To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet.
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2013 · first_quarter · Computer Industry
Film Internet piracy/theftISP-Graduated response initiatives H.R. 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. S. 39- Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 2168 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HR.2471 - To amend section 2710 of title 18. United States code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet, all provisions. HRes 57 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet, all provisions. S. 418 - Do Not Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R. 1580 - To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governances, all provisions. S. 2 - Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet.
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2013 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 889 - Global Free Internet Act of 2013, all provisions related to cable. H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions relating to cable. S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, all provisions relating to cable.H.R. 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. S. 39- Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HR.2471 - To amend section 2710 of title 18. United States code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet, all provisions. HRes 57 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet, all provisions. H.R. 6671 - Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) Amendments Act of 2012, all provisions. S. 418 - Do Not Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions. H.R. 1580 - To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governances, all provisions. S. 2 - Sandy Hook Elementary School Violence Reduction Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures, and the Internet.Public Law No. 111-151, Satellite Television Extension Act of 2010. Film Internet Piracy/Theft
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2012 · third_quarter · Computer Industry
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 ProtectionAct (H.R. 2471); Administration's process on Do-Not-Track / multi-stakeholder process; Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (H.R. 2577); Social Networking Online Protection Act (H.R. 5050); Education about Facebook's tag suggest feature and facial recognition; Redtape Reduction Act (H.AMDT.1448).
Client expense: $840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2012 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 611, Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards (BEST PRACTICES) Act; H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act;H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011; H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act; H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011; H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011; H.R. 1981, Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011; H.R. 2471, To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet. H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act; S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011; S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011; S. 1011, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011; S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011; S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act; S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011; S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011; S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act; S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012
Client expense: $790,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2012 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 611, Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility Accountability Choice Transparency Innovation Consumer Expectations and Safeguards (BEST PRACTICES) Act; H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act;H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011; H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act; H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011; H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011; H.R. 1981, Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011; H.R. 2471, To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet. H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act; S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011; S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011; S. 1011, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011; S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011; S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act; S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011; S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011; S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act
Client expense: $710,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Democratic |
| CA |
| Benjamin Quayle | Republican | AZ |
| Cliff Stearns | Republican | FL |
| Daniel E. Lungren | Republican | CA |
| Darrell Issa | Republican | CA |
| Edolphus Towns | Democratic | NY |
| F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Republican | WI |
| G. K. Butterfield | Democratic | NC |
| Gary C. Peters | Democratic | MI |
| Gregory W. Meeks | Democratic | NY |
| Hansen Clarke | Democratic | MI |
| Henry A. Waxman | Democratic | CA |
| Howard Coble | Republican | NC |
| Jason Chaffetz | Republican | UT |
| Joe Courtney | Democratic | CT |
| John Conyers, Jr. | Democratic | MI |
| Joseph Crowley | Democratic | NY |
| Joseph R. Pitts | Republican | PA |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Lee Terry | Republican | NE |
| Leonard Lance | Republican | NJ |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Loretta Sanchez | Democratic | CA |
| Michael M. Honda | Democratic | CA |
| Rick Larsen | Democratic | WA |
| Robert E. Latta | Republican | OH |
| Sue Wilkins Myrick | Republican | NC |
| Theodore E. Deutch | Democratic | FL |
| Thomas E. Petri | Republican | WI |
| Tim Griffin | Republican | AR |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R.2471 - Video Sharing (to amend 18 USC Section 2710), H.R.3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 H.R.3630 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Jobs Extension Act (Spectrum provisions in Title IV, the Jumpstarting Opportunity with Broadband Spectrum (JOBS) Act of 2011) H.R.3674 - PRECISE Act of 2011 H.R.4263/S.2151/S.3342 - SECURE IT Act S.911 - SPECTRUM Act S.2105 - Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S.2111 - Cyber Crime Protection Security Act General lobbying on the following issues: Spectrum issues (incentive auctions and reallocation); wireless consumer privacy; receiver standards; video sharing (to amend section 2710 of Title 18 USC Section 2710), smart grid.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Any legislation with proposed expansion of the Federal Trade Commission FTC ANPRM on Caller ID provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule FCC NPRM on Truth in Caller ID ACT Senator Pryor's Do Not Track Children Proposal Rep. Markey's Do Not Track Kids Bill (HR 1895) Rep. Rush's Best Practices Act (HR 611) Rep. Stearn's Consumer Privacy Protection Act (HR 1528) Senators Kerry & McCain Commerical Privacy Bill of Rights Act (S 799) Rep. Bono Mack's Data Security Bill (HR 2577) Senator Rockefeller's Do Not Track Online Act of 2011 (S 913) Rep. Speier's Do Not Track Me Online Act (HR 654) Senators Franken and Blumenthal Locational Privacy Protection Act (S 1223) Reps. Chaffetz and Wyden's GPS Act (Hr 2168/S 1212) Rep. Rush's DATA Act (Hr 1707) Rep. Stearn's DATA Act (HR 1841) Senator Leahy's Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (S 1151) Senator Feinstein's Data Breach Notification Act (S 1408) Senator Blumenthal's Personal Data Protection and Breach Notification Act (S 1535) FTC COPPA Rule NPRM FTC NPRM for Mail and Telephone Order Rule Senators Carper and Blunt's Data Security Act (S 1434) Senator Pryor's Data Security and Breach Notification Act (S 1207) Department of Commerce Privacy Paper Rep. Terry's Mobile Information Call Act (HR 3035) Senator Leahy's ECPA Amendments Act (S 1011) Rep. Goodlattes' VPPS Amendment Act (HR 2471) EU/US Safe Harbor (proposed changes to..) Rep. Stearn's discussion draft of Access Act Legislative proposals related to use of Facebook (or other social media platform) passwords by employers. Department of Commerce/FTC action related to ICANN gtLD program. Congressional Action related to proposed changes to EU Data Protection Directive FCC Rulemaking on Abandoned calls and Robocalls. FTC action related to facial recognition technology White House/DOC/FTC action on do not track policy/consumer privacy multi-stakeholder processes White House Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights FTC Action on DotCom Disclosures FTC Privacy Report FCC Rulemaking on Do Not Call Registry for Public Safety Answering Points Docket: GC 12-129
