2nd Quarter - Report

BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION for BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION

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

What was lobbied

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

Banking BAN

Issues related to decentralized finance, decentralized and peer-to-peer economic activities and related assets, digital rights, and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies, including: H.R. 1414. Keep Innovation in America Act; S. 661 Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023; H.R. 1747 Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act; H.R. 2969 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023; S. 1340 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023; H.R. 4841 Keep Your Coins Act of 2023; H.R. 1122 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act; S. 695; H.R. 5403; S. 1357 Responsible Digital Asset Advertising Act of 2023; S. 2669 Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023; H.R. 2743/ S. 293 Fair Access to Banking Act; H.R. 4766 Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023; S.2281 Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act; H.R. 1177 / S. 427 Financial Freedom Act of 2023; S. 1323/ H.R. 2891Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023; H.R. 3572 Securities Clarity Act; H.R. 4763 Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act; H.R. 4664 FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act - Amendment 44; S.Amdt.326 to S. 2226 (NDAA Amendment - Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2023); S.2355 Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2023; S. 2226 - Amdt. 1087 to Amdt.935 (NDAA Manager's Amdt.) Crypto Asset Anti-Money Laundering Examination Standards; S.1671 Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023; H.R. 5741 Uniform Treatment of Custodial Assets Act; S. 3087 Proving Reserves of Others' Funds (PROOF) Act; H.R. 6307 Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology Act; H.R. 6322 End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act; H.R. 6572 Deploying American Blockchains Act; S. 3441 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act; H.R. 7440 Financial Services Innovation Act of 2024; S. 3603 Preventing Illicit Finance Through Partnership Act of 2024; H.J.Res. 109/ S.J.Res. 59; S. 3801 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act; H.R. 8149 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of digital asset rewards; H.R. 8818 American Privacy Rights of 2024; S. 4155 Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act; H.R. 8266 Blockchain Integrity Act; H.R. 8464 Tokenization Report Act of 2024; H.R. 8822 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the payment of certain Federal taxes with bitcoin; H.R. 8070 Service member Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; H.R. 7965 Ransomware and Financial Stability Act; S. 4443 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act (TFPA)

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

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1177 (118th), S. 4155 (118th), H.R. 1747 (118th), H.R. 8818 (118th), S. 2281 (118th), H.R. 8149 (118th), H.R. 4664 (118th), H.R. 6307 (118th), H.R. 5741 (118th), H.R. 1414 (118th), H.R. 4841 (118th), S. 661 (118th), H.R. 6572 (118th), S. 2355 (118th), S. 2669 (118th), S. 1357 (118th), H.R. 8464 (118th), S. 293 (118th), H.R. 2743 (118th), S. 2226 (118th), H.R. 8266 (118th), H.R. 2969 (118th), S. 3087 (118th), H.R. 6322 (118th), H.R. 1122 (118th), H.R. 8070 (118th), H.R. 2891 (118th), S. 1323 (118th), H.R. 4763 (118th), H.R. 7440 (118th), H.R. 5403 (118th), S. 1671 (118th), S. 1340 (118th), S. 3801 (118th), H.R. 2670 (118th), S. 695 (118th), H.R. 8822 (118th), S. 427 (118th), H.R. 3572 (118th), S. 3441 (118th), H.J.Res. 109 (118th), S. 3603 (118th), H.R. 7965 (118th), S.J.Res. 59 (118th), S. 4443 (118th), H.R. 4766 (118th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Issues related to decentralized finance, decentralized and peer-to-peer economic activities and related assets, digital rights, and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies, including: H.R. 1414. Keep Innovation in America Act; S. 661 Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023; H.R. 2969 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023; S. 1340 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023; H.R. 4841 Keep Your Coins Act of 2023; H.R. 1122 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act; S. 695; H.R. 5403; H.R. 4766 Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023; S.2281 Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act; H.R. 4664 FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; S.Amdt.326 to S. 2226 (NDAA Amendment - Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2023); S.2355 Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2023; S. 2226 - Amdt. 1087 to Amdt.935 (NDAA Manager's Amdt.) Crypto Asset Anti-Money Laundering Examination Standards; H.R. 6572 Deploying American Blockchains Act; H.R. 8149 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of digital asset rewards; H.R. 8818 American Privacy Rights of 2024; S. 4155 Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act; H.R. 8266 Blockchain Integrity Act; H.R. 8464 Tokenization Report Act of 2024; H.R. 8822 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the payment of certain Federal taxes with bitcoin; H.R. 8070 Service member Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025; H.R. 7965 Ransomware and Financial Stability Act; S. 4443 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act (TFPA)

