Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013
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2014 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
S.1976, S.1897, S.1927, S.1193, H.R. 4400: data security requirements and data breach notification; President's Executive Order on Cybersecurity
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014; H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (to strengthen cybersecurity research and development, as well as public awareness); S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013 (to promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade); S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill does not create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses); S. 2354 - Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014; S. 2473 - Wireless Innovations Act of 2014 (concerning the commercial use of government held spectrum); S.2505 - The Wi-Fi Innovation Act (concerning unlicensed spectrum use to maximize use of the 5GHz band); S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; S.2799 -- Satellite Televisions Access and Vierwer Rights Act (concerning the authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals); and S.2781 - Law enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act. General Lobbying on the following issues: Video competition, program access, retransmission consent; Telecommunications Policy Framework; competition; Net Neutrality/Internet Governance [including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions]; privacy; data security/breach/ retention; potential legislation to streamline siting permits broadband build out on federal land; issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation that could affect deployment; mobile payments applications and regulation; Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment; and Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
S 394/H.R. 867 - Metal Theft Prevention Act (provisions related to communications infrastructure components); S 418 - Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 467 - Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 481/ Draft House Companion to S 481 - Wireless Consumer Choice Act (provisions related to requirements on network service providers); S 517/HR 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S. 607/H.R. 1847 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2013 (provisions relating to location information and cybersecurity); S639/HR 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 1070 - Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 1144 - Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on telephone service providers); S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (provisions related to cybersecurity in relation to network reliability and standards); S. 1599/H.R. 3361 - Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and online Monitoring Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); S. 1631 - FISA Improvements Act of 2013 (provisions related to service provider obligations); S. 1976 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act 2014 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data S. 1981/H.R. 3982 - Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 (issues related to potential regulation of Internet networks); S. 2032/H.R. 4065 - Smartphone Theft Prevention Act (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers: S. 2171 - Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 2454 - Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 (provisions relating to compulsory licensing); S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (provisions related to the authorization for cyber threat monitoring, cyber threat countermeasures, and for sharing or receiving of cyber threat indicators); S. 2685/H.R.2685 - USA Freedom Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); HR 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (provisions related to the collection, detection, use and sharing of cyber threat information for cybersecurity purposes by and for owners and operators of critical infrastructure); Draft, Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); H.R. 744 - STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information);H.R. 1468 - SECURE IT ACT (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); H.R. 1580 - a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance (issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks); H.R. 1685 - The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 (provisions related to the Universal Service Fund); H.R. 1730 - Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); H.R. 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, (issues relating to broadband provisions Interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work); H.R. 2649 - FCC ABCs Act of 2013 (provisions related to agency procedural reform); H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community); H.R. 2844 - FCC consolidated Reporting Act (provisions related to agency reporting obligations); H.R. 3670 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2014 (provisions amending the Caller ID Spoofing Act of 2010);/ H.R. 3674 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community); H.R. 3675 - FCC Process Reform Act (provisions related to agency procedural reform); H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (issues related to cybersecurity, and to network reliability and standards); H.R. 3875 - Telephone Metadata Reform Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R. 4070 - Internet Freedom Act (issues related to requirements on wireless service providers; H.R. 4291 - FISA Transparency and Modernization Act of 2014 (Provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R. 5728 - STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 (provisions relating to retransmission consent); General discussion of issues related to next generation infrastructure investment and development, the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, data management and privacy, interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work; and issues related to the proposed AT&T-DirecTV merger transaction.
2014 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 1580 - To Affirm the Policy of the United States Regarding Internet Governance; H.R. 1575 - Kelsey Smith Act (to provide call location from mobile services in emergency situations); H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013; H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014; H.R. 3719 - Video CHOICE Act of 2013; H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act; H.R. 4342 - Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014 (re: Internet domain name system); H.R. 4572 & H.R. 5036/S. 2454 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014; S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013; S. 517 & H.R. 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act; S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013; S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013; S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013; S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013; S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013; S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill does not create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses); S. 2354 - Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014; S. 2473 - Wireless Innovations Act of 2014 (concerning the commercial use of government held spectrum); S. 2476/.H.R. 4880 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act (concerning prioritization of Internet traffic); S.2505 - The Wi-Fi Innovation Act (concerning unlicensed spectrum use to maximize use of the 5GHz band); S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; S.2799 -- Satellite Televisions Access and Vierwer Rights Act (concerning the authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals); and S.2781 - Law enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act. General Lobbying on the following issues: Video competition, program access, retransmission consent; Telecommunications Policy Framework; competition; interconnection; Net Neutrality/Internet Governance [including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Association (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions]; privacy; data security/breach/ retention; location based services; LTE deployment; potential legislation to streamline siting permits for broadband build out on federal land; issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation that could affect deployment; mobile payments applications and regulation; Telematics, including potential legislation that could affect deployment; Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees; wireless alerts (in potential emergency situations).
