General telecommunications legislation and issues related to privacy, Google Voice, and Universal Service Fund.
Openness and competition in the online services market
Freedom of expression and intellectual property in international trade agreements
Intellectual property issues, including issues related to Google Book Search settlement
General online consumer privacy and protection issues
Online health-related initiatives
Issues regarding benefits of online advertising for small businesses
Renewable energy policies
Issues relating to online advertising, including privacy, competition and House/Senate use of online advertising
International freedom of expression and censorship
Duration: September 1, 2006
to
December 31, 2009
General Issues: Telecommunications , Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace , Trade (Domestic & Foreign) , Copyright/Patent/Trademark , Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection , Health Issues , Small Business , Energy/Nuclear , Advertising , Foreign Relations , Science/Technology
Spending: about $640,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.
Agencies lobbied since 2006: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, U.S. Senate,, Executive Office of the President (EOP), State - Dept of (DOS)
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?
Daniel R. Coats
U.S. Ambassador to Germany
Allison F. Kassir
staff to Rep. P. McHale, OSD/DOD & HASC
Claudia A. Hrvatin
LD, Rep. Chris Cannon; LA, Rep. John Doolittle
Archibald Galloway II
Senior Defense Policy Advisor, Sen. Jeff Sessions
Jason S. McKitrick
Analyst, House Budget Comm.; LA, Rep. Kasich
Thomas J. Spulak
GC, House Rules Cmte.; GC, House of Reps.
GC, House Rules Committee; GC, House of Reps
Terry R. Snell
Senior Foreign Service Officer
Andrew L. Woods
n/a
Viraj M. Mirani
n/a
Connie Mack
n/a
William C. Talmadge
n/a
Theodore M. Hester
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.
4th Quarter, 2009
KING & SPALDING LLP terminated an engagement in which they represented GOOGLE INC. on Jan. 20, 2010.
Original Filing: 300244288.xml
Lobbying Issues
General telecommunications legislation and issues related to privacy, Google Voice, and Universal Service Fund.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Openness and competition in the online services market
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Freedom of expression and intellectual property in international trade agreements
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Intellectual property issues, including issues related to Google Book Search settlement
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General online consumer privacy and protection issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Online health-related initiatives
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Issues regarding benefits of online advertising for small businesses
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Renewable energy policies
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Issues relating to online advertising, including privacy, competition and House/Senate use of online advertising
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
International freedom of expression and censorship
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2009
In Q3, KING & SPALDING LLP lobbied for GOOGLE INC. , earning $80,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2009.
Original Filing: 300220862.xml
Lobbying Issues
General telecommunications legislation and issues related to privacy
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Openness and competition in the online services market
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Freedom of expression and intellectual property in international trade agreements
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Intellectual property issues, including issues related to Google Book Search settlement
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General online consumer privacy and protection issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Online health-related initiatives
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Issues regarding benefits of online advertising for small businesses
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Renewable energy policies
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Issues relating to online advertising, including privacy, competition and House/Senate use of online advertising
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
International freedom of expression and censorship
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2009
In Q2, KING & SPALDING LLP lobbied for GOOGLE INC. , earning $80,000. The report was filed on July 20, 2009.
Original Filing: 300194298.xml
Lobbying Issues
General telecommunications legislation and issues related to privacy
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Openness and competition in the online services market
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Freedom of expression and intellectual property in international trade agreements
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Intellectual property issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General online consumer privacy and protection issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Online health-related initiatives, including health information technology provisions in H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Issues regarding benefits of online advertising for small businesses
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Renewable energy policies
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Issues relating to online advertising, including privacy, competition and House/Senate use of online advertising
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
International freedom of expression and censorship
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2009
In Q1, KING & SPALDING LLP lobbied for GOOGLE INC. , earning $80,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2009.
Original Filing: 300163635.xml
Lobbying Issues
General telecommunications legislation and issues related to privacy.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Openness and competition in the online services market.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate,
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Freedom of expression and intellectual property in international trade agreements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Intellectual property issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General online consumer privacy and protection issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Online health-related initiatives, including health information technology provisions in H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Issues regarding benefits of online advertising for small businesses
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Renewable energy policies
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Issues relating to online advertising, including privacy and competition.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
4th Quarter, 2008
In Q4, KING & SPALDING LLP lobbied for GOOGLE INC. , earning $80,000. The report was filed on Jan. 21, 2009.
Original Filing: 300130549.xml
Lobbying Issues
General telecommunications legislation and issues related to white spaces and Universal Service Fund.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Openness and competition in the online services market;
Google-Yahoo advertising agreement
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Freedom of expression and intellectual property in international trade agreements; H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate,
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Intellectual property issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General online consumer privacy and protection issues; Online child safety protection including provisions to combat child pornography in Combating Child Exploitation Act (S. 1738)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Online health-related initiatives
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Issues regarding benefits of online advertising for small businesses
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
3rd Quarter, 2008
In Q3, KING & SPALDING LLP lobbied for GOOGLE INC. , earning $80,000. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2008.
Original Filing: 300102911.xml
Lobbying Issues
General telecommunications legislation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Openness and competition in the online services market;
Google-Yahoo advertising agreement
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Freedom of expression and intellectual property in international trade agreements; H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate State - Dept of (DOS)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Intellectual property issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General online consumer privacy and protection issues; Online child safety protection including provisions to combat child pornography in Combating Child Exploitation Act (S. 1738)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Online health-related initiatives
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Issues regarding benefits of online advertising for small businesses
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2008
KING & SPALDING LLP amended a lobbying report for representation of GOOGLE INC. in Q22008 on July 21, 2008.
Original Filing: 300082792.xml
Lobbying Issues
General telecommunications legislation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Openness and competition in the online services market;
Google-Yahoo advertising agreement
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Freedom of expression and intellectual property in international trade agreements; H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate State - Dept of (DOS)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Intellectual property issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General online consumer privacy and protection issues; Online child safety protection including provisions to combat child pornography in Combating Child Exploitation Act (S. 1738)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Online health-related initiatives
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Issues regarding benefits of online advertising for small businesses
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
2nd Quarter, 2008
In Q2, KING & SPALDING LLP lobbied for GOOGLE INC. , earning $80,000. The report was filed on July 21, 2008.
Original Filing: 300082041.xml
Lobbying Issues
General telecommunications legislation
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Openness and competition in the online services market;
Google-Yahoo advertising agreement
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Freedom of expression and intellectual property in international trade agreements; H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate State - Dept of (DOS)
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Intellectual property issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General online consumer privacy and protection issues; Online child safety protection including provisions to combat child pornography in Combating Child Exploitation Act (S. 1738)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Online health-related initiatives
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Issues regarding benefits of online advertising for small businesses
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
1st Quarter, 2008
In Q1, KING & SPALDING LLP lobbied for GOOGLE INC. , earning $80,000. The report was filed on April 20, 2008.
Original Filing: 300046880.xml
Lobbying Issues
General telecommunications legislation.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Openness and competition in the online services market.
Google-DoubleClick merger.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Type of Issue
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Lobbying Issues
Technology legislative issues, including innovation agenda.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
International freedom of expression and censorship: H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Freedom of expression and intellectual property in international trade agreements.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Trade (Domestic & Foreign)
Lobbying Issues
Intellectual property issues
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Copyright/Patent/Trademark
Lobbying Issues
General online consumer privacy and protection issues.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Type of Issue
Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection
Lobbying Issues
Online health-related initiatives
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate