3rd Quarter - Report — UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN for UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (2019)

Firm

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Client

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Income

—

Expenses

$70,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Manufacturing MAN

Discussions regarding local manufacturing assistance programs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Agriculture AGR

no lobbying activities

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINA D KO	—

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Transportation TRA

Oversight of drones at sporting events (no bill yet)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Changes to section 101 of patent law, related to determining what is patentable (no bill yet) S. 102/H.R.465 Prescription Drug Price Relief Act of 2019 (sections related to compulsory licensing) S.2082/H.R.3666 - STRONGER Patents Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 3666 (116th), S. 2082 (116th), H.R. 465 (116th), S. 102 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

No lobbying activity

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MADELINE CATHERINE NYKAZA	—

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Economics/Economic Development ECN

No lobbying activity

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING	—

Contacted: SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

S.2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019 H.R.3630 - No Surprises Act ("surprise billing" legislation) S.1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KIM ROSS	—

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 3630 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), S. 2543 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

S.377/H.R.1046 Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act (sections related to compulsory licensing)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KIM ROSS New	—
MICHAEL WARING	—

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 1046 (116th), S. 377 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

S.1790/H.R.2500 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (provisions related to science and security) NSF Proposal on a High-Power Laser Facility

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINA D KO	—
MADELINE CATHERINE NYKAZA	—

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1790 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (no bill yet)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING	—

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY20 Appropriations: H.R.2740/S.2471- Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020: Department on Education (Pell Grant Program, Supplementary Education Opportunity Grants, Federal Work Study, Graduate Education, International Education - Title VI International Education and Foreign Language Programs, Institute of Education Sciences, Corporation for Public Broadcasting) Department of Health and Human Service (National Institutes of Health, HRSA: Title VII Health Professionals & Title VIII Health Professionals - Nursing Workforce Development, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Injury Control Research Centers, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health Education & Research Centers) Department of Defense (Basic Research, Defense Manufacturing Assistance Program, Defense Cybersecurity Assistance Program) Department of Energy (Office of Science, Advanced Research Projects for Energy, University Consortia for Nuclear Nonproliferation Research, LaserNetUS-Office of Fusion Energy Sciences) S.2584 - FY2020 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act: National Science Foundation (NSF) Department of Commerce (Economic Development Administration, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms, Regional Innovation Programs) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Sea Grant Program, National Estuarine Research Reserve System) NASA (Science Mission Directorate, Space Technology, Aeronautics Research Directorate, National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program) S.2580 - FY2020 Interior Environment Appropriations Act: National Endowment for the Humanities National Endowment for the Arts H.R. 3877 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KRISTINA D KO	—
MADELINE CATHERINE NYKAZA	—
MICHAEL WARING	—

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2471 (116th), S. 2584 (116th), S. 2580 (116th), H.R. 3877 (116th), H.R. 2740 (116th)

Immigration IMM

Issues pertaining to H-1B, Dreamers/DACA, STEM OPT (no specific bill)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MADELINE CATHERINE NYKAZA	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Homeland Security HOM

no lobbying activities

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Sports/Athletics SPO

Sports gambling regulations (no specific bill) HR 1804 - Student-Athlete Equity Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARING	—

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1804 (116th)

Education EDU

Higher Education Act Authorization (no bill yet): Issues related to federal financial aid (Title IV), international education (Title VI), graduate education

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MADELINE CATHERINE NYKAZA	—
MICHAEL WARING	—

Contacted: SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); 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.