4th Quarter - Amendment

BYTEDANCE INC. for BYTEDANCE INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$2,300,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
4th Quarter - Report Jan 21, 2025 $2,300,000 Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment Mar 13, 2025 $2,300,000 Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment (this page) Mar 20, 2026 $2,300,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Issues related to internet technology and learning-enabled content platforms. Issues related to privacy, data security, data localization, protecting children, intermediary liability, and platform/content moderation, including federal privacy and protection legislation, including Invest in Child Safety Act (S. 3689 and H.R. 7134).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDGAR MCCONNELL ABRAMS —
FREDERIC BARNES —
MICHAEL BECKERMAN —
MICHAEL BLOOM —
ALBERT CALAMUG —
DERRICK DOCKERY —
ERIC EBENSTEIN —
MICHAEL E HACKER —
ALEX HARMAN —
DAVID LIEBER —
KIM LIPSKY —
STEPHEN ANTHONY MARTINKO —
ELIZABETH OBLINGER Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide - Sen. Rob Portman
JESSE J PRICE —
CARL SZABO New —

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

Bills named: H.R. 7134 (118th), S. 3689 (118th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade and customs issues affecting internet companies, including de minimis low value import legislation/regulation legislation related to cross-border data transfers and legal frameworks for foreign-based applications and services, including TikTok ban legislation H.R. 7521 (Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
EDGAR MCCONNELL ABRAMS —
FREDERIC BARNES —
MICHAEL BECKERMAN —
MICHAEL BLOOM —
ALBERT CALAMUG —
DERRICK DOCKERY —
ERIC EBENSTEIN —
MICHAEL E HACKER —
ALEX HARMAN —
DAVID LIEBER —
KIM LIPSKY —
STEPHEN ANTHONY MARTINKO —
ELIZABETH OBLINGER Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Aide - Sen. Rob Portman
JESSE J PRICE —
CARL SZABO New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 7521 (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.