Lobbying Relationship

Client

ZTE USA, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

DLA Piper LLP (US)

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  • Cybersecurity and telecommunications proposals.

Duration: to

General Issues: Telecommunications, Trade (Domestic & Foreign)

Spending: about $960,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2012: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Related Foreign Entities: ZTE Corporation (Shenzhen, CHN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%; Zhongxingxin (non-controlling 30.76% of publicly-traded shares) (Shenzhen, CHN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 31%

Bills mentioned

H.R.4660: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.)

H.R.3979: Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization...

Sponsor: Lou Barletta (R-Pa.)

S.2410: Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015

Sponsor: Carl Levin (D-Mich.)

H.R.2787: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014

Sponsor: Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.)

S.1329: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014

Sponsor: Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.)

H.R.1960: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

Sponsor: Howard P. McKeon (R-Calif.)

H.R.933: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013

Sponsor: Harold Rogers (R-Ky.)

H.R.4310: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

Sponsor: Howard P. McKeon (R-Calif.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Nathaniel Bell Senior Legislative Asst to Rep. Robert Andrew
Michael Castle Member of Congress
Lanier Swann Hodgson Policy Advisor, Sen. McConnell; Staff to Sen. Elizabeth Dole and Rep. Walter Jones
Mark Paoletta Csl, House E&C; Asst Csl & Dep Asst Dir to Pres
John Merrigan n/a
Lawrence Levinson n/a
Thomas Boyd n/a

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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