National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020
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Introduced
March 12, 2020
Latest Action
March 12, 2020
Primary Sponsor
Eddie Bernice JohnsonDemocratic(TX)
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National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 This bill establishes the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative and sets forth related activities. The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) shall establish or designate the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office to carry out the responsibilities described in this bill with respect to the initiative. The National Science and Technology Council shall establish or designate an Interagency Committee to coordinate federal programs and activities in support of the initiative. The Department of Energy (DOE) shall establish the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee to advise the President and the Initiative Office on matters related to the initiative. DOE must also carry out an artificial intelligence research and development program to (1) advance artificial intelligence tools, systems, capabilities, and workforce needs; and (2) improve the reliability of artificial intelligence methods and solutions relevant to DOE's mission. The National Science Foundation (NSF) shall enter into a contract with the National Research Council of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a study of the current and future impact of artificial intelligence on the workforce of the United States. The General Accountability Office shall conduct a study of artificial intelligence computer hardware and computing required in order to maintain U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence research and development. The NSF shall establish a program to award financial assistance to eligible entities or their consortia to establish and support Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes. The National Institute of Standards and Technology shall develop voluntary standards for artificial intelligence systems, among other things. The NSF shall fund research and education activities in artificial intelligence systems and related fields.
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Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, House, Senate H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, House, Senate H.R.6800 - The Heroes Act, House, Senate RISE Act, House, Senate; supporting supplemental COVID relief for research agencies Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2020, House, Senate National Science Foundation Reauthorization Bill, House, Senate Endless Frontier Act, House, Senate Artificial Intelligence Workforce Training and Artificial Intelligence research funding H.R.6216 - National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020. H.R. 827 - AI JOBS Act HR 7608 - FY 2021 Department of Agriculture funding for agriculture research and capacity building programs; matching fund requirement language for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Program; research and development issues HR 7617- FY 2020 Department of Commerce funding for NOAA research programs and Sea Grant HR 7617 - FY 2021 funding for the National Science Foundation HR 7617 - FY 2021 funding for NASA Space Science Programs HR 7617 - FY 2021 Department of Energy Office of Science and AITO S. 4049, HR 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021, research and development issues, and artificial intelligence workforce training HR 7617 - FY 2021 Defense Appropriations for research and development issues; extramural research; research facilities issues H.R. 36/S. 1067, Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019, research and development issues S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019, research and development issues S. 910, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2019 Funding for science and research programs National Science Foundation reauthorization issues
Client expense: $246,890 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R.7308 (Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act); science and security issues including H.R.1678 (Protect Our Universities Act of 2019); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021: H.R. 6395 (sections 1264, 281, 1763) and S.4049; H.R.6216 and S.1558 (Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020); S.3832 and H.R.6978,(Endless Frontiers Act).
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Issues related to artificial intelligence; blockchain; privacy; H.R.8048 - State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act and S.1846 - State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act; NDAA: S.1790 and H.R. 6395; H.R. 6216 National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act; H.Res 1250: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the principles that should guide the national artificial intelligence strategy of the United States
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 6216, To establish the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative, and for other purposes H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions in Division E relating to AI H.R. 7308/S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4626, Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Various issues technology and economic relief; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; FTC data portability issues; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief
2020 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3086/S. 1585, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation (START) Act H.R. 3262/H.R. 4686/ S. 1871, Sami's Law H.R. 4027, Stop the Censorship Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 5703, Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth (PRIVCY) Act H.R. 6145/S. 3191, Industries of the Future Act of 2020 H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 7308/ S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act H.R. 8517, Protect Speech Act H.R. 8636, Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 1914, Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act S. 2775, Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act of 2019 S. 2763, Filter Bubble Transparency Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3284, Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act S. 3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3712, Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems (Cyber Leap) Act of 2020 S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 3983, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide accountability for bad actors who abuse the Good Samaritan protections provided under that Act, and for other purposes S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4422, Connecting Minority Communities Act of 2020 S. 4626, Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act S. 4632, Online Content Policy Modernization Act S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 S. 5020, A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation titled United States Consumer Data Privacy Act of 2019 Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020); Various issues relating to high speed broadband internet service and resolving the homework gap by access to broadband for students; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); comments on refreshing of record in restoring internet freedom proceeding (WC Docket Nos. 17-108, 17-287, 11-42); facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC data portability; FTC enforcement; FTC enforcement of section 13(b); FCC proposed radiofrequency marketing rule; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); FY2021 Appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); comments on March 30, 2020 Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, Clarification or Waiver Filed by the American Bankers Association, et al. - CG Docket Number 02-278; comments on National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) NISTIR 8259, recommendations for IoT device Manufacturers: Foundational Activities and Core Device Cybersecurity Capability Baseline (2nd Draft); comments on the National Telecommunications and Information Administrations request for public comment on proposals and positions for the 2020 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly; funding for the NIST AI risk management framework; FCCs COVID-19 telehealth program; Indias non-personal data governance framework; comments to Department of Transportation on remote identifications of unmanned aerial systems proposed rule; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the coronavirus pandemic; comments on Four Principles of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (Draft NISTIR 8312); petition to FCC Supporting Capital Ones TCPA Petition for Declaratory Ruling; inclusion of broadband funding in year-end appropriations legislation; implementation Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-190); potential nationalization of the 5G network; comments on OMBs Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications; potential data privacy legislation; potential data aggregation legislation regarding section 1033 of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); potential legislation regarding artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; potential legislation regarding digital assets; fintech and digital asset strategy; data privacy; revisions to Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V); consumer protection issues relating to lawsuit advertising; implementation of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243)
| Republican |
| PA |
| Conor Lamb | Democratic | PA |
| Daniel Lipinski | Democratic | IL |
| Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | VA |
