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2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 1580 - To Affirm the Policy of the United States Regarding Internet Governance; H.R. 1575 - Kelsey Smith Act (to provide call location from mobile services in emergency situations); H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013; H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014; H.R. 3719 - Video CHOICE Act of 2013; H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; H.R. 4342 - Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014 (re: Internet domain name system); H.R. 4572 & H.R. 5036/S. 2454 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014; S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 517 & H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013; S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013; S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill does not create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses); S. 2354 - Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014; S. 2473 - Wireless Innovations Act of 2014 (concerning the commercial use of government held spectrum); S. 2476/.H.R. 4880 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act (concerning prioritization of Internet traffic); S.2505 - The Wi-Fi Innovation Act (concerning unlicensed spectrum use to maximize use of the 5GHz band); S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; S.2799 -- Satellite Televisions Access and Vierwer Rights Act (concerning the authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals); and S.2781 - Law enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act. General Lobbying on the following issues: Video competition, program access, retransmission consent; Telecommunications Policy Framework; competition; interconnection; Net Neutrality/Internet Governance [including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions]; privacy; data security/breach/ retention; location based services; LTE deployment; potential legislation to streamline siting permits for broadband build out on federal land; issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation that could affect deployment; mobile payments applications and regulation; Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment; Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees; wireless alerts (in potential emergency situations).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Discussions with members of House of Representatives and Senate regarding the advertising industry's self-regulatory program for online behavioral advertising S. 418: Do Not Track Online Act of 2013, requiring the FTC to establish regulations for a mechanism by which consumers can indicate whether they prefer having personal information collected by providers of online and mobile services S. 1700, H.R. 3481: Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013, to apply prohibitions against collecting personal information from children to online applications and mobile applications directed to children Discussions and communication with members of the House of Representatives, Senate, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Commerce (DOC) and National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) on the proposal by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to expand the number of top level domains on the Internet. H.R. 4342: Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 (DOTCOM Act of 2014), prohibiting the NTIA from relinquishing or agreeing to relinquish control over the Internet domain name system functions until the Comptroller General of the United States issues a report detailing the advantages and disadvantages of relinquishing control S. 2171: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, dealing with disclosure of geolocation information of individuals Discussions relating to "maladvertising" or the malicious practice of placing malware on a computer when users click on ads in order to access personal information Discussions with the Federal Trade Commission on the use of "big data" as a tool for inclusion or exclusion Discussions relating to the piracy of entertainment products online Discussions relating to "bot fraud" online
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Federal policy on issues relevant to technology and the Internet including privacy, security, research, diversity, protecting children and online safety; interest in Do-Not-Track Online legislation and policies, including the Administration's and multi-stakeholder's processes; discussions regarding the transition of ICANN from the federal government to the multi-stakeholder process; DOTCOM Act of 2014 (H.R. 4342); Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 4660); Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (S. 1329); 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations bill (H.R. 240); Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 83); general electronic privacy issues including geolocation; Email Privacy Act (H.R. 1852); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 (S.1193); general discussions on data breach; and discussions regarding net neutrality.
