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  • Internet, marketing, and data protection issues Potential privacy, data security, and breach notification legislation in House of Representatives and Senate

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General Issues: Computer Industry, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Trade (Domestic & Foreign)

Spending: about $950,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills mentioned

S.J.RES.34: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter...

Sponsor: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

H.J.RES.86: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,...

Sponsor: Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)

H.R.387: Email Privacy Act

Sponsor: Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.)

S.395: GPS Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.1062: GPS Act

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

H.R.1061: Cell Location Privacy Act of 2017

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

S.88: DIGIT Act

Sponsor: Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

H.R.686: DIGIT Act

Sponsor: Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.)

H.R.135: Cyber Privacy Fortification Act of 2017

Sponsor: John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.)

H.R.600: Digital Global Access Policy Act of 2018

Sponsor: Edward Royce (R-Calif.)

S.278: Support for Rapid Innovation Act of 2018

Sponsor: Steve Daines (R-Mont.)

H.R.1224: NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017

Sponsor: Ralph Abraham (R-La.)

H.R.1335: Cybersecurity Responsibility Act of 2017

Sponsor: Yvette D. Clarke (D-N.Y.)

S.536: Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017

Sponsor: Jack Reed (D-R.I.)

H.R.2520: BROWSER Act of 2017

Sponsor: Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)

S.418: Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

S.639: GPS Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.1312: GPS Act

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

H.R.983: Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

S.1193: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013

Sponsor: Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.)

H.R.1913: APPS Act of 2013

Sponsor: Hank Johnson (D-Ga.)

S.668: A bill to nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding...

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

H.R.1770: OPEN Government Data Act

Sponsor: Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.)

S.177: Global Trade Accountability Act of 2017

Sponsor: Mike Lee (R-Utah)

H.R.580: Muhammad Ali Legacy Act

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.961: Using Evidence to Move Welfare Recipients into Work Act

Sponsor: Todd Young (R-Ind.)

S.1027: A bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community...

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.1704: ACCESS Act of 2017

Sponsor: Richard Hudson (R-N.C.)

S.1158: Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018

Sponsor: Benjamin L. Cardin (D-Md.)

H.R.2977: Balanced Budget Accountability Act

Sponsor: Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.)

H.R.2205: ECORA Act of 2017

Sponsor: Lynn Jenkins (R-Kan.)

H.R.2092: Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2017

Sponsor: Dave Reichert (R-Wash.)

S.1322: American Fisheries Advisory Committee Act

Sponsor: Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska)

S.1341: Children Don't Belong on Tobacco Farms Act

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

H.R.3157: Merchant Marine Academy Improvement Act of 2017

Sponsor: Thomas Suozzi (D-N.Y.)

S.1563: Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act

Sponsor: Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.)

H.R.2734: Trade Enforcement and Trade Deficit Reduction Act

Sponsor: Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.)

S.423: CHAMPVA Children's Care Protection Act of 2017

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

H.R.601: Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for...

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.699: Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act

Sponsor: Greg Walden (R-Ore.)

H.R.283: Student Debt Repayment Fairness Act

Sponsor: Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.)

S.356: Hallways to Health Act

Sponsor: Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.)

S.547: Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2017

Sponsor: Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1053: Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2017

Sponsor: Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.)

S.237: Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.491: Let the GSEs Pay Us Back Act of 2017

Sponsor: Michael E. Capuano (D-Mass.)

H.R.656: Women's Public Health and Safety Act

Sponsor: Sean Duffy (R-Wis.)

S.754: Cyber Scholarship Opportunities Act of 2017

Sponsor: Tim Kaine (D-Va.)

S.RES.110: Shutdown Accountability Resolution

Sponsor: Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)

S.178: Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.166: Muhammad Ali Commemorative Coin Act

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

S.572: A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to study the coverage gaps...

