Lobbying Relationship

Client

HTC America, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

HTC America, Inc.

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  • Issues related to the handset manufacturing industry, including customs, accessibility, encryption, mobile privacy, data security, and data breach reporting initiatives (S. 1076 - Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015, H.R. 1587 - Unlocking Technology Act of 2015; S. 177 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 580 - Data Accountability and Trust Act; H.R. 726 & S.135 - Secure Data Act of 2015; H.R. 656 - Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act; H.R. 491 - Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act; H.R. 1704 - Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2015; H.R. 4651 & S. 2605 - Digital Security Commission Act of 2016). Issues related to device security (device security provisions only of: S. 456 - Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015; H.R. 234 Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) Issues related to E-waste (no specific legislation). Implementation of E-Warranty Act (no specific legislation). Issues related to health/wellness IT (no specific legislation). Issues related to virtual reality technology (no specific legislation).
  • Issues related to patent transparency and improvement (H.R. 9 - Innovation Act; S. 632 - STRONG Patents Act of 2015).
  • Issues related to forced localization (no specific legislation).

Duration: to

General Issues: Telecommunications, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Trade (Domestic & Foreign)

Spending: about $3,560,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2011: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC),, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), U.S. Senate,, White House Office, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), White House Office,

Related Foreign Entities: HTC Corporation (Taoyuan County 330, TRE); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%

Bills mentioned

S.1076: Smartphone Theft Prevention Act of 2015

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.1587: Unlocking Technology Act of 2015

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

S.177: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

H.R.580: Data Accountability and Trust Act

Sponsor: Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)

H.R.726: Secure Data Act of 2015

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

S.135: Secure Data Act of 2015

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.656: Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

H.R.1704: Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2015

Sponsor: Jim Langevin (D-R.I.)

H.R.4651: Digital Security Commission Act of 2016

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

S.2605: Medicaid Coverage for Addiction Recovery Expansion Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

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

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

S.1359: E-Warranty Act of 2015

Sponsor: Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

S.2032: Smartphone Theft Prevention Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.4065: Smartphone Theft Prevention Act

Sponsor: José E. Serrano (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1123: Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act

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

S.467: Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.481: Wireless Consumer Choice Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

S.517: Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act

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

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

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

S.1013: Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

H.R.2024: End Anonymous Patents Act

Sponsor: Ted Deutch (D-Fla.)

S.866: Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013

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

H.R.6245: Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2012

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

S.1151: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011

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

S.1408: Data Breach Notification Act of 2011

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.1223: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012

Sponsor: Al Franken (D-Minn.)

H.R.1707: Data Accountability and Trust Act

Sponsor: Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.)

H.R.1841: Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011

Sponsor: Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.)

H.R.2577: SAFE Data Act

Sponsor: Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.)

S.1207: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

H.R.1249: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

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Lobbyists

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Amy Wolverton n/a

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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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