2014 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
S 394/H.R. 867 - Metal Theft Prevention Act (provisions related to communications infrastructure components); S 418 - Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 467 - Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 481/ Draft House Companion to S 481 - Wireless Consumer Choice Act (provisions related to requirements on network service providers); S 517/HR 1123 - Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S. 607/H.R. 1847 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2013 (provisions relating to location information and cybersecurity); S639/HR 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 1070 - Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); S 1144 - Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on telephone service providers); S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (provisions related to cybersecurity in relation to network reliability and standards); S. 1599/H.R. 3361 - Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and online Monitoring Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); S. 1631 - FISA Improvements Act of 2013 (provisions related to service provider obligations); S. 1976 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act 2014 (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data S. 1981/H.R. 3982 - Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 (issues related to potential regulation of Internet networks); S. 2032/H.R. 4065 - Smartphone Theft Prevention Act (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers: S. 2171 - Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); S. 2454 - Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 (provisions relating to compulsory licensing); S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (provisions related to the authorization for cyber threat monitoring, cyber threat countermeasures, and for sharing or receiving of cyber threat indicators); S. 2685 - USA Freedom Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); HR 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (provisions related to the collection, detection, use and sharing of cyber threat information for cybersecurity purposes by and for owners and operators of critical infrastructure); Draft, Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); H.R. 744 - STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013 (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); H.R. 983 - Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act (issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information); H.R. 1468 - SECURE IT ACT (provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data); H.R. 1580 - a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance (issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks); H.R. 1685 - The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 (provisions related to the Universal Service Fund); H.R. 1730 - Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013 (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers); H.R. 1947 - Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, (issues relating to broadband provisions Interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work); H.R. 2649 - FCC ABCs Act of 2013 (provisions related to agency procedural reform); H.R. 2739 - Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013 (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community); H.R. 2844 - FCC consolidated Reporting Act (provisions related to agency reporting obligations); H.R. 3670 - Anti-Spoofing Act of 2014 (provisions amending the Caller ID Spoofing Act of 2010);/ H.R. 3674 - Federal Spectrum Incentive Act (issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community); H.R. 3675 - FCC Process Reform Act (provisions related to agency procedural reform); H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (issues related to cybersecurity, and to network reliability and standards); H.R. 3875 - Telephone Metadata Reform Act (provisions related to service provider obligations); H.R. 4070 - Internet Freedom Act (issues related to requirements on wireless service providers; H.R. 4291 - FISA Transparency and Modernization Act of 2014 (Provisions related to service provider obligations); and H.R. 4572 - STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 (provisions relating to retransmission consent). General discussion of issues related to next generation infrastructure investment and development, the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, data management, privacy and DRAFT versions of the Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act (provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers).
| Republican |
| SD |
| Marco Rubio | Republican | FL |
| Pat Roberts | Republican | KS |
| Roy Blunt | Republican | MO |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to data security and consumer privacy; Mobile payment legislation; cybersecurity; breach notification, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA); S. 1193 Data Security Bill; issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act; extension of the Internet Freedom Act; S. 2588 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; Additional agency lobbied (not listed as an agency option): CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to data security and consumer privacy; Mobile payment legislation; cybersecurity; breach notification, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA); S. 1193 Data Security Bill; issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act; Additional agency lobbied (not listed as an agency option): CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU
Client expense: $780,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Issues relating to interchange fees on electronic payments Issues relating to prepaid card products S. 1867, Prepaid Consumer Protection Act of 203, issues relating to terms, conditions and disclosures of prepaid products S. 1903, Prepaid Card Disclosure Act of 2014, issues relating to prepaid card disclosures S. 1927, the Security Act of 2014, issues relating to data security and breach notification S. 1193, Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, issues relating to data security and breach notification S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014, issues relating to data security and breach notification S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, issues relating to data security and breach notification S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014, issues relating to data security and breach notification
Client expense: $930,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
S.1193,Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, all provisions; S.2588,Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, all provisions; Online Travel Company Taxation, taxation of hotel room reservations made over the Internet; Emergency Services Dialing procedures; S.1364, Digital Goods Act, all provisions; H.R.3724, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013, all provisions; issues related to online consumer deception; issues related to data breach; issues related to cyber security; H.R.3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, all provisions; S.1431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act,all provisions; H.R.434, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, all provisions; S.31, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013, all provisions; S.2609, Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act, all provisions.