Client expense: $1,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA) (H.R. 4572, H.R. 5036, H.R. 5728, S. 2454, S. 2799) Next Generation Television Marketplace Act (H.R. 3720) Video CHOICE Act of 2013 (H.R. 3719) Consumer Choice in Online Video Act (S. 1680) Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act (S. 1721, H.R. 3452) Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 (S. 912) Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2013 (H.R. 128) DISCLOSE Act of 2013 (H.R. 148) Free Flow of Information Act (H.R. 1962, S. 987) Violent Content Research Act of 2013 (S. 134) Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013 (H.R. 2911) Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 (H.R. 4342) Retransmission Consent Programming content issues as related to the U.S. Supreme Court case, Fox v. FCC Congressional oversight of the FCCs spectrum auction process Media Ownership Rules
Client expense: $1,580,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 1580 - To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 4342 - Domain Openness through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 or the DOTCOM Act of 2014H.R. 4752 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service H.R. 4880 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. 418 - Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 1193 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013; would require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information, and for other purposes S. 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013; would provide for an ongoing, voluntary public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, and to strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development and education, and public awareness and preparedness, and for other purposes. The proposed merger between Time Warner Cable and Comcast
Client expense: $2,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Republican |
| OH |
| David B. McKinley | Republican | WV |
| David W. Jolly | Republican | FL |
| Diane Black | Republican | TN |
| Frank A. LoBiondo | Republican | NJ |
| Frank R. Wolf | Republican | VA |
| Greg Walden | Republican | OR |
| Joe Barton | Republican | TX |
| John Kline | Republican | MN |
| Kevin Cramer | Republican | ND |
| Larry Bucshon | Republican | IN |
| Lee Terry | Republican | NE |
| Leonard Lance | Republican | NJ |
| Mark Meadows | Republican | NC |
| Marsha Blackburn | Republican | TN |
| Michael T. McCaul | Republican | TX |
| Renee L. Ellmers | Republican | NC |
| Richard B. Nugent | Republican | FL |
| Robert E. Latta | Republican | OH |
| Steve Scalise | Republican | LA |
| Ted Poe | Republican | TX |
| Ted S. Yoho | Republican | FL |
| Tim Griffin | Republican | AR |
| Todd Rokita | Republican | IN |
| Vicky Hartzler | Republican | MO |
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service. H.R. 4880, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 5728, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to Buy America Act S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2025, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2787, Caller ID Scam Prevention Act of 2014 S. 2799, The Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act S. _____, Federal Infrastructure Broadband Deployment Act of 2014 S. _____, Robocall Enforcement Improvements Act of 2014 S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate) Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to video reform (House and Senate) Issues related to municipal broadband (House and Senate) Issues related to ICANN (House and Senate) Issues related to modernization of the Communications Act (House and Senate) Issues related to data security / data breach (House and Senate)
Client expense: $1,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
- HR 22 Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 83 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 86 Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 756 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 778 No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 845 Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 976 Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 983 Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 989 To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1163 Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1312, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1468, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology (SECURE IT) Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1580 To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1847 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1852 Email Privacy Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1962 Free Flow of Information Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2356 We Are Watching You Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2454 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2466 Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2556 Excellence in Cybersecurity Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2642 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2739 Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2766 STOP (Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents) Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2911 Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2952 CIRDA (Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement) Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3032 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3107 Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3309 Innovation Act, to reform the U.S. patent system - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3349 Innovation Protection Act, creating reliable funding for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3361 Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and Online Monitoring Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3410 "Critical Infrastructure Protection Act" ("CIPA") - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3481 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3540 Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3674 Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3696 National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3982 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3990 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3979 Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4070 "Internet Freedom Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4215 Federal Agency Data Breach Notification Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4225 "SAVE ("Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation) Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4342 "Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters ("DOTCOM") Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4367 Internet Stewardship Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4398 GIF (Global Internet Freedom) Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4400 Data Accountability and Trust Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4660 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4681 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4711 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 and the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4752 To limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4800 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4870 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4880 Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4903 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5125 Wi-Fi Innovation Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5429 Open Internet Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 124 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 131 Making further appropriations for fiscal years 2015, and for other purposes - all provisions relating to cable. - S 418 Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable. - S 607 Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 639 Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 