What was lobbied
11 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
EPA Green House Gas reporting rule for semiconductor facilities.
Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government procurement: China and India market access issues. Rare earth minerals, domestic supply, and China export restrictions. Trade Agreements: Korea, Colombia, Panama, Trans-Pacific Partnership. APEC-Innovation. WTO: Doha Round ICT Services Plurilateral. Bi-lateral trade issues and policy: China and India market access issues; Russian encryption; Japan cybersecurity and trade. Export/Import Regulation Reform: Intra-Company Transfer, Encryption, Revisions of control lists. Digital Economy Trade Agreements: Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); OECD Internet Policy Principles; Importance of digital trade. Conflict Minerals: supply chain management issues for IT products. State Information Technology Misappropriation Legislation: international trade impact of pending legislation in state legislatures on software misappropriation.
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
America Invents Act: H.R. 1249 - 1st-inventor-to-file, Definition of prior art and the grace period, Patent assignment, PTO access to fees and fee-setting authority, Prior user rights, Post grant review. Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act: S. 968, the PROTECT IP Act.
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Bills named:
S. 968 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th)
Basic Research Funding for Dept. of Energy, Office of Science - High Performance Computing: 2012 fy budget for DoE ASCR and ASC computing. Trusted Foundry. Automated Commercial Environment - Citizenship & Immigration Services (CIS). Department of Defense Appropriations: H.R. 2219 Dept. of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012; H.R. 1413 (DoD and Full-Year Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2011); Military medical records management. Climate and Weather Records: H.R. 1413 (DoD and Full-Year Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2011) and H.R. ---- not filed yet (Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act, 2012).
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Bills named:
H.R. 1413 (112th), H.R. 2219 (112th)
R&D funding: High Performance Computing; Nanotechnology; Exascale computing. STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics] Education: S. 758 - STEM Master Teacher Corps Act of 2011. High Performance Computing for DOE Labs: mission requirements.
Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Bills named:
S. 758 (112th)
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - derivative reform, captive finance, proxy access; pay ratio: H.R. 1062 Pay Ratio Repeal. Proposed Rulemaking: Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations; Financial Stability Oversight Council; Derivatives.
Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Agency (NSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
Bills named:
H.R. 1062 (112th)
U.S. international tax including deferral, foreign tax credits: H.R. 749 to revise Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on Section 954H for active financing; Section 954(c) 6 of Internal Revenue Code on CFC lookthrough for related party payments; H.R. 62 "International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011, "S. 45 Offshoring Prevention Act". Corporate tax reform: "Business Activitiy Simplification Act" H.R. 1439. R&D tax credit (alternative simplified credit, ASC): H.R. 942 "American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011" and Senate companion bill. Other Treasury and IRS regulations: Section 3402(t) of Internal Revenue Code of 1986; "Amend IRC to repeal 3% WH on certain government contracts" H.R. 674 and Amendment 405 to S. 782 in Senate. Bilateral income tax treaties: Spain, Korea, Brazil, India, China, Singapore. OECD guidelines and U.S. Treasury comments on taxation: intangibles, cross-border services, and business restructuring. Employee-Related Tax Reform: "Mobile Workforce" H.R. 1864; Lifelong Learning Accounts Act of 2011, H.R. 1869.
Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 942 (112th), H.R. 749 (112th), H.R. 674 (112th), H.R. 1864 (112th), S. 45 (112th), S. 782 (112th), H.R. 62 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th), H.R. 1869 (112th)
Proposed rulemaking on 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility.
Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC)
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: impact on IBM and its employees. Proposed rule making: Accountable Care Organizations.
Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Security Agency (NSA)
Fair Labor Standards Act: computer professional exemption; definition of de minimis activity; inside sales issue and outside sales exemption. Pension provisions: PBGC Premium Increase; derivatives by ERISA protected pension plans. Immigration Reform: L and H1B visa issues. Competition Policy in the IT industry, including market concentration and market power issues.
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS)
Data security and breach notification: National data breach notification standard - S. 1151 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011; S. 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011; White House Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal on Data breach notification. Cybersecurity, acquisition reform and supply chain: White House Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal; H.R. 1136 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011; H.R. 1540 National Defense Authorization Act, Amd 49. Cybersecurity-Implications for international trade. Cloud computing.
Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
S. 1151 (112th), H.R. 1136 (112th), H.R. 1540 (112th), S. 1207 (112th)
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.