2nd Quarter - Report

META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES for META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$5,390,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Issues related to Coronavirus response

Contacted: White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Intelligence INT

Issues related to AI

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 936, H.R. 5502, Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act (INFORM Consumers Act); S. 1605, National Defense Authorization Act; Discussions regarding general intellectual property issues, including copyright reform

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 936 (117th), H.R. 5502 (117th), S. 1605 (117th)

Homeland Security HOM

Discussions regarding cyber security, data security, encryption, platform integrity, election integrity, content policy, and terrorism; Issues related to voter suppression/interference, political ads and misinformation policies, and issues related to Spanish language misinformation

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Immigration IMM

Discussions regarding comprehensive reform of immigration system, including temporary high-tech worker visas and employment based permanent residency; Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); H.R. 3648, Equal Access to Green Cards for Legal Employment Act of 2021 (EAGLE Act); FY2023 NDAA; H.R. 3524, Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act (EAGLE) Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3524 (117th), H.R. 3648 (117th)

Media (information/publishing) MIA

Education regarding internet security policy and internet privacy issues, federal privacy legislation, and freedom of expression on the internet, including connectivity, spectrum and access issues, local media issues; S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act; H.R. 1735, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021

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

Bills named: H.R. 1735 (117th), S. 673 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to Digital Services Taxes (DSTs); Discussions regarding corporate tax issues and international tax policy

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Discussions regarding free trade agreements; Data localization and cross-border trade flows; Trade promotion authority and digital trade; Commerce export regulations - emerging technology; EU/US data flow (Schrems II); China; Intermediary liability; US-India trade negotiations; India Personal Data Protection Bill; H.R. 3524, Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)

Bills named: H.R. 3524 (117th)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues and discussions related to technology and the Internet including privacy, security, competition, research, trademark counterfeiting and copyright piracy issues; online advertising, content and platform transparency efforts; diversity and improving education in science, technology and engineering; protecting children, bullying prevention and online safety; human and wildlife trafficking issues; data portability and interoperability; data breach; net neutrality and connectivity; platform integrity and cybersecurity; storage and access to electronic communications and encryption; blockchain policy; manipulated media; Appropriations FY 2022; Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act; S. 299, H.R. 3421, SAFE TECH Act; S. 3029, H.R. 2154, Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act; Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA); EARN IT Act; S.797, PACT Act; S. 427, Promise Act; H.R. 3067, Online Consumer Protection Act; H.R. 3451, Social Media DATA Act; H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act; H.R. 1816, Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act; S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act; S. 1843, H.R. 3429, Shop Safe Act; COOL Online Act; H.R. 3184, Civil Rights Modernization Act; S. 2031, PRO-SPEECH Act; S. 1477, Data and Algorithm Transparency Agreement (DATA) Act; H.R. 4801, Kids PRIVACY Act; Facial Recognition Technology; S. 2918, KIDS Act; S.2448, Health Misinformation Act of 2021; S. 971, Children and Media Research Advancement Act (CAMRA Act); Build Back Better Act; H.R. 6083, Deceptive Experiences to Online Users Reduction Act; H.R. 5596, Justice Against Malicious Algorithms Act; S. 3073, SANTA Act; S. 2024, Filter Bubble Transparency Act; H.R. 3611, Algorithmic Justice and Online Platform Transparency Act; H.R. 6580, Algorithmic Accountability Act; H.R. 6416, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act; H.R. 6796, Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act; S. 3663, Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA); S. 3608, Nudging Users to Drive Good Experiences on Social Media (Social Media NUDGE) Act; H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act of 2022; S. 2710, Open App Markets Act; H.R. 7072, NDO Fairness Act; S. 4258, Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Bill; H.R. 8152, American Data and Privacy Protection Act; H.R. 8041, China Social Media Reciprocity Act; COPPA 2.0

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 3421 (117th), S. 2918 (117th), H.R. 3067 (117th), S. 299 (117th), H.R. 8041 (117th), S. 797 (117th), S. 3073 (117th), H.R. 2668 (117th), H.R. 3184 (117th), S. 3663 (117th), H.R. 1816 (117th), H.R. 2154 (117th), H.R. 6416 (117th), S. 3029 (117th), S. 2031 (117th), S. 2024 (117th), S. 1477 (117th), H.R. 6083 (117th), H.R. 3451 (117th), S. 2710 (117th), H.R. 5596 (117th), H.R. 4521 (117th), H.R. 4801 (117th), H.R. 8152 (117th), S. 2448 (117th), H.R. 3429 (117th), S. 4258 (117th), S. 971 (117th), H.R. 3611 (117th), H.R. 6796 (117th), H.R. 7072 (117th), S. 3608 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), S. 427 (117th), S. 1843 (117th), H.R. 6580 (117th)

Government Issues GOV

Election integrity issues; H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2021; S. 443, DISCLOSE Act of 2021; Honest Ads Act; Issues related to voting and voting rights

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (117th), S. 443 (117th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to infrastructure and subsea cable systems

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Science/Technology SCI

Continued conversations on Artificial Intelligence; H.R. 3593, Department Of Energy Science for the Future Act; H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3593 (117th), H.R. 2225 (117th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Issues related to hate speech; Update on civil rights issues related to advertising practices; Issues related to human rights; Issues related to gender disinformation; Specific human rights issues related to Myanmar; S. Res. 35, A resolution condemning the military coup that took place on February1, 2021, in Burma and the Burmese military's detention of civilian leaders, calling for an immediate and unconditional release of all those detained and for those elected to serve in parliament to resume their duties without impediment, and for other purposes, with amendments; H.R. 5, Equality Act; H.R. 4, John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: S.Res. 35 (117th), H.R. 4 (117th), H.R. 5 (117th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to encryption; Issues related to Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties; Issues related to EU/US data flow (Schrems II); India data localization; India Personal Data Protection Bill; Intermediary liability; S. 228, H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; H.R. 3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; H.R. 3849, the Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act of 2021 ( ACCESS Act of 2021); S. 3197, H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021; H.R. 3816, the American Choice and Innovation Online Act; H.R. 3825, the Ending Platform Monopolies Act; S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists Act (TEAM Act); S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act; S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act; H.R. 6093, FTC Whistleblower Act; S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3197 (117th), S. 3410 (117th), H.R. 3816 (117th), S. 2992 (117th), H.R. 3826 (117th), H.R. 3849 (117th), H.R. 3460 (117th), H.R. 3843 (117th), S. 228 (117th), H.R. 3825 (117th), H.R. 6093 (117th), S. 2039 (117th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to climate change

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

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