Lobbying Relationship

Client

RELX Inc.

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Lobbying firm

Venable LLP

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  • Potential privacy, data security, breach notification, data broker, and FISA reform legislation in House of Representatives and Senate Servicemember data matters

Duration: to

General Issues: Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Media (Information/Publishing)

Spending: about $1,850,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2007: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), U.S. Senate,, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Y Y

Related Foreign Entities: RELX Group plc (London WC2N 5JR , GBR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%

Bills mentioned

S.21: Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Harry Reid (D-Nev.)

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

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

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

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

S.2105: Cybersecurity Act of 2012

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

H.R.2577: SAFE Data Act

Sponsor: Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.)

S.3333: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012

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

H.R.3475: Keeping IDs Safe Act of 2011

Sponsor: Sam Johnson (R-Texas)

S.3432: Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

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

Sponsor: John Kerry (D-Mass.)

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

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

H.R.1528: Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011

Sponsor: Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.)

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

Sponsor: Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.)

S.1408: Data Breach Notification Act of 2011

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.1535: Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

H.R.5777: BEST PRACTICES Act

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

S.1490: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009

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

S.3742: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

H.R.3082: Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011

Sponsor: Chet Edwards (D-Texas)

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.1: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Sponsor: David R. Obey (D-Wis.)

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

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.2221: Data Accountability and Trust Act

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

S.515: Patent Reform Act of 2009

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

H.R.801: Fair Copyright in Research Works Act

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

S.1373: Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

S.139: Data Breach Notification Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.141: Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.627: Credit CARD Act of 2009

Sponsor: Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.)

S.2321: E-Government Reauthorization Act of 2007

Sponsor: Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.)

H.R.948: Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007

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

H.R.4175: Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007

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

H.R.6062: Personal Lines of Insurance Fairness Act of 2008

Sponsor: Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)

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

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

S.495: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007

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

S.1178: Identity Theft Prevention Act

Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii)

S.1691: Social Security Number Online Protection Act of 2007

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

H.R.958: Data Accountability and Trust Act

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

H.R.516: Federal Agency Data Privacy Protection Act

Sponsor: Jo Ann S. Davis (R-Va.)

H.R.1685: Data Security Act of 2007

Sponsor: Tom Price (R-Ga.)

H.R.2455: Social Security Number Non-Proliferation Act of 2007

Sponsor: John Carter (R-Texas)

H.R.220: Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007

Sponsor: Ron Paul (R-Texas)

H.R.836: Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.2290: Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2007

Sponsor: Adam B. Schiff (D-Calif.)

H.R.3046: Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007

Sponsor: Michael R. McNulty (D-N.Y.)

H.R.3271: Social Security Account Number Protection Act

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

H.R.275: Global Online Freedom Act of 2007

Sponsor: Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.)

H.R.5234: Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act

Sponsor: Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-N.J.)

H.R.4791: Federal Agency Data Protection Act

Sponsor: William Lacy Clay (D-Mo.)

H.R.5633: Nondiscriminatory Use of Consumer Reports and Consumer Information Act...

Sponsor: Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-Ill.)

S.2213: Cyber-Crime Act of 2007

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

S.239: Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.1202: Personal Data Protection Act of 2007

Sponsor: Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)

S.1260: Data Security Act of 2007

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

S.238: Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.1208: Social Security Account Number Protection Act

Sponsor: Byron L. Dorgan (D-N.D.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Emilio Cividanes Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology
Chan D. Lieu NHTSA, Director of Government Affairs, Policy, and Strategic Planning
Bart Stupak United States Congressman (MI-01)
Samuel Olchyk Tax Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on Finance; Legislation Counsel, Joint Committee on Taxation
William R. Nordwind Counsel, Telecommunications Subcommittee
Gregory Gill Leg.Dir. Rep. Hoyer; Asst.Staff H.Appr.Cmte. Leg.Dir.Rep.Hoyer; Asst.Staff H.Appr.Cmte. Leg.Dir.Rep.Hoyer; Asst. Staff H.Appr. Cmte.
Julia Kernochan Tama Counsel, Judiciary Committee, Sen. Schumer
John O'Neill Policy Dir., & Counsel, Senate Republican Whip Policy Dir. & Counsel, Senate Republican Whip
William Nordwind Counsel, Telecommunications Subcommittee
Julia Tama Counsel, Sen. 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
John V. Drzewicki Deputy chief of staff, Rep. John Katko; Legislative director, Rep. Scott Perry; Senior legislative assistant, Rep. Scott Perry; Legislative assistant, Rep. Steve Austria; Legislative correspondent, Rep. Steve Austria Staff assistant, Rep. Steve Austria; Policy Advisor, US House of Representatives; Policy Director, House Republican Conference
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
Birch Bayh n/a
Patrick E. O'Donnell n/a
PAYRICK O'DONNELL n/a
Alisa Bergman n/a
William J. Donovan n/a
Stuart Ingis n/a
Gregory M. Gill n/a
Ariel Wolf n/a
Kelly DeMarchis n/a
Michael A. Signorelli n/a
Elizabeth Oesterle n/a
Michael Signorelli n/a
Robert Smith n/a
Richard Hegg n/a
Thomas Quinn n/a
Tara Sugiyama Potashnik n/a
Julia Kernochan Tama n/a
Tara Sugiyama n/a
James Burdett n/a
Suzanne F. Garwood n/a
Katharine A. Pauley n/a
Tara Potashnik 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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