4th Quarter - Report

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION for CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Period 4th Quarter 2010 Filed Jan 20, 2011 Signed by Michael Petricone, Senior Vice President, Government Affairs

Official filing
Firm
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Client
CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION
Income
—
Expenses
$400,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

7 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; NAFTA; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); Small and Medium Enterprises/Exports.; Trans Pacific Trade Negotiation; China Innovation; China Currency; S. 891 Congo Conflict Minerals Act 2009; H.R. 4128 Conflict Minerals Trade Act; HR 2419 Lacey Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAURA KNAPP CHADWICK —
SAGE CHANDLER —
VERONICA O'CONNELL —
MICHAEL PETRICONE —

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

Bills named: S. 891 (111th), H.R. 4128 (111th), H.R. 2419 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual Property/Trade Agreements, Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Trade Agreement (ACTA); Fair Use; IP Training Sessions; S.3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SAGE CHANDLER —
VERONICA O'CONNELL —
MICHAEL PETRICONE —

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

Bills named: S. 3804 (111th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

S.649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act; H.R.3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act; Accessible Technologies; H.R.3101, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act; H.R. 4533 Technology Bill of Rights for the Blind Act of 2010; S.3304 Equal Access to 21st Century Communications Act; S. 3610 Spectrum Measurement and Policy Reform Act; H.R. 5947 The Voluntary Incentive Auctions Act of 2010

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAURA KNAPP CHADWICK —
JULIE KEARNEY —
VERONICA O'CONNELL —
MICHAEL PETRICONE —

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

Bills named: H.R. 5947 (111th), S. 3610 (111th), H.R. 4533 (111th), H.R. 3101 (111th), S. 649 (111th), S. 3304 (111th), H.R. 3125 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Star; Energy Efficiency; Trade Policies Affecting Standards; Energy Use Disclosures; S.598, Appliance Standards Improvement Act of 2009; H.R.2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009; S.1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009; S. 3059 National Energy Enhancement Act of 2010; S. 1696 Green Gaming Act of 2009; HR 5070 Smart Electronics Act; S.3925 Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WALTER ALCORN —
LAURA KNAPP CHADWICK —
AMY CATHRYN DEMPSTER —
DOUGLAS K JOHNSON —

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

Bills named: S. 1696 (111th), S. 3925 (111th), H.R. 5070 (111th), S. 1462 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 3059 (111th), S. 598 (111th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R.3126 Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009; H.R.4173 Dodd-Frank Wallstreet Reform and Consumer Protection Act

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 4173 (111th), H.R. 3126 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Electronics Recycling;Electronics Waste;Energy Star ;Energy Efficiency; US Environmental Trade Policy; Materials Restrictions; Green Government Procurement;H.R.1580, Electronic Waste Research and Development Act; H.R.2595,To restrict certain exports of electronic waste;S.1462 American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009; H.R.2454 American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009; S.1397 Electronic Device Recycling Research Development Act; H.R. 4016 Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Act S. 3059 National Energy Efficiency Enhancement Act of 2010; S.1696 Green Gaming Act of 2009; HR 6252 The Responsible Electronics Recycling Act; S.3925 Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
WALTER ALCORN —
LAURA KNAPP CHADWICK —
AMY CATHRYN DEMPSTER —
DOUGLAS K JOHNSON —
VERONICA O'CONNELL —
MICHAEL PETRICONE —

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

Bills named: S. 1397 (111th), S. 1462 (111th), S. 1696 (111th), H.R. 4016 (111th), S. 3925 (111th), H.R. 6252 (111th), S. 3059 (111th), H.R. 1580 (111th), H.R. 2595 (111th), H.R. 2454 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Employee Free Choice Act, H.R.1409 and S.560;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
VERONICA O'CONNELL —
MICHAEL PETRICONE —

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

Bills named: S. 560 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th)

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.