Year-End Report

AMERICAN ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
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Expenses
$1,000,000

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145 Patent Reform Act H.R. 1908 Patent Reform Act

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); UNDETERMINED; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th), S. 1145 (110th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 2538 Defend the American Dream Act of 2007 H.R. 1930 SKIL Act of 2007 S. 1348 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 S. 1397 Skilled Worker Immigration and Fairness Act

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); UNDETERMINED

Bills named: S. 1348 (110th), H.R. 1930 (110th), S. 1397 (110th), H.R. 2538 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

World Customs Organization exercise to revise Chapters 84, 85, and 90 of the Harmonized Tariff System European environmental regulations Monitoring China's compliance with the World Trade Organization commitments WTO Doha Development Agenda

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); UNDETERMINED; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Accounting ACC

General issues involving congressional oversight of the Financial Standards Accounting Board (FASB), International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), FASB and IASB policies regarding stock option accounting, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other related issues S. 1726 The Business Activity Simplification Act of 2007 H.R. 1049 Amend Misinterpreted Excessive Regulation in Corporate America Act

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); UNDETERMINED; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1049 (110th), S. 1726 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1684 and S. 849 S. 1726 the Business Activity Simplification Act of 2007 H.R. 743 Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2007 H.R. 2138 Investment in America Act of 2007

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); UNDETERMINED; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1726 (110th), H.R. 2138 (110th), S. 849 (110th), H.R. 743 (110th), H.R. 1684 (110th)

Telecommunications TEC

S. 1492 Broadband Data Improvement Act S. 1190 Connect the Nation Act H.R. 1818 Broadband Deployment Acceleration Act H.R. 3281 Community Broadband Act

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); UNDETERMINED; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3281 (110th), H.R. 1818 (110th), S. 1190 (110th), S. 1492 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Health IT, E-Health

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; UNDETERMINED; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2638 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 1644 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 S. 1751 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2008 H.R. 2641 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); UNDETERMINED; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1751 (110th), H.R. 2641 (110th), S. 1644 (110th), H.R. 2638 (110th)

Education EDU

H.R. 2272 21st Century Competitiveness Act of 2007 S. 761 America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act H.R. 2669 College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 S. 869 Compete Act of 2007 / H.R. 1508 Compete Act of 2007

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); UNDETERMINED; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2669 (110th), S. 869 (110th), H.R. 2272 (110th), S. 761 (110th), H.R. 1508 (110th)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 1525 Internet Spyware Prevention Act: I-Spy H.R. 964 Spy Act S. 1625 Counter Spy Act S. 239 Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; UNDETERMINED; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 239 (110th), S. 1625 (110th), H.R. 964 (110th), H.R. 1525 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

RFID

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); UNDETERMINED

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.