4th Quarter - Termination

HTC AMERICA, INC. for HTC AMERICA INC

Period 4th Quarter 2016 Filed Jan 14, 2017 Signed by Amy Wolverton

Official filing
Firm
HTC AMERICA, INC.
Client
HTC AMERICA INC
Income
—
Expenses
$40,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions
Terminated
Nov 11, 2016

What was lobbied

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

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to the handset manufacturing industry, including customs, accessibility, encryption, mobile privacy, data security, and data breach reporting initiatives (S. 1076 - Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015, H.R. 1587 - Unlocking Technology Act of 2015; S. 177 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 580 - Data Accountability and Trust Act; H.R. 726 & S.135 - Secure Data Act of 2015; H.R. 656 - Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act; H.R. 491 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act; H.R. 1704 - Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2015; H.R. 4651 & S. 2605 - Digital Security Commission Act of 2016). Issues related to device security (device security provisions only of: S. 456 - Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015; H.R. 234 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) Issues related to E-waste (no specific legislation). Implementation of E-Warranty Act (no specific legislation). Issues related to health/wellness IT (no specific legislation). Issues related to virtual reality technology (no specific legislation).

Foreign entity interest: HTC Corporation, identified on our LD1 as the parent corporation, produces smart phones for sale in the United States and would benefit from the same opportunities as HTC America.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMY WOLVERTON —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 580 (114th), H.R. 1704 (114th), S. 456 (114th), S. 1076 (114th), H.R. 1587 (114th), S. 135 (114th), S. 2605 (114th), H.R. 491 (114th), H.R. 726 (114th), H.R. 656 (114th), H.R. 234 (114th), H.R. 4651 (114th), S. 177 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to patent transparency and improvement (H.R. 9 - Innovation Act; S. 632 - STRONG Patents Act of 2015).

Foreign entity interest: HTC Corporation, identified on our LD1 as the parent corporation, produces smart phones for sale in the United States and would benefit from the same opportunities as HTC America.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMY WOLVERTON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 632 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to forced localization (no specific legislation).

Foreign entity interest: HTC Corporation, identified on our LD1 as the parent corporation, produces smart phones for sale in the United States and would benefit from the same opportunities as HTC America.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
AMY WOLVERTON —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.