2nd Quarter - Report — CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION for CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (2013)

Firm

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Client

CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$1,100,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.684/S.336 Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LAURA KNAPP CHADWICK	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 684 (113th), S. 336 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Intellectual Property/Trade Agreements; Fair Use; IP Training Sessions; Online Infringement; H.R. 845 Shield Act; H.R. 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act; S. 1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013; S. 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 1013 (113th), S. 866 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Regulation of internet

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Immigration IMM

H.R.714/S.310 StartUp Act 3.0; S.189 Startup Visa Act of 2013; S.169 Immigration Innovation Act of 2013; H.R. 2131 Skills Visa Act; S. 744 Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LAURA KNAPP CHADWICK	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2131 (113th), S. 169 (113th), S. 310 (113th), H.R. 714 (113th), S. 744 (113th), S. 189 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to Safe Driving

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
LAURA KNAPP CHADWICK	—

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of

Environment/Superfund ENV

Electronics Recycling; Electronics Waste;Energy Star ; Energy Efficiency; US Environmental Trade Policy; Materials Restrictions; Green Government Procurement

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WALTER ALCORN	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Energy Star; Energy Efficiency; Trade Policies Affecting Standards; Energy Use Disclosuresl; S. 761: Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
WALTER ALCORN	—

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 761 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General Trade Legislation; Small Business and Ability to Export; Small and Medium Enterprises/Exports.; Trans Pacific Trade Negotiation; Information Technology Agreement (ITA); Mexican Energy issues impacting Trade

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SAGE CHANDLER	—
VERONICA O'CONNELL	—
MICHAEL PETRICONE	—

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; SENATE; 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.