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National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021
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National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 This bill reauthorizes the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) through FY2026 and establishes programs and activities. The bill sets forth requirements for supporting basic measurement science, technology research for engineering biology, biomanufacturing, and biometrology; a program to inform the development of standards for the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions; establishing research programs and otherwise carrying out research on identity management, cybersecurity, biometric identification, and communications measurement; assessing and assigning severity metrics to identified vulnerabilities with open source software; carrying out research and testing to improve the effectiveness of artificial intelligence-enabled cybersecurity; a digital identity technical roadmap and digital identity management guidance; a biometrics vendor test program; performance standards and guidelines for high-risk biometric identification systems, including facial recognition systems; making publicly available resources to help qualifying institutions manage and reduce their cybersecurity risk related to conducting research; carrying out advanced communications measurement research; operation of the National Advanced Spectrum and Communications Test Network; development of a strategic plan for the future of the Center for Neutron Research; information exchange and coordination among federal agencies and communication from federal agencies to the private sector to ensure federal engagement in the development and use of international technical standards; and establishing a five-year pilot program to award grants to support increased participation by small business and academic interests in international standards organizations.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 177.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 117-247.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) of 2021 H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Future Act H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the Future Act H.R. 4176- LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2501, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 H.R. 6416, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 6796, Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act H.R. 8256/S. 4664, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 9463, Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act of 2022 S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 2710, Open App Markets Act S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3290, National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3663, Kids Online Safety Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. 4767, Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act (PLAN) for Broadband Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation on platform transparency Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Request for Comments on a 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) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Deceptive or Unfair Earnings Claims (87 Fed. Reg. 13,951-13,958, March 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security (87 Fed. Reg. 51,273-51,299, August 22, 2022) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Extension of Comment Period, Federal Trade Commission; Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security (87 Fed. Reg. 63,738-63,739, October 20, 2022) Notice of Inquiry, Federal Communications Commission; Space Innovation; Facilitating Capabilities for In-space Services, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) (87 Fed. Reg. 56,365-56,372, September 14, 2022) Public Notice, Federal Communications Commission; Amendment of Section 15.255 of the Commissions Rules (ET Docket No. 21-264, June 22, 2021) Request for Information, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; Implementation of the CHIPS Incentives Program (87 Fed. Reg. 61570-61573, October 12, 2022) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband permitting reform; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; 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); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management: Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) franchise rule and earnings rule; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; potential childrens privacy legislation in omnibus spending bill; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; Security Criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; Draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; House Select Committee on Modernization; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; request for information, National Institute of Standards and Technology, artificial intelligence risk; management framework second draft (August 18, 2022); Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Freedom of Information requests: Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Federal Trade Commission, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
2022 · fourth_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act (H.R. 4609) Regional Innovation Act (H.R. 4588) Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act (H.R.3524) TAAF Reauthorization SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022 (S.4900; P.L. 117-183)
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
FLOODS Act (H.R. 1438) PRECIP Act (H.R. 1437) H.R.1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 FY22 Appropriations (H.R. 2471) National Science Foundation for the Future Act HR 2225 H.R.144 - Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act H.R.204 - STEM Opportunities Act H.R.210 - Rural STEM Education Research Act S.652, Moving FIRST Act H.R.385, PLACE Act Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act H.R. 1984 HR 3593 The Department of Energy for the Future S. 1260 United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2760/S. 1282 -- Built to Last Act of 2021 S.2217 - Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2021 S.1374 - Rural STEM Education Research Act S.2224 - STEM Opportunities Act S.2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021 H.R.4727 - STEM K to Career Act H.R.4609 -National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act H.R. 5477 - Federal Agency Climate PREP Act H.R. 5641 - Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster (SPEED) Recovery Act H.R. 5689 - Resilient AMERICA Act H.R. 4346 - CHIPS and Science Act
Client expense: $134,630 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
