3rd Quarter - Report

CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.) for CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)

Period 3rd Quarter 2020 Filed Oct 20, 2020 Signed by George P. Slover

Official filing
Firm
CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)
Client
CONSUMER REPORTS, INC. (F.K.A. CONSUMERS UNION OF UNITED STATES, INC.)
Income
—
Expenses
$30,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S.92, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2019 S.1902, Stop Tip-overs of Unstable, Risky Dressers on Youth Act S.4120, Early Warning Reporting System Improvement Act of 2020 S.4121, PARTS Act of 2020 S.4122, Modernizing Seat Back Safety Act S.4123, SAFE Act of 2020 H.R.2211, STURDY Act H.R.7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021 (issues related to auto safety) H.R.8121, COVID-19 Home Safety Act of 2020 H.R.8134, Consumer Product Safety Inspection Enhancement Act Issues related to Federal Trade Commission contact lens rule Issues related to airline consumer protections and safety Issues related to COVID-19 antitrust Issues related to the right to repair electronic devices

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNA LAITIN —
GEORGE SLOVER —
WILLIAM WALLACE —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: H.R. 2211 (116th), H.R. 7617 (116th), H.R. 8134 (116th), S. 4123 (116th), S. 4122 (116th), H.R. 8121 (116th), S. 4121 (116th), S. 1902 (116th), S. 4120 (116th), S. 92 (116th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to price gouging Issues related to COVID-19 financial issues Issues related to COVID-19 business immunity

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANNA LAITIN —
JONATHAN SCHWANTES —
GEORGE SLOVER —

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Telecommunications TEC

S.4113, BRIDGE Act S.4626, SAFE DATA Act Issues related to robocalls Issues related to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) Issues related to The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) exemptions Issues related to Big Tech competition Issues related to the Federal Communications Commission 5.9 GHz Band proposal Issues related to interoperability between online platforms

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN SCHWANTES —
GEORGE SLOVER —

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 4626 (116th), S. 4113 (116th)

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.