2nd Quarter - Report

META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES for META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$960,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Market structure and IPO issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MYRIAH JORDAN see previous reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see previous reports
GREG MAURER New Office of Republican Leader John Boehner,, House of Representatives; Director of Coalitions, and Member Services, Committee on Education, and Workforce, House of Representatives;, Senior Legislative Asst., Rep. Cass Ballenger
LOUISA TERRELL see previous reports

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Advertising ADV

Education regarding online advertising.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER New Office of Republican Leader John Boehner,, House of Representatives; Director of Coalitions, and Member Services, Committee on Education, and Workforce, House of Representatives;, Senior Legislative Asst., Rep. Cass Ballenger
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Natural Resources NAT

Education regarding use of social networks to reduce energy consumption.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER New Office of Republican Leader John Boehner,, House of Representatives; Director of Coalitions, and Member Services, Committee on Education, and Workforce, House of Representatives;, Senior Legislative Asst., Rep. Cass Ballenger
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Discussions regarding patent reform legislation to encourage innovation and foster the American economy and competitiveness; discussions regarding legislation to curb online piracy; Intellectual Property Attache Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER New Office of Republican Leader John Boehner,, House of Representatives; Director of Coalitions, and Member Services, Committee on Education, and Workforce, House of Representatives;, Senior Legislative Asst., Rep. Cass Ballenger
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Immigration IMM

Discussions regarding reform of immigration system, including temporary high-tech worker visas and employment-based permanent residency; American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Act (AGREE Act; S. 1866); Startup Act 2.0 (S. 3217); Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act (H.R. 3012 and S. 1857).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUSAN GONZALES see prior reports
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER New Office of Republican Leader John Boehner,, House of Representatives; Director of Coalitions, and Member Services, Committee on Education, and Workforce, House of Representatives;, Senior Legislative Asst., Rep. Cass Ballenger
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3012 (112th), S. 1866 (112th), S. 1857 (112th), S. 3217 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Effect of corporate tax deduction proposals on the tech sector.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER New Office of Republican Leader John Boehner,, House of Representatives; Director of Coalitions, and Member Services, Committee on Education, and Workforce, House of Representatives;, Senior Legislative Asst., Rep. Cass Ballenger
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Media (information/publishing) MIA

Education regarding Internet media information security policy and Internet privacy issues; federal privacy legislation; freedom of expression on the Internet; education regarding Facebook's tag-suggest feature.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUSAN GONZALES see prior reports
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER New Office of Republican Leader John Boehner,, House of Representatives; Director of Coalitions, and Member Services, Committee on Education, and Workforce, House of Representatives;, Senior Legislative Asst., Rep. Cass Ballenger
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Foreign Relations FOR

International regulation of software companies; restrictions on Internet access by foreign governments; Global Online Freedom Act (H.R. 3605); preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model (H. Con. Res. 127); protecting and advancing online freedom of expression and privacy through "observer" status of the Global Network Initiative (GNI).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER New Office of Republican Leader John Boehner,, House of Representatives; Director of Coalitions, and Member Services, Committee on Education, and Workforce, House of Representatives;, Senior Legislative Asst., Rep. Cass Ballenger
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 127 (112th), H.R. 3605 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

Federal policy on issues relevant to technology and Internet policy including privacy, protecting children and online safety; implementation of Children's Online Privacy Protection Act; Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 (S. 799); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (S. 1151); Do-Not-Track Online Act Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 (S. 1223); Do-Not-Track Kids Act of 2011 (H.R. 1895); Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 (H.R. 1528); Video Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 2471); Administration's process on Do-Not-Track / multi-stakeholder process; protecting users from employers demanding access to personal accounts (S. 3074); Password Protection Act (H.R. 5684); Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (H.R. 2577); Social Networking Online Protection Act (H.R. 5050).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUSAN GONZALES see prior reports
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER New Office of Republican Leader John Boehner,, House of Representatives; Director of Coalitions, and Member Services, Committee on Education, and Workforce, House of Representatives;, Senior Legislative Asst., Rep. Cass Ballenger
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 1151 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), H.R. 1528 (112th), S. 799 (112th), H.R. 2471 (112th), H.R. 5050 (112th), H.R. 5684 (112th), S. 3074 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), H.R. 1895 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

Discussions regarding cyber security and data security; Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 (S. 1207); Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 (S. 1151); Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 (S. 1408); SAFE Data Act (H.R. 2577); Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 (H.R. 1841); Data Accountability and Trust Act (H.R. 1707); Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 (H.R. 3523); SECURE IT (S. 2151); Cyber Security Act of 2012 (S. 2105); SECURE IT Act of 2012 (H.R. 4263).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
GREG MAURER New Office of Republican Leader John Boehner,, House of Representatives; Director of Coalitions, and Member Services, Committee on Education, and Workforce, House of Representatives;, Senior Legislative Asst., Rep. Cass Ballenger
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1207 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), H.R. 1841 (112th), H.R. 1707 (112th), S. 1408 (112th), H.R. 4263 (112th), S. 2105 (112th), H.R. 3523 (112th), S. 2151 (112th), S. 1151 (112th)

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.