- National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 (H.R. 4609) - support reauthorization of NIST. - NIST Plumbing Research Act (H.R. 5511) - would authorize funding at NIST to conduct practical, water-related demand-side water research that helps communities safely implement water conservation and reuse while meeting the challenges presented by a growing number of threats such as Legionella, lead and PFAS. CHIPS and Science Act (P.L. 117-167) - Supports the construction of microprocessor manufacturing facilities in the United States and boosts the nations science and technology research, includes reauthorization of NIST, and addresses Chinas anti-competitive trade practice. Increases authorizations for federal science and technology research and development programs.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $14,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
| Democratic |
| MD |
| Deborah K. Ross | Democratic | NC |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | TX |
| Frank D. Lucas | Republican | OK |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | MA |
| Jamaal Bowman | Democratic | NY |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | CA |
| Michael Waltz | Republican | FL |
| Seth Moulton | Democratic | MA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | OR |
| Young Kim | Republican | CA |
Client expense: $20,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2022 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 2501, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act H.R. 5367, Build Back Better Act, including provisions relating to Federal Trade Commission penalty and privacy provisions H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 H.R. 6416, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 6796, Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 H.R. 7624, Spectrum Innovation Act of 2022 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act H.R. 8256/S. 4664, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 8573/S.4676, Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act of 2022 S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 2710, Open App Markets Act S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3290, National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3663, Kids Online Safety Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. 4767, Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act (PLAN) for Broadband Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation on platform transparency Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Nomination of Laurie Locascio to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Nominations of Bradley Merrill Thompson, Beena Ammanath, Christina Montgomery, Paul Daugherty, and Dr. Swani Sivasubramanian to serve on the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) Request for Comments on a 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) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Deceptive or Unfair Earnings Claims (87 Fed. Reg. 13,951-13,958, March 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Telemarketing Sales Rule (87 Fed. Reg. 33,677-33,695, June 3, 2022) Request for Extension of Time to File Comments, Federal Trade Commission; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security (87 Fed. Reg. 51,273-51,299, August 22, 2022) Request for Information, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Science Foundation; National AI Research Resource Interim Report (87 Fed. Reg. 31,914-31,915, May 25, 2022) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); amendments related to American semiconductor capacity; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; 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); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management: Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) franchise rule; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); reauthorization for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; Security Criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; Draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan
Client expense: $23,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2022 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act (S.289/H.R.869) America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act of 2022 (America 'COMPETES' Act, H.R.4521) Endless Frontier Act / U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S.1260/H.R.2731) Safeguarding American Innovation Act (S.1351) National Nuclear University Research Infrastructure Reinvestment Act (H.R.4819) National Science Foundation for the Future Act (H.R.2225) Department of Energy Science for the Future Act (H.R.3593) Cures 2.0 Act (H.R.6000) Microelectronics Research for Energy Innovation Act (H.R.6291/S.3740) Energizing Technology Transfer Act (H.R. 4606) Hydrogen Hubs (no specific bill) Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2021 (H.R.4033) American Data Privacy & Protection Act (H.R.8152) National R&D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act of 2022 (S.4109) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R.7900,S.4543 provision related to R&D) CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (H.R.4346, now P.L 117-167) National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act (H.R.4609) National R&D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act of 2022 (S.4109)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2022 · third_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act (H.R. 4609) Regional Innovation Act (H.R. 4588) Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act (H.R.3524) TAAF Reauthorization SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022 (S.4900)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
FLOODS Act (H.R. 1438) PRECIP Act (H.R. 1437) H.R.1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 FY22 Appropriations (H.R. 2471) National Science Foundation for the Future Act HR 2225 H.R.144 - Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act H.R.204 - STEM Opportunities Act H.R.210 - Rural STEM Education Research Act S.652, Moving FIRST Act H.R.385, PLACE Act Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act H.R. 1984 HR 3593 The Department of Energy for the Future S. 1260 United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2760/S. 1282 -- Built to Last Act of 2021 S.2217 - Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2021 S.1374 - Rural STEM Education Research Act S.2224 - STEM Opportunities Act S.2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021 H.R.4727 - STEM K to Career Act H.R.4609 -National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act H.R. 5477 - Federal Agency Climate PREP Act H.R. 5641 - Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster (SPEED) Recovery Act H.R. 5689 - Resilient AMERICA Act H.R. 4346 - CHIPS and Science Act
Client expense: $133,261 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Science/Technology
S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) of 2021 H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Future Act H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the Future Act H.R. 4176- LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) of 2021 S. Res. 416/H. Res. 705: Designating October 17-23, 2021as National Chemistry Week H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Future Act H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the Future Act
