What was lobbied
11 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Competition policy.
Contacted: SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education (STEM) issues.
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Energy Efficiency. Climate change policies. Renewable and advanced energy policies. Grid reliability and resilience issues. Carbon Pricing.
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office
Child online safety and gaming issues. H.R 5376, S. 3007, Eliminate Network Distribution of Child Exploitation Act. Online privacy. Intermediary liability.
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
Bills named:
H.R. 5376 (116th), S. 3007 (116th)
US-China Trade Relations. WTO Digital Trade Discussions. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). NAFTA modernization (USMCA). Digital trade policies in trade agreements. Export Controls. Tariffs.
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
H.R. 4549, American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2019 S.604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, international tax, and foreign tax issues.
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
Bills named:
S. 604 (116th), H.R. 4549 (116th)
Unlicensed broadband spectrum below 700 MHz/TV White Spaces. Mid-Band Spectrum (6GHz). Rural Broadband. Broadband Mapping. Broadband Funding. Robocalling. S. 151 TRACED Act. C-Band Spectrum. H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act. S. 1522, Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019. S. 1822, Broadband DATA Act. H.R. 3162, Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019. S. 1167, Digital Equity of 2019. H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act, LIFT America Act. H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act 2020. H.R. 4229, Broadband DATA Act. H.R. 4227, MAPS Act.
Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Copyright Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Bills named:
H.R. 4229 (116th), H.R. 4227 (116th), S. 1822 (116th), H.R. 946 (116th), S. 1167 (116th), S. 1522 (116th), H.R. 3162 (116th), S. 151 (116th), H.R. 3351 (116th), H.R. 2741 (116th)
Software copyright and related issues. Copyright Office modernization. S. 1273, H.R, 2426, Copyright Alternatives in Small Claims Enforcement, CASE Act. Software patents and related policy. Subject matter eligibility under patent law. Intellectual property and related intermediary liability provisions in trade agreements.
Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Bills named:
S. 1273 (116th)
H.R. 1044, Fairness for High -Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019. S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). High-skilled immigration reforms.
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Bills named:
S. 386 (116th), H.R. 1044 (116th)
Public Law 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act. Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. STEM for youth, and Youth Spark. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education.
Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC)
Licensing, competition, trade, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; health reform and related IT issues. Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competitiveness and high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. Open government, government IT modernization, open data, and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within US government. Cybersecurity policies, legislation, protecting critical infrastructure, and International Cybersecurity norms. Legislative proposals related to government surveillance and a data collection, including issues of transparency and FISA reform. Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations. Trade and trade agreements. Issues related to the EU US Privacy Shield agreement. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to the Privacy and Civil Liberty Review Board. Issues related to proposed changes to electronic communications transactional records (ECTRs). Issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Data breach legislation. Shared Services of agencies' internal business support. Smart Spaces/Smart Infrastructure. H.R. 3351, S. 2524, H.R. 1158, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019. Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act. Issues related to privacy; Federal privacy legislation. Issues related to the commercial and government use of facial recognition. S. 1084, DETOUR Act. H.R. 3941, FedRAMP Authorization Act.
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office
Bills named:
S. 1084 (116th), H.R. 3941 (116th), H.R. 1158 (116th), S. 847 (116th), S. 2524 (116th), H.R. 3351 (116th)
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