ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS, INC. for ASSOCIATION OF NATIONAL ADVERTISERS, INC.
What was lobbied
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Beverage Industry BEV
Proposals to require reporting on youth exposure to alcohol beverage advertising and marketing
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID P BUZBY | — |
| DANIEL L JAFFE | — |
| KEITH A SCARBOROUGH | — |
Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO
S. 3067 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 - sec. 621, prohibiting the Federal Trade Commission from completing draft Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children guidelines unless it complies with Executive Order no. 13563 S. 2936/H.R. 5232 - Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act, denying the tax deduction for marketing or promotional expenses for "food of poor nutritional quality"
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID P BUZBY | — |
| DANIEL L JAFFE | — |
| KEITH A SCARBOROUGH | — |
Pharmacy PHA
Proposals relating to the regulation of direct to consumer prescription drug advertising H.R. 4565, Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2016, to prohibit for three years after FDA approval direct to consumer prescription drug advertising
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID P BUZBY | — |
| DANIEL L JAFFE | — |
| KEITH A SCARBOROUGH | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Discussions with members of the House of Representatives and Senate on draft legislation that would require amortization of advertising expenses under the Internal Revenue Code Discussions with members of the House of Representatives and Senate on tax reform S. 2623, Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act, to disallow the deduction for expenses relating to prescription drug advertising S. 2936/H.R. 5232, Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act, to deny the tax deduction for marketing and promotional expenses directed to children for food of "poor nutritional quality"
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID P BUZBY | — |
| DANIEL L JAFFE | — |
| KEITH A SCARBOROUGH | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
H.R. 9, Innovation Act, setting pleading requirements in patent actions, awarding of fees to prevailing party, joinder of interested parties, requiring disclosure of other interested parties to patent, and requiring specificity in demand letters S. 632, Support Technology and Research for Our Nation's Growth Patents Act of 2015 (STRONG Patents Act of 2015), setting requirements for patent suits and making it a unfair act or practice to send a demand letter in bad faith S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act (PATENT Act), setting requirements for patent suits and making it an unfair act or practice to send a demand letter in bad faith H.R. 1896, Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2015, requiring entities sending 20 or more demand letters a year to meet certain requirements of notice to the USPTO H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act (TROL Act), making it an unfair or deceptive act or practice of sending demand letters in bad faith
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID P BUZBY | — |
| DANIEL L JAFFE | — |
| KEITH A SCARBOROUGH | — |
Tobacco TOB
Food and Drug Administration proposed rule on required warnings for cigarette packaging and advertisements S. 430/H.R. 478, Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act of 2015, prohibiting advertisement, promotion or marketing of electronic cigarette products in a manner that would have the effect of increasing the use of such products by those under 18.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID P BUZBY | — |
| DANIEL L JAFFE | — |
| KEITH A SCARBOROUGH | — |
Computer Industry CPI
Discussions with members of the House of Representatives and Senate on the advertising industry's self-regulatory program for online behavioral advertising Discussions with House of Representatives and Senate on draft legislation on data security and data breach S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015, requiring the FTC to issue regulations on information security practices S.547/H.R.1053, to establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015, which requires certain actions in the event of a data breach Discussions regarding the potential transition of Internet domain name system functions from the Department of Commerce to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) S.1551/H.R. 805: Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2015 (DOTCOM Act of 2015), requiring certain conditions be met before the transfer from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to ICANN of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions S. 3034/H.R. 5418: Protecting Internet Freedom Act, prohibiting the NTIA from terminating authority over the Internet Assigned Names and Numbers Authority functions unless explicitly granted by federal statute S. 1563/H.R. 2734: Do Not Track Kids Act of 2015, extending the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act to certain online applications and mobile applications directed to children. H.R. 2205: Data Security Act of 2015, which would require development of a comprehensive data security program by covered entities Discussions relating to the piracy of entertainment products online Discussions relating to "bot fraud" online
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID P BUZBY | — |
| DANIEL L JAFFE | — |
| KEITH A SCARBOROUGH | — |
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
FCC actions on establishing rules for net neutrality Comments and reply comments to FCC on its notice of proposed rulemaking on Expanding Consumers' Video Navigation Choices; Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices Comments and reply comments to FCC on its notice of proposed rulemaking on Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunication Services
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID P BUZBY | — |
| DANIEL L JAFFE | — |
| KEITH A SCARBOROUGH | — |
Advertising ADV
Comments in response to FTC Workshop, Putting Disclosures to the Test
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DAVID P BUZBY | — |
| DANIEL L JAFFE | — |
| KEITH A SCARBOROUGH | — |
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