1st Quarter - Report — META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSID… for META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSID… (2017)

Firm

META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Client

META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Income

—

Expenses

$3,210,000

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.

Homeland Security HOM

Discussion regarding cyber security, data security and terrorism.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIN M EGAN	—
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON	See prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN	See prior reports
GREG MAURER	See prior reports
CATLIN O'NEILL	See prior reports
BRIAN RICE	See prior reports

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to funding for the mutual legal assistance treaty MLAT process, appropriations, and ECPA Reform; Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIN M EGAN	—
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON	See prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN	See prior reports
GREG MAURER	See prior reports
CATLIN O'NEILL	See prior reports
BRIAN RICE	See prior reports

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 387 (115th)

Media (information/publishing) MIA

Education regarding Internet security policy and Internet privacy issues, federal privacy legislation, and freedom of expression on the Internet, including connectivity, spectrum and access issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIN M EGAN	—
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON	See prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN	See prior reports
GREG MAURER	See prior reports
CATLIN O'NEILL	See prior reports
BRIAN RICE	See prior reports

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Discussions regarding free trade agreements; data localization and cross-border trade flows; trade promotion authority; and digital trade.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIN M EGAN	—
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON	See prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN	See prior reports
GREG MAURER	See prior reports
CATLIN O'NEILL	See prior reports
BRIAN RICE	See prior reports

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Discussions regarding general intellectual property issues, including copyright reform; Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act (H.R. 890).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIN M EGAN	—
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON	See prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN	See prior reports
GREG MAURER	See prior reports
CATLIN O'NEILL	See prior reports
BRIAN RICE	See prior reports

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 890 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Discussions regarding corporate tax issues and international tax policy.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIN M EGAN	—
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON	See prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN	See prior reports
GREG MAURER	See prior reports
CATLIN O'NEILL	See prior reports
BRIAN RICE	See prior reports

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office

Immigration IMM

Discussions regarding comprehensive reform of immigration system, including temporary high-tech worker visas and employment-based permanent residency; Protecting Our Border Communities Act of 2017 (H.R. 920); Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act (S. 354); Protect and Grow American Jobs Act (H.R. 170); H1-B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 (S.180); Executive Order 13769.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIN M EGAN	—
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON	See prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN	See prior reports
GREG MAURER	See prior reports
CATLIN O'NEILL	See prior reports
BRIAN RICE	See prior reports

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 170 (115th), S. 180 (115th), H.R. 920 (115th), S. 354 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

Federal policy on issues relevant to technology and the Internet including privacy, security, research, diversity, protecting children and online safety; Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2017 (H.R. 459); Section 230 of the Communications Decent Act; general discussions on data breach; and discussions regarding net neutrality and connectivity.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIN M EGAN	—
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON	See prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN	See prior reports
GREG MAURER	See prior reports
CATLIN O'NEILL	See prior reports
BRIAN RICE	See prior reports

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 459 (115th)

Intelligence INT

Discussions regarding need to reform government surveillance programs, including additional substantive and procedural privacy protections and providing more transparency around national security-related orders; encryption issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ERIN M EGAN	—
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON	See prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN	See prior reports
GREG MAURER	See prior reports
CATLIN O'NEILL	See prior reports
BRIAN RICE	See prior reports

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.