4th Quarter - Report

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED for TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Period 4th Quarter 2011 Filed Jan 20, 2012 Signed by Paula J. Collins, Vice President, Government Relations

Official filing
Firm
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Client
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Income
—
Expenses
$560,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Immigration IMM

1. High skilled immigration - No bill. 2. The STAPLE Act of 2011 - H.R. 399. 3. IDEA Act of 2011 - H.R. 2161. 4. Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act - H.R. 3012. 5. Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act - H.R. 704.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAULA J COLLINS —
EUGENE M IRISARI —

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 399 (112th), H.R. 3012 (112th), H.R. 2161 (112th), H.R. 704 (112th)

Science/Technology SCI

1. Reauthorization of federal nanotechnology research activities - No bill. 2. FY 2012 Appropriations for science funding (NIST, NSF) - H.R. 2596 and S. 1572.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAULA J COLLINS —
EUGENE M IRISARI —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1572 (112th), H.R. 2596 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

1. Encryption, intra-company transfer - No bill. 2. Comprehensive Export Control Reform - No bill. 3. Free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and Korea - H.R. 3078, H.R. 3079, H.R. 3080.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAULA J COLLINS —
CYNTHIA JOHNSON —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3079 (112th), H.R. 3078 (112th), H.R. 3080 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

1. The American Research and Competitiveness Act - H.R. 942. 2. The Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act (R&D Tax Credit) - S. 727. 3. Greater Research Opportunities with Tax Help Act (R&D Tax Credit) - S. 1577. 4. Comprehensive tax reform - No bill. 5. Tax treatment of foreign earned income - No bill. 6. Tax extenders - No bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WILLIAM B BLAYLOCK —
PAULA J COLLINS —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 727 (112th), S. 1577 (112th), H.R. 942 (112th)

Education EDU

1. Advancing science, technology, engineering and mathematics policies - No bill. 2. Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization - No bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAULA J COLLINS —
EUGENE M IRISARI —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

1. Anti-counterfeiting policy - H.R. 1540 National Defense Authorization Bill.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAULA J COLLINS —
EUGENE M IRISARI —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1540 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

1. Green House Gas Reporting Rule 2. EPA Tailoring Rule - Impact on Semiconductor Industry.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAULA J COLLINS —
EUGENE M IRISARI —
CYNTHIA JOHNSON —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

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.