3rd Quarter - Report

WARING FEDERAL STRATEGIES for AUTM

Firm
Client
Income
$20,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.5342/S. 2354 -- Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes -- funding for NSF for tech transfer programs H.R. 5304/S. 2587 -- Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes -- funding for the National Institutes of Health

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5304 (119th), S. 2354 (119th), S. 2587 (119th), H.R. 5342 (119th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 708 and H.R. 1534 -- RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025 -- issues related to injunctions for patent infringement S. 1546 and H.R. 3152 -- Patent Eligibility Restoration Act -- related to clarifications of Section 101 of patent law S. 1553 and H.R. 3160 -- PREVAIL Act (Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act -- related to reforms of the Patent Trials and Appeals Board at the US Patent and Trademark Office

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3160 (119th), H.R. 3152 (119th), S. 1546 (119th), H.R. 1534 (119th), S. 1553 (119th), S. 708 (119th)

Small Business SMB

S. 853 -- INNOVATE Act -- related to re-authorization of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs H.R. 5100 -- To extend the SBIR and STTR programs and for other purposes

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 853 (119th), H.R. 5100 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1 -- One Big Beautiful Bill Act -- to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 -- provisions related to taxing litigation funding for patent cases as well as taxability of university licensing revenues -- also provisions related to Section 174 of IRS law related to taxes on Small Business Innovation Research grants

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 14 (119th), H.R. 1 (119th)

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.