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
- National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 (H.R. 4609) - support reauthorization of NIST. - NIST Plumbing Research Act (H.R. 5511) - would authorize funding at NIST to conduct practical, water-related demand-side water research that helps communities safely implement water conservation and reuse while meeting the challenges presented by a growing number of threats such as Legionella, lead and PFAS.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $14,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions related to Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology 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) Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Various issues related to technology and economic relief; FCC implementation of the Emergency Broadband Benefit; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) enforcement; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; artificial intelligence; facial recognition
Client expense: $15,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 2501, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act H.R. 5367, Build Back Better Act, including provisions relating to Federal Trade Commission penalty and privacy provisions H.R. 6416, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 6796, Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 2710, Open App Markets Act S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3290, National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation on platform transparency Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Nomination of Laurie Locascio to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Nominations of Bradley Merrill Thompson, Beena Ammanath, Christina Montgomery, Paul Daugherty, and Dr. Swani Sivasubramanian to serve on the National Artificial Initiative Advisory Committee (NAIAC) Nomination of Gigi Sohn to be a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission Request for Comments on a 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) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Earnings Claims (87 Fed. Reg. 13,951-13,958, March 11, 2022) Notice, Request for Information, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Evaluating and Improving NIST Cybersecurity Resources: The Cybersecurity Framework and Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (87 Fed. Reg. 9,579-9,581, February 22, 2022) Request for Comment; National Telecommunications and Information Administration; Developing a Report on Competition in the Mobile App Ecosystem (87 Fed. Reg. 24,134-24,139, April 22, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Affordable Connectivity Program (87 Fed. Reg. 8,385-8,390, February 14, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Deceptive or Unfair Claims (87 Fed. Reg. 13,951-13,958, March 11, 2022) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA); amendments related to American semiconductor capacity; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; 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); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management: Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) franchise rule; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; FCC implementation of the emergency broadband benefit; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); reauthorization for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; Security Criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; Draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development
Client expense: $15,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2022 · second_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act (H.R. 4609) Regional Innovation Act (H.R. 4588) Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act (H.R.3524) TAAF Reauthorization
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R.4609, the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021; H.R. 1260, United State Innovation and Competition Act - conference provisions relating to standards development organizations.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
FLOODS Act (H.R. 1438) PRECIP Act (H.R. 1437) H.R.1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 FY22 Appropriations (H.R. 2471) National Science Foundation for the Future Act HR 2225 H.R.144 - Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act H.R.204 - STEM Opportunities Act H.R.210 - Rural STEM Education Research Act S.652, Moving FIRST Act H.R.385, PLACE Act Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act H.R. 1984 HR 3593 The Department of Energy for the Future S. 1260 United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2760/S. 1282 -- Built to Last Act of 2021 S.2217 - Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2021 S.1374 - Rural STEM Education Research Act S.2224 - STEM Opportunities Act S.2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021 H.R.4727 - STEM K to Career Act H.R.4609 -National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act H.R. 5477 - Federal Agency Climate PREP Act H.R. 5641 - Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster (SPEED) Recovery Act H.R. 5689 - Resilient AMERICA Act
Client expense: $273,957 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Conducted outreach regarding the need for forensic science reform, including the establishment of and support for federal capacity to develop research, establish standards, and oversee conduct in the field of forensic sciences. Advocated for appropriations to support the expansion of forensic science research and standard-setting. Advocated for strengthened, science-centered forensic science research and standard-setting mechanisms in the federal government, including in HR 4609, the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
Conducted outreach regarding the need for forensic science reform, including the establishment of and support for federal capacity to develop research, establish standards, and oversee conduct in the field of forensic sciences. Advocated for appropriations to support the expansion of forensic science research and standard-setting. Advocated for strengthened, science-centered forensic science research and standard-setting mechanisms in the federal government, including in HR 4609, the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) of 2021 H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Future Act H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the Future Act H.R. 4176- LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to privacy; biometrics; facial recognition; FY22 appropriations for NIST; S.1260 United States Innovation and Competition Act; FY22 appropriations for NSF grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Minority Serving Institutions for AI-related research and workforce development programs focused on AI; HR 4521 - COMPETES Act; HR 4609, the NIST for the Future Act.
