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Oath Inc. and various subsidiaries

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Oath Inc. and various subsidiaries

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  • Issues relating to online advertising and consumer privacy reform legislation and policies, as well as competition in the digital advertising industry including ACCESS Act of 2021 (HR 3849).
  • Issues relating to online publishing platforms and related policy issues, including Section 230 liability reform legislation and proposals.
  • Issues relating to transparency, privacy, government surveillance, data localization, and cross-border data reform legislation and policies.

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General Issues: Advertising, Media (Information/Publishing), Intelligence and Surveillance, Government Issues, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Foreign Relations, Computer Industry, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Telecommunications, Immigration, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Small Business, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Science/Technology

Spending: about $29,311,249 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2008: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, White House Office, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Treasury - Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), State - Dept of (DOS), Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. Copyright Office, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC),, U.S. Senate,, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB),, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR),, Office of the Vice President of the United States, Federal Communications Commission (FCC),, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Executive Office of the President (EOP),, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), House of Representatives,, Justice - Dept of (DOJ)

Bills mentioned

H.R.2520: BROWSER Act of 2017

Sponsor: Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)

H.R.387: Email Privacy Act

Sponsor: Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.)

H.R.9: Innovation Act

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

S.1137: PATENT Act

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.2733: Venue Equity and Non-Uniformity Elimination Act of 2016

Sponsor: Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.)

H.R.5323: International Communications Privacy Act

Sponsor: Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

S.2986: International Communications Privacy Act

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

S.177: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015

Sponsor: Bill Nelson (D-Fla.)

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

Sponsor: Mike Lee (R-Utah)

H.R.805: DOTCOM Act of 2015

Sponsor: John Shimkus (R-Ill.)

S.1551: DOTCOM Act of 2015

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

S.2372: Requiring Reporting of Online Terrorist Activity Act

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.699: Email Privacy Act

Sponsor: Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.)

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

Sponsor: Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)

H.R.4651: Digital Security Commission Act of 2016

Sponsor: Michael McCaul (R-Texas)

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.)

S.512: Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.1174: Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act

Sponsor: Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

H.R.1890: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015

Sponsor: Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.)

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

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

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

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

H.R.491: GPS Act

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

S.1750: CPRA

Sponsor: Mark Warner (D-Va.)

S.153: I-Squared Act of 2015

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

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

Sponsor: Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.)

H.R.2048: USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

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

S.1123: USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

Sponsor: Mike Lee (R-Utah)

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

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

H.R.1312: GPS Act

Sponsor: Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah)

H.R.4225: SAVE Act of 2014

Sponsor: Ann Wagner (R-Mo.)

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

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

S.2536: SAVE Act

Sponsor: Mark Steven Kirk (R-Ill.)

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.)

S.1900: Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

H.R.1852: Email Privacy Act

Sponsor: Kevin Yoder (R-Kan.)

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

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

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

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

H.R.4342: DOTCOM Act of 2014

Sponsor: John Shimkus (R-Ill.)

H.R.4660: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.)

S.2437: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015

Sponsor: Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.)

S.169: I-Squared Act of 2013

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

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

H.R.624: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

Sponsor: Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)

H.R.3035: Surveillance Order Reporting Act of 2013

Sponsor: Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

H.R.3361: USA FREEDOM Act

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

S.1452: Surveillance Transparency Act of 2013

Sponsor: Al Franken (D-Minn.)

S.1599: USA FREEDOM Act

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

S.2171: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014

Sponsor: Al Franken (D-Minn.)

S.2588: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

H.R.2639: Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013

Sponsor: Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)

S.866: Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013

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

S.1013: Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

S.1720: Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013

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

H.R.2024: End Anonymous Patents Act

Sponsor: Ted Deutch (D-Fla.)

H.R.3309: Innovation Act

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

S.1212: GPS Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.1223: Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012

Sponsor: Al Franken (D-Minn.)

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

Sponsor: Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.)

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)

H.R.2577: SAFE Data Act

Sponsor: Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.)

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.)

S.3074: Password Protection Act of 2012

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

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

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

H.R.3605: Global Online Freedom Act of 2011

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

S.2105: Cybersecurity Act of 2012

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

S.2151: SECURE IT

Sponsor: John McCain (R-Ariz.)

H.R.3523: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act

Sponsor: Mike Rogers (R-Mich.)

H.R.4263: SECURE IT Act of 2012

Sponsor: Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.)

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.)

H.R.611: BEST PRACTICES Act

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

H.R.1249: Leahy-Smith America Invents Act

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

H.R.1707: Data Accountability and Trust Act

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

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

Sponsor: Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.)

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

Sponsor: Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)

S.23: America Invents Act

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

H.R.5777: BEST PRACTICES Act

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

S.3386: Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act

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

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

Sponsor: Barney Frank (D-Mass.)

