Lobbying Relationship

Client

Entertainment Software Association

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Lobbying firm

Venable LLP

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  • Issues related to video game content, marketing, and rating systems; monitoring,/reporting on/covering IP, trade, appropriations, Federal Commission on School Safety, and other issues affecting the video game industry.
  • Issues regarding privacy.
  • Individual, business and international tax reform provisions contained in H.R. 1 as considered by the House of Representatives, as amended by the Senate, and as modified in the conference agreement

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General Issues: Arts/Entertainment, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $1,320,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2011: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, White House Office, Education - Dept of, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills mentioned

H.R.3717: Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013

Sponsor: Tim Murphy (R-Pa.)

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

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

H.R.1: An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the...

Sponsor: Kevin Brady (R-Texas)

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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?
Robert Smith II Legis. Dir., U.S. Rep. Wes Watkins
Will Nordwind Counsel House Telecom Subcommittee Counsel, House Telecom Subcommittee
Bart Stupak U.S. Representative - -1993-2011
Bartholomew Stupak U.S. Representative, Michigan, District 1
Gregory Gill Legislative Director, Appropriations Committee
Joshua Finestone Legislative Assistant, Rep. Mike Rogers; Legislative Director, Rep. Tom Graves; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Dean Heller; Senior Legislative Assistant, Sen. Dean Heller; Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Loren Aho Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Laura Richardson
William R. Nordwind n/a
Robert L. Smith II n/a
Samuel Olchyk n/a
William Nordwind n/a
Robert L. Smith n/a
Richard Y. Hegg n/a
Robert Smith n/a
Sarah Donovan 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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