What was lobbied
14 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Veterans Health Care, general issues
Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
Oversight of Department of Defense, financial management of Department of Defense agencies HR 1684 Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, whole bill
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE
Bills named:
H.R. 1684 (110th)
general intelligence community budget issues
Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Medicare and Medicaid, general issues
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health & Human Services Appropriations, general issues
Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
HR 1908, S 1145 Patent Reform Act of 2007, whole bill
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Bills named:
H.R. 1908 (110th)
National Security Agency Oversight of Department of Defense Financial Management of DOD agencies
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Agency (NSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
Trade Agreement, general issues Columbia Free Trade Agreement, promotion of entire agreement S 122 Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act Specific Lobbying Issues Continued: Panama Free Trade Agreement, promotion of Panama Free Trade efforts Trade Promotion Authority, general issues Malaysia Free Trade Agreement, promotion of entire agreement US Korea Free Trade Agreement, promotion of entire agreement China issues (trade and currency), general issues World Trade Organization services, issues surrounding promoting completion of the DOHA Round S 1848, Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance HR 3920, Trade and Globalization Act
Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Bills named:
H.R. 3920 (110th)
Tax relief, general issues; S 2380 Subpart F Relief Bill, whole bill. S 41 Research Competitiveness Act, whole bill. HR 2138 Investment in America Act, whole bill. S 2209 Research Credit Improvement Act, whole bill. Specific Lobbying Issues Continued: HR 5140 Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, whole bill
Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Bills named:
H.R. 5140 (110th), H.R. 2138 (110th)
S 1683, Wired for Health Care Quality Act, sections related to Codification of the National Health IT Coordinator, Privacy and Grants HR 3800, Promoting Health Information Technology Act, sections related to codification of the National Health IT Coordinator, Privacy and Grants; Health Care Information Technology, general issues
Contacted: SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Agency (NSA); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)
Bills named:
H.R. 3800 (110th)
Issues surrounding the internet, financial services and medical privacy. Issues surrounding ID management, information security, information privacy and standards for health care. S 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act, whole bill S 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, whole bill; S 1260/ HR1685 Data Security Act, whole bill
Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Bills named:
H.R. 1685 (110th)
Government procurement policy, general issues
Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
S.Con.Res. 70, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013- amendment for highly skilled immigration. Specific Lobbying Issues Continued: HR. 4088, Secure American through Verification and Enforcement Act ("SAVE" Act),- Title II sections regarding employee verification HR. 5642 To Increase the numerical limitation with respect to H-1B nonimmigrant's for fiscal years 2008 and 2009.- whole bill HR 5630 Innovation Employment Act- while bill HR 5634 New American Innovators Act- whole bill
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Security Agency (NSA)
Bills named:
S.Con.Res. 70 (110th), H.R. 4088 (110th), H.R. 5630 (110th), H.R. 5642 (110th), H.R. 5634 (110th)
Issues involving standards for computer software, technology products. Issues involving open document format standardization, OOXML standardization. Issues surrounding secure configuration of federal desktops (FDCC), standards issue. Issues involving information security and common criteria.
Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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