What was lobbied
12 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Cybersecurity Standards for Critical Infrastructure in the U.S.
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Railroad Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
America Works Act; National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Act; Invest in America's Jobs Act.
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Railroad Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Railroad Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Trade related aspects of international regulations and foreign policy intitiatives, including economic sanctions legislation and implementation. Export finance promotion; bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, including Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (T-TIP), Trade Promotion Authority; Export-Import Reauthorization; Enviromental Goods Agreement
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Railroad Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE
Financial Services Regulatory Reform; Dodd/Frank SEC Requirements Concerning Conflict Minerals Implementation of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 3480 (margin exemption to Dodd/Frank) and H.R. 2682 (margin exemption to Dodd/Frank) SEC disclosure provisions under Section 13 of the Exchange Act.
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Railroad Administration; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Bills named:
H.R. 2682 (113th), S. 3480 (113th), H.R. 4173 (113th)
Federal Funding for Amtrak; Federal Funding for State Passenger Rail Operations Administration of the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2014 (H.R. 5449)
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Railroad Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
H.R. 5449 (113th)
Clean Energy Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit (48c); Renewable energy production tax credit extensions; Corporate tax revisions; other tax reform proposals; R&D Tax Credit; Deferral of tax on foreign source income; other international taxation issues; Medical device excise tax under Healthcare Reform; Expensing and depreciation of capital equipment; Base erosion and profit shifting measuresSave Our Medical Devices Act Protect Medical Innovation Act Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act Commercial building tax credit (179d) Accelerated depreciation for plant and equipment
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Railroad Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office
Healthcare IT funding issues; Health IT regulatory issues; H.R. 3303 Software Act; Preventing Regulatory Overreach to Enhance Care Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2014; H.R. 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: implementation of health IT funding and privacy and security issues; VA Health System, Medical Equipment Procurement Reform; S. 2450 and H.R. 4841 Veterans' Access to Care through Choice, Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014.Regulation of diagnostic laboratory testing (no bills introduced). FDA related legislation, user fees; Personalized MediLink (Modern Cures Act); Device Tax.
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Railroad Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Bills named:
H.R. 1 (113th), H.R. 4841 (113th), H.R. 3303 (113th), S. 2450 (113th)
Diagnostic Imaging Payments; CT PETAmyloid, Lung Cancer Coverage; Budget Control Act Implementation; Medicare Reform Legislation; H.R. 2085, The Diagnostic Innovation Testing and Laboratory Services Payment Issues; Knowledge Advancement Act of 2013; H.R. 4302 Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; CT Dose Policy; 21st Century Cures Act
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Railroad Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Bills named:
H.R. 2085 (113th), H.R. 4302 (113th)
Energy efficiency, energy storage, electricity transmission, energy generation smart grid, renewable energy, clean energy standards.
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Railroad Administration; Natl Security Council (NSC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Intellectual Property rights including trade secret protection in international institutions, legislation and regulations.
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Railroad Administration
Environmental Protection Agency - Clean Air Act implementation International Climate Negotiations
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Railroad Administration; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office
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.