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

H.R.285: Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act

Sponsor: Michael R. Turner (R-Ohio)

H.R.2029: SIGN Act

Sponsor: Sam Johnson (R-Texas)

H.R.1428: American Law Enforcement Heroes Act of 2017

Sponsor: Will Hurd (R-Texas)

S.1600: Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act

Sponsor: Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii)

H.R.4187: BLAST Act

Sponsor: Trey Hollingsworth (R-Ind.)

S.668: Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2015

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

H.R.4516: Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act of 2016

Sponsor: Hank Johnson (D-Ga.)

H.R.1770: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015

Sponsor: Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)

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.)

S.961: Data Security Act of 2015

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

S.1027: Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015

Sponsor: Mark Steven Kirk (R-Ill.)

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

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

S.1158: Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015

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

H.R.2977: Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015

Sponsor: David Cicilline (D-R.I.)

H.R.2205: Data Security Act of 2015

Sponsor: Randy Neugebauer (R-Texas)

H.R.2092: Student Digital Privacy and Parental Rights Act of 2015

Sponsor: Luke Messer (R-Ind.)

S.1322: Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2015

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

S.1341: Student Privacy Protection Act

Sponsor: David Vitter (R-La.)

H.R.3157: Student Privacy Protection Act

Sponsor: Todd Rokita (R-Ind.)

S.1563: Do Not Track Kids Act of 2015

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

H.R.2734: Do Not Track Kids Act of 2015

Sponsor: Joe L. Barton (R-Texas)

S.423: Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2015

Sponsor: Jerry Moran (R-Kan.)

H.R.601: Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act

Sponsor: Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.)

H.R.699: Email Privacy Act

Sponsor: Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.)

H.R.283: Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015

Sponsor: Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.)

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

Sponsor: Mike Lee (R-Utah)

S.547: A bill to establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive...

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

H.R.1053: To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of...

Sponsor: Albio Sires (D-N.J.)

S.237: GPS Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.491: GPS Act

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

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

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

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

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

S.RES.110: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy for the...

Sponsor: Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

S.178: Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

S.166: Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 2015

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

S.572: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for...

Sponsor: Mark Steven Kirk (R-Ill.)

H.R.285: SAVE Act of 2015

Sponsor: Ann Wagner (R-Mo.)

H.R.2029: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016

Sponsor: Charlie Dent (R-Pa.)

H.R.1428: Judicial Redress Act of 2015

Sponsor: F. James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.)

S.1600: Judicial Redress Act of 2015

Sponsor: Christopher S. Murphy (D-Conn.)

H.R.4187: Secure and Protect Americans' Data Act

Sponsor: Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

S.2404: Do Not Track Online Act of 2015

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

S.2270: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2015

Sponsor: Al Franken (D-Minn.)

H.R.4517: APPS Act of 2016

Sponsor: Hank Johnson (D-Ga.)

S.2410: Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2015

Sponsor: Jack Reed (D-R.I.)

S.2644: FCC Reauthorization Act of 2016

Sponsor: John Thune (R-S.D.)

S.2607: DIGIT Act

Sponsor: Deb Fischer (R-Neb.)

H.R.5117: DIGIT Act

Sponsor: Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.)

H.R.5093: TIME Act

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

H.R.5097: STALL Act

Sponsor: Susan Brooks (R-Ind.)

H.R.5109: CLEAR Act

Sponsor: Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.)

H.R.5111: Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016

Sponsor: Leonard Lance (R-N.J.)

H.R.5115: SURE Act

Sponsor: Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.)

H.R.5118: SHIELD Act

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

H.R.5136: RECS Act

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

H.R.5510: FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016

Sponsor: Michael C. Burgess (R-Texas)

S.995: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

S.2536: SAVE Act

Sponsor: Mark Steven Kirk (R-Ill.)

S.2378: Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014

Sponsor: Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)

H.R.4711: To establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of...

Sponsor: Albio Sires (D-N.J.)

