4th Quarter - Report

CLOUDFACTORS LLC for CLOUDFACTORS LLC

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No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.

What was lobbied

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

Telecommunications TEC

Unlicensed broadband spectrum below 700 MHz/TV White Spaces. Mid-Band Spectrum (6GHz). Rural Broadband. Broadband Mapping. Broadband Funding. Robocalling. S. 151 TRACED Act. C-Band Spectrum. H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act. S. 1522, Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019. S. 1822, Broadband DATA Act. H.R. 3162, Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019. S. 1167, Digital Equity of 2019. H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act, LIFT America Act. H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act 2020. H.R. 4229, Broadband DATA Act. H.R. 4227, MAPS Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 2741 (116th), S. 1822 (116th), S. 1522 (116th), H.R. 4227 (116th), S. 1167 (116th), H.R. 4229 (116th), H.R. 3351 (116th), H.R. 946 (116th), H.R. 3162 (116th), S. 151 (116th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Software copyright and related issues. Copyright Office modernization. S. 1273, H.R, 2426, Copyright Alternatives in Small Claims Enforcement, CASE Act. Software patents and related policy. Subject matter eligibility under patent law. Intellectual property and related intermediary liability provisions in trade agreements. Review of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. S. 3449, H.R. 6196, Trademark Modernization Act of 2020.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 6196 (116th), S. 1273 (116th), S. 3449 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming issues. H.R 5376, S. 3007, Eliminate Network Distribution of Child Exploitation Act. Intermediary liability.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (116th), S. 3007 (116th)

Education EDU

Public Law 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act. Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. STEM for youth, and Youth Spark. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Computer Industry CPI

Licensing, competition, trade, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; health reform and related IT issues. Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competitiveness and high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. Open government, government IT modernization, open data, and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within US government. Cybersecurity policies, legislation, protecting critical infrastructure, and International Cybersecurity norms. Legislative proposals related to government surveillance and a data collection, including issues of transparency and FISA reform. Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations. Trade and trade agreements. Issues related to the EU US Privacy Shield agreement. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to the Privacy and Civil Liberty Review Board. Issues related to proposed changes to electronic communications transactional records (ECTRs). Issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Data breach legislation. Shared Services of agencies' internal business support. Smart Spaces/Smart Infrastructure. S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019. Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act. Issues related to privacy; Federal privacy legislation. Issues related to the commercial and government use of facial recognition. S. 1084, DETOUR Act. H.R. 3941, FedRAMP Authorization Act. H.R 5901, Modernization Centers of Excellence Program Act. H.R 748, S. 3548, CARES Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 5901 (116th), S. 1084 (116th), S. 847 (116th), H.R. 3941 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), S. 3548 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education (STEM) issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES STEPHEN KEEFNER —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office

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.