1st Quarter - Report — TWINLOGIC STRATEGIES, LLP for AMAZON.COM (2016)

Firm

TWINLOGIC STRATEGIES, LLP

Client

AMAZON.COM

Income

$50,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General trade issues, bilateral trade agreements, and cross-border data flows

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative Counsel and Director - Rep. Bob Goodlatte/Press Secretary House E&C
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Postal POS

Issues related to postal reform

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	—
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Immigration IMM

Issues related to high-skilled immigration

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative Counsel and Director - Rep. Bob Goodlatte/Press Secretary House E&C
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

issues related to Remote Online Sales Tax, S. 698 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 and related proposals in the House of Representatives

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative Counsel - Rep.Goodlatte/Press Sec.House E&C
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 698 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to intellectual property: including: copyright, copyright office and music licensing reform (including S. 662 and H.R. 1283, the Songwriter Equity Act) ITC reform, patent litigation reform (including: the Innovation Act H.R. 9 and related patent litigation reform in the Senate including S. 632, the STRONG Patents Act of 2015 and S.2733), Trade Secrets; First Sale issues (including H.R. 869, You Own Devices Act), Copyright Office Modernization

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH DUMONT-MERCHAK New	Senate Banking Committee professional staff member, Rep. Bill McCollum, senior banking associate, Rep. Bob Barr, deputy legislative director, House Banking and Financial Services staff member
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative Counsel - Rep.Goodlatte/Press Sec.House E&C
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), S. 632 (114th), H.R. 1283 (114th), S. 2733 (114th), S. 662 (114th), H.R. 869 (114th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to Communications Act Update, the Internet of Things, broadband, device accessibility, net neutrality, Internet governance, and ICANN (including generic top-level domain names).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH DUMONT-MERCHAK New	Senate Banking Committee professional staff member, Rep. Bill McCollum, senior banking associate, Rep. Bob Barr, deputy legislative director, House Banking and Financial Services staff member
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative Counsel - Rep.Goodlatte/Press Sec.House E&C
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to encryption, including H.R. 4651, the Digital Security Commission Act of 2016. Issues related to cybersecurity

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH DUMONT-MERCHAK New	Senate Banking Committee professional staff member, Rep. Bill McCollum, senior banking associate, Rep. Bob Barr, deputy legislative director, House Banking and Financial Services staff member
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative director and counsel, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, press secretary Rep. Tom Bliley, press secretary, House Energy and Commerce Committee
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel to former Rep. Mel Watt
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel to Rep. Blake Farenthold (TX)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 4651 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to data protection and privacy, data flows, Internet of Things, cloud computing, online advertising, cybersecurity, and consumer protection issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARAH DUMONT-MERCHAK New	Senate Banking Committee professional staff member, Rep. Bill McCollum, senior banking associate, Rep. Bob Barr, deputy legislative director, House Banking and Financial Services staff member
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative Counsel - Rep.Goodlatte/Press Sec.House E&C
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

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.