| Frank D. Lucas | Republican | OK |
| James R. Baird | Republican | IN |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Kendra S. Horn | Democratic | OK |
| Pete Olson | Republican | TX |
| Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Republican | TX |
| Rick Larsen | Democratic | WA |
| Seth Moulton | Democratic | MA |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
Client expense: $22,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Client expense: $22,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 6395, S. 734, H.R. 1668 - Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 - Cybersecurity operational standards for Internet-connected devices purchased by Federal agencies H.R. 6395, H.R.6216 - National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 in the FY21 National Defense Authorization Act - Development of a voluntary risk management framework for trustworthy artificial intelligence systems H.R.133, H.R.8132, S.5043 - American COMPETE Act in the Consolidated Appropriations Act - Encouraging deployment of emerging technologies including artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement: Emerging technologies: Blockchain, cloud computing, 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI regulatory governance, facial recognition policy, Internet of Things, quantum computing, privacy legislation, and weather modeling; implementation of H.R. 6227, S. 3143, the National Quantum Initiative Act (P.L. 115-368); H.R. 8303 Quantum User Expansion for Science and Technology (QUEST); H.R. 8279, the Quantum Network Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1361, the Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019; S. 3189, H.R. 6624 the USA Telecommunications Act; S. 1558, the Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act (AI-IA); H.R. 6216, The National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act; S. 1558, H.R. 7096, the National AI Research Resource Task Force Act; S. 1363, the AI in Government Act of 2019; H.R. 7178, S. 3933, the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act; S. 4130, the American Foundries Act of 2020; Reform of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996; S. 4066, the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act; S. 3398 Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT Act); HR 8478, the Online Accessibility Act; S. 2200, implementation of the National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018; S. 2597, the Learning Excellence and Good Examples from New Developers Act (LEGEND Act) of 2019. Supply chain security / DHS ICT Supply Chain Task Force; H.R. 5823 State and Local Cyber Improvement Act; Implementation of H.R. 7327 the Strengthening and Enhancing Cyber-capabilities by Utilizing Risk Exposure Technology Act (SECURE Technology Act); S.2775 Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education Act of 2019 (HACKED Act); Encryption policy; S. 3712 Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems Act of 2020 (CYBER LEAP Act); provisions related to state and local funding for cybersecurity planning, defense and response activities; Draft Data Security Breach Notification Bill; Pending "Know Your Customer IaaS" Executive Order; Information Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain Security proposed rulemaking.
Client expense: $1,050,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Issues related to artificial intelligence; blockchain; H.R. 8408 - State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act and S. 1846 - State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act; NDAA S. 1790 and H.R. 6395; H.R. 6216 National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act; H.Res 1250 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the principles that should guide the national artificial intelligence strategy of the United States
Client expense: $310,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 133, FY 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260), climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research facilities issues H.R. 3895, North American Development Bank's Pollution Solution Act, climate and coastal observation research; earth observing; monitoring issues H.R. 4143, Super Pollutants Act of 2019, climate and coastal observation research issues H.R. 4447, Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act, research and development issues H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020, research and development issues H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021 (P.L. 116-283), climate and coastal observation research; earth observing; research facilities issues H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, climate and coastal observation research; earth observing; research facilities issues H.R. 6978/S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act, research and development issues H.R. 7178/S. 3933, Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act, research and development issues H.R. 7308/S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act (RISE Act) H.R. 7450, Prevent Harmful Algal Blooms Act, climate and coastal observation research; monitoring issues H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020,, climate and coastal observation research; earth observing issues H.R. 7610, FY 2021 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs H.R. 7613, FY 2021 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, climate and coastal observation research, earth observing H.R. 7614, FY 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, research and development issues H.R. 7617, FY 2021 Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bill, research and development issues H.R. 7667, FY 2021 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, research and development issues H.R. 8632, Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2020, climate and coastal observation research; monitoring issues Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act, climate and coastal observation research; earth observing; research facilities issues S. 2800, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Authorization Act of 2020, research and development issues S. 3591, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020, climate and coastal observation research; earth observing issues S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020, research and development issues S. 4352, Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020, climate and coastal observation research; earth observing issues S. 4462, FLOODS Act, earth observing issues National Science Foundation (NSF) reauthorization proposals, research and development issues
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Support for increased funding to address the challenges posed by COVID 19 to university research and student financial support. Support for research related to artificial intelligence (HR 6216). Support for the development of policies to support access to workforce training in emerging artificial intelligence applications. Support for funding for robotics research and the integration of artificial intelligence into advanced manufacturing. Support for the EPA Star Grant program. Support for research in smart infrastructure technology). Support for educational technology research in the Institute of Education Sciences. Support for National Science Foundation Research related to the public communication of scientific information. Support for funding of the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, DARPA and NIST.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of Technology Policy (OTP), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Defense
Support for inclusion and passage of H.R. 6216, the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 in the National Defense Authorization Act, HR 6395. National Defense Authorization Act S 1790 Title LI. Support for Support for funding for the Minerva program. Support for the Army AI Task Force. Support for basic research funding in the DoD budget (6.1-6.2) (HR 7617). Support for the development of "AI Fusion" strategy.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of Technology Policy (OTP), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 7178 Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act or the CHIPS for America Act H.R.5733 - FIRM Act H.R. 36 - Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019 H.R. 1678 - Protecting Our Universities Act of 2019 H.R. 4091 - ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R.5666 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020 H.R.5685 - Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2020 H.R.6216 - National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 H.R. 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R.6588 - Homeland Security Higher Education Advisory Council Act H.R.6978 - Endless Frontier Act H.R. 7256 - National Security Innovation Pathway Act H.R.7308 - RISE Act H.R.7842 - INFLUENCE Act H.R.7998 - NIST COVID-19 Cybersecurity Act H.R. 8044 - Early-Career Researchers Act H.R.8273 - Energizing Technology Transfer Act H.R._____ NSF reauthorization legislation S.328 - Startup Act S. 333 - National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2019 S. 1067 - Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019 S. 1879 - Protecting Our Universities Act of 2019 S. 2133 - Secure American Research Act of 2019 S. 2458 - America Grows Act of 2019 S. 3191 - Industries of the Future Act of 2020 S.3832 - Endless Frontier Act S.4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S. ____ SBA Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2019 S. 3997 Safeguarding American Innovation Act S. 4629 - America LEADS Act -- regarding research-related funding and policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their faculty and students.
