4th Quarter - Report — BLOCK INC. for BLOCK INC. (2020)

Firm

BLOCK INC.

Client

BLOCK INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$210,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to payment processing, mobile payments, lending and fintech, small business lending. COVID-19 relief issues. Access to financial services for the underbanked.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
FRANCIS OLAMIDE WILLIAMS New	—

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Agriculture AGR

Expansion of online EBT for small businesses.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
FRANCIS OLAMIDE WILLIAMS New	—

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to fintech and small business lending.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
FRANCIS OLAMIDE WILLIAMS New	—

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the CARES Act, H.R. 8406, the HEROES Act, and Amendment to S. 178, Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act. Expansion of economic impact payments to underserved communities and underbanked related to COVID-19 relief. Access to unemployment insurance payments related to COVID-19 relief. Issues related to Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
FRANCIS OLAMIDE WILLIAMS New	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 178 (116th), H.R. 8406 (116th)

Banking BAN

Issues related to fintech and small business lending.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
FRANCIS OLAMIDE WILLIAMS New	—

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Small Business SMB

Issues related to fintech and small business lending. Issues related to the Paycheck Protection Program. Issues related to Economic Injury Disaster Loans. Issues related to Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
FRANCIS OLAMIDE WILLIAMS New	—

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.