APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

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Lobbying Spend

$1.5M

Filings

131

Firms Hired

Active Period

2012–2024

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2024	$15,000	1	1
2023	$80,000	4	1
2022	$80,000	4	1
2021	$80,000	4	1
2020	$80,000	6	2
2019	$45,000	8	2
2018	—	8	2
2017	—	8	2
2016	$60,322	8	2
2015	$238,623	19	5
2014	$309,155	27	6
2013	$553,000	25	7
2012	—	9	3

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE	$1,541,100	52
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP	—	8
JST STRATEGIES LLC (FORMERLY JOCHUM SHORE & TROSSEVIN PC)	—	12
WINN STRATEGIES, LLC	—	9
IVERSON GOVERNMENT RELATIONS LLC	—	11
PHIL BOND & ASSOCIATES	—	6
SPQR STRATEGIES, PLLC	—	33

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	84
SENATE	84
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	21
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	19
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	15
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)	15
Treasury, Dept of	10
White House Office	6
Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)	5
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	5
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	3
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	86
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	26
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	19
Small Business	Small Business	19
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	17
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	16
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	12
Health Issues	Health Issues	2
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	1
Education	Education	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 4651114th Congress

Digital Security Commission Act of 2016

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 4651

H.R. 9114th Congress

Innovation Act

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9 -- Innovation Act (patents) S 1137 -- PATENT Act (patents) S 2733 -- VENUE Act (patents)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 9

S. 1137114th Congress

PATENT Act

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9 -- Innovation Act (patents) S 1137 -- PATENT Act (patents) S 2733 -- VENUE Act (patents)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 1137

S. 2604114th Congress

Digital Security Commission Act of 2016

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 2604

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S. 2607114th Congress

DIGIT Act

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 2607

S. 2733114th Congress

Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9 -- Innovation Act (patents) S 1137 -- PATENT Act (patents) S 2733 -- VENUE Act (patents)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 2733

S. 2952114th Congress

Stopping Mass Hacking Act

2016 · fourth_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 2952

H.R. 4651114th Congress

Digital Security Commission Act of 2016

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act

Client expense: $17,550 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 4651

H.R. 9114th Congress

Innovation Act

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9 -- Innovation Act (patents) S 1137 -- PATENT Act (patents) S 2733 -- VENUE Act (patents)

Client expense: $17,550 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 9

S. 1137114th Congress

PATENT Act

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9 -- Innovation Act (patents) S 1137 -- PATENT Act (patents) S 2733 -- VENUE Act (patents)

Client expense: $17,550 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 1137

S. 2604114th Congress

Digital Security Commission Act of 2016

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act

Client expense: $17,550 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 2604

S. 2607114th Congress

DIGIT Act

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act

Client expense: $17,550 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 2607

S. 2733114th Congress

Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9 -- Innovation Act (patents) S 1137 -- PATENT Act (patents) S 2733 -- VENUE Act (patents)

Client expense: $17,550 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 2733

S. 2952114th Congress

Stopping Mass Hacking Act

2016 · third_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act

Client expense: $17,550 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 2952

H.R. 4651114th Congress

Digital Security Commission Act of 2016

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 699 -- Email Privacy Act (consumer privacy) HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 356 -- Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act HR 5064 -- Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act HR 5293 -- DoD Appropriations Act

Client expense: $17,655 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 4651

H.R. 5064114th Congress

Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act of 2016

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 699 -- Email Privacy Act (consumer privacy) HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 356 -- Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act HR 5064 -- Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act HR 5293 -- DoD Appropriations Act

Client expense: $17,655 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5064

H.R. 5293114th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 699 -- Email Privacy Act (consumer privacy) HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 356 -- Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act HR 5064 -- Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act HR 5293 -- DoD Appropriations Act

Client expense: $17,655 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 5293

H.R. 699114th Congress

Email Privacy Act

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

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Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 699 -- Email Privacy Act (consumer privacy) HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 356 -- Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act HR 5064 -- Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act HR 5293 -- DoD Appropriations Act

Client expense: $17,655 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 699

H.R. 9114th Congress

Innovation Act

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9 -- Innovation Act (patents) S 1137 -- PATENT Act (patents) S 2733 -- VENUE Act (patents)

Client expense: $17,655 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: HR 9

S. 1137114th Congress

PATENT Act

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9 -- Innovation Act (patents) S 1137 -- PATENT Act (patents) S 2733 -- VENUE Act (patents)

Client expense: $17,655 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 1137

S. 2604114th Congress

Digital Security Commission Act of 2016

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 699 -- Email Privacy Act (consumer privacy) HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 356 -- Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act HR 5064 -- Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act HR 5293 -- DoD Appropriations Act

Client expense: $17,655 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 2604

S. 2607114th Congress

DIGIT Act

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 699 -- Email Privacy Act (consumer privacy) HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 356 -- Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act HR 5064 -- Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act HR 5293 -- DoD Appropriations Act

Client expense: $17,655 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 2607

S. 2733114th Congress

Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 9 -- Innovation Act (patents) S 1137 -- PATENT Act (patents) S 2733 -- VENUE Act (patents)

Client expense: $17,655 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 2733

S. 2952114th Congress

Stopping Mass Hacking Act

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 699 -- Email Privacy Act (consumer privacy) HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 356 -- Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act HR 5064 -- Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act HR 5293 -- DoD Appropriations Act

Client expense: $17,655 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 2952

S. 356114th Congress

Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015

2016 · second_quarter · Firm: APPLICATION DEVELOPERS ALLIANCE

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

HR 699 -- Email Privacy Act (consumer privacy) HR 4651 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 2604 -- Digital Security Commission Act (consumer privacy) S 356 -- Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act S 2952 -- Stop Mass Hacking Act S 2607 DIGIT Act HR 5064 -- Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act HR 5293 -- DoD Appropriations Act

Client expense: $17,655 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S 356

Source: Senate LDA

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