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Lobbying Spend

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Filings

104

Firms Hired

Active Period

2007–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	6	2
2025	—	8	2
2024	—	8	2
2023	—	9	3
2022	—	6	2
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1
2019	—	4	1
2018	—	4	1
2017	—	4	1
2016	—	4	1
2015	—	7	2
2014	—	5	1
2013	—	7	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	5	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	3	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
VENABLE LLP	—	70
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD	—	14
FEDERAL STREET STRATEGIES, LLC	—	17
Polsinelli PC	—	3

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	99
SENATE	99
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	32
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	12
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	89
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	70
Advertising	Advertising	7
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	6
Government Issues	Government Issues	3
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 7890118th Congress

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data privacy legislation; H.R. 7891/S. 1409 - Kids Online Safety Act; H.R. 7890/S. 1418 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7890

H.R. 7891118th Congress

Kids Online Safety Act

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data privacy legislation; H.R. 7891/S. 1409 - Kids Online Safety Act; H.R. 7890/S. 1418 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: H.R. 7891

S. 1409118th Congress

Kids Online Safety Act

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data privacy legislation; H.R. 7891/S. 1409 - Kids Online Safety Act; H.R. 7890/S. 1418 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 1409

S. 1418118th Congress

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data privacy legislation; H.R. 7891/S. 1409 - Kids Online Safety Act; H.R. 7890/S. 1418 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 1418

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S. 1409118th Congress

Kids Online Safety Act

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data privacy legislation; S. 1409 - Kids Online Safety Act; S. 1418 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 1409

S. 1418118th Congress

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data privacy legislation; S. 1409 - Kids Online Safety Act; S. 1418 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S. 1418

S. 1409118th Congress

Kids Online Safety Act

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data privacy legislation, including S.1409 - Kids Online Safety Act, and S.1418 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S.1409

S. 1418118th Congress

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data privacy legislation, including S.1409 - Kids Online Safety Act, and S.1418 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S.1418

S. 1409118th Congress

Kids Online Safety Act

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data privacy legislation; S.1409 - Kids Online Safety Act; S.1418 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S.1409

S. 1418118th Congress

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data privacy legislation; S.1409 - Kids Online Safety Act; S.1418 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S.1418

S. 1409118th Congress

Kids Online Safety Act

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data privacy legislation; S.1409 - Kids Online Safety Act; S.1418 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S.1409

S. 1418118th Congress

Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act

2023 · third_quarter · Firm: AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER FELD

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Issues related to data privacy legislation; S.1409 - Kids Online Safety Act; S.1418 - Children and Teens Online Privacy Protection Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $50,000

Matched citations: S.1418

H.R. 5703116th Congress

PRIVCY ACT

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy, data security, and breach notification legislation in House of Representatives and Senate; S. 2968; H.R. 5703; Sen. Wicker Privacy Discussion Draft; House Energy and Commerce Staff Discussion Draft

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5703

S. 2968116th Congress

Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act

2020 · fourth_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy, data security, and breach notification legislation in House of Representatives and Senate; S. 2968; H.R. 5703; Sen. Wicker Privacy Discussion Draft; House Energy and Commerce Staff Discussion Draft

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

Matched citations: S. 2968

H.R. 5703116th Congress

PRIVCY ACT

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy, data security, and breach notification legislation in House of Representatives and Senate; S. 2968; H.R. 5703; Sen. Wicker Privacy Discussion Draft; House Energy and Commerce Staff Discussion Draft

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5703

S. 2968116th Congress

Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act

2020 · third_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy, data security, and breach notification legislation in House of Representatives and Senate; S. 2968; H.R. 5703; Sen. Wicker Privacy Discussion Draft; House Energy and Commerce Staff Discussion Draft

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

Matched citations: S. 2968

H.R. 5703116th Congress

PRIVCY ACT

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy, data security, and breach notification legislation in House of Representatives and Senate; S. 2968; H.R. 5703; Sen. Wicker Privacy Discussion Draft; House Energy and Commerce Staff Discussion Draft

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5703

S. 2968116th Congress

Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act

2020 · second_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy, data security, and breach notification legislation in House of Representatives and Senate; S. 2968; H.R. 5703; Sen. Wicker Privacy Discussion Draft; House Energy and Commerce Staff Discussion Draft

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

Matched citations: S. 2968

H.R. 5703116th Congress

PRIVCY ACT

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy, data security, and breach notification legislation in House of Representatives and Senate; S. 2968; H.R. 5703; Sen. Wicker Privacy Discussion Draft; House Energy and Commerce Staff Discussion Draft

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

Matched citations: H.R. 5703

S. 2968116th Congress

Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act

2020 · first_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy, data security, and breach notification legislation in House of Representatives and Senate; S. 2968; H.R. 5703; Sen. Wicker Privacy Discussion Draft; House Energy and Commerce Staff Discussion Draft

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

Matched citations: S. 2968

H.R. 1061115th Congress

Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy, data security, and breach notification legislation in House of Representatives and Senate S. 395 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1062 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1061 - Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017 S. 88 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act H.R. 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act H.R. 2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 S. 1989 - Honest Ads Act H.R. 4077: Honest Ads Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1061

H.R. 1061115th Congress

Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy, data security, and breach notification legislation in House of Representatives and Senate S. 395 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1062 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1061 - Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017 S. 88 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act H.R. 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act H.R. 2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 S. 1989 - Honest Ads Act H.R. 4077: Honest Ads Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1061

H.R. 1062115th Congress

GPS Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy, data security, and breach notification legislation in House of Representatives and Senate S. 395 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1062 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1061 - Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017 S. 88 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act H.R. 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act H.R. 2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 S. 1989 - Honest Ads Act H.R. 4077: Honest Ads Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1062

H.R. 1062115th Congress

GPS Act

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy, data security, and breach notification legislation in House of Representatives and Senate S. 395 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1062 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1061 - Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017 S. 88 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act H.R. 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act H.R. 2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 S. 1989 - Honest Ads Act H.R. 4077: Honest Ads Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 1062

H.R. 2520115th Congress

BROWSER Act of 2017

2018 · fourth_quarter · Firm: VENABLE LLP

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy, data security, and breach notification legislation in House of Representatives and Senate S. 395 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1062 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1061 - Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017 S. 88 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act H.R. 686 - Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things Act H.R. 2520 - BROWSER Act of 2017 S. 1989 - Honest Ads Act H.R. 4077: Honest Ads Act

Client expense: — · Firm income: $20,000

Matched citations: H.R. 2520

Source: Senate LDA

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