3rd Quarter - Report

MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. for TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Firm
Client
Income
$30,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive tax reform. Taxation of American multi-national tech companies including the R&D tax credit, corporate tax rate and treatment of overseas profits via U.S. law and OECD proposals. BEPS. H.R. 880, The American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL COLLINS New —
SAGE EASTMAN —
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
MICHAEL ROBINSON New —
DAVID R THOMAS —
CHARLES WOOTERS —

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

Bills named: H.R. 880 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform. H.R. 9, The Innovation Act of 2015. S. 1137, The PATENT Act of 2015. The TROL Act (no bill number).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL COLLINS New Chief of Staff, Senator Tom Udall Legislative Director, Senator Tom Udall Legislative Director, Representative Tom Udall Legislative Assistant, Representative Tom Udall Staff Assistant/Legislative Correspondent, Representative Tom Udall
SAGE EASTMAN —
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
MICHAEL ROBINSON New Sr Leg Assistant, Rep. Bob Franks; Leg Assistant, Rep. Hal Rogers; Special Projects Assistant, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Staff Assistant, Rep. Bud Shuster
DAVID R THOMAS —
CHARLES WOOTERS —

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

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

Science/Technology SCI

General innovation issues including research funding, STEM education. FY2016 Appropriations for science funding. H.R. 1806, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of @015.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL COLLINS New —
SAGE EASTMAN —
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
MICHAEL ROBINSON New —
DAVID R THOMAS —
CHARLES WOOTERS —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1806 (114th)

Immigration IMM

High-skilled immigration reform. S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015. The SKILLS Visa Act (no bill number).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL COLLINS New —
SAGE EASTMAN —
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
MICHAEL ROBINSON New —
DAVID R THOMAS —
CHARLES WOOTERS —

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

Bills named: S. 153 (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.