3rd Quarter - Report

ADOBE INC for ADOBE INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$470,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Copyright enforcement; Intellectual property rights for digital creative artists; Artificial intelligence and content authenticity issues; Intellectual property; Creator's rights

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE BABAYAN —
JACE JOHNSON —
JAMIE LAWRENCE —
MATT SCOTT SCHRADER —

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Accessibility law compliance, tools and regulations; Privacy, Artificial intelligence regulation; Online Subscription Issues and FTC Rulemaking

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BERNARD ELEGBEDE —
JACE JOHNSON —
JAMIE LAWRENCE —
MATT SCOTT SCHRADER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Education EDU

Creativity in education; Issues related to equity, diversity and inclusion; HR 3294 & S. 1945 -- IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE BABAYAN —
BERNARD ELEGBEDE —
JACE JOHNSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1945 (118th), H.R. 3294 (118th)

Science/Technology SCI

Artificial intelligence and content authenticity; Technology policy issues impacting Adobe businesses; Issues related to content provenance, AI technology policies; NPRM: Disclosure and Transparency of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Content in Political Advertisements

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES JAROSZ —
JAMIE LAWRENCE —
ALEEKE DALE SPENCE —

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Transportation TRA

Letter sent by Adobe executive to support Federal funding Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authoritys (VTA) BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project (Phase II) into the Capital Investment Grant (CIG) Program New Starts Engineering. (Executive does not qualify as a Federal lobbyist)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
N A / N / A —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Homeland Security HOM

FY24 Homeland Security appropriations bill; forms and e-signature modernization; digitalization of government services; AI transparency issues and content authenticity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES JAROSZ —
JACE JOHNSON —
MATT SCOTT SCHRADER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

In favor of FY24 Defense, Homeland Security. Financial Services & General Government (FSGG), and Commerce, Justine and Science Z(CJS) appropriations bills; Acquisition Reform; IT modernization, digital provenance, digital service delivery, digital literacy, digital governance; IT funding in FY24 Government appropriations; in favor of PL 115-336; increased funding for HBCUs and MSIs; Increased funding for broadband deployment in underserved communities; creativity in education; issues relating to equity, diversity and Inclusion; FY 2025 Appropriation

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE BABAYAN —
JAMES JAROSZ —
JACE JOHNSON —
MATT SCOTT SCHRADER —
ALEEKE DALE SPENCE —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); White House Office

Computer Industry CPI

IT Modernization and Digital Service delivery issues; Digital Service Delivery IT Acquisition, and Content Authenticity and digital provenance issues; AI Ethics; Agency Chief Experience Officer; In favor of Public Law No. 115-336, S 2559; Issues regarding the modernization of Congress. Electronic signatures, consumer privacy and artificial intelligence; Digital Government, Customer Experience; antitrust and competition issues; comprehensive privacy legislation; Content Authenticity Initiative (CAI); AI transparency issues; in favor of HR 5887; artificial intelligence and content authenticity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JULIE BABAYAN —
JAMES JAROSZ —
JACE JOHNSON —
JAMIE LAWRENCE —
MATT SCOTT SCHRADER —
ALEEKE DALE SPENCE —

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 5887 (118th)

Defense DEF

FY 24 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in support of PL 115-336; Digital Government, customer experience and content authenticity issues; Government website modernization; support FY 2025 defense budget and appropriations

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES JAROSZ —
MATT SCOTT SCHRADER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Government Issues GOV

Digital Government; Federal Agency Accessibility; IT modernization; IT Acquisition; Digital provenance; Digital Service delivery; Customer Experience; Content Authenticity/Provenance; Government compliance with Public Law No. 115-336; Cybersecurity issues; Digital Literacy; Issues related to implementation of 21st Century IDEA; Issues related to customer service generally. Content authenticity and digital literacy; Artificial Intelligence; Government digitalization and government form and e-signature modernization; AI transparency issues; in favor of HR 5887

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES JAROSZ —
JACE JOHNSON —
JAMIE LAWRENCE —
MATT SCOTT SCHRADER —
ALEEKE DALE SPENCE —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 5887 (118th)

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.