3rd Quarter - Report

MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. for TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Firm
Client
Income
$30,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive tax reform. Taxation of American multinational tech companies including the R&D tax credit, corporate tax rate and treatment of overseas profits via US law and OECD proposals. S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014. H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
BRIAN WILD —
CHARLES WOOTERS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 4438 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Promotion Authority.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
BRIAN WILD —
CHARLES WOOTERS —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform. S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013. S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013. H.R. 3309, The Innovation Act. S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
BRIAN WILD —
CHARLES WOOTERS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3309 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), S. 866 (113th), S. 1013 (113th)

Immigration IMM

High Skilled Immigration Reform. S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. H.R. 2131, The Skills Visa Act. S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014. H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
BRIAN WILD —
CHARLES WOOTERS —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4438 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th), S. 2260 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

General innovation issues including research funding, STEM education.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
BRIAN WILD —
CHARLES WOOTERS —

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.