What was lobbied
11 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Trade related aspects of international regulations and foreign policy intitiatives, including economic sanctions legislation and implementation. Export finance promotion; bilateral and multilateral trade agreements. EXIM Reauthorization.
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)
High Speed Rail Surface Transportation Authorization
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Clean Energy Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit (48c) Renewable energy production tax credit extensions R&D Tax Credit Extension Medical Device Excise Tax S. 262, Repeal of Medical Device Tax H.R. 488, Save Our Medical Devices Act of 2011 H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Bills named:
S. 262 (112th), H.R. 488 (112th), S. 17 (112th), H.R. 436 (112th)
Intellectual Property rights in international institutions, legislation and regulations
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Environmental Protection Agency - Clean Air Act International Negotiations Soil/Groundwater/Effluent Cleanup Technologies
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Security Council (NSC)
Department of Education Appropriations Math & science education funding Health IT Funding Deficit Reduction/Debt Ceiling Legislation - medical imaging reimbursement
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Security Council (NSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Energy efficiency, energy storage, electricity transmission, energy generation, renewable energy, lighting standards, clean energy standards. Clean Energy Standard, Renewable Electricity Std., S. 74, The Appliance Standards Bill, S.398, S.398, S.1000 Shaheen-Portman Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011 and H.R. 4017 Bass-Matheson Smart Energy Act
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Education, Dept of; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
S. 398 (112th), H.R. 4017 (112th), S. 74 (112th), S. 1000 (112th)
Cyber-Security of Industrial Automation and Control Systems H.R. 3674, The Precise Act of 2011 H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 S. 2151 - Secure It Act S. 413, The Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Bills named:
H.R. 3674 (112th), S. 413 (112th), H.R. 3523 (112th), S. 2151 (112th)
Financial Services Regulatory Reform Dodd Frank SEC Rulemaking Conflict Minerals Implementation of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Bills named:
H.R. 4173 (112th)
Diagnostic Imaging Payments, Computed Colongraphy payments Budget Control Act of 2011 Colonography Medicare reform/Healthcare reform legislation Laboratory Services Co-pay
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Regulation of diagnostic laboratory testing (no bills introduced) FDA related legislation, MDUFA (Medical Device User Fee Act), PDUFA (Prescription Drug User Fee Act); 510k reform; user fees; contrast agents, Personalized MediLink (Modern Cures Act)
Foreign entity interest: As a parent of Siemens Corporation, Siemens AG, identified on Form LD-1, has interests in the issues lobbied.
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
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