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to data security and consumer privacy; Mobile payment legislation; cybersecurity; breach notification, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA); S. 1193 Data Security Bill; issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act; extension of the Internet Freedom Act; S. 2588 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; Additional agency lobbied (not listed as an agency option): CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU
Client expense: $670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to next generation infrastructure investment and development, the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, data management and privacy. HR 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, provisions related to the collection, detection, use and sharing of cyber threat information for cybersecurity purposes by and for owners and operators of critical infrastructure Draft, Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information S 517/HR 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 481, Wireless Consumer Choice Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 744, STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1312/S639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1580, a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1070, Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 1730, Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on telephone service providers HR 2739, Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community S 607/HR 1847, Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2013, provisions relating to location information and cybersecurity HR 1685, The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013, provisions related to the Universal Service Fund S 394/HR 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to communications infrastructure components HR 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, relating to broadband provisions Interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work S 1631, FISA Improvements Act of 2013, provisions related to service provider obligations S 1599, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 2844, FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, provisions related to agency reporting obligations S 1353, The Cybersecurity Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013, provisions related to agency procedural reform S 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 1468, SECURE IT, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 3674, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community HR 3675, FCC Process Reform Act, provisions related to agency procedural reform HR 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 3875, Telephone Metadata Reform Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act of 2014, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 3982/S 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 4070, The Internet Freedom Act, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks HR 4065/S 2032, The Smartphone Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information Drafts, Reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act, provisions related to retransmission consent
Client expense: $3,850,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
NIST Cybersecurity Framework; H.R. 3304: FY 2014 National Defense Authorization Act; H.R. 624: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 2271: Cyber Economic Espionage Accountability Act; H.R. 2952: Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement Act of 2013; H.R. 3696: National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act; S.21: Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act; S.884: Deter Cyber Theft Act; S.1353: Cybersecurity Act of 2013; S.1193: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013; S.1897: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014; S. 1927: Data Security Act of 2014; S. 1976: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014; Senate Intelligence Cyber Info Sharing Bill; Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014; S. 2244; TRIA Reform Act of 2014; H.R. 4871.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $170,000
Government targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation, Global Capital Standards and Regulatory reform. H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. Issue: Cybersecurity and Privacy S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act. To require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information, and for other purposes. Issue: Privacy H.R. 1468 - SECURE IT. Authorizes private entities to employ countermeasures and use cybersecurity systems to obtain, identify, or possess cyber threat information on its own networks or the networks of another entity with such entity's authorization. Issue: Cybersecurity and Privacy S. 1353, the Cybersecurity Act of 2013. To provide for a voluntary public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, and to strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development and education, and public awareness and preparedness. Issue: Cybersecurity and Privacy H.R. ____, Draft legislation authorizing the federal government to designate critical infrastructure sectors, develop voluntary standards and practices for cybersecurity, and work with private sector coordinating councils and Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs). Issue: Cybersecurity and Privacy. H.R. 3696, the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013. Issue: cybersecurity and privacy S. 1927- Data Security Act of 2014. Prescribes security procedures which an entity that maintains or communicates sensitive account or personal information must implement and enforce in order to protect the information from an unauthorized use likely to result in substantial harm or inconvenience to the consumer. Issue: data security and privacy S.1976 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014. Requires the FTC to promulgate regulations requiring each covered entity that owns or possesses data containing personal information to implement policies and procedures regarding information security practices for the treatment and protection of such information. Issue: data security and privacy S. 1193- Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013. Requires commercial entities that acquire, maintain, store or utilize personal information to take reasonable measures to protect and secure data in electronic form. Issue: data security and privacy. S. 1897-Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014. The bill would establish a national standard for data breach notification and require American companies that collect personal information to protect that information from cyber threats. Issue: data security and privacy S.1995- Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014. Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to five years for intentionally or willfully concealing a security breach involving sensitive personally identifiable information when such breach results in economic harm or substantial emotional distress to one or more persons. Issue: data security and privacy Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, draft legislation incentivizes the sharing of cybersecurity threat information between the private sector and the government and among private sector entities. Issue: privacy Tracking: S. 2717 - Cyber Information Sharing Tax Credit Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a refundable tax credit for qualified Information Sharing and Analysis Organization costs (defined as the sum of dues for membership in the Organization, personnel participation costs, product and service costs directly related to the sharing of information with the Organization, and other amounts [not including amounts for travel] relating to participation in activities of the Organization). Issue: cyber security and tax credit
Client expense: $1,273,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy legislation in House of Representatives and Senate S. 2378 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights H.R. 4711 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights H.R. 4400 - Data Accountability and Trust Act of 2014 S. 2171 - Location Privacy Act of 2014 S. 2025 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act H.R. 3481 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 S. 1700 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 S. 418 - Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1852 - Email Privacy Act of 2013 H.R. 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 639 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1913 - Application Privacy, Protection, and Security Act of 2013 S. 1927 - Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1897 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1995 - Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 1976 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 H.R. 3990 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 1385, to amend title VI of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safe use of cosmetics, and for other purposes. H.R. 3990, to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access and misuse of personally identifiable information. H.R. 4148, to phase out cosmetic animal testing and the sale of cosmetics tested on animals. H.R. 4215, to strengthen privacy and data security. H.R. 4250, to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients and for other purposes. H.R. 4381, to protect the privacy of individuals' personal genetic information and other personal identifier information. H.R. 4400, to protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect data containing personal information, and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach; to Energy & Commerce. HR 4759, the Designer Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2014. HR 4883, the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014. HR 4974, the End Operation Choke Point Act of 2014. S. 1193, to require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information, and for other purposes S. 1897, to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access and misuse of personally identifiable information; to Judiciary. S. 1903, to provide greater fee disclosures for consumers who have prepaid cards, and for other purposes. S. 1927, to protect information relating to consumers, to require notice of security breaches, and for other purposes. S. 1976, to protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and procedures to protect data containing personal information and to provide for nationwide notice in the event of a breach of security. S. 1995, to protect consumers by mitigating the vulnerability of personally identifiable information to theft through a security breach, providing notice and remedies to consumers in the wake of such a breach, holding companies accountable for preventable breaches, facilitating the sharing of post-breach technical information between companies and enhancing criminal and civil penalties and other protections against the unauthorized collection or use of personally identifiable information. S. 2012, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to more effectively regulate anabolic steroids. S. 2141, to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to provide an alternative process for review of safety and effectiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active ingredients and for other purposes. S. 2572, the Ban Poisonous Additives Act of 2014. S. 2902 . Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2014
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information;mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers and use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers, including all provisions of S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014; proposed federal notification and data security standards in the instance of data breach, including all provisions of S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014; S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014; S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy & Security Act of 2014; S. 1995, Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act of 2014; and House Energy & Commerce Committee discussion draft of data security and breach notification act; CPSC 2015 Budget Request, including import surveillance user fee to offset cost of CPSC national import surveillance program;
Client expense: $830,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Homeland Security
Discussions regarding cyber security and data security, including Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 (S. 1193); Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (S. 2588); and Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 (S. 1897).
