3rd Quarter - Report

VAN HEUVELEN STRATEGIES, LLC for FIRST SOLAR, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$90,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Tax, Energy, and Environmental legislation affecting thinfilm solar photovoltaic panels, extension of the solar investment tax credit, grants in lieu of tax credits program, and climate change legislation. H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Division B Sections 1104 and 1603; H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009; S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act; S.1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; S.2877, CLEAR Act; Climate/Energy Bill; H.R. 4599, Renewable Energy Expansion Act of 2010; H.R.3585, Solar Technology Road Map Act; S. 661: Renewable Electricity Standard (e.g., S.433); Transmission (e.g., S. 539); H.R. 4085/S. 2755, Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act; H.R. 3534, CLEAR Act; H.R. 4213 American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act; S. 3738, Clean Energy Technology Leadership Act; H.R. 1586 amended version, Title III Rescissions to DOE Loan guaratee program; Domestic Manufacturing and Energy Jobs Act (Ways & Means draft energy tax package).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN EASTON Communications Director to Rep. Greg Ganske
ANISSA ROGNESS Dir. of Economic Development to Senator Conrad
ROBERT VAN HEUVELEN Chief of Staff to Senator Kent Conrad
VALERIE WEST Deputy Dir. Congr. Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4599 (111th), S. 539 (111th), H.R. 3585 (111th), S. 2877 (111th), H.R. 4085 (111th), S. 1733 (111th), H.R. 3534 (111th), S. 433 (111th), S. 3738 (111th), S. 661 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1586 (111th), S. 2755 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 1462 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax, Energy, and Environmental legislation affecting thinfilm solar photovoltaic panels, extension of the solar investment tax credit, grants in lieu of tax credits program, and climate change legislation. H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Division B Sections 1104 and 1603; H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009; S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act; S.1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; S.2877, CLEAR Act; Climate/Energy Bill; H.R. 4599, Renewable Energy Expansion Act of 2010; H.R.3585, Solar Technology Road Map Act; S. 661: Renewable Electricity Standard (e.g., S.433); Transmission (e.g., S. 539); H.R. 4085/S. 2755, Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act; H.R. 3534, CLEAR Act; H.R. 4213 American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act; S. 3738, Clean Energy Technology Leadership Act; H.R. 1586 amended version, Title III Rescissions to DOE Loan guaratee program; Domestic Manufacturing and Energy Jobs Act (Ways & Means draft energy tax package).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN EASTON Communications Director to Rep. Greg Ganske
ANISSA ROGNESS Dir. of Economic Development to Senator Conrad
ROBERT VAN HEUVELEN Chief of Staff to Senator Kent Conrad
VALERIE WEST Deputy Dir. Congr. Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 661 (111th), H.R. 4599 (111th), H.R. 3534 (111th), S. 3738 (111th), H.R. 3585 (111th), S. 1462 (111th), H.R. 1586 (111th), S. 539 (111th), S. 2877 (111th), S. 1733 (111th), S. 2755 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), S. 433 (111th), H.R. 4085 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Tax, Energy, and Environmental legislation affecting thinfilm solar photovoltaic panels, extension of the solar investment tax credit, grants in lieu of tax credits program, and climate change legislation. H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Division B Sections 1104 and 1603; H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009; S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act; S.1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; S.2877, CLEAR Act; Climate/Energy Bill; H.R. 4599, Renewable Energy Expansion Act of 2010; H.R.3585, Solar Technology Road Map Act; S. 661: Renewable Electricity Standard (e.g., S.433); Transmission (e.g., S. 539); H.R. 4085/S. 2755, Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act; H.R. 3534, CLEAR Act; H.R. 4213 American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act; S. 3738, Clean Energy Technology Leadership Act; H.R. 1586 amended version, Title III Rescissions to DOE Loan guaratee program; Domestic Manufacturing and Energy Jobs Act (Ways & Means draft energy tax package).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN EASTON Communications Director to Rep. Greg Ganske
ANISSA ROGNESS Dir. of Economic Development to Senator Conrad
ROBERT VAN HEUVELEN Chief of Staff to Senator Kent Conrad
VALERIE WEST Deputy Dir. Congr. Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 3534 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), H.R. 4599 (111th), S. 1733 (111th), H.R. 1586 (111th), S. 661 (111th), S. 539 (111th), S. 2877 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), S. 2755 (111th), S. 3738 (111th), H.R. 3585 (111th), H.R. 4085 (111th), S. 433 (111th), S. 1462 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Tax, Energy, and Environmental legislation affecting thinfilm solar photovoltaic panels, extension of the solar investment tax credit, grants in lieu of tax credits program, and climate change legislation. H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Division B Sections 1104 and 1603; H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009; S.1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act; S.1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act; S.2877, CLEAR Act; Climate/Energy Bill; H.R. 4599, Renewable Energy Expansion Act of 2010; H.R.3585, Solar Technology Road Map Act; S. 661: Renewable Electricity Standard (e.g., S.433); Transmission (e.g., S. 539); H.R. 4085/S. 2755, Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act; H.R. 3534, CLEAR Act; H.R. 4213 American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act; S. 3738, Clean Energy Technology Leadership Act; H.R. 1586 amended version, Title III Rescissions to DOE Loan guaratee program; Domestic Manufacturing and Energy Jobs Act (Ways & Means draft energy tax package).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOHN EASTON Communications Director to Rep. Greg Ganske
ANISSA ROGNESS Dir. of Economic Development to Senator Conrad
ROBERT VAN HEUVELEN Chief of Staff to Senator Kent Conrad
VALERIE WEST Deputy Dir. Congr. Affairs, Bureau of Reclamation

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 433 (111th), S. 2755 (111th), S. 539 (111th), S. 3738 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 4085 (111th), H.R. 1586 (111th), H.R. 3534 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th), S. 661 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 2877 (111th), H.R. 3585 (111th), H.R. 4599 (111th), S. 1733 (111th), S. 1462 (111th)

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.