What was lobbied
16 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Govt. Procurement Agreement/Trade Agreements Act (TAA) & Buy America Act (BAA); Govt product regs; market access issues; export controls; MRAs & standards/conformity assessment - APEC, EU, LA; customs issues; Russia WTO Accession; encryption; unilateral sanctions; WTO; intl. e-commerce agenda; pol. issues related to computer printer tech. Free Trade Agreements with Peru, Columbia, Panama, & Korea; FTA negotiations with Malaysia; EU noncompliance with Information Technology Agreement (ITA).
Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Extension and strengthening of the Research & Development Tax Credit, H.R.2138, S.41, S.2209; Withholding Tax Relief, H.R.1023, S.777; Proposals related to international tax reform and deferral; internet tax moratorium (H.R.3678, S.156, H.R.743).
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
Bills named:
H.R. 1023 (110th), H.R. 2138 (110th), S. 41 (110th), H.R. 743 (110th), H.R. 3678 (110th), S. 2209 (110th), S. 156 (110th), S. 777 (110th)
Data Security, H.R.958, S.495, S.1178, S.1260, H.R.836, S.1202, H.R.2124, S.1558, S.239; Wireless Innovation Act of 2007, S.234, H.R.1597; White Spaces Act of 2007, S.337; Spyware, H.R.964, S.1625; Pretexting, H.R.936, S.92; SSNs, H.R.948, S.238, H.R.1525, S.1208, S.1691, H.R.3046.
Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; White House Office; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Bills named:
S. 337 (110th), S. 1178 (110th), S. 1208 (110th), S. 1625 (110th), H.R. 936 (110th), S. 238 (110th), H.R. 1597 (110th), H.R. 3046 (110th), S. 1558 (110th), S. 239 (110th), S. 495 (110th), H.R. 1525 (110th), S. 92 (110th), H.R. 948 (110th), S. 1202 (110th), H.R. 958 (110th), S. 234 (110th), H.R. 836 (110th), S. 1691 (110th), H.R. 964 (110th), S. 1260 (110th), H.R. 2124 (110th)
Funding of the US Patent & Trademark Office, Patent Fees; copy protection mandates on technology products; patent policies in standards development; Patent Reform Act of 2007, H.R.1908, S.1145; Patent Court Pilot Program; H.R.4279, S.522, all provisions related to strengthened enforcement of intellectual property; H.R.34; Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act, S.522; IP Enhanced Criminal Enforcement Act of 2007, H.R.3155.
Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Bills named:
H.R. 1908 (110th), H.R. 34 (110th), S. 522 (110th), H.R. 3155 (110th), H.R. 4279 (110th), S. 1145 (110th)
Wired for Healthcare Quality Act, S.1693, H.R.3800 provisions relating to encouraging the use of IT in healthcare and promoting an interoperable system of electronic health records.
Contacted: Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Bills named:
H.R. 3800 (110th), S. 1693 (110th)
Electronics recycling; federal requirements related to environmentally preferable purchasing (EO 13221, EPEAT, Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines, etc.); transboundary waste issues pertaining to the shipment of used IT products.
Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Safety of computer products and batteries; classification of battery shipments; consumer issues relating to imaging & printing products; increased cargo and port inspection requirements; battery safety issues and airline safety; Liability provision contained in the Consumer Product Safety Act (H.R.4040; S.2045).
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Bills named:
S. 2045 (110th), H.R. 4040 (110th)
GSA MAS procurement policy; labor relations - federal procurement; electronic commerce/procurement; Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act; contractor responsibility regulations high performance computing; cybersecurity; government/private sector competition; Services Acquisition Reform Act; e-government; homeland security, REAL-ID; Telework Enhancement Act, S.1000.
Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System
Bills named:
S. 1000 (110th)
Energy efficiency provisions in the energy bill, specifically related to data centers, power supplies and battery chargers, S.1115, H.R.6; Energy Star Program related to IT products (e.g., computers, printers, servers); implementation of E.O.13221 and the EPEAT program; climate change, specifically as it relates to the structure of a cap and trade system and its impact on the IT industry (e.g., S.2191, S.1766, S.309, S.405, S.280, H.R.620, H.R.1590; Energy Efficient Data Centers.
Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); General Services Administration (GSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Bills named:
H.R. 6 (110th), H.R. 620 (110th), S. 405 (110th), S. 309 (110th), S. 1115 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), H.R. 1590 (110th), S. 280 (110th), S. 1766 (110th)
Provisions related to high skilled workers (H-1B program and green cards); SKIL Act of 2007, H.R.1930/S.1083; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, S.1639; Strive Act, H.R.1645.
Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS)
Bills named:
H.R. 1645 (110th), H.R. 1930 (110th), S. 1083 (110th), S. 1639 (110th)
Programs supporting technology & education; education funding and support for math & science education (e.g., No Child Left Behind Reauthorization, S.1642/S.1762; America Competes Act, S.761; H.R.2272); technology transfer under the Bayh-Dole Act.
Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Bills named:
S. 1762 (110th), H.R. 2272 (110th), S. 1642 (110th), S. 761 (110th)
General corporate antitrust matters; pension reform; antitrust issues in standards setting relating to disclosure of intellectual property; SDOAA; Employment Non-Discrimination Act, H.R.2015; Deferred Compensation, H.R.2.
Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Bills named:
H.R. 2015 (110th), H.R. 2 (110th)
Funding for physical sciences research in agencies such as NSF, NIST, and DOE, H.R.1867/H.R.1868/H.R.362/H.R.363; US Dept. of Energy; funding for supercomputing R&D; nanotechnology act, H.R.2436, S.1199; Standards Setting Policy as it relates to antitrust and intellectual property (SDOAA); Bayh-Dole issues; Competes Act and support for basic research, H.R.2272, S.761.
Contacted: Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 2272 (110th), H.R. 1867 (110th), H.R. 1868 (110th), S. 1199 (110th), H.R. 363 (110th), H.R. 362 (110th), S. 761 (110th), H.R. 2436 (110th)
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Patent reform (H.R.1908, S.1145); privacy legislation (e.g., H.R.852, H.R.958, H.R.936, S.92, S.780); spyware legislation and data security and breach (H.R.964, H.R.1525, S.1625, S.1178, S.495, S.1260, S.1558).
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Bills named:
H.R. 1908 (110th), S. 92 (110th), S. 495 (110th), H.R. 852 (110th), S. 780 (110th), H.R. 1525 (110th), H.R. 964 (110th), S. 1178 (110th), S. 1625 (110th), S. 1145 (110th), S. 1260 (110th), S. 1558 (110th), H.R. 958 (110th), H.R. 936 (110th)
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