Client expense: $48,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R.4609, the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
- National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 (H.R. 4609) - support reauthorization of NIST. - NIST Plumbing Research Act (H.R. 5511) - would authorize funding at NIST to conduct practical, water-related demand-side water research that helps communities safely implement water conservation and reuse while meeting the challenges presented by a growing number of threats such as Legionella, lead and PFAS.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $14,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
CHIPS for America Act (S.3933/H.R.7178), United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 (S.1260), National Science Foundation for the Future Act (H.R.2225), National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 (H.R.4609), Department of Energy Science for the Future Act (H.R.3593), America COMPETES Act of 2022 (H.R.4521), FABS Act (H.R.7104/S.2107), Microelectronics policy, and appropriations related to data infrastructure technology
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
S 1260 United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 HR 4521 America COMPETES Act of 2022 HR 2225 NSF for the Future Act HR 4609 NIST for the Future Act HR 4588 Regional Innovation Act HR 3593 / S 3699DOE Science for the Future Act HR 7179 / S 2922CHIPS for America Act Issues related to research security, including CFIUS review, faculty disclosures, foreign gifts and contracts reporting, and international graduate students and scholars in STEM fields. Modernization and investment in the federal science agencies, including NSF, DOEs Office of Science, and NIST, and support for the research infrastructure, the research workforce, and semiconductor R&D/supply chain resilience.
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) of 2021 H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Future Act H.R. 4521, America COMPETES Act H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the Future Act
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act (H.R. 4609) Regional Innovation Act (H.R. 4588) Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act (H.R.3524)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions related to Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology 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) Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Various issues related to technology and economic relief; FCC implementation of the Emergency Broadband Benefit; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) enforcement; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; artificial intelligence; facial recognition
Client expense: $18,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2022 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 1848, Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrows (LIFT) America Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 2501, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act H.R. 5367, Build Back Better Act, including provisions relating to Federal Trade Commission penalty and privacy provisions H.R. 6416, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 6796, Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 2710, Open App Markets Act S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3290, National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Nomination of Alan Davidson to be Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Nomination of Laurie Locascio to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Nominations of Bradley Merrill Thompson, Beena Ammanath, Christina Montgomery, Paul Daugherty, and Dr. Swani Sivasubramanian to serve on the National Artificial Initiative Advisory Committee (NAIAC) Nomination of Gigi Sohn to be a Commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Request for Comments on a 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) Request for Comments, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, (87 Fed. Reg. 1,122-1,126, January 10, 2022) Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Establishing Emergency Connectivity Fund To Close the Homework Gap, (87 Fed. Reg. 14,180-14,181, March 14, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Empowering Broadband Consumers Through Transparency, (87 Fed. Reg. 6,827-6,838, February 7, 2022) Proposed Rule, U.S. Department of Commerce; Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; Connected Software Applications, (86 Fed. Reg. 72,900-72,901, December 23, 2021) Study to Advance a More Productive Tech Economy, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), (86 Fed. Reg. 66,287-66,288, November 22, 2021) Request for Information on the Update of the National Artificial Intelligence Research and Development Strategic Plan, Office of Science and Technology Policy, (87 Fed. Reg. 5,876-5,878, February 2, 2022) Strategic Plan, U.S. Department of Transportation, (86 Fed. Reg. 26,266-26,267, December 3, 2021) Request for Information on Public and Private Sector Uses of Biometric Technologies, Office of Science and Technology Policy, (86 Fed. Reg. 56,300-56,302, October 8, 2021) Petition for Rulemaking by Accountable Tech, Federal Trade Commission, (86 Fed. Reg. 73,206-73,207, December 27, 2021) Proposed Rule, Federal Communications Commission; Resilient Networks, Disruptions to Communications, (86 Fed. Reg. 69,609-69,610, December 8, 2021) Study to Advance a