1st Quarter - Report — CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION for CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (2015)

Firm

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Client

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$680,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General Trade Legislation; Small Business and Ability to Export; Small and Medium Enterprises/Exports; Information Technology Agreement (ITA); Mexican Energy issues impacting Trade

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SAGE CHANDLER	—
MICHAEL HAYES	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Transportation TRA

Unmanned Aerial Systems Policy

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMIE BOONE BIONDI	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Star; Energy Efficiency; Trade Policies Affecting Standards; Energy Use Disclosures;Industry Set-Top Box Voluntary Agreement; S. 128 Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WALTER ALCORN	—

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Bills named: S. 128 (114th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Regulation of Internet; Title II; Net Neutrality; H.R.821 WiFi Innovation Act; S.424 WiFi Innovation Act;

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 821 (114th), S. 424 (114th)

Immigration IMM

S.153 Immigration Innovation Act of 2015; S.181 Startup Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL HAYES	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Bills named: S. 153 (114th), S. 181 (114th)

Intelligence INT

H.R.699 Email Privacy Act; S.356 Electronic Communications Privacy Act; Amendments Act; NSA Reform; Privacy; Data Breach Notification Standard

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMIE BOONE BIONDI	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 699 (114th), S. 356 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to the sharing economy

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL HAYES	—

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S.698 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015; Draft House Online Sales Simplification Act (OSSA)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMIE BOONE BIONDI	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 698 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual Property/Trade Agreements; Fair Use; IP Training Sessions; Online Infringement;TPA- IP Provisions; Trade Promotion Authority; H.R.9 Innovation Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JAMIE BOONE BIONDI	—
SAGE CHANDLER	—
MICHAEL HAYES	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Electronics Recycling; Electronics Waste; Energy Star; Energy Efficiency; US Environmental Trade Policy; Materials Restrictions;Green Government Procurement; S. 697 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; S. 128 Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WALTER ALCORN	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office

Bills named: S. 128 (114th), S. 697 (114th)

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.