Client expense: $1,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Federal policy on issues relevant to technology and the Internet including privacy, security, research, diversity, protecting children and online safety; interest in Do-Not-Track Online legislation and policies, including the Administration's and multi-stakeholder's processes; discussions regarding the transition of ICANN from the federal government to the multi-stakeholder process; DOTCOM Act of 2014 (H.R. 4342); Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 4660); Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (S. 1329); 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations bill (H.R. 240); Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (H.R. 83); general electronic privacy issues including geolocation; Email Privacy Act (H.R. 1852); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 (S.1193); general discussions on data breach; and discussions regarding net neutrality.
Client expense: $1,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Agency (NSA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to next generation infrastructure investment and development, the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate governance structures for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, data management and privacy. HR 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, provisions related to the collection, detection, use and sharing of cyber threat information for cybersecurity purposes by and for owners and operators of critical infrastructure S 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information S 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 481, Wireless Consumer Choice Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 744, STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1312/S639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information HR 1580, a bill to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1070, Mobile Device Theft Deterrence Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers HR 1730, Cell Phone Theft Prevention Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013, provisions related to requirements on telephone service providers HR 2739, Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act of 2013, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community S 607/HR 1847, Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) Amendments Act of 2013, provisions relating to potential service provider record keeping and disclosure obligations HR 1685, The Broadband Adoption Act of 2013, provisions related to the Universal Service Fund S 394/HR 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to communications infrastructure components HR 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management (FARRM) Act of 2013, relating to broadband provisions Interpretation of Buy America requirements to utility relocation work HR 3361/ S 1599, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet-collection, and Online Monitoring Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 3670, the Anti-Spoofing Act of 2014, provisions amending the Caller ID Spoofing Act of 2010 S 1631, FISA Improvements Act of 2013, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 2844, FCC Consolidated Reporting Act, provisions related to agency reporting obligations S 1353, The Cybersecurity Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 2649, FCC 'ABCs' Act of 2013, provisions related to agency procedural reform S 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 1468, SECURE IT, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 3674, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act, issues related to spectrum availability for commercial providers and the public safety community HR 3675, FCC Process Reform Act, provisions related to agency procedural reform HR 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013, provisions related to cybersecurity and network reliability and standards HR 3875, Telephone Metadata Reform Act, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act of 2014, provisions related to service provider obligations HR 3982/S 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks S 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, provisions related to carrier obligations to protect consumer data HR 4070, The Internet Freedom Act, issues relating to potential regulation of internet networks HR 4065/S 2032, The Smartphone Theft Prevention Act, provisions related to requirements on wireless service providers S 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, issues arising out of appropriate legal and policy framework with respect to the protection of personally identifiable customer information S 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, provisions related to the authorization for cyber threat monitoring, cyber threat countermeasures and for the sharing or receiving of cyber threat indicators HR 5728, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014, provisions relating to retransmission consent S 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014, provisions relating to compulsory license Issues related to the proposed AT&T-DirecTV merger transaction HR 3361/S 2685, USA Freedom Act, provisions related to service provider obligations
Client expense: $3,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
S.1193,Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, all provisions; S.2588,Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, all provisions; Online Travel Company Taxation, taxation of hotel room reservations made over the Internet; Emergency Services Dialing procedures; S.1364, Digital Goods Act, all provisions; H.R.3724, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013, all provisions; issues related to online consumer deception; issues related to data breach; issues related to cyber security; H.R.3086, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, all provisions; S.1431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act,all provisions; H.R.434, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act, all provisions; S.31, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2013, all provisions; S.2609, Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act, all provisions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $430,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy legislation in House of Representatives and Senate S. 2378 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights H.R. 4711 - Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights H.R. 4400 - Data Accountability and Trust Act of 2014 S. 2171 - Location Privacy Act of 2014 S. 2025 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act H.R. 3481 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 S. 1700 - Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 S. 418 - Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 635 - Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1852 - Email Privacy Act of 2013 H.R. 1312 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 639 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1913 - Application Privacy, Protection, and Security Act of 2013 S. 1927 - Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1897 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1995 - Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 1976 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 H.R. 3990 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
S. 418 - Do Not Track Online Act of 2013 - General interest in privacy related issues. S. 1193 - Data Security and Break Notification Act of 2013 - General interest in privacy related issues. H.R. 1913 - Application Privacy, Protection, and Security Act of 2013 - General interest in privacy related issues. Monitor FCC ruling on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 - Interest in express written consent and autodialer requirements. H.R. 1312/S. 639 - The Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act - General interest in privacy related issues. H.R. 3481/ S. 1700 - Do Not Track Kids Online Act - General Interest in privacy related issues. Monitor and track: S. 1897 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014; S. 1927 - Data Security Act of 2014; S. 1976 - Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014; S. 1995 - Personal Data Protection and Breach Accounability Act of 2014; H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA); and S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014; NIST Standard Implementation.
