1st Quarter - Report

ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION (EDS) for ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION (EDS)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$918,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

HR 1908, S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007, bills to amend Title 35 of the United States Code to provide for patent reform. S. 1145 Section 2 Right of The First Inventor to File; Section 4, Right of First Inventor to Obtain Damages; Section 8, Venue and Jurisdiction; Section 11, Applicant Quality Submissions (As amended by Specter and Leahy Amendments), search and analysis

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RANDOLPH V DOVE —
PATRICIA A SARCONE —

Contacted: Bureau of the Census; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

The Wired for Health Care Quallity Act (S.1693); bill to enhancethe adoption of a nationwide interoperable health information technoloyg system and to imporve the quality and reduce the costs of health care in ght US; Heatlh Information Technology Act S. 1408; The 10,000 Trained by 1020 Act H.R. 1467; TRUST in Health Information Act H.R. 5442; National health Information Incentive Act H.R. 1952 to amend Title XI of SSA to achieve a national health information infrastructure; Promoting Health Information Technology H.R. 3800 - to advance the adoption of naitonwide interoperable health information thecnology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the US

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GWEN BROWN —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of the Census; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA)

Bills named: S. 1693 (110th), H.R. 3800 (110th), S. 1408 (110th), H.R. 1467 (110th), H.R. 5442 (110th), H.R. 1952 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Budget Resolution; HCon Res and S Con Res 70

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GWEN BROWN —

Contacted: Bureau of the Census; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 70 (110th)

Computer Industry CPI

S495 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RANDOLPH V DOVE —

Contacted: SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Bureau of the Census; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 556 Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007; HR 1042 To extend trade promotion authority; Free trade agreements for Panama, Peru, Columbia, Korea; HR 3688, Peru FTA; Export Controls

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RANDOLPH V DOVE —
WILLIAM R SWEENEY —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Bureau of the Census; State, Dept of (DOS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA)

Bills named: H.R. 556 (110th), H.R. 3688 (110th), H.R. 1042 (110th)

Banking BAN

S.1926 The national Infrastructure Bank to provide funding for quailified infratructure projects and for other purposes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICIA A SARCONE —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Bureau of the Census; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 1926 (110th)

Defense DEF

FY 2009 National Defense Authorization Act; Defense Appropriations FY 2009; discussed wounded warriors provisions with certain members; H. Con Res and S. Con Res 70. Defense procurement issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GWEN BROWN —
RANDOLPH V DOVE —
BOOTH JAMESON —
WILLIAM R SWEENEY —
MARK TOMB —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of the Census; General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 70 (110th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Sarbanes Oxley Reform; Proxy Access

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DOUGLAS LATHROP —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of the Census; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA)

Agriculture AGR

The Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act of 2007; HR 2419 and S.3202, Food and Energy Security Act of 2007; HR 2419 Farm Nutrition and Bio-energy Act of 2007, Section 4015 Review Of Major Changes in Program Design as described in Section 4008 of House Report 110-256, Part 1.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BOOTH JAMESON —
PATRICIA A SARCONE —

Contacted: Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Bureau of the Census; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), S. 3202 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 2138 Investment in America; S2209 Research Credit Improvement Act; HR1820 Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act; HR1385 EXTEND the Energy Efficiency Incentives Act; HR3735 To extend look thru treatment; HR3970 Tax Reduction and Reform Act; Universal Filing Portal; HR1023 To repeal the three percent withholding requirement; HR3396 Tax Fairness and Simplification Act; S34 Tax Fairness and Simplification Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RANDOLPH V DOVE —
BOOTH JAMESON —
DOUGLAS LATHROP —

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of the Census; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1385 (110th), H.R. 3735 (110th), H.R. 1023 (110th), H.R. 3396 (110th), H.R. 2138 (110th), H.R. 1820 (110th), H.R. 3970 (110th)

