What was lobbied
11 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Competition Policy.
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Child online safety and gaming issues. Online privacy. Intermediary liability. Issues related to privacy and education. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education.
Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
US-China Trade Relations. WTO Digital Trade Discussions. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). NAFTA modernization (USMCA). Digital trade policies in trade agreements.
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Internal Revue Code Section 174: Tax Treatment of research & experimentation expenditures. S.604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, international tax, and foreign tax issues. Subtitle D of H.R. 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. H.R. 1957, The Taxpayer First Act of 2019.
Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Bills named:
H.R. 1957 (116th), H.R. 1 (116th), S. 604 (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.
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of
Bills named:
S. 151 (116th)
Software copyright and related issues. Copyright Office modernization. Software patents and related policy. Subject matter eligibility under patent law. Intellectual property and related intermediary liability provisions in trade agreements.
Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Energy Efficiency. Climate change policies. Renewable and advanced energy policies. Proposed rule on grid reliability and resilience pricing.
Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL)
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: State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office
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. Student Privacy Issues, STEM for youth, and Youth Spark. Computer Science.
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Protection of critical infrastructure and cybersecurity. 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, and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within US government. Cyber security policies and legislation. 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. International Cybersecurity norms. Shared Services of agencies' internal business support. Smart Spaces/Smart Infrastructure. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019. Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act. Privacy Bill of Rights Act
Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Bills named:
S. 847 (116th)
innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education (STEM) issues.
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA)
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