Lobbying Relationship

Client

VeriSign, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

VeriSign, Inc.

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  • S. 1551, DOTCOM Act of 2015; H.R. 805, DOTCOM Act of 2015; Issues relating to Internet governance and Internet of Things.
  • Issues relating to cybersecurity, including security of the domain name system (no specific legislation).

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General Issues: Computer Industry, Homeland Security, Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Spending: about $9,239,596 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), State - Dept of (DOS), White House Office, Y Y U.S. Department of Commerce, Federal Trade Commission, The White House

Bills mentioned

S.1551: DOTCOM Act of 2015

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

H.R.805: DOTCOM Act of 2015

Sponsor: John Shimkus (R-Ill.)

S.754: To improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing...

Sponsor: Richard M. Burr (R-N.C.)

S.456: Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.234: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

Sponsor: C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.)

H.R.9: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.632: STRONG Patents Act of 2015

Sponsor: Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.)

S.RES.71: A resolution designating the week of February 8 through February 14,...

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.83: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Donna M.C. Christensen (D-Virgin Islands)

H.R.4660: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.)

S.2437: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.)

S.1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

S.866: Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013

Sponsor: Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

S.1013: Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

S.1612: Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.2024: End Anonymous Patents Act

Sponsor: Ted Deutch (D-Fla.)

H.R.3309: Innovation Act

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.1034: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

Sponsor: Carl Levin (D-Mich.)

S.1353: Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.1960: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

Sponsor: Howard P. McKeon (R-Calif.)

H.R.3696: National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

H.R.845: Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.4243: To amend title 40, United States Code, to permit commercial filmmaking...

Sponsor: Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.)

H.R.4435: Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal...

Sponsor: Howard P. McKeon (R-Calif.)

S.743: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

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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?
Gregory Thomas Executive Asst. & Office Director - Rep Zoe Lofgren - 2001
Shannon Tews Vice President, Global Public Policy Vice President, Gloal Public Policy
Patrick Kane n/a
Shanon Tews 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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