3rd Quarter - Report

MICROSOFT CORPORATION for MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,880,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming issues. H.R 5376, S. 3007, Eliminate Network Distribution of Child Exploitation Act. Intermediary liability. S. 3398, EARN IT Act.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (116th), S. 3398 (116th), S. 3007 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Competition law and policy. S. 4239, Workforce Recovery and Training Services Act of 2020.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 4239 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education (STEM) issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
ALLYSON KNOX —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy Efficiency. Climate change policies. Renewable and advanced energy policies. Grid reliability and resilience issues. Carbon Pricing. Clean Energy and Carbon Removal R&D H.R. 7092, Great American Outdoors Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 7092 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

US-China Trade Relations. WTO Digital Trade Discussions. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Digital trade policies in trade agreements. Export Controls. Tariffs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
SUSAN OSENBACH MANN —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4549, American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2019 S. 3995, The Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2020 S. 4318, American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act 2020 Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, stranded worker, international tax, and foreign tax issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —
TOM ROESSER —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: S. 3995 (116th), H.R. 4549 (116th), S. 4318 (116th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1044, Fairness for High -Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019. S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019. High-skilled immigration reforms.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1044 (116th), S. 386 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

Unlicensed Spectrum. 6 GHz. 5G. Rural Broadband. Broadband Mapping. Broadband Funding. C-Band Spectrum. Robocalling. Siting and permitting. H.R. 6624, USA Telecommunications Act. USA Telecom Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act. H.R. 2692, Broadband Conduit Act. H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act. H.R. 6563, Emergency Educational Connections Act. H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act. H.R. 6491, E-Bridge Act. H.R. 6456, Serving Rural Americas Act. H.R. 7447, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes (RDOF). H.R. 7302, To make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes. S. 3569, Keeping Critical Connections Act. S. 1167, Digital Equity Act. S. 1699, Streamline Act. S. 1988, Speed Act. S. 4201, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes (RDOF). S. 3832, Endless Frontier. S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act. S. 3189, A bill to use proceeds from spectrum auctions to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security. FCC Appropriations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAULA BOYD —
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 6624 (116th), S. 1699 (116th), H.R. 2741 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th), H.R. 7447 (116th), H.R. 2692 (116th), H.R. 2 (116th), H.R. 6563 (116th), S. 1167 (116th), S. 1988 (116th), S. 3832 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 3569 (116th), S. 3189 (116th), H.R. 7302 (116th), S. 4201 (116th), H.R. 6456 (116th), H.R. 6491 (116th), S. 4049 (116th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

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. Review of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. S. 3449, H.R. 6196, Trademark Modernization Act of 2020.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
SUSAN OSENBACH MANN —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 3449 (116th), H.R. 6196 (116th), S. 1273 (116th)

Education EDU

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.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
ALLYSON KNOX —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Computer Industry CPI

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. S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019. S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019. Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act. Issues related to privacy; Federal privacy legislation. S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 4626, Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability Act or SAFE DATA Act. Issues related to the commercial and government use of facial recognition. S. 1084, DETOUR Act. H.R. 3941, FedRAMP Authorization Act. H.R 5901, Modernization Centers of Excellence Program Act. Issues related to IT and COVID response and relief. Issues related to IT support for agency/mission resiliency due to COVID. Actions and guidance related to securing the information and communications technology and services supply chain.

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 3941 (116th), S. 1084 (116th), H.R. 5901 (116th), S. 4626 (116th), S. 2878 (116th), S. 2968 (116th), S. 847 (116th)

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