General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Encryption, data security and online content issues.
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Encryption, data security and online content issues. Disaster related issues.
Duration: January 15, 2016
to
September 30, 2019
General Issues: Intelligence and Surveillance , Government Issues , Homeland Security , Copyright/Patent/Trademark , Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Spending: about $580,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.
Agencies lobbied since 2016: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives
Lobbyists
Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.
Lobbyist
Covered positions?
Robert Chamberlin
Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Assistant Counsel, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee (Asst. Counsel, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee)
Chief Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Senior Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee; Asst. Counsel, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (Asst.Counsel, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee)
Samuel Whitehorn
Deputy SD/GC, US Senate Commerce Committee; Acting SD, US Senate Commerce Committee; Sr. Counsel, US Senate Commerce Committee
Julie Hrdlicka
Associate Director, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs, US DoT; Dem. Staff., Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation; Staff Asst., Office of Senator Mark Dayton.
Disclosures Filed
Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.
3rd Quarter, 2019
Signal Group Consulting, LLC terminated an engagement in which they represented Facebook Inc. on Oct. 10, 2019.
Original Filing: 301064542.xml
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Encryption, data security and online content issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance Government Issues Homeland Security
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Encryption, data security and online content issues. Disaster related issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
2nd Quarter, 2019
In Q2, Signal Group Consulting, LLC lobbied for Facebook Inc. , earning $50,000. The report was filed on July 23, 2019.
Original Filing: 301059319.xml
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Encryption, data security and online content issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance Government Issues Homeland Security Copyright/Patent/Trademark
1st Quarter, 2019
In Q1, Signal Group Consulting, LLC lobbied for Facebook Inc. , earning $50,000. The report was filed on April 24, 2019.
Original Filing: 301039284.xml
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Encryption, data security and online content issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance Government Issues Homeland Security Copyright/Patent/Trademark
4th Quarter, 2018
In Q4, Signal Group Consulting, LLC lobbied for Facebook Inc. , earning $50,000. The report was filed on Jan. 18, 2019.
Original Filing: 301008219.xml
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Encryption, data security and online content issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance Government Issues Homeland Security Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection Copyright/Patent/Trademark
3rd Quarter, 2018
In Q3, Signal Group Consulting, LLC lobbied for Facebook Inc. , earning $50,000. The report was filed on Oct. 22, 2018.
Original Filing: 300997126.xml
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Encryption, data security and online content issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance Government Issues Homeland Security Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection Copyright/Patent/Trademark
2nd Quarter, 2018
In Q2, Signal Group Consulting, LLC lobbied for Facebook Inc. , earning $50,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2018.
Original Filing: 300976985.xml
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Encryption, data security and online content issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance Government Issues Homeland Security Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection Copyright/Patent/Trademark
1st Quarter, 2018
In Q1, Signal Group Consulting, LLC lobbied for Facebook Inc. , earning $40,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2018.
Original Filing: 300952501.xml
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption, data security and online content issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance Government Issues Homeland Security Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption, platform information issues, data security and online content issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
4th Quarter, 2017
In Q4, Signal Group Consulting, LLC lobbied for Facebook Inc. , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Jan. 22, 2018.
Original Filing: 300932761.xml
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Electronic communications transaction records issues and encryption.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Government Issues Homeland Security Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption, and platform information issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
3rd Quarter, 2017
In Q3, Signal Group Consulting, LLC lobbied for Facebook Inc. , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2017.
Original Filing: 300912004.xml
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance Homeland Security Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption, IANA transition issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption, IANA transition issues, platform information issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
2nd Quarter, 2017
In Q2, Signal Group Consulting, LLC lobbied for Facebook Inc. , earning $30,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2017.
Original Filing: 300895931.xml
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance Homeland Security Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption, IANA transition issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption, IANA transition issues, platform information issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
1st Quarter, 2017
In Q1, Signal Group Consulting, LLC lobbied for Facebook Inc. , earning $30,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2017.
Original Filing: 300874139.xml
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance Homeland Security Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption, IANA transition issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. Electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption, IANA transition issues, platform information issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
4th Quarter, 2016
In Q4, Signal Group Consulting, LLC lobbied for Facebook Inc. , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Jan. 18, 2017.
Original Filing: 300848711.xml
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. S. 356 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2015, electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance Homeland Security
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. S. 356 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2015, electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption, IANA transition issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. S. 356 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2015, electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption, IANA transition issues, platform information issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues.S. 356 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2015, electronic communications transaction records issues, encryption.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
3rd Quarter, 2016
In Q3, McBee Strategic Consulting, LLC lobbied for Facebook Inc. , earning $30,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2016.
Original Filing: 300835364.xml
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. S. 356 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2015, electronic communications transaction records issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance Government Issues Homeland Security Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues.S. 356 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2015, electronic communications transaction records issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
3rd Quarter, 2016
Signal Group Consulting, LLC amended a lobbying report for representation of Facebook Inc. in Q32016 on Oct. 20, 2016.
Original Filing: 300835820.xml
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. S. 356 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2015, electronic communications transaction records issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance Government Issues Homeland Security Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues.S. 356 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2015, electronic communications transaction records issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
2nd Quarter, 2016
In Q2, McBee Strategic Consulting, LLC lobbied for Facebook Inc. , earning $30,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2016.
Original Filing: 300816163.xml
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues. S. 356 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2015, electronic communications transaction records issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance Government Issues Homeland Security Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
General tech issues. Privacy and cyber issues.S. 356 Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2015, electronic communications transaction records issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
1st Quarter, 2016
In Q1, McBee Strategic Consulting, LLC lobbied for Facebook Inc. , earning $30,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2016.
Original Filing: 300801660.xml
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Type of Issue
Intelligence and Surveillance Government Issues Homeland Security Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate