Lobbying Relationship

Client

Quality Parts Coalition

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Lobbying firm

Venable LLP

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  • Patent law reform, specifically legislation to create a repair clause to the design patent law for automotive crash parts

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General Issues: Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Spending: about $3,520,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2009: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, U.S. Senate,

Bills mentioned

S.812: PARTS Act

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.1879: PARTS Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.560: PARTS Act

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.1057: PARTS Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.780: PARTS Act

Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)

H.R.1663: PARTS Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

H.R.3889: PARTS Act

Sponsor: Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)

S.1368: Restoring Access to Medication Act

Sponsor: Pat Roberts (R-Kan.)

H.R.3059: Creating Hope Act of 2011

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

S.1368: Access to Repair Parts Act

Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)

H.R.3059: Access to Repair Parts Act

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

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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?
William Nordwind Counsel, Telecommunications Subcommittee
Robert Smith II Legislative Director, U.S. Rep. Wes Watkins
Raymond Shepherd III Staff Dir/Chf Counsel-Sen.Perm.Sub.Investigations
John O'Neill Jr. Policy Dir.&Counsel, Senate Republican Whip's Policy Dir.& Counsel, Senate Republican Whip's
Tiffany Moore Jr. Asst. US Trade Rep., Leg. Director Rep. Upton
Gregory Gill Leg Dir, Rep Hoyer; Ass. Staff. H. Approp. Com
William R. Nordwind Counsel, Telecommunications Subcommittee
Robert L. Smith II Legislative Director, US Rep. Wes Watkinis
Gregory M. Gill Legislative Director, US Rep. Steny Hoyer
Alicia C. O'Brien Associate Deputy Attorney General, Office of the Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice; Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice
Raymond V. Shepherd III Chief Counsel, Sen. Perm. Subcom. Investigations
Bart Stupak U.S. Representative, 1993-2011
Joshua M. 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
James Burnley n/a
Michael Ferrell n/a
Thomas Quinn n/a
James Burdett n/a
James H. Burnley n/a
Thomas H. Quinn n/a
Megan Malone n/a
James H. Burnley IV n/a
Robert L. Smith 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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