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Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act or the PACT Act This bill requires providers of interactive computer services (e.g., social media platforms) to (1) publish an acceptable use policy, (2) provide a system for users to submit complaints related to the removal of content, and (3) periodically report about violations of the use policy and removal of content.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
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2021 · second_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to ensuring intermediary/platform immunity and a safe environment for online workplace review; S.4066 the PACT Act; Issues related to pay transparency
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · first_quarter · Constitution
Lobbied for reintroduction of HR 4382(2017), the Free Flow of Information Act and reintroduction of the PACT Act, S 4066 ( 2020).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · first_quarter · Telecommunications
The impact of the following pending legislation on the operation and functioning of businesses owned by members of NCTA: a. S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 b. S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act; S. 4534, Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act; S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020; S. 4975, Promoting Responsibility Over Moderation In the Social Media Environment Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $120,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · first_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to ensuring intermediary/platform immunity and a safe environment for online workplace review; S.4066 the PACT Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Draft Privacy bill Draft US Consumer Data Privacy Act bill S. 2532 Protecting Privacy in Our Homes Act H.R. 4978 Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 6032 the SMART IOT Act (115th Cong.) Nonspecific bills on 5G legislation and policy to advance 5G deployment S. 4066 Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act S. 1611 DIGIT Act S. 2223 AIRWAVES Act S. 2532 Protecting Privacy in Our Homes Act S. 2885 The SMARTWATCH Data Act S. 2968 Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3456 Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663 COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act S. 4632 Online Content Policy Modernization Act
Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to treatment of metasearch sites and consumers in the travel industry: DOT Request for Information: Exploring Industry Practices on Distribution and Display of Airline Fare, Schedule, and Availability Information; Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee; issues relating to competition in the travel and technology industries, including airline codeshare agreements; issues related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996; S.4066, the PACT Act; H.R. 8636, the Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues and legislation related to changes to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996; PACT Act S. 4066; Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act S. 4534; Online Content Policy Modernization Act S. 4632; EARN IT Act S. 3398; S.4066, the PACT Act; H.R. 8636, the Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Travel/Tourism
Issues related to treatment of metasearch sites and consumers in the travel industry; DOT Request for Information: Exploring Industry Practices on Distribution and Display of Airline Fare, Schedule, and Availability Information; Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee; issues related to competition in the travel and technology industries, including airline codeshare agreements; issues related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996; S.4066, the PACT Act; H.R. 8636, the Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act; H.R. 748 Cares Act, and issues related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel/tourism industry.
Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the distribution of video programming Issues related to spectrum allocations Issues related to technology platform liability including S. 4066, the PACT Act
Client expense: $1,450,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Issues and discussions related to technology and the Internet including privacy, security, competition, and research; online advertising, content and platform transparency efforts; diversity and improving education in science, technology and engineering; protecting children, bullying prevention and online safety; human trafficking relief; data portability and interoperability; data breach; net neutrality and connectivity; platform integrity and cybersecurity; storage and access to electronic communications and encryption; blockchain policy; manipulated media; and opioid policy; Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act; Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA); S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction Act (DETOUR Act); USA Freedom Act reauthorization; H.R. 1485, Computer Science for All Act of 2019; S. 1569, Federal Campaign Cybersecurity Assistance Act of 2019; H.R. 2896, Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2019 (SHIELD Act of 2019); S. 2658, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS Act); H.R. 5197, Managed Stablecoins are Securities Act of 2019; S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT Act of 2020); S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act; S. 3629, Child Safety Investment Act of 2020; S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act (PACT Act); S. 4626, Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability Act (SAFE DATA Act); H.R. 8323, Biancas Law; S. 4534, The Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act; S. 5020, A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934; H.R. 8517, Protect Speech Act; H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (including Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021)
Client expense: $4,690,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)
Trade and Service Issues Trade and Intellectual Property Issues Digital Trade Issues USMCA USUK US Kenya FTA S. 4066 - Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Draft Privacy bill Draft US Consumer Data Privacy Act bill S. 2532 Protecting Privacy in Our Homes Act H.R. 4978 Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 6032 the SMART IOT Act (115th Cong.) Nonspecific bills on 5G legislation and policy to advance 5G deployment S. 4066 Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act S. 1611 DIGIT Act S. 2223 AIRWAVES Act S. 2532 Protecting Privacy in Our Homes Act S. 2885 The SMARTWATCH Data Act S. 2968 Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3456 Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663 COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act S. 4632 Online Content Policy Modernization Act
Client expense: $650,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to intermediary liability Issues related to online privacy S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act H.R. 8517, Protect Speech Act
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
-HR 2 - Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (INVEST in America Act) - all provisions related to cable. -HR 55 - Connecting Broadband Deserts Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 292 - Rural Broadband Permitting Efficiency Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 331 - Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 427 - Connect America Fund (CAF) Accountability Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 530 - Accelerating Wireless Broadband Development by Empowering Local Communities Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1006 - Open Internet Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1096 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for open internet requirements for providers of broadband internet access service - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1220 - Truth-In-Billing, Remedies and User Empowerment Over Fees (TRUE Fees) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1282 - Data Accountability and Trust Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1328 - Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1359 - Digital GAP Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1367 - Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1555 - Transparency for Cable Consumers Act - all provision related to cable. -HR 1644 - Save the Internet Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1693 - To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support - all provisions related to cable. -HR 1860 - No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2063 - Eliminate from Regulators Opportunities to Nationalize the Internet in Every Respect (E-FRONTIER) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2136 - The Open Internet Preservation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2643 - Broadband MAPS Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2644 - SMART IoT Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2661 - Rural Broadband Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2692 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2760 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2784 - Clearing Local Impediments Makes Broadband Open to New Competition and Enhancements (CLIMB ONCE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2785 - Community Broadband Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2881 - Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 2929 - Rural Broadband Network Advancement Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3156 - Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3162 - Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3278 - Connect America Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3475 - Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless (SPECTRUM NOW) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3605 - Protecting American Consumers from Robocalls Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3676 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3789 - IoT Readiness Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 3999 - Rural Broadband Connectivity Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4024 - Broadband Transparency and Accountability Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4128 - Map Improvement Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4171 - Wireless Infrastructure Now (WIN) 5G Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4179 - Ensuring National Constitutional Rights for Your Private Telecommunications (ENCRYPT) Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4229 - Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technology Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4486 - Digital Equity Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4642 - Community Broadband Mapping Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 4978 - Online Privacy Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5243 - Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5424 - Protect Broadband Funding Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5703 - Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth (PRIVCY) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 5926 - Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Todays Networks (RESILIENT Networks) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6096 - Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement (READI) Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6145 - Industries of the Future Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6227 - Privacy Score Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6275 - Supporting Students in Response to Coronavirus Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6394 - Keeping Critical Connections Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6474 - Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6487 - Advancing Connectivity during the Coronavirus to Ensure Support for Seniors (ACCESS) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6488 - Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6491 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6534 - Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2020- all provisions related to cable. -HR 6563 - Emergency Educational Connections Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6570 - Online Consumer Protection Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6604 - Commerce Spectrum Coordination Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6621 - Open Technology Fund Authorization Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6675 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6723 - Universal Broadband Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6814 - Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6881 - Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 6937 - Countering Online Harms Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7005 - Showing How Isolationism Effects Long-term Development (SHIELD) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7022 - Rural Broadband Acceleration Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7160 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7302 - Accessible, Affordable Internet For All Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7336 - Consumer Access to Broadband for Local Economies and Competition Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7344 - Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7350 - Standard Fees to Expedite Evaluation and Streamlining Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7352 - Barriers and Regulatory Obstacles Avoids Deployment of Broadband Access and Needs Deregulatory Leadership Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7353 - Timely Replacement Under Secure and Trusted for Early and Dependable Broadband Networks Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7355 - Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7363 - Communities Overregulating Networks Need Economic Competition Today Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7369 - The Cable Transparency Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7447 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7472 - Secure Data and Privacy for Contact Tracing Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7494 - Broadband Adoption and Opportunity Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7497 - Success for Rural Students and Communities Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7520 - National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7760 - To make a supplemental appropriation for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 7774 - DIGITAL Reservations Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 8115 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 8244 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 8427 - To provide for certain reports on enrollment in the Lifeline program, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HR 8454 - EARN IT Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 8515 - Don't Push My Buttons Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 8517 - Protect Speech Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 8528 - Ensuring Telehealth Expansion Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 8545 - Beat CHINA for 5G Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -HR 8596 - Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritans Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 8650 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide funding to States for extending broadband service to unserved areas in partnership with broadband service providers, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -HR 8659 - Preventing Unwarranted Communications Shutdowns Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 8749 - Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy (DATA Privacy) Act - all provisions related to cable. -HR 8896 - Abandoning Online Censorship (AOC) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 142 - American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 454 - Office of Rural Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 510 - Truth-In-Billing, Remedies and User Empowerment Over Fees (TRUE Fees) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 558 - Children and Media Research Advancement (CAMRA) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 583 - Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA Privacy) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 682 - Save the Internet Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 738 - To require the Federal Communications Commission to make the provision of Wi-Fi access on school buses eligible for E-rate support - all provisions related to cable. -S 748 - To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 806 - Own Your Own Data Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 842 - Improving Broadband Mapping Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 893 - Secure 5G and Beyond Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 918 - Eliminate From Regulators Opportunities to Nationalize The Internet in Every Respect (E-FRONTIER) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1116 - Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1214 - The Privacy Bill of Rights Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1289 - Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1294 - Broadband Interagency Coordination Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1302 - Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1479 - Next Generation 9-1-1 Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1485 - Map Improvement Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1502 - Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports (ACCESS) Rural America Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1522 - Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1578 - Do Not Track Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1611 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1626 - Government Spectrum Valuation Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1699 - STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1822 - Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technology Availability (Broadband DATA) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 1826 - Deter Obnoxious, Nefarious, and Outrageous Telephone (DO NOT) Call Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 1968 - Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless (SPECTRUM NOW) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2018 - American Broadband Buildout Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2118 - Defending Americas 5G Future Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2186 - Protecting Personal Information Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2223 - Advancing Innovation and Reinvigorating Widespread Access to Viable Electromagnetic Spectrum (AIRWAVES) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2866 - Rural Broadband Financing Flexibility Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2881 - 5G Spectrum Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2956 - Investing in America's Digital Infrastructure Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 2961 - Data Care Act of 2019 - all provisions related to cable. -S 2968 - Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3093 - Broadband Speed Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3094 - Community Broadband Mapping Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3151 - Connected Rural Schools Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3189 - A bill to use proceeds from spectrum auctions to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security - all provisions related to cable. -S 3191 - Industries of the Future Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3246 - Spectrum Management And Reallocation for Taxpayers Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3300 - Data Protection Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3362 - Homework Gap Trust Fund Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3398 - Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3411 - Kids Internet Design and Safety Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3456 - Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3569 - Keeping Critical Connections Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3648 - Eliminating Barriers to Rural Internet Development Grant Eligibility (E-BRIDGE) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3649 - Community Broadband Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3663 - COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 3695 - Continuing Online Networking, Negating Economic Conditions on Technology at Home Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 3701 - Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4015 - Rural Connectivity Advancement Program Act of 2020- all provisions related to cable. -S 4021 - Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 4022 - A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to update the national broadband plan, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 4062 - Stopping Big Tech Censorship Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4066 - Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4095 - Emergency Broadband Connections Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4131 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4201 - A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 4285 - HOTSPOTS Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4291 - Developing Economic Prosperity and Linking Our Youth through Broadband Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4331 - DIGITAL Reservations Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4336 - Reforming, Expanding, and Simplifying Investment for Local Infrastructure to Enhance our Neighborhoods and Towns (RESILIENT) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4411 - Governors' Broadband Development Fund Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 4422 - Connecting Minority Communities Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 4515 - Accelerating Connected Care and Education Support Services on the Internet (ACCESS the Internet) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4537 - Reinvigorating the Economy, Creating Opportunity for every Vocation, Employer, Retiree & Youth (RECOVERY) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4631 - Online Content Policy Modernization Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4750 - A bill to assist Tribal entities in deploying broadband using the 2.5 GHz spectrum band - all provisions related to cable. -S 4756 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to narrow the scope of the limitation on liability provided under section 230 of that Act, and for other purposes - all provisions related to cable. -S 4775 - Delivering Immediate Relief to America's Families, Schools and Small Businesses Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4789 - Eliminate the Digital Divide Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4792 - Remove Impediments for a Successful Economic Recovery (RISER) Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 4794 - A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program of the Federal Communications Commission for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 4803 - Beat CHINA for 5G Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 4828 - Stop Suppressing Speech Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 4869 - Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2020 - all provisions related to cable. -S 4981 - Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act - all provisions related to cable. -S 5020 - A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 - all provisions related to cable. -S 5021 - Every Child Connected Act - all provisions related to cable.