Housing HOU

HR 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008; HReport 110-497, Division K, provisions including but not limited to HUD IT

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VIRGINIA D BANCROFT —

Contacted: Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Bureau of the Census

Bills named: H.R. 2764 (110th)

Insurance INS

S. 40 National Insurance Act of 2007; HR 3200, to authorize the issuance of federal charters and licenses for carrying on the sale, solicitation, negotiation, and underwriting of insurance or any other insurance operations to provide a comprehensive system for the federal regulation and supervision of national insurers and national agencies, to provide for policyholder protections in the event of an insolvency or the impairment of a national insurer, and for other purposes. S. 40Title I, Subtitles A, B, C; Title II, Subtitles A, B; Title III, Sections 1301-1303.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICIA A SARCONE —

Contacted: Bureau of the Census; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 40 (110th), H.R. 3200 (110th)

Government Issues GOV

HR 3074 Appropriations Bill FY 2007; HRept 110-238; HRept 110-446; S1 Ethics Reform Bill; PL 110-81; HRes 895 Establishing within the House of Representatives an office of congressional Ethics

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VIRGINIA D BANCROFT —
RANDOLPH V DOVE —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Bureau of the Census; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.Res. 895 (110th), H.R. 3074 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109-058, Section 103; HR 3221, Section 9049 (House)-New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security and Consumer Protection Act 9049 Section=Energy Efficiency for Data Center Buildings HR 6 as amended (Senate) Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007; Title II, Subtitles A, B, C

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RANDOLPH V DOVE —

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Bureau of the Census; SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th)

Immigration IMM

HR 5630 Innovation Employment Act; HR 5642, Strenghthening US Technology and Innovation Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VIRGINIA D BANCROFT —
RANDOLPH V DOVE —
WILLIAM R SWEENEY —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of the Census; SENATE; Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5630 (110th), H.R. 5642 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

HR 2764, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008; HReport 110-497, Divisioin E - all provisions relating to information technology and services witht eh DHS funding for DHS second data center, ICE, Bureau of Customs and Boarder protection, including but limited to SEVIS, TWIC, Registered Traveler

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VIRGINIA D BANCROFT —

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of the Census; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 2764 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

HR 4151, STEM Promotion Act; HR 3093, HRept 110-240, S.1745, House Report 110-240 SRept 110-134 Appropriations bill FY 07 Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies. all rpovisions related to information tech and servcies with NASA, NOAA, including but not limited to JASON; HR 275, Global Online Freedom Act of 2007, to promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to protect United States businesses from coercion to participate in repression by authoritarian foreign governments, and for other purposes. Section 201, Protection of Personally Identifiable Information; Section 202, Integrity of Personally Identifiable Information. HR 2124, the Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act, a bill to amend Title 44, United States Code, to strengthen requirements related to security breaches of data involving the disclosure of sensitive personal information (Rep. Tom Davis); S. 1558, the Federal Agency Data Breach Protection Act, a bill to amend Title 44, United States Code, to strengthen requirements related to security breaches of data involving the disclosure of sensitive personal information (Sen. Norm Coleman). H.R.2406 Authorize the National Institute of Standards and Technology to increase its efforts in support of the integration of the healthcare information enterprise in the United States. Sponsor: Rep Gordon, Bart [TN-6] (introduced 5/21/2007 House Reports: 110-451

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VIRGINIA D BANCROFT —
GWEN BROWN —
RANDOLPH V DOVE —
PATRICIA A SARCONE —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of the Census; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA)

Bills named: H.R. 2406 (110th), S. 1558 (110th), H.R. 4151 (110th), S. 1745 (110th), H.R. 3093 (110th), H.R. 275 (110th), H.R. 2124 (110th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

HR 2764 consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008; HReport 110-497, Division B, all provisions related to funding for IT systems at the Depat of Justice and related agencies

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VIRGINIA D BANCROFT —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of the Census; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2764 (110th)

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.