1st Quarter - Report

THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION for THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$300,000
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.

Government Issues GOV

Issues relating to political advertisement disclosure requirements.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues related to the sharing economy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to privacy and data security.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —
BRIAN LARKIN —
AMY MURPHY —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to intermediary liability; S. 1693 Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act; H.R. 1865 Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —
AMY MURPHY —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: S. 1693 (115th), H.R. 1865 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Promotion of issues that facilitate digital trade, including intermediary liability, fair use, and cross border data flows.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —
AMY MURPHY —

Contacted: White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to information technology modernization and the federal governments use of cloud computing systems.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
BRIAN LARKIN —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Immigration IMM

Issues related to immigration, including deferred action for childhood arrivals and high-skilled visa reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —
MICHAEL LEMON —

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to autonomous vehicles.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to net neutrality, broadband deployment and the Telecommunications Act of 1996;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —
MICHAEL LEMON —
AMY MURPHY —

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues regarding patent reform, copyright, and modernization of the Copyright Office.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MICHAEL LEMON —

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Intelligence INT

Issues related to surveillance.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —
MICHAEL LEMON —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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.