1st Quarter - Report

APPLE INC. for APPLE INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$720,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Information Technology Agreement (ITA) Transpacific Partnership (TPP) Standards and Technical Barriers to Trade Market Access, including Tariffs and Non-Tariff Barriers Issues related to Customs and Border Protection

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICK AMMANN —
JOSEPH FORTSON —
WALT KUHN —
TIMOTHY POWDERLY —
LISA ERRION SAUMS —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 684 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Corporate Tax Reform, International Tax Reform

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICK AMMANN —
JOSEPH FORTSON —
WALT KUHN —
TIMOTHY POWDERLY —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 684 (113th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act Spectrum Incentive Auctions, Universal Service, Accessibility, Open Internet Issues, Childrens Online Protection FCC Proceedings: 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act Implementation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICK AMMANN —
JOSEPH FORTSON —
WALT KUHN —
TIMOTHY POWDERLY —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1123 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 845 - Saving High Tech Inventors from Egregious Legal Disputes Act (SHIELD) General Patent Reform, Standard Essential Patents (SEP) Issues ITC Litigation Reform Issues General Copyright Issues, IP Infringement, Piracy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICK AMMANN —
JOSEPH FORTSON —
WALT KUHN —
TIMOTHY POWDERLY —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 845 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.Con.Res. 25 FY2014 Budget DOD Authorization (Technology Mandates) Issues related to government procurement rules regarding technology

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH FORTSON —
WALT KUHN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 25 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Electronic Waste, EnergyStar, EPEAT, Green Technology

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICK AMMANN —
JOSEPH FORTSON —
WALT KUHN —
TIMOTHY POWDERLY —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act (GPS) General Consumer Privacy Issues, Location-Based Services Childrens Online Privacy & Safety Battery Transportation & Safety Issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICK AMMANN —
JOSEPH FORTSON —
WALT KUHN —
TIMOTHY POWDERLY —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 1312 (113th)

Education EDU

General Education Technology Funding Issues related to digital textbooks

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICK AMMANN —
JOSEPH FORTSON —
WALT KUHN —
TIMOTHY POWDERLY —

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act Data Security, Cyber Security

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICK AMMANN —
JOSEPH FORTSON —
WALT KUHN —
TIMOTHY POWDERLY —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 624 (113th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to the Electronic Communication Privacy Act (ECPA)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH FORTSON —
TIMOTHY POWDERLY —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of

Media (information/publishing) MIA

Issues related to electronic book publishing

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
NICK AMMANN —
JOSEPH FORTSON —
WALT KUHN —
TIMOTHY POWDERLY —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

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.