2nd Quarter - Report

MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. for ADOBE SYSTEMS INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$50,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Acquisition reform and IT modernization. FY 2025 Appropriations, including H.R.8773, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2025. Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8773 (118th)

Computer Industry CPI

Issues related to electronic signatures, consumer privacy, content authenticity, and AI policies. Deepfake Taskforce Act. 21st Century IDEA Act implementation. Implementation of P.L. 117-167, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022. AI Voluntary Commitments and Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Detecting/preventing Deepfakes. Monitoring privacy legislation. Monitoring AI proposals. S. 3312 Artificial Intelligence Research, Innovation, and Accountability Act of 2023. S.4178 - Future of Artificial Intelligence Innovation Act of 2024. Nurture Originals, Foster Art, Keep Entertainment Safe Act-(NO FAKES Act) (no bill number). Issues related to FTC's "click to cancel" rule.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4178 (118th), S. 3312 (118th)

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.