2nd Quarter - Report — VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA… for MICROSOFT CORPORATION (2020)

Firm

VENTURE GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES, LLC (FKA HOBART HALLAWAY & QUAYLE VENTURES, LLC)

Client

MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Income

$50,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Monitored economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to include Congressional and Administration response efforts within H.R.6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L.116-123), H.R.6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L.116-127), and H.R.748, CARES Act (P.L.116-136).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RASHID HALLAWAY	—
ROBERT ENOCH HOBART	—
BENJAMIN E. QUAYLE	—
KEVIN YODER	—

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Bills named: H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 6074 (116th)

Computer Industry CPI

Discussions related to broadband mapping and deployment, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations, technology policy, cybersecurity, privacy, and technology related marketing; S.3569, Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2020; H.R.6394, To help small business broadband providers keep customers connected; S.3832, Endless Frontier Act; H.R.6395/S.4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RASHID HALLAWAY	—
ROBERT ENOCH HOBART	—
BENJAMIN E. QUAYLE	—
KEVIN YODER	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 6394 (116th), S. 3569 (116th), S. 3832 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th), S. 4049 (116th)

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.