1st Quarter - Report — TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED for TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (2009)

Firm

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Client

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Income

—

Expenses

$530,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

1. Competitive Federal Tax Policy - No bill. Encourages lower federal corporate taxes that would be more competitive with tax rates in foreign countries. 2. Budget resolution: Deferral and R&D Tax Credit - H Con Res 85. 3. Budget resolution: Deferral and R&D Tax Credit - S Con Res 13. 4. Supplemental appropriations - H.R. 1. Clean energy and energy efficient tax provisions.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAULA J COLLINS	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

1. Supplemental appropriations - H.R. 1 2. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - PL 111-6. Funding for NSF, NIST, DoE, STEM education, clean energy and energy efficiency initiatives. 3. FY 2010 Budget Resolution - H Con Res 85. Deferral and R&D Tax Credit. 4. FY 2010 Budget Resolution - S Con Res 13. Deferral and R&D Tax Credit.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY BURKE	—
PAULA J COLLINS	—
CYNTHIA JOHNSON	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), S.Con.Res. 13 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

1. Employee Free Choice Act - H.R. 1409, S. 560.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY BURKE	—
PAULA J COLLINS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1409 (111th), S. 560 (111th)

Science/Technology SCI

1. National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendment Act of 2008 - H.R. 554. Reauthorization of federal nanotechnology research activities. 2. American Recovery & Reinvestment Act - PL 111-6 3. FY09 Omnibus for NSF, NIST, DoE Funding - PL 111-8, H.R. 1105

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY BURKE	—
PAULA J COLLINS	—

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 554 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

1. Patent Reform Act of 2009 - S. 515, H.R. 1260 Changes to patent law that would alter calculation of damages for infringement and selection of venue for bringing cases. 2. Intellectual Property, Standards Setting Issues - No bill. Monitoring development related to digital rights management.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY BURKE	—
PAULA J COLLINS	—
CYNTHIA JOHNSON	—

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1260 (111th), S. 515 (111th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

1. Liquidity of student loan auction rate securities - No bill.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAULA J COLLINS	—

Contacted: White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

1. Encryption, Intra-company transfer, classification of product - No bill.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CYNTHIA JOHNSON	—

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

1. High-skilled immigration reform - No bill

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AMY BURKE	—
PAULA J COLLINS	—

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC)

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.