More Productive Tech Economy, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), (86 Fed. Reg. 66,287-66,288, November 22, 2021) Request for Information on Development of Guidance for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Deployment; Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation (DOT), (86 Fed. Reg. 67,782-67,785, November 29, 2021) Request for Information on Transportation Research and Development Strategic Plan; U.S. Department of Transportation, (86 Fed. Reg. 74,429-74,730, December 30, 2021) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA); amendments related to American semiconductor capacity; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; 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); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management; Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; FCC implementation of the emergency broadband benefit; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); reauthorization for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; Security Criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; Draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development
Client expense: $18,660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2022 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
FLOODS Act (H.R. 1438) PRECIP Act (H.R. 1437) H.R.1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 FY22 Appropriations (H.R. 2471) National Science Foundation for the Future Act HR 2225 H.R.144 - Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act H.R.204 - STEM Opportunities Act H.R.210 - Rural STEM Education Research Act S.652, Moving FIRST Act H.R.385, PLACE Act Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act H.R. 1984 HR 3593 The Department of Energy for the Future S. 1260 United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2760/S. 1282 -- Built to Last Act of 2021 S.2217 - Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2021 S.1374 - Rural STEM Education Research Act S.2224 - STEM Opportunities Act S.2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021 H.R.4727 - STEM K to Career Act H.R.4609 -National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act H.R. 5477 - Federal Agency Climate PREP Act H.R. 5641 - Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster (SPEED) Recovery Act H.R. 5689 - Resilient AMERICA Act
Client expense: $311,709 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Conducted outreach regarding the need for forensic science reform, including the establishment of and support for federal capacity to develop research, establish standards, and oversee conduct in the field of forensic sciences. Advocated for appropriations to support the expansion of forensic science research and standard-setting. Advocated for strengthened, science-centered forensic science research and standard-setting mechanisms in the federal government, including in HR 4609, the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
Conducted outreach regarding the need for forensic science reform, including the establishment of and support for federal capacity to develop research, establish standards, and oversee conduct in the field of forensic sciences. Advocated for appropriations to support the expansion of forensic science research and standard-setting. Advocated for strengthened, science-centered forensic science research and standard-setting mechanisms in the federal government, including in HR 4609, the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
S.2699/H.R.3593, the Department of Energy Science for the Future Act -funding and research priorities for the DOE Office of Science S. 1260, the United States Innovation and Competition Act -funding for NSF, NIST, NASA, and the DOE Office of Science -reporting requirements for research grant recipients -H.R. 2225, the NSF for the Future Act Entire bill H.R. 4609, the NIST for the Future Act -Funding for scientific research
Client expense: $21,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Manufacturing
S. 1260 - Endless Frontier Act/United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 - in support of manufacturing policy and MEP. H.R. 4609 - The National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 - in support of the MEP program. H.R. 6118/S. 3290 - National Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Supply Chain Database Act - in support of a national supply chain database within MEP. H.R. 4521 - American COMPETES Act of 2021 - in support of MEP provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Manufacturing
S. 1260 United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 - in support of the MEP program. H.R. 4609 - The National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 in support of the MEP program. H.R. 6118 and S. 3290 - National Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Supply Chain Database Act - in support of a national supply chain database within MEP. H.R. 4521 - America COMPETES Act of 2021 - in support of MEP provisions.
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R.4609, the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to privacy; biometrics; facial recognition; FY22 appropriations for NIST; S.1260 United States Innovation and Competition Act; FY22 appropriations for NSF grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Minority Serving Institutions for AI-related research and workforce development programs focused on AI; HR 4521 - COMPETES Act; HR 4609, the NIST for the Future Act.
