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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
c82bda49-3d1e-4729-bd45-4e6db5df9a4b
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-15 21:25:17
Income (reported)
$80,000
Expenses (reported)
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov

Registrant (lobbying firm)

CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.

Government relations and consulting.

Contact
STACEY SCHOLL
Phone
+1 202-370-1015
Address
zip:20024, city:Washington, state:DC, street:800 Maine Ave. SW Floor 7

Client

SAMSUNG SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.

Semiconductor technology

State
CA
Country
US
Effective date
2022-05-01

Issues lobbied + lobbyists

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

Outreach and monitoring related to appropriations including for energy efficiency programs, telecommunications and semiconductor incentives.

Lobbyists: JOHN SANDELL (covered position: Tax Counsel, Legislative Assistant; Ways and Means Committee (Camp, Ryan, Brady)); STACY RICH (covered position: Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)); CHRISTOPHER HODGSON (covered position: Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence))

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

MAN — Manufacturing

Implementation of CHIPS and Science Act, PL 117-167

Lobbyists: JOHN SANDELL (covered position: Tax Counsel, Legislative Assistant; Ways and Means Committee (Camp, Ryan, Brady)); STACY RICH (covered position: Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)); CHRISTOPHER HODGSON (covered position: Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence)); MICHAEL SMITH; mr ANDREW FLICK (covered position: Spec Asst to the Pres & Sr Adv for Cong Affairs and Strategic Outreach, Office of the VP; Exec Dir, New Democrat Coalition; Chief of Staff (Trone); Dep Chief of Staff (Moulton); Leg Director (Costa); Leg Asst (Skelton)); MICHAEL GOODMAN (covered position: Chief of Staff House Member Office (Kind), Legislative Staff House Member Office (Braley, Barrow)); ms ELIZABETH TEED GRIFFIN (covered position: Legislative Assistant, House Member Office (Westerman)); TONY ESSALIH (covered position: COS, LD, LA House Member Office (Culberson), LA House Member Office (Archer), SA House Member Office (Hastings), Intern House Member Office (Bliley))

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to tax policy and investments

Lobbyists: JOHN SANDELL (covered position: Tax Counsel, Legislative Assistant; Ways and Means Committee (Camp, Ryan, Brady)); STACY RICH (covered position: Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle)); CHRISTOPHER HODGSON (covered position: Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence))

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office

CPI — Computer Industry

Issues related to cybersecurity, the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence

Lobbyists: CHRISTOPHER HODGSON (covered position: Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & Deputy Floor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), Deputy Director & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence)); JOHN SANDELL (covered position: Tax Counsel, Legislative Assistant; Ways and Means Committee (Camp, Ryan, Brady)); STACY RICH (covered position: Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle))

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)

Outreach and monitoring related to supply chain, bilateral and multilateral trade policy and proceedings

Lobbyists: CHRISTOPHER HODGSON; JOHN SANDELL (covered position: Tax Counsel, Legislative Assistant; Ways and Means Committee (Camp, Ryan, Brady)); STACY RICH (covered position: Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor and Floor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); Senate Cloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/Press Asst (Daschle))

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

TEC — Telecommunications

Outreach and monitoring relating to technology issues, including 5G, spectrum and wireless broadband, affecting the telecommunications industry.

Lobbyists: JOHN SANDELL (covered position: Tax Counsel, Legislative Assistant; Ways and Means Committee (Camp, Ryan, Brady)); STACY RICH (covered position: Leadership Staff Director, Senior Leadership Advisor andFloor Director, Leadership Advisor (Senate -Murray); SenateCloakroom Asst, Dem Cloakroom (Reid, Daschle); Staff/PressAsst (Daschle)); CHRISTOPHER HODGSON (covered position: Legislative Assistant (Scalise), Floor Assistant & DeputyFloor Director for House Majority Whip (Scalise), DeputyDirector & Director of Legislative Affairs (Pence))

Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

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