What was lobbied
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Federal funding for education, education technology, and teacher preparation and professional development: FY 2018 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations FY 2019 Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations
Contacted: SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
internet service provider content management, or "network neutrality."
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
International trade issues, including U.S. Government positions on data privacy, intellectual property protection, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, cross-border data flows, IT procurement and data localization requirements; U.S.-EU Privacy Shield Agreement; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Modernization; Tariffs Product Exclusion Process.
Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement); Copyright registration of secure tests; sovereign immunity from patent infringement; Patent litigation reform; Congressional review of copyright; Copyright office modernization, including Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 (H.R. 1695); FDLP Modernization Act of 2018 (H.R. 5305); Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2017 (H.R. 4174); the Big Data in IP Act (H.R. 5887); implementation legislation of the Marrakesh Treaty.
Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Bills named:
H.R. 4174 (115th), H.R. 5887 (115th), H.R. 1695 (115th), H.R. 5305 (115th)
Postal rates and service standards; legislation to reform and modernize the operations of the U.S. Postal Service, including the 2018 Postal Service Reform Act (S. 2629).
Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS)
Bills named:
S. 2629 (115th)
Issues pertaining to federal IT procurement, including the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP); Federal IT Modernization; 21st Century IDEA Act (H.R. 5759, S. 3050); sustainable public access to scientific research; Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017 (FASTR, S. 1701, H.R. 3427); issues relating to open government data; Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2017 (H.R. 4174);
Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS)
Bills named:
S. 1701 (115th), H.R. 5759 (115th), S. 3050 (115th), H.R. 4174 (115th), H.R. 3427 (115th)
Workforce preparedness; Support for technology in teaching and education; Enhancing the public-private research partnerships necessary to improve education; Student data privacy; Open educational resources; Accessibility of education technology for students with disabilities; SAFE KIDS Act (draft legislation); Reauthorization and Implementation of PL 114-95, the Every Student Succeeds Act; Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; Reauthorization of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); Accessibility of Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act, HR 1772; College Transparency Act, S 1121, HR 2434.
Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Bills named:
H.R. 2434 (115th), H.R. 1772 (115th)
Data privacy and security, data breach notification; cybersecurity; encryption; issues related to the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence; Cross-border data flows; Legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including the the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387, S. 1654); Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018 (S. 2728); draft legislation creating federal data security and breach notification requirements.
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Bills named:
H.R. 387 (115th), S. 2728 (115th), S. 1654 (115th)
Legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including the the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387, S. 1654); Legal access to encrypted communications.
Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Bills named:
S. 1654 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th)
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