3rd Quarter - Report

MICROSOFT CORPORATION for MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$2,250,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1044, Fairness for High -Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019. S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). High-skilled immigration reforms.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —
PORTIA WU —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 1044 (116th), S. 386 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Competition Policy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Copyright Office

Science/Technology SCI

Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education (STEM) issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
ALLYSON KNOX —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 4549, American Innovation and Competitiveness Act of 2019 S.604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, international tax, and foreign tax issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —
MATTHEW REISMAN —
TOM ROESSER —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4549 (116th), S. 604 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

US-China Trade Relations. WTO Digital Trade Discussions. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). NAFTA modernization (USMCA). Digital trade policies in trade agreements. Export Controls. Tariffs.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Telecommunications TEC

Unlicensed broadband spectrum below 700 MHz/TV White Spaces. Mid-Band Spectrum (6GHz). Rural Broadband. Broadband Mapping. Broadband Funding. Robocalling. S. 151 TRACED Act. C-Band Spectrum. H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act. S. 1522, Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019. S. 1822, Broadband DATA Act. H.R. 3162, Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019. S. 1167, Digital Equity of 2019. H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act, LIFT America Act. H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act 2020. H.R. 4229, Broadband DATA Act. H.R. 4227, MAPS Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAULA BOYD —
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —
FRANK TORRES —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4229 (116th), H.R. 946 (116th), S. 1822 (116th), H.R. 4227 (116th), H.R. 2741 (116th), S. 151 (116th), S. 1522 (116th), H.R. 3351 (116th), H.R. 3162 (116th), S. 1167 (116th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Software copyright and related issues. Copyright Office modernization. S. 1273, H.R, 2426, Copyright Alternatives in Small Claims Enforcement, CASE Act. Software patents and related policy. Subject matter eligibility under patent law. Intellectual property and related intermediary liability provisions in trade agreements.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 1273 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy Efficiency. Climate change policies. Renewable and advanced energy policies. Grid reliability and resilience issues. Carbon Pricing.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming issues. Online privacy. Intermediary liability. Issues related to privacy and education.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Education EDU

Public Law 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act. Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. Student Privacy Issues, STEM for youth, and Youth Spark. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
ALLYSON KNOX —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —
FRANK TORRES —

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Computer Industry CPI

Licensing, competition, trade, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; health reform and related IT issues. Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competitiveness and high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. Open government, government IT modernization, open data, and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within US government. Cybersecurity policies, legislation, protecting critical infrastructure, and International Cybersecurity norms. Legislative proposals related to government surveillance and a data collection, including issues of transparency and FISA reform. Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations. Trade and trade agreements. Issues related to the EU US Privacy Shield agreement. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to the Privacy and Civil Liberty Review Board. Issues related to proposed changes to electronic communications transactional records (ECTRs). Issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Data breach legislation. Shared Services of agencies' internal business support. Smart Spaces/Smart Infrastructure. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act. S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019. Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act. Issues Related to Privacy. Issues related to the commercial and government use of facial recognition. S. 1084, DETOUR Act. H.R. 3941, FedRAMP Authorization Act.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Bills named: S. 847 (116th), S. 1084 (116th), H.R. 3941 (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.