Client expense: $59,400 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
S. 4024: Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 2020; H.R. 7331: National Cyber Director Act; H.R. 7204: Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 5823: State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act; H.R. 4217: State and Local Government Cybersecurity Improvement Act; S.1846: The State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2019; H.R. 1668/S. 734: IoT Federal Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019; S. 3663: COVID-19 Consumer Data Privacy Act; H.R. 6866: Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; S. 3861: Exposure Notification Privacy Act; S. 3891: Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020; S.1363: AI in Government Act of 2019; H.R. 2575: AI in Government Act of 2019; H.R. 6216: National Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020; S. 1611: DIGIT Act; COVID-19 Recovery Legislation - IT, cybersecurity, remote work and technology modernization issues; H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act; H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act - IT modernization, cybersecurity, and AI issues.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Issues related to banking regulatory reform: -Implementation of S. 2155 (from 115th Congress) -HR 1500 - Consumers First Act -Issues related to Current Expected Credit Loss -HR 3182 - CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 -HR 6800 - The Heroes Act -Issues related to BSA/AML -S.2563 ILLICIT CASH Act -HR 1018 - Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act -HR 3278 - Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act -Issues related to arbitration -HR 327 - Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2019 -Issues related to interest rate caps -HR 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act -S 3548 - CARES Act -HR 6216 - Emergency Assistance for Student Borrowers Act -S. 3502 - The Community Bank Regulatory Relief Act -HR 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021(issues related to banking) -HR 5332 - Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020 -S. 375 - Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 -HR 3621 - Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020 -S. 2961 - Data Care Act of 2019 -HR 3948 - Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act -HR 4813 - Keep Big Tech Out Of Finance Act -S 2685 - Consumer Credit Control Act of 2019 -Issues related to unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices -Issues related to financial innovation -Issues related to financial literacy -Issues related to the Community Reinvestment Act -Issues related to brokered deposits -Issues related to debt collection -Issues related to artificial intelligence -Issues related to interest rate exportation -Issues related to small business data collection -Issues related to modernized disclosures -Issues related to privacy -Issues related to Covid-19 Relief
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - In support of funding for National Science Foundation. In support of funding for NASA Space Grant, Science Mission Directorate, and technosignature research. In support of funding for Sea Grant program. In support of funding for science researchers whose work is suspended while labs are closed during pandemic. In support of H.R.6216/S.1558, the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act. In support of language in National Science Foundation reauthorization that directs NSF to develop a multi-year strategic plan.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Draft Office of Science Reauthorization Bill (Provisions on fusion energy); H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative Act of 2020 Title IV (National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence Activities) (Includes Cognitive Science as a field of research); Section 401 (Artificial Intelligence Research and Education) (Maintenance of a Diverse Workforce; Academic Development to create a national plan supporting transition from AI-focused community colleges into 4-year institutions); S. 3890, H.R. 7096, National AI Research Resource Task Force Act of 2020 (All) (Establishment of a task force to develop a roadmap for a national artificial intelligence research resource); S.3832, H.R. 6978, Endless Frontiers Act (All) (Proposes to rename the National Science Foundation to the National Science and Technology Foundation; Establishment of new Directorate for Technology, which would provide $100 billion in funding over 5 years); S. 3933, H.R. 7178, Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America (CHIPS) Act, Section 8 Advanced Semiconductor Research and Design (1) (National Semiconductor Technology Center) (A) (National Strategy on Semiconductor Research) (Provides authorizations to DOE, NSF and DARPA for semiconductor basic research activities; Authorizes a new NIST Semiconductor Program to support advanced manufacturing); S. 4629, America Labor, Economic, Competiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security (America LEADS) Act, Part II, Semiconductor Manufacturing Incentives, Section 127 (Report on threats to the semiconductor industry); Section 153 (Semiconductor incentive grants); Section 154 (Department of Defense study on status of microelectronics industry); Section 155 (Department of Commerce study on status of microelectronics technologies in the United States industrial base); Section 156 (Multilateral microelectronics security fund); Section 157 (Advanced semiconductor research and design); S. 4286, H.R. 7308, The Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act (All) (Provides emergency relief funding for federal science agencies during FY 2020 and FY 2021); NSF Strategic Plan
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 6216, To establish the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative, and for other purposes H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions in Division E relating to AI H.R. 7308/S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Draft legislation titled SAFE DATA Act Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Various issues technology and economic relief; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; FTC data portability issues; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3086/S. 1585, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation (START) Act H.R. 3262/H.R. 4686/ S. 1871, Sami's Law H.R. 4027, Stop the Censorship Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 5703, Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth (PRIVCY) Act H.R. 6145/S. 3191, Industries of the Future Act of 2020 H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions relating to artificial intelligence research and development H.R. 7308/ S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 1914, Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act S. 2775, Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act of 2019 S. 2763, Filter Bubble Transparency Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3284, Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act S. 3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3712, Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems (Cyber Leap) Act of 2020 S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 3983, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide accountability for bad actors who abuse the Good Samaritan protections provided under that Act, and for other purposes S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4626, A bill to establish data privacy and data security protections for consumers in the United States S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation titled Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation titled Public Health Emergency Privacy Act Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues relating to high speed broadband internet service and resolving the homework gap by access to broadband for students; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); comments on refreshing of record in restoring internet freedom proceeding (WC Docket Nos. 17-108, 17- 287, 11-42); facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); artificial intelligence; Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V); data privacy; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC data portability; FTC