1st Quarter - Report — TWINLOGIC STRATEGIES, LLP for CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (PREVIO… (2015)

Firm

TWINLOGIC STRATEGIES, LLP

Client

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (PREVIOUSLY THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION

Income

$80,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General trade issues, Small Business and Ability to export. TPA and bilateral trade agreements.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative Counsel - Rep.Goodlatte/Press Sec.House E&C
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
SHARON RINGLEY	Deputy Chief of Staff - Former Rep. Rick Boucher
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Transportation TRA

Safe Driving issues, connected cars and ride sharing issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative Counsel - Rep.Goodlatte/Press Sec.House E&C
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
SHARON RINGLEY	Deputy Chief of Staff - Former Rep. Rick Boucher
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

Immigration reform including issues related to a high-skilled work force and H1B visas

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative Counsel - Rep.Goodlatte/Press Sec. House E&C
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
SHARON RINGLEY	Deputy Chief of Staff - Former Rep. Rick Boucher
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to intellectual property: including: online infringement, copyright, copyright office and music licensing reform (including S. 662 and H.R. 1283, the Songwriter Equity Act) ITC reform, patent litigation reform (including: the Innovation Act H.R. 9 and related patent litigation reform in the Senate including S. 632, the STRONG Patents Act of 2015 and S.AMDT.437 to S.CON.RES 11), Trade Secrets; First Sale issues (including H.R. 869, You Own Devices Act. Intellectual property in trade agreements.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative Counsel - Rep.Goodlatte/Press Sec. House E&C
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
SHARON RINGLEY	Deputy Chief of Staff - Former Rep. Rick Boucher
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 632 (114th), H.R. 869 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), S. 662 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 1283 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to taxes, including:the collection of taxes on remote sales (the Marketplace Fairness Act, S. 698 and related issues in the House)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative Counsel - Rep.Goodlatte/Press Sec.House E&C
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
SHARON RINGLEY	Deputy Chief of Staff - Former Rep. Rick Boucher
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 698 (114th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to spectrum allocation, broadband deployment, FM chips, Receiver Standards The House Energy and Commerce Committee Communications Act Update.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative Counsel - Rep.Goodlatte/Press Sec.House E&C
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
SHARON RINGLEY	Deputy Chief of Staff - Former Rep. Rick Boucher
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

.Issues related to consumer privacy, data protection and cybersecurity

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative Counsel - Rep.Goodlatte/Press Sec.House E&C
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
SHARON RINGLEY	Deputy Chief of Staff - Former Rep. Rick Boucher
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Issues impacting the Internet and multichannel video programming distributors. E-labeling.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative Counsel - Rep.Goodlatte/Press Sec. House E&C
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
SHARON RINGLEY	Deputy Chief of Staff - Former Rep. Rick Boucher
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy efficiency standards

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ELIZABETH W FRAZEE	Legislative Counsel - Rep.Goodlatte/Press Sec.House E&C
ALYSSA GOWENS-BETZ	Legislative Counsel - Former Rep. Mel Watt
SHARON RINGLEY	Deputy Chief of Staff - Former Rep. Rick Boucher
RACHEL WOLBERS	Legislative Counsel - Rep. Blake Farenthold

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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.