Client expense: $5,160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to content moderation practices; Issues related to internet intermediary liability; Issues related to Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; Issues related to Law Enforcement Agency Oversight; Issues related to commercial data security; Issues related to the digital economy; Issues related to encryption technologies; Government access to electronic communications transactional records; Issues related to net neutrality and the FCC's Open Internet Order; Issues related to data security and consumer privacy; Misinformation; Non-consensual nudity; H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019; S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020; Issues related to child sexual exploitation S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020; Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship; S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act (PACT Act)
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3086/S. 1585, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation (START) Act H.R. 3262/H.R. 4686/ S. 1871, Sami's Law H.R. 4027, Stop the Censorship Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 5703, Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth (PRIVCY) Act H.R. 6145/S. 3191, Industries of the Future Act of 2020 H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R. 7308/ S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act H.R. 8517, Protect Speech Act H.R. 8636, Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 1914, Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act S. 2775, Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act of 2019 S. 2763, Filter Bubble Transparency Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3284, Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act S. 3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3712, Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems (Cyber Leap) Act of 2020 S. 3749, Public Health Emergency Privacy Act S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 3983, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide accountability for bad actors who abuse the Good Samaritan protections provided under that Act, and for other purposes S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4422, Connecting Minority Communities Act of 2020 S. 4626, Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act S. 4632, Online Content Policy Modernization Act S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 S. 5020, A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation titled United States Consumer Data Privacy Act of 2019 Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020); Various issues relating to high speed broadband internet service and resolving the homework gap by access to broadband for students; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); comments on refreshing of record in restoring internet freedom proceeding (WC Docket Nos. 17-108, 17-287, 11-42); facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC data portability; FTC enforcement; FTC enforcement of section 13(b); FCC proposed radiofrequency marketing rule; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); FY2021 Appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); comments on March 30, 2020 Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, Clarification or Waiver Filed by the American Bankers Association, et al. - CG Docket Number 02-278; comments on National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) NISTIR 8259, recommendations for IoT device Manufacturers: Foundational Activities and Core Device Cybersecurity Capability Baseline (2nd Draft); comments on the National Telecommunications and Information Administrations request for public comment on proposals and positions for the 2020 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly; funding for the NIST AI risk management framework; FCCs COVID-19 telehealth program; Indias non-personal data governance framework; comments to Department of Transportation on remote identifications of unmanned aerial systems proposed rule; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the coronavirus pandemic; comments on Four Principles of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (Draft NISTIR 8312); petition to FCC Supporting Capital Ones TCPA Petition for Declaratory Ruling; inclusion of broadband funding in year-end appropriations legislation; implementation Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 (P.L. 114-190); potential nationalization of the 5G network; comments on OMBs Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications; potential data privacy legislation; potential data aggregation legislation regarding section 1033 of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); potential legislation regarding artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; potential legislation regarding digital assets; fintech and digital asset strategy; data privacy; revisions to Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V); consumer protection issues relating to lawsuit advertising; implementation of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243)
Client expense: $22,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act S. 4632, Online Content Policy Modernization Act S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 Various issues relating to data privacy; revisions to Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V); consumer protection issues relating to lawsuit advertising; implementation of Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243)
Client expense: $22,290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
Issues related to ensuring intermediary/platform immunity and a safe environment for online workplace reviews; S. 4066, the PACT Act; S.4534 Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues related to internet technology and learning-enabled content platforms including H.R. 1140 - The Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020; H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R.6896 - No TikTok on Government Devices Act; S.3455 - No TikTok on Government Devices Act; S.4066 - PACT Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $90,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
HR 5564 - Enhancing Broadcaster DIVERSITY Data Act, all provisions. HR 5573 - PROTECT Kids Act, all provisions. HR 5640 & S 3152- Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act, all provisions. HR 5659 & S 3218- Protecting Community Television Act, all provisions. HR 5703 - PRIVCY ACT, all provisions. HR 5926 - RESILIENT Networks Act, all provisions. HR 6096 - READI Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3398 - EARN IT Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3456 - Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020, all provisions. PL 116-136 - CARES Act, implementation of provisions related to broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, and taxes. S 3569 - Keeping Critical Connections Act, all provisions. H Res 549 - Reaffirming the commitment to media diversity and pledging to work with media entities and diverse stakeholders to develop common ground solutions to eliminate barriers to media diversity, all provisions. HR 6397 - Coronavirus Emergency Student Loan Refinancing Act, all provisions. HR 6456 - Serving Rural America Act, all provisions. HR 6474 - Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act, provisions relating to broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, and taxes. HR 6491 - E-Bridge Act, all provisions. HR 6563 - Emergency Education Connections Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6624 - Utilizing Strategic Allied Telecommunications Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6675 - Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6723 - Universal Broadband Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 6814 - Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need, All provisions. S 3649 - Community Broadband Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3695 - CONNECT at Home Act, all provisions. HR 6800 - HEROES Act, provisions relating to broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, and taxes. S 3701 - Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act, all provisions. S 3717 - Spectrum IT Modernization Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3718 - Local News and Emergency Information Act of 2020, all provisions. S 3838 - Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19, all provisions. S 3861 - Exposure Notification Privacy Act, all provisions. HR 6881 & S 4095 - Emergency Broadband Connections Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 7160 - Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act, all provision. HR 7205 - Nationwide Dig Once Act of 2020, all provisions. S 4066 - PACT Act, all provisions. S 4015 - RCAP Act of 2020, all provisions. S 4113 - BRIDGE Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 7302 - Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act, all provisions. HR 7363 - CONNECT Act, all provisions. HR 7364 - CABLE Leadership Act, all provisions. HR 7447 & S 4201 - To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to accelerate the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction, and for other purposes, all provisions. HR 7494 - Broadband Adoption Opportunity Act, all provisions. HR 7520 - National Broadband Plan for the Future Act of 2020, all provisions. S 4285 - HOTSPOTS Act, all provisions. S 4411 - Governors' Broadband Development Fund Act of 2020, all provisions. S 4515 - ACCESS the Internet Act, all provisions. S 4918 - One Agency Act, all provisions. S 4975 - PROMISE Act, all provisions. S 4789 & HR 8650 - Eliminate the Digital Divide Act, all provisions. S 4792 - RISER Act, provisions related to broadband. HR 8545 & S 4803 - Beat CHINA for 5G Act of 2020, all provisions. HR 133- Consolidated Appropriations Act, provisions relating to broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, and taxes. Other issues pertaining to infrastracture and broadband investment, video and telephone regulations, FCC merger review, diversity and inclusion, online privacy, cybersecurity, retransmission consent, channel carriage, spectrum and copyright.
