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ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Lobbying Spend

$525K

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2001–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	—	3	1
2025	—	4	1
2024	—	4	1
2023	$40,000	5	2
2022	$80,000	4	1
2021	$70,000	4	1
2020	$123,000	4	1
2007	—	1	1
2006	$50,000	2	1
2005	$50,000	2	1
2004	$40,000	2	1
2001	$72,000	2	1

Hired Firms

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY	$525,000	23
CGCN GROUP, LLC	—	14

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	34
SENATE	34
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)	13
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)	12
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	12
Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)	7
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	5
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)	3
UNDETERMINED	3
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)	1
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	31
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	20
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	Civil Rights/Civil Liberties	14
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	14
Health Issues	Health Issues	14
Computer Industry	Computer Industry	8
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	8
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	7
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	2
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	2
Small Business	Small Business	1
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

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

H.R. 6279118th Congress

WEAR IT Act

2024 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CGCN GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

House and Senate Antitrust measures; Issues related to AICOA; H. R. 6279 WEAR It Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H. R. 6279

H.R. 6279118th Congress

WEAR IT Act

2024 · third_quarter · Firm: CGCN GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

House and Senate Antitrust measures; Issues related to AICOA; H. R. 6279 WEAR It Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H. R. 6279

H.R. 6279118th Congress

WEAR IT Act

2024 · second_quarter · Firm: CGCN GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

House and Senate Antitrust measures; Issues related to AICOA; H. R. 6279 WEAR It Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H. R. 6279

H.R. 6279118th Congress

WEAR IT Act

2024 · first_quarter · Firm: CGCN GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

House and Senate Antitrust measures; Issues related to AICOA; H. R. 6279 WEAR It Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H. R. 6279

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H.R. 6279118th Congress

WEAR IT Act

2023 · fourth_quarter · Firm: CGCN GROUP, LLC

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Cited source text and reported amounts

House and Senate Antitrust measures; Issues related to AICOA; H. R. 6279 WEAR It Act.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H. R. 6279

H.R. 1557118th Congress

BID Act of 2023

2023 · second_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Medical device interoperability legislation H.R. 1557; FDA review of artificial intelligence (AI) driven medical devices; extending public health emergency flexibilities.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1557

H.R. 1557118th Congress

BID Act of 2023

2023 · first_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Medical device interoperability legislation H.R. 1557; FDA review of artificial intelligence (AI) driven medical devices; extending public health emergency flexibilities.

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1557

H.R. 3816117th Congress

American Innovation and Choice Online Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

House and Senate Antitrust measures (S. 2992, H.R. 3816, S. 2710, H.R. 7030)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3816

H.R. 4040117th Congress

Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Medical device interoperability legislation (H.R. 9067); FDA review of artificial intelligence (AI) driven medical devices; extending public health emergency flexibilities (H.R. 4040)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 4040

H.R. 7030117th Congress

Open App Markets Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

House and Senate Antitrust measures (S. 2992, H.R. 3816, S. 2710, H.R. 7030)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 7030

H.R. 8152117th Congress

American Data Privacy and Protection Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Privacy legislation generally; legislative provisions that affect processing and collection of data pertaining to children and healthcare, under the FTC's jurisdiction; general FTC consumer protection reform, including as related to privacy issues Data Privacy and Protection Act (H.R. 8152).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8152

H.R. 9067117th Congress

BID Act of 2022

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Medical device interoperability legislation (H.R. 9067); FDA review of artificial intelligence (AI) driven medical devices; extending public health emergency flexibilities (H.R. 4040)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 9067

S. 2710117th Congress

Open App Markets Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

House and Senate Antitrust measures (S. 2992, H.R. 3816, S. 2710, H.R. 7030)

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

Matched citations: S. 2710

S. 2992117th Congress

American Innovation and Choice Online Act

2022 · fourth_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

House and Senate Antitrust measures (S. 2992, H.R. 3816, S. 2710, H.R. 7030)

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

Matched citations: S. 2992

H.R. 1332117th Congress

Telehealth Modernization Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 368/H.R. 1332; CURES 2.0; H.R. 4040; The WEAR IT Act (draft legislation and appropriations report language to update Flex Spending Account / Health Savings Account Statutes).Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reauthorization provisions, including medical device interoperability H.R. 9067

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1332

H.R. 3816117th Congress

American Innovation and Choice Online Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

House and Senate Antitrust measures (S. 2992, H.R. 3816, S. 2710, H.R. 7030)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3816

H.R. 4040117th Congress

Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2021

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 368/H.R. 1332; CURES 2.0; H.R. 4040; The WEAR IT Act (draft legislation and appropriations report language to update Flex Spending Account / Health Savings Account Statutes).Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reauthorization provisions, including medical device interoperability H.R. 9067

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

Matched citations: H.R. 4040

H.R. 7030117th Congress

Open App Markets Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

House and Senate Antitrust measures (S. 2992, H.R. 3816, S. 2710, H.R. 7030)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 7030

H.R. 8152117th Congress

American Data Privacy and Protection Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Privacy legislation generally; legislative provisions that affect processing and collection of data pertaining to children and healthcare, under the FTC's jurisdiction; general FTC consumer protection reform, including as related to privacy issues Data Privacy and Protection Act (H.R. 8152).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 8152

H.R. 9067117th Congress

BID Act of 2022

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 368/H.R. 1332; CURES 2.0; H.R. 4040; The WEAR IT Act (draft legislation and appropriations report language to update Flex Spending Account / Health Savings Account Statutes).Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reauthorization provisions, including medical device interoperability H.R. 9067

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

Matched citations: H.R. 9067

S. 2710117th Congress

Open App Markets Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

House and Senate Antitrust measures (S. 2992, H.R. 3816, S. 2710, H.R. 7030)

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

Matched citations: S. 2710

S. 2992117th Congress

American Innovation and Choice Online Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

House and Senate Antitrust measures (S. 2992, H.R. 3816, S. 2710, H.R. 7030)

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

Matched citations: S. 2992

S. 368117th Congress

Telehealth Modernization Act

2022 · third_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

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Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 368/H.R. 1332; CURES 2.0; H.R. 4040; The WEAR IT Act (draft legislation and appropriations report language to update Flex Spending Account / Health Savings Account Statutes).Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reauthorization provisions, including medical device interoperability H.R. 9067

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

Matched citations: S. 368

H.R. 1332117th Congress

Telehealth Modernization Act

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

S. 368/H.R. 1332; CURES 2.0; H.R. 4040; The WEAR IT Act (draft legislation and appropriations report language to update Flex Spending Account / Health Savings Account Statutes).Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reauthorization provisions, including medical device interoperability(no specific bill yet); FDA authority to approve software as a medical device (SaMD).

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

Matched citations: H.R. 1332

H.R. 3816117th Congress

American Innovation and Choice Online Act

2022 · second_quarter · Firm: ASSOCIATION FOR COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGY

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

House and Senate Antitrust measures (S. 2992, H.R. 3816, S. 2710, H.R. 7030)

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

Matched citations: H.R. 3816

Source: Senate LDA