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8149 (118th), H.R. 7965 (118th), S. 2355 (118th), S. 2226 (118th), H.R. 1122 (118th), H.R. 8266 (118th), H.R. 1414 (118th), H.R. 5403 (118th), H.R. 4766 (118th), H.R. 8070 (118th), S. 4443 (118th), H.R. 8818 (118th), S. 695 (118th), H.R. 6572 (118th), S. 2281 (118th), H.R. 4841 (118th), H.R. 4664 (118th), H.R. 8464 (118th), S. 1340 (118th), S. 4155 (118th), S. 661 (118th), H.R. 2969 (118th), H.R. 8822 (118th)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to decentralized finance, decentralized and peer-to-peer economic activities and related assets, digital rights, and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies, including: S. 661 Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023; H.R. 1747 Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act; H.R. 2969 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023; S. 1340 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023; H.R. 4841 Keep Your Coins Act of 2023; H.R. 1122 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act; S. 695; H.R. 5403; S. 1357 Responsible Digital Asset Advertising Act of 2023; S. 2669 Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023; H.R. 2743/ S. 293 Fair Access to Banking Act; H.R. 4766 Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023; S.2281 Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act; H.R. 4763 Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act; H.R. 4664 FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; S.Amdt.326 to S. 2226 (NDAA Amendment - Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2023); S.2355 Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2023; S. 2226 - Amdt. 1087 to Amdt.935 (NDAA Manager's Amdt.) Crypto Asset Anti-Money Laundering Examination Standards; S.1671 Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023; H.R. 6307 Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology Act; H.R. 6322 End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act; H.R. 6572 Deploying American Blockchains Act; S. 3441 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act; H.R. 7440 Financial Services Innovation Act of 2024; S. 3603 Preventing Illicit Finance Through Partnership Act of 2024; H.J.Res. 109/ S.J.Res. 59; S. 3801 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act; H.R. 8149 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of digital asset rewards; H.R. 8818 American Privacy Rights of 2024; S. 4155 Lummis-Gillibrand Payment Stablecoin Act; H.R. 8266 Blockchain Integrity Act; H.R. 8464 Tokenization Report Act of 2024; H.R. 7965 Ransomware and Financial Stability Act; S. 4443 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act (TFPA)

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

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 695 (118th), H.R. 8464 (118th), S. 4155 (118th), S. 1671 (118th), S. 661 (118th), H.R. 1747 (118th), H.R. 4841 (118th), H.R. 8818 (118th), S. 3801 (118th), H.R. 2969 (118th), H.R. 5403 (118th), H.R. 6322 (118th), H.J.Res. 109 (118th), S. 4443 (118th), S. 2281 (118th), S. 2226 (118th), S.J.Res. 59 (118th), H.R. 8149 (118th), H.R. 8266 (118th), S. 1340 (118th), H.R. 2743 (118th), H.R. 4763 (118th), S. 3603 (118th), H.R. 1122 (118th), H.R. 4766 (118th), S. 3441 (118th), H.R. 4664 (118th), H.R. 6572 (118th), S. 2355 (118th), S. 293 (118th), S. 1357 (118th), H.R. 6307 (118th), H.R. 7440 (118th), S. 2669 (118th), H.R. 7965 (118th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to decentralized finance, decentralized and peer-to-peer economic activities and related assets, digital rights, and decentralized web applications using blockchain and related distributed ledger technologies, including: H.R. 1414. Keep Innovation in America Act; S. 661 Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency Act of 2023; H.R. 1747 Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act; H.R. 2969 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023; S. 1340 Financial Technology Protection Act of 2023; H.R. 4841 Keep Your Coins Act of 2023; H.R. 1122 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act; S. 695; H.R. 5403; S. 1357 Responsible Digital Asset Advertising Act of 2023; S. 2669 Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2023; H.R. 2743/ S. 293 Fair Access to Banking Act; H.R. 4766 Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act of 2023; S.2281 Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act; H.R. 1177 / S. 427 Financial Freedom Act of 2023; S. 1323/ H.R. 2891Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2023; H.R. 3572 Securities Clarity Act; H.R. 4763 Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act; H.R. 4664 FY 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; H.R. 2670 National Defense Authorization Act - Amendment 44; S.Amdt.326 to S. 2226 (NDAA Amendment - Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2023); S.2355 Crypto-Asset National Security Enhancement and Enforcement Act of 2023; S. 2226 - Amdt. 1087 to Amdt.935 (NDAA Manager's Amdt.) Crypto Asset Anti-Money Laundering Examination Standards; S.1671 Digital Consumer Protection Commission Act of 2023; H.R. 5741 Uniform Treatment of Custodial Assets Act; S. 3087 Proving Reserves of Others' Funds (PROOF) Act; H.R. 6307 Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology Act; H.R. 6322 End Financing for Hamas and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act; H.R. 6572 Deploying American Blockchains Act; S. 3441 Terrorism Financing Prevention Act; H.R. 7440 Financial Services Innovation Act of 2024; S. 3603 Preventing Illicit Finance Through Partnership Act of 2024; H.J.Res. 109/ S.J.Res. 59; S. 3801 CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act

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

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6322 (118th), S. 1671 (118th), S. 2669 (118th), S. 661 (118th), H.J.Res. 109 (118th), H.R. 2670 (118th), H.R. 5741 (118th), S. 2281 (118th), H.R. 4841 (118th), H.R. 1414 (118th), S. 3087 (118th), H.R. 4664 (118th), S. 1323 (118th), H.R. 7440 (118th), H.R. 4763 (118th), S. 695 (118th), H.R. 1122 (118th), S.J.Res. 59 (118th), S. 2355 (118th), S. 293 (118th), H.R. 1747 (118th), S. 3603 (118th), H.R. 4766 (118th), S. 1357 (118th), H.R. 2743 (118th), S. 3801 (118th), S. 2226 (118th), H.R. 5403 (118th), H.R. 6307 (118th), H.R. 3572 (118th), H.R. 6572 (118th), S. 1340 (118th), S. 3441 (118th), H.R. 2969 (118th), H.R. 1177 (118th), S. 427 (118th), H.R. 2891 (118th)

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