2nd Quarter - Report

THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION for THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$660,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Promotion of issues that facilitate digital trade, including intermediary liability, fair use, and cross border data flows; S.3013 - A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —
JORDAN HAAS New Director, Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
AMY MURPHY —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 3013 (115th)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to autonomous vehicles, including S. 1885, AV START Act .

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1885 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues regarding patent reform, copyright, and modernization of the Copyright Office; H.R.3945, CASE Act of 2017; H.R.5447/S.2823, Music Modernization Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MICHAEL LEMON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 5447 (115th), H.R. 3945 (115th), S. 2823 (115th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to privacy and data security, including email privacy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —
BRIAN LARKIN —
AMY MURPHY —

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Government Issues GOV

Issues relating to political advertisement disclosure requirements.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Immigration IMM

Issues related to immigration, including deferred action for childhood arrivals and high-skilled visa reform.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —
MICHAEL LEMON —

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to information technology modernization and the federal governments use of cloud computing systems.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
BRIAN LARKIN —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Intelligence INT

Issues related to surveillance.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —
MICHAEL LEMON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to intermediary liability; S. 1693 Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act; H.R. 1865 Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —
AMY MURPHY —

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1693 (115th), H.R. 1865 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to net neutrality, broadband deployment and the Telecommunications Act of 1996;

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —
MICHAEL LEMON —
AMY MURPHY —

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues related to the sharing economy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MICHAEL BLOOM —
MELIKA D. CARROLL —

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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.