Client expense: $3,060,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Legislative & Regulatory Issues Related to Technology Policy, including R&D, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Health IT & Technology Procurement: Emerging technologies: Blockchain, cloud computing, 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI regulatory governance, facial recognition policy, Internet of Things, quantum computing, privacy legislation, and weather modeling; implementation of H.R. 6227, S. 3143, the National Quantum Initiative Act (P.L. 115-368); H.R. 8303 Quantum User Expansion for Science and Technology (QUEST); H.R. 8279, the Quantum Network Infrastructure Act; H.R. 1361, the Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019; S. 3189, H.R. 6624 the USA Telecommunications Act; S. 1558, the Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act (AI-IA); H.R. 6216, The National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act; S. 1558, H.R. 7096, the National AI Research Resource Task Force Act; S. 1363, the AI in Government Act of 2019; H.R. 7178, S. 3933, the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America Act; S. 4130, the American Foundries Act of 2020; Reform of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996; S. 4066, the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act; S. 3398 Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT Act); HR 8478, the Online Accessibility Act; S. 2200, implementation of the National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2018; S. 2597, the Learning Excellence and Good Examples from New Developers Act (LEGEND Act) of 2019. Supply chain security / DHS ICT Supply Chain Task Force; H.R. 5823 State and Local Cyber Improvement Act; Implementation of H.R. 7327 the Strengthening and Enhancing Cyber-capabilities by Utilizing Risk Exposure Technology Act (SECURE Technology Act); S.2775 Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education Act of 2019 (HACKED Act); Encryption policy; S. 3712 Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems Act of 2020 (CYBER LEAP Act); provisions related to state and local funding for cybersecurity planning, defense and response activities; Draft Data Security Breach Notification Bill; Pending "Know Your Customer IaaS" Executive Order; Information Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain Security proposed rulemaking.
Client expense: $1,050,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Satellite Television issues; Retransmission consent; Online Privacy; Spectrum-related issues; Media ownership issues; First Amendment issues; Sports betting; Children's educational TV programming; Advertising issues, issues related to CDA 230. H.R. 3327 S. 73 H.R. 896 S. 748 S. 1356 H.R. 3994 S. 2433 S. 2454 S.2789 H.R. 5140 H.R. 5035 S. 2968 S. 2961 H.R. 3957 H.R. 5564 H.R. 5567 S. 3398 S. 3456 S. 4062 S. 4066 S. 4772 H.R. 8154 H.R. 4027 H.R. 4337 S. 4534 S. 4631 S. 4756 H.R. 8454
Client expense: $720,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Library of Congress (LOC), SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Intelligence
Issues related to online privacy; S.2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act; S.3398, EARN IT Act of 2020; S.4066, PACT Act; S.4632, Online Content Policy Modernization Act; H.R.133, Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes (P.L.116-260).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Monitoring issues related to CDA Section 230, including S.3398 (EARN IT Act), S.4066 (PACT Act) and S.4632 (Online Content Policy Modernization Act)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology
S. 3744, Data Care Act of 2018 (115th), to establish duties for online service providers with respect to end user data that such providers collect and use. H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act. S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights. S. 2961, Data Care Act of 2019. H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019. S. 1116, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2019. S. 3398, EARN IT Act of 2020. Draft legislation on Data Broker List Act of 2019. S. 3398, EARN IT Act of 2020. S. 4066, The Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act. Draft of Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act. H.R. 6570, Online Consumer Protection Act. S. 4994, Intimate Imagery and Privacy Protection Act of 2020. Discussion Draft of Data Accountability and Transparency Act. General lobbying on data privacy, data security, and data breach legislation and proposals. General lobbying on Section 230 liability.
