What was lobbied
18 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Issues related to the IT provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2018 and FY18 Defense Appropriations Act (draft form - no bill numbers) on IT systems improvements and cloud computing.
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); SENATE; Postal Regulatory Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
Issues related to postal reform and postal rates including the Postal Service Reform Act of 2016 (H.R. 5714), as well as international terminal dues.
Contacted: Postal Regulatory Commission; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of
Bills named:
H.R. 5714 (114th)
Issues related to high-skilled immigration.
Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Postal Regulatory Commission; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Issues related to cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection, payments security, cloud security and authentication.
Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Postal Regulatory Commission; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Issues related to IT system improvements and cloud computing.
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Postal Regulatory Commission
Issues related to mobile payments and payment processing, including: the Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 (H.R. 5938), financial innovation, and technology, including The Repeal of Section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (H.R. 5465).
Contacted: Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Postal Regulatory Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Bills named:
H.R. 5938 (114th), H.R. 5465 (114th)
Issues related to veterans hiring and training.
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Postal Regulatory Commission; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC)
Issues related to cybersecurity, cloud security, Federal IT transformation/cloud computing and big data.
Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Postal Regulatory Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)
Issues related to data flows, free trade agreements, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership, and exports and foreign direct investment.
Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Reserve System; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Treasury, Dept of; Postal Regulatory Commission; U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS)
Issues related to surface transportation, including the Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4441), the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-190), and freight transportation in the FY17 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriation Bills (H.R. 5394 and S. 2844).
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Postal Regulatory Commission; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of
Bills named:
H.R. 5394 (114th), S. 2844 (114th), H.R. 4441 (114th)
Issues related to taxes, including corporate tax reform, renewable energy tax issues such as the MLP Parity Act (H.R. 2883/S. 1656); digital goods, and the collection of taxes on remote sales, including the Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775).
Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Postal Regulatory Commission; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of
Bills named:
H.R. 2883 (114th), H.R. 2775 (114th), S. 1656 (114th)
Issues related to broadband, wi-fi, device accessibility, competitive navigation devices, online video, net neutrality, e-rate modernization, IP address policy, Internet governance, the IANA transition, ICANN including generic top-level domain names, MOBILE NOW Act (S. 2555); and DIGIT Act (S. 2607).
Contacted: Postal Regulatory Commission; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Bills named:
S. 2555 (114th), S. 2607 (114th)
Issues related to intellectual property, including online infringement, copyright reform, music licensing, patent reform, standard essential patents, Copyright office modernization, the Innovation Act (H.R. 9); Patent Act (S. 632); Venue Equity & Non-Uniformity Elimination Act (S. 2733); and the Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act (H.R. 4829).
Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Postal Regulatory Commission; SENATE; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Bills named:
S. 2733 (114th), S. 632 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), H.R. 4829 (114th)
Issues related to the Small Business Administration, House Small Business Committee, and Senate Small Business Committee
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Postal Regulatory Commission; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office
Issues related to data protection, encryption, data retention, data breach notification, data security, cross border data flows, privacy, drone privacy, the US-EU Safe Harbor Agreement, the Electronic Privacy Communications Act, sale and marketing of dietary supplements, and cloud computing including: SAFE KIDS Act (S. 1788); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 (S. 177); Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2015 (H.R. 104); Protecting Cyber Networks Act (H.R. 1560); Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2015 (H.R. 1704); and Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 (H.R. 1770); Student Digital Privacy Act (H.R. 2092); Data Security Act of 2015 (H.R. 2205); Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015 (S. 1158); Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015 (S. 2044); Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 / McCaul-Warner Commission on Digital Security (H.R. 4651).
Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Postal Regulatory Commission; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office
Bills named:
H.R. 1770 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 177 (114th), H.R. 2092 (114th), H.R. 104 (114th), S. 1788 (114th), S. 1158 (114th), S. 2044 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th), H.R. 1704 (114th), H.R. 4651 (114th)
Issues related to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and air cargo, including issues related to the FAA Modernization and Reform Act (Public Law 112-95); Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act (S. 2658); the Aviation Innovation, Reform and Reauthorization Act (H.R. 4441); Commercial UAS Modernization Act (S. 1314), the FY17 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bills (H.R. 5394 & S. 2844), the FY17 House CJS Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5054), and the FAA Extension, Safety and Security Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-190).
Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Postal Regulatory Commission; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Bills named:
S. 2844 (114th), H.R. 4441 (114th), H.R. 5394 (114th), S. 2658 (114th), H.R. 5054 (114th), S. 1314 (114th)
Issues related to STEM education and job training, including re-authorization of the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (H.R. 5587) and the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2017 (S. 3040).
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Postal Regulatory Commission; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
Bills named:
H.R. 5587 (114th), S. 3040 (114th)
Issues related to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Reserve System; Postal Regulatory Commission; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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