SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

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Lobbying Spend

$5.8M

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2010

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2010	—	1	1
2009	$217,037	4	1
2008	$337,000	4	1
2007	$560,000	3	1
2006	$260,000	1	1
2005	$320,000	1	1
2004	$680,000	3	2
2003	$920,000	4	2
2002	$340,000	3	2
2001	—	1	1
2000	$1,700,000	8	2
1999	$500,000	1	1

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.	$5,834,037	23
RAROG, ROBERT	—	11

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	30
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	30
SENATE	30
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	21
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	19
State, Dept of (DOS)	13
Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)	12
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	9
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	9
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	8
Treasury, Dept of	7
Energy, Dept of	5
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	5
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	5
Transportation, Dept of (DOT)	4
Education, Dept of	3
General Services Administration (GSA)	3
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	3
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)	2
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	25
Accounting	Accounting	23
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	22
Immigration	Immigration	20
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	18
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	17
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	16
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	13
Government Issues	Government Issues	13
Health Issues	Health Issues	13
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	8
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	8
Education	Education	6
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	2
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 2406110th Congress

Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

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President's eHealth Initiative Promote use of open IT and interoperability in ehealth S 1693 HR 2406, HR 3800, and HR 6898

Client expense: $95,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2406

H.R. 3800110th Congress

Promoting Health Information Technology Act

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

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President's eHealth Initiative Promote use of open IT and interoperability in ehealth S 1693 HR 2406, HR 3800, and HR 6898

Client expense: $95,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3800

H.R. 6898110th Congress

Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

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President's eHealth Initiative Promote use of open IT and interoperability in ehealth S 1693 HR 2406, HR 3800, and HR 6898

Client expense: $95,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 6898

S. 1178110th Congress

Identity Theft Prevention Act

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

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Data breach notification legislation and issues S. 495 S. 1178

Client expense: $95,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1178

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S. 1693110th Congress

Wired for Health Care Quality Act

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

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President's eHealth Initiative Promote use of open IT and interoperability in ehealth S 1693 HR 2406, HR 3800, and HR 6898

Client expense: $95,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 1693

S. 495110th Congress

Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007

2008 · fourth_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Data breach notification legislation and issues S. 495 S. 1178

Client expense: $95,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 495

H.R. 2406110th Congress

Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

President's eHealth Initiative Promote use of open IT and interoperability in ehealth S 1693 HR 2406, HR 3800, and HR 6898

Client expense: $86,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2406

H.R. 3800110th Congress

Promoting Health Information Technology Act

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

President's eHealth Initiative Promote use of open IT and interoperability in ehealth S 1693 HR 2406, HR 3800, and HR 6898

Client expense: $86,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3800

H.R. 6898110th Congress

Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

President's eHealth Initiative Promote use of open IT and interoperability in ehealth S 1693 HR 2406, HR 3800, and HR 6898

Client expense: $86,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 6898

S. 1178110th Congress

Identity Theft Prevention Act

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Data breach notification legislation and issues S. 495 S. 1178

Client expense: $86,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1178

S. 1693110th Congress

Wired for Health Care Quality Act

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

President's eHealth Initiative Promote use of open IT and interoperability in ehealth S 1693 HR 2406, HR 3800, and HR 6898

Client expense: $86,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 1693

S. 495110th Congress

Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007

2008 · third_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Data breach notification legislation and issues S. 495 S. 1178

Client expense: $86,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 495

H.R. 2406110th Congress

Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

President's eHealth Initiative Promote use of open IT and interoperability in ehealth S 1693 HR 2406 and HR 3800

Client expense: $86,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2406

H.R. 3800110th Congress

Promoting Health Information Technology Act

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

President's eHealth Initiative Promote use of open IT and interoperability in ehealth S 1693 HR 2406 and HR 3800

Client expense: $86,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3800

S. 1178110th Congress

Identity Theft Prevention Act

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Data breach notification legislation and issues S. 495 S. 1178

Client expense: $86,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1178

S. 1693110th Congress

Wired for Health Care Quality Act

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

President's eHealth Initiative Promote use of open IT and interoperability in ehealth S 1693 HR 2406 and HR 3800

Client expense: $86,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 1693

S. 495110th Congress

Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007

2008 · second_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Data breach notification legislation and issues S. 495 S. 1178

Client expense: $86,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 495

H.R. 2406110th Congress

Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Promote the President's eHealth Initiative Promote the use of open standards and interoperability in eHealth S. 1693 - Wired for Healthcare Quality Act of 2007 HR 2406 - Healthcare Enterprise Integration Act HR 3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology Act

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 2406

H.R. 3800110th Congress

Promoting Health Information Technology Act

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Promote the President's eHealth Initiative Promote the use of open standards and interoperability in eHealth S. 1693 - Wired for Healthcare Quality Act of 2007 HR 2406 - Healthcare Enterprise Integration Act HR 3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology Act

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 3800

S. 1178110th Congress

Identity Theft Prevention Act

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Data breach notification legislation and issues S. 495 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 S. 1178 - Identity Theft Prevention Act

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1178

S. 1693110th Congress

Wired for Health Care Quality Act

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Promote the President's eHealth Initiative Promote the use of open standards and interoperability in eHealth S. 1693 - Wired for Healthcare Quality Act of 2007 HR 2406 - Healthcare Enterprise Integration Act HR 3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology Act

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 1693

S. 495110th Congress

Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007

2008 · first_quarter · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Data breach notification legislation and issues S. 495 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007 S. 1178 - Identity Theft Prevention Act

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 495

H.R. 3221108th Congress

To amend the War Powers Resolution to require the President to include post-conflict strategy in the report required under the Resolution, and for other purposes.

2007 · year_end · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

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H.R. 3221 - New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act Promoting energy efficiency for servers and data centers H.R. 6 - Clean Energy Act of 2007

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3221

H.R. 2406110th Congress

Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act

2007 · year_end · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Promote the President's eHealth Initiative Promote the use of open standards and interoperability in eHealth S. 1693 - Wired for Healthcare Quality Act of 2007 H.R. 2406 - Healthcare Enterprise Integration Act H.R. 3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology Act

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 2406

H.R. 3800110th Congress

Promoting Health Information Technology Act

2007 · year_end · Firm: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Promote the President's eHealth Initiative Promote the use of open standards and interoperability in eHealth S. 1693 - Wired for Healthcare Quality Act of 2007 H.R. 2406 - Healthcare Enterprise Integration Act H.R. 3800 - Promoting Health Information Technology Act

Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3800

Source: Senate LDA

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