2nd Quarter - Report

CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.) for CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

Period 2nd Quarter 2020 Filed Jul 20, 2020 Signed by George P. Slover

Official filing
Firm
CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)
Client
CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)
Income
—
Expenses
$50,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to price gouging Issues related to COVID-19 financial issues

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNA LAITIN —
JONATHAN SCHWANTES —
GEORGE SLOVER —

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Telecommunications TEC

H.R.6800, The Heroes Act Issues related to Google/Fitbit merger Issues related to robocalls Issues related to Federal Trade Commission Funeral Industry Practices Rule and authority Issues related to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN SCHWANTES —
GEORGE SLOVER —

Contacted: SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Bills named: H.R. 6800 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R.2, Moving Forward Act H.R.6256, Five-Stars for Safe Cars Act H.R.6284, 21st Century Smart Cars Act H.R.3773, Safe Roads Act of 2019 H.R.6800, The Heroes Act H.R.6472, COVID-19 Price Gouging Prevention Act S.3913, End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act S.1767, Safe Sleep Act of 2019 S.1902, Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act S.3824, Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act Issues related to ridesharing safety Issues related to Consumer Product Safety Commission and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration oversights Issues related to the Department of Transportation unfair and deceptive practices Issues related to airline refunds Issues related to COVID-19 antitrust

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNA LAITIN —
GEORGE SLOVER —
WILLIAM WALLACE —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6256 (116th), H.R. 2 (116th), S. 1902 (116th), H.R. 6472 (116th), S. 3824 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 1767 (116th), H.R. 6284 (116th), S. 3913 (116th), H.R. 3773 (116th)

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.