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
FTC Behavioral Advertising Principles H.R. 2577 - SAFE Data Act H.R. 2471 - Legislative Update of the Video Protection Privacy Act S. 799 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 968 - Protect Intellectual Property Act S.1535 - Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 654 - Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1528 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 House Cyber bills - H.R. 4257 (112th) - Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012, H.R. 3523 (112th) - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, Goodlatte (Draft), H.R. 4263 (112th) - SECURE IT Act of 2012, H.R. 2096 (112th) - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2012, Upton (Draft) Senate Cyber bills - S. 2105 (112th) - Cybersecurity Act of 2012, S. 2151 (112th) - SECURE IT S. 21 - Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 S. 413 - Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 S. 813 - Cyber Security Public Awareness Act of 2011 S. 913 - Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 1151 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1152 - Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 1895 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights S. 1207 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1408 - Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1434 - Data Security Act of 2011 S. 1011 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011 S. 1223 - Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 General online consumer protection issues Mobile location privacy issues Online child safety protection issues Privacy and data security issues Cloud computing security
Client expense: $3,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Matters relating to online privacy including: Cybersecurity legislative efforts; Intellectual property infringement; S. 3414, Cybersecurity Act of 2012; Data security and notification; Mobile privacy and video privacy; H.R. 2471, Video Privacy Protection Act; S. 3342, SECURE IT Act; S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011; White House draft Executive Order on Cybersecurity; H.R. 6671, Video Privacy Protection Amendments Act of 2012.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 1841, Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 2471 Would amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet H.R. 2577, the SAFE Data Act H.R. 3309, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for greater transparency and efficiency in the procedures followed by the Federal Communications Commission H.R. 3310, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to consolidate the reporting obligations of the Federal Communications Commission in order to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens H.R. 3675, the Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 6063, Child Protection Act of 2012 H.R. 1746 Community Access Preservation ("CAP") Act S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1780, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2011 A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to consolidate the reporting obligations of the Federal Communications Commission in order to improve congressional oversight and reduce reporting burdens S. 1784, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for greater transparency and efficiency in the procedures followed by the Federal Communications Commission S. 2008, the Next Generation Television Marketplace Act S. 2151, SECURE IT, the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2012 S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 S. 3342, SECURE IT Act, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology
Client expense: $2,140,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Support the elimination of racial disparities in state, local and federal law enforcement. End racial profiling. Abolish the death penalty; support the establishment of a commission to study problems surrounding the Death Penalty and a moratorium on implementing the death penalty until the study is complete. Completely eliminate Crack Cocaine / Powder cocaine sentencing disparities, and apply the Fair Sentencing Act retroactively. Support H.R. 2242. Support sentencing reform. Eliminate mandatory minimum sentences. Support continued funding for COPS program. Support full funding for ex-felony offender programs (the Second Chance Act). Support prisoner literacy, education and rehabilitation. Support law enforcement trust & integrity. Support increased enforcement activities by the US DoJ, Civil Rights Division. Support legislation to help youth stay away from gangs . Support a review of prosecutorial decisions, and any racial implications therein . Support the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act, and oppose any amendments that may result in more juveniles being tried as adults. Support S. 306, a bill to establish a blue ribbon National Criminal Justice Commission. Support the recommended national standards developed by the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Support anti-SLAPP suit legislation. Support Restorative Justice Initiatives. Ensure that fair and impartial judges are nominated to the federal bench and that they are confirmed. Support Anita Earls for a federal judgeship .Support the Legal Services Corp. Opposed to proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support hiring a progressive reformer with a proven record of rehabilitation for the new Director of the Bureau of Prisons. Support applying the new guidelines for Crack cocaine conviction retroactively to those currently incarcerated (testify before the US Sentencing Commission). Support for the elimination of the War on Drugs and other criminal justice policies which have resulted in the overincarceration of Americans, with prison costs skyrocketing and not enough being spent on education. Support saving money through sentencing reform and a reduction of prison costs. Support clemency for Troy Davis, or at least a reduction in his pending death sentence. Support strong election protection in 2012 Presidential election. Oppose overly punitive anti-gang measures as well as mandatory minimums and instead support proposals which would create community based groups to try to prevent gang creation and recruitment. Support re-enfranchisement of ex-felony offenders. Support H.R. 2212. Support eliminating racial discrimination by prosecutors. Support H.R. 1771. Support eliminating employment discrimination. Support the Employment Non Discrimination Act, H.R. 1397 / S. 811. Support Department of Justice Civil Rights' Division activities in Dayton, Ohio, as it relates to admittance to training facilities for police officers and firefighters. Oppose proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Support S. 952, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. Support HR 3051 to abolish the Federal Death Penalty. Support commuting the death sentence of Troy Davis. Support increased Department of Justice activity into investigating lynchings and other reports of hate crimes in Mississippi and Georgia. Support the End Racial Profiling Act, S. 1670 / H.R. 3618 Support the Webb amendment to HR 2112 establishing a National Criminal Justice Review Commission. Oppose H.R. 966, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act. Support Justice Louis Butler, Jr., to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Support a prohibition on potential employers from asking about an applicants criminal background in the initial employment application. Concerns about proposed reorganization of funding for federal juvenile justice grant programs. Oppose discrimination in adoption or foster care placements based on the sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child involved. Support HR 1681. Support full funding for programs under the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2012. Support the actions of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department in the case involving the city of Dayton, Ohio, and its entrance exam for men and women who aspired to become police officers or firefighters for the city. Support HR 2189, requiring a report on deaths in custody. Opposed to mandatory minimum sentences in S. 1151, the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act. Support funding in FY 2012 for Juvenile Justice programs. Specifically, we support: $75 million for the Title II State Formula Grants Program of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA); $65 million for the JJDPA Title V Local Delinquency Prevention Program, with no earmarks; $55 million for the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant Program (JABG), and $100 million for mentoring programs. Oppose The Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011 (H.R. 1254). Support an eminent domain policy that is transparent and provides for fair ands adequate compensation for those affected by eminent domain. Support the Law Enforcement Torture Prevention Act (H.R. 3781). Support the re-authorization of and full funding for the Violence Against Women Act. Support S. 1925. Support legislation to abolish the federal death penalty. Support H.R. 3051. Work to bring racial and ethnic diversity to the Eastern Federal Court of North Carolina. Support sentencing reform that provides more flexibility to judges and allows prisoners to earn reductions in their sentences. Support H.R. 2343 Oppose the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (H.R. 966 / S. 533). Support the Justice Integrity Act, H.R. 1771. Support legislation to encourage youth to stay away from gangs and become productive members of society. Support the Youth PROMISE Act, H.R. 2721. Support the Department of Homeland Security undertaking a comprehensive publicly-reported audit of the civil rights impact of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport screening policies on racial and religious minorities. Support H.R. 2189, the "Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2011." Oppose religious profiling by law enforcement. Support the U.S. Department of Justice invoking the Voting Rights Act to delay or forestall the implementation of photo identification requirements for voting or registering to vote. Oppose increasing the budget for the US Bureau or Prisons in fiscal year 2013 and implement cost-saving strategies (both administrative and legislative) instead. Support funding for Second Chance Act programs in FY2013. Support to a thorough examination by US Department of Justice of federal sentencing policy. Support an expansion of the Bureau of Prisons Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program (RDAP). Support U.S. Sentencing Commission consideration of a two-level downward adjustment to the drug quantity table and support the Commissions proposal to expand the safety valve. Support an expanded use of Compassionate Release by the US Bureau of Prisons. Oppose Synthetic Drug Control Act of 2011(H.R. 1254). Oppose attempts by Corrections Corporation of America to purchase and privatize state prisons. Oppose legislation which would impose unprecedented burdens on parties in cases involving a wide array of federal protections in areas such as environmental, consumer, health care, and civil rights laws. Oppose H.R. 3041, H.R. 3862, and H.R. 1996. Support S. 1925, the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. Support the settlement between U.S. Department of Justice and Bank of America over Countrywide's discriminatory mortgage lending practices. Support reducing the exorbitant rates for telephone calls to and from prisons. Support Donna Murphy for a Judgeship at the DC Superior Court. Support consistent, reasonable phone rates for incarcerated people. Support the reinstatement of nondiscrimination language into the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that would prohibit organizations from engaging in religious discrimination using federal dollars. Support for the development of comprehensive standards by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to implement the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA). Support an amendment in the US House of Representatives to the Appropriations bill funding the Department of Homeland Security that will ensure that no Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funds are used to profile American citizens on the basis of race, ethnicity or religion. Support the Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with individuals and organizations with expertise on the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS), to issue and implement regulations that terminate the program in its entirety; remove residual penalties associated with NSEERS for all affected individuals; and discontinue the use of data collected through NSEERS by DHS and other law enforcement agencies. Support an investigation into the activities of the Office of the Pardon Attorney since at least 2001. Oppose H.R. 4970, the bill introduced by Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Support full funding of the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2013. Oppose inclusion of any new mandatory minimum sentencing provisions in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Support strengthening the DOJ Guidance on racial profiling to address profiling by religion and national origin, to close the loopholes for the border and national security, and to make the guidance enforceable. Oppose policy "riders" on the Commerce Justice Science Appropriations bill for FY 13 which would prohibit the US DoJ from supporting legal efforts to oppose photo identification when voting; supporting legal efforts to implement the EEOC criminal background check guidance; support legal efforts to implement the Affordable Care Act; support legal efforts to overturn all or part of state anti-immigrant laws; support secret ballot union elections and support lawsuits or settlements in race discrimination mortgage cases. Support Prosecutors' and Public Defenders' Loan repayment program. Support Tierney (MA) amendment to HR 5326. Support Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants. Support Community Oriented Policing Services Program. Support the Legal Services Corporation.. Support thee Court-Appointed Special Advocate Program. Oppose "Stand your Ground" laws at the state level; call for a federal repeal of all such statutes. Strong support for Attorney General Eric Holder; opposition to a contempt of Congress citation against him; strongly oppose H. Res. 711. Disapprove of the behavior of House Oversight Committee Chairman Issa's behavior. Support H. Res. 718. Support Senate version of the Violence Against Women Act as reported be the Committee. Support S. 1925. Support Paul Watford's nomination to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Urge