1st Quarter - Report

THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION for THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$310,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Promotion of digital trade/IL/fair use, cross-border data flows

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMY BOS New Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner: Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant; Rep. Pete Hoekstra: Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant
MICHAEL LEMON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues related to COVID-19 related economic stimulus legislation; Issues related to the sharing economy, including H.R.4686, Sami's Law and H.R.842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMY BOS New Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner: Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant; Rep. Pete Hoekstra: Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant
MICHAEL LEMON —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 4686 (117th), H.R. 842 (117th)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to financial services in the cloud; issues related to IT modernization and federal government use of cloud; H.R.3941 - FedRAMP Authorization Act; issues related to Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC); Issues related to National Institute of Standards and Technology modernization efforts

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMY BOS New Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner: Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant; Rep. Pete Hoekstra: Legislative Correspondent, Staff Assistant
MICHAEL LEMON —

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 3941 (117th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to intermediary liability and platform/content moderation; H.R. 4232 - Plan Act; S.3398 - EARN IT Act of 2020; H.R.2154 - To amend section 230(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent immunity for interactive computer services for certain claims, and for other purposes; H.R.8515 - Dont Push My Buttons Act; S.4534 - Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act; H.R. 8454 - EARN IT Act; S. 299 - SAFE TECH Act; H.R.8636 - Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act; Civil Rights Modernization Act of 2021; S.27 - See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2021; S.1268 - PACT Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL LEMON —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 27 (117th), S. 4534 (117th), S. 299 (117th), H.R. 2154 (117th), H.R. 8636 (117th), S. 3398 (117th), H.R. 4232 (117th), S. 1268 (117th), H.R. 8454 (117th), H.R. 8515 (117th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to privacy, data security, email privacy

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL LEMON —

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Section 512 Report; Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA); Patent Eligibility and inter partes review; Issues related to felony streaming; H.R.2426, Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL LEMON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2426 (117th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to net neutrality, broadband deployment & the Telecom Act of 1996

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL LEMON —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

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.