2nd Quarter - Report

CONNECT for CONNECT

Period 2nd Quarter 2013 Filed Jul 22, 2013 Signed by Timothy Tardibono, VP of Public Policy

Official filing
Firm
CONNECT
Client
CONNECT
Income
—
Expenses
$120,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Science/Technology SCI

policy ideas/legislation on innovation/science/tech and related start-up issues including: S. 232/H.R. 523 Repeal of Medical Device Tax; issues related to tech/STEM visa reform including S. 744 immigration reform/H.R. 2131; implementation of the JOBS Act by the SEC & H.R. 701 to set deadlines; implementation of the America Invents Act and new patent reform proposals; USPTO funding cuts; innovation/startup related tax issues like a startup R&D credit; and issues related to genomics and federal research funding.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
TIMOTHY TARDIBONO Legislative, Counsel to Sen. Coburn

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 701 (113th), H.R. 523 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th), S. 744 (113th), S. 232 (113th)

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.