What was lobbied
13 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Advocated increased funding for STEM programs
Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
FTC reauthorization (amendment to H.R. 4173, S.3217-Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010) Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 4173 (111th), S. 3217 (111th)
Fair Labor Standards Act Labor and Employment Law Paycheck Fairness Act, S. 182
Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; Natl Security Agency (NSA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Bills named:
S. 182 (111th)
TSA rules on covering laptop carry-ons
Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
H.R. 4853-R&D Extenders - Tax Deferral-Extension of the Research & Development Tax Credit & Reforms of international tax provisions R&D Tax Credit Repatriation and Deferral; Tax Relief, Unemployment Reauthorization, & Job Creation act of 2010
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Bills named:
H.R. 4853 (111th)
HR 5947, Voluntary Incentive Auctions Act of 2010 (Boucher-Stearns) S 3610, Spectrum Measurement and Policy Reform Act (Kerry-Snowe) National Broadband Plan (GN Docket Nos. 09-47, 09-51, 09-137, 09-157; WT Docket No. 09-66) Framework for Broadband Internet Service (GN Docket No. 10-127) Preserving the Open Internet / Broadband Industry Practices (GN Docket No. 09-191; WC Docket No. 07-52) Fixed and Mobile Services in the Mobile Satellite Service Bands (ET Docket No. 10-142) Connect America Fund; A National Broadband Plan for Our Future; High-Cost Universal Service Support (WC Docket No. 10-90, GN Docket No. 09-51, WC Docket No. 05-337) Seventh Broadband Deployment Notice of Inquiry (GN Docket No. 10-159) Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band, etc. (PS Docket No. 06-229; WT Docket Nos. 96-86 and 06-150) Monitoring of net neutrality legislation that was being negotiated
Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Natl Security Council (NSC)
Bills named:
H.R. 5947 (111th)
S. 3804, the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeiting Act. S515, the Patent Reform Act of 2009.HR 5322, PTO Funding Stabilization Act. Trade Secrets Act/Customs Authority. no bill number prospects for patent reform legislation.
Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
S. 3804 (111th), H.R. 5322 (111th)
EPA Tailoring Rule: lobbying for member support for our request to EPA for an alternative regulatory approach environmental matters
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Security Agency (NSA)
Seeking zero tariff agreement and Customs definition for Multi-Component integrated circuits. Involved interaction with Customs and Border Protection, USTR, and International Trade Commission officials. U.S. and WTO initiatives regarding rules of origin contact with Customs and Border Protection and USTR. Export control reforms/issues includes areas like encryption, munitions controls, the Malaysia Strategic Trade Act, Administrations export control reform initiative. Involved contact with Commerce Dept., White House (National Security Council), and the National Security Agency. Also provided support for SIA contact with State Dept. regarding the Malaysia Strategic Trade Act. Russia encryption import regulation reform contact with USTR. U.S. Import Restraints - Helped prepare Intel testimony to USITC Support for preparation of industry paper and related planning for expansion of Information Technology Agreement (falls within USTR jurisdiction) Information Technology Agreement
Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS)
S. 2741 reimbursement for telehealth to rural and underserved areas. S. 3958 Empowering States to Innovate Act by Senators Wyden and Brown. 1. HHS h/c reform implementation CMS reimbursement for personal connected devices under the Affordable Care Act Independence at Home HHS medical loss ration Accountable Care Orgs 2. White House OSTP new payment models for e-Care 3.FCC- Rural Broadband NPRM 4.HHS- ONC - Implementation of HITECH- Health IT Standards Committee Beacon Communities 5.FDA/FCC convergence of agency review regarding mhealth devices
Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC)
Bills named:
S. 2741 (111th), S. 3958 (111th)
High Performance Computing funding and policy issues. Reauthorization of federal science basic research funding. Semiconductor manufacturing research program funding: Focus Center Research Program, nanoelectronics research, and lithography research.
Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Monitored proposed Sanders-Grassley Amendment H.R. 847 S. 729-the DREAM Act. Immigration reform.
Contacted: White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Agency (NSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Energy, Dept of
Bills named:
S. 729 (111th), H.R. 847 (111th)
CALEA No bill number I attended a meeting with members of the House Judiciary Committee staff regarding the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.
Contacted: Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Agency (NSA); White House Office
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