the Department of Justice to support efforts to collect separate data on hate crimes directed against Sikhs, Arabs, and Hindus as part of the Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA) data collection programs. Support the use of federal funding for syringe access programs in the FY 2013 Labor-Health and Human Services-Education (LHHS) Appropriations bill. Support a presidential summit on religious tolerance to address the growing number of violent attacks on minority religious communities and houses of worship. Support the U.S. Department of Justice conducting a full impartial investigation that will get at the roots of this persistent problem of government misconduct in death penalty cases and restore public faith in the U.S. criminal justice system. Oppose S. 2188 / H.R. 822 / H.R. 3543, "The National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act." Oppose "Operation Streamline"; oppose the appropriation of $25,865,000 for 1,000 new low security contract confinement beds, as proposed in the 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations bill. Encourage the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold hearings on hate crimes and the Department of Justice's implementation of the Mathew Shepard-James Byrd Hate Crimes Statistics Act. Support people of all faiths and no faith, and the religious freedom of all Americans to practiceor choose not to practicea religion without fear of criticism or suspicion. Support the re-authorization of the Violence Against Women Act as passed by the U.S. Senate (S. 1925). Support for funding of the Second Chance Act in fiscal year 2013. Advocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents. Oppose the creation of new Criminal Alien Requirement (CAR) prison beds, operated by the Bureau of Prisons. Oppose Operation Streamline. Support an investigation that will get at the roots of this persistent problem of government misconduct in death penalty cases and restore public faith in the U.S. criminal justice system by the US Department of Justice. Support the Leahy amendment to HR 2471 which would update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) to provide protection to communications such as e-mail, private social network posts, and other information stored in the cloud. Support the Department of Justice collecting separate data on hate crimes directed against Sikhs, Arabs, and Hindus as part of the Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA) data collection programs. Support an Executive Order Establishing a Fair Sentencing Act Review Board to Consider Relief for People Serving Sentences Under the Now Discredited 100-to-1 Crack Cocaine Sentencing Disparity Oppose the Black amendment to HR 5326 dealing with state immigration lawsuits
Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Support FCC authority to protect an open Internet and apply universal service to broadband. Express concerns about security of the Internet. Support an Open Internet and oppose S. J. Res 6 . Advocated that the United States use its stature and position to have the NAACP policy agenda included in any and all relevant United Nations' treaties and other compliance documents. Support the Leahy amendment to HR 2471 which would update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) to provide protection to communications such as e-mail, private social network posts, and other information stored in the cloud. Oppose H.R. 6480 / S. 3609
Client expense: $62,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Park Service (NPS), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), Voice of America, White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Film Internet piracy/theft ISP-Graduated response initiatives HJRes 37 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband inudstry practices, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 96 - Internet Freedom Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 166 - Internet, Investment, Innovation and Competition Preservation Act , all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 611 - Building Effective Strategies to Promote Responsibility, Accountability, Choice, Transparency, Innovation, Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and Internet. H.R. 654- The Do Not Track Me Online Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1528 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1707 - Data Accountability and Trust Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1841 - Data Accountability and Trust Act ("DATA") of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1895 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 2168 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HR.2471 - To amend section 2710 of title 18. United States code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet, all provisions. HRes 57 - Expressing the same sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall now be allowed to exercise control over the Internet, all provisions. S. 74 - Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion and Consumer Protection Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HConRes 127 - Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HJRes 37 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband inudstry practices, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 96 - Internet Freedom Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 166 - Internet, Investment, Innovation and Competition Preservation Act , all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 611 - Building Effective Strategies to Promote Responsibility, Accountability, Choice, Transparency, Innovation, Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and Internet. H.R. 654- The Do Not Track Me Online Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1528 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1707 - Data Accountability and Trust Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1841 - Data Accountability and Trust Act ("DATA") of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1895 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 2168 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HR.2471 - To amend section 2710 of title 18. United States code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet, all provisions. HRes 57 - Expressing the same sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall now be allowed to exercise control over the Internet, all provisions. S. 74 - Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion and Consumer Protection Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HConRes 127 - Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived all provisions relating to cable. H.R. 6671 - Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) Amendments Act of 2012. S. 799 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S.913 - Do Not Track Online Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S. 1151 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S. 1207 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S.1408 Data Breach Notification Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S.1434 Data Security Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S.1535 Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Ave of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S.3333 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012. all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. SJRes 6 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. H.R. 2577 SAFE Data Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. Film Internet Piracy/Theft
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Lobbied on issues related to efforts to reform S. 1011, Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) as it pertains to privacy; H.R. 2471 Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2012, Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012 (entire bill including, but not limited to privacy.)