Client expense: $48,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R.4609, the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
- National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 (H.R. 4609) - support reauthorization of NIST. - NIST Plumbing Research Act (H.R. 5511) - would authorize funding at NIST to conduct practical, water-related demand-side water research that helps communities safely implement water conservation and reuse while meeting the challenges presented by a growing number of threats such as Legionella, lead and PFAS.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $14,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Expressed support for quantum priorities Expressed support for quantum research and workforce training facility Discussed priorities for competitiveness legislation, including S. 1260, H.R. 2225, H.R. 3593, H.R. 4609 Expressed support for NIST
Client expense: $100,877 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions related to Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology 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) Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Various issues related to technology and economic relief; FCC implementation of the Emergency Broadband Benefit; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) enforcement; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; artificial intelligence; facial recognition
Client expense: $19,560,000 · 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 Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 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), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 1848, Leading Infrastructure For Tomorrows (LIFT) America Act H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation for the Future Act H.R. 2501, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3593, Department of Energy Science for the Future Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 5367, Build Back Better Act, including provisions relating to Federal Trade Commission penalty and privacy provisions S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 3035, GOOD AI Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Potential legislation similar to the H.R. 2231, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2019 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Nomination of Alan Davidson to be Administrator of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Nomination of Laurie Locascio to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology Nomination of Jessica Rosenworcel to be Chair of the Federal Communications Commission Nominations of Bradley Merrill Thompson, Beena Ammanath, Christina Montgomery, Paul Daugherty, and Dr. Swani Sivasubramanian to serve on the National Artificial Initiative Advisory Committee (NAIAC) Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Request for Comments on a 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) Notice, Incident Reporting for Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS); National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, (86 Fed. Reg. 54,287-54,291, September 30, 2021) Request for Information, Implementation Plan for a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource; White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Science Foundation, 86 Fed. Reg. 46,278-46,279, August 18, 2021) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA); amendments related to American semiconductor capacity; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; 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); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; FCC implementation of the emergency broadband benefit; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); reauthorization for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; Security Criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; Draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; data privacy
Client expense: $19,560,000 · 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 Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 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), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
S.1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) of 2021 S. Res. 416/H. Res. 705: Designating October 17-23, 2021as National Chemistry Week H.R. 2225, National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Future Act H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for the Future Act
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Conducted outreach regarding the need for forensic science reform, including the establishment of and support for federal capacity to develop research, establish standards, and oversee conduct in the field of forensic sciences. Advocated for appropriations to support the expansion of forensic science research and standard-setting. Advocated for strengthened, science-centered forensic science research and standard-setting mechanisms in the federal government, including in HR 4609, the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Conducted outreach regarding the need for forensic science reform, including the establishment of and support for federal capacity to develop research, establish standards, and oversee conduct in the field of forensic sciences. Advocated for appropriations to support the expansion of forensic science research and standard-setting. Advocated for strengthened, science-centered forensic science research and standard-setting mechanisms in the federal government, including in HR 4609, the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, White House Office
2021 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R. 3593, the Department of Energy Science for the Future Act -funding and research priorities for the DOE Office of Science S. 1260, the United States Innovation and Competition Act -funding for NSF, NIST, NASA, and the DOE Office of Science -reporting requirements for research grant recipients -H.R. 2225, the NSF for the Future Act Entire bill H.R. 4609, the NIST for the Future Act -Funding for scientific research S.Con.Res.14, the Concurrent Budget Resolution for FY 2022 -Funding for scientific research and science infrastructure
Client expense: $18,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
S. 1260, U.S. Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, Issues pertaining to the Endless Frontier Act, Strategic Competition Act, and higher education provisions. H.R. 869, S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act, Issues pertaining to COVID-19 and impacts to the research enterprise. H.R. 4609, NIST for the Future Act of 2021, Issues pertaining to academic infrastructure. H.R. 2225, NSF for the Future Act, All provisions. H.R. 3593, DOE Science for the Future Act, All provisions. NOAA Organic Act, Issues related to research, development, resilience, education, and the scientific workforce. H.R. 5781, National Wildfire Risk Reduction Program Act, All provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
FLOODS Act (H.R. 1438) PRECIP Act (H.R. 1437) H.R.1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 FY22 Appropriations National Science Foundation for the Future Act HR 2225 H.R.144 - Supporting Early-Career Researchers Act H.R.204 - STEM Opportunities Act H.R.210 - Rural STEM Education Research Act S.652, Moving FIRST Act H.R.385, PLACE Act Disaster Savings and Resilient Construction Act H.R. 1984 HR 3593 The Department of Energy for the Future S. 1260 United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 H.R.2760/S. 1282 -- Built to Last Act of 2021 S.2217 - Women and Minorities in STEM Booster Act of 2021 S.1374 - Rural STEM Education Research Act S.2224 - STEM Opportunities Act S.2911 - American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate Americas Digital Divide Act of 2021 H.R.4727 - STEM K to Career Act H.R.4609 -National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act H.R. 5477 - Federal Agency Climate PREP Act H.R. 5641 - Small Project Efficient and Effective Disaster (SPEED) Recovery Act H.R. 5689 - Resilient AMERICA Act
Client expense: $237,441 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
2021 · fourth_quarter · Economics/Economic Development
National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act (H.R. 4609) Regional Innovation Act (H.R. 4588) Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement Act (H.R.3524) Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2021
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE
2021 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
H.R.4609, the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Energy, Dept of, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE