1st Quarter - Report — SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. for SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC. (2015)

Firm

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.

Client

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA, INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$550,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Manufacturing MAN

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON	—
JOEL WIGINTON	—

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

Telecommunications TEC

Spectrum allocation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA	—
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS New	—
JOEL WIGINTON	—

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent litigation reform; reform of the International Trade Commission

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA	—
PRERNA TOMAR	—
JOEL WIGINTON	—

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

Health Issues HCR

The SOFTWARE Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA	—

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

Foreign Relations FOR

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON	—
JOEL WIGINTON	—

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

Government Issues GOV

Government procurement policy

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS New	—
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON	—

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA	—
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON	—
PRERNA TOMAR	—
JOEL WIGINTON	—

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate tax reform; tax extenders

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON	—
JOEL WIGINTON	—

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Responsible treatment of e-waste; energy efficiency for consumer electronics and home appliances

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JOEL WIGINTON	—

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 2032 - Smartphone Theft Prevention Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA	—

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

Bills named: S. 2032 (114th)

Education EDU

Attention to STEM education; education technology

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARITZA KELLEY	—
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS New	—
SCOTT CHRISTIAN THOMPSON	—
JOEL WIGINTON	—

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

Computer Industry CPI

Internet of Things

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA	—

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

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Spectrum allocation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER CETTA	—
STEVE ELLIOTT MERLIS New	—
JOEL WIGINTON	—

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

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.