S.515: Patent Reform Act of 2009

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

H.R.1260: Patent Reform Act of 2009

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

S.3804: Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act

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

H.R.2221: Data Accountability and Trust Act

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

H.R.2271: Global Online Freedom Act of 2009

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

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.1319: Informed P2P User Act

Sponsor: Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.)

H.R.2861: Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009

Sponsor: Gary Peters (D-Mich.)

S.1074: Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009

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

H.R.1076: Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth...

Sponsor: Lamar Smith (R-Texas)

S.436: SAFETY Act

Sponsor: John Cornyn (R-Texas)

S.470: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009

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

H.R.1166: E-fencing Enforcement Act of 2009

Sponsor: Robert C. Scott (D-Va.)

H.R.1173: Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009

Sponsor: Brad Ellsworth (D-Ind.)

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

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

S.431: KIDS Act of 2008

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

H.R.4120: Effective Child Pornography Prosecution Act of 2007

Sponsor: Nancy E. Boyda (D-Kan.)

S.1738: PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008

Sponsor: Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.)

S.1492: Broadband Data Improvement Act

Sponsor: Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii)

H.R.719: KIDS Act of 2007

Sponsor: Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.)

H.R.3845: Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats...

Sponsor: Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.)

H.R.3461: Safeguarding America's Families by Enhancing and Reorganizing New and...

Sponsor: Melissa Bean (D-Ill.)

H.R.3791: SAFE Act of 2007

Sponsor: Nicholas V. Lampson (D-Texas)

H.R.2517: Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007

Sponsor: Nicholas V. Lampson (D-Texas)

H.R.4134: To direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime...

Sponsor: Linda T. Sánchez (D-Calif.)

H.R.4136: Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2007

Sponsor: Christopher Carney (D-Pa.)

S.1965: Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act

Sponsor: Ted F. Stevens (R-Alaska)

H.R.6491: Organized Retail Crime Act of 2008

Sponsor: Brad Ellsworth (D-Ind.)

S.1625: Counter Spy Act

Sponsor: Mark Pryor (D-Ark.)

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

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

H.R.1908: Patent Reform Act of 2007

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

S.1145: Patent Reform Act of 2007

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

H.R.2060: Internet Radio Equality Act

Sponsor: Jay Inslee (D-Wash.)

S.1353: Internet Radio Equality Act of 2007

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

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

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

H.R.6353: Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008

Sponsor: Bart Stupak (D-Mich.)

S.980: Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008

Sponsor: Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

S.2661: APCPA

Sponsor: Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine)

S.1988: SPEED Act

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

H.R.1865: Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017

Sponsor: Ann Wagner (R-Mo.)

S.1693: Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017

Sponsor: Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

S.139: FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

S.2158: USA Liberty Act of 2017

Sponsor: Mike Lee (R-Utah)

H.R.3989: USA Liberty Act of 2017

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

S.1997: USA RIGHTS Act of 2017

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.4214: American Taxpayer and Western Area Power Administration Customer...

Sponsor: Tom McClintock (R-Calif.)

H.R.4943: CLOUD Act

Sponsor: Doug Collins (R-Ga.)

S.2383: CLOUD Act

Sponsor: Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)

H.R.4478: FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017

Sponsor: Devin Nunes (R-Calif.)

S.3398: EARN IT Act of 2020

Sponsor: Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.)

H.R.4066: No Adding, No Padding Act

Sponsor: Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.)

H.R.1816: Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act

Sponsor: Suzan K. DelBene (D-Wash.)

H.R.3849: ACCESS Act of 2021

Sponsor: Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.)

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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?
Alyssa Betz Legislative Counsel, former Rep. Mel Watt
April Boyd Asst. Sec. of Commerce, Legis/Intergov'l Affairs Chief of Staff, Rep. Ellen Tauscher Nat'l Press Secretary, Sen. John Kerry Communications Dir., Rep. Ellen Tauscher Press Officer, Department of Energy
Leah Harrelson Assistant Scheduler, Rep. Tom DeLay Associate Director, WHO, Office of Legis. Aff. Special Assistant, WHO, Off. of Pres Personnel Legis. Affairs Spec., DOC Legis./Intgov Affairs
Nicole Alexander Legislative Director, Rep. Pete Olson
Margaret Stewart Sr. Analyst, Senate Budget Committee Deputy Associate Dir. for Legis. Affairs, OMB Asst. to VP for Legis. Affairs, as Senate employee
Timothy Donald Lynch Counsel, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Dem Staff; Senior Counsel, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Dem Staff; Deputy General Counsel, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Dem Staff
Timothy Lynch Counsel, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Dem Staff; Senior Counsel, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Dem Staff; Deputy General Counsel, House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Dem Staff
Leah Harrelson Graham n/a
Nicole Mortier n/a
Margaret Nagle n/a
Leslie Dunlap n/a
David Hantman n/a
Margaret Stewart Nagle n/a
Nicole Alexander Mortier n/a
Laura Peed n/a
Jamie Hedlund n/a
Elizabeth Banker n/a
Leah Harrelson Graham 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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