Lobbying Relationship

Client

ZTE USA, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

PODESTA GROUP, INC.

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  • US-China trade relations

Duration: to

General Issues: Trade (Domestic & Foreign)

Spending: about $2,220,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2013: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), State - Dept of (DOS), Natl Security Council (NSC), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Treasury - Dept of, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),

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.9: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

H.RES.643: Calling for further defense against the People's Republic of China's...

Sponsor: Steven J. Chabot (R-Ohio)

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

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

S.2437: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

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

H.R.4435: Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal...

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

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.)

S.884: Deter Cyber Theft Act

Sponsor: Carl Levin (D-Mich.)

S.1353: Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Randall Gerard Staff Asst, Sen. Comm., Science & Trans. Cmte.
David Morgenstern Leg. Director / CoS, Sen. Lamar Alexander Leg. Assistant / Counsel, Sen. Lincoln Chafee Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Paul Coverdell
Elizabeth Morra Comm. Director, House Appropriations Cmte. Press Secretary, Sen. Thad Cochran News Dir./Co-Anchor/Prod'r, S. Repub. Conf.
Oscar Ramirez Special Asst. to the Secretary, Dept. of Labor Chief of Staff, Rep. Hilda Solis Leg. Director/Deputy CoS, Rep. Al Green Leg. Asst./Asst. LD/LD, Rep. Joe Baca
David Adams Asst. Secy for Leg. Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State Dpty Asst Secy for H. Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State Stf Dir, H For Afrs Cmte/Sub on M. East & S. Asia Prof. Staff, H. Int'l Relations Cmte. Prof. Staff, H. Foreign Affairs Cmte. Leg. Director, Rep. Gary Ackerman
Matthew Johnson Chief Counsel/Counsel, Sen. John Cornyn
Josh Holly Comm. Dir./Spksmn/Staff, H. Armed Svc. Cmte. Dir. Media Affairs, H. Ed. & Workforce Cmte. Press Secretary, Rep. Ernie Fletcher
Dana Thompson LD/Chf. Counsel, Rep. Maxine Waters // L. Cnsl/C. Cnsl/Dpty COS/COS, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
Mark Tavlarides Dir. for Leg. Affairs, Nat'l Security Council // Sr. Spec. Asst., Office of Sec'y of Defense
Michael Quaranta Chief of Staff, Rep. Michael Castle
Sean McLaughlin CoS/Gen. Counsel, H. Cmte. on Judiciary SD/Deputy Chf Min. Counsel, H. Cmte on Jud'y Deputy CoS & Gen. Counsel, H. Cmte on Jud'y Deputy Asst. Atty. General/Leg. Affairs, DOJ Counsel, H. Jud'y Cmte/Sub Crime, Terror, HS LD/Counsel, Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds
Jessica Lawrence-Vaca Leg. Aide/LA/Sr. Policy Adv'r, Rep. Albio Sires Leg. Correspondent, Sen. Patty Murray Staff Assistant/LC, Rep. Steve Rothman
Anthony Podesta n/a
Claudia James n/a
Daniele Baierlein n/a
Nicole Collier n/a
Timothy Glassco n/a
Claudio Lilienfeld 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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