Client expense: $293,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Interchange fees, gift cards, overdraft fees, data breach, identity theft, emerging and mobile payments. S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013. S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014. S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014. S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014. S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 .
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Data breach and privacy legislation. S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013. S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014. S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014. S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014. S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Interchange fees, gift cards, overdraft fees, data breach, identity theft, emerging and mobile payments. S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013. S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014. S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014. S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014. S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Internet tobacco sales and pharmacy sales, and online piracy legislation in general. Monitor data breach and identity theft legislation in general. S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013. S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014. S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014. S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014. S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to data protection, data retention, data breach notification and data security (including: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014, H.R. 3990; Data Accountability and Trust Act, H.R. 4400; Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, S. 1193; Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014, S. 1897; Data Security Act of 2014, S. 1927; Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, S. 1976; Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014, S. 1995), cross border data flows, privacy (including the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act), the US-EU Safe Harbor Agreement, the Electronic Privacy Communications Act (The Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013, S. 607), and cloud computing
Client expense: $1,670,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Postal Service (USPS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Consumer reporting, privacy, data brokers, cybersecurity, data breach notification, employment, hiring practices, affordability of student loans, foster care children and identity theft risks, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Social Security Administration Death Master File, background screening. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was contacted in addition to the agencies indicated on line 17 below.S. 160 Medical Debt Responsibility Act issues relating to medical debt reporting. H.R. 645 - Equal Employment for All Act issues relating to credit reports for employment purposes. S 1193 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 issues relating to cybersecurity and data breach. H.R. 2229 Safeguarding Social Security Numbers Act of 2013 issues relating to social security number restrictions. S. 676 - Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013 issues relating to identity theft. H.R. 3137 Freedom and Mobility in Consumer Banking issues relating to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. S. 1837 Equal Employment for All Act of 2013 issues relating to credit reports for employment purposes. H.R. 2538 The Credit Access and Inclusion Act issues relating to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. H.R. 2083 Protecting Students from Sexual Violence Predators Act issues relating to background screening. H.R. 3361 USA Freedom Act issues relating to the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · fourth_quarter · Advertising
S. 418, Do Not Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions impacting advertising; S.1193 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, all provisions related to data security and breach procedures; S. 2025, Data Act: definition of data brokers; H.R. 4341, Truth in Advertising Act: provisions related to commercial speech images; S. 2342, Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act of 2014, Sec. 3 denying deduction for adv.; H.R. 4341, The Truth in Advertising Act of 2014, Sec. 3 potential limitations on commercial speech
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Monitor Data Security & Cyber Security Legislation and working drafts. Monitor and discuss emerging mobile payments marketplace. H.R. 1468 SECURE IT. S. 1193 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013.Monitor the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203) and Sec. 920 related to debit card fee reforms. Monitor legislation and federal activity related to credit card swipe fees and changes to card network surcharging rules. Monitor issues related to payroll cards. S.1927 Data Security Act of 2014. S.1976 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014. S.1897 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014.
Client expense: $717,776 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Administration on Aging, Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
General issues pertaining to online privacy General issues pertaining to children's online safety General issues pertaining to data security and breach notification General issues pertaining to cybersecurityH.R. 3481, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 S.418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1700, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014
Client expense: $864,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 1580 - To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 4342 - Domain Openness through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014 or the DOTCOM Act of 2014H.R. 4752 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service H.R. 4880 - Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. 418 - Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 1193 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013; would require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information, and for other purposes S. 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013; would provide for an ongoing, voluntary public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, and to strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development and education, and public awareness and preparedness, and for other purposes. The proposed merger between Time Warner Cable and Comcast
Client expense: $2,200,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Data Privacy and Security HR624 - Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act S1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013Truth in Lending Act (TILA) Amendments HR1077 - Consumer Mortgage Choice Act HR 3211 - A bill to Amend the Truth In Lending Act to Improve Upon the Definitions Provided for Points and Fees in Connection with a Mortgage Transaction The Interstate Land Sales Act S2101 - A Bill to Amend the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to clarify how the act applies to condominiums HR2600 - To amend the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to clarify how the Act applies to condominiums Broadband Internet Access/Open Internet HR4752 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service. ACS Funding for the U.S. Census HR4660 - Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S2437- Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 E-Signatures HR5599 - Small Business Loan Simplification Act of 2014 Real Estate Insurance Redlining HR5067 - To require the Federal Insurance Office to carry out a study on illegal steering and redlining in the insurance industry Discussions with the Federal Communications Commission regarding the open internet order.
