2nd Quarter - Report — SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIA… (2023)

Firm

SIIA

Client

SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$396,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S.2033, American Innovation and Choice Online Act - oppose Open Apps Market Act - oppose reintroduction S.1207/H.R.2732, EARN IT Act - oppose S.1199, STOP CSAM Act - oppose H.R.763, Supply CHAINS Act - support Executive branch antitrust and competition policy

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL LEKAS	—
MORTEN C SKROEJER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 2732 (118th), S. 2033 (118th), S. 1199 (118th), H.R. 763 (118th), S. 1207 (118th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

PREVAIL Act - oppose because of interference with PTAB system S.2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act - oppose because of effect on innovation and litigation abuse

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MOHR	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2140 (118th)

Science/Technology SCI

US-EU Trade & Technology Council EU Digital Trade Letter - outreach to congressional offices in support of U.S. digital trade in the European Union

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL LEKAS	—
MORTEN C SKROEJER	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE

Computer Industry CPI

Federal comprehensive privacy legislation Executive branch artificial intelligence initiatives Content provenance legislation - support Administration cybersecurity policy National AI Research Resource - support SAFE Innovation Framework for AI - support S.3663, Kids Online Safety Act - support clarity of FERPA's application and interaction with COPPA S.1628, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act - concerned about relationship to consent requirements in COPPA H.R.2801, KIDS PRIVACY Act (getting re-introduced as KIDS PRIVACY Act) - concerned about overbroad consent requirements

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARA KLOEK	—
PAUL LEKAS New	—
ANTON JOSEPH VAN SEVENTER New	—

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 2801 (118th), S. 3663 (118th), S. 1628 (118th)

Education EDU

S.3663, Kids Online Safety Act - support clarity of FERPA's application and interaction with COPPA S.1628, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act - concerned about relationship to consent requirements in COPPA H.R.2801, KIDS PRIVACY Act (getting re-introduced as KIDS PRIVACY Act)--concerned about overbroad consent requirements National Education Technology Plan Federal comprehensive privacy legislation H.R. 4, Parents Bill of Rights Act - concerned about effect of mandatory internet publication of certain copyright-protected works

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SARA KLOEK	—
PAUL LEKAS	—
CHRISTOPHER MOHR	—

Contacted: Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2801 (118th), S. 1628 (118th), H.R. 4 (118th), S. 3663 (118th)

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.