Lobbying Relationship

Client

Salesforce.com Inc.

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Lobbying firm

Franklin Square Group, LLC

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  • Issues related to intellectual property legislation and regulation
  • Information technology trade issues; Global data flows; International trade agreements; International privacy agreements
  • Federal IT acquisition policy; Cybersecurity; Federal and state IT modernization; CHIPS and Science Act implementation
  • Cloud technology; Cybersecurity; Encryption policy; Privacy and security; Government IT modernization; Issues related to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act; Software supply chain; CHIPS and Science Act implementation; Artificial intelligence
  • Issues related to high skilled immigration
  • Issues related to antitrust policy; Open App Markets Act

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General Issues: Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Government Issues, Computer Industry, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Environmental/Superfund, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities

Spending: about $2,320,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2012: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Federal Reserve System, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Defense - Dept of (DOD), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills mentioned

H.R.9: Innovation Act

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

S.2733: Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016

Sponsor: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

H.R.4829: Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act

Sponsor: Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.)

S.356: Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015

Sponsor: Mike Lee (R-Utah)

H.R.699: Email Privacy Act

Sponsor: Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.)

S.512: Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.1174: Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act

Sponsor: Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

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

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

H.R.1560: Protecting Cyber Networks Act

Sponsor: Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)

H.R.1731: National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

S.1013: Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

H.R.3309: Innovation Act

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

S.1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013

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

H.R.1163: Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

H.R.1232: Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.1843: Federal Information Technology Savings, Accountability, and Transparency...

Sponsor: Tom Udall (D-N.M.)

H.R.2777: Give Veterans Home Loan Choices Act of 2017

Sponsor: Marc Veasey (D-Texas)

S.3398: EARN IT Act of 2020

Sponsor: Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)

S.4066: PACT Act

Sponsor: Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)

S.1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

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

S.2731: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service...

Sponsor: Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)

H.R.4521: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

Sponsor: Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas)

S.2710: Open App Markets Act

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

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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?
Sarah Beth Jansen Counsel-Sen Coburn, S. Comm. Homeland Security; Counsel-Sen Coburn, S. Judic Comm; Legal Clerk, Sen Sessions, S. Subcomm. Admin./Courts; Legal Intern-Rep. Smith, H. Subcomm. Courts/Internet
Jessica Martinez Deputy Chief of Staff/Legislative Director, Legislative Director - Rep. Marc Veasey; Special Advisor/Confidential Assistant - FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel; Outreach and Member Services Coordinator - Rep. Frank Pallone
Wesley McClelland Senior Policy Advisor - House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy; Senior Policy Advisor - House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy; Senior Policy Advisor - Rep. John Campbell; Legislative Assistant - Rep. Bill Thomas
Kevin Cummins Sr. Professional Staff - Sen. Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee; Sr. Legislative Assistant, Legislative Assistant - Sen. Tom Udall
Matthew Tanielian n/a
Joshua Ackil n/a
Kara Campbell n/a
Brian Peters n/a
Ryan Triplette n/a
Brian Worth n/a
Kara Calvert Campbell n/a
Matt Tanielian n/a
Troy Perry n/a
Sara Beth Jansen n/a
Nelson Litterst 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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