4th Quarter - Report

SAP AMERICA, INC. for SAP AMERICA, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$570,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Matters related to U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS KARELLAS —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Matters related to diversity and inclusion.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GARTH SPENCER New Professional Staff, U.S. Senate Comm. on Homeland Security and Gov. Affairs; Special Asst., ARPA-E, U.S. Dept of Energy; Staff Asst./Dep. Reg. Dir./Proj. Dir., Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE).

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Immigration IMM

S. 386: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 (provisions related to visa reforms).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —

Contacted: White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 386 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 2575: AI in Government Act of 2019 (provisions related to federal IT policy, internet, and artificial intelligence).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GARTH SPENCER New Professional Staff, U.S. Senate Comm. on Homeland Security and Gov. Affairs; Special Asst., ARPA-E, U.S. Dept of Energy; Staff Asst./Dep. Reg. Dir./Proj. Dir., Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE).

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 2575 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Matters related to federal consumer privacy legislation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SAHRA SU —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Defense DEF

S. 1215: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes (provisions related to procurement and acquisition); H.R. 2500: National Defense Authorization Act (provisions related to procurement and acquisition).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 2500 (116th), S. 1215 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

REG-108060-15 (proposed section 385 regulations: provisions related to BEAT and interest deductibility); implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 115-97).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICHOLAS KARELLAS —
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 108: Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2019 (provisions related to patent quality and patent litigation reform); S. 29: A bill to establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security, and for other purposes (provisions related to patent quality and patent litigation reform).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: S. 29 (116th), H.R. 108 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1: For the People Act (provisions related to appropriations); H.R. 21: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2019 (provisions related to appropriations).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 21 (116th), H.R. 1 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

Matters related to Advisory Committee on Data for Evidence Building and federal data strategy; matters related to American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, workforce data analytics, and citizen services.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —
GARTH SPENCER New Professional Staff, U.S. Senate Comm. on Homeland Security and Gov. Affairs; Special Asst., ARPA-E, U.S. Dept of Energy; Staff Asst./Dep. Reg. Dir./Proj. Dir., Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE).

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Education EDU

H.R. 2486: Fostering Undergraduate Talent by Unlocking Resources for Education Act (all provisions).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GARTH SPENCER New Professional Staff, U.S. Senate Comm. on Homeland Security and Gov. Affairs; Special Asst., ARPA-E, U.S. Dept of Energy; Staff Asst./Dep. Reg. Dir./Proj. Dir., Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2486 (116th)

Computer Industry CPI

S. 142: ADD Act (provisions relating to privacy and data); H.R. 150: Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency (GREAT) Act of 2019 (provisions relating to privacy and data).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 150 (116th), S. 142 (116th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 1668: IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 (provisions related to IoT and cybersecurity).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KEVIN MICHAEL RICHARDS —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 1668 (116th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 2740: Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 (provisions related to Data Elemental to Health Initiative).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SAHRA SU —

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2740 (116th)

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.