1st Quarter - Report

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. for SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$380,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent litigation reform; reform of the International Trade Commission

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
PRERNA TOMAR —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Foreign Relations FOR

Foreign investment in the U.S.; U.S.-Korea relations; civil society development

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —
JOEL WIGINTON —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Information Technology Agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership; Trade Promotion Authority; trade restrictions; reform of the International Trade Commission

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —
PRERNA TOMAR —
JOEL WIGINTON —

Contacted: White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Manufacturing MAN

Investment in the U.S. by foreign-held companies (so-called "in-sourcing")

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Telecommunications TEC

Spectrum allocation; 5G

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS New —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 2032 - Smartphone Theft Prevention Act; Public safety

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2032 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

Government procurement policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS New —
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Education EDU

Attention to STEM education; education technology

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS New —
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of

Computer Industry CPI

Internet of Things

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; White House Office

Banking BAN

Mobile payments

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS —

Contacted: White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of

Science/Technology SCI

Cybersecurity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Spectrum allocation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS New —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate tax reform; Research and Development tax credit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —
JOEL WIGINTON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

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.