What was lobbied
12 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; provisions related to restrictions on use of H-1B visas; immigration issues related to H-1B visa; permanent resident visa (green card); and Optimal Practical Training.
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Bills named:
H.R. 1 (111th)
Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health & Human Services, Appropriations, General Issues. H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Education and Healthcare funding.
Contacted: Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE
Bills named:
H.R. 1 (111th)
S. 515 Patent Reform Act of 2009; entire bill, H.R. 1260 Patent Reform Act of 2009; entire bill.
Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Bills named:
S. 515 (111th), H.R. 1260 (111th)
General issues of trade agreements and trade policy. Promotion of Korea FTA. General issues of Trade Promotion Authority. China Information Assurance Standards. WTO-DOHA round completion: general issues and services sector. H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; Buy America Provisions.
Contacted: Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA)
Bills named:
H.R. 1 (111th)
Issues regarding oversight of Defense Department; financial management of DOD agencies.
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Tax relief; general issues. H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; amendments to H.R. 1 related to tax treatment of foreign source earnings. H.R. 422 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit.
Contacted: Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Bills named:
H.R. 422 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)
H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; entire bill.
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Bills named:
H.R. 1 (111th)
Issues regarding the Internet, financial services, and medical privacy. Issues regarding ID management, information security, information privacy, and standards for health care. H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; entire bill.
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
Bills named:
H.R. 1 (111th)
General issues regarding government procurement policy. Matters surrounding e-verify. Issues related to IT procurement.
Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Issues involving standards for computer software, technology products. Issues surrounding secure configuration of federal desktops standards (FDCC). Issues involving information security and common criteria.
Contacted: Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Oversight of Department of Homeland Security
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
General intelligence community budget issues. Cybersecurity
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS)
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