Client expense: $1,110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
The impact of the following pending legislation on the operation and functioning of businesses owned by members of NCTA: a. S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 b. S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act; S. 4534, Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act; S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020; S. 4975, Promoting Responsibility Over Moderation In the Social Media Environment Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Preserving open Internet/broadband industry practices; HR 1644/S.682-Save the Internet Act of 2019; issues related to privacy, deployment of broadband and spectrum management; DNS directory and data caching; HR 2682-Agricultural News & Rural Content Act; other program carriage issues; Coronavirus proposals and actions related to broadband; S. 3695-Connect at Home Act; S. 3398 EARN IT Act; S. 4066 PACT Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Preserving open Internet/broadband industry practices; H.R.1644/S.682-"Save the Internet Act of 2019;" issues related to privacy, deployment of broadband, spectrum management, DNS directory and data caching; S.3695-Connect at Home Act; S.3398-EARN IT Act; S.4066-PACT Act' and COVID-19 proposals and actions related to broadband.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
Monitor issues related to online privacy and advertising, broadband, data security, data breaches, cyber security, internet of things, net neutrality, children's online safety, disclosure and transparency of policies, and encryption. Monitor: HR 1818 - Kelsey Smith Act; HR 1096 - Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019; HR 1101 - to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority; HR 1006 - Open Internet Act of 2019; HR 1220 and S. 510 - TRUE Fees Act of 2019; HR 1644 and S. 682 - Save the Internet Act of 2019; HR 1733 and S. 777 - CHANCE in TECH Act; S. 842 - Improving Broadband Mapping Act of 2019; S. 650 and HR 1519 - CREATE Act of 2019; S. 1116 -- Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2019 (BROWSER Act); HR 331 - Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2019; HR 1282 - Data Accountability and Trust Act; HR 43 - Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act; HR 618 - to establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security, and for other purposes; HR 2013 - Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act; S. 783 - Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019; S. 806 - Own Your Own Data Act; S. 847 - Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019; S. 748 - A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes; S. 1214 - Privacy Bill of Rights Act; S. 189 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019; S. 142 - American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act; S. 583 - DATA Privacy Act; S. 592 - Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019; S. 1629 - A bill to regulate certain pay-to-win microtransactions and sales of loot boxes in interactive digital entertainment products, and for other purposes; Section 230 reform legislation -- S. 3398 and H.R. 8454 - Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020; S. 4066 -- Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act (PACT Act); S. 4534 -- Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act; S. 4623 Online Content Policy Modernization Act; S. 4756 and H.R. 8515 - Don't Push My Buttons Act; S. 4758 - See Something Say Something Online Act; S. 4066 -- Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act; S. 1914 -- Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act; S. 4062 - Stopping Big Tech Censorship Act
Client expense: $1,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Cyber-security; Internet industry growth and network management. Encryption to protect consumers and online privacy. The role of Internet intermediaries in addressing hate speech and similar content online; Section 230 reform. Competition policy and cloud services. Privacy legislation and regulation; DNS over HTTPS IP protection & web security/consumer privacy S. 3398 EARN IT Act of 2020 S. 4066, the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
2020 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Internet domain issues; privacy and security; legislation and regulation related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act; content moderation issues; S. 3398, EARN IT Act; S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
Internet issues, including liability protections for online platforms; legislation and regulation related to the Communications Decency Act, Section 230; privacy and security; content moderation; S. 3398, EARN IT Act; S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
privacy, cybersecurity, and encryption issues; S. 3398, EARN IT Act; S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act; legislation related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
cloud technology; cybersecurity; encryption policy; privacy and security; government IT modernization; S. 3398, EARN IT Act; S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act; legislation related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act; software supply chain
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), SENATE, White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
online privacy; cybersecurity; encryption; financial technology; content moderation; legislation related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act; S. 3398, EARN IT Act; S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Intelligence
Issues related to cloud communications, data and privacy security, cross-border data flows, open and accessible communication Communications Decency Act - Section 230 S. 3398 - The EARN IT Act of 2020 S.4066 - PACT Act S. 4758 - The See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 / A bill to require reporting of suspicious transmissions in order to assist in criminal investigations and counterintelligence activities relating to international terrorism, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $147,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3086/S. 1585, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation (START) Act H.R. 3262/H.R. 4686/ S. 1871, Sami's Law H.R. 4027, Stop the Censorship Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 5703, Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth (PRIVCY) Act H.R. 6145/S. 3191, Industries of the Future Act of 2020 H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions relating to artificial intelligence research and development H.R. 7308/ S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 1914, Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act S. 2775, Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act of 2019 S. 2763, Filter Bubble Transparency Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3284, Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act S. 3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3712, Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems (Cyber Leap) Act of 2020 S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 3983, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide accountability for bad actors who abuse the Good Samaritan protections provided under that Act, and for other purposes S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4626, A bill to establish data privacy and data security protections for consumers in the United States S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation titled Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation titled Public Health Emergency Privacy Act Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues relating to high speed broadband internet service and resolving the homework gap by access to broadband for students; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); comments on refreshing of record in restoring internet freedom proceeding (WC Docket Nos. 17-108, 17- 287, 11-42); facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); artificial intelligence; Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V); data privacy; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC data portability; FTC enforcement; comments on draft (2nd) National Institute of Standards and Technology internal report 8259, recommendations for IoT device manufacturers: foundational activities and core device cybersecurity capability baseline; FY2021 Appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); comments on March 30, 2020 Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, Clarification or Waiver Filed by the American Bankers Association, et al. - CG Docket Number 02-278; comments on the National Telecommunications and Information Administrations request for public comment on proposals and positions for the 2020 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly; reauthorization of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); funding for the NIST AI risk management framework; FCCs COVID-19 telehealth program; Indias non-personal data governance framework; Comments to Department of Transportation on remote identifications of unmanned aerial systems proposed rule; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the coronavirus pandemic; potential data privacy legislation; potential data aggregation legislation regarding section 1033 of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); potential legislation regarding artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; potential legislation regarding digital assets; fintech and digital asset strategy
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 Various issues relating to data privacy; revisions to Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V)
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry
S. 3398, The EARN IT Act of 2020 Communications Decency Act, Section 230 S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Computer Industry