Client expense: $13,400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1123 / S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1312 / S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1468, SECURE IT H.R. 1847 / S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 H.R. 4711 / S. 2378, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Draft legislation titled Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2014 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 (discussion draft) 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) preliminary cybersecurity framework; transition of National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; ICANN's gTLD program; White House big data review; distinguishing national security related privacy from commercial privacy practices; cell phone geotracking; privacy legislation; cybersecurity; net neutrality; data breach
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 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 Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1468, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology (SECURE IT) Act of 2013 H.R. 1847 / S. 607 , Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 3523, IRS Accountability Act H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 H.R. 4711, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S. 2378, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 (discussion draft) 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 102-243); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including provisions relating to data breach; Executive Order 13681, Improving the Security of Consumer Financial Transactions; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; National Institute of Standards and Technology, including preliminary cybersecurity framework and Privacy Engineering Initiative; Federal Trade Commission authority; White House big data review; National Telecommunications & Information Administration, including transitioning stewardship of Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; ICANN's gTLD program; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; multi-stakeholder discussions on the development of voluntary privacy codes of conduct; need to distinguish national security related privacy from commercial privacy practices; data breach; privacy legislation
Client expense: $21,250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 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 Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), 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), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), 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. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 867, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 889, Global Free Internet Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1403, Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1580, To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance H.R. 1685, Broadband Adoption Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2649, FCC `ABCs' Act of 2013 H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3196, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from adopting certain rules or policies relating to multichannel video programming distributors, and for other purposes H.R. 3670, Anti-Spoofing Act of 2013 H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3719, Video CHOICE Act of 2013 H.R. 3720, Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 3982, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 H.R. 4070, Internet Freedom Act H.R. 4291, FISA Transparency and Modernization Act H.R. 4342, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4752, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service. H.R. 4880, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to promulgate regulations that prohibit certain preferential treatment or prioritization of Internet traffic H.R. 5036, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 5728, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 Issues related to reauthorization of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) (House) Issues related to Buy America Act S. 21, Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 245, Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act of 2013 S. 394, Metal Theft Prevention Act of 2013 S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 774, A bill to require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commission's universal service reforms S. 912, Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1144, Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1215, FISA Accountability and Privacy Protection Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 S. 1680, Consumer Choice in Online Video Act S. 1766, USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013 S. 1858, RBI Act of 2013 S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, The Data Security and Breach Notification Act S. 1981, Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2025, Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2454, Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2476, Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2787, Caller ID Scam Prevention Act of 2014 S. 2799, The Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act S. _____, Federal Infrastructure Broadband Deployment Act of 2014 S. _____, Robocall Enforcement Improvements Act of 2014 S.RES.157, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that telephone service must be improved in rural areas of the United States and that no entity may unreasonably discriminate against telephone users in those areas. Issues related to Universal Service and Intercarrier Compensation reform (House and Senate) Issues related to IP transition (House and Senate) Issues related to net neutrality (House and Senate) Issues related to video reform (House and Senate) Issues related to municipal broadband (House and Senate) Issues related to ICANN (House and Senate) Issues related to modernization of the Communications Act (House and Senate) Issues related to data security / data breach (House and Senate)
Client expense: $1,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
S.1976, S.1897, S.1927, S.1193, H.R. 4400: data security requirements and data breach notification; President's Executive Order on Cybersecurity.
Client expense: $257,623 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
- HR 22 Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 83 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 86 Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 624 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 756 Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 778 No Stolen Trademarks Honored in America Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 845 Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 976 Advancing Americas Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 983 Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 989 To prohibit the use of funds for the Lifeline program - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1163 Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1312, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act- all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1468, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology (SECURE IT) Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1580 To affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1847 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1852 Email Privacy Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1962 Free Flow of Information Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2024 End Anonymous Patents Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2356 We Are Watching You Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2454 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2466 Private Right of Action Against Theft of Trade Secrets Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2556 Excellence in Cybersecurity Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2642 Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2739 Efficient Use of Government Spectrum Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2766 STOP (Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents) Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2911 Wireless Microphone Users Interference Protection Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2952 CIRDA (Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement) Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3032 Executive Cyberspace Coordination Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3107 Homeland Security Cybersecurity Boots-on-the-Ground Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3309 Innovation Act, to reform the U.S. patent system - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3349 Innovation Protection Act, creating reliable funding for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3361 Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ending Eavesdropping, Dragnet Collection, and Online Monitoring Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3410 "Critical Infrastructure Protection Act" ("CIPA") - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3481 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3540 Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3674 Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3696 National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3982 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3990 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3979 Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4070 "Internet Freedom Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4215 Federal Agency Data Breach Notification Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4225 "SAVE ("Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation) Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4342 "Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters ("DOTCOM") Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4367 Internet Stewardship Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4398 GIF (Global Internet Freedom) Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4400 Data Accountability and Trust Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4660 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4681 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4711 Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 and the Do Not Track Kids Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4752 To limit the authority of the Federal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet access service - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4800 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4870 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4880 Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4903 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5125 Wi-Fi Innovation Act - all provisions relating to cable. - HR 5429 Open Internet Act of 2014 - all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 124 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 - all provisions relating to cable. - HJRes 131 Making further appropriations for fiscal years 2015, and for other purposes - all provisions relating to cable. - S 418 Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013- all provisions related to cable. - S 607 Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 639 Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 658 Cyber Warrior Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 774 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the Federal Communications Commissions universal service reforms - all provisions relating to cable. - S 866 Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 884 Deter Cyber Theft Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 987 Free Flow of Information Act - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1013 "Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1144 Fair Telephone Billing Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1193 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1196 Aarons Law Act of 2013, reforming the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to clarify the meaning of access without authorization- all provisions relating to cable. - S 1353 Cybersecurity Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1612 "Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1631 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Improvements Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1638 Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1700 Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1720 Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1766 "USF Equitable Distribution Act of 2013" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1776 Rural Spectrum Accessibility Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1858 Rural Broadband Investment (RBI) Act of 2013 - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1897 "Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1927 "Data Security Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1976 "Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1981 "Open Internet Preservation Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 1995 "Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2049 "Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2146 "Patent Fee Integrity Act" - all provisions relating to cable. - S 2155 "Maximizing Spectrum Efficiency and Value Act of 2014" - all provisions relating to cable.
