ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION for ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Support efforts to encourage development of free and fair trade agreements, including digital trade issues. Monitor tariff decisions. Monitor H.R. 704 and S. 2 - Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act; H.R. 940, S. 287 -- Bicameral Trade Authority Act of 2019; H.R. 764 -- U.S. Reciprocal Trade Act

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 2 (116th), H.R. 940 (116th), H.R. 764 (116th), S. 287 (116th), H.R. 704 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

Monitor issues related to online privacy and advertising, broadband, data security, data breaches, cyber security, internet of things, net neutrality, and encryption. Monitor: HR 1818 - Kelsey Smith Act; HR 1096 - Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019; HR 1101 - o amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority; HR 1006 - Open Internet Act of 2019; HR 1220 and S. 510 - TRUE Fees Act of 2019; HR 1644 and S. 682 - Save the Internet Act of 2019; HR 1733 and S. 777 - CHANCE in TECH Act; S. 842 - Improving Broadband Mapping Act of 2019; S. 650 and HR 1519 - CREATE Act of 2019; S. 1116 -- Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2019 (BROWSER Act); HR 331 - Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2019; HR 1282 - Data Accountability and Trust Act; HR 43 - Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act; HR 618 - to establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security, and for other purposes; HR 2013 - Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act; S. 783 - Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019; S. 806 - Own Your Own Data Act; S. 847 - Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019; S. 748 - A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes; S. 1214 - Privacy Bill of Rights Act; S. 189 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019; S. 142 - American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act; S. 583 - DATA Privacy Act; S. 592 - Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019; S. 1629 - A bill to regulate certain pay-to-win microtransactions and sales of loot boxes in interactive digital entertainment products, and for other purposes

Contacted: Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE

Bills named: S. 142 (116th), H.R. 1101 (116th), H.R. 1006 (116th), S. 510 (116th), S. 592 (116th), H.R. 43 (116th), S. 842 (116th), H.R. 618 (116th), H.R. 331 (116th), H.R. 1733 (116th), S. 806 (116th), S. 748 (116th), S. 777 (116th), S. 583 (116th), S. 1116 (116th), S. 1214 (116th), S. 1629 (116th), H.R. 1220 (116th), H.R. 1644 (116th), H.R. 1282 (116th), S. 189 (116th), H.R. 1818 (116th), H.R. 1096 (116th), H.R. 1519 (116th), S. 682 (116th), S. 783 (116th), H.R. 2013 (116th), S. 847 (116th), S. 650 (116th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Advocate for protection of entertainment software intellectual property, including efforts to stop domestic and international infringement.

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Discuss privacy, e-commerce, micro-transactions, parental controls, and advertising issues related to online games and mobile apps, including evolution of industry's voluntary rating system to address new technologies and other voluntary self-regulatory measures.

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office

Education EDU

Monitor legislation related to technical education programs and funding for STEM and STEAM education provided by the video game industry. Monitor HR 425 -- Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 425 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

Discuss educational outreach programs and career opportunities relating to STEM and STEAM education provide by the video game industry. Monitor S. 153, H.R. 425 -- Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act and S. 775 - Scientific Integrity Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Education, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: S. 153 (116th), H.R. 425 (116th), S. 775 (116th)