enforcement; comments on draft (2nd) National Institute of Standards and Technology internal report 8259, recommendations for IoT device manufacturers: foundational activities and core device cybersecurity capability baseline; FY2021 Appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); comments on March 30, 2020 Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, Clarification or Waiver Filed by the American Bankers Association, et al. - CG Docket Number 02-278; comments on the National Telecommunications and Information Administrations request for public comment on proposals and positions for the 2020 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly; reauthorization of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); funding for the NIST AI risk management framework; FCCs COVID-19 telehealth program; Indias non-personal data governance framework; Comments to Department of Transportation on remote identifications of unmanned aerial systems proposed rule; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the coronavirus pandemic; potential data privacy legislation; potential data aggregation legislation regarding section 1033 of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); potential legislation regarding artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; potential legislation regarding digital assets; fintech and digital asset strategy
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R.7308, S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act, Issues pertaining to COVID-19 and impacts to the research enterprise. H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act, Issues pertaining to fundamental research in artificial intelligence. H.R. 8632, Ocean Based Climate Solutions Act, Issues pertaining to coastal resilience.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
HR6216; S1558 National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 HR7096; S3890 National AI Research Resource Task Force Act of 2020 HR7308; S4286 Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act HR 2 - INVEST in America Act - Scientific Infrastructure HR6395; S4049 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S3997 Safeguarding American Innovation Act Science Infrastructure Science and Security Issues
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, House, Senate H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, House, Senate H.R.6800 - The Heroes Act, House, Senate RISE Act, House, Senate; supporting supplemental COVID relief for research agencies Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2020, House, Senate National Science Foundation Reauthorization Bill, House, Senate Endless Frontier Act, House, Senate Artificial Intelligence Workforce Training and Artificial Intelligence research funding H.R.6216 - National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020. H.R. 827 - AI JOBS Act HR 7608 - FY 2021 Department of Agriculture funding for agriculture research and capacity building programs; matching fund requirement language for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Program; research and development issues HR 7617- FY 2020 Department of Commerce funding for NOAA research programs and Sea Grant HR 7617 - FY 2021 funding for the National Science Foundation HR 7617 - FY 2021 funding for NASA Space Science Programs HR 7617 - FY 2021 Department of Energy Office of Science and AITO S. 4049, HR 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021, research and development issues, and artificial intelligence workforce training HR 7617 - FY 2021 Defense Appropriations for research and development issues; extramural research; research facilities issues H.R. 36/S. 1067, Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019, research and development issues S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019, research and development issues S. 910, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2019 Funding for science and research programs National Science Foundation reauthorization issues
Client expense: $246,890 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 6216, To establish the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative, and for other purposes H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions in Division E relating to AI H.R. 7308/S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Draft legislation titled SAFE DATA Act Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Various issues technology and economic relief; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; FTC data portability issues; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3086/S. 1585, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation (START) Act H.R. 3262/H.R. 4686/ S. 1871, Sami's Law H.R. 4027, Stop the Censorship Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 5703, Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth (PRIVCY) Act H.R. 6145/S. 3191, Industries of the Future Act of 2020 H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions relating to artificial intelligence research and development H.R. 7308/ S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 1914, Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act S. 2775, Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act of 2019 S. 2763, Filter Bubble Transparency Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3284, Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act S. 3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3712, Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems (Cyber Leap) Act of 2020 S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 3983, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide accountability for bad actors who abuse the Good Samaritan protections provided under that Act, and for other purposes S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4626, A bill to establish data privacy and data security protections for consumers in the United States S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation titled Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation titled Public Health Emergency Privacy Act Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues relating to high speed broadband internet service and resolving the homework gap by access to broadband for students; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); comments on refreshing of record in restoring internet freedom proceeding (WC Docket Nos. 17-108, 17- 287, 11-42); facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); artificial intelligence; Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V); data privacy; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC data portability; FTC enforcement; comments on draft (2nd) National Institute of Standards and Technology internal report 8259, recommendations for IoT device manufacturers: foundational activities and core device cybersecurity capability baseline; FY2021 Appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); comments on March 30, 2020 Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, Clarification or Waiver Filed by the American Bankers Association, et al. - CG Docket Number 02-278; comments on the National Telecommunications and Information Administrations request for public comment on proposals and positions for the 2020 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly; reauthorization of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); funding for the NIST AI risk management framework; FCCs COVID-19 telehealth program; Indias non-personal data governance framework; Comments to Department of Transportation on remote identifications of unmanned aerial systems proposed rule; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the coronavirus pandemic; potential data privacy legislation; potential data aggregation legislation regarding section 1033 of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); potential legislation regarding artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; potential legislation regarding digital assets; fintech and digital asset strategy
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Defense
Support for inclusion and passage of H.R. 6216, the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 in the National Defense Authorization Act, HR 6395. Support for Support for funding for the Minerva program. Support for the Army AI Task Force. Support for basic research funding in the DoD budget (6.1-6.2) (HR 7617).
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Technology Policy (OTP), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
Support for increased funding to address the challenges posed by COVID 19 to university research and student financial support. Support for research related to artificial intelligence (HR 6216). Support for the development of policies to support access to workforce training in emerging artificial intelligence applications. Support for funding for robotics research and the integration of artificial intelligence into advanced manufacturing. Support for the EPA Star Grant program. Support for research in smart infrastructure technology). Support for educational technology research in the Institute of Education Sciences. Support for National Science Foundation Research related to the public communication of scientific information. Support for funding of the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, DARPA and NIST.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Technology Policy (OTP), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
S. 4024: Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 2020; H.R. 7331: National Cyber Director Act; H.R. 7204: Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 5823: State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act; H.R. 4217: State and Local Government Cybersecurity Improvement Act; S.1846: The State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2019; H.R. 1668/S. 734: IoT Federal Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019; S. 3663: COVID-19 Consumer Data Privacy Act; H.R. 6866: Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; S. 3861: Exposure Notification Privacy Act; S. 3891: Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020; S.1363: AI in Government Act of 2019; H.R. 2575: AI in Government Act of 2019; H.R. 6216: National Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020; S. 1611: DIGIT Act; COVID-19 Recovery Legislation - IT, cybersecurity, remote work and technology modernization issues; H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act.
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Computer Industry
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement: Emerging technologies: Blockchain, cloud computing, 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI regulatory governance, facial recognition policy, IoT, quantum computing, and weather modeling; antitrust investigations of digital platforms; implementation of H.R. 6227, S. 3143, the National Quantum Initiative Act (P.L. 115-368); H.R. 8303 Quantum User Expansion for Science and Technology (QUEST); H.R. 8279, the Quantum Network Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1361, the Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019; S. 3189, H.R. 6624 the USA Telecommunications Act; S. 1558, the Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act (AI-IA); H.R. 6216, The National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act; S. 1558, H.R. 7096, the National AI Research Resource Task Force Act; H.R. 6978, the Endless Frontier Act; H.R. 7178, S. 3933, the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act; S. 4130, the American Foundries Act of 2020; S. 4066, the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act; S. 3398 Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT Act); S. 4758, the See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020; S. 2200, implementation of the National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018; European Court of Justice Schrems II Decision. Supply chain security / DHS ICT Supply Chain Task Force; H.R. 5823 State and Local Cyber Improvement Act; Implementation of H.R. 7327 the Strengthening and Enhancing Cyber-capabilities by Utilizing Risk Exposure Technology Act (SECURE Technology Act); S. 2775 Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education Act of 2019 (HACKED Act); Encryption policy; S. 3712 Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems Act of 2020 (CYBER LEAP Act); provisions related to state and local funding for cybersecurity planning, defense and response activities; IoT security policy.
Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R.5733 - FIRM Act H.R. 36 - Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019 H.R. 1678 - Protecting Our Universities Act of 2019 H.R. 4091 - ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R.5666 - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2020 H.R.5685 - Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2020 H.R.6216 - National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 H.R. 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R.6588 - Homeland Security Higher Education Advisory Council Act H.R.6978 - Endless Frontier Act H.R. 7256 - National Security Innovation Pathway Act H.R.7308 - RISE Act H.R.7842 - INFLUENCE Act H.R.7998 - NIST COVID-19 Cybersecurity Act H.R. 8044 - Early-Career Researchers Act H.R.8273 - Energizing Technology Transfer Act H.R. _____ - NSF reauthorization legislation S.328 - Startup Act S. 333 - National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2019 S. 1067 - Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019 S. 1879 - Protecting Our Universities Act of 2019 S. 2133 - Secure American Research Act of 2019 S. 2458 - America Grows Act of 2019 S. 3191 - Industries of the Future Act of 2020 S.3832 - Endless Frontier Act S.4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S. _____ - SBA Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2019 S. 3997 Safeguarding American Innovation Act S. 4629 - America LEADS Act -- regarding research-related funding and policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their faculty and students.
Client expense: $280,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R.7308 (Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act); science and security issues including H.R.1678 (Protect Our Universities Act of 2019); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021: H.R. 6395 (sections 1264, 281, 1763) and S.4049; H.R.6216 and S.1558 (Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020); S.3832 and H.R.6978,(Endless Frontiers Act).
Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 6216, To establish the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative, and for other purposes H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions in Division E relating to AI H.R. 7308/S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Draft legislation titled SAFE DATA Act Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Various issues technology and economic relief; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; FTC data portability issues; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3086/S. 1585, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation (START) Act H.R. 3262/H.R. 4686/ S. 1871, Sami's Law H.R. 4027, Stop the Censorship Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 5703, Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth (PRIVCY) Act H.R. 6145/S. 3191, Industries of the Future Act of 2020 H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions relating to artificial intelligence research and development H.R. 7308/ S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 1914, Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act S. 2775, Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act of 2019 S. 2763, Filter Bubble Transparency Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3284, Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act S. 3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3712, Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems (Cyber Leap) Act of 2020 S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 3983, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide accountability for bad actors who abuse the Good Samaritan protections provided under that Act, and for other purposes S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4626, A bill to establish data privacy and data security protections for consumers in the United States S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation titled Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation titled Public Health Emergency Privacy Act Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues relating to high speed broadband internet service and resolving the homework gap by access to broadband for students; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); comments on refreshing of record in restoring internet freedom proceeding (WC Docket Nos. 17-108, 17- 287, 11-42); facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); artificial intelligence; Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V); data privacy; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC data portability; FTC enforcement; comments on draft (2nd) National Institute of Standards and Technology internal report 8259, recommendations for IoT device manufacturers: foundational activities and core device cybersecurity capability baseline; FY2021 Appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); comments on March 30, 2020 Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, Clarification or Waiver Filed by the American Bankers Association, et al. - CG Docket Number 02-278; comments on the National Telecommunications and Information Administrations request for public comment on proposals and positions for the 2020 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly; reauthorization of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); funding for the NIST AI risk management framework; FCCs COVID-19 telehealth program; Indias non-personal data governance framework; Comments to Department of Transportation on remote identifications of unmanned aerial systems proposed rule; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the coronavirus pandemic; potential data privacy legislation; potential data aggregation legislation regarding section 1033 of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); potential legislation regarding artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; potential legislation regarding digital assets; fintech and digital asset strategy
