2nd Quarter - Report

MICROSOFT CORPORATION for MICROSOFT CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$2,470,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Education EDU

Public Law 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act. Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. STEM for youth, and Youth Spark. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
ALLYSON KNOX —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of

Immigration IMM

H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021. High-skilled immigration reforms. Legislation on Dreamers.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (117th)

Transportation TRA

Cascadia High Speed Rail Funding opportunities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAUL CARON —
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Defense DEF

National Defense Authorization Act. Defense Appropriations. Quantum Computing.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
DANIEL LERNER —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —
MARIAH SIXKILLER —

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Digital Trade Policies in Trade Agreements. U.S.-China Trade Relations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
SUSAN OSENBACH MANN —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Telecommunications TEC

Unlicensed Spectrum. Mid band spectrum - 6 GHz. Broadband Deployment and Adoption. Digital Skilling. Funding for the USA Telecom Act. H.R 1783, S. 745, Accessible Affordable Broadband Act. H.R 1848, LIFT America Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAULA BOYD —
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 1783 (117th), H.R. 1848 (117th), S. 745 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1304, the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021. S. 749, the American Innovation and Jobs Act. S. 1274, Remote and Mobile Workers Relief Act of 2021. S. 1545 & H.R. 3007, Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act. Corporate tax, transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, mobile worker, international tax, and foreign tax issues. Administrations Fiscal Year 2022 Revenue Proposals relating to corporate and international taxation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —
TOM ROESSER —

Contacted: Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 1304 (117th), S. 1545 (117th), H.R. 3007 (117th), S. 749 (117th), S. 1274 (117th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Software copyright and related policy issues. Software patents and related policy issues. Subject matter eligibility under patent law. Administrative review proceedings under the America Invents Act. Review of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Copyright Office modernization.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
SUSAN OSENBACH MANN —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Climate change policies. Renewable, energy storage, and advanced clean energy policies. Grid reliability, resilience and digitization. Carbon pricing. Clean energy, carbon reduction & carbon removal R&D. Nature based carbon removal solutions & standards. Direct air capture & other net negative engineered carbon removal policies. U.S. Reentry in Paris Climate Agreement. U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Online Child Safety and video gaming issues. H.R. 1198, S. 365, Eliminate Network Distribution of Child Exploitation Act. Intermediary liability.

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 1198 (117th), S. 365 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021. H.R. 1735, To provide a temporary safe harbor for publishers of online content to collectively negotiate with dominant online platforms regarding the terms on which content may be distributed. Competition Policy H.R. 3816, the American Choice and Innovation Online Act. H.R. 3825, the Ending Platform Monopolies Act. H.R. 3826, the Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021. H.R. 3849, the ACCESS Act of 2021. H.R. 3843, the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021. H.R. 3460, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
RANDALL LONG New —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: S. 673 (117th), H.R. 3849 (117th), H.R. 3460 (117th), H.R. 3825 (117th), H.R. 3826 (117th), H.R. 3816 (117th), H.R. 3843 (117th), H.R. 1735 (117th)

Computer Industry CPI

Licensing, competition, trade, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; health reform and related IT issues. Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competitiveness and high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. Open government, government IT modernization, open data, and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within US government. Cybersecurity policies, legislation, protecting critical infrastructure, and International Cybersecurity norms. Legislative proposals related to government surveillance and a data collection, including issues of transparency and FISA reform. Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations. Trade and trade agreements. Issues related to the EU US Privacy Shield agreement. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to the Privacy and Civil Liberty Review Board. Issues related to proposed changes to electronic communications transactional records (ECTRs). Issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Data breach legislation. Shared Services of agencies' internal business support. Smart Spaces/Smart Infrastructure. Issues related to privacy; Federal privacy legislation. Issues related to the commercial and government use of facial recognition. Issues related to IT and COVID response and relief. Issues related to IT support for agency/missions resiliency due to COVID. Actions and guidance related to securing the information and communications technology and services supply chain.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Science/Technology SCI

Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education (STEM) issues. S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. H.R. 3524, EAGLE Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FRANK GEORGE CAVALIERE —
MATT GELMAN —
ALLISON HALATAEI —
FRED HUMPHRIES —
ALLYSON KNOX —
CHAN PARK —
STEPHANIE PETERS —

Contacted: Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 3524 (117th), S. 1260 (117th)

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.