What was lobbied
14 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Issues related to the distribution of video programming Issues related to spectrum allocations Issues related to technology platform liability including reforms to section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and S. 797, the PACT Act Issues related to content moderation
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Bills named:
S. 797 (117th)
Standards and technical barriers to trade Market access, including tariffs and non-tariff barriers Issues related to export control regulations and foreign investment Educate policymakers on how Apple prevents forced labor in its supply chain and discuss with policymakers technical aspects of S. 65 Issues related to the US-EU Privacy Shield
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Bills named:
S. 65 (117th)
Issues related to mobile payments Issues related to Apple Card
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Issues related to the development of autonomous vehicle technologies
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
| WALT KUHN |
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Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Issues related to the Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
General patent policy Issues related to standard essential patents and fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
General consumer privacy issues Issues related to counterfeit goods Issues related to app store privacy updates, specifically IDFA changes and app nutrition label Issues related to privacy practices in the app ecosystem
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Issues related to immigration, including H.R. 6, S. 264, H.R. 1177, and S. 348 Issues related to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program Issues related to waivers and to removing per country caps on employment-based visas
Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
S. 264 (117th), S. 348 (117th), H.R. 1177 (117th), H.R. 6 (117th)
Issues related to student privacy Issues related to computer science education Providing general information about Apple's inclusion and diversity programs related to education Providing general information about Apple's coding and education programs
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)
Issues related to diversity in the workplace Issues related to competition in digital markets, including S. 225 Issues related to actions by foreign competition authorities
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
Bills named:
S. 225 (117th)
Issues related to mobile devices, telehealth and health records Issues related to the response to the COVID-19 virus
Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)
Climate change International environmental policy
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Issues related to the domestic manufacturing of semiconductors
Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Issues related to government requests for data Issues related to criminal justice reform Issues related to data security and encryption
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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