Client expense: $450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
General education regarding business model and dvd rentals; H.R.2471 and H.R.6671, legislation to modernize the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), and issues related to online video including issues related to S.1011, The Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
General education regarding business model and dvd rentals; H.R.2471 and H.R.6671, legislation to modernize the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), and issues related to online video including issues related to S.1011, The Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
General education regarding business model and dvd rentals; H.R.2471 and H.R.6671, legislation to modernize the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), and issues related to online video including issues related to S.1011, The Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2012 [H.R. 2471], Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012 [H.R. 6671], Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011 [S. 1011]
Client expense: $480,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Data privacy and security, including U.S.-E.U. negotiations regarding proposed EU privacy and data protection regulation, Department of Commerce Multistakeholder process to develop privacy best practices; Cybersecurity, including draft legislation and proposed Executive Order; Cloud Computing, including privacy, security, open standards, jurisdiction, localization rules and cross-border data flows; Internet Governance proposals before the World Conference on International Telecommunications. legislation to amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, including the Cyber Crime Protection Security Act (S. 2111); legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including proposed amendments to the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (S. 2105) and H.R. 2471.
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Telecommunications issues; Internet non-discrimination; Internet Privacy; Intellectual property issues; Internet competition issues; H.R.2471, H.R.6671, Video Privacy Protection Act; broadband caps
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 2471, H.R. 6671,Video Privacy Protection Act; Internet competition issues; Internet non-discrimination; broadband caps
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 2471, H.R.6671,Video Privacy Protection Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R.2471, H.R.6671,Video Privacy Protection Act; Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
General education regarding business model and dvd rentals; H.R.2471 and H.R.6671, legislation to modernize the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), and issues related to online video including issues related to S.1011, The Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
General education regarding business model and dvd rentals; H.R.2471 and H.R.6671, legislation to modernize the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), and issues related to online video including issues related to S.1011, The Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
General education regarding business model and dvd rentals; H.R.2471 and H.R.6671, legislation to modernize the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), and issues related to online video including issues related to S.1011, The Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 2471 To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet H.R. 6671 Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
H.R. 2471 To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet H.R. 6671 Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Arts/Entertainment
S. 3240 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 Amendment No. 2363 - To ensure that extras in film and television who bring personal, common domesticated household pets do not face unnecessary regulations and to prohibit attendance at an animal fighting venture. S. 3666 - A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to modify the definition of "exhibitor" H.R. 2471 To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet H.R. 6671 Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012 Film distribution Film/TV innovation IP Enforcement New distribution models On-location production economic impact Orphan works Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) camcording Unmanned aerial aircraft
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1860 / S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 H.R. 2168 / S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2471, A bill to amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act H.R. 3035, Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011 H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3309, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 3310, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2012 H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act H.R. 3596 / S. 3402, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 3605, Global Online Freedom Act H.R. 4263 / S. 3342, SECURE IT Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012 S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011 S. 1780, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2011 S. 1784, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011 S. 1817, Telecommunications Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2151, SECURE IT S. 3301, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 S. 3414, CSA2012 H. RES. 57, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet H. CON. RES. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. CON. RES. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived Various issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; draft privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; draft Executive Order on improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity practices; ICANNs gTLD program; White House Proposal on Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy
Client expense: $29,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2471, A bill to amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 3596 / S. 3402, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4095 / S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Protection Act H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012 S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011 S. 1732, Privacy Act Modernization for the Information Age Act of 2011 S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act S. 2151, SECURE IT S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3301, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 S. 3342, SECURE IT S. 3414, CSA2012 H. RES. 57, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet H. Con. Res. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. Con. Res. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived Federal Privacy and Data Security Enhancement Act of 2012 (draft, no bill number) White House Proposal on Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy Draft Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Practices Various issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; draft privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; the White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; multi-stakeholder Discussions on the Development of Voluntary Privacy Codes of Conduct; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), P.L. 112-55; ICANNs gTLD program; development of Voluntary Privacy Codes of Conduct
Client expense: $29,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Over-criminalization of Conduct and Over-federalization of Criminal law; Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Reform Act (S. 132) - all provisions; H.R. 4171 and S. 2062, Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012 (FOCUS Act); 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310); Video Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 2471); FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012 (H.R. 5949) Due Process Guarantee Act of 2011 (S. 2003); Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - all provisions; H.R. 4271 and S. 1925, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 (VAWA); S. 1923, Internet Abuse, Stalking, and Domestic Violence Prevention Act of 2011; 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310, S. 2467) - detention provisions; Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act (S. 2197) - all provisions; Forensic Science and Standards Act (S. 3378) - all provisions; The Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012 (S. 1223)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), White House Office
2012 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