S. 3398, The EARN IT Act of 2020 Communications Decency Act, Section 230 S. 4066, Platform Accountability and the Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications
S 4534(section 230),, S3398(EARN IT Act), S 4062( section 230), S 4066(PACT Act), S3983(section 230),S 1914(section 230), HR 8517(section 230), HR 492(section 230),, HR2(Moving Forward Act), HR 6096(READIT ACT), S 2963(READIT ACT)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $52,500
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
General lobbying communications on the following issues: availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum; integrity and security of communications networks; appropriate regulatory framework for Internet and communications services; broadband availability; universal service; infrastructure investment and development; data management; privacy (including issues relating to location-based services); domestic telecommunications supply chain security; implementation of the Nationwide Broadband Public Safety Network operated by the First Responder Network Authority; issues related to communications services available to members of the armed services; issues related to legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment and permit placement of wireless tower facilities on federal property; the deployment of 5G communication services; and video policy reform. Lobbying on the following bills: H.R. 2, INVEST in America Act (Dig-Once provisions relating to funding for broadband infrastructure and communications services); H.R. 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (potential issues related to communications); H.R. 1006, Open Internet Act, issues related to Internet regulation; H.R. 1096, Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act (Internet regulation issues); H.R. 1101, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority (issues related to Internet regulation); H.R. 1289, Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 1423, FAIR Act and related bills, provisions relating to limiting the use of pre-dispute arbitration clauses in employment contracts and consumer contracts; H.R. 1644/ S 682 Save the Internet Act (issues related to Internet regulation); H.R. 1668/S. 734, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 1860, No Rate Regulation of Broadband Access Act (issues relating to rate regulation of broadband services); H.R. 1954/S. 952, Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 3710, Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act (all provisions); H.R. 3763, Promoting United States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 3994, Modern Television Act (all provisions); H.R. 4127/S. 2344, Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (all provisions); H.R. 4856 - Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 4461, Network Security Information Sharing Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 4462, Studying How to Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 4463, Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 (all provisions); H.R. 5918, To direct the Federal Communications Commission to issue reports after activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System and to make improvements to network outage reporting (Provisions relating to circumstances triggering reports); HR 5926, Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Today's Networks Act (provisions related to wireless network resiliency commitments during emergencies); H.R. 5928, FIRST RESPONDER Act of 2020 (all provisions); H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021 (issues relating to spectrum management and provisions related to open source telecommunications equipment); H.R. 6456, Serving Rural America Act (all provisions); H.R. 6474, Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act (all provisions); H.R. 6488, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act (all provisions); H.R. 6563/S.3690, Emergency Educational Connections Act (all provisions); H.R. 6723, Universal Broadband Act (provisions related to broadband funding); H.R. 6881, Emergency Broadband Connections Act (all provisions); H.R. 7022, Rural Broadband Acceleration Act (all provisions); H.R. 7160, Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions); H.R. 7302, Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act (all provisions); H.R. 7333, Coastal Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions); H.R. 7334, Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act (all provisions); H.R. 7335, Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act (all provisions); H.R. 7337, Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions); H.R. 7344, Federal Broadband Deployment in Underserved Areas Act (all provisions); H.R. 7350, Standard FEES Act (all provisions); H.R. 7352, BROADBAND Leadership Act (all provisions); H.R. 7353, TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act (all provisions); H.R. 7355, Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act (all provisions); H.R. 7357, Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act (all provisions); H.R. 7359, Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act (all provisions); H.R. 7360, Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act (all provisions); H.R. 7362, WIRELESS Leadership Act (all provisions); H.R. 7363, CONNECT Act (all provisions); H.R. 7373, Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act (all provisions); H.R. 7374, RAPID Act (all provisions); H.R. 7377, DIGITAL Applications Act (all provisions); H.R. 7378, Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act (all provisions); H.R. 7447/ S.4201, Rural Broadband Acceleration Act (all provisions); H.R. 7494, Broadband Adoption and Opportunity Act (all provisions); H.R. 7972 / S. 4015, Rural Connectivity Advancement Program (RCAP) Act (all provisions); H.R. 7978 / S. 4529, Tribal Connect Act of 2020 (all provisions); H.R. 8115, DIGIT Act (all provisions); H.R. 8406, HEROES Act (provisions related to funding for E-Rate support, broadband benefits, enhanced Lifeline benefits, grants to states for Lifeline Verifier, broadband mapping and Telehealth programs, continued connectivity and T-band repeal provisions); S 583, Data Privacy Act (all provisions); S 748, bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors (all provisions); S. 918, E-FRONTIER ACT (issues related to 5G networks); S. 2223, AIRWAVES Act (all provisions); S. 2661/H.R. 4194, National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019 (issues related to state billing and collection); S. 2881, Spectrum Act of 2019 (all provisions); S. 3045, Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020 [authorizing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue a subpoena for the production of information to identify and notify an entity that is put at any risk by cybersecurity vulnerabilities] (all provisions); S. 3189/H.R. 6624, Utilizing Strategic Allied (USA) Telecommunications Act (all provisions); S. 3398, EARN IT Act (all provisions); S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 (all provisions); S. 3569/H.R. 6394, Keeping Critical Connections Act of 2020 (all provisions); S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act (all provisions); S. 3695, CONNECT At Home Act (all provisions); S. 3701/H.R. 6814, Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education Students in Need Act (all provisions); S. 3717/H.R. 7310, Spectrum IT Modernization Act (all provisions); S. 3749/H.R. 6866, Public Health Emergency Act (all provisions); S. 4021, Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act (all provisions); S. 4022/H.R. 7520, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act (all provisions); S. 4066, PACT Act (all provisions); S. 4113, BRIDGE Act (all provisions). S. 4234, Ensuring Public Safety to Airwaves Act of 2020 (spectrum management provisions); S. 4285, HOTSPOTS Act (all provisions); S. 4317, SAFE TO WORK Act (issues related to liability protections); S. 4411, Governors Broadband Development Fund Act (all provisions); S. 4422, Connecting Minority Communities Act (all provisions); S. 4515, ACCESS the Internet Act (all provisions); S. 4626, SAFE DATA Act (all provisions); and S. 4789, Eliminate the Digital Divide Act (all provisions);
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Computer Industry
Issues and discussions related to technology and the Internet including privacy, security, competition, and research; online advertising, content and platform transparency efforts; diversity and improving education in science, technology and engineering; protecting children, bullying prevention and online safety; human trafficking relief; data portability and interoperability; data breach; net neutrality and connectivity; platform integrity and cybersecurity; storage and access to electronic communications and encryption; blockchain policy; and manipulated media; Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act; Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA); S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction Act (DETOUR Act); USA Freedom Act reauthorization; H.R. 1485, Computer Science for All Act of 2019; S. 1569, Federal Campaign Cybersecurity Assistance Act of 2019; H.R. 2896, Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2019 (SHIELD Act of 2019); S. 2658, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS Act); H.R. 5197, Managed Stablecoins are Securities Act of 2019; S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT Act of 2020); S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act; S. 3629, Child Safety Investment Act of 2020; S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act (PACT Act); S. _____, Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability Act (SAFE DATA Act); H.R. 8323, Biancas Law; S. 4534, The Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act
Client expense: $4,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 Various issues relating to data privacy; revisions to Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V)