658 Cyber Warrior Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 774 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commissions universal service reforms - all provisions relating to cable. - S 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 884 Deter Cyber Theft Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 987 Free Flow of Information Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1013 "Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1144 Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1193 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1196 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization- all provisions relating to cable. - S 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1612 "Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1631 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Improvements Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1638 Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1700 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1766 "USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1776 Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1858 Rural Broadband Investment (RBI) Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1897 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1927 "Data Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1976 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1981 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1995 "Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2049 "Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2146 "Patent Fee Integrity Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2155 "Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $5,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
General representation including internet privacy and electronic commerce and issues related to online advertising and search, mobile applications, intellectual property and data security, data retention policies and copyright issues, including H.R.4225 SAVE Act of 2014. Issues related to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act including S.607, a bill to improve the provisions relating to the privacy of electronic communications; NTIA announcement regarding the intention to transition certain internet domain name functions to the global stakeholder community; including appropriations legislation including H.R.4660-Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2437 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2410 - Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; H.R.4435 - Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 and H.R.4342 The DOTCOM Act; Issues related to data collection in H.R.4870 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 and issues related to Municipal Broadband in H.R.5016 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015; issues related to surveillance reform, specifically S.1599 USA Freedom Act; issues related H.R. 83 Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to net neutrality; the development of smart, integrated systems and devices (Internet of Things and Smart America); Issues related to internet governance, including H.R.4342 the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014;Appropriations legislation including H.R.4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2437 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2410 - Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2015; H.R.4435 - Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2015. H.R. 83 making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
global Internet governance; human rights issues; forced localization issues; US-EU Safe Harbor negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; Trade Promotion Authority; Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement; ICANN; H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014; H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 (DOTCOM Act); H.R. 4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S. 1788, Digital Trade Act of 2013; S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Discussions with members of House of Representatives and Senate regarding the advertising industry's self-regulatory program for online behavioral advertising S. 418: Do Not Track Online Act of 2013, requiring the FTC to establish regulations for a mechanism by which consumers can indicate whether they prefer having personal information collected by providers of online and mobile services S. 1700, H.R. 3481: Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013, to apply prohibitions against collecting personal information from children to online applications and mobile applications directed to children Discussions and communication with members of the House of Representatives, Senate, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Commerce (DOC) and National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) on the proposal by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to expand the number of top level domains on the Internet. H.R. 4342: Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 (DOTCOM Act of 2014), prohibiting the NTIA from relinquishing or agreeing to relinquish control over the Internet domain name system functions until the Comptroller General of the United States issues a report detailing the advantages and disadvantages of relinquishing control S. 2171: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, dealing with disclosure of geolocation information of individuals Discussions relating to "maladvertising" or the malicious practice of placing malware on a computer when users click on ads in order to access personal information Discussions with the Federal Trade Commission on the use of "big data" as a tool for inclusion or exclusion Discussions relating to the piracy of entertainment products online Discussions relating to "bot fraud" online
Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to location privacy, cybersecurity, House Energy and Commerce Committee Communications Act Update; net neutrality, broadband policy, internet consumer protection, FISA reform, data breach and data security including: Children's Online Privacy Protection Act; Electronic Communications Privacy Act; H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 983 - Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act; H.R. 1312 - Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act; S. 2171 - Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014; S. 418 - Do-Not-Track Online Act; H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act; S. 607 - ECPA Amendments; H.R. 3035 - Surveillance Order Reporting Act; S. 1452 - Surveillance Transparency Act; H.R. 3361 and S. 1599, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act (USA Freedom Act); S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 (DOTCOM Act);
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Education and outreach related to ICANN mission and activities, including ICANN's private sector-led, bottom-up policy development model; preserving and enhancing the security and stability of the Internet's systems of unique identifiers, including the Domain Name System; introduction of new gTLDs; initiatives to advance the international multi-stakeholder internet governance model, including the NTIA announcement regarding the intention to transition internet domain name functions to the global stakeholder community; H.R.4342, the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014; Appropriations legislation including H.R.4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2437 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2410 - Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, H.R. 4435 - Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; issues related to H.R. 83 Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
HR 4342 Domain Openness through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act; and HR 4398 Global Internet Freedom Act, Monitoring these bills for their impact on ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) and the continued governance of internet domain names and extensions.
