Lobbying Relationship

Client

SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT

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Lobbying firm

The Smith-Free Group, LLC

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  • Monitored discussions on issues regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Discussions involving copyright. Discussions involving artificial intelligence.
  • Monitored discussions involving privacy legislation. Monitored discussions involving antitrust legislation.
  • Monitored discussions involving pandemic risk insurance.
  • Monitored issues involving labor negotiations.
  • Discussions relating to industry production incentives. Monitored discussions regarding international tax.
  • Discussions involving market access.

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General Issues: Arts/Entertainment, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Insurance, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Economics/Economic Development, Telecommunications, Transportation, Budget/Appropriations, Commodities (Big Ticket), Constitution, Education

Spending: about $9,345,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Transportation - Dept of (DOT), Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Senate,, House of Representatives,, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Copyright Office, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), State - Dept of (DOS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),, Treasury - Dept of

Bills mentioned

H.R.1695: Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

S.2799: Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act

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

H.R.1: Tax Reform Act of 2014

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.5771: Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

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

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

S.2454: Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014

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

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

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

S.3406: Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of Law...

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.6156: Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law...

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

H.R.2471: To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a...

Sponsor: Robert W. Goodlatte (R-Va.)

H.R.1860: Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

S.971: Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.5795: Rebuilding American Manufacturing Act of 2012

Sponsor: Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

S.1832: Marketplace Fairness Act

Sponsor: Michael B. Enzi (R-Wyo.)

H.R.3179: Marketplace Equity Act of 2011

Sponsor: Steve Womack (R-Ark.)

H.R.4126: Voter ID Accessibility Act of 2012

Sponsor: Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.)

H.R.3261: Stop Online Piracy Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

S.968: PROTECT IP Act of 2011

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

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.1408: Data Breach Notification Act of 2011

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.2105: Cybersecurity Act of 2012

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

H.R.3630: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

S.2029: OPEN Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

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

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

S.2577: A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on certain non-toric shaped...

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.3078: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act

Sponsor: Eric Cantor (R-Va.)

H.R.3080: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

Sponsor: Eric Cantor (R-Va.)

H.R.3079: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act

Sponsor: Eric Cantor (R-Va.)

H.R.1745: JOBS Act of 2011

Sponsor: Dave Camp (R-Mich.)

S.727: Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.3804: Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act

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

H.R.4853: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act...

Sponsor: James L. Oberstar (D-Minn.)

S.3793: Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.3101: Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

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

S.3304: Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

S.3217: Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010

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

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

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

H.R.4213: Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

S.3333: Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010

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

H.R.5175: DISCLOSE Act

Sponsor: Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)

S.1670: Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009

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

H.R.2847: Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act

Sponsor: Alan B. Mollohan (D-W.Va.)

H.R.3570: Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009

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

S.2764: Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2009

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

H.R.3548: Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009

Sponsor: Jim McDermott (D-Wash.)

H.R.2994: Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009

Sponsor: Rick Boucher (D-Va.)

S.2913: Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008

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

S.3325: Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of...

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

H.R.1442: Zero Baseline Budget Act of 2007

Sponsor: Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)

S.2319: National Trauma Center Stabilization Act of 2007

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.6049: Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

H.R.6275: Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

S.2886: Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.4279: Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of...

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

S.2317: Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007

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

H.R.5889: Orphan Works Act of 2008

Sponsor: Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.)

H.R.4137: Higher Education Opportunity Act

Sponsor: George Miller (D-Calif.)

S.1642: Higher Education Amendments of 2007

Sponsor: Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.)

H.R.1201: Freedom and Innovation Revitalizing U.S. Entrepreneurship Act of 2007

Sponsor: Rick Boucher (D-Va.)

S.1010: Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.748: A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to...

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

H.R.3900: To amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to...

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

H.R.5140: Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019

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

H.R.5430: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

Sponsor: Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.)

S.2763: Filter Bubble Transparency Act

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

H.R.5035: Television Viewer Protection Act of 2019

Sponsor: Mike Doyle (D-Pa.)

H.R.6800: The Heroes Act

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

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

H.R.5823: Pandemic Risk Insurance Act of 2021

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

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Summer Mersinger DC Chief of Staff, Sen. John Thune; Sen. Policy Adv., Senate Commerce Cmte; Dep. Chief of Staff,Sen. John Thune; Gen Counsel,Sen. John Thune; Exec Dir., Sen. John Thune; Confidential Asst.,OPIC; Exec Asst,Rep. John Thune; Staff Asst,Rep. John Thune
Trevor W. Kolego Director of Member Services, Speaker John Boehner; Manager of Member Services, Leader John Boehner; Leg. Director, Rep. John Porter; Leg. Assistant, Rep. Chris Cannon
Philip G. Kiko Staff Dir. & Gen. Counsel, House Admin. Cmte Counsel, U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner CoS & General Counsel, House Judiciary Cmte CoS & Counsel, U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner Dep. CoS & Counsel, House Science Committee Assoc.Admin,(Procure&Purch),U.S HouseCAO Acting Dir./Dep.Dir.(Hrgs&Appls),D.O.I.
Robert Hickmott Dep. COS-Sen./Assoc. Admin- EPA/Counslr.- HUD
Michael A. Gaffin Leg. Director, Sen. Sherrod Brown; Leg. Director, Rep. Rob Andrews; Leg. Asst., Rep. Anna Eshoo; Jr. Leg. Assoc., House Ed. and Labor Committee, Rep. George Miller; Staff Assist., Senate HELP Committee, Sen. Edward Kennedy
Sarah Dumont-Merchak Director of Congressional Affairs, Federal Housing Finance Agency; Professional Staff Member, Senate Banking Committee
John Christie Ch. Rep. of Staff, Rep. Alma Adams; Leg. Director, Rep. Alma Adams; Senior Leg. Assist., Rep. Alma Adams; Leg. Assist., Rep. Alma Adams; Leg. Correspondent/Leg. Aide, Rep. Norma Torres
Alicia W. Smith n/a
Jack S. Deuser n/a
Ian S. D. Mair n/a
James C. Free n/a
John S. Deuser n/a
W. Timothy Locke n/a
Brandon Pollak n/a
Alicia Smith n/a
Ian S.D. Mair n/a
Trevor Kolego 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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