1st Quarter - Report

SEMI for SEMI

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$100,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 5140 Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 S.2209 Research Credit Improvement Act of 2007 -- R&D Tax Credit Permanency H.R. 2138 Investment in America Act of 2007 -- R&D Tax Credit Permanency Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit (Solar)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD —
MARGARET HERSHEY —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2138 (110th), S. 2209 (110th), H.R. 5140 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Export Control Policy on Dual Use Exports/Export Administration Regulations Proposals for Changes to Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Control

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD —
MARGARET HERSHEY —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Department of Defense Appropriations Bills -- Funding for the Focus Center Research Program Department of Commerce, State, and Justice Appropriations Bills -- Funding for the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Standards and Technology

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD —
MARGARET HERSHEY —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

Immigration Reform -- H-1B Visas and Employment Based Visas (Green Cards)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD —
MARGARET HERSHEY —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

American Competitiveness and Innovation Policies Implementation of the America Competes Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VICTORIA HADFIELD —
MARGARET HERSHEY —
KENNETH SCHRAMKO —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

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.