2nd Quarter - Report

MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. for RED HAT INC

Firm
Client
Income
$40,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Science/Technology SCI

Issues relating to transparency and openness in government operations; open source software development and procurement; patent reform and intellectual property; global trade and investment.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ARONSON —
DAVID CASTAGNETTI —
MICHAEL COLLINS —
SAGE EASTMAN —
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING —
SOHINI GUPTA —
CONSTANTINE HINGSON New Chief of Staff, Senator Dan Coats Counsel/Legislative Director, Senator Judd Gregg General Counsel, Senator Elizabeth Dole
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
MICHAEL ROBINSON —
DEAN ROSEN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
CHARLES WOOTERS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Computer Industry CPI

Research and Development; STEM education; Federal procurement of software and management of federal IT systems.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ARONSON Policy Advisor, Rep. Rahm Emanuel; Health LA, Rep. Carolyn McCarthy
DAVID CASTAGNETTI —
MICHAEL COLLINS —
SAGE EASTMAN —
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING —
SOHINI GUPTA —
CONSTANTINE HINGSON New Chief of Staff, Senator Dan Coats Counsel/Legislative Director, Senator Judd Gregg General Counsel, Senator Elizabeth Dole
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
MICHAEL ROBINSON —
DEAN ROSEN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
CHARLES WOOTERS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax extenders and tax reform, especially as it relates to an innovation box as tax treatment of software services.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ARONSON —
DAVID CASTAGNETTI —
MICHAEL COLLINS —
SAGE EASTMAN —
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING —
SOHINI GUPTA —
CONSTANTINE HINGSON New Chief of Staff, Senator Dan Coats Counsel/Legislative Director, Senator Judd Gregg General Counsel, Senator Elizabeth Dole
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
MICHAEL ROBINSON —
DEAN ROSEN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
CHARLES WOOTERS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to patent reform and intellectual property. H.R. 9, The Innovation Act of 2015. S. 1137, the Patent Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ARONSON —
DAVID CASTAGNETTI —
MICHAEL COLLINS —
SAGE EASTMAN —
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING —
SOHINI GUPTA —
CONSTANTINE HINGSON New Chief of Staff, Senator Dan Coats Counsel/Legislative Director, Senator Judd Gregg General Counsel, Senator Elizabeth Dole
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
MICHAEL ROBINSON —
DEAN ROSEN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
CHARLES WOOTERS —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

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.