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Using our intelligently designed and intuitive dataset, you can quickly understand how Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) is lobbying the U.S. government, how much they’re spending on it, and most importantly – the bills and specific issues on which they lobby.
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Our lobbying data is collected and aggregated from the U.S. Senate Office of Public Records from 1999-present and is updated on a regular basis. We utilize advanced data science techniques to ensure accurate data points are collected and ingested, match similar entities across time, and tickerize publicly traded companies that lobby.
Our comprehensive and advanced lobbying database is completed with all the information you need, with more than 1.6 million lobbying contracts ready-for-analysis. We include detailed information on all aspects of federal lobbying, including the following fascinating attributes, among much more:
1. Clients: The publicly traded company, privately owned company, interest group, NGO, or state or local government that employs or retains a lobbyist or lobbying firm.
2. Registrants (Lobbying Firms): Either the name of the lobbying firm hired by the client, or the name of the client if the client employs in-house lobbyists.
3. Lobbyists: The names and past government work experience of the individual lobbyists working on a lobbying contract. 3. General Issues: The general issues for which clients lobby on (ex: ENV – Environment, TOB – Tobacco, FAM – Family Issues/Abortion).
4. Specific Issues: A long text description of the exact bills and specific issues for which clients lobby on.
5. Bills Lobbied On: The exact congressional bills and public/private laws lobbied on, parsed from lobbying report specific issues (ex: H.R. 2347, S. 1117, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act).
6. Agencies Lobbied: The names of one or more of 250+ government agencies lobbied on in the contract (ex: White House, FDA, DOD).
7. Foreign Entities: The names and origin countries of entities affiliated with the client (ex: BNP Paribas: France).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) lobbying for?
Summary of the Cisco Systems Inc. lobbying data:
– Cisco Systems Inc. hired five lobbying firms: Federal Street Strategies, Inc., Cisco Systems, Klein/Johnson Group, Thegroup Dc, Llc, Fierce Government Relations, and Franklin Square Group.
– They lobbied on 13 general issues, including manufacturing, civil rights/civil liberties, taxation/internal revenue code, telecommunications, computer industry, defense, immigration, waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear), environment/superfund, education, copyright/patent/trademark, trade (domestic/foreign), and science/technology.
– They lobbied on specific issues related to bills and acts, including the Endless Frontier Act, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT, CHIPS and Science Act implementation, EQUAL ACCESS TO GREEN CARDS FOR LEGAL EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 2022, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023, UNITED STATES INNOVATION AND COMPETITION ACT OF 2021, SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS ACT OF 2019, and Consolidated Appropriations Act.
– Cisco Systems Inc. lobbied government agencies including the Department of State, House of Representatives, Executive Office of the President, Senate, U.S. Trade Representative, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration, Natl Security Council, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Commerce.
One could infer that Cisco Systems Inc. is lobbying on these issues and agencies to protect their interests in the computer and telecommunications industry, ensure favorable taxation and trade policies, promote research and development in science and technology, secure access to green cards for their employees, and address global competitiveness issues. They are also advocating for broadband equity, 5G telecommunications policy, and open radio access networks. Additionally, they are monitoring and influencing legislation related to voting rights and police reform.
