Lobbying Relationship

Client

GOOGLE INC.

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Lobbying firm

Liberty Partners Group, LLC

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  • General telecommunications legislation and issues related to Open Internet access and online privacy.
  • Openness and competition in the online services market, including work related to Google acquiaition of ITA Software.
  • Freedom of expression and intellectual property in international trade agreements.
  • Intellectual property issues, including patent reform legislation and copyright issues related to Google Book Search settlement; S. 3804, the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act.
  • General online consumer privacy and protection issues, including online privacy legislation (H.R. 5777) and reform of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
  • Issues regarding benefits of online advertising for small businesses.
  • Issues relating to online advertising, including privacy, competition and House/Senate use of online advertising.
  • International freedom of expression and censorship, including Global Online Freedom Act and draft legislation on international online censorship.

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General Issues: Telecommunications, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Small Business, Advertising, Foreign Relations, Energy/Nuclear

Spending: about $240,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2010: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate

Bills mentioned

S.3804: Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act

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

H.R.5777: BEST PRACTICES Act

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

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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?
Jason S. McKitrick Analyst, House Budget Committee; LA, Rep. John Kasich
Viraj M. Mirani n/a
Andrew L. Woods 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.

Termination
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Registration

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

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