4th Quarter - Report

MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. for ADOBE SYSTEMS INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

IT funding in FY 2024 government appropriations. Acquisition reform and IT modernization.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ARONSON —
ERICA JAY CHABOT New Staff Asst, Leg Corres, Asst Schd, Asst to COS, Press Asst, Dep Press Sec, Leg Dir (Senator Patrick Leahy); Prof Staff (Sen Approp Comm); LD (Sen Pres Pro Temp Emeritus); Dep COS (Senate Consult); Staff Dir (Sen Ag Comm)
STEPHEN M. COTE —
NICHOLE DISTEFANO —
SAGE EASTMAN —
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING —
VICTORIA D FLOOD —
LISA GOLDMAN —
ROSEMARY GUTIERREZ —
CONSTANTINE HINGSON —
ZACHARY MALLOVE —
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
ALYENE MLINAR New Pol Adv (Maj Leader Scalise); Pol Adv (Min Whip Scalise); Pol Adv (House Oversight/Govt Reform Comm); Prof Staff Member (Ways and Means Subcom on Health/Brady), Pol Adv (Sen Rep Policy Comm/Barrasso); Leg Asst (Senator Ben Sasse)
ALEXANDER PERKINS —
MICHAEL ROBINSON —
DEAN ROSEN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
PAUL THORNELL —
HELEN TOLAR —
CAITLIN VAN SANT —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to electronic signatures, consumer privacy, content authenticity, and AI policies. Deepfake Taskforce Act. 21st Century IDEA Act implementation. Implementation of P.L. 117-167, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. AI Voluntary Commitments and Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ARONSON —
ERICA JAY CHABOT New Staff Asst, Leg Corres, Asst Schd, Asst to COS, Press Asst, Dep Press Sec, Leg Dir (Senator Patrick Leahy); Prof Staff (Sen Approp Comm); LD (Sen Pres Pro Temp Emeritus); Dep COS (Senate Consult); Staff Dir (Sen Ag Comm)
STEPHEN M. COTE —
NICHOLE DISTEFANO —
SAGE EASTMAN —
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING —
VICTORIA D FLOOD —
LISA GOLDMAN —
ROSEMARY GUTIERREZ —
CONSTANTINE HINGSON —
ZACHARY MALLOVE —
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
ALYENE MLINAR New Pol Adv (Maj Leader Scalise); Pol Adv (Min Whip Scalise); Pol Adv (House Oversight/Govt Reform Comm); Prof Staff Member (Ways and Means Subcom on Health/Brady), Pol Adv (Sen Rep Policy Comm/Barrasso); Leg Asst (Senator Ben Sasse)
ALEXANDER PERKINS —
MICHAEL ROBINSON —
DEAN ROSEN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
PAUL THORNELL —
HELEN TOLAR —
CAITLIN VAN SANT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Detecting/preventing Deepfakes. Monitoring privacy legislation. Monitoring AI proposals. S. 3312 - Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ARONSON —
ERICA JAY CHABOT New Staff Asst, Leg Corres, Asst Schd, Asst to COS, Press Asst, Dep Press Sec, Leg Dir (Senator Patrick Leahy); Prof Staff (Sen Approp Comm); LD (Sen Pres Pro Temp Emeritus); Dep COS (Senate Consult); Staff Dir (Sen Ag Comm)
STEPHEN M. COTE —
NICHOLE DISTEFANO —
SAGE EASTMAN —
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING —
VICTORIA D FLOOD —
LISA GOLDMAN —
ROSEMARY GUTIERREZ —
CONSTANTINE HINGSON —
ZACHARY MALLOVE —
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
ALYENE MLINAR New Pol Adv (Maj Leader Scalise); Pol Adv (Min Whip Scalise); Pol Adv (House Oversight/Govt Reform Comm); Prof Staff Member (Ways and Means Subcom on Health/Brady), Pol Adv (Sen Rep Policy Comm/Barrasso); Leg Asst (Senator Ben Sasse)
ALEXANDER PERKINS —
MICHAEL ROBINSON —
DEAN ROSEN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
PAUL THORNELL —
HELEN TOLAR —
CAITLIN VAN SANT —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3312 (118th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to FIGMA Acquisition. Monitoring antitrust proposals.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
LAUREN ARONSON —
ERICA JAY CHABOT New Staff Asst, Leg Corres, Asst Schd, Asst to COS, Press Asst, Dep Press Sec, Leg Dir (Senator Patrick Leahy); Prof Staff (Sen Approp Comm); LD (Sen Pres Pro Temp Emeritus); Dep COS (Senate Consult); Staff Dir (Sen Ag Comm)
STEPHEN M. COTE —
NICHOLE DISTEFANO —
SAGE EASTMAN —
ELISE FINLEY PICKERING —
VICTORIA D FLOOD —
LISA GOLDMAN —
ROSEMARY GUTIERREZ —
CONSTANTINE HINGSON —
ZACHARY MALLOVE —
BRUCE MEHLMAN —
ALYENE MLINAR New Pol Adv (Maj Leader Scalise); Pol Adv (Min Whip Scalise); Pol Adv (House Oversight/Govt Reform Comm); Prof Staff Member (Ways and Means Subcom on Health/Brady), Pol Adv (Sen Rep Policy Comm/Barrasso); Leg Asst (Senator Ben Sasse)
ALEXANDER PERKINS —
MICHAEL ROBINSON —
DEAN ROSEN —
DAVID R THOMAS —
PAUL THORNELL —
HELEN TOLAR —
CAITLIN VAN SANT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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