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
hr 4342,s1680,s1976,s2799,s1215,s1599,s1897,s2454,hr4572,hr5036,s1353,hr3361,s517,hr1123,s1631,hr3779,hr4291
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $67,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
- HR 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 845 Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 983 Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 989 To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1312, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1468, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology (SECURE IT) Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1580 To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1639 To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1847 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1852 Email Privacy Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1960 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1962 Free Flow of Information Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2014 Telephone Records Protection Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2454 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2642 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2739 Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2766 STOP (Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents) Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2911 Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2952 CIRDA (Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement) Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3032 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3107 Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3309 Innovation Act, to reform the U.S. patent system - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3349 Innovation Protection Act, creating reliable funding for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3361 Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and Online Monitoring Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3410 "Critical Infrastructure Protection Act" ("CIPA") - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3481 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3540 Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3674 Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3696 National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3982 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3990 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4070 "Internet Freedom Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4215 Federal Agency Data Breach Notification Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4225 "SAVE ("Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014") Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4342 "Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters ("DOTCOM") Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4367 Internet Stewardship Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4398 GIF (Global Internet Freedom) Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4400 Data Accountability and Trust Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4660 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4711 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 and the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4752 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4800 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4870 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4880 Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4903 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5125 Wi-Fi Innovation Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5429 Open Internet Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 124 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 418 Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable. - S 607 Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 639 Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 774 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commissions universal service reforms - all provisions relating to cable. - S 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 987 Free Flow of Information Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1013 "Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1193 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1196 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization- all provisions relating to cable. - S 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1612 "Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1631 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Improvements Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1638 Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1681 "Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1700 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1766 "USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1776 Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1858 Rural Broadband Investment (RBI) Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1897 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1927 "Data Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1976 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1981 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1995 "Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2025 "Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2049 "Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2146 "Patent Fee Integrity Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2155 "Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2171 "Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2378 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 and the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2389 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2410 Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2437 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2438 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2473 Wireless Innovation Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2476 Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2505 Wi-Fi Innovation Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2519 - National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014
Client expense: $3,810,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Computer Industry
Federal policy on issues relevant to technology and the Internet including privacy, security, research, diversity, protecting children and online safety; interest in Do-Not-Track Online legislation and policies, including the Administration's and multi-stakeholder's processes; discussions regarding the transition of ICANN from the federal government to the multi-stakeholder process; DOTCOM Act of 2014 (H.R. 4342); Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 4660); Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (S. 1329); general electronic privacy issues including geolocation; Email Privacy Act (H.R. 1852); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 (S.1193); general discussions on data breach; and discussions regarding net neutrality.
Client expense: $2,450,000 · 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, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
global Internet governance; human rights issues; forced localization issues; US-EU Safe Harbor negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; Trade Promotion Authority; Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement; ICANN; H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014; H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 (DOTCOM Act); H.R. 4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S. 1788, Digital Trade Act of 2013; S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service. H.R. 4880, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to Buy America Act S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2025, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2787, Caller ID Scam Prevention Act of 2014 S. 2799, The Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate) Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to video reform (House and Senate) Issues related to municipal broadband (House and Senate) Issues related to ICANN (House and Senate) Issues related to modernization of the Communications Act (House and Senate) Issues related to data security/data breach (House and Senate)
