1st Quarter - Report

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

Period 1st Quarter 2013 Filed Apr 22, 2013 Signed by Joel Kaplan, Vice-President, U.S. Public Policy

Official filing
Firm
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
Client
META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES
Income
—
Expenses
$2,450,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Discussions regarding tax issues including stock options; and CUT Loopholes Act (S. 268).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 268 (113th)

Advertising ADV

Education regarding online advertising.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Foreign Relations FOR

International regulation of the Internet; restrictions on Internet access by foreign governments; and protecting and advancing online freedom of expression.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office

Immigration IMM

Discussions regarding reform of immigration system, including temporary high-tech worker visas and employment-based permanent residency; and I-Squared Act of 2013 (S. 169).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUSAN GONZALES see prior reports
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 169 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

Federal policy on issues relevant to technology and Internet policy including privacy, security, protecting children and online safety; implementation of Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA); Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 (S. 418); Administration's process on Do Not Track / multi-stakeholder process; Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (S. 607) and general electronic privacy issues including geolocation information.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUSAN GONZALES see prior reports
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 607 (113th), S. 418 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

Discussions regarding cyber security and data security; Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (H.R. 624); Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 (H.R. 756); and Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 (S. 21).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office

Bills named: S. 21 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th)

Media (information/publishing) MIA

Education regarding Internet media information security policy and Internet privacy issues; federal privacy legislation; and freedom of expression on the Internet.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUSAN GONZALES see prior reports
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

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.