3rd Quarter - Report

ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION for ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION

Period 3rd Quarter 2026 Filed Oct 28, 2026 Signed by Patrick Russell

Official filing
Firm
ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION
Client
ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$550,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Small Business SMB

Digital assets, mobile payments, fraud, data security, data storage, open banking, regulatory reform, tax reporting, payments systems, cyber-security, financial services, merchant cash advances, privacy - HR 941 Small Lender Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK RUSSELL New —
SCOTT EVERETT TALBOTT —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 941 (119th)

Computer Industry CPI

Artificial Intelligence and Agentic Commerce, Fraud, data security, payments systems, cyber-security, financial services, privacy - S. 4951 Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act, S. 5051 AI Agent Act, HR 2152 AI Plan Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK RUSSELL —
SCOTT EVERETT TALBOTT —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4951 (119th), H.R. 2152 (119th), S. 5051 (119th)

Banking BAN

Digital assets, mobile payments, fraud, data security, data storage, open banking, regulatory reform, tax reporting, payments systems, cyber-security, financial services, merchant cash advances, privacy. FinCEN, Harmonizing CIP products; Digital assets, mobile payments, fraud, payment scams, data security, data storage, open banking, regulatory reform, tax reporting, payments systems, currency production/circulation and elimination of the penny, cyber-security, financial services, merchant cash advances, privacy, artificial intelligence and agentic commerce. - S. 2019 TRAPS Act, HR 4936 TRAPS Act - S. 2983 Extending Expired Cybersecurity Authorities - HR 5079 Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act - HR 3074 Common Cents Act - HR 2152 AI Plan - HR 2978 GUARD Act - S. 4782 ReportScams.Gov Act - HR 8671 Bank Fraud Technology Advancement Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK RUSSELL New —
SCOTT EVERETT TALBOTT —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2978 (119th), H.R. 8671 (119th), H.R. 5079 (119th), H.R. 3074 (119th), H.R. 2152 (119th), S. 4782 (119th), S. 2983 (119th), H.R. 4936 (119th), S. 2019 (119th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Digital assets, mobile payments, fraud, data security, data storage, open banking, regulatory reform, tax reporting, payments systems, cyber-security, financial services, merchant cash advances, privacy. FinCEN, Harmonizing CIP products; Digital assets, mobile payments, fraud, payment scams, data security, data storage, open banking, regulatory reform, tax reporting, payments systems, cyber-security, financial services, merchant cash advances, privacy, artificial intelligence and agentic commerce. - S. 2019 TRAPS Act, HR 4936 TRAPS Act - S. 2983 Extending Expired Cybersecurity Authorities - HR 5079 Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act - AI Plan Act - S. 5051 AI Agent Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PATRICK RUSSELL New —
SCOTT EVERETT TALBOTT —

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4936 (119th), S. 5051 (119th), H.R. 5079 (119th), S. 2019 (119th), S. 2983 (119th)

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.