1st Quarter - Report — ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION for ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION (2023)

Firm

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION

Client

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$410,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

Digital assets, mobile payments, fraud, data security, data storage, open banking, regulatory reform, tax reporting, payments systems, cyber-security, financial services, merchant cash advances, privacy. FinCEN, Harmonizing CIP products; CFPB proposed rule, Registry of Supervised Nonbanks That Use Form Contracts To Impose Terms and Conditions That Seek To Waive or Limit Consumer Legal Protections; CFPB proposed rule, Registry of Nonbank Covered Persons Subject to Certain Agency and Court Orders; White House OSTP RFI, Digital Assets Research and Development. H.R. 1747, "Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act," H.R. 370, "FinCEN Modernization Act of 2023," H.R. 556, "21st Century Dollar Act," H.R. 8997, "No SmartPay for Anti-2A Companies Act."

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY PATCHEN	—
SCOTT EVERETT TALBOTT	—

Contacted: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1747 (118th), H.R. 370 (118th), H.R. 556 (118th), H.R. 8997 (118th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY PATCHEN	—
SCOTT EVERETT TALBOTT	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

CFPB, Required Rulemaking on Personal Financial Data Rights. H.R. 1165, "Financial Data Privacy Act," S. 884, "Improving Digital Identity Act of 2023."

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY PATCHEN	—
SCOTT EVERETT TALBOTT	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE

Bills named: S. 884 (118th), H.R. 1165 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate tax reform, tax reporting. S. 26, "SNOOP Act of 2023," H.R. 190, "Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act," H.R. 1414, "Keep Innovation in America Act," S. 123, "BAD IRS Activities Act."

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY PATCHEN	—
SCOTT EVERETT TALBOTT	—

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1414 (118th), S. 123 (118th), S. 26 (118th), H.R. 190 (118th)

Small Business SMB

SBA proposed rule, Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) Moratorium Rescission and Removal of the Requirement for a Loan Authorization.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY PATCHEN	—
SCOTT EVERETT TALBOTT	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

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.