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H&M STRATEGIES LLP

Lobbying for SYNOPSYS · Silicon chip company focusing on advanced technologies for chip design

Filing 2nd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2026

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 20, 2026

Income

$50,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

California

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 5

RALPH HELLMANN

Previously held: Leg Assist US House, Leg Director US House, Policy Analyst RSC, Policy Director Whip Office, Policy Director Speaker, Business Liaison Small Business Administration
NICOLE ALEXANDER MORTIER

Previously held: Policy Analyst House Republican Policy Committee, Leg Assist US House Energy & Commerce Member (Rep Stearns), Leg Director US House Energy & Commerce Member (Rep Olson). Intern (Rep Stearns)
KRISTEN BAUTZ

Previously held: Senior Advisor and Special Projects Coordinator, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz
SARAH WALTER

Previously held: Counsel, Sen. Breaux
DANIEL CHEEVER

Previously held: Intern, Rep. Todd Young (IN-09); Staff Assistant, Rep. Todd Young (IN-09); Staff Assistant, Rep. Todd Young (IN-09); Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Todd Young (R-IN); Legislative Aide, Sen. Todd Young (IN-09)

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Lobbying activity 2

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

general tax policy issues impacting R&D in the chips/EDA industry

Trade (domestic/foreign)

general trade and export control issues impacting US/China relations and semiconductor companies; outbound investment screening legislation and AI OVERWATCH ACT

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