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QCOM: third_quarter 2026 lobbying report

Export/Trade Controls; Outbound investment issues; National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA); Trade and intellectual property issues. Education concerning wireless foundational technologies; Innovation issues. Patent legislation generally; Intellectual property/antitrust issues; RESTORE Patent Rights Act of 2025 (H.R. 1574, S. 708); PREVAIL Act (S. 1553, H.R. 3160); Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (S. 1546, H.R. 3152); Leadership in CET Act (S. 1833, H.R. 3539).

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Oct 19, 2026, 7:42 PM EDT
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Collected
Nov 11, 2026, 10:50 AM EST

Why this is connected

Legal-name match: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED is QUALCOMM INC/DE (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/804328/), differing only in punctuation, "the" or suffix spelling (Corp/Corporation).

Reported lobbying amounts

Income: $610,000.00

These are different reporting measures. They are not added together or treated as spending on one particular bill.

Source evidence

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