Lobbying Relationship

Client

ByteDance Inc.

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Lobbying firm

K&L GATES LLP

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  • Issues related to internet companies - no specific legislation. H.R. 7521 - Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act - entire bill.

Duration: to

General Issues: Computer Industry, Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Spending: about $720,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2019: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, White House Office

Affiliated organizations: TikTok Inc.

Related Foreign Entities: ByteDance LTD (Grand Cayman KY1-1112, CAY); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%; ByteTeam Ltd. (owns approximately 22% of ByteDance Ltd) (Tortola, VG1110, IVB); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 22%

Bills mentioned

H.R.6395: William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for...

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

S.4049: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

Sponsor: James M. Inhofe (R-Okla.)

S.1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021

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

H.R.4350: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

H.R.7900: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023

Sponsor: Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

H.R.7521: Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act

Sponsor: Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.)

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Lobbyists

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Lobbyist Covered positions?
Stephen Martinko Staff Asst, Rep Gibbons; LA, Rep Porter; Floor Debate Coord/Dir of Floor Debate, House Rep Conf; LD/Dep CoS/CoS, Rep Shuster; Dep Staff Dir, House T&I Committee
Barton Gordon U.S. Congressman
Stacey Ettinger Staff Atty/Chief, AD/CVD Regulation/Assoc Ch Cnsl, DoC, Office of Genl Cnsl; Trade Cnsl detailee from DoC to JEC; Dep Staff Dir, JEC; Sr Cnsl, Sen Schumer; Sr Cnsl/Acting Dep Staff Dir/Ch Cnsl/Dem Ch Cnsl, Sen Comm Rules & Admin
Brendan Chainey Legislative Assistant, Legislative Council and Legislative Director, Rep. Chaka Fatah
Scott Nelson Sen. Byron Dorgan - Asst. Chief of Staff, Leg, Assistant, Dep. Chief of Staff; Dept. of Energy - Deputy Director of Scheduling & Advance
Jeffrey Denham U.S. Congressman
James Sartucci LD, Senator Lott; Professional Staff, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Dennis Potter Staff Asst/LC, Senator Gramm
Roderick Hall Asst Administrator for Government Affairs, FAA; Deputy Chief of Staff/LA/District Outreach Director, Rep Johnson
Stacy Ettinger n/a
Paul Stimers n/a
Carolyn Lowry n/a
Andrew Francisco n/a
Scott Aliferis n/a
Samuel Miclot 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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