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Banking
Issues related to banking regulatory reform: -Implementation of S. 2155 (from 115th Congress) -HR 1500 - Consumers First Act -Issues related to Current Expected Credit Loss -HR 3182 - CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 -HR 6800 - The Heroes Act -Issues related to BSA/AML -S.2563 ILLICIT CASH Act -HR 1018 - Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act -HR 3278 - Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act -Issues related to arbitration -HR 327 - Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2019 -Issues related to interest rate caps -HR 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act -S 3548 - CARES Act -HR 6216 - Emergency Assistance for Student Borrowers Act -S. 3502 - The Community Bank Regulatory Relief Act -HR 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021(issues related to banking) -HR 5332 - Protecting Your Credit Score Act of 2020 -S. 375 - Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 -HR 3621 - Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020 -S. 2961 - Data Care Act of 2019 -HR 3948 - Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act -HR 4813 - Keep Big Tech Out Of Finance Act -S 2685 - Consumer Credit Control Act of 2019 -HR 1602 - TRACED ACT -S. 819 - Federal Communications Commission Reporting Modernization Act of 2019 -Issues related to unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices -Issues related to financial innovation -Issues related to financial literacy -Issues related to the Community Reinvestment Act -Issues related to brokered deposits -Issues related to debt collection -Issues related to artificial intelligence -Issues related to interest rate exportation -Issues related to small business data collection -Issues related to modernized disclosures -Issues related to privacy -Issues related to Covid-19 Relief
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 3895, North American Development Bank's Pollution Solution Act; climate and coastal observation research, earth observing, monitoring related issues H.R. 4143, Super Pollutants Act of 2019; climate and coastal observation research issues H.R. 4447, Clean Economy Jobs and Innovation Act; research and development issues H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020; research and development issues H.R. 6395, William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing; research facilities issues S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing; research facilities issues H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing; research facilities issues H.R. 6978/S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act; research and development issues H.R. 7178/S. 3933, Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act, or the CHIPS for America Act; research and development issues H.R. 7308/S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act H.R. 7575, Water Resources Development Act of 2020; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing; research facilities issues H.R. 7610, FY 2021 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; issues related to matching fund requirement language under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Program; funding for NIFA research programs; funding for AGARDA; COVID-19 related research recovery needs H.R. 7613, FY 2021 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing; research facilities issues H.R. 7614, FY 2021 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; research and development issues H.R. 7617, FY 2021 Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bill; research and development issues H.R. 7667, FY 2021 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing; research facilities issues Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing; research facilities issues S. 2800, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Reauthorization Act of 2019; research and development issues S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020; research and development issues S. 4352, Border Water Quality Restoration and Protection Act of 2020; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing; research facilities issues S.3591, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing; research facilities issues National Science Foundation Reauthorization proposals; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing; research facilities issues Funding for science and research programs Funding for COVID-19 research recovery needs
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 6978, S. 3832, Endless Frontiers Act, All Provisions. Issues pertaining to COVID-19 research, research relief, research infrastructure, and economic recovery. HR. 7308, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act, Issues pertaining to COVID-19 and impacts to the research enterprise. NSF Reauthorization, All provisions. DOE Office of Science Authorization, Issues pertaining to Advanced Scientific Computing Research and Exascale. H.R. 8044, Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act, All Provisions. H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act, Issues pertaining to fundamental research in artificial intelligence.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
Draft Office of Science Reauthorization Bill (provisions on fusion energy); H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative Act of 2020 Title IV (National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence Activities) (Includes Cognitive Science as a field of research); Section 401 (Artificial Intelligence Research and Education) (Maintenance of a Diverse Workforce; Academic Development to create a national plan supporting transition from AI-focused community colleges into 4-year institutions); S. 3890, National AI Research Resource Task Force Act of 2020 (All) (Establishment of a task force to develop a roadmap for a national artificial intelligence research resource); S.3832, H.R.6978, Endless Frontiers Act (All) (Proposes to rename the National Science Foundation to the National Science and Technology Foundation; Establishment of new Directorate for Technology, which would provide $100 billion in funding over 5 years); S. 3933, H.R. 7178, Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America (CHIPS) Act, Section 8 Advanced Semiconductor Research and Design (1) (National Semiconductor Technology Center) (A) (National Strategy on Semiconductor Research) (Provides authorizations to DOE, NSF and DARPA for semiconductor basic research activities; Authorizes a new NIST Semiconductor Program to support advanced manufacturing); S. 4629, America Labor, Economic, Competiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security (America LEADS) Act, Part II, Semiconductor Manufacturing Incentives, Section 127 (Report on threats to the semiconductor industry); Section 153 (Semiconductor incentive grants); Section 154 (Department of Defense study on status of microelectronics industry); Section 155 (Department of Commerce study on status of microelectronics technologies in the United States industrial base); Section 156 (Multilateral microelectronics security fund); Section 157 (Advanced semiconductor research and design); S. 4286, H.R. 7308, The Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act (All) (Provides emergency relief funding for federal science agencies during FY 2020 and FY 2021);
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
HR6216; S1558 National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 HR7096; S3890 National AI Research Resource Task Force Act of 2020 HR7308; S4286 Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act HR 2 - INVEST in America Act - Scientific Infrastructure HR6395; S4049 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 S3997 Safeguarding American Innovation Act Science Infrastructure Science and Security Issues
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - In support of funding for National Science Foundation. In support of funding for NASA Space Grant, Science Mission Directorate, and technosignature research. In support of funding for Sea Grant program. In support of funding for science researchers whose work is suspended while labs are closed during pandemic. In support of H.R.6216/S.1558, the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act. In support of S.3832/H.R.6978, the Endless Frontier Act.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2020 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R.7308 (Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act); science and security issues including H.R.1678 (Protect Our Universities Act of 2019); H.R.2 (INVEST in America Act); H.R. 6395 and S.4049 (National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021); eligibility requirements in the IDeA program; H.R.6216 and S.1558 (Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020); S.3832 and H.R.6978,(Endless Frontiers Act).
