Lobbying Relationship

Client

Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation

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Lobbying firm

Heather Podesta + Partners, LLC

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  • Educate Members of Congress regarding the immigration reform legislation; monitor development of immigration reform legislation; support for H.R. 2131, the SKILLS Visa Act; educate Members about the impact of S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act; monitor H.R. 15, The Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act.

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General Issues: Immigration, Education, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Energy/Nuclear, Computer Industry

Spending: about $1,200,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2010: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Education - Dept of

Bills mentioned

H.R.2131: SKILLS Visa Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

H.R.15: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Sponsor: Joe Garcia (D-Fla.)

H.R.3012: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

H.R.1834: Freedom to Invest Act of 2011

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

H.R.2735: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the...

Sponsor: Charles Boustany Jr. (R-La.)

S.1671: Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act

Sponsor: Kay Hagan (D-N.C.)

H.R.2017: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012

Sponsor: Robert B. Aderholt (R-Ala.)

H.R.1636: Time for Innovation Matters in Education Act of 2011

Sponsor: Donald M. Payne (D-N.J.)

H.R.847: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010

Sponsor: Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.)

H.R.5875: Emergency Border Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010

Sponsor: David E. Price (D-N.C.)

S.3721: A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security...

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Heather Podesta Counsel, Representative Robert Matsui, Counsel, Representative Earl Pomeroy Legislative Fellow, Senator Bill Bradley Research Assistant, Congressional Budget Office
Eric Rosen Counsel, Senate Committee on the Judiciary Asst. U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California Legislative Director, Rep. Anthony Weiner Deputy Dir, U.S. Dept of Justice, Ofc of Intergovt Affairs Legislative Assistant, Rep. Chet Atkins
Stephen Bailey Sr Tax Csl, Cong Jnt Comm on Deficit Reduction Sr. Analyst, Revenue/Tax Csl, Sen. Budget Comm. Leg Asst/ Tax Counsel, Sen. Kent Conrad
Julia Deixler 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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