SIIA for SOFTWARE & INFORMATION INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Education funding with respect to education technology, student data privacy, broadband, as well as increasing funding for k-12 and higher education. Proposed student data privacy legislation and issues related to high-impact automated decisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| VICTORIA AKOSILE New | — |
| SARA KLOEK | — |
Computer Industry CPI
Privacy legislation including private rights of action, prohibited data practices and First Amendment-related issues with regard to regulating publicly available information. Amendments regarding the potential circumvention of technological protection measures. Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) implementation as well as student data privacy w/r/t draft legislation Patent subject matter eligibility and its application to computer software (no bill introduced); legislation regarding overruling the Finitiv rule at PTO. Artificial intelligence and algorithmic bias Online content moderation Competition legislation Replacing the privacy shield and preserving cross-border data flows in the wake of Schrems II
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PAUL LEKAS New | — |
| CHRISTOPHER MOHR | — |
| DIVYA SRIDHAR | — |
Education EDU
Education funding with respect to education technology, student data privacy, broadband, as well as increasing funding for k-12 and higher education. Proposed student data privacy legislation and issues related to high-impact automated decisions.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| VICTORIA AKOSILE | — |
| SARA KLOEK | — |
| PAUL LEKAS | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Draft copyright legislation (never introduced) addressing intermediary liability, orphan works, copyright office modernization and registration, and circumvention of technological protection measures. The SMART Act: opposing tech mandate for online service providers that host copyrighted works. The Pro Codes Act: Opposing copyright in statutes. Patent subject matter eligibility and its application to computer software (no bill introduced). Legislation overruling the Finitiv rule at PTO: the restore the america invents act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER MOHR | — |
Government Issues GOV
Shortening of HHS embargo period for scientific technical and medical journal articles.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER MOHR | — |
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