Client expense: $45,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, House, Senate H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, House, Senate H.R.6800 - The Heroes Act, House, Senate RISE Act, House, Senate; supporting supplemental COVID relief for research agencies Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2020, House, Senate National Science Foundation Reauthorization Bill, House, Senate Endless Frontier Act, House, Senate Artificial Intelligence Workforce Training and Artificial Intelligence research funding H.R.6216 - National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020. H.R. 827 - AI JOBS Act HR 7608 - FY 2021 Department of Agriculture funding for agriculture research and capacity building programs; matching fund requirement language for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Program; research and development issues HR 7617- FY 2020 Department of Commerce funding for NOAA research programs and Sea Grant HR 7617 - FY 2021 funding for the National Science Foundation HR 7617 - FY 2021 funding for NASA Space Science Programs HR 7617 - FY 2021 Department of Energy Office of Science and AITO S. 4049, HR 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021, research and development issues, and artificial intelligence workforce training HR 7617 - FY 2021 Defense Appropriations for research and development issues; extramural research; research facilities issues H.R. 36/S. 1067, Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019, research and development issues S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019, research and development issues S. 910, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2019 Funding for science and research programs National Science Foundation reauthorization issues
Client expense: $246,890 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
S. 4024: Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 2020; H.R. 7331: National Cyber Director Act; H.R. 7204: Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act; H.R. 5823: State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act; H.R. 4217: State and Local Government Cybersecurity Improvement Act; S.1846: The State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2019; H.R. 1668/S. 734: IoT Federal Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019; S. 3663: COVID-19 Consumer Data Privacy Act; H.R. 6866: Public Health Emergency Privacy Act; S. 3861: Exposure Notification Privacy Act; S. 3891: Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020; S.1363: AI in Government Act of 2019; H.R. 2575: AI in Government Act of 2019; H.R. 6216: National Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020; S. 1611: DIGIT Act; COVID-19 Recovery Legislation - IT, cybersecurity, remote work and technology modernization issues.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 6216, To establish the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative, and for other purposes S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, A bill to establish privacy requirements for operators of infectious disease exposure notification services Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Potential federal privacy legislation Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Draft privacy legislation Various issues relating to energy innovation; technology and economic relief; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020); Department of Commerce privacy principles; FTC enforcement; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; FTC Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277) review; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); Fiscal Year 2021 clean energy research and development appropriations
Client expense: $12,300,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 36 - Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019 H.R. 3038 - Securing American Science and Technology Act of 2019 H.R. 1678 - Protecting Our Universities Act of 2019 H.R. 4091 - ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R.4734 - NDEA-21 H.R.5685 - Securing American Leadership in Science and Technology Act of 2020 H.R.6216 - National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 H.R. 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R.___ NSF reauthorization legislation S. 333 - National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2019 S. 1067 - Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019 S. 1879 - Protecting Our Universities Act of 2019 S. 2133 - Secure American Research Act of 2019 S. 2458 - America Grows Act of 2019 S. ___ SBA Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2019 S. ___ Draft legislation by Senator Schumer on the National Science Foundation S. ___ Safeguarding American Innovation Act S. ___ Protecting America's Research Advantage Act -- regarding research-related funding and policy issues affecting higher education institutions and their faculty and students.
Client expense: $200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Endowment for the Humanities, Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2020 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations - In support of funding for National Science Foundation. In support of funding for NASA Space Grant, Science Mission Directorate, and technosignature research. In support of funding for Sea Grant program. In support of funding for science researchers whose work is suspended while labs are closed during pandemic. In support of confirmation of National Science Foundation Director nominee. In support of H.R.7308, the Research Investment to Secure the Economy Act. In support of H.R.6216/S.1558, the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Banking
Issues related to banking regulatory reform: -Implementation of S. 2155 (from 115th Congress) -HR 1500 - Consumers First Act -Issues related to Current Expected Credit Loss -HR 3182 - CECL Consumer Impact and Study Bill of 2019 -HR 6800 - The Heroes Act -Issues related to BSA/AML -S.2563 ILLICIT CASH Act -HR 1018 - Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act -HR 3278 - Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act -Issues related to arbitration -HR 327 - Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2019 -Issues related to interest rate caps -HR 5050 Veterans and Consumers Fair Credit Act -S 3548 - CARES Act -HR 6216 - Emergency Assistance for Student Borrowers Act -S. 3502 - The Community Bank Regulatory Relief Act -Issues related to unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts and practices -Issues related to financial innovation -Issues related to financial literacy -Issues related to the Community Reinvestment Act -Issues related to brokered deposits -Issues related to debt collection -Issues related to artificial intelligence -Issues related to interest rate exportation -Issues related to small business data collection -Issues related to modernized disclosures -Issues related to privacy -Issues related to Covid-19 Relief
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
Support for increased funding to address the challenges posed by COVID 19 to university research and student financial support (HR 6800). Support for research related to artificial intelligence (HR 6216). Support for the development of policies to support access to workforce training in emerging artificial intelligence applications. Support for funding for robotics research and the integration of artificial intelligence into advanced manufacturing. Support for the EPA Star Grant program. Support for research in smart infrastructure technology). Support for educational technology research in the Institute of Education Sciences. Support for National Science Foundation Research related to the public communication of scientific information. Support for funding of the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, DARPA and NIST.
