What was lobbied
9 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
internet service provider content management, or "network neutrality."
Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including the the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387, S. 1654); Legal access to encrypted communications.
Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Education, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Bills named:
H.R. 387 (115th), S. 1654 (115th)
International trade issues, including U.S. Government positions on data privacy, intellectual property protection, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, cross-border data flows, IT procurement and data localization requirements; U.S.-EU Privacy Shield Agreement; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) Modernization; Tariffs Product Exclusion Process.
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Copyright protection for software and digital information content (including enforcement); Copyright registration of secure tests; sovereign immunity from patent infringement; Patent litigation reform; Congressional review of copyright; Copyright office modernization, including Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 (H.R. 1695); FDLP Modernization Act of 2018 (H.R. 5305); Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2017 (H.R. 4174); the Big Data in IP Act (H.R. 5887); implementation legislation of the Marrakesh Treaty.
Contacted: Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Bills named:
H.R. 1695 (115th), H.R. 5887 (115th), H.R. 5305 (115th), H.R. 4174 (115th)
Postal rates and service standards; legislation to reform and modernize the operations of the U.S. Postal Service, including the 2018 Postal Service Reform Act (S. 2629).
Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of
Bills named:
S. 2629 (115th)
Federal funding for education, education technology, and teacher preparation and professional development: FY 2019 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations; FY 2020 Labor, HHS, and Education
Contacted: Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Issues pertaining to federal IT procurement, including the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP); Federal IT Modernization; 21st Century IDEA Act (H.R. 5759, S. 3050); sustainable public access to scientific research; Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017 (FASTR, S. 1701, H.R. 3427); issues relating to open government data; Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2017 (H.R. 4174);
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
Bills named:
S. 3050 (115th), S. 1701 (115th), H.R. 4174 (115th), H.R. 5759 (115th), H.R. 3427 (115th)
Workforce preparedness; Support for technology in teaching and education; Enhancing the public-private research partnerships necessary to improve education; Student data privacy; Open educational resources; Accessibility of education technology for students with disabilities; SAFE KIDS Act (draft legislation); Reauthorization and Implementation of PL 114-95, the Every Student Succeeds Act; Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act; Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; Reauthorization of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA); Accessibility of Instructional Materials in Higher Education Act, HR 1772; College Transparency Act, S 1121, HR 2434.
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
Bills named:
H.R. 1772 (115th), H.R. 2434 (115th)
Data privacy and security, data breach notification; cybersecurity; encryption; issues related to the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence; Cross-border data flows; Legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including the the Email Privacy Act (H.R. 387, S. 1654); Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2018 (S. 2728); draft legislation creating federal data security and breach notification requirements; Children's Privacy
Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)
Bills named:
S. 1654 (115th), S. 2728 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th)
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