3rd Quarter - Report — TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET for TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET (2016)

Firm

TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET

Client

TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET

Income

—

Expenses

$230,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans Pacific Partnership

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID TOOMEY	—
MICHAEL WARD	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Reauthorization of expired tax laws; Tax code reform; Tax enforcement; S 2809, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes H.R. 5719 / S.3152, Empowering Employees Through Stock Ownership Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID TOOMEY	—
MICHAEL WARD	—

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: S. 3152 (114th), H.R. 5719 (114th)

Telecommunications TEC

Internet privacy, generally; Spectrum; Broadband deployment/access; S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015; H.R. 283, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID TOOMEY	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 283 (114th), S. 356 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent litigation reform; H.R. 9, The Innovation Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID TOOMEY	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016; S. 2044, Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL WARD	—

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5111 (114th), S. 2044 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Immigration reform, generally; STEM visas; H1-B visas; S. 153, The Immigration Innovation Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID TOOMEY	—

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 153 (114th)

Education EDU

Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act reauthorization; Computer science education/funding; Student data privacy; H.R. 5, Student Success Act - issues related to elementary and secondary education; H.R. 5926 / S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017; S. 1788, SAFE KIDS Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID TOOMEY	—
MICHAEL WARD	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 1788 (114th), S. 3040 (114th), H.R. 5926 (114th), H.R. 5 (114th)

Intelligence INT

Surveillance reform; Cyber Security Information Act implementation; Encryption

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID TOOMEY	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 1428 / S. 1600, Judicial Redress Act of 2015 - issues related to data protection rights; H.R. 699, Enail Privacy Act; H.R. 283, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2015; S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DAVID TOOMEY	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 1600 (114th), H.R. 283 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th), S. 356 (114th), H.R. 1428 (114th)

Affiliated organisations

Organisation	Location
BIOGEN	Washington, DC, US

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.