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 2575/S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 H.R. 3086/S. 1585, Respond, Innovate, Succeed, and Empower (RISE) Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation (START) Act H.R. 3262/H.R. 4686/ S. 1871, Sami's Law H.R. 4027, Stop the Censorship Act H.R. 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 H.R. 5703, Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth (PRIVCY) Act H.R. 6145/S. 3191, Industries of the Future Act of 2020 H.R. 6216, National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 H.R. 6395/S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions relating to artificial intelligence research and development H.R. 7308/ S. 4286, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act H.R. 7608, State, Foreign Operations, Agriculture, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 H.R. 8132, American Competitiveness Of a More Productive Emerging Tech Economy (American COMPETE) Act H.R. 8048, State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 1914, Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act S. 2775, Harvesting American Cybersecurity Knowledge through Education (HACKED) Act of 2019 S. 2763, Filter Bubble Transparency Act S. 2878, Facial Recognition Technology Warrant Act of 2019 S. 2968, Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act S. 3284, Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act S. 3300, Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020 S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020 S. 3712, Cybersecurity Competitions to Yield Better Efforts to Research the Latest Exceptionally Advanced Problems (Cyber Leap) Act of 2020 S. 3771, Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution (FUTURE) of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2020 S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act S. 3861, Exposure Notification Privacy Act S. 3891, Advancing Artificial Intelligence Research Act of 2020 S. 3983, A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide accountability for bad actors who abuse the Good Samaritan protections provided under that Act, and for other purposes S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act S. 4159, E-SIGN Modernization Act of 2020 S. 4626, A bill to establish data privacy and data security protections for consumers in the United States S. 4758, See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2020 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation titled Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability (SAFE DATA) Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Draft legislation titled Public Health Emergency Privacy Act Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Various issues relating to high speed broadband internet service and resolving the homework gap by access to broadband for students; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); comments on refreshing of record in restoring internet freedom proceeding (WC Docket Nos. 17-108, 17- 287, 11-42); facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); artificial intelligence; Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V); data privacy; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC data portability; FTC enforcement; comments on draft (2nd) National Institute of Standards and Technology internal report 8259, recommendations for IoT device manufacturers: foundational activities and core device cybersecurity capability baseline; FY2021 Appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); comments on March 30, 2020 Petition for Expedited Declaratory Ruling, Clarification or Waiver Filed by the American Bankers Association, et al. - CG Docket Number 02-278; comments on the National Telecommunications and Information Administrations request for public comment on proposals and positions for the 2020 World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly; reauthorization of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); funding for the NIST AI risk management framework; FCCs COVID-19 telehealth program; Indias non-personal data governance framework; Comments to Department of Transportation on remote identifications of unmanned aerial systems proposed rule; Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and the coronavirus pandemic; potential data privacy legislation; potential data aggregation legislation regarding section 1033 of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); potential legislation regarding artificial intelligence; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; potential legislation regarding digital assets; fintech and digital asset strategy
Client expense: $20,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Bureau of Reclamation, Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Monitor issues related to online privacy and advertising, broadband, data security, data breaches, cyber security, internet of things, net neutrality, children's online safety, disclosure and transparency of policies, and encryption. Monitor: HR 1818 - Kelsey Smith Act; HR 1096 - Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019; HR 1101 - to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to prohibit throttling data, to prohibit paid prioritization, to require transparency of network management practices, to provide that broadband shall be considered to be an information service, and to prohibit the Commission or a State commission from relying on section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 as a grant of authority; HR 1006 - Open Internet Act of 2019; HR 1220 and S. 510 - TRUE Fees Act of 2019; HR 1644 and S. 682 - Save the Internet Act of 2019; HR 1733 and S. 777 - CHANCE in TECH Act; S. 842 - Improving Broadband Mapping Act of 2019; S. 650 and HR 1519 - CREATE Act of 2019; S. 1116 -- Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly Act of 2019 (BROWSER Act); HR 331 - Protecting Consumer Information Act of 2019; HR 1282 - Data Accountability and Trust Act; HR 43 - Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Reporting Act; HR 618 - to establish the Office of Critical Technologies and Security, and for other purposes; HR 2013 - Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act; S. 783 - Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019; S. 806 - Own Your Own Data Act; S. 847 - Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019; S. 748 - A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes; S. 1214 - Privacy Bill of Rights Act; S. 189 - Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019; S. 142 - American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act; S. 583 - DATA Privacy Act; S. 592 - Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019; S. 1629 - A bill to regulate certain pay-to-win microtransactions and sales of loot boxes in interactive digital entertainment products, and for other purposes; S. 3398 - Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020; S. 4066 -- Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act (PACT Act); S. 4534 -- Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act
Client expense: $1,180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
Issues related to content moderation practices; Issues related to internet intermediary liability; Issues related to Electronic Communications Privacy Act reform; Issues related to Law Enforcement Agency Oversight; Issues related to commercial data security; Issues related to the digital economy; Issues related to encryption technologies; Government access to electronic communications transactional records; Issues related to net neutrality and the FCC's Open Internet Order; Issues related to data security and consumer privacy; Misinformation; Non-consensual nudity; H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019; S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020; Issues related to child sexual exploitation S. 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020; Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship; S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act (PACT Act)
Client expense: $430,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Computer Industry
Issues and discussions related to technology and the Internet including privacy, security, competition, and research; online advertising, content and platform transparency efforts; diversity and improving education in science, technology and engineering; protecting children, bullying prevention and online safety; human trafficking relief; data portability and interoperability; data breach; net neutrality and connectivity; platform integrity and cybersecurity; storage and access to electronic communications and encryption; blockchain policy; and manipulated media; Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act; Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA); S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction Act (DETOUR Act); USA Freedom Act reauthorization; H.R. 1485, Computer Science for All Act of 2019; S. 1569, Federal Campaign Cybersecurity Assistance Act of 2019; H.R. 2896, Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution Act of 2019 (SHIELD Act of 2019); S. 2658, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS Act); H.R. 5197, Managed Stablecoins are Securities Act of 2019; S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2020 (EARN IT Act of 2020); S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act; S. 3629, Child Safety Investment Act of 2020; S. 4066, Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency Act (PACT Act); S. _____, Setting an American Framework to Ensure Data Access, Transparency, and Accountability Act (SAFE DATA Act); H.R. 8323, Biancas Law; S. 4534, The Online Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity Act
Client expense: $4,900,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues related to internet technology and learning-enabled content platforms including H.R. 1140 - The Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020; S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021; H.R.6896 - No TikTok on Government Devices Act; S.3455 - No TikTok on Government Devices Act; S.4066 - PACT Act.
