1st Quarter - Report

SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$178,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Education EDU

CARES Act implementation, CRRSAA passage, education funding with respect to education technology, student data privacy, broadband, as well as increasing funding for k-12 and higher education.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARA KLOEK —
CARL SCHONANDER —

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Telecommunications TEC

No lobbying past quarter

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARL SCHONANDER —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Postal POS

Postal funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CARL SCHONANDER —

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Privacy Shield; cross-border data flows; digital trade policy regarding USMCA enforcement, IP rights, trade agreements, data protectionism/localization, digital tax, bargaining codes, transatlantic issues, China, and WTO

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARA DEPAUL —
CHRISTOPHER MOHR —
CARL SCHONANDER —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Discussion draft copyright legislation (never introduced) addressing intermediary liability, orphan works, copyright office modernization and registration, and circumvention of technological protection measures. Patent subject matter eligibility and its application to computer software (no bill introduced). Proposals to contract the HHS embargo period for scientific journal articles when the underlying research resulted from federal funding.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MOHR —
CARL SCHONANDER —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

CARES Act implementation, CRRSAA passage, education funding with respect to education technology, student data privacy, broadband, as well as increasing funding for k-12 and higher education.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARA KLOEK —
CARL SCHONANDER —

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Digital "dark patterns" used in marketing.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARA DEPAUL —

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of

Government Issues GOV

Shortening of HHS embargo period for scientific technical and medical journal articles.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MOHR —
CARL SCHONANDER —

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office

Computer Industry CPI

Privacy legislation including private rights of action, prohibited data practices and First Amendment-related issues with regard to regulating publicly available information. Discussion draft copyright legislation (never introduced) addressing intermediary liability, orphan works, copyright office modernization and registration, and circumvention of technological protection measures. Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) implementation Patent subject matter eligibility and its application to computer software (no bill introduced).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARA DEPAUL —
SARA KLOEK —
CHRISTOPHER MOHR —
CARL SCHONANDER —

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Education, Dept of

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.