1st Quarter - Report

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

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$650,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Advertising ADV

Education regarding online advertising.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUSAN GONZALES New —
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

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

Foreign Relations FOR

International regulation of software companies; restrictions on Internet access by foreign governments; Global Online Freedom Act (H.R. 3605).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

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

Bills named: H.R. 3605 (112th)

Natural Resources NAT

Discussions regarding power and water needs to support high-tech growth and investment in Oregon; education regarding use of social networks to reduce energy consumption.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUSAN GONZALES New —
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

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

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; America Invents Act (S. 23, H.R. 1249); Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 (S. 968); A bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes (S. 978); Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261); Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade Act (S. 2029, H.R. 3782).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

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

Bills named: S. 968 (112th), H.R. 3261 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th), S. 2029 (112th), S. 978 (112th), S. 23 (112th), H.R. 3782 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Discussions regarding reform of immigration system, including temporary high-tech worker visas and employment-based permanent residency.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

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

Computer Industry CPI

Federal policy on online security measures for private industry, data storage, and online safety to ensure the safety of Internet users; modernization of Electronic Communications Privacy Act, and Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011 (S. 1011); mobile Internet access issues; 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 of 2011 (S. 913); 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).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUSAN GONZALES New —
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

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

Bills named: S. 799 (112th), H.R. 2471 (112th), S. 913 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), S. 1011 (112th), H.R. 1895 (112th), H.R. 1528 (112th), S. 1151 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

Discussions regarding cyber 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
SUSAN GONZALES New —
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

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

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

Media (information/publishing) MIA

Education regarding Internet media information security policy and Internet privacy issues; federal privacy legislation; freedom of expression on the Internet; discussion of location-based services; education regarding Facebook's tag-suggest feature; overview of FTC agreement and Irish Data Protection Commission announcement.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SUSAN GONZALES New —
CHRISTOPHER HERNDON see prior reports
MYRIAH JORDAN see prior reports
JOEL DAVID KAPLAN see prior reports
LOUISA TERRELL see prior reports

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

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.