1st Quarter - Amendment

NETCHOICE for NETCHOICE

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$50,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
1st Quarter - Report Apr 20, 2020 $50,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment (this page) Apr 23, 2020 $50,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Platform provisions in USMCA and US-Japan Trade Agreement - encourage Congress to ratify USMCA (no bill number); support US-Japan Free Trade agreement.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN DELBIANCO —
CARL SZABO —

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Antitrust investigation of NetChoice member companies; legislation to exempt media from antitrust (HR 2054); hearing in House Judiciary Committee.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEVEN DELBIANCO —
CARL SZABO —

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 2054 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Support for current legal rules holding content creators liable for material they create and post on the internet; support for current legal rules holding internet intermediaries liable for content only when they are responsible in whole or in part for content creation; opposition to legislation aimed at shifting liability from content creators to intermediaries not responsible for content creation. Related pending legislation: S. 3398; FTC Commissioner Wilson, no bill number. Testimony for FTC COPPA Workshop; NTIA, for ICANN Whois

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER COX New —
STEVEN DELBIANCO —
CARL SZABO —

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Bills named: S. 3398 (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.