3rd Quarter - Report — THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION for THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION (2017)

Firm

THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

Client

THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$300,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to privacy and data security.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM	—
MELIKA D. CARROLL New	Policy Advisor, Sen. Brian Schatz (Jan. 2015 - August 2017)
ELLEN SCHRANTZ	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to net neutrality, broadband deployment and the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM	—
MELIKA D. CARROLL New	Policy Advisor, Sen. Brian Schatz (Jan. 2015 - August 2017)
ELLEN SCHRANTZ	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Government Issues GOV

Issues relating to political advertisement disclosure requirements.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM	—
MELIKA D. CARROLL New	Policy Advisor, Sen. Brian Schatz (Jan. 2015 - August 2017)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Intelligence INT

Issues related to surveillance.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM	—
MELIKA D. CARROLL New	Policy Advisor, Sen. Brian Schatz (Jan. 2015 - August 2017)
ELLEN SCHRANTZ	—

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to intermediary liability.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM	—
MELIKA D. CARROLL New	Policy Advisor, Sen. Brian Schatz (Jan. 2015 - August 2017)
ELLEN SCHRANTZ	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Transportation TRA

Issues related to autonomous vehicles.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM	—
MELIKA D. CARROLL New	Policy Advisor, Sen. Brian Schatz (Jan. 2015 - August 2017)
ELLEN SCHRANTZ	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Promotion of issues that facilitate digital trade, including intermediary liability, fair use, and cross border data flows.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM	—
MELIKA D. CARROLL New	Policy Advisor, Sen. Brian Schatz (Jan. 2015 - August 2017)
ARI GIOVENCO	—
ELLEN SCHRANTZ	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues related to the sharing economy.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM	—
MELIKA D. CARROLL New	Policy Advisor, Sen. Brian Schatz (Jan. 2015 - August 2017)
ELLEN SCHRANTZ	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues regarding patent reform, copyright, and modernization of the Copyright Office.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM	—
MELIKA D. CARROLL New	Policy Advisor, Sen. Brian Schatz (Jan. 2015 - August 2017)
ELLEN SCHRANTZ	—

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

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.