Lobbying Relationship

Client

Fitbit LLC (formerly Fitbit, Inc.)

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Lobbying firm

Invariant LLC

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  • Educate policymakers on benefits of wearable fitness technology; discuss use of aggregated data for public health monitoring.
  • Monitor issues related to privacy legislation as is relates to wearable devices, including related provisions in H.R.4350/S.1605 National Defense Authorization Act.
  • Encourage support for a comprehensive Department of Defense approach to wearable health trackers.

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General Issues: Health Issues, Computer Industry, Defense, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection

Spending: about $2,800,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2014: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Defense - Dept of (DOD), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), White House Office, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Treasury - Dept of, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Navy - Dept of

Bills mentioned

S.482: PHIT Act of 2017

Sponsor: John Thune (R-S.D.)

H.R.1267: PHIT Act

Sponsor: Jason Smith (R-Mo.)

S.2218: PHIT Act of 2015

Sponsor: John Thune (R-S.D.)

H.R.5138: Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018

Sponsor: Mike Kelly (R-Pa.)

S.12: Health Savings Act of 2019

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

H.R.4350: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

S.1605: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Sponsor: Rick Scott (R-Fla.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Heather Podesta Counsel, Representative Robert Matsui, Counsel, Representative Earl Pomeroy Legislative Fellow, Senator Bill Bradley Research Assistant, Congressional Budget Office
Benjamin Klein Legislative Director, Senator Byron Dorgan Legislative Assistant, Senator Byron Dorgan Legislative Director, Senator Byron Dorgan; Legislative Assistant, Senator Byron Dorgan
Eric Rosen Asst U.S. Atty, N. Dist of CA, Dept of Justice Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee Legislative Director, Rep. Anthony Weiner Dep Dir, Dept of Justice Office of Intergovt Affair Legislative Assistant, Rep. Chet Atkins
Robert Hoffman Legislative Director/ Acting Chief of Staff, Senator Mike DeWine; Legislative Director, Senator Larry Pressler
Anne MacMillan Staff Assistant, Representative Bob Matsui; Legislative Assistant/Legislative Director, Representative Dennis Cardoza; Policy Advisor, Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Deputy Chief of Staff, US Department of Agriculture
Amy Swonger Whip Liaison, Senator Trent Lott; Dep Asst for Leg Aff, Vice President Dick Cheney; Floor Asst, Senator Mitch McConnell; Legislative Assistant, Senator Trent Lott; Legislative Assistant, Rep. Walter Jones; Intern, Rep. Walter Jones
Jonathan Becker Chief of Staff, Senator Amy Klobuchar; Chief Counsel, Senator Amy Klobuchar
Annie Palisi Director Special Projects, Education and the Workforce Committee (2016-2016) Deputy Director of Member Services, Speaker John Boehner (2013-2015); Chief of Staff, Rep. Diane Black (2011-2013)
Katie Wise Leg. Dir, Rep. Vern Buchanan (2014-2015) Leg. Dir, Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (2013-2014) Sr. Legislative Asst, Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (2011-2013) Legislative Correspondent/Asst, Rep. Mary Fallin (2010-2011) Staff Asst, Rep. Mary Fallin (2009-2010)
Annabell McWherter Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, Senator Johnny Isakson (2018-2020); Law Clerk, U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, Senator Johnny Isakson (2018-2018)
Christopher Gillott Sen. Bill Cassidy: Deputy Chief of Staff, Policy (2018-2021); Legislative Dir (2013-2021); Sr Legislative Asst (2013); Rep. Bobby Jindal: Leg. Dir (2007-2008); Sr Legislative Asst (2005-2007); Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison: Leg Aide (2003-2005)
Nick Mikula Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, Special Assistant (2018-2021); House Armed Services cmte: Pro. Staff Member/Dep. Comms Dir. (2018); Pro. Staff Member/Press Secretary (2017-2018); Press Secretary (2015-2017)
Nicholas Mikula n/a

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.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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