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THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Lobbying Spend

$17.4M

Filings

102

Firms Hired

Active Period

2013–2021

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2021	$1,640,000	12	3
2020	$2,150,000	13	3
2019	$3,630,000	17	3
2018	$2,600,000	8	2
2017	$1,200,000	9	3
2016	$1,200,000	8	2
2015	$1,800,000	9	2
2014	$1,560,000	11	3
2013	$1,600,000	15	3

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION	$17,380,000	40
S-3 GROUP	—	23
AVOQ, LLC	—	13
FRANKLIN SQUARE GROUP, LLC	—	18
KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC	—	8

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	95
SENATE	95
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	48
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	43
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	36
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	30
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	23
Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)	21
White House Office	16
U.S. Copyright Office	12
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	10
General Services Administration (GSA)	10
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	10
Treasury, Dept of	10
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	8
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	8
Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)	7
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	6
Library of Congress (LOC)	5
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)	2

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	92
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	80
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	75
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	70
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	59
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	54
Immigration	Immigration	37
Government Issues	Government Issues	32
Economics/Economic Development	Economics/Economic Development	28
Intelligence	Intelligence	18
Transportation	Transportation	7
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	6
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	4
Banking	Banking	3
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	3
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	1
Small Business	Small Business	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. 1198117th Congress

END Child Exploitation Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.1198

H.R. 21117th Congress

FedRAMP Authorization Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.21

H.R. 2154117th Congress

Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.2154

H.R. 277117th Congress

Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritans Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.277

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H.R. 3052117th Congress

Digital Trade for Development Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.3052

H.R. 3067117th Congress

Online Consumer Protection Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.3067

H.R. 3184117th Congress

Civil Rights Modernization Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.3184

H.R. 3421117th Congress

SAFE TECH Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.3421

H.R. 3429117th Congress

SHOP SAFE Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 3429

H.R. 4001117th Congress

Online Retailer Product Origin Disclosure Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4001

H.R. 4037117th Congress

Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4037

H.R. 4081117th Congress

Informing Consumers about Smart Devices Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4081

H.R. 4502117th Congress

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4502

H.R. 4801117th Congress

Protecting the Information of our Vulnerable Children and Youth Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4801

H.R. 4818117th Congress

National Digital Reserve Corps Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4818

H.R. 5439117th Congress

KIDS Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5439

H.R. 807117th Congress

Invest in Child Safety Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R. 807

H.R. 83117th Congress

Protecting Constitutional Rights from Online Platform Censorship Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.83

H.R. 874117th Congress

AOC Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.874

S. 1260117th Congress

United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1260

S. 1477117th Congress

DATA Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.1477

S. 2031117th Congress

PRO-SPEECH Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.2031

S. 223117th Congress

Invest in Child Safety Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S. 223

S. 2335117th Congress

Don’t Push My Buttons Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.2335

S. 2499117th Congress

SAFE DATA Act

2021 · fourth_quarter · Firm: THE INTERNET ASSOCIATION

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Client expense: $470,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.2499

Source: Senate LDA