BLOCK INC. for BLOCK INC.
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN
Issues related to financial services, fintech, merchant services, payments, including mobile payments and payment processing, industrial loan companies (ILCs), and small business lending (no bill). Issues related to cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and digital assets (no bill).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDRES BASCUMBE | Rep. Maxine Waters; House Committee on Financial Services; Rep. Gerald Connolly; Rep. Henry Waxman. |
| ANASTASIOS (TOM) MANATOS | — |
| BIJAN MEHRYAR | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Issues related to artificial intelligence and digital assets, including bitcoin. Legislative services related to financial services tax issues. Legislation related to third party settlement organization information reporting requirements, and virtual currency taxation, and H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDRES BASCUMBE | Rep. Maxine Waters; House Committee on Financial Services; Rep. Gerald Connolly; Rep. Henry Waxman. |
| ANASTASIOS (TOM) MANATOS | — |
| BIJAN MEHRYAR | — |
Banking BAN
Issues related to financial services and mobile payments (no bill). Issues related to artificial intelligence and digital assets, including bitcoin (no bill).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDRES BASCUMBE | Rep. Maxine Waters; House Committee on Financial Services; Rep. Gerald Connolly; Rep. Henry Waxman. |
| ANASTASIOS (TOM) MANATOS | — |
| BIJAN MEHRYAR | — |
Computer Industry CPI
Issues related to consumer privacy and data, including H.R. 8818, the American Privacy Rights Act.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDRES BASCUMBE | Rep. Maxine Waters; House Committee on Financial Services; Rep. Gerald Connolly; Rep. Henry Waxman. |
| ANASTASIOS (TOM) MANATOS | — |
| BIJAN MEHRYAR | — |
Science/Technology SCI
Issues related to artificial intelligence and digital assets, including bitcoin.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDRES BASCUMBE | Rep. Maxine Waters; House Committee on Financial Services; Rep. Gerald Connolly; Rep. Henry Waxman. |
| ANASTASIOS (TOM) MANATOS | — |
| BIJAN MEHRYAR | — |
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.