Client expense: $730,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2020 · third_quarter · Telecommunications
Issues related to the availability and appropriate uses of commercial wireless spectrum, the integrity and security of communications networks, appropriate regulatory framework for Internet and communications services, broadband availability, universal service, infrastructure investment and development, data management, privacy including issues relating to location-based services,domestic telecommunications supply chain security, implementation of the Nationwide Broadband Public Safety Network operated by the First Responder Network Authority, issues related to communications services available to members of the armed services, issues related to legislation designed to streamline broadband infrastructure deployment and permit placement of wireless tower facilities on federal property, the deployment of 5G communication services, and issues concerning video policy reform. HR 1954/S 952, Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2019, all provisions HR 1423, FAIR Act and related bills, provisions relating to limiting the use of pre-dispute arbitration clauses in employment contracts and consumer contracts HR 1644/ S 682 Save the Internet Act, issues related to Internet regulation HR 1101, issues related to Internet regulation HR 1006, Open Internet Act, issues related to Internet regulation HR 1096, Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act, issues related to Internet regulation HR 1668/S 734, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019, all provisions HR 1860, No Rate Regulation of Broadband Access Act, issues relating to rate regulation of broadband services S 583, Data Privacy Act, issues relating to data privacy S 918, E-FRONTIER ACT, issues related to 5G networks S 748, bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, all provisions Encourage funding for Pub.L. 116-130, the Broadband DATA Act, enacted March 23, 2020 HR 4127/S 2344, Broadband Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, all provisions HR 3710, Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act, all provisions HR 3763, Promoting United States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2019, all provisions S 2223, AIRWAVES Act, all provisions HR 3994, Modern Television Act, all provisions HR 4461, Network Security Information Sharing Act of 2019, all provisions HR 4462, Studying How to Harness Airwave Resources Efficiently Act of 2019, all provisions HR 4463, Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2019, all provisions S 2881, Spectrum Act of 2019; S 2921, C-Band Act; HR 4855, C-Band Act; S 2956, Investing in America's Digital Infrastructure Act, issues related to the C-Band auction; S 3246, SMART Act HR 4978, Online Privacy Act of 2019 S 2661/HR 4194, National Suicide Hotline Designation Act of 2019, issues related to state billing and collection HR 748, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, potential issues related to communications HR 5926/S 4336, Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Today's Networks Act, provisions related to wireless network resiliency commitments during emergencies HR 5928, FIRST RESPONDER Act of 2020, all provisions HR 1289, Preserving Home and Office Numbers in Emergencies Act of 2019, all provisions HR 4856, Reliable Emergency Alert Distribution Improvement Act of 2019, all provisions HR 5918, provisions relating to circumstances triggering reports under the Federal Communications Commission Disaster Information Reporting System S 3189/HR 6624, Utilizing Strategic Allied (USA) Telecommunications Act, all provisions S 3456, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2020, all provisions HR 6395/S 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for 2021, issues relating to spectrum management and provisions related to open source telecommunications equipment HR 6456, Serving Rural America Act, all provisions HR 6474, Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act HR 6488, Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act, all provisions HR 6563/S 3690, Emergency Educational Connections Act, all provisions HR 6723, Universal Broadband Act, all provisions S 3695, CONNECT At Home Act, all provisions S 3717/HR 7310, Spectrum IT Modernization Act, all provisions HR 6881, Emergency Broadband Connections Act, all provisions HR 7022, Rural Broadband Acceleration Act, all provisions HR 2, INVEST in America Act, Dig-Once provisions and provisions relating to funding for broadband infrastructure and communications services HR 7160, Expanding Opportunities for Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions S 4021, Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act, all provisions S 4022/HR 7520, National Broadband Plan for the Future Act, all provisions HR 7302, Accessible, Affordable Internet For All Act, all provisions HR 7333, Coastal Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions HR 7334, Broadband Deployment Streamlining Act, all provisions HR 7335, Protecting Critical Infrastructure Act, all provisions HR 7337, Proportional Reviews for Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions HR 7344, Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act, all provisions HR 7350, Standard FEES Act, all provisions HR 7352, BROADBAND Leadership Act, all provisions HR 7353, TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act, all provisions HR 7355, Federal Broadband Deployment in Unserved Areas Act, all provisions HR 7357, Wireless Broadband Competition and Efficient Deployment Act, all provisions HR 7359, Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act, all provisions HR 7360, Wireless Resiliency and Flexible Investment Act, all provisions HR 7362, WIRELESS Leadership Act, all provisions HR 7363, CONNECT Act, all provisions HR 7373, Wildfire Wireless Resiliency Act, all provisions HR 7374, RAPID Act, all provisions HR 7377, DIGITAL Applications Act, all provisions HR 7378, Brownfields Broadband Deployment Act, all provisions S 4113, BRIDGE Act, all provisions S 3398, EARN it, all provisions S 3569/HR 6394, Keeping Critical connections Act of 2020, all provisions S 3701/HR 6814, Supporting Connectivity for Higher Education for Higher Education Students in Need Act, all provisions S 4066 PACT Act, all provisions S 3663, COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act, all provisions S 3749/HR 6866, Public Health Emergency Act, all provisions S 4234, Ensuring Public Safety Access to Airwaves Act of 2020, provisions related to spectrum management S 4317, SAFE TO WORK Act, issues related to liability protections S 4626, SAFE DATA Act, all provisions HR 8406, HEROES Act, provisions related to funding for E-rate support, broadband benefits, enhanced Lifeline benefits, grants to states for Lifeline Verifier, broadband mapping and Telehealth programs; continued connectivity and T-band repeal provisions HR 7447/S 4201, Rural Broadband Acceleration Act, all provisions HR 7494, Broadband Adoption and Opportunity Act, all provisions S 4285, HOTSPOTS Act, all provisions S 4411, Governor's Broadband Development Fund Act of 2020, all provisions S 4422, Connecting Minority Communities Act, all provisions S 4515, ACCESS the Internet Act, all provisions HR 7972/S 4015, Rural Connectivity Advancement Program (RCAP) Act, all provisions HR 7973/S 4529, Tribal Connect Act of 2020, all provisions HR 8115, DIGIT Act, all provisions S 4789, Eliminate the Digital Divide Act, all provisions S 3045, Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2020, this bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to issue a subpoena for the production of information to identify and notify an entity that is put at risk by cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Client expense: $2,530,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, White House Office