TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED for TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
What was lobbied
8 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Banking BAN
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act H.R. 1424
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAULA J COLLINS | — |
| ROBERT S KOPPEL | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
- Energy Independence & Tax Relief Act of 2008 - R&D Tax Credit - H.R. 6049 (Senate bill), H.R. 7060, H.R. 1424: Extends the research and experimentation tax, among other things. -Competitive Federal Tax Policy - No bill: Encourages lower federal corporate taxes that would be more competitive with tax rates in foreign countries -CFC Look-Thru Rule H.R. 3735, H.R. 1424: Amends the tax code to extend the look-thru treatment of payments between related controlled foreign corporations expires 12/31/08 -Federal Policy on Deferral No bill: Preserves the ability of US-based multinational companies to compete against foreign based competitors. The US defers collecting taxes on earnings of foreign subsidiaries of US-based companies until the earnings are paid to the US parent company (all OECD countries and many developed nations permit some form of deferral) -Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 2886 -Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 3098 -Emergency Economic Stabilization Act H.R. 1424
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAULA J COLLINS | — |
| ROBERT S KOPPEL | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
-Patent Reform Act of 2007 S. 1145: Changes to patent law that would alter calculation of damages for infringement and selection of venue for bringing cases -Intellectual Property, Standards Setting Issues No bill: Monitoring development related to digital rights management
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| AMY BURKE | — |
| PAULA J COLLINS | — |
| CYNTHIA JOHNSON | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
-Multi Component Packaging Tariff Issues No bill (MCPs): Industry wide effort to create a definition for new semiconductor products which are to be classified as integrated circuits and the communications of the definitional efforts with Customs, ITC, USTR and Commerce
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAULA J COLLINS | — |
| CYNTHIA JOHNSON | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
-Clean up of Superfund site in Attleboro, MA No bill
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAULA J COLLINS | — |
Immigration IMM
- To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field - H.R. 6039 and S. 3084. Exempts foreign-born students earning an advanced degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics from a U.S. university from the annual EB (employment based) green card limit. - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and to end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored categories H.R. 5921. eliminates per country limits on EB green cards - To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family and employment-based immigrant visas in the future. Recapture EB green cards from prior years that went unused due to government processing delays - H.R. 5882, S. 3414
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| AMY BURKE | — |
| PAULA J COLLINS | — |
Science/Technology SCI
-National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendment Act of 2008 - H.R. 5940, S. 3274: Reauthorization of federal nanotechnology research activities. -Economic Stimulus (No bill) -FY09 Omnibus for NSF, NIST, DoE Funding -No bill: -Science, Department of State, Justice & Commerce Appropriations S. 3182, H.R. 7322: Funding for research at the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology -Department of Energy Appropriations - S. 3258, H.R. 7324: Funding for Department of Energy Office of Science
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| AMY BURKE | — |
| PAULA J COLLINS | — |
Homeland Security HOM
-Texas Instruments technology for e-Passports
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CYNTHIA JOHNSON | — |
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.