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SYNOPSYS, INC.

Lobbying for SYNOPSYS, INC. · electronic design automation (EDA) and intellectual property (IP)

 Filing · LD-2 quarterly report Q3 report
Reporting period
3rd Quarter 2026
July 1 - Sep 30 · Posted Oct 20, 2026
Expenses
$400,000
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using the LDA's own definitions (method A): the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.
Client based in
California

Official filing document

 Government bodies contacted 11

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when. Each name opens every filing that named the same body.

 Lobbying activity 5
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to tax treatment and competitiveness in semiconductor design, including those in P.L. 115-97 the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and H.R. 802 the Semiconductor Technology Advancement and Research Act of 2025 (the STAR Act).

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Issues related to international trade rules; U.S.-China relations; tariffs; outbound investment, including the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025 included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (PL 119-60); export controls, including amendments to Export Administration Regulations(EAR) and implementation of P.L. 115-232 Export Control Reform Act (integrated circuits (ICs) specific provisions), H.R. 2683/S.3519 Remote Security Access Act, H.R. 3447/S.1705 Chip Security Act, H.R.8170 MATCH Act, H.R.5853, H.R.4920 BIS IT Modernization Act, and corresponding provisions and amendments in H.R. 8800/S.4784 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (S. 4784 and H.R. 8800).

Defense

Issues related to semiconductor and software fields including utilization of digital engineering and simulation tools in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (PL 119-60) and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (S. 4784 and H.R. 8800).

Science/Technology

Issues related to R&D in semiconductor and software fields, including implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act (Public Law 117-167), H.R. 8462/S. 3597 the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act, and utilization of digital engineering and simulation tools to support emerging technologies - fusion, nuclear energy, and quantum computing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Genesis Mission.

Budget/Appropriations

Issues related to the value of engineering simulation software in government appropriations, including H.R. 8845 and the Senate version, the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 and H.R. 9495, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027.

 Bills named in this filing 14
  • H.R. 802
    STAR Act of 2025
  • H.R. 2683
    Remote Access Security Act
  • S. 3519
    Remote Access Security Act
  • H.R. 3447
    Chip Security Act
  • S. 1705
    Chip Security Act
  • H.R. 8170
    MATCH Act
  • H.R. 5853
    To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that may be imposed under such Act.
  • H.R. 4920
    BIS IT Modernization Act
  • H.R. 8800
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  • S. 4784
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  • H.R. 8462
    National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act
  • S. 3597
    National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026
  • H.R. 8845
    Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
  • H.R. 9495
    Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.

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