2nd Quarter - Amendment — RED HAT INC for RED HAT INC (2019)

Firm

RED HAT INC

Client

RED HAT INC

Income

—

Expenses

$100,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
2nd Quarter - Report	Jul 22, 2019	$150,000	Replaced
2nd Quarter - Amendment (this page)	Jan 17, 2020	$100,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Defense DEF

Ensuring a level playing field for open-source software and services in government policy and procurement; Issues relating to defense procurement; Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (FY20 NDAA).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MATT KRUPNICK	—

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Ensuring a level playing field for open-source software and services in government policy; Promoting open-source innovation; Issues related to patent law; Implementation of Leahy-Smith America Invents Act of 2011 (H.R. 1249-112th).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MATT KRUPNICK	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (116th)

Computer Industry CPI

Ensuring a level playing field for open-source software and services in government policy and procurement; Promoting open-source innovation; Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (FY20 NDAA); Federal IT modernization implementation; Cybersecurity standards and practices in federal government; pending IBM acquisition of Red Hat.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MATT KRUPNICK	—

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE

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.