Client expense: $1,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA) (H.R. 4572, H.R. 5036, S. 2454, S. 2799) Next Generation Television Marketplace Act (H.R. 3720) Video CHOICE Act of 2013 (H.R. 3719) Consumer Choice in Online Video Act (S. 1680) Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act (S. 1721, H.R. 3452) Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 (S. 912) Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2013 (H.R. 128) DISCLOSE Act of 2013 (H.R. 148) Free Flow of Information Act (H.R. 1962, S. 987) Violent Content Research Act of 2013 (S. 134) Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013 (H.R. 2911) Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 (H.R. 4342) Retransmission Consent Programming content issues as related to the U.S. Supreme Court case, Fox v. FCC Congressional oversight of the FCCs spectrum auction process Media Ownership Rules
Client expense: $1,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
General representation including internet privacy and electronic commerce and issues related to online advertising and search, mobile applications, intellectual property and data security, data retention policies and copyright issues, including H.R.4225 SAVE Act of 2014. Issues related to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act including S.607, a bill to improve the provisions relating to the privacy of electronic communications; NTIA announcement regarding the intention to transition certain internet domain name functions to the global stakeholder community; including appropriations legislation including H.R.4660-Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2437 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2410 - Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2015; H.R.4435 - Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 and H.R. 4342 The DOTCOM Act; Issues related to data collection in H.R.4870 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 and issues related to Municipal Broadband in H.R.5016 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
NTIA's multi-stakeholder meetings on facial recognition privacy FTC Big Data Initiative NTIA plan to transition IANA contract oversight, including HR 4342
Client expense: $83,563 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
General representation including issues related to the internet industry and internet users including data security and internet privacy, this includes, Location Privacy Protection Act (S.2171) and H.R. 4225, The SAVE Act of 2014. Cybersecurity, including H.R.624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection act of 2013 and S.1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013; efforts to support and affirm the global, multistakeholder model of internet governance; and the NTIA announcement regarding the intention to transition certain internet domain names functions to the global stakeholder community, including H.R.4342, the Domain Openness through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014; Appropriations legislation including H.R.4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2437 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2410 - Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, H. R.4435 - Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. Proposals on Net Neutrality from the FCC, and H.R.4880 and S.2476 - The Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014;Issues related to data collection in H.R.4870 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 and issues related to Municipal Broadband in H.R.5016 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues related to the internet industry and internet users including data security and internet privacy, including S.607 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013. Cybersecurity; copyright reform proposals and Patent Reform; S.866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 and H.R. 3309 The Innovation Act, S.1720 Patent Transparency Improvements Act of 2013, S.1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 and other patent proposals including the digital millennium copyright act; efforts to support and affirm the global multistakeholder model of internet governance including appropriations legislation including H.R.4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2437 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2410 - Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, H.R.4435 - Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 and H.R. 4342 the DOTCOM Act; Patent demand letter issues including the transparency in Assertion of Patents Act (S.2049) and Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to spectrum allocation; broadband spectrum policy and cybersecurity; the development of smart, integrated systems and devices (Internet of Things and Smart America); Issues related to internet governance, including H.R.4342 the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014; Appropriations legislation including H.R.4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2437 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2410 - Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2015; H.R.4435 - Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Computer Industry
Education and outreach related to ICANN mission and activities, including ICANN's private sector-led, bottom-up policy development model; preserving and enhancing the security and stability of the Internet's systems of unique identifiers, including the Domain Name System; introduction of new gTLDs; initiatives to advance the international multi-stakeholder internet governance model, including the NTIA announcement regarding the intention to transition internet domain name functions to the global stakeholder community; H.R.4342, the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014; Appropriations legislation including H.R.4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2437 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2410 - Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, H.R.4435 - Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Computer Industry
HR 4342 Domain Openness through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act; and HR 4398 Global Internet Freedom Act, Monitoring these bills for their impact on ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) and the continued governance of internet domain names and extensions.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Computer Industry
Discussions with members of House of Representatives and Senate regarding the advertising industry's self-regulatory program for online behavioral advertising S. 418: Do Not Track Online Act of 2013, requiring the FTC to establish regulations for a mechanism by which consumers can indicate whether they prefer having personal information collected by providers of online and mobile services S. 1700, H.R. 3481: Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013, to apply prohibitions against collecting personal information from children to online applications and mobile applications directed to children Discussions and communication with members of the House of Representatives, Senate, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Commerce (DOC) and National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) on the proposal by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to expand the number of top level domains on the Internet. H.R. 4342: Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 (DOTCOM Act of 2014), prohibiting the NTIA from relinquishing or agreeing to relinquish control over the Internet domain name system functions until the Comptroller General of the United States issues a report detailing the advantages and disadvantages of relinquishing control S. 2171: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, dealing with disclosure of geolocation information of individuals Discussions relating to "maladvertising" or the malicious practice of placing malware on a computer when users click on ads in order to access personal information Discussions with the Federal Trade Commission on the use of "big data" as a tool for inclusion or exclusion
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Homeland Security
