3rd Quarter - Report — CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION for CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (2011)

Firm

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Client

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$760,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General Trade Legislation; Free Trade Agreements of Colombia, Panama and Korea; Small Business and Ability to Export; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); Small and Medium Enterprises/Exports.; Trans Pacific Trade Negotiation; China Innovation; China Currency; Canadian Energy Efficiency Issues Impacting Trade; Rare Earth Minerals/China Mexican Energy Efficiency Issues Impacting Trade

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SAGE CHANDLER	—
DOUGLAS K JOHNSON	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Environment/Superfund ENV

Electronics Recycling; Electronics Waste;Energy Star ; Energy Efficiency; US Environmental Trade Policy; Materials Restrictions; Green Government Procurement; H.R. 438, Energy Star Improvements Act of 2011; S. 398 Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act of 2011; S. 395 Better Use of Light Bulbs Act; H.R. 91, Better Use of Light Bulbs Act; H.R. 2284 Responsible Electronics Recycling Act; S.1270 Responsible Electronics Recycling Act; S.1321, Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011; S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WALTER ALCORN	—
DOUGLAS K JOHNSON	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: S. 398 (112th), H.R. 91 (112th), H.R. 2284 (112th), S. 1321 (112th), S. 1270 (112th), S. 395 (112th), S. 1000 (112th), H.R. 438 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1439 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act; H.R. 1834, The Freedom to Invest Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LAURA KNAPP CHADWICK	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1439 (112th), H.R. 1834 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S.782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LAURA KNAPP CHADWICK	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 782 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual Property/Trade Agreements; Fair Use; IP Training Sessions; Online Infringement; S.968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LAURA KNAPP CHADWICK	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 968 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Star; Energy Efficiency; Trade Policies Affecting Standards; Energy Use Disclosures; S. 398 Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act of 2011; S. 395 Better Use of Light Bulbs Act; H.R. 91, Better Use of Light Bulbs Act; S.1321, Practical Energy Plan Act of 2011; S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2011

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WALTER ALCORN	—
DOUGLAS K JOHNSON	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1000 (112th), H.R. 91 (112th), S. 398 (112th), S. 395 (112th), S. 1321 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S.1165, Button Cell Battery Safety Act; S. 1572, FY2012 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LAURA KNAPP CHADWICK	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1165 (112th), S. 1572 (112th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

S.28, Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act; S.415, Spectrum Optimization Act; H.R.607 Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011; S.455 Reforming Airwaves by Developing Incentives and Opportunistic Sharing (RADIOS) Act; S.522, Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2011; S.911 Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LAURA KNAPP CHADWICK	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 607 (112th), S. 28 (112th), S. 911 (112th), S. 455 (112th), S. 415 (112th), S. 522 (112th)

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.