1st Quarter - Report

BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION for BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$490,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to internet-based distributed financial systems and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies under the H.R. 1602 Eliminating Barriers to Innovation Act, Token Taxonomy Act, Securities Clarity Act, America COMPETES Act, H.R. 1414 The Keep Innovation in America Act, Keep Your Coins Act, Digital Commodity Exchange Act, S. 293 Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act, and Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act. Issues related to investments in retirement accounts under H.R. 1177 Financial Freedom Act. Issues related to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, and for other purposes under S. 887. Issues related to digital commodities trade under Digital Commodities Consumer Product Act of 2022. Issues related to providing a safe harbor from licensing and registration for certain non-controlling blockchain developers and providers of blockchain services under H.R. 1747 Blockchain Regulator Certainty Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID GRIMALDI —
RON HAMMOND —
KRISTIN MCKENZIE SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

Bills named: H.R. 1747 (118th), H.R. 1602 (118th), S. 887 (118th), H.R. 1414 (118th), H.R. 1177 (118th), S. 293 (118th)

Banking BAN

Issues related to internet-based distributed financial systems and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies under the H.R. 1602 Eliminating Barriers to Innovation Act, Token Taxonomy Act, Securities Clarity Act, America COMPETES Act, H.R. 1414 The Keep Innovation in America Act, Keep Your Coins Act, Digital Commodity Exchange Act, S. 293 Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act, and Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act. Issues related to investments in retirement accounts under H.R. 1177 Financial Freedom Act. Issues related to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, and for other purposes under S. 887. Issues related to digital commodities trade under Digital Commodities Consumer Product Act of 2022. Issues related to providing a safe harbor from licensing and registration for certain non-controlling blockchain developers and providers of blockchain services under H.R. 1747 Blockchain Regulator Certainty Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID GRIMALDI —
RON HAMMOND —
KRISTIN MCKENZIE SMITH —

Contacted: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1414 (118th), H.R. 1602 (118th), H.R. 1747 (118th), H.R. 1177 (118th), S. 293 (118th), S. 887 (118th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Issues related to internet-based distributed financial systems and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies under the H.R. 1602 Eliminating Barriers to Innovation Act, Token Taxonomy Act, Securities Clarity Act, America COMPETES Act, H.R. 1414 The Keep Innovation in America Act, Keep Your Coins Act, Digital Commodity Exchange Act, S. 293 Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act, and Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act. Issues related to investments in retirement accounts under H.R. 1177 Financial Freedom Act. Issues related to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, and for other purposes under S. 887. Issues related to digital commodities trade under Digital Commodities Consumer Product Act of 2022. Issues related to providing a safe harbor from licensing and registration for certain non-controlling blockchain developers and providers of blockchain services under H.R. 1747 Blockchain Regulator Certainty Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID GRIMALDI —
RON HAMMOND —
KRISTIN MCKENZIE SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 1414 (118th), H.R. 1747 (118th), H.R. 1602 (118th), S. 887 (118th), S. 293 (118th), H.R. 1177 (118th)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to internet-based distributed financial systems and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies under the H.R. 1602 Eliminating Barriers to Innovation Act, Token Taxonomy Act, Securities Clarity Act, America COMPETES Act, H.R. 1414 The Keep Innovation in America Act, Keep Your Coins Act, Digital Commodity Exchange Act, S. 293 Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act, and Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act. Issues related to investments in retirement accounts under H.R. 1177 Financial Freedom Act. Issues related to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, and for other purposes under S. 887. Issues related to digital commodities trade under Digital Commodities Consumer Product Act of 2022. Issues related to providing a safe harbor from licensing and registration for certain non-controlling blockchain developers and providers of blockchain services under H.R. 1747 Blockchain Regulator Certainty Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID GRIMALDI —
RON HAMMOND —
KRISTIN MCKENZIE SMITH —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 1177 (118th), H.R. 1747 (118th), S. 293 (118th), S. 887 (118th), H.R. 1602 (118th), H.R. 1414 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to internet-based distributed financial systems and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies under the H.R. 1602 Eliminating Barriers to Innovation Act, Token Taxonomy Act, Securities Clarity Act, America COMPETES Act, H.R. 1414 The Keep Innovation in America Act, Keep Your Coins Act, Digital Commodity Exchange Act, S. 293 Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act, and Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act. Issues related to investments in retirement accounts under H.R. 1177 Financial Freedom Act. Issues related to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, and for other purposes under S. 887.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DAVID GRIMALDI —
RON HAMMOND —
KRISTIN MCKENZIE SMITH —

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

Bills named: H.R. 1177 (118th), S. 887 (118th), S. 293 (118th), H.R. 1602 (118th), H.R. 1414 (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.