Client expense: $5,500,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 624-Data Security, H.R. 756-Data Security, H.R. 1163-Data Security, S.21-Data Security, S. 1191-Housing, S. 1193-Data Security, S. 1353-Data Security, S. 1927-Data Security, "Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act"-Cybersecurity (Senate)
Client expense: $1,170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Mobile payments, fraud, data security, regulatory reform, tax reporting, payments systems, cyber-security, financial services, merchant cash advances, the Federal Reserve and big data, Cuba trade embargo, Puerto Rico Money Transfer Fee, CFPB prepaid products proposed rule (Prepaid Accounts Under Direct Electronic Transfer Act {Regulation E} and the Truth in Lending Act). Data Security Act (S. 1972), Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act (S.1995), SECURE IT Act of 2013 (HR 1468), Personal Data Privacy and Security Act (S. 1897), Data Security and Breach Notification Act (S. 1193), The End of Operation Choke Point Act of 2014 (HR 4986) Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (S. 2588) Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 (HR5771), TRIA Reform Act of 2014 (HR4871), Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 (S.2244), The National Cyber Security Protection Act of 2014 (S.2519), The Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act (H.R. 2952), Commerce, and State Department
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Anti Money Laundering (AML)/Regulator Relief; Financial Services and General Government appropriations; Credit Card/Interchange Fees; Retirement Security/Annuities, Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty; Data Breach; H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act; S. 1927 Data Security Act of 2014; S.1193 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, H.R. 3211 Mortgage Choice Act of 2013; S. 1577 - Mortgage Choice Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act Changes.Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) Reform; Arbitration fairness; Regulatory Restructuring; Structure and Activities of the Office of Financial Research Implementation of Proprietary Trading and Funds Investments Restrictions of the Proposed Volcker Rule H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access & Job Preservation Act; H.R. 2457 - Basel III, The Determination of Appropriate Risk-Based Capital Requirements for Community Financial Institutions Act of 2013 Line 17 Continued: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Client expense: $1,350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Farm Credit Administration, Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
Rulemaking regarding Title VII of Dodd-Frank concerning derivatives, clearing, and fiduciary party; S. 1193- Data Security and Breach Notification; S. 21 Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013: S. 607/H.R. 1847, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013; House Energy and Commerce Working Group on Privacy.
Client expense: $1,190,818 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
S.1976, S.1897, S.1927, S.1193, H.R. 4400: data security requirements and data breach notification; President's Executive Order on Cybersecurity.
Client expense: $257,623 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Banking
