Mid-Year Report — THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. for GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (2007)

Firm

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC.

Client

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC

Income

—

Expenses

$1,340,000

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Investment protection in trade agreements; S. 1677, Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007, all sections; S. 1607, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007, all sections; S. 1610, Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007, all sections; H.R. 556, Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007, all sections.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANN COSTELLO	N/A
W CARTER DOSWELL	N/A
MARK A PATTERSON	N/A
FARYAR SHIRZAD	DEP. NAT'L SECURITY ADV. FOR INT'L ECON. AFFAIRS
MARTI THOMAS	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1607 (110th), H.R. 556 (110th), S. 1610 (110th), S. 1677 (110th)

Retirement RET

Pension issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANN COSTELLO	N/A
W CARTER DOSWELL	N/A
MARK A PATTERSON	N/A
FARYAR SHIRZAD	DEP. NAT'L SECURITY ADV. FOR INT'L ECON. AFFAIRS
MARTI THOMAS	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Immigration IMM

S. 1348, The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, section 522 regarding H-1B visa holders.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANN COSTELLO	N/A
W CARTER DOSWELL	N/A
MARK A PATTERSON	N/A
FARYAR SHIRZAD	DEP. NAT'L SECURITY ADV. FOR INT'L ECON. AFFAIRS
MARTI THOMAS	N/A

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1348 (110th)

Banking BAN

H.R. 3012, Fair Mortgage Practices Act, all sections; S. 1299, Borrower's Protection Act of 2007, all sections.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANN COSTELLO	N/A
W CARTER DOSWELL	N/A
MARK A PATTERSON	N/A
FARYAR SHIRZAD	DEP. NAT'L SECURITY ADV. FOR INT'L ECON. AFFAIRS
MARTI THOMAS	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1299 (110th), H.R. 3012 (110th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization; Public Private Partnerships; Infrastructure Financing; H.R. 698, Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007, all sections. S. 577, Oil and Gas Traders Oversight Act of 2007, all sections; H.R. 594, Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act of 2007, all sections; H.R. 1257, Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act, all sections; Soft Dollars and Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANN COSTELLO	N/A
W CARTER DOSWELL	N/A
MARK A PATTERSON	N/A
FARYAR SHIRZAD	DEP. NAT'L SECURITY ADV. FOR INT'L ECON. AFFAIRS
MARTI THOMAS	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 577 (110th), H.R. 594 (110th), H.R. 1257 (110th), H.R. 698 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2776, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007, all sections; S. 1370, Clean Energy Investment Assurance Act of 2007, all sections; S. 940, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income, all sections; Section 355(e) of the Internal Revenue Code; MLP tax treatment for wind power.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANN COSTELLO	N/A
W CARTER DOSWELL	N/A
MARK A PATTERSON	N/A
FARYAR SHIRZAD	DEP. NAT'L SECURITY ADV. FOR INT'L ECON. AFFAIRS
MARTI THOMAS	N/A

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 940 (110th), S. 1370 (110th), H.R. 2776 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007, all sections; H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007, all sections.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANN COSTELLO	N/A
W CARTER DOSWELL	N/A
MARK A PATTERSON	N/A
FARYAR SHIRZAD	DEP. NAT'L SECURITY ADV. FOR INT'L ECON. AFFAIRS
MARTI THOMAS	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 357, Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act, all sections; S. 193, Energy Diplomacy and Security Act of 2007, all sections. H.R. 3221, New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act, all sections; S. 1419, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007, all sections; S. 1321 Energy Savings Act of 2007, all sections; S. 992, Public Buildings Cost Reduction Act of 2007, all sections;

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ANN COSTELLO	N/A
W CARTER DOSWELL	N/A
MARK A PATTERSON	N/A
FARYAR SHIRZAD	DEP. NAT'L SECURITY ADV. FOR INT'L ECON. AFFAIRS
MARTI THOMAS	N/A

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3221 (110th), S. 193 (110th), S. 992 (110th), S. 1321 (110th), S. 1419 (110th), S. 357 (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.