The association bases its approaches on whether or not policies are flexible in their application to rural carriers that have different needs and capabilities and that have far different economies of scale and competitive opportunities than larger carriers. During the reporting period, the association focused on the following introduced bills: HEN 12751 Requires the Comptroller General to conduct an evaluation of the impact the proposed changes to ECPA would have on law enforcement and the courts - all sections HEN 12755 Retains the existing standards for information sought by law enforcement agencies for the contents of communications held in electronic storage more than 180 days in cases of child abduction or kidnapping, child pornography, or violent crimes against women, including rape - all sections HR 2471 - To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumers informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet - all sections HR 3118 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to revisit the universal service support program under section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce waste, fraud, and abuse, and for other purposes - all sections HR 3523 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act all sections HR 3630 /PL 112-96 - Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 Title VI Public Safety Communications and Electromagnetic Spectrum Auctions HR 4263 - Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2012 all sections HR 6083 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 sections 6105 and any sections dealing with rural broadband deployment HR 6526 - Restore Effective Statistics to the Calculation of USF Expenditures Act of 2012 all sections S 2105 - Cybersecurity Act of 2012 all sections S 3240 - Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 section 6104 and any sections dealing with rural broadband deployment S 3342 - Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2012 all sections S 3414 - Cybersecurity Act of 2012 all sections
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Intelligence
H.R. 5949, FISA Amendments Act Reathorization Act of 2012 S. 3726, FAA Sunsets Extension Act of 2012 S. 3414, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 H.R. 2471, Electronic Communications Privacy Act S. 3454, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, concerns about provisions to address the leaks of highly classified information
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
- HR 10 Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 87 To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 137 Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 96 Internet Freedom Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 137 Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2011- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 166 Internet, Investment, Innovation, and Competition Preservation Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 213 Regulation Audit Revive Economy ("RARE") Act of 2011- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 214 Congressional Office of Regulatory Analysis, Creation, and Sunset and Review Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 373 Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 Require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 402 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 527 Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 557 Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 599 Stimulus Repeal Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 607 Broadband for First Responders Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 609 American Competitiveness Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 611 Building Effective Strategies To Promote Responsibility, Accountability, Choice, Transparency, Innovation, Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 620 Recovering Excessive Stimulus Expenditures for Taxpayers ("RESET") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 642 Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 653 Financial Information Privacy Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 654 The Do Not Track Me Online Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 722 Say No to Drug Ads Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 847 Kelsey Smith Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 992 Building American Jobs Act of 2011- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1009 Federal Communications Collaboration Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1061 Federal Agency Transparency Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1062 Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1111 Decrease Spending Now Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1121 Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1136 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1144 Transparency and Openness in Government Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1166 No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1174 Amend title 31, USC, to provide for the licensing of Internet gambling activities - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1203 Fairness for the U.S. Territories Under STELA ("Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1235 Regulation Moratorium Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1261 Chief Technology Officer Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1281 Restoring Economic Certainty Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1343 Return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States - all provisions relating to cable. - HR1389 Global Online Freedom Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1404 Fair Elections Now Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1528 Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1707 Data Accountability and Trust Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1746 Community Access Preservation ("CAP") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1752 Keeping Children Safe Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1805 USA PATRIOT Act Sunset Extension Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1841 Data Accountability and Trust Act ("DATA") of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1895 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1981 Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1962 PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1963 To temporarily extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2096 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. ment programs - all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 628 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should preserve, enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 671 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the need for a comprehensive public alert and warning system for the United States, and for other purposes all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2102 FCC Commissioners Technical Resource Enhancement Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2289 FCC Analysis of Benefits and Costs all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2471 Video Privacy Protection Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2513 Healthy Media for Youth Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2577 SAFE (Secure and Fortify Electronic) Data Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2860 Deficit Committee Transparency Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2870 Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2904 Integrated Public Alert Warning System Modernization Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2976 Help Emergency Responders Operate Emergency Systems Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3010 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3181 Stop the Regulation Invasion Please Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3259 National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3261 STOP Online Piracy Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3309 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3310 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3344 Give Fans a Chance Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3563 Integrated Public Alert Warning System Modernization Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3572 Cameras in the Courtroom Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3585 Stand By Every Ad Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3596 United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3675 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3763 FCC Merger Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3788 E911 Surcharge Fairness Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3796 Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3848 Protecting Food & Beverages From Government Attack Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4010 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4116 Regulatory Accountability and Economic Freedom Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4204 To require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4263 Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology ("SECURE IT") Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4469 Four Corners Television Access Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5163 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5952 To require each Federal agency to submit and obtain approval from the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy of guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility and integrity of scientific information relied upon by the agency all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5966 Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5973 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6063 Child Protection Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6581 Hurricane Sandy Recovery and Rebuilding Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6582 American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6603 Tapping America's Energy Potential through Research and Development Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6634 To change the effective date for the Internet publication of certain financial disclosure forms all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6671 Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 6676 Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - HConRes 114 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should preserve, enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet - all provisions relating to cable. - HConRes 127 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 37 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices - all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 111 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to the authority of Congress and the States to regulate contributions and expenditures in political campaigns and to enact public financing systems for such campaigns all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 57 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 72 Directing certain standing committees to inventory and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations and orders from agencies of the Federal Government, particularly with respect to their effect on jobs and economic growth all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 95 Supporting the preservation of Internet entrepreneurs and small businesses all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 142 Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require authorizing committees to hold annual hearings on GAO investigative reports on the identification, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative Government programs - all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 628 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should preserve, enhance, and increase access to an open, global Internet all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 671 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the need for a comprehensive public alert and warning system for the United States, and for other purposes all provisions relating to cable. - S 1 American Competitiveness Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 14 To establish a Commission on Congressional Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies - all provisions relating to cable. - S 162 Cut Federal Spending Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 174 Healthy Lifestyles & Prevention America Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 178 Spending Reduction Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 225 Access to Information About Missing Children Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 245 Commitment to American Prosperity ("CAP") Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 299 Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 239 Innovate America Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 358 Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 391 Recovering Excessive Stimulus Expenditures for Taxpayers Act ("RESET") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 410 Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 455 Reforming Airwaves by Developing Incentives and Opportunistic Sharing (RADIOS) Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 465 Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 475 Enact President Obamas recommendations for program terminations all provisions relating to cable. - S 611 FCC Tech Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 652 Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development all provisions relating to cable. - S 712 Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 746 Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 750 Fair Elections Now Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 799 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 913 Do Not Track Online Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 936 American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 978 Amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright all provisions relating to cable. - S 1022 PATRIOT Sunset Extension Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1030 Freedom from Restrictive Executive Demands and Onerous Mandates Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. -- S 1151 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1207 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1354 Healthy Media for Youth Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1408 Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1434 Data Security Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1535 Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1550 National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1606 Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1659 Return unused or reclaimed funds made available for broadband awards in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to the Treasury of the United States all provisions relating to cable. - S 1660 American Jobs Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1732 Privacy Act Modernization for the Information Age Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1780 Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1784 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1830 Protect American Innovation Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1960 To provide incentives to create American jobs - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1965 Startup Act of 2011 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2008 Next Generation Television Marketplace Act of 2011 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2038 Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge ("STOCK") Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2063 To prohibit the transfer of technology developed using funding provided by the United States Government to entities of certain countries - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2151 SECURE IT Act ("Strenghtening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2012") - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2219 Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act of 2012 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2323 Commerce, Justice, and Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2375 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2465 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3187 Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3211 Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3301 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3306 Professional Boxing Amendments Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3333 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 212 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3342 SECURE IT all provisions relating to cable. - S 3410 A bill to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes all provisions relating to cable. - S 3540 Reduction in Federal Advertising Budgets Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3456 Professional Boxing Amendment Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 3688 STOP Identity Theft Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - S 3713 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Technical Corrections Act of 2012 all provisions relating to cable. - SConRes 50 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived all provisions relating to cable. - SJRes 6 Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices all provisions relating to cable. - SJRes 35 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution authorizing regulation of contributions by corporations, labor organizations and other entities - all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $5,880,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2012 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND CABLE TELEVISION REGULATION S. 21, S. 28, S. 74, S. 297, S. 358, S. 413, S. 415, S. 455, S. 522, S. 799, S. 813, S. 911, S. 913, S. 968, S. 978, S. 1011, S. 1151, S. 1207, S. 1212, S. 1223, S. 1308, S. 1408, S. 1535, S. 1549, S. 1780, S. 1784, S. 1830, S. 1939, S. 2008, S. 2029, S. 2105, S. 2151, S. 2275, S. 3240, S. 3291, S. 3301, S. 3306, S. 3324, S. 3333, S. 3342, S. 3414, S. 3703, S.J. Res. 6, H.R. 96, H.R. 166, H.R. 607, H.R. 611, H.R. 654, H.R. 911, H.R. 1343, H.R. 1528, H.R 1695, H.R. 1707, H.R. 1746, H.R. 1804, H.R. 1841, H.R. 1860, H.R. 1895, H.R. 1981, H.R. 2096, H.R. 2163, H.R. 2168, H.R. 2281, H.R. 2289, H.R. 2471, H.R. 2482, H.R. 2577, H.R. 2976, H.R. 3010, H.R. 3261, H.R. 3309, H.R. 3310, H.R. 3509, H.R. 3523, H.R. 3585, H.R. 3630, H.R. 3674, H.R. 3675, H.R. 3782, H.R. 4257, H.R. 6377, H.J. Res. 37, H.J. Res. 44, H.J. Res. 47, H. Res. 72
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $100,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Internet, marketing and data protection issues S. 799 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act H.R. 1707 - Data Accountability and Trust Act S. 1207 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1151 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act S. 1408 - Data Breach Notification Act S. 1535 - Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act H.R. 2577 - Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act H.R. 2471 - To Amend Section 2710 of Title 18, United States Code S. 3333 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 3301 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 2471/HR 6671; Video Privacy Protection Act
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 2471/HR 6671; Video Privacy Protection Act; Internet competition issues; Internet non-discrimination; broadband caps
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Telecommunications issues; Internet non-discrimination; Internet privacy; Intellectual property issues; Internet competition issues; H.R. 2471/HR 6671, Video Privacy Protection Act; broadband caps