S. 1193 -- Data Security and Breach Notification Act, regarding all provisions.
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Insurance
Regulation of Insurance (general), Federal Insurance Office (general), HR 240, Homeowners Insurance Protection Act of 2013, HR 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013, HR 549, Homeowner Catastrophe Protection Act of 2013, HR 737, Homeowners' Defense Act of 2013, HR 960, Flood Victim Premium Relief Act of 2013, HR 1155, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013, HR 1267, Flood Insurance Premium Relief Act of 2013, HR 1485, To amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to modify the phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates for certain properties, and for other purposes, HR 1878, Safe Building Code Incentive Act of 2013, Reathorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (general), H.R. 1945, the Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act, HR 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013, HR 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2014, HR 3511, Keeping Flood Insurance Affordable Act of 2013, HR 3693, Flood Insurance Relief and Transparency Act of 2013, S 534, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013, S 996, A bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes, S 1610, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, PL 112-141, To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes (flood insurance provisions), H.R. 3468, the Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act, S. 1193, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014, S. 1927, the Data Security Act of 2014, S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, S. 1995, the Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014, S. 1926, the Homeowners Flood Insurance Affordability Act, HR 3370, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act ( Public Law 113-89), H.R. 4313, the Flood Insurance Premium Parity Act. S.2244, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, H.R. 4871, the TRIA Reform Act of 2014, H.R. 4669, the Service Members Insurance Relief Act, H.R. 4510, the Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act, H.R. 605, the Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act, H.R. 4557, the Policyholder Protection Act, the Risk Retention Modernization Act (not yet introduced), the Insurance Data Protection Act (not yet introduced), H.R. 4558/S. 2381 the Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act of 2014, S. 2270, the Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act, H.R. 5461, A bill to clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes, S. 1535/H.R. 3143, the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, H.R. 1786, National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act Reauthorization of 2014, the Congressional Oversight of International Insurance Act (not yet introduced)
Client expense: $78,235 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Risk Management Agency, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2014 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 3696 - National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3720 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act H.R. 4572, H.R. 5036 & S. 2454 - STELA (Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act) Reauthorization Act of 2014S. 21 - Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 607 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 912 - Television Consumer Freedom Act of 2013 S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353 - Cybersecurity Act of 2013 (to strengthen cybersecurity research and development and public awareness) S. 1379 - Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1788 - Digital Trade Act of 2013 (to promote Internet-enabled commerce and digital trade) S. 1925 - Driver Privacy Act (to ensure the bill doesn't create unintentional consequences on legitimate data uses) S. 2473 - Wireless Innovation Act of 2014 (concerning the commercial use of government-held spectrum) S. 2505 - Wi-Fi Innovation Act (concerning unlicensed spectrum use in the 5GHz band to maximize use of the band) S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 S. 2799 - Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (concerning the authority of satellite carriers to retransmit certain television broadcast station signals) S. 2871 - Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act (concerning the safeguarding of data stored abroad) Video competition, program access, retransmission consent, regulation Telecommunications policy framework; competition Net neutrality/Internet governance, including the responsibilities of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) concerning Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) functions Privacy; data security/retention/data breach notification Potential legislation to streamline siting permits for broadband buildout on federal land Issues associated with cloud services and potential regulation Mobile payments applications and regulation Telematics, including potential regulation that could affect deployment Spectrum policy/holdings/allocations/auctions/fees
Client expense: $2,970,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office
2014 · fourth_quarter · Medicare/Medicaid
H.R. 351 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013 S. 351 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013 H.R. 2663 - To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. S. 1422 - A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 H.R. 2668 - Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 2667 - Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R.1326 - Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013 S.1685 - Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination Act of 2013 H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1932 - Better Care, Lower Cost Act H.R.3890 - Better Care, Lower Cost Act H.Con.Res.96 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024. S. 1871 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 2810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 4015 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4209 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2000 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2110 - Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S. 2122 - Responsible Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S. 2157 - Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4302 - Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 H.J. Res. 124 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 H.R. 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.J. Res. 130 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 351 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013 S. 351 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013 H.R. 2663 - To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. S. 1422 - A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings. S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 H.R. 2668 - Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 2667 - Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R.1326 - Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2013 S.1685 - Behavioral Health Information Technology Coordination Act of 2013 H.R. 3547 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1932 - Better Care, Lower Cost Act H.R.3890 - Better Care, Lower Cost Act H.Con.Res.96 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024. S. 1871 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 2810 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 4015 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4209 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2000 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2110 - Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S. 2122 - Responsible Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 S. 2157 - Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4302 - Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 H.J. Res. 124 - Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 H.R. 83 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.J. Res. 130 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other purposes.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act; H.R. 1312, Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act; H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act; S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013; S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act; S. 1193, Data Security & Breach Notification Act Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act; data security/data breach; mobile applications and privacy; privacy related to advertising and e-commerce; fraudulent and malicious ads
Client expense: $740,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2014 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation, Global Capital Standards and Regulatory reform. H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. Issue: Cybersecurity and Privacy S. 1193 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act. To require certain entities that collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information, and for other purposes. Issue: Privacy H.R. 1468 - SECURE IT. Authorizes private entities to employ countermeasures and use cybersecurity systems to obtain, identify, or possess cyber threat information on its own networks or the networks of another entity with such entity's authorization. Issue: Cybersecurity and Privacy S. 1353, the Cybersecurity Act of 2013. To provide for a voluntary public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, and to strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development and education, and public awareness and preparedness. Issue: Cybersecurity and Privacy H.R. 3696, the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013. Issue: cybersecurity and privacy S. 1927- Data Security Act of 2014. Prescribes security procedures which an entity that maintains or communicates sensitive account or personal information must implement and enforce in order to protect the information from an unauthorized use likely to result in substantial harm or inconvenience to the consumer. Issue: data security and privacy S.1976 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014. Requires the FTC to promulgate regulations requiring each covered entity that owns or possesses data containing personal information to implement policies and procedures regarding information security practices for the treatment and protection of such information. Issue: data security and privacy S. 1193- Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013. Requires commercial entities that acquire, maintain, store or utilize personal information to take reasonable measures to protect and secure data in electronic form. Issue: data security and privacy. S. 1897-Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014. The bill would establish a national standard for data breach notification and require American companies that collect personal information to protect that information from cyber threats. Issue: data security and privacy S.1995- Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014. Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or prison term of up to five years for intentionally or willfully concealing a security breach involving sensitive personally identifiable information when such breach results in economic harm or substantial emotional distress to one or more persons. Issue: data security and privacy Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, draft legislation incentivizes the sharing of cybersecurity threat information between the private sector and the government and among private sector entities. Issue: privacy
Client expense: $660,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE