MASTERCARD WORLDWIDE for MASTERCARD WORLDWIDE
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Banking BAN
General issues involving interchange fees, including H.R. 5546 (the Credit Card Fair Fee Act), S. 3086 (the Credit Card Fair Fee Act), H.R. 6248 (the Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008), and H.R. 6620 (the Gas Pump Fair Payment Act). Issues relating to payment card issuer practices, including provisions in S. 1395 (the Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act), H.R. 873 (the Credit Card Payment Fee Act), H.R. 2911 (the Electronic Funds Transfer Equal Consumer Protection Act), H.R. 2146 (the Universal Default Prohibition Act), H.R. 946 (the Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act), H.R. 5244 (the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act), S. 2753 (the Credit Card Reform Act), and S. 3252 (the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act). Issues pertaining to data security, customer notification of security breaches, and mitigation of harm resulting from security breaches, including provisions in S. 1178 (the Identity Theft Prevention Act), S. 495 (the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act), H.R. 958 (the Data Accountability and Trust Act), and H.R. 3046 (the Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TUCKER FOOTE | — |
| RICHARD SCOTT SILVERTHORNE | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Issues relating to the use of payment systems in connection with transactions infringing on intellectual property rights, including S. 3325 (the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act) and H.R. 4279 (companion legislation to S. 3325).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TUCKER FOOTE | — |
| RICHARD SCOTT SILVERTHORNE | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Issues relating to cardholder compliance with the Internal Revenue Code and the reporting of transaction information to the Internal Revenue Service, including section 3091 of H.R. 3221 (the Housing and Economic Recovery Act) relating to payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TUCKER FOOTE | — |
| RICHARD SCOTT SILVERTHORNE | — |
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW
Issues involving the use of payment cards in connection with Internet gambling, including H.R. 5767 (the Payment Systems Protection Act) and H.R. 6870 (the Payments System Protection Act). Issues related to the use of payment cards in connection with the purchase of prescription medications over the Internet, including provisions in S. 980 (the Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act), H.R. 6353 (companion legislation to S. 980), and S. 1082 (the Food and Drug Administration Revitalization Act).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| TUCKER FOOTE | — |
| RICHARD SCOTT SILVERTHORNE | — |
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