - H.R. 4310, S. 3254. 7. Safeguarding U.S. Satellite Leadership & Security - H.R. 3288, S. 3211. 8. Smith Amendment to H.R. 4310.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 4310 (112th), S. 3211 (112th), H.R. 3288 (112th), S. 3254 (112th), H.R. 6156 (112th), S. 3285 (112th)

Education EDU

1. Advancing science, technology, engineering and mathematics policies - No bill.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

1. FY 2013 Appropriations for science funding (NIST, NSF) - H.R. 5326 and S. 2323. 2. FY 2013 Appropriations for research funding at DoD (DARPA) - H.R. 5856. 3. The Helium Stewardship Act of 2012 - S. 2374. 4. American Taxpayer Relief Act (Sequester - research funds) - H.R. 8.

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5856 (112th), H.R. 5326 (112th), H.R. 8 (112th), S. 2323 (112th), S. 2374 (112th)