3rd Quarter - Report — ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC for MICROSOFT CORPORATION (2021)

Firm

ELEVATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

Client

MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Income

$50,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Homeland Security HOM

Immigration issues. General tech issues, privacy and cyber issues, encryption issues, data security issues, online content issues, section 230 issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN	Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committtee.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to tax reform.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN	Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committtee.

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Tech funding and privacy issues. Computer science education issues. Digital training and short-term training issues.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN	Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committtee.
JULIE HRDLICKA	Associate Director, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, US Dept. of Transporation; Dem. Staff Asst., Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation; Staff Assistant, Office of US Senate Mark Dayton.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN	Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Transportation TRA

INVEST in America Act/Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN	Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
JEFFREY D MARKEY	LD/Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative Doc Hastings.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN	Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3684 (117th)

Warrant issues, general technology issues, artificial intelligence issues, TV White Spaces, facial recognition issues, data privacy issues broadband mapping, Section 230 issues. United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN	Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committtee.
JULIE HRDLICKA	Associate Director, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, US Dept. of Transporation; Dem. Staff Asst., Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation; Staff Assistant, Office of US Senate Mark Dayton.
JEFFREY D MARKEY	LD/Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative Doc Hastings.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN	Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to sustainability. Surface transportation reauthorization.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN	Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
JULIE HRDLICKA	Associate Director, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, US Dept. of Transportation; Dem. Staff Asst., Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation; Staff Assistant, Office of US Senate Mark Dayton.
KELLY LUGAR	Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Energy.
JEFFREY D MARKEY	LD/Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative Doc Hastings.
MAX ROSEN	Research Assistant, Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN	Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Issues related to broadband mapping and deployment.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ROBERT WILLIAM CHAMBERLIN	Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
JULIE HRDLICKA	Associate Director, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, US Dept. of Transportation; Dem. Staff Asst., Senate Committee on Commerce Science and Transportation; Staff Assistant, Office of US Senate Mark Dayton.
JEFFREY D MARKEY	LD/Deputy Chief of Staff, Representative Doc Hastings.
MAX ROSEN	Research Assistant, Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
SAMUEL WHITEHORN	Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee.

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.