What was lobbied
13 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Corporate tax reform implementation International tax and issues related to foreign regulatory actions Issues related to state sales tax, mobile workforce, and taxation of digital goods
Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Issues related to immigration, including high-skilled immigration Issues related to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, including the DREAM Act
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
General education technology funding Issues related to student privacy Issues related to computer science education
Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Standards and technical barriers to trade Market access, including tariffs and non-tariff barriers Issues related to customs and border protection Issues related to export control regulations and foreign investment Issues related to trade agreement negotiations Issues related to data localization requirements in foreign countries
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE
Issues related to mobile payments
Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE
General patent reform and issues related to patent litigation General copyright issues Issues related to music licensing Issues related to the sale of counterfeit products
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Issues related to the development of autonomous vehicle technologies
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Energy, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS)
Accessibility Issues related to the distribution of video programming Issues related to spectrum allocations Issues related to network neutrality policy
Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Issues related to mobile devices and health records Issues related to the regulation of mobile medical applications Issues related to privacy and health data
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental Performance Standards Climate change Electricity policy International environmental policy
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
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| ARVIN GANESAN New |
Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, U.S. EPA; Associate Administrator, U.S. EPA; Deputy Associate Administrator, U.S. EPA; Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Senator Lautenberg; Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Lautenberg |
| ALEXIS MARKS MOSHER |
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| TIMOTHY POWDERLY |
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Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
General consumer privacy issues Battery transportation & safety issues Issues related to consumer fraud
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Issues related to diversity in the workplace Issues related to competition in the mobile technology industry Issues related to workforce training Issues related to actions by foreign competition authorities Issues related to standard essential patents Issues related to global supply chains
Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Issues related to government requests for data Issues related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
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