3rd Quarter - Report — META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSID… for META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSID… (2011)

Firm

META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Client

META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Income

—

Expenses

$360,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Discussed patent reform legislation to encourage innovation and foster the American economy and competitiveness; America Invents Act (S. 23, H.R. 1249); Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 (S. 968); A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes (S. 978).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MYRIAH JORDAN	Attorney Advisor, Chief Counsel's Office, Econ., Dev't Admin., Dep't of Commerce; Assoc. Gen'l, Counsel, Coalition Provisional Authority; Special, Ass't to Chief of Staff, Office of Chief of Staff,, White House; Special Ass't to the President,, Office of Chief of Staff, White House;, General Counsel, Senator Richard Burr
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN	Special Ass't for Policy, Office of Chief of Staff,, White House; Special Ass't to the President for, Policy, Office of Chief of Staff, White House; Dep., Director, OMB; Dep. Chief of Staff, White House
TIMOTHY SPARAPANI	—

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 968 (112th), S. 23 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th), S. 978 (112th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International regulation of software companies and restrictions on Internet access by foreign governments.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
N/A N/A	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA)

Government Issues GOV

Discussing House, Senate, and Government rules to allow more Government and Congressional offices to access social media and to use social media to engage with citizens.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ADAM CONNER	Director of Online Communications, Committee, on Rules, House of Representatives

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Computer Industry CPI

Federal policy on online security measures for private industry, data storage, and online safety to ensure the safety of Internet users; modernization of Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011 (S. 1011); mobile Internet access issues; implementation of Children's Online Privacy Protection Act; Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 (S. 799); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (S. 1151); Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 (S. 913); Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 (S. 1223); Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 (H.R. 1895); Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 (H.R. 1528); Video Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 2471); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (S. 1207); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (S. 1151); Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (S. 1408); SAFE Data Act (H.R. 2577); Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success (METRICS) Act of 2011 (S. 1464); Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 (H.R. 1841); Data Accountability and Trust Act (H.R. 1707).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MYRIAH JORDAN	Attorney Advisor, Chief Counsel's Office, Econ., Dev't Admin., Dep't of Commerce; Assoc. Gen'l, Counsel, Coalition Provisional Authority; Special, Ass't to Chief of Staff, Office of Chief of Staff,, White House; Special Ass't to the President,, Office of Chief of Staff, White House;, General Counsel, Senator Richard Burr
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN	Special Ass't for Policy, Office of Chief of Staff,, White House; Special Ass't to the President for, Policy, Office of Chief of Staff, White House; Dep., Director, OMB; Dep. Chief of Staff, White House
TIMOTHY SPARAPANI	—

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1895 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), S. 799 (112th), H.R. 1528 (112th), H.R. 1707 (112th), S. 913 (112th), H.R. 2471 (112th), S. 1011 (112th), S. 1464 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), H.R. 1841 (112th), S. 1408 (112th), S. 1151 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

Discussions regarding power and water needs to support high-tech growth and investment in Oregon.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
N/A N/A	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Media (information/publishing) MIA

Educating on Internet media information security policy and Internet privacy issues; federal privacy legislation; freedom of expression on the Internet; discussion of location-based services.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ADAM CONNER	Director of Online Communications, Committee, on Rules, House of Representatives
MYRIAH JORDAN	Attorney Advisor, Chief Counsel's Office, Econ., Dev't Admin., Dep't of Commerce; Assoc. Gen'l, Counsel, Coalition Provisional Authority;, Special Ass't to Chief of Staff, Office of Chief, of Staff, White House; Special Ass't to the, President, Office of Chief of Staff, White, House; General Counsel, Senator Richard Burr
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN	Special Ass't for Policy, Office of Chief of Staff,, White House; Special Ass't to the President for, Policy, Office of Chief of Staff, White House; Dep., Director, OMB; Dep. Chief of Staff, White House
TIMOTHY SPARAPANI	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

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.