2nd Quarter - Report

ADOBE INC for ADOBE INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$450,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Budget/Appropriations BUD

In favor of FY24 Defense, Homeland Security. Financial Services & General Government (FSGG), and Commerce, Justine and Science Z(CJS) appropriations bills; Acquisition Reform; IT modernization, digital provenance, digital service delivery, digital literacy, digital governance; IT funding in FY24 Government appropriations; in favor of PL 115-336; increased funding for HBCUs and MSIs; Increased funding for broadband deployment in underserved communities; creativity in education; issues relating to equity, diversity and Inclusion; FY 2025 Appropriation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE BABAYAN —
JAMES JAROSZ —
JACE JOHNSON —
MATT SCOTT SCHRADER —
ALEEKE DALE SPENCE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Computer Industry CPI

IT Modernization and Digital Service delivery issues; Digital Service Delivery IT Acquisition, and Content Authenticity and digital provenance issues; AI Ethics; Agency Chief Experience Officer; In favor of Public Law No. 115-336, S 2559; Issues regarding the modernization of Congress. Electronic signatures, consumer privacy and artificial intelligence; Digital Government, Customer Experience; antitrust and competition issues; comprehensive privacy legislation; Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI); AI transparency issues; in favor of HR 5887; artificial intelligence and content authenticity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE BABAYAN —
JAMES JAROSZ —
JACE JOHNSON —
MATT SCOTT SCHRADER —
ALEEKE DALE SPENCE —

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 5887 (118th)

Defense DEF

FY 24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in support of PL 115-336; Digital Government, customer experience and content authenticity issues; Government website modernization; support FY 2025 defense budget and appropriations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES JAROSZ —
MATT SCOTT SCHRADER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Government Issues GOV

Digital Government; Federal Agency Accessibility; IT modernization; IT Acquisition; Digital provenance; Digital Service delivery; Customer Experience; Content Authenticity/Provenance; Government compliance with Public Law No. 115-336; Cybersecurity issues; Digital Literacy; Issues related to implementation of 21st Century IDEA; Issues related to customer service generally. Content authenticity and digital literacy; Artificial Intelligence; Government digitalization and government form and e-signature modernization; AI transparency issues; in favor of HR 5887

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES JAROSZ —
JACE JOHNSON —
MATT SCOTT SCHRADER —
ALEEKE DALE SPENCE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 5887 (118th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Copyright enforcement; Intellectual property rights for digital creative artists; Artificial intelligence and content authenticity issues; Intellectual property; Creator's rights

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE BABAYAN —
JACE JOHNSON —
MATT SCOTT SCHRADER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Accessibility law compliance, tools and regulations; Privacy, Artificial intelligence regulation; Online Subscription Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BERNARD ELEGBEDE —
JACE JOHNSON —
MATT SCOTT SCHRADER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Education EDU

Creativity in education; Issues related to equity, diversity and inclusion; HR 3294 & S. 1945 -- IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE BABAYAN —
BERNARD ELEGBEDE —
JACE JOHNSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1945 (118th), H.R. 3294 (118th)

Homeland Security HOM

FY24 Homeland Security appropriations bill; forms and e-signature modernization; digitalization of government services; AI transparency issues and content authenticity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES JAROSZ —
JACE JOHNSON —
MATT SCOTT SCHRADER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Science/Technology SCI

Artificial intelligence and content authenticity; Technology policy issues impacting Adobe businesses; Issues related to content provenance, AI technology policies

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES JAROSZ —
ALEEKE DALE SPENCE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.