1st Quarter - Report

CLOUDFACTORS LLC for CLOUDFACTORS LLC

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What was lobbied

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

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. STEM for youth, and Youth Spark. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: White House Office; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Telecommunications TEC

Unlicensed Spectrum. Mid-Band Spectrum (6 GHz). 5G. Rural Broadband. Broadband Mapping Funding. Distributed Transmission System Issues. C-Band Spectrum. Robocalling. Siting and permitting. H.R. 6624, USA Telecommunications Act. H.R. 748, CARES Act. H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act. H.R. 2692, Broadband Conduit Act. H.R. 2741, LIFT America Act. H.R. 6800, HEROES Act. H.R. 6563, Emergency Educational Connections Act. H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act. H.R. 6491, E-Bridge Act. H.R. 6456, Serving Rural America Act. H.R. 7447, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes (RDOF). H.R. 7302, To make high-speed broadband internet service accessible and affordable to all Americans, and for other purposes. S. 3569, Keeping Critical Connections Act. S. 1167, Digital Equity Act. S. 1699, Streamline Act. S. 1988, Speed Act. S. 4201, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes (RDOF). S. 3832, Endless Frontier. S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act. S. 3189, A bill to use proceeds from spectrum auctions to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security. H.R. 7688, Portal for Appraisal Licensing Act of 2020.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 6800 (117th), S. 1167 (117th), H.R. 748 (117th), S. 4049 (117th), H.R. 7447 (117th), H.R. 6491 (117th), H.R. 2741 (117th), H.R. 6624 (117th), H.R. 7688 (117th), S. 1699 (117th), S. 3189 (117th), H.R. 2692 (117th), S. 4201 (117th), S. 3569 (117th), H.R. 2 (117th), H.R. 6563 (117th), H.R. 7302 (117th), H.R. 6395 (117th), H.R. 6456 (117th), S. 1988 (117th), S. 3832 (117th)

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. Review of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. S. 3449, H.R. 6196, Trademark Modernization Act of 2020.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 1273 (117th), S. 3449 (117th), H.R. 6196 (117th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming issues. H.R 5376, S. 3007, Eliminate Network Distribution of Child Exploitation Act. Intermediary liability. S. 3398, EARN IT Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 3398 (117th), S. 3007 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th)

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. S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019. S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019. Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act. Issues related to privacy; Federal privacy legislation. S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 4626, Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability Act or SAFE DATA Act. Issues related to the commercial and government use of facial recognition. S. 1084, DETOUR Act. H.R 5901, Modernization Centers of Excellence Program Act. Issues related to IT and COVID response and relief. Issues related to IT support for agency/mission resiliency due to COVID. Actions and guidance related to securing the information and communications technology and services supply chain.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 2968 (117th), S. 4626 (117th), S. 2878 (117th), H.R. 5901 (117th), S. 847 (117th), S. 1084 (117th)

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
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

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.