S. 1034, S. 1353, H.R. 1960, H.R. 3696, H.R. 845, H.R. 2766, H.R. 3309, H.R. 4342, H.R. 4435, H.R. 4660, S. 743, S. 2437: issues related to cybersecurity and private sector preparedness. S. 2437: issues related to cybersecurity standards for top level domains.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $240,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 1580 - To Affirm the Policy of the United States Regarding Internet Governance; H.R. 1575 - Kelsey Smith Act (to provide call location from mobile services in emergency situations); H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013; H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013; H.R. 3719 - Video CHOICE Act of 2013; H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; H.R. 4342 - Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014 (re: Internet domain name system); H.R. 4572 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014; H.R. 5036 - To amend Title 17 U.S. Code, to extend expiring provisions of STELA (2010); S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; 34eS. 517 & H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013; S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; S. 1680 - Consumer Choice in Online Video Act; S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013; S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill does not create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses); and S. 2476/.R. 4880 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act (concerning prioritization of Internet traffic). General Lobbying on the following issues: Video competition, program access, retransmission consent; competition; interconnection/peering; the FCCs Open Internet Order; net neutrality/Internet governance; privacy; data security/breach/ retention; location based services; FCC/FTC jurisdiction LTE deployment Issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation; mobile payments applications and regulation; Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment; Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees; wireless alerts (in potential emergency situations); and E911 Reform.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
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Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $67,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Computer Industry
Federal policy on issues relevant to technology and the Internet including privacy, security, protecting children and online safety; implementation of Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA); interest in Do-Not-Track Online legislation and policies, including the Administration's and multi-stakeholder's processes; discussions regarding the transition of ICANN from the federal government to the multi-stakeholder process; DOTCOM Act of 2014 (H.R. 4342); Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 4660); Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (S. 1329); general electronic privacy issues including geolocation; Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (S. 607); Email Privacy Act (H.R. 1852); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 (S.1193); and discussions regarding net neutrality.
Client expense: $2,120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service. H.R. 4880, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to modernization of the Communications Act Issues related to Buy America Act Issues related to data security/data breach S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014S. 1976, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2025, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. _____, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate) Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to video reform (House and Senate) Issues related to municipal broadband (House and Senate) Issues related to ICANN (House and Senate)
Client expense: $1,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756 - Cybersecurity Enhancement act 2013 H.R. 1580 - To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governanceH.R. 1685 - Broadband Adoption Act of 2013; would amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reform and modernize the Universal Service Fund Lifeline Assistance Program. H.R. 2952 CIRDA Act of 2013; would amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make certain improvements in the laws relating to the advancement of security technologies for critical infrastructure protection, and for other purposes. H.R. 4342 - Domain Openness through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 or the DOTCOM Act of 2014 H.R. 4752 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission overproviders of broadband Internet access service H.R. 4880 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 418 - Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 761 - Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013; would promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, and for other purposes. S. 1193 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013; would require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information, and for other purposes S. 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013; would provide for an ongoing, voluntary public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, and to strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development and education, and public awareness and preparedness, and for other purposes. S. 2476 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. 2505 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act The proposed merger between Time Warner Cable and Comcast
Client expense: $1,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 1575 - Kelsey Smith Act (to provide call location from mobile services in emergency situations) H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 4342 - Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014 (re: Internet domain name system)H.R. 4572 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 5036 - To amend Title 17, U.S. Code, to extend expiring provisions of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 H.R. 1123 & S. 517 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 4880 & S. 2476 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act (concerning prioritization of Internet traffic) S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013 (to promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade) S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill doesn't create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses) Video competition, program access, retransmission consent, regulation Telecommunications policy framework; competition; interconnection/peering Net neutrality/Internet governance, including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions Privacy; data security/retention/breach; location based services; FCC/FTC jurisdiction LTE deployment Issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation Mobile payments applications and regulation Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees Wireless alerts (in potential emergency situations) E911 reform
Client expense: $3,470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA) (H.R. 4572, H.R. 5036, S. 2454) Next Generation Television Marketplace Act (H.R. 3720) Video CHOICE Act of 2013 (H.R. 3719) Consumer Choice in Online Video Act (S. 1680) Furthering Access and Networks for Sports Act (S. 1721, H.R. 3452) Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 (S. 912) Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2013 (H.R. 128) DISCLOSE Act of 2013 (H.R. 148) Free Flow of Information Act (H.R. 1962, S. 987) Violent Content Research Act of 2013 (S. 134) Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013 (H.R. 2911) Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 (H.R. 4342) Retransmission Consent Online Privacy Programming content issues as related to the U.S. Supreme Court case, Fox v. FCC Congressional oversight of the FCCs spectrum auction process Media Ownership Rules
Client expense: $1,440,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · second_quarter · Computer Industry
Data privacy and security, Obama Administration review of "Big Data" and privacy; Department of Commerce Multistakeholder process to develop privacy best practices; Federal Trade Commission review of privacy and data collection; cross-border data flows and international server localization requirements.Legislation to amend the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, including Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 (S. 607 and H.R. 1852); and cybersecurity, including the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity. Internet Governance, including details regarding the proposed transition the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) function per the March 14, 2014 National Telecommunications and Information Agency (NTIA) announcement, and the DOTCOM Act of 2014 (H.R. 4342).
