4th Quarter - Report

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. for SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$410,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy efficiency and climate policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PRERNA TOMAR —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Banking BAN

Mobile payments

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Manufacturing MAN

Investment in the U.S. by foreign-held companies (so-called "in-sourcing")

Foreign entity interest: Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate tax reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent litigation reform; reform of the International Trade Commission

Foreign entity interest: Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
PRERNA TOMAR —

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 2032 - Smartphone Theft Prevention Act; Public safety

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2032 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

Government procurement policy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Telecommunications TEC

Spectrum allocation; 5G

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS —

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Spectrum allocation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS New —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Information Technology Agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership; trade restrictions; reform of the International Trade Commission

Foreign entity interest: Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —
PRERNA TOMAR —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Foreign Relations FOR

Foreign investment in the U.S.; U.S.-Korea relations; civil society development

Foreign entity interest: Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —

Contacted: White House Office; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Education EDU

Attention to STEM education; education technology

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS —
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Computer Industry CPI

Internet of Things

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS —
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA)

Science/Technology SCI

Cybersecurity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA)

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.