Client expense: $84,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Other), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Technology Policy (OTP), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 266, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (P.L. 116-139); research and development issues. H.R. 3895, North American Development Bank's Pollution Solution Act; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing, monitoring research issues. H.R. 4143, Super Pollutants Act of 2019; climate and coastal observation research issues. H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020; research and development issues. H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021; research and development issues. H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, or the HEROES Act; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing, research facilities issues. H.R. 6978/S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act; research and development issues. H.R. 7178/S. 3933, Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act, or the CHIPS for America Act; research and development issues. H.R. 7308, Research Investment to Spark the Economy Act; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing, research facilities related issues; scientific research recovery issues. H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136); climate and coastal observation research issues; earth observing, research facilities related issues; research funding issues. S. 2800, NASA Reauthorization Act of 2019; research and development issues. S. 3591, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2020; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues. S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020; research and development issues. FY 2021 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; research and development issues; funding for agriculture research programs; issues related to matching fund requirement language under the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Program; funding for NIFA research programs; funding for AGARDA; capacity grant and cooperative extension research and education programs; COVID-19 related research recovery needs; and other agriculture priorities. FY 2021 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues. FY 2021 Department of Defense Appropriations bill; research and development issues. FY 2021 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues. FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; research and development issues. National Science Foundation Reauthorization Act; research and development issues; climate and coastal observation research; earth observing research issues. National Science Foundation Reauthorization Act: Research and Development issues. Funding for science and research programs. Funding for COVID-19 research recovery needs. Transportation reauthorization issues, research and development issues, infrastructure issues.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Computer Industry
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement: Emerging technologies: Blockchain, cloud, AI, IOT, quantum computing; antitrust investigations of digital platforms; implementation of H.R. 6227, S. 3143, the National Quantum Initiative Act (P.L. 115-368); H.R. 1361, the Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019; S. 1558, the Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act (AI-IA); S. 847, the Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019, S. 2878, the Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019, and S. 1363, the AI in Government Act of 2019; S. 3189, H.R. 6624 the USA Telecommunications Act; H.R. 6216, The National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act; S. 3965, the Artificial Intelligence for the Armed Forces Act; H.R. 6978, the Endless Frontier Act; H.R. 7178, S. 3933, the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act; S. 1558, H.R. 7096, the National AI Research Resource Task Force Act; S. 4130, the American Foundries Act of 2020; S. 4066, the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act; S. 2200, implementation of the National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018. Implementation of H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act. Chairman Wicker Staff Discussion Draft United States Consumer Data Privacy Act, S. 2968 Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act; S. 3398 Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT Act); Supply chain security / DHS ICT Supply Chain Task Force; H.R. 4217 State and Local Cyber Improvement Act; HR 5823 State and Local Cyber Improvement Act; Implementation of H.R. 7327 the Strengthening and Enhancing Cyber-capabilities by Utilizing Risk Exposure Technology Act (SECURE Technology Act); S.2775 Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education Act of 2019 (HACKED Act); encryption policy; S. 3045 Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2019; guidance on Essential Critical infrastructure workforce; S. 3712 Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems Act of 2020 (CYBER LEAP Act); S. 734 Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act.
Client expense: $1,040,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
S. 2800, NASA Authorization Act of 2019 Section 305 (Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope); Language on Heliophysics; H.R. 5666, NASA Authorization Act of 2020 Section 321 (Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope); Support for NIH, DOE project on mapping the mouse brain; H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative Act of 2020 Title IV, (National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence Activities) (Includes Cognitive Science as a field of research); Section 401 (Artificial Intelligence Research and Education) (Maintenance of a Diverse Workforce; Academic Development to create a national plan supporting transition from AI-focused community colleges into 4-year institutions); S. 3890, National AI Research Resource Task Force Act (All) (Establishment of a task force to develop a roadmap for a national artificial intelligence research resource); S.3832, H.R.6978,Endless Frontiers Act (All) (Proposes to rename the National Science Foundation to the National Science and Technology Foundation; Establishment of new Directorate for Technology, which would provide $100 billion in funding over 5 years); S. 3933, H.R. 7178, Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America (CHIPS) Act, Section 8 Advanced Semiconductor Research and Design (1) (National Semiconductor Technology Center) (A) (National Strategy on Semiconductor Research) (Provides authorizations to DOE, NSF and DARPA for semiconductor basic research activities; authorizes a new NIST Semiconductor Program to support advanced manufacturing);
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
HR6216;S1558 Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 HR1678 Protect Our Universities Act of 2019 - Science and Security Issues HR7096;S3890 National AI Research Resource Task Force Act of 2020 HR7308 Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act HR 2 - INVEST in America Act - Scientific Infrastructure HR6395;S4049 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 Science Infrastructure
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
Artificial Intelligence Workforce Training and Artificial Intelligence research funding H.R.6216 - National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020. H.R. 827 - AI JOBS Act FY 2021 Department of Agriculture funding for agriculture research and capacity building programs; matching fund requirement language for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) Program; research and development issues FY 2020 Department of Commerce funding for NOAA research programs and Sea Grant FY 2021 funding for the National Science Foundation FY 2021 funding for NASA Space Science Programs FY 2021 Department of Energy Office of Science and AITO National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021, research and development issues, and artificial intelligence workforce training FY 2021 Defense Appropriations for research and development issues; extramural research; research facilities issues H.R. 36/S. 1067, Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019, research and development issues S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019, research and development issues S. 910, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2019 Funding for science and research programs National Science Foundation reauthorization issues
Client expense: $245,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office