Client expense: $280,000 · 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. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · second_quarter · Foreign Relations
global Internet governance; human rights issues; forced localization issues; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership;Trade Promotion Authority; Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement; ICAAN; H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 (DOTCOM Act); H.R. 4660, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015;
Client expense: $770,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2014 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
General representation including internet privacy and electronic commerce and issues related to online advertising and search, mobile applications, intellectual property and data security, data retention policies and copyright issues, including H.R.4225 SAVE Act of 2014. Issues related to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act including S.607, a bill to improve the provisions relating to the privacy of electronic communications; NTIA announcement regarding the intention to transition certain internet domainname functions to the global stakeholder community; including appropriations legislation including H.R.4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2437 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2410 - Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; H.R.4435 - Howard P. "Buck" McKeon national Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 and H.R.4342 The DOTCOM Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
- HR 86 Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 210 To require retail establishments that use mobile device tracking technology to display notices to that effect. all provisions relating to cable.- HR 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 756 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act 2013- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 983 Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act- all provisions related to cable. - HR 989 To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1312, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1468, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology (SECURE IT) Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1580 To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1639 To amend the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1685 Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1688 Never Contract With the Enemy Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1847 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1852 Email Privacy Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1947 Federal Agricultural Reform and Risk Management Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1960 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2014 Telephone Records Protection Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2084 Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2454 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2466 "Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2553 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2556 Excellence in Cybersecurity Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2639 Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2642 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2684 Telephone Surveillance Accountability Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2736 Government Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2739 Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2766 STOP (Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents) Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2818 Surveillance State Repeal Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2911 Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2952 CIRDA (Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement) Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3103 Intelligence Oversight and Accountability Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3107 Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3283 "Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3309 Innovation Act, to reform the U.S. patent system all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3349 Innovation Protection Act, creating reliable funding for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3361 Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and Online Monitoring Act all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3381 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3410 "Critical Infrastructure Protection Act" ("CIPA") - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3481 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3540 Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3674 Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3696 National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3875 "Telephone Metadata Reform Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3883 "Big Brother Is Not Watching You Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3982 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.- HR 3990 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4070 "Internet Freedom Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4225 "SAVE ("Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act of 2014") Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4342 "Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters ("DOTCOM") Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4660 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4681 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2014 and 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4711 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 and the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4752 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4800 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4870 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4880 Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4903 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - HRes 536 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas all provisions relating to cable. - S 387 American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act- all provisions relating to cable. - S 418 Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable. - S 607 Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 639 Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 954 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1013 "Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1144 "Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1193 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1196 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization all provisions relating to cable. - S 1215 FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1244 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1551 Intelligence Oversight and Surveillance Reform Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 1553 To amend title 23, United States Code, to reauthorize the State infrastructure bank program - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1599 "Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1612 "Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1631 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Improvements Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1638 Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1681 "Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1700 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1766 "USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1776 Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1858 Rural Broadband Investment (RBI) Act of 2013 all provisions relating to cable. - S 1897 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1927 "Data Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.