H.R.4400: Data Accountability and Trust Act

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

S.2171: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014

Sponsor: Al Franken (D-Minn.)

S.2025: Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.3481: Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013

Sponsor: Joe L. Barton (R-Texas)

S.1700: Do Not Track Kids Act of 2013

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

S.635: Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013

Sponsor: Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)

S.607: Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013

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

H.R.1852: Email Privacy Act

Sponsor: Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.)

S.1927: Data Security Act of 2014

Sponsor: Thomas R. Carper (D-Del.)

S.1897: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014

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

S.1995: Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

S.1976: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.3990: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014

Sponsor: Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.)

S.1900: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.3830: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

S.1788: Digital Trade Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Thune (R-S.D.)

H.R.3670: Anti-Spoofing Act of 2014

Sponsor: Grace Meng (D-N.Y.)

S.2588: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.2690: Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2014

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

H.R.4225: SAVE Act of 2014

Sponsor: Ann Wagner (R-Mo.)

H.R.611: BEST PRACTICES Act

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

S.799: Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

H.R.654: Do Not Track Me Online Act

Sponsor: Jackie Speier (D-Calif.)

S.913: Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011

Sponsor: John D. Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.)

H.R.1895: Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011

Sponsor: Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

H.R.2168: GPS Act

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

S.1212: GPS Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.1223: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012

Sponsor: Al Franken (D-Minn.)

S.3301: Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013

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

H.R.4173: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

S.3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010

Sponsor: Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.)

H.R.5777: BEST PRACTICES Act

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

H.R.3126: Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.964: Spy Act

Sponsor: Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.)

H.R.1525: Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

S.1625: Counter Spy Act

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

S.2168: Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007

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

S.2661: APCPA

Sponsor: Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine)

S.1989: Honest Ads Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.4077: Honest Ads Act

Sponsor: Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.)

S.2968: Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

H.R.5703: PRIVCY ACT

Sponsor: Kathy Castor (D-Fla.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Ariel Wolf Senator S. Brownback, Foreign Policy Advisor
Emma Blaser Rep. Imanuel Cleaver II, Legislative Aide
William Nordwind Counsel, Telecommunications Subcommittee
Megan Malone Legislative Advisor
Elizabeth Oesterle Counsel,Sen. Judiciary Comm; U.S. Rep. S. Chabot Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Comm.; U.S. Rep. S. Chabot Counsel, Sen. Judiciary Comm; U.S. Rep. S. Chabot
Chan Lieu Senior Staff Member, U.S. Senate Commerce
Julia Tama Judiciary Comm. Counsel, Senator Schumer
Julia Kernochan Tama Judiciary Comm. Counsel, Sen. Charles Schumer
Nicholas D. Choate Deputy Legislative Director, Sen. Claire McCaskill; Legislative and Communications Assistant, Rep. Karen McCarthy; Legislative Assistant/Press Secretary, Rep. Dan Boren; Legislative Director, Rep. Jim Costa; Legislative Director, Rep. Bart Stupak
Michael Bloomquist Attorney-Advisor, Department of the Interior Office of the Solicitor; General Counsel, House Committee on Science; Staff Director, Deputy Staff Director, General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, House Committee on Energy and Commerce General Counsel, Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction ​Attorney-Advisor, Department of the Interior Office of the Solicitor; General Counsel, House Committee on Science; Staff Director, Deputy Staff Director, General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, House Committee on Energy and Commerce
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
Alisa Bergman n/a
Emilio Cividanes n/a
Stuart Ingis n/a
Katharine A. Pauley n/a
Michael A. Signorelli n/a
William R. Nordwind n/a
Tara Sugiyama Potashnik n/a
Chan D. Lieu n/a
Richard Hegg n/a
Richard Y. Hegg n/a
Michael A. Signornelli n/a
Tara Sugiyama n/a
Maura Marcheski n/a
Tara Potashnik n/a
STEVEN VEST 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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