2nd Quarter - Report

THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION for THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$300,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 4855 - Fix Crowdfunding Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN SCHRANTZ —

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4855 (114th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues related to the sharing economy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN SCHRANTZ —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to privacy and data security; H.R. 1770 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 5510, FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016; H.R. 5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016; H.R. 2304 - SPEAK FREE Act of 2015.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN SCHRANTZ —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 5111 (114th), H.R. 5510 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), H.R. 2304 (114th)

Intelligence INT

S. 2372 - Requiring Reporting of Online Terrorist Activity Act; issues related to encryption; HR 4651, S. 2604 - Digital Security Commission Act of 2016.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN SCHRANTZ —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2604 (114th), S. 2372 (114th), H.R. 4651 (114th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 283, S. 356 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015, all provisions.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN SCHRANTZ —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 283 (114th), S. 356 (114th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to internet governance; ICANN issues related to IANA transition; S.3034 - Protecting Internet Freedom Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN SCHRANTZ —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE

Bills named: S. 3034 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Promotion of issues that facilitate digital trade including intermediary liability, fair use, and cross border data flows; Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA); Trans-Pacific Partnership; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN SCHRANTZ —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues regarding patent reform, copyright, and modernization of the Copyright Office; H.R. 9 - The Innovation Act; S. 1137 - the PATENT Act; Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances; S.2733 - Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016; H.R. 4854 - Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ELLEN SCHRANTZ —
GINA GRANDINETTI WOODWORTH —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4854 (114th), S. 2733 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 9 (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.