- S 1957 "Partnership to Build America Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1976 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1981 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1995 "Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2025 "Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2049 "Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2146 "Patent Fee Integrity Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2155 "Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2171 "Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2378 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 and the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2389 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2410 Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2438 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2476 Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 all provisions relating to cable. - S 2505 Wi-Fi Innovation Act all provisions relating to cable. - S 2536 To amend Title 18, United States Code, to provide for enhanced criminal and civil remedies in the protection of children and other victims of commercial sexual exploitation all provisions relating to cable. - SRes 157 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $4,010,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 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 Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office
2014 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
General representation including internet privacy and electronic commerce and issues related to online advertising and search, mobile applications, intellectual property and data security, data retention policies and copyright issues, including H.R.4225 SAVE Act of 2014. Issues related to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act including S.607, a bill to improve the provisions relating to the privacy of electronic communications; NTIA announcement regarding the intention to transition certain internet domainname functions to the global stakeholder community; including appropriations legislation including H.R.4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2437 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2410 - Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; H.R.4435 - Howard P. "Buck" McKeon national Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 and H.R.4342 The DOTCOM Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
NTIA's multi-stakeholder meetings on facial recognition privacy FTC Consumer Generated & Controlled Health Data NTIA plan to transition IANA contract oversight, including HR 4342
Client expense: $90,786 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
Marketplace Fairness Act: S.336/743, HR 684 Internet Tax Freedom ACT: HR3086; S. 1431 DOTCOM Act HR 4342
Client expense: $90,786 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Computer Industry
HR 4342 Domain Openness through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act; and HR 4398 Global Internet Freedom Act, monitoring these bills for their impact on ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) and the continued governance of domain names and extensions.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Issues related to the internet industry and internet users including data security and internet privacy, including S.607 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013. Cybersecurity; copyright reform proposals and Patent Reform; S.866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 and H.R.3309 The Innovation Act, S.1720 Patent Transparency Improvements Act of 2013, S.1013 Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 and other patent proposals including the digital millennium copyright act;Efforts to support and affirm the global multistakeholder model of internet governance including appropriations legislation including H.R.4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2437 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2410 - Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2015, H.R.4435 - Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 and H.R. 4342 the DOTCOM Act; Patent demand letter issues including the transparency in Assertion of Patents Act (S.2049) and Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
General representation including issues related to the internet industry and internet users including data security and internet privacy, this includes, Location Privacy Protection Act (S.2171) and H.R. 4225, The SAVE Act of 2014. Cybersecurity, including H.R.624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2013 and S.1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013; efforts to support and affirm the global, multistakeholder model of internet governance; and the NTIA announcement regarding the intention to transition certaininternet domain names functions to the global stakeholder community, including H.R.4342, the Domain Openness through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014; Appropriations legislation including H.R.4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2437 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015; S.2410 - Carl levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, H.R.4435 - Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. Proposals on Net Neutrality from the FCC, and H.R.4880 and S.2476 - The Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Computer Industry
S. 418: Do Not Track Online Act of 2013, requiring the FTC to establish regulations for a mechanism by which consumers can indicate whether they prefer having personal information collected by providers of online and mobile services. Discussions with members of House of Representatives and Senate regarding the advertising industry's self-regulatory program for online behavioral advertising.S. 1700, H.R. 3481: Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013, to apply prohibitions against collecting personal information from children to online applications and mobile applications directed to children Comments filed in response to Request for Information from White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on how the use of "big data" affects the American public Request for Comments from National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) on "big data" developments and their impact on consumers Discussions and communication with members of the House of Representatives, Senate, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Commerce (DOC) and National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA) on the proposal by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to expand the number of top level domains on the Internet. H.R. 4342: Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 (DOTCOM Act of 2014), prohibiting the NTIA from relinquishing or agreeing to relinquish control over the Internet domain name system functions until the Comptroller General of the United States issues a report detailing the advantages and disadvantages of relinquishing control S. 2171: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, dealing with disclosure of geolocation information of individuals Letter to House and Senate leadership urging Congress to pass legislation dealing with data breaches and security
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Computer Industry
Education and outreach related to ICANN mission and activities, including ICANN's private sector-led, bottom-up policy development model; preserving and enhancing the security and stability of the Internet's systems of unique identifiers, including the Domain Name System; introduction of new gTLDs; initiatives to advance the international multi-stakeholder internet governance model, including the NTIA announcement regarding the intention to transition internet domain name functions to the globalstakeholder community; H.R. 4342, the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014; Appropriations legislation including H.R.4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act , 2015; S.2437 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies AppropriationsAct, 2015; S.2410 - Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, H.R.4435 - howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE