3rd Quarter - Report

MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC for MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Period 3rd Quarter 2025 Filed Oct 20, 2025 Signed by Tory Sendek

Official filing
Firm
MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC
Client
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Income
$80,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to federal procurement of software and software services. Issues related to artificial intelligence development and deployment, including issues related to Executive Order 14179 (Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence). Issues related to the expiration of tax policies at the end of 2025 and Budget Reconciliation, including H.Con.Res. 14 (Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANGELSON —
PRESTON HILL —
BRITTAN SPECHT —
JASON YAWORSKE —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to federal procurement of software and software services. Issues related to artificial intelligence development and deployment, including issues related to Executive Order 14179 (Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence). Issues related to the expiration of tax policies at the end of 2025 and Budget Reconciliation, including H.Con.Res. 14 (Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANGELSON —
PRESTON HILL —
BRITTAN SPECHT —
JASON YAWORSKE —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

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

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to federal procurement of software and software services. Issues related to artificial intelligence development and deployment, including issues related to Executive Order 14179 (Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence). Issues related to the expiration of tax policies at the end of 2025 and Budget Reconciliation, including H.Con.Res. 14 (Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANGELSON —
PRESTON HILL —
BRITTAN SPECHT —
JASON YAWORSKE —

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to federal procurement of software and software services. Issues related to artificial intelligence development and deployment, including issues related to Executive Order 14179 (Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence). Issues related to the expiration of tax policies at the end of 2025 and Budget Reconciliation, including H.Con.Res. 14 (Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANGELSON —
PRESTON HILL —
BRITTAN SPECHT —
JASON YAWORSKE —

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

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

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to federal procurement of software and software services. Issues related to artificial intelligence development and deployment, including issues related to Executive Order 14179 (Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence). Issues related to the expiration of tax policies at the end of 2025 and Budget Reconciliation, including H.Con.Res. 14 (Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ALEXANDER ANGELSON —
PRESTON HILL —
BRITTAN SPECHT —
JASON YAWORSKE —

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 14 (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.