3rd Quarter - Amendment — SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIA… (2023)

Firm

SIIA

Client

SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$517,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
3rd Quarter - Report	Oct 27, 2023	$396,000	Replaced
3rd Quarter - Amendment (this page)	Nov 1, 2023	$517,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Computer Industry CPI

Federal comprehensive privacy legislation Executive branch artificial intelligence initiatives Congressional proposals and bills on artificial intelligence Content provenance legislation - support Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Accountability Act CREATE AI Act - support Administration cybersecurity policy SAFE Innovation Framework for AI - support S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act - support clarity of FERPA's application and interaction with COPPA S.1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act - concerned about relationship to consent requirements in COPPA and knowledge standard S.1207, H.R.2732, The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act - oppose encryption restrictions S.1291, The Protecting Kids on Social Media Act - oppose S.1199, STOP CSAM ACT - oppose encryption restrictions

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DANNY GILCHRIST BOUNDS New	—
SARA KLOEK	—
PAUL LEKAS	—
MORTEN C SKROEJER	—
ANTON JOSEPH VAN SEVENTER	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1291 (118th), S. 1199 (118th), H.R. 2732 (118th), S. 1207 (118th), S. 1418 (118th), S. 1409 (118th)

Education EDU

H.R.2801, KIDS PRIVACY Act - concerned about overbroad consent requirements S.1409, Kids Online Safety Act - oppose S.1418, Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act - concerned about relationship to consent requirements in COPPA and knowledge standard S.1291, The Protecting Kids on Social Media Act - oppose National Education Technology Plan Federal comprehensive privacy legislation H.R. 4, Parents Bill of Rights Act - concerned about effect of mandatory internet publication of certain copyright-protected works

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DANNY GILCHRIST BOUNDS New	—
SARA KLOEK	—
PAUL LEKAS	—
CHRISTOPHER MOHR	—

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4 (118th), S. 1409 (118th), S. 1291 (118th), H.R. 2801 (118th), S. 1418 (118th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S.2033, American Innovation and Choice Online Act - oppose Congressional proposals on competition and antitrust Executive branch antitrust and competition policy

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL LEKAS	—
MORTEN C SKROEJER	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 2033 (118th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

PREVAIL Act - oppose because of interference with PTAB system S.2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act - oppose because of effect on innovation and litigation abuse Copyright and AI - opposition to new legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER MOHR	—

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: S. 2140 (118th)

Science/Technology SCI

US-EU Trade & Technology Council Executive branch artificial intelligence initiatives Congressional proposals and bills on artificial intelligence CREATE AI Act - support

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL LEKAS	—
MORTEN C SKROEJER	—

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.