1st Quarter - Report — COGENT STRATEGIES LLC for FIRST SOLAR INC. (2024)

Firm

COGENT STRATEGIES LLC

Client

FIRST SOLAR INC.

Income

$100,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

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 - Issues related to HR 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RANDALL GERARD	—
CLAUDIA JAMES	—
ANDREW KAUDERS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (118th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

- Issues related to US solar manufacturing - Implementation of HR 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RANDALL GERARD	—
CLAUDIA JAMES	—
ANDREW KAUDERS	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

- Issues related to domestic manufacturing tax credits - Implementation of HR 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RANDALL GERARD	—
CLAUDIA JAMES	—
ANDREW KAUDERS	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (118th)

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.