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 2471/HR 6671, Video Privacy Protection Act
Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2012 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 2471, support for the Electronics Communications Privacy Act
Client expense: $14,021 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 2471, support for the Electronics Communications Privacy Act
Client expense: $14,021 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Online child safety protection issues Cloud computing security General online consumer protection issues Privacy and data security issues Mobile location privacy issues Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights S. 1011 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011 S.1535 - Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 654 - Do Not Track Me Online Act Senate Cyber bills: Lieberman/Collins/Feinstein (S. 2105), McCain/Hutchinson/Chambliss(S. 2151) S. 913 - Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 H.R. 1895 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) H.R. 2471 - To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet
Client expense: $4,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.968 - Preventing Real Online Piracy Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft to Intellectual Property Act (PROTECT IP Act), all provisions. S.978 - To amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. HR. 2471 - To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the internet, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. HR.3261 - Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), all provisions. Film Internet Piracy/Theft General camcording issues Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreements (ACTA) Visual entertainment products DHS/ICE IP enforcement efforts FBI IP enforcement funding FBI & DOJ IP Enforcement FY11 and FY12 DOJ IP Enforcement FY12 DOJ IP Budget FY12 FBI IP Budget FY12 IP Enforcement FY 12 IP Enforcement appropriations General copyright issues General IP Issues General piracy issues Graduated Response initiatives ICE Operation In Our Sites Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) Report International Anti-Piracy Caucus (IAPC) Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) IP/Copyright online and new business models Pay processors role in IP theft PRO-IP / Intellectual Property Appropriations Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations Singapore Film Internet Piracy/Theft HR. 3523 - CyberIntelligence Sharing & Protection Act of 2011, all provisions. HR 4216 - Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act, all provisions. Best practices for combatting online piracy by intermediaries, including advertisers, ad agencies, and ad networks. Jamaica signal piracy
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · third_quarter · Computer Industry
Film Internet piracy/theft S.968 - Preventing Real Online Piracy Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft to Intellectual Property Act (PROTECT IP Act), all provisions. HR.3261 - Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), all provisions. ISP-Graduated response initiatives HJRes 37 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband inudstry practices, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 96 - Internet Freedom Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 166 - Internet, Investment, Innovation and Competition Preservation Act , all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 611 - Building Effective Strategies to Promote Responsibility, Accountability, Choice, Transparency, Innovation, Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and Internet. H.R. 654- The Do Not Track Me Online Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1528 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1707 - Data Accountability and Trust Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1841 - Data Accountability and Trust Act ("DATA") of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1895 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 2168 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HR.2471 - To amend section 2710 of title 18. United States code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet, all provisions. HRes 57 - Expressing the same sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall now be allowed to exercise control over the Internet, all provisions. S. 74 - Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion and Consumer Protection Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HConRes 127 - Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HJRes 37 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband inudstry practices, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 96 - Internet Freedom Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 166 - Internet, Investment, Innovation and Competition Preservation Act , all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 611 - Building Effective Strategies to Promote Responsibility, Accountability, Choice, Transparency, Innovation, Consumer Expectations and Safeguards Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and Internet. H.R. 654- The Do Not Track Me Online Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1528 - Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1707 - Data Accountability and Trust Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1841 - Data Accountability and Trust Act ("DATA") of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 1895 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. H.R. 2168 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HR.2471 - To amend section 2710 of title 18. United States code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet, all provisions. HRes 57 - Expressing the same sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall now be allowed to exercise control over the Internet, all provisions. S. 74 - Internet Freedom, Broadband Promotion and Consumer Protection Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the Internet. HConRes 127 - Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived all provisions relating to cable. S. 799 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S.913 - Do Not Track Online Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S.968 - Preventing Real Online Piracy Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft to Intellectual Property Act (PROTECT IP Act), all provisions. HR.3261 - Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), all provisions. S. 1151 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S. 1207 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S.1408 Data Breach Notification Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S.1434 Data Security Act of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S.1535 Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Ave of 2011, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. S.3333 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012. all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. SJRes 6 - Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet and broadband industry practices, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. H.R. 2577 SAFE Data Act, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. Film Internet Piracy/Theft
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2012 · third_quarter · Computer Industry
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; Secure and Fortify Electronic Data Act (H.R. 2577); Social Networking Online Protection Act (H.R. 5050); Education about Facebook's tag suggest feature and facial recognition; Redtape Reduction Act (H.AMDT.1448).
Client expense: $980,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2012 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
S.968 - Preventing Real Online Piracy Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft to Intellectual Property Act (PROTECT IP Act), all provisions. S.978 - To amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright and for other purposes, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. HR. 2471 - To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the internet, all provisions relating to television, motion pictures and the internet. HR.3261 - Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), all provisions. Film Internet Piracy/Theft General camcording issues Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreements (ACTA) Visual entertainment products DHS/ICE IP enforcement efforts FBI IP enforcement funding FBI & DOJ IP Enforcement FY11 and FY12 DOJ IP Enforcement FY12 DOJ IP Budget FY12 FBI IP Budget FY12 IP Enforcement FY 12 IP Enforcement appropriations General copyright issues General IP Issues General piracy issues Graduated Response initiatives ICE Operation In Our Sites Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) Report International Anti-Piracy Caucus (IAPC) Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) IP/Copyright online and new business models Pay processors role in IP theft PRO-IP / Intellectual Property Appropriations Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations Singapore Film Internet Piracy/Theft HR. 3523 - CyberIntelligence Sharing & Protection Act of 2011, all provisions. HR 4216 - Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act, all provisions. Best practices for combatting online piracy by intermediaries, including advertisers, ad agencies, and ad networks. Jamaica signal piracy
Client expense: $500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)