What was lobbied
18 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Issues related to immigration, including high-skilled immigration.
Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Postal Regulatory Commission; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Issues related to IT system improvements and cloud computing.
Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Postal Regulatory Commission; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA)
Issues related to the IT provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2018 and FY18 Defense Appropriations Act (draft form - no bill numbers) on IT systems improvements and cloud computing.
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Postal Regulatory Commission; Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office
Issues related to data flows, free trade agreements, including the NAFTA, the Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership, and exports and foreign direct investment.
Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Postal Regulatory Commission; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Issues related to data protection, encryption, data retention, data breach notification, data security, cross border data flows, privacy, drone privacy, the Electronic Privacy Communications Act, sale and marketing of dietary supplements, and cloud computing including: Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017 (H.R. 135); Government DATA Act (S. 760/H.R. 1770).
Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Postal Regulatory Commission; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
Bills named:
H.R. 1770 (115th), H.R. 135 (115th), S. 760 (115th)
Issues related to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and the USDA SNAP pilot.
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Postal Regulatory Commission; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); General Services Administration (GSA)
Issues related to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and air cargo, including issues related to the FAA Modernization and Reform Act (Public Law 112-095), the FY18 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bills (draft form - no bill number), and the FY18 House CJS Appropriations Bill (draft form - no bill number).
Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Postal Regulatory Commission; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); State, Dept of (DOS)
Issues related to cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection, payments security, cloud security and authentication.
Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Postal Regulatory Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Issues related to intellectual property, including online infringement, copyright reform, music licensing, patent reform, standard essential patents, and Copyright office modernization.
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Postal Regulatory Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Issues related to mobile payments and payment processing, including financial innovation and technology, including The Repeal of Section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (H.R. 5465).
Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Postal Regulatory Commission; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Copyright Office
Bills named:
H.R. 5465 (115th)
Issues related to postal reform and postal rates including the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017 (H.R. 756), as well as international terminal dues.
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Postal Regulatory Commission; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 756 (115th)
Issues related to surface transportation, including the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-190), and freight transportation in the FY18 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriation Bills (draft bill - no number).
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Postal Regulatory Commission; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Copyright Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of
Issues related to the Small Business Administration, House Small Business Committee, and Senate Small Business Committee.
Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Reserve System; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Postal Regulatory Commission; U.S. Copyright Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Small Business Administration (SBA)
Issues related to taxes, including corporate tax reform, renewable energy tax issues, digital goods, and the collection of taxes on remote sales.
Contacted: Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Postal Regulatory Commission; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Issues related to broadband, wi-fi, device accessibility, online video, net neutrality, e-rate modernization, Internet governance, ICANN including generic top-level domain names, MOBILE NOW Act (S. 19); and DIGIT Act (S. 88).
Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Reserve System; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Postal Regulatory Commission; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Bills named:
S. 19 (115th), S. 88 (115th)
Issues related to STEM education and job training, including re-authorization of the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (H.R. 5587).
Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Postal Regulatory Commission; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA)
Bills named:
H.R. 5587 (115th)
Issues related to veterans hiring and training.
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Postal Regulatory Commission
Issues related to cybersecurity, cloud security, Federal IT modernization, and cloud computing.
Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Postal Regulatory Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
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