Issues lobbied + lobbyists
IMM — Immigration
Legal immigration reform and high-skilled workers
Lobbyists:- mrs ELIZABETH W FRAZEE — covered position: Legislative Director and Counsel to Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Press Secretary, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Press secretary former Rep. Tom Bliley
- GREG BARNES — covered position: Counsel, House Judiciary Committee [new]
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TRD — Trade (domestic/foreign)
Tariffs, including reciprocal tariffs and tariffs on Chinese products and manufacturing inputs for American products. Preserving the USCMA. Build America Buy America Requirements.
Lobbyists:- mrs ELIZABETH W FRAZEE — covered position: Legislative Director and Counsel to Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Press Secretary, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Press secretary to former Rep. Tom Bliley
- VERONICA O'CONNELL
- GREG BARNES — covered position: Counsel, House Judiciary Committee [new]
- MATTHEW PLASTER — covered position: Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; Broadband Policy Advisor, Senator Capito
Government entities lobbied: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office
MAN — Manufacturing
Issues related to manufacturing, including exports and manufacture of electrical products and Build America Buy America requirements.
Lobbyists:- mrs ELIZABETH W FRAZEE — covered position: Legislative Director and Counsel to Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Press Secretary, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Press secretary to former Rep. Tom Bliley
- VERONICA O'CONNELL
- GREG BARNES — covered position: Counsel, House Judiciary Committee [new]
- MATTHEW PLASTER — covered position: Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; Broadband Policy Advisor, Senator Capito
Government entities lobbied: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office
ENG — Energy/Nuclear
Energy efficiency regulations, Department of Energy regulations, infrastructure projects
Lobbyists:- mrs ELIZABETH W FRAZEE — covered position: Legislative Director and Counsel to Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Press Secretary, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Press secretary to former Rep. Tom Bliley
- VERONICA O'CONNELL
- GREG BARNES — covered position: Counsel, House Judiciary Committee [new]
- MATTHEW PLASTER — covered position: Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; Broadband Policy Advisor, Senator Capito
Government entities lobbied: Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TEC — Telecommunications
Issues related to spectrum interference
Lobbyists:- mrs ELIZABETH W FRAZEE — covered position: Legislative Director and Counsel to Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Press Secretary, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Press secretary to former Rep. Tom Bliley
- VERONICA O'CONNELL
- GREG BARNES — covered position: Counsel, House Judiciary Committee [new]
- MATTHEW PLASTER — covered position: Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; Broadband Policy Advisor, Senator Capito
Government entities lobbied: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
CSP — Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to online sales of stolen and counterfeit goods. Issues related to consumer privacy.
Lobbyists:- mrs ELIZABETH W FRAZEE — covered position: Counsel and Legislative Director, Rep. Bob Goodlatte; Communications Director, Rep. Tom Bliley; Press Secretary, House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- GREG BARNES — covered position: House Committee on Judiciary, Counsel
- VERONICA O'CONNELL
- TROY STOCK — covered position: Policy Counsel, Senate Republican Policy Committee; Staff Director, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Information Technology; Counsel, Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
TAX — Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
Deductibility of Research and Development expenses.
Lobbyists:- MATTHEW PLASTER — covered position: Professional Staff Member, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; Broadband Policy Advisor, Senator Capito
- VERONICA O'CONNELL
- GREG BARNES — covered position: Counsel, House Judiciary Committee
- mrs ELIZABETH W FRAZEE — covered position: Legislative Director and Counsel to Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Press Secretary, Committee on Energy and Commerce, Press secretary to former Rep. Tom Bliley
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
CPT — Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues related to patent lawsuits brought by NPEs. Changes to the PTAB at the PTO.
Lobbyists:- mrs ELIZABETH W FRAZEE — covered position: Counsel and Legislative Director, Rep. Bob Goodlatte; press secretary, Rep. Tom Bliley; Communications Director, House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- GREG BARNES — covered position: Counsel, House Committee on the Judiciary
Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE