2nd Quarter - Report — META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSID… for META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSID… (2011)

Firm

META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Client

META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Income

—

Expenses

$320,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Media (information/publishing) MIA

Educating on Internet media information security policy and Internet privacy issues; federal privacy legislation; freedom of expression on the Internet; discussion of location-based services.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ADAM CONNER	Director of Online Communications, Committee, on Rules, House of Representatives
MYRIAH JORDAN New	Attorney Advisor, Chief Counsel's Office,, Econ. Dev't Admin., Dep't of Commerce; Assoc., Gen. Counsel, Coalition Provisional Authority;, Special Asst. to Chief of Staff, Office of Chief, of Staff, White House; Special Asst. to Pres.,, Office of Chief of Staff, White House;, General Counsel, Senator Richard Burr
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN New	Special Asst. for Policy, Office of Chief of, Staff, White House; Special Asst. to the Pres., for Policy, Office of Chief of Staff; Deputy, Director, OMB; Deputy Chief of Staff, White, House
CATHIE MARTIN	Dpty. Asst. to Pres., Dpty. Communications Dir., for Policy & Planning, Exec. Office of Pres.;, Special Asst. to Pres. for Econ. Policy, Natl. Econ., Council; Asst. to Vice Pres. for Public Affairs,, Dpty. Asst. for Public Affairs, Office of the Vice, Pres.
TIMOTHY SPARAPANI	—

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Government Issues GOV

Discussing House, Senate, and Government rules to allow more Government and Congressional offices to access social media and to use social media to engage with citizens.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
ADAM CONNER	Director of Online Communications, Committee, on Rules, House of Representatives

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); General Services Administration (GSA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

International regulation of software companies and restrictions on Internet access by foreign governments.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
N/A N/A	—

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Discussed patent reform legislation to encourage innovation and foster the American economy and competitiveness; America Invents Act (S. 23, H.R. 1249); Protect IP Act of 2011 (S. 968); A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purpose (S. 978).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MYRIAH JORDAN New	Attorney Advisor, Chief Counsel's Office,, Econ. Dev't Admin., Dep't of Commerce; Assoc., Gen. Counsel, Coalition Provisional Authority;, Special Asst. to Chief of Staff, Office of Chief, of Staff, White House; Special Asst. to Pres.,, Office of Chief of Staff, White House;, General Counsel, Senator Richard Burr
CATHIE MARTIN	Dpty. Asst. to Pres., Dpty. Communications Dir., for Policy & Planning, Exec. Office of Pres.;, Special Asst. to Pres. for Econ. Policy, Natl. Econ., Council; Asst. to Vice Pres. for Public Affairs,, Dpty. Asst. for Public Affairs, Office of the Vice, Pres.
TIMOTHY SPARAPANI	—

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 968 (112th), S. 978 (112th), S. 23 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

Federal policy on online security measures for private industry, data storage, and online safety to ensure the safety of online users; Children's Online Privacy Protection Act; Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 (S. 799); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (S. 1151); Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 (S. 913); Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 (S. 1223).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CATHIE MARTIN	Dpty. Asst. to Pres., Dpty. Communications Dir., for Policy & Planning, Exec. Office of Pres.;, Special Asst. to Pres. for Econ. Policy, Natl. Econ., Council; Asst. to Vice Pres. for Public Affairs,, Dpty. Asst. for Public Affairs, Office of the Vice, Pres.
TIMOTHY SPARAPANI	—

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 1223 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), S. 799 (112th), S. 913 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

Discussions regarding Oregon power and water